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servation was at first an incoherent frothing at the mouth Later, by eliminating the expletiyes, which out numbered the significant words by ten to one, Pete gathered that the yegg- man invited anyone to unwind him and try. Pete whipped out his jack knife and. leaning over the back of his seat. with a few delft slashes rid Hole-in-the-Cheek of his many wrap pings.
 Now come on. you four-fushing hobo," he said, and danced in circles around Pete. Come on! Youse can put me to sleep wheh ain't lookin' Do it now. when I'm ready for yer."
 Pete clinched and unclinched his fists. it might, after all. he reflected. lend the necessary air of verisimilitude if he went back to the Towners' house with a bleeding nose or a black eye. A stinging blow in the ear crystalliZed his indecision, and he faced Hole-in- the-Cheek, confident, with his superior height and reach, of his ability to knock out the yeggman in one round.
 There was blood in the yeggman's eyes as he feinted and circled around his opponent. and Pete had all he could do to ward off the nasty little jabs that Hole-in-the-Cheek aimed at him. It was at this juncture that Towners' mare. the instrument and agent Of poetic justice, emitted a strident neigh. Pete's eyes shifted from the direction of his antagonist for just one instant, but in that brief moment the mischief was done.
 Five blows smacked on his jaw with the precision and noise of an auto matic pistol Earth and heaven reeled for the hobo and vanished into dark ness. taking with them-to complete the metaphor-Pete's every chance of chicken fricassee with beaten biscuit; for it was not until an hour later that he came out of his stupor and scram- bled painfully to his feet.
 Simultaneously, in the town of Den mark, ten miles distant. Hole-in-the- Cheek emerged from the Blue Front Livery and Sale stables and carefully tucked away a fifty dollar bill, the exact price he had received for the Towners mare and family wagon.
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six promissory notes of Anson Burritt. He turned them over one by one and sighed heavily.
 Home folks he blowed'" he burst out at length. "Dere's one way kin square meself. even if l ain't got no home folks"
 He shuffied up to the desk and ad- dressed the captain in charge.
 Gimme one of dem stamped en- velopes an sheets of paper. boss he said.
 Well. well, Pete" the captain said good-naturedly, az he handed out the
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I


 True. the hat, an old broad d-brimmed Stetson. had been intended for a head two sizes larger than Pete's; but when he cooked it to one side the effect was rakish and the misfit bare ly apparent.
 He had been bathed and shaved and his shoes had been polished, so there was nothing about him that suggested the hobo
 He had discreetly eifaced himself during the ninety-second stop at Col umbia Crossroads. and 1t was only when the train had gained some headway as il left the station that he jumped nimbly to the side of the track In his right hand he grasped a brand-new ysliSe which two hours be- fore had hung from the front of a trunk store in Denmark while the proprietor was busy inside. It was now weighted with two bricks and SC curely locked. and as Pete stepped on the station platform Henry Wout- CTS rushed forward to relieve him of it.
 Could youse direct me. now. to Mir. Hiram Towner's place." he asked aloud.
 'I suttinly kin" he replied. You be Mir. Towner's cousin from Oklyhomy?'
 Oats me" Pete said.
 Well, now" Henry went on. that's wot thought. got my buggy out side. and I'm a goin' to drive you up"
 Ten minutes later they drew up at minutes later Pete was regaling him self with fried ham and hot biscuit. and Miss Ethel Towners and EleeZa Wouters. Henry's sister. with as blood-curdling yarns of fighting h. dians down in Oklahoma as his imag- ination and a dim recollection of his dime novel days could supply.
 Yes. ma am" he said through a heavy mouthful of creamed potatoes: "dere wuz fifty of 'em. an I fought my way trough de hull bunch"
 And did you kill any of them?" Miss Towners asked.
 She was a timid spinster of thirty. with a pleasant face and large gray eyes. and she hung on Pete's every word like a second Desdemona.
 Only six. said Pete modestly.
 Miss Towners gave a lit;le cry and Eleeza Wouters gasped. Miss WouteIs was stout and forty. and her red face fasly glistened her interest hl Pete's moving tale.
 He continued 10 rehash old Beadle novels for the benefit of the two women until the kitchen clock chimed ten
 Mercy me" Miss Towners cried, Its bedtime,"
 When the house was locked up Eleeza Wouters showed the guest up to the spare room on the second floor.
 You'll practically have the whole house to yourself" she said. Miss Towners an me will sleep in the wing"
 T hope you ain't goin' ter have no nightmare" said Pete.
 T hope not" Eleeza replied doubt fully T guess you won't
 Pete looked at the snowy bed and
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Oats Me-" Pete Said.

length the faint murmur of the two women's conversation ceased and, shading his lamp with his hand. Pete explored the mysteries of the hall.
 The next room. evidently that of his host. contained, in addition to the ordinary furniture of bedroom, a small safe and a roll-top desk. By force of habit Pete whipped out his knife and forthwith attacked the lock of the desk. It yielded almost imme- diately and Pete lost no time in in- yestisating the neat little bundle of papers in the pigeonholes.
 He drew up chair and set himself to systematic and thorough examina- tion of each envelope. There was much correspondence. of sort which indicated MT. Towners' business Of note-shaving and money lending to be in a fiourishing condition. One pile of envelopes contained nothing but let ters from Anson Burritt. They dis closed that a debt originally contract ed for fifty dollars one year before had swollen 10 almost two hundred dollars by process of interest on in terest and fees for drawing legal pa pers. In addition, there were six prOmissory notes for varying amounts. Pete thrust all of them. together with the correspondence, into his breast. pocket
 Thence he passed to the perusal ot other letters. So interested was be in the tales of usury they recounted that he entirely failed to notice the light creak of footstep on the stair outside. Nor did he so much as lit his eyes from the absorbing page until | a cold sensation in the back of his neck made him straighten up.
 Not a peep" said a horse. famii;cr voice. "or I'll blow yer nut awff," Mechanically Pete raised his hands above his head and faced slowly round.
 'Hole-in-de-Cheek," he exclaimed.
 St Louis Pete." the other gGsped lowering his revolver. "Wot in Sam Hill are youse doin' here?"
 Put down dat gun an I'll tell yer Pete replied.
 Hole-in-;he-Cheek laughed softly.
 Tt ain't loaded" he said. He was short and thin. as becomes a porch-climber. and when he spoke he thrust his chin forward after tkc fashion of Chatham square. "Oh, it ain't loaded, ain't it?- fe:e jeered, and stepped back nimbly. The next moment two dull smacks announced the impact of Pe;e's left and right on Hole-in-the-C Cheeks jaw. It was clean knockout, and the yegg- man crumpled up on the carpeted floor.
 Pete stood over him with his eyes ablaze.
 Had to butt in. hadn't yer?" he ssaid bitterly. addressing the prostrate and unconscious burglar. "Couldn't t take de hint when I chalked it up on de gate for yer!" Vigorously he jerked the sheets from Hiram Towners' bed and ripped them into long strips with his jack knife Never was there so complete q JUL oi tiuSslhS ds Tttt Hidut Oi IL. When he finished Hole-in-the-Cheek lay effectually bound in double-knot. ted thongs and gagged with an ink. well and a towel As a finishing touch Pete drew a pillow slip over his unconscious victims head
 Under de bed fer yours." he nut tered. and rolled Hoie-in-the-CneeS over the carpet
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A week later Pete sat in one of the Metropolitan Army shelters and gazed mournfully at a large sign over the clerks desk. It read thus:
 Square yourself with the home folks. and write now. Stamped en- velope and sheet of paper at the desk for the asking"
 Home folks," he muttered bitterly 10 himself Home folks"
 The words started turbulent train of reflection, and step by step he went over his experience with the only home folks he ever knew. At length he reviewed the period when he ex- amined the contents of Hiram Town CTS desk; and, thrusting his hand into his breast pocket. he drew forth the
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Putting It Up to Ma.

Pop
 Yes, my son
 What is this war about over iD Europe?''
 Don't know, my boy, but you might ask your mother. She knows lot about fighting
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His Mistake.

John she said to her husband, who was gTumbling over his breakfast, your love has grown cold"
 No. it hasn't" he snapped; but my breakfast has"
 That's just it! If your love hadn't grown cold you wouldn't have noticed that your breakfast had" - Stray Stories.
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1 '.

At seven the next morning Pete awoke to the sound of a vigorous bell ringing below stairs. He scrambled out of bed and opened the door.
 T knew ut" he muttered, snif!ing a current of air which came up the starway Pancakes n sassidges n cawffee."
 He performed his toilet with the rapidity of a city fireman and in five minutes he seated himself at the breakfast stable in front of pile oi smoking buckwheats.
 Tuck right in. Mir. Parshall," said Eleeza- Tt ain't often ye get real
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III.

For a minute Pete listened to the retreat of Eleeza's ponderous tread on the stairs; but after a door slammed in the distance he stretched himself iuxuriously.
 Dis" he chuekled. lis little bit of all right I could stand dis tree hun dred an seventy-fve nights in de year."
 He uptoed ar sund the room and opened and closed closet doors. At
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postal out of the bag. which he slung ever his shoulder. and. resa,ning his musical exercise, slouched of up the road.
 Pete emerged from his hiding place and sighed heavily. Oh, the luxury of a clean. sweet-smelling bed for just one night he reflected.
 An bet she cooks good pancakes, too." he said aloud. He hung his head irresolutely.
 "Wid real maple sirup." be went on, "wid real By ginger. I'll do it. if got to blow in dat whole dollar for soap:''
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-02-14

If the silly actions of a man are not due to his being in love, thye are prob ably natural.
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Nothing equals Deans Mentholated Cough Drop- for Bronchial weakness, sore chests. and throat troubles-5c at all Druggists.
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Makes the lsundress happy-that's Red Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful. clear white clothes. All good erocers. Adv.
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Everywhere in life the question is not what we gain, but what we do.- Carlyle.
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Ohio now has 5.525 saloons. Ik 1906 1. had 13,000.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-11-10
i. i i. i. 4. + + i. + + + + + + + +
+ NORTH STAR COLLEGE.
j. + j. 1. + 1! !. I. I. 1. + + + + + + 4

H. M. Hanson, commercial and
stenographic graduate, now assistant
cashier in the new bank at Newfol-
den, was a pleasant caller at the col
1ege last Friday.
Miss Annie Johnson, Of Vega, has
secured position with Chas. Grin
der in the Register of Deeds office. !.
Harold Swanson, of Warren, has
enrolled in the stenographic depart
INIT. Harold completed the bookkeep-
ing course last year and intends to
complete the shorthand course this
year.
At this writing there are forty five
members in the Chorus. A great deal
of interest and enthusiasm prevails at
each rehearsal. We are still looking
for many more new members to join
our ranks. Come and bring your
friends.
Lenard Morud will soon come in to
enroll and continue his work in the
Academic department. He made US
pleasant visit last Friday.
The International Operate Com
pany made decided hit last Thurs
day evening. A full house greeted the
company.
The next number on the Lecture
Course will be Thomas Green. Re
remember the date. Dec. Is.
Prof. and Mrs. C. E. Sjostrand will
entertain the College Aid society next
Wednesday afternoon at their home.
Serving will begin at $3.50 and con-
tinue until z o'clock. We invite you
: all to come.
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$685. + + i = + +
The Sophomores held their first
party, November 3, in the High
school building. All report good
time.
The pupils Of the Warren High
school enjoyed a two day vacation
last Thursday and Friday, while the
teachers enjoyed the North Western
Educational Association convention
held at Thief River Falls, where sew
en- hundred teachers were gathered
togther to consider educational pro-
blemS.
On Nov. 6, the Girls Basket Ball
team played and defeated the Hallock
girls to the tune of 10 to 0, over
ruling last weeks score of Is to II
,, in favor Of Hallock. The girls all
played an excellent game and showed
much improvement in their team
work.
The Junior class wish to thank Mr..
Wittensten for allowing them to use
the city hall last Saturday.
The football boys are working
hard on their play, "Half Back
Sandy" which will be given in the
near future. Watch for further no.
tice.
Monday afternoon from 3:15 to
400 Mr.. Ward gave illustrated lee
ture on ''The Conservation of our
Forests. It was very much enjoyed
by all.
Question? What is the attraction
in the south end Of the assembly
room during the fourth period in the
morning? Answer: Ask Kenneth
Wattam.
Matthew Halvorson surely believes
in obeying orders. Last Monday af-
ternoon Miss Stitt asked him to pull
down the curtain. A minute later
Matthew was seen crawling out from
under the curtain, which was lying on
the floor. Judging from the way he
was feeling Of the northwest corner
Of his Uranium he seemed to he suf-
fering from enlargement of the brain.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-11-10
Maybe Yellow, Too.

The candidate for district attorney,
clustering glad-hander, was tour
ing the rural districts. At Hoyt's
Corner he found a group in front Of
the store. He stopped to distribute
his cards and make himself solid with
the farmers.
Gentlemen" he said, II want you
to know that represent your inter-
ests. Why, I was raised between two
corn rows"
"He's punkin, by gum" said I'm
Gle Eph.
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Special Rates Wholesale.

The clergyman had just performed
the ceremony and was writing the
marriage certificate. Being in doubt
as to the date he, looked up and said:
''Let me see, this is the ninth, is it
not?"
ooh, parson," said the blushing
bride, 'you do all my marrying and
you ought to know this is only my
fifth" Il,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-11-10
Where Freaks Come From.

Near Canton, Ohio, lives man
who is a genius in economy. Noting
the similarity in appearance Of bran
and sawdust, he started to use GER
tain proportion Of the latter in the
mash he fed to his chickens. The
fowls ate the mixture with apparent
relish, but the trouble came when the
next setting of eggs Matched.
It is said that two Of the chickens
had wooden legs and third was a
woodpecker.
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Card of Thanks.

Card of Thanks.
We hereby wish to extend our
hearty thanks to all who so kindly
assisted us during the illness and
burial Of our beloved father and es-
pecially to Miss Mary Scott, the
nurse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. L. Ingalls,
and family.
Ida G. Darling.
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Lutheran Synod Church
G. STORAASLI, Pastor.

Lutheran Synod Church
G. STORAASLI, Pastor.
Next Sunday morning, II o'clock,
services in the Norwegian language.
Sunday school 9:3O o'clock.
Friday afternoon, Nov. IL, the la
dies aid will meet at the home Of
Mrs. John Halvorson. Friends are
cordially invited.
Thursday evening, Nov. II, choir
practice at the home Of Mrs. Andrew
Grindeland -
Tuesday evening, Nov. 16, 8 o'clock,
the Priscilla society will meet at the
home Of Mrs. Fred Johnson. Friends
invited.
German Evangical Lutheran Church
III. f. BRAUER, Pastor.
Services at Radium, Sunday, Nov.
IA. Sunday school at 1915. Services
at 11:15. Everybody is welcomed.
United Norwegian Lutheran Church
N. G. w. KNUDTSEN, Pastor.
Services Sunday, Nov. 14th, War
rem II a. m. All are welcome. !.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-11-10
Brazilian Stew.

Cut up few onions. tomatoes and
carrots; have ready two pounds OF the
shin of beef, cut into pieces about two
inches long, and dip each piece into
vinegar. Put the vegetables and meat
with some pepper and salt, into a
saucepan without any water Tor In
casserole in the OVEN, and let ali sim
mer for four hours. There will be-
plenty of gravy and the meat will be
very tender.
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Paragraphs.

The first charts and map were
made by the Phoenicians as early as
the sixth century, B. G.
The first baseball club in America
was the Knickerbocker, founded in
New York in 1845.
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Of sugar. Keep well covered with boil
ing water and bake steadily nearly all
day or until the beans take on yell
lowish tint; then let the water dry
away and add quart Of sweet cream
or very rich milk, and continue baking
until it is absorbed and the beans are
of creamy consistency and nicely
Drowned on top. They will be found
delicious either hot or cold with deli
cate, distinctive flavor which nothing
else can impart.
+ Banana Pudding.
Peel six not overripe bananas, cut
them into slices with a silver knife.
Butter the inside of a deep dish and
sprinkle it over with breadcrumbs and
granulated sugar: then place the
bananas in layers alternately with
breadcrumbs, squeeze lemon juice and
sprinkle little sugar over each layer
and here and there tiny bits Of butter.
When the dish is full cover the top
with breadcrumbs and sugar, bake in
a moderate oven for half an hour and
serve with cranberry or crabapple
jelly.
Corn Bread.
Mix together one cupful each of
yellow cornmeal and white -four.
onehalf teaspoonful of salt, two tea
spoonfuls of sugar and one heaping
teaspoonful of baking powder. Add
one cupful of sour cream, sweetened
with a pinch Of soda, beat thoroughly
and bake in a sheet iron pan for one
hour in slow, steady oven. To insure
light, faky corn bread the batter
should be almost stiff enough to re-
quire spreading.
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/ RESPONSIBILITY.

i F Z
All persons possessing any
portion of power ought to be
strongly and awfully impressed
with an idea that they act in
trust and that they are to ac-
count for their conduct in that
trust to the one great Master,
Author and Founder of society.
Burke.
1t is meat and drink to me to
see clown. BY my troth, we
that have good wits have much
to answer fOr.-.'As You Like
It." Shakespeare.
Mems minds are as variant as
their faces. Where the motives
of their actions are pure the op-
Grafton Of the former is no more
to be imputed to them, as a
crime, than the appearance Of
the latter. for both. being the
work Of nature. are alike un-
avoida bic. George washington.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-11-10
A Biscuit Hint.

When making baking powder bis
cuks you will find them much better
Il you will roll the dough thinner than
usual and use oeuts forUueabdscuit.
laying one on top Of the other. Made
in this way, the biscuit viii break
open easier and look much daintier.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-11-10
First M. Il. Church
L. w. BARTHOLOW, Pastor

Services for Sunday, November IL:
1890 a. m. Preaching, subject, g esus
Christ The Panacea for the Worlds
Needs" 11:45 a. m. Sunday school.
$3.50 p. m. Junior league. $50 5. m.
League, topic The Promise
Of Spiritual Certainty" Byron Lund-
quist, leader. 7:3O p. m. preaching.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-11-10

The midair clothesline is one Of the
institutions of the tenement district, but
as they are now generally rugged there
is some danger Of falling out the win
dow by loss of balance while leaning
out to load the line. A New Yorker
has made an improvement for the pur-
pose Of securing the safety of the. per-
sons making use Of it. Instead of the
line being attached to rulley outside
the window. the rope enters the open
ing and is passed through pulley
mounted on Il short pole secured to the
floor and window sash. This is a tenn
porary construction and Is put up when
it is desired to make use Of the line.
1t will be readily seen how this line
may be loaded and the wet clothes
drawn out into the open air for drying
without the necessity OF exposing ones
self to the possibility of falling out.
All this work may be done from the in
side. . .s
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-11-10

Swedish Mission Church
C. w. OLSON, Pastor.
Sunday, Nov. IA, Sunday school at
11:45, evening services 1880. All are
welcome.
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Beans Baked With Cream.

Wash and soak overnight a quart of
any kind of beans. Yarboil in sailed
water, drain, put in a bean pot or large
enamel pan with a teaspoonful Of salt,
one-half teaspoonful of pepper and
same Of mustard and tablespoonful
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-11-10

Mid-week services Thursday at
7:30 p. m.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all to worship with us.
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Swedish Lutheran Church =
f. N. ANDERSON, Pastor. =
Sunday, Nov. IA, Sunday school at
10 a. M, service II a. m. and 1880 p.
m.
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov.
Is, service 7:30 p. m. School offer
ing
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-11-10

WANT ADS BRING RESULTS
One Cent Per Word
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Catholic Church.
REV. JOHN p. FUNK.
Mass at 1920 with Sunday school
following.
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The Churches.
Scandinavian NJ. E. Church
K. WINBERG, Pastor.

Morning services 10:45, Sunday
school p. M, evening services 1870.
Prayer meeting every Thursday
evening. 4:
All are welcome.
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