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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-03-15


where in the cove, then they had been
driven out Of it, stolen. Billy Louise
turned dejectedly away from the fence
and went down to shady nook by the
creek, where she had always liked to
do her worrying and hard thinking.
The next day she rode early to the
Cove and learned some things from
Marthy which she had not CLEANED
from Charlie. She learned that two of
the calves were deep red except for q
wide, white strip Oh the nose Of one
and white hind feet on the other; that
another was spotted on the hindquar-
tiers and that the fourth was white,
with large, red blotches. She had
known cattle all her life. She would
know these if she saw them anywhere.
She also discovered for herself that
they could not have broken out Of that
pasture and that the river bank was
impossible because Of high, thick bush
es and miry mud in the open spaces.
She had fight with Blue over these
latter places and demonstrated beyond
doubt that they were niry by getting
him in to the knees in spite of his vio-
lent objections. They left deep tracks
behind them when they got out. The
calves had not gone Investigating the
bank, for there was not trace any
where, and the bluff was absolutely
unscalable. Billy Louise herself would
have felt doubtful Of climbing out that
way. The gray rim rock stood straight
and high at the top, with never crew
ice, SO far as she could see, and the
gorge was barred SO that it was i'm
possible to go that way without lifting
heavy poles out of deep sockets and
sliding them to one side.
eve got an idea about gate here, !"
Charlie confided suddenly. 'There
won't be any more mysteries hike this.
I'm going to fix swinging gate in
place Of these bars, Miss Louise. l
shall have it swing uphill like this,
and I'll have a weight arranged SO that
it will always close itself IL one is care
less enough to ride on and leave it
open. I have it all worked out in my
alleged brain. shall do it right away
wv AuA1 GAaAtAy ID AdLACA ACASO
about this gorge now. Every evening
she walks up here herself to make sure
the bars are closed"
"You may as well make up your
mind to it," said Billy Louise irrele-
vanity in a tone Of absolute certainty
''Those calves were driven out Of the
gorge. That means stolen. You needn't
accuse any one in particular. I don't
suppose you could. But they were
stolen.''
Charlie frowned and glanced up spec
ulatively at the bluffs rim.
"Oh, your mountain sheep theory is
no good" Billy Louise giggled. Il
doubt if lizard even would try to
leave the Cove over the bluff" which
certainly was sweeping statement
when you consider lizards habits.
"a mountain sheep couldn't anyway"
They're hummers to climb"
"But calves are not, Mr.. Fox. Not
like that. You know yourself they were
stolen. Why not admit it?"
Would that do any good-br1ng
them back?" he countere6 hooking up
at her
"N-O, but do hate to see a person
deliberately shut his eyes in front OF
fact. We may as well admit to our
selves that there Is rustler In the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-03-15

and all around. And I'll Keep a good
lookout for the calves"
Many men would have objected to
the unconscious patronage of her tone.
That Charlie Fox did not, but accept
ed the spirit of helpfulness in her
words, lifted him out Of the small ma
tured class.
"It's awful1y good Of YOU" he said.
'sYou know lot more about the bovine
nature than / do, for all put in every
spare minute studying the subject. I'm
taking four different stock journals
now, Miss Louise. I'll bet know lot
more about the different strains Of va
rious breeds than you do, Miss Cattle
Queen. But I'm beginning to see that
we only know what we learn by ex-
perience. I've new book on the sub
ject of heredity Of the cattle I'm go
ing home and see if Seabeck hasn't
stumbled upon a strain that can be
traced back to your native mountain
Sheep"
Billy Louise laughed and said good
by and stood leaning over the gate
watching him as he zigzagged up the
hill, stopping his horse often to breathe.
She began to wonder, then, about those
calves. Vented and not rebranded,
they would be easy game for any man
who first got his own brand on them.
She meant to get description Of them
when she saw Charlie again-it was
like his innocence to forget the most
essential details-and she meant to
keep her eyes open. If Charlie were
right about the calves not being any
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-03-15
Be Careful.

It's always dangerous to jump at
conclusions" said the careful man.
You're liable to make yourself ridic-
ulous, to say the least"
That's right" replied the other. ST
jumped at the conclusion of ferry
boat once and missed it."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-03-15
CHARLIE FOX ARRIVES AT THE COVE AND HELPS MARTHY
RUN THE PLACE-HE SOON DISCOVERS Evl-
DENCE or CATTLE THEFT.

Meke pioneers have for twenty
ranch Wolverine
Of Idaho Their neghbo the
several miles have daughter Billy Louise
DID, whom Marty has secretly helped
Billy Louise is spending the
interesting stranger who is invited to stay
at Billy Louise
dies Marhy burs his body without aid
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17

Sammy Stay-atHome met man
with a large suit case. The man
said, "lf you will give me a room
with a boiled egg to sit on and
hard water bath I'll give you
thousand dollars
Sammy said, 81 can't give you a
room for l have no house and you
could never get place with boiled
egg to sit on, and as for a bath all
the nice places have soft water
baths"
The man said, THAT is all right.
I'll give you a thousand dollars
and you can put it in home for
deaf and dumb grass hoppers and
left-hanGed criCketS."
Just then the keeper of an in
sane asylum came up and grabbed
the man by the collar and pulled
him along. The keeper yelled
back at Sammy. Keep that money
for it is only stage money"
David Henderson.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17
SUCH YOUNGSTERS.

"Mr. Methuselah," says young
Ishbomush. the Gileadite. " l came
to ask PERMISSION to marry your
granddaughter. kezoorah."
What! Little Kezoorah!" ex-
claims Methuselah. What non
sense, boy! She is only one hun
dred years old and you have barely
turned hundred and eighty. Wait
about a hundred years lad. and
then you will learn whether this is
merely calf love or the enduring
affection that should warrant matri-
mony."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17
AN ESCAPED MASTERPIECE.

Little Jasper Senter learned from
the minister's sermon one Sunday
that man was made from clay. so
after returning from church he re-
solved TO make a man after his own
fashion. The work proceeded in
the clay bank back of the garden
until his mother called him for din
ner. He had completed all of his
man except one leg.
That afternoon Jasper and his
mother while walking along the
street met man with one leg
walking with crutches. Jasper ac-
costed him and grabbed his coat.
"See here" he said. II thought l
told you to stay in the back yard
until l put the other leg on YOU"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17
oeEYlNG ORDERS ALL RIGHT

A gentleman in Vancouver, in
passing friends house one pour.
ing wet day, noticed their China.
man. umbrella in one hand. hose
in the other carefully watering the
garden.
why Fong," laughed the man
sits pelting with rain. Why are
you doing that"
The Chinaman looked up with a
weary air Of dignity. Mrs. Grant
she go to Victoria. She say, 'Fong
you water garden every day until
come home / think she heap
clay"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17
Greenhopville. Int

Greenhopville, Ind.
Freddy Stick-in-the-Mud,
Peanut Crop City,
Greenhorn County,
Washerada.
Dear Cousin: l have been insult
ed today by measly old doctor.
No doubt you heard about my oper-
alton and what happened. Well.
that old doctor tilted my head back
to see how many teeth l had and
of course the instruments which
were still there in the vacuum of
my head jingled about terribly.
The doctor said, 1--WE do not take
rattle-brain customers"
As his eyes were very sharp they
seemed to bore right into my gums
and gave me a horrible toothache /;
and in spite of all / could say, he
refused to have anything more to
do with me. SO that still am suf.
fering painfully.
Your trouble-filled unaffectionate
cousin,
Sammy Stay-at-Home,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17

One day as the sergeant was
walking down the street he saw a
drunken man lying on the curb
with his head out in the street
Just then large truck went by
and missed the mans head by a
very few inches. The driver think
ing that he had hit the man
jumped from the truck and ran to
him. Sammy also ran to the man.
When he got there the man turned
over and asked, "How are all the
folks" David Henderson.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17
Ho,u Boys and Girls
Nav Tell Chickens Age

A common way of testing the
age of dressed poultry, as described
by home economics specialists of
the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture, is to take between thumb and
finger the end of the breastbone.
farthest from the head. and attempt
to bend it to one side. In very
young bird, such as "broiler"
chicken or a green goose. it will
be easily bent, like the cartilage
in the human ear; in a bird a year
or so old it will be brittle, and in
an old bird, tough and hard to bend
or break.
Tricky dealers have been known
to break the end of the breastbOne
before showing the bird. thus rem
dering the test useless.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17
Chicken Center, Soup Co.,
Tova fOrpin

Chicken Center, Soup Co.,
Texafornia.
Sammy Stay-at-Home has become
widely celebrated in this county by
his great ability in eluding pigs,
Every time he becomes aware of
pig being near. he runs for the
nearest tree where he sits on a
twig the being very light. and es-
capes having even the slightest in
Jury.
One day, however, when the
frightful snorting Of the pig just
below the tree where Sammy Stay
at-Home was clinging, caused the
sergeant to tremble more greatly
than usual, he clutched for leaf.
but lost his balance and fell d.
rectly onto the roofing enemy be-
low. This surprised the pig SO
greatly that he rolled over onto
his side and with his last breath
family Hurmured lin pig language)
Send my curly tail to the Belgian
Babies" And that was all
For this great deed, Sammy Stay
at-Home was called before the ia
nous Farmers Greenhorn Pigeon
toed Regiment, and awarded a
large, beautiful artificial Canadian
penny. which he deposited in tin
can and carries on the strap of his
old kit bag, showing it proudly to
everyone he meets.
BY David Henderson
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17
NO SWIMMER At ALL.

The bride read the recipe over and
said,
I'm really afraid that these onions
are strong;
And 1t says, Under water is the
best to peel them"
But l never can stay under water
that long"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17

One day Sammy Stay-at-Home
went to large city. He saw a
long stream of autos going down
the street. Sammy was quite be-
wildered so he asked a man what
kind Of parade was going on. The
man told him that it was just a
small parade which was called the
green-hoTn's rattle-brained stuff.
David Henderson.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17
MINOR ATTRACTIONS.

Waverly: "I'll bet a cookie the
bride wasn't pretty"
Marcella: why do you think
that?"
Waverly: Because newspaper
accounts of the wedding put so
much stress on her fine character
And sweet disposition"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17
QUITE A BLOW OUT.

did you notice the great quanti-
ty of diamonds Anna Is wearing?"
Yes, she said that her father
blew himself for them"
He probably did. Her father is
q glass blower | understand"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17
NOTHING DOING"

Mother: Tommy. If you are
pretending to be an automobile. |
wish you'd run over to the grocery
and get me some butter"
Tommy: I'm awfully sorry.
mother, but I'm all out of gasoline"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17

Employer: Patrick, owing to
the high prices of automobile tires,
foreign noblemen. and pearl neck
laces, l must again reduce your
salary"
Patrick: "Shure, go ahead, sir.
The first tonne We did thot same
Oh turned vegitarean, Now what
will OF do-turn butterfly"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17
POOR HARVESTING.

He planted what he thought were
seeds,
And eagerly watched the spot
No sprouts came up from mothers
beads,
Or from poor Johnny's BIB shot.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON.

The rich man in his years OF toll
Burned and burned the midnight
oil,
His heirs now keep his memory
green
BY burning midnight gasoline.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17
FARMING JOYS.

Oh the simple joys of farming
When the sweat rolls down your
neck,
And you bake and stew and swell
ter
Spare me joys like these, by heck!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17

Millionaires son: Look! Santa
Claus brought me new railroad
for Xmas"
Multi Millionaire's son: That's
nothing! He bought me whole
new railroad system"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17
EiROS OF A FEATHER.

Little Bessie had been gazing
earnestly at the waxed mustaches
of her fathers friend.
Suddenly she remarked, why,
my kitty has smellers tool"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17

Inquisitive old gent: "And what
are you digging for, my good man"
knight of the Pick: Money"
l. O. G.: You don't say! And
when do you expect to find it,"
X. of p. Saturday night"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17
YEARS AGO.

Wilfred: Do you know Miss
Cutey, too?
Ernie: Eyes. We used to be
the same age when We were grow
Ing up"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17

"Why do they print jokes in the
program of the musical comedy?"
$50 the audience will have some
thing to laugh at"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17
eiELE MOVIES.

Sunday school teacher: "Why
was Daniel forced to enter. the
lions DEM"
Bright pupil "Why. he'd have
spOilt o whole film If he didn't"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17

Sugar bowls have been banished
from American dining cars-a
traveller is served his portion Of
sugar and no more.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17

Madge: How do you know that
she wasn't satisfied with the work
of the beauty doctor"
Marjorie: "She hasn't had any
pictures taken"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17

Marcella: "Mr. Beanbrough
seems to be greatly bothered with
Indigestion"
Waverly: 81 should say SO! He
refused to go to moving picture
show the other evening because it
had banquet scene in it."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17
HIS TRADE.

"He is always tinkering with his
auto"
Naturally. He's a vivisection-
ist."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17

Eyes, ma'am," said Mary. II heard
the bell,
But didn't answer the call; for,
well
Ye know I've noticed it long be-
fore
My company knock at the kitchen
door"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17

$50 you are married again, are
you. Chole?" said Mrs. Smyth to
her colored laundress who had just
achieved matrimOny for the fourth
time. do you think you have a
good husband this time?"
1.-THE best one yet, missus!" said
Chole, with much enthusiasm. 81
is only got to stamp my foot once
and shake my fist at that man. en-
he's skeered mos to death! Looks
like was goin' be happier with
that gentleman than with any hus-
band l is had yet"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17

Mistress: Are you good
cook?"
Cook: Eyes ma'am, go to
church every Sunday"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17

"Why do they all call him the
fighting parson?"
Because he has to fight his con-
gregation for his salary"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17

Charles Cheeseface, an illustrious
cousin of Sammy Stay-at-Home, has
been awarded another tin medal for
spying a large juicy ant which had
crawled up towards the ceiling of
the room, and succeeded in step
ping on it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17

One day the farmer took a no
ton that painting was an easy way
to make money, so he sent Sammy
out after a camers hair bursh.
When he came back. Sammy said,
well. l couldn't get any camel's
hair-brush. but here's curry comb
for your pet"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-17
a q I'D ~ q FROM SAMMY STAY==AT= HOMES
AeD DSN1Nu ~ OLD KIT BAG

Sammy Stay-at-Home had many
troubles on the farm before he
Joined the army.
One day the farmer sent him to
the barn to get some hen eggs, and
after three or four hours Of waiting
the farmer went to the barn to see
what was the matter.
There he found Sammy sorting
the eggs out into two piles.
What are you doing that for?"
the farmer asked.
why didn't you send me down
here to get hen eggs?" said Sammy.
I'm just sorting out the ones that
will hatch roosters from the ones
that will hatch hens"
Another one of his troubles was
when the farmer sent him after
some eggs and said that he must be
sure there wasn't any chickens in
them.
When he came back he said, I'm
sure there aren't any chickens in
these because / got duck eggs"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-02
VORWAERTS SEES PEACE HOPE
Declares "Uselessness of Fighting
Should Bring Allies to Reason"
By the Associated Pres,

Amsterdam. Sept 2. - The Ger
man war correspondents take comfort
in the reflection that the OPERATIONS on
the west front are going on satisfac-
torily and that a straight line" has
now been gained. which, they declare,
simpliies the defense and saves troops,
while the enemy Is left in possession of
IAN arid and completely devastated
crater field in the Somme desert"
The Vorwa erts correspondent says the
battle has degenerated into a battle of
attrition. For that very reason" he
says, "ft is for Germany perhaps the
greatest and most important battle of
the whole war. n our line holds we win.
We are now in a favorable position, and
the utter uselessness of the present
fighting ought to bring the enemy to
reason"
A petulant note Is struck in the Essen
Allgemeine Zeitung, which says that the
German surrender of ground encourages
the tribe OF grumblers at home, who
lament o u desperate situation" II
adds: How those who cry enough
would have us stop fighting without
making our situation worse we do not
know"
The Hamburg Nachrichten. discussing
the tank feature, says that most of the
tanks are supplied by the United States,
and wanders off into speculation as to
whether unrestricted U-boat warfare
was not too dearly bought. The Chau-
whistle organ, of course, comes to the
conclusion that the United States would
have entered the war anyway.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-02
HERTLTNC ANXIOUS
FUTURE
Amsterdam. Sept. 2. .

Amsterdam, Sept. z. .
Count Won Hertling, the Imperial
German Chancellor. expressed anxiety
over the outlook for the future in an
address TO a delegation Of representa-
tives of the Catholic Students Union
According to a Berlin dispatch, the
Chancellor spoke of the sacrifices and
the demands of wal and declared sig
nif1cantly tina in addition to the sac
rifces of blood, from which hardly
any family had been entirely spared
there are difficulties of food and
clothing and manifold deprivations at
the present time, and ! am ANXIOUS
concerning the outlook for the
future"
War, the Chancellor declared, was
and Is the greatest possible expert
ence for the nation. 1t manifests
itself, he said. among Germany's en-
emies in the form OF hatred BORDER
ing on insanity while among the
Germans it displays it's effects prin-
cipally internally in strengthening the
lIlCllfldtlth W set'S
Government and it's measures. This
criticism intensified party antago-
nisms, the Chancellor added. and he
warned the students that there. gen.
tlemen, there is undoubtedly danger"
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg. in
a birthday telegram to Chancellor o
Hertling. says:
Germany Is fighting a bitter battle.
In ever-renewed attacks our enemies
are attempting to enforce a decisive
break through, in which they have, up
to the present. failed. They will con-
tinue their useless attempts.
"A severe battle has still to be fought.
The German people know what is at
take. They know that on the battle
fields Ct France and Flanders the Ger
man army is defending the sacred
ground Of the Fatherlan nd.
Recent announcements by enemy
statesmen show purely and simply the
will to humiliation and demonstrate to
all Of US the fate which Germany has
to expect II she is not victorious In this
battle. :
81 have great confidence that the
Fatherland stands behind the fighting
troops. in order to break the insolence
Of our enemies"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-02
SPAIN TO SEIZE
GERMAN SHIPS
Cabinet Decides to Com
mandeer Interned Vessels
in Reprisal for Sinkings
ONE ALREADY X

Madrid. Sept. 1.-THE Spanish Govern
ment has decided to take over all the
German steamships interned in Spanish
ports, in accordance with SPANS resapt
note to Berlin, because OF the torpedSt
of Spanish vessels by German subma-
rines.
Foreign Minister Dato at a
meeting of the cabinet that the Spanish
steamship Ataz-Mendi. carrying a cargo
of coal from England to Spain. had been
torpedoed and sunk by a German sun
marine. At an earlier meeting Senior
Dato informed the cabinet of the sink
ing of the Spanish steamship Carasa
on August %. The Minister of the In.
terror gave the cabinet the names Of Ger.
tain newspapers which had refused to
obey the censorship.
Conflicting reports have been received
as to Germany's reply to the recen,
Spanish note. The latest advices said
Berlin had refused to 'acquiesce in the
Spanish proposal to take over informed
ships.
London. Sept. 2.-The Spanish Gov.
eminent, after a cabinet meeting Satur.
day night. seized one of the informed
German steamers. according TO a Madrid
dispatch to the Daily Mail. This action
was taken because of the torpedoihg o.
the Ataz-Mendl.