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ELEVEN YEARS OLD.
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HOLE IN THE
8EA.
|roles and bobbles atop of tbe .w«vm
here Jaoky plunged through to the darkest
of graves
down, deep down* far under the blue,
dag a splash that tbe sunlight danoed
through,.
Id it's marked In the logbook the bole In the
I
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£at south, 10.60 hong, west, 86."
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coats and blue shirts, so and so
neat,
nd Jack dressed in canvas from his heed to
his feet,
'owed up tight with canister, grape and blaok
shot,
fo carry him straight to the burial lot
fiat's- down, deep down in tho deep of tho sea,
"-ere many a sailor and lu'^ur there bo.
flying-Jib downhaull" "Royal olew*
lines stand by 1"
|"01ew garnets and buntlines all hands pull
I away!'*
•'•Weather main and lee oroiaok braces now
hault"
I "Shake a leg there, my hearties, don't ye hear
\J*e pipe's calif"
Now the $iip's all abaok with the wind at her
head
And ready for quarters to bury the dead.
I Frock ooats on the weatner, blue shirts on the
lee,
Marines on the poop deck, a brave show to see.
And the sky pilot's dressed in hia Sunday best
rig,
And Jack's in his canvas there served up so
trig,
All ready to plunge tbe gay sunlight through
And make bubbles and circles atop of the blue,
—Charles H. Howlaud in New York Bun.
THE CAPTAIN'S LOVE.
"No, I've never been shipwrecked
or been in collision all the time
I've been to sea—a matter now of
over 40 years. But I've carried some
lueer passengers in my time. I'll
tell you about two who exercised a
powerful influence over me, but
A whethet forgood or evil you shall
hear presently.
It was in the fall of 1872, just
iold
when on the eve of sailing, that an
gentleman stepped on board and
hurriedly approached me. Ho was
|'a tall, spare man, with iron gray
•hair and had a slight stoop at the
shoulders.
"Good day, captain," said he. "I
only heard this morning that you
were sailing for England, and I has
tened down to ascertain if you could
find accommodation for myself and
daughter at so short notice."
"Certainly," I replied in my
hearty way. "I shall be only too
pleased to take you. As it happens,
there are only three passengers
booked this trip, and they are sec
ond f%ss, so you can have the sa
lonn retty much to yourselves."
\anked.me effusively and dis
ed into the saloon. I marvel
•lis precipitanoy and wondered
3 the daughter was to come
for she was not visible any-
instructions to the appren
have their luggage convey
uu joard, and myself superin
ended the stowing away of their
runks iii the two best appointed
abins in the ship. While so en
aged I heard alight footfall behind
»e, and, turning round, I beheld
be fairest vision of loveliness that
ver brightened my saloon.
"My daughter—Captain Harnott,"
lid Mr. Brandon, introducing us.
was so taken aback by her ex
ling beauty that I awkwardly
:ched my cap, and, with the wind
an taken out of my sails, stam
red:
Glad to.see you, miss."
he placed her soft, little white
din my big, sun browned paw,
looking me squarely in the
out of her laughing bluo eyes,
sure we shall be good friends,
sin, during the voyage."
spoke with a charming colo
accent, and from that moment
is her most devoted, humble
int, slave, anything you like. I
head over ears in love with
sight. You may smile but,
ect, I was a comparatively
man then.
ving them to arrange their
to their own satisfaction, I
xl the companion steps and
deck. It certainly occupied
considerable time, for nei
her nor daughter appeared
until the ship was well out
"Heads" and the tug had
•eturued to port.
That voyage I look back upon as
he happiest and saddest I ever
node. Miss Brandon was a splendid
ailor. In fair weather or foul she'd
9 on deck, delighting me with the
miration she expressed for my
ndaome three masted clipper and
childlike naivete of her ques
ts. I used to pace the quarter
in the morning, impatient for
first appearance. On the dullest
rtiest day it was like, a ray of
hine suddenly bursting forth
a lowering sky to see her
rge from the companion hatch,
tag as fresh as a daisy and a
sand times more lovely.
course it was only natural that
mates should fall in love with
also, but she treated them with
ked indifference if not absolute
aess. Her smiles were all re
ed for me, and she lavished
upon me in no niggardly man
ure was a piano in the saloon,
ften le long evenings she
play for my sole de-
I would sit on a set
id gage rapturously
he best Cook Stove or
A Hansen have them
into her pretty face. The song I
liked best was "Tom Bowling,"and
she infused such an amount of pa
thos into her expression that the
tears would sometimes trickle down
my weather beaten cheeks as she
sang. Ah, those were happy days!
It was heaven while it lasted.
I have scarcely mentioned her fa
ther yet. The fact is I was so en
grossed with his beautiful daughter
that I didn't pay so muoh attention
to him as perhaps I ought. At the
best he was a saturnine, unsociable
sort of person, who seemed to pre
fer his own company to other peo
ple's. When not in his own ciabin,
where he spent most of his time, he
was walking with his hands clasped
behind him, apparently deep in
thought, in the waist of the ship.
Sometimes, when standing idly at
the break of the poojj, I have caught
myself wondering if he had ever
committed a crime the remem
brance of which was weighing heav
ily on his consciece. I was destined
soon to learn more about him.
One evening, when about nine
weeks out, I was sitting in the chart
house alone with my idol. The sec
ond mate was stepping the planks
outside, old Jobson was at the wheel
away behind us, and the watch on
deck were lounging about forward.
Some dayB previous to this I had
had the temerity to confess my love
for her and asked her to be my wife.
She had made me inexpressibly hap
py by promising, subject to my ob
taining her father's consent. This,
after some demur, he had granted,
and that night the future appeared
very bright for me.
We had been sitting silent for
Bome time, too happy for words,
gazing on the setting sun as it dis
appeared into a glowing mass of
golden rimmed clouds on the hori
zon, when, to my infinite amaze
ment, she suddenly burst into tears.
"Darling, what is the matter?" I
exclaimed in an agony of apprehen
sion.
"Oh, Alfred, I have just heard
such a dreadful story from my fa
ther. I shall never be happy again.
We can never be married now."
"Never be married 1" I ejaculated,
aghaBt. "Why!"
"Because my father is a—a crimi
nal. Oh, I feel so miserable I think
I shall throw myself overboard."
"Alice, for heaven's sake don't
talk like that, or you'll drive me
mad. What has he done!"
"Something dreadful. Oh, don't
speak to me any more." And she
sobbed violently.
At that moment I was so mad I
felt half inclined to go down and
tear the old scarecrow out of his
berth by the scruff of the neck and
demand what the deuce he had done
to cause my darling such poignant
grief. But I didn't. Instead I drew
her to my side and kissed her tears
away.
"Toll me all about it," said I
soothingly.
"Well, my father, as you are
aware, was an agent in one of the
banks in Arlington, Victoria, and it
seems he embezzled large sums of
money belonging to the bank to
speculate with. Of course he meant
to replace it bofore the audit, when
the deficit would have been discov
ered. But he lost it all, and that is
why he fled tho country."
"Is that allt" said I, with a sigh
of relief. "It's bad enough certain
ly, but I fail to see that in itself it
forms a sufficient barrier to our
union."
"But that is not the worst. My
father is convinced that the police
may have traced him to Melbourne
and to this ship. He declares he will
be arrested on landing."
''Nothing more likely,'' I thought
But I remarked casually, "Has he
any plan to suggest?"
"Yes, oh, yes, if you will only as
sist him. But it seems too horrible
to contemplate. He says it is his on
ly chance of escape."
"What is it then?"
"That he shoulddieand be buried
at sea," she responded, with a per
ceptible shiver.
"I don't understand."
"He proposes to feign death.
Then, after he has been sewed up for
burial, we must find the means to
liberate him and substitute some
thing else.''
The daring audacity of the pro
posal fairly took my breath away.
If discovered, the consequences to
mo in aiding and abetting a felon to
escape would be disastrous. I re
solved to have nothing to do with
such a criminal proceeding, but a
look of entreaty from those tearful
eyes made me falter in my resolu
tion.
"For my sake I" she murmured
pleadingly, placing her fair, white
hand on my arm.
Her touch thrilled me. I hesitated
no longer, but gave an unwilling
consent. Ah, what folly will not a
man commit when in love I
Next day it was reported that
Brandon was seriously indisposed. I
took out the medicine chest as in
duty bound and ordered the oabin
steward to attend him. Three days
later Mr. Brandon was reported
dead.
When I was informed of this, I
entered his cabin. He was lying in
You can get 8 pounds of Nails, 8
penny and up of Williams & Son, at
West Town for 25o.
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the under berth, pale and motion
less as death. I felt the body. It was
cold and rigid. If this were not
death, he simulated it to perfection.
I sent for the sailmaker, who sew
ed the body up in my presence.
When his task was completed, I dis
missed him, and, securing the cabin
door inside, with a sharp knife rip
ped open the stitches. ,My hand
shook painfully. What if he were
really dead?
I confess to experiencing a singu
lar feeling of relief when the man
opened his eyes, and the resuscitated
Brandon sat up. I administered some
brandy, whioh helped to revive him.
He quickly and noiselessly dressed
himself. Then he produced from an
American trunk a dummy figure
which he had previously prepared
and weighted and inclosed it in the
shroud. This he sewed iip with his
own hands. Not a word was spoken
by either of us. When all was com
pleted, I stepped out to reconnoiter.
Seeing the coast was clear, I signal
ed him, and he crept swiftly across
the passage into his daughter's cab
in, where he concealed himself.
In the first dog watch of the same
afternoon the bell commenced to
toll its solemn knell for the funeral
of Anthony Brandon. Officers and
men and passengers stood round me
with heads uncovered as I read from
the Book of Common Prayer the
beautiful and impressive burial serv
ice. God forgive me, it was an aw
I I
it it A a I
heard it commented that I was much
affected during the service. Heaven
knows I was, but 'twas with guilt
and fear.
After the funeral Brandon return
ed to his own cabin, which was kept
constantly locked, and the key of
which I retained in my own posses
sion. With my connivance Alice
smuggled food to him from day to
day.
About two weeks afterward, while
proceeding up the channel under all
sail, we were htiled by a tug. Antici
pating danger, I slipped down the
companionway and conveyed Bran
don to my own cabin for conceal
ment. When I went on deck again,
I was just in time to see a stout
well groomed party clambering over
the vessel's side. Without any pre
liminaries he brusquely demanded:
"Got a passenger of the name of
Brandon on board?"
"I had, stranger I had."
He gazed at me inquiringly.
"Come below, sir," said I.
As we descended he explained that
he was a detective sent in pursuit
of Brandon, who had absconded
from Australia with a considerable
sum of money and valuable nego
tiable securities. When he had pro
duced his warrant, I ordered the
mate to fetch the logbook. Under
date the 15th January he read this
entry:
"Buried at sea in latitude 36 de
grees 49 minutes N., long. 33 de
grees 16 minutes W. Anthony Bran
don, cabin passenger. Cause of
death unknown."
He muttered something under his
breath which was quite unintelligi
ble to me. Then he demanded to see
Brandon's effectB. I led the way in
to his cabin. He ransacked every
trunk and portmanteau, but not a
vestige of paper or anything of val
ue did he discover. The expression
on his fare when he left the ship
some hours later wae not ^particu
larly pleasant.
When we arrived in the docks at
London, I smuggled Mr. Brandon
ashore in one of his daughter's
trunks, after they had been search
ed by the customs officer. No one in
the ship ever suspected the truth.
Their secret remained alone with,
me.
It was arranged that Alice and I
should be married quietly. before
setting out on my nexf voyage, and
our honeymoon was to be-- spout on
the bosom of' the' deep.. When we
parted that night, she promised to
communicate with me when her fa
ther had secured somo quiet retreat
in the country. She kept her prom
ise. Here is the letter. I have pre
served it all these years. It has nei
ther superscription nor signature:
"Dear Old Captain—Manyvipany
thanks for all your kindnesses. My
husband and I—for Mr. Brandon is
my husband, though it was not
known in Arlington—will never for
get them. Pray forgive the deceit
we found it expedient to practice on
you in order to curry out our plans.
We are in fairly affluent circum
stances, for my husband did not lose
the money in speculation, as I
thought it necessary to tell you.
Dear captain, I know I can rely up
on you, for your own sake, not to
inform the authorities about my
husband. As he died at sea we ex
pect to live securely, unmolested by
the bank officials or the police.
Goodby forever."
And that was the end of my ro
mance. No, I never heard anything
more about them. Whether they
lived to enjoy their ill gotten gains
or whether they didn't I cannot tell.
But this I do know, she was the first
woman that ever fooled me, and,
by heaven, she Y^asthe last! I nev
er gave another the chanoe.—Lon
don Tit-Bite.
Horsks Wahtjud—Weight
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Hamlin Department.
Tom Gill says he will be through
with his assessing this week.
The literary society meets at Old
Hamlin next Saturday evening.
Ed. and Will are now in the hog
raising business at the creamery.
They Ave looking for John Nash's
Jersey Btock on every train now.
There is talk of organizing an
Epworth League at Old Hamlin.
Bob Campbell has been having a
scrap" with the grip this week.
Shoesmith will ship a good load of
cattle ol his own feeding, Monday.
They had a nice social dance at
George Letter's last Saturday night.
'They are putting anew root on and
otherwise improving school house
No. 2.
Si. Hunter now occupies the Colo
nel White farm, near Sunuy Side
school house.
O. P. Tyler attended the Agricul
tural Society meeting, at Audubon,
last Tuesday.
The pig trade at the Station has
not been very lively at the past two
or three weeks.
Walk Crees has rented a 120-acre
farm on the border of Greeley and
Hamlin townships.
Miss Minnie McGuire is at the
Station visiting her sister, Miss Rose,
and her brother, Will.
Rev. Hague has presented the M. E.
church and Sunday School with a
quantity of song books.
Alfred Dawes says the next time
Hub Shoesmith wants to have a bet
ter grasp on his "grip-sack."
Tom Gwin and family pulled up
stakes, Monday, and moved up near
Gray where he has rented a farm.
Carpenter Turner, of Audubon, is
superintending the construction of
tbe Evangelical church at the Station.
Miss Anna Gregerson lias arrived
from Buffalo, New York, and will
keep house this summer for her
brother Peter.
James Blake, of Greeley, has a car
load of oats, a sample of which he
had Harry Percy send to Kansas City
to get a price on.
Rev. Humphrey and Rev. Elliot
are meeting with good success in their
meetings at Old Hamlin, the school
house being filled nightly.
Miss Kate Workman closes her term
of school, al^Bruahy College, this
week with an-Ajtoibition which will
be given next Saturday night.
Dr. Shidler became the father of a
big fat baby boy last week. We beg
the young gentleman's pardon for
not mentioning the fact sooner.
Miss Cora Tyler will teach school
this spring, at Douglas Center and
her sister, Miss Vina, will teach the
Sheets school, in Greeley township.
Billy Smith, the traveling sales
man, was at the Station, Tuesday,
selling Merchants Hub Shoesmith
and Will McGuire nice bills of goods.
George Scott was elected President
at the Hamlin township school meet
ing last Monday. Henry Young is
Secretary and J. J. Dimiuk, Treasurer.
A baby boy was born to Mr. and
Mrs. James Boyer, last Saturday. It
did not live but a few hours and the
body was buried in the Audubon
cemetery, Monday.
Mrs. Wm. Keightley is at Oskaloo
sa, Iowa, attending the sick-bed of
her mother. Advice from there on
Tuesday said her mother was not ex
pected to live many hours.
We were in error in saying Rev.
Plummer would preach his farewell
sermon at No. 2, near the Station, last
Sunday. He will preach his farewell
fcermon there next Sunday.
The officers of the Blue Grass
Creamery are much pleased with the
fact that two refrigerator cars now
run up and down the branch Wed
nesday and Friday of each week.
Will McGuire wishes to. in
form all those who are indebt
ed to him on account that they
must came and settle their account on
or before April 1st, next, as it is
necessary that he have some money.
The H. E. people have organized a
Sunday School at Old Hamliu with
these officers: Frank While, Superin
tendent Mrs. Jauies McNutt, Assist
ant Miss Bonny Bryan, Secretary
Miss Anna Warner, Treasurer. Miss
Eraina Feutonwafc the first Secretary
of the new school. They expect to
receive their first supplies April 1st
Karl's Clover Rost Tea, for Consti
pation it's the best and if after using
it you don't gay go, return tbe package ana
get your money. Hold by Houston.
R. L. Hamlin's
Sawmill-
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tnlil will be moved weat.
Now ia the time to haul
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Enquire at Henderson's grain. office.
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The Gray Pharmacy....
Asmus Boysen is talking ot taking
a trip to the Arkansas Hot Springs.
Dr. Miller passed through here on
his way to Chicago and Carson City.
Pete Moller, our jolly dutchman
was doing business at. Audubon last
week.
Mrs. Samuel Newell sold a nice
bunch of stock cattle to some Avoca
buyers at $4.40 per cwt.
Graudma Christopher was reported
quite poorly of grip, but later we
learn she is much better.
Sparks Baker, a prosperous farmer
west of town is feeding a nice bunch
of cattle for spring market.
Mr. Shelley has purchased the two
Lebeck lots and will erect a residence
on same when spring comes.
Milton Crow was over on the
Brushy for a load of goods for his
nephew, who is moving west.
Sid Hopkins, an old land mark of
this township left here Wednesday
last for his new home in Nebraska.
Greenwaldt & Groteluschen are
taking in their spring stock of im
plements. One car came last week.
Mr.'Young, the gentleman who
now owns the John S. Lacy farm,
was a business visitor here last week.
Jewelbt Repaired,—Leave
C. EUGENE MERTZ, Proprietor.
Drugs, Jewelry, Toil?* /ir-ticles.
Stationery, Paints, Oils, Brashes, Glass, Wall Paper, Etc.
Gray Department.
George P. Wiley is in Adair county
on business.
J. D. Antrim has moved into the
Schroeder building.
Our "Nasby" was a business
visitor at the hub Saturday.
Jacob Ginther returned from his
grand jury duties Tuesday.
B. F. Kennedy returned to Audu
bon after his work was over.
Miss Sadie Forsbeck will teach in
the Scott district north of town.
Sam Garmire again took his daugh
ter to Council Bluffs for treatmeut.
orders
at the Gray Pharmacy for repair ot
clocks, watches or any kind of jewelry
Walter Audas was too sick too re
turn to bis duties In the District
court Monday. He went down Tues
day.
Have you heard the robins singing
their spring like song? Have, you
heard the woodchuck saying In a
horu1"
Thomas DeWitt we learn, contem
plates returning to his old home at
Dedham. Tom has had tough sled
ding here.
John Mills, of Laurel, Nebraska, is
visitiug with his relatives in this
neighborhood, the Clark and Green
lee families.
Our spring weather of last week
took a severe change, and from mud
knee deep, we waded iu suow au inch
deep in less than five hours.
Joe Johnson was interviewing
friends and old neighbors here last
week. Joe is one of those happy
Irish that is always welcome.
The ditlerence between the triplets
born iu Plymouth county last week
and our triplets, is—they were
females, while ours are males.
John Hopkins of the Brushy coun
try passed through here on his way
to Pierce county, Nebraska, where he
expects to make his future home.
Harry Mertz of Lake View, a
brother to'our'Gene, and a roynl
good fellow from that sandy town,
was making us a pleasant visit last
week.
Albert Coomes having purchased
the Bert Lebeck house, moved Into
the same last week, he is now quietly
ensconced under his own vine and
tree.
Mrs. E. B. Cousins passed through
here for Cedar Rapids, where she i
called to attend the funeral of her
beloved mother. Our sympathies
are extended.
James Foster, Sr., had the misfor
tune to lose his home by fire last Fri
day evening. The building was
erected iu 1878 and was among the
best in the land them days.
Not having titles enough to go
round we omitted our honorable
mayor, thinking our neighborly cor
respondent would transfer his, with
out a kick, and that would be enough.
We hear it whispered that Gray iB
to have considerable building
done when the frost is out it
should be so, for no better location
for business, is unoccupied iu the
state of Iowa.
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A child of John Stuarts, also one
at George Shroeder's are laying dead
at this writing. The deadly grip
seems to be no respector of persons
and hews close to the line. The be
reaved parents have our sympathy in
their affliction.
The man in the moon who Bails through
the sky.
it
it
to ready to sine up
•logs—convert thent M.
in tie
your
Is the most courageous skipper
But he made a mistake when he tried to
take
A drink of railk from the "dipper."
He dipped It into the "milky way,"
And slowly, cautiously filled it:
But the Great Bear growled and the Little
Bear howled.
And scared him so that he spilled it.
I
Catarrh Cured. A clear head and
sweet breath secured with Shiloh's
Catarrh Remedy, sold on a guarantee.
nual r*)*otor frw. Bold by C. W. Honstoa.
Ross Department.
Butter 10c, eggs 8c.
Fred Keenapple bought a disc har
row of Luse Tuesday.
Audey Sheley is suffering of mea
sles—a very severe attack.
Mrs. Mary Magill will soon go to
Carroll for medical treatment.
Luse received a large consignment
of Ohio Cultivators this week.
A merry dancing party was held at
Frank Rice's home Tuesday evening.
Big dance at Tom Kennedy's on the
Hart farm Wednesday night of this
week.
John Wagner shipped a carload of
hogs to Cedar Rapids Wednesday of
last week.
Rev. Clemmer, of Audubon, con
ducted meetings at the Sands a few
days last week.
Geo. Ross shipped a car of cattle to
Chicago Wednesday, accompanying
the stock himself.
L. N. French has been under the
weather the past week, suffering of
the prevalent grip.
Mrs. Poseen is very ill of pleurisy
at her home in Viola township and
her recovery is doubtful.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Carper went
to Carroll Tuesday where Mr. Car
per will have his eyes treated.
Walt Weston, Nels Olsen and Cy
Sampson shipoed four cars of fine
cattle on the Tuesday morning special.
Buy the farmers Ohio Cul
tivator of J. F. Luse, at Ross,—the
only successful riding corn plow
made.
Mast Frost, in Sec. 27 Cameron
townsnip, has commenced spring im
provements by erecting a neat sum
mer kitchen.
Tom Stuart will return soon from
Kansas City. His sister, whom he
went to visit, died last Sunday of
consumption.
D. L. Reid made a business trip to
Chicago Tuesday. He accompanied
Nets ChristenBen'a four cars of cattle,
shipped by the special.
W. L. Swaney and family of
Cameron township, will not move io
Woodbine this summer as intended
but remain on the old farm another
year.
Papa Pete Johnson and Grandpa
John Zaiger are the happiest men in
Cameron township since the arrival
of that baby girl at Pete's home Mon
day ot last week.
Walter Greenlee has nearly finished
assessing Cameron township and the
tax-payers proncuitce hini a careful
and judicious nasvrsor. Report will
appear in this paper next week.
One day lust week while Peter
Skov was assisting John Wagner in
in weighing a fractious bull, he re
ceived a severe blow on the right eye,
closing that window for a day or two.
Aug. Neitzel orders the
Journal,
sent to his brother, Henry Neitzel, at
Guernsey, Iowa, in order that he may
know what his friends and relatives
in this county are doing. Henry was
formerly a resident of Audubon
county.
At the directors' meeting at Cam
eron Center last Monday the salaries
of teachers in that township for the
present school year were reduced to
$30 per month instead of $32 as here
tofore paid. Considerable time was
consumed iu discussing the question
of building anterooms to schoolheuses
but it was finally voted down. No
other business of importance was
transacted.
Last Friday evening about 6 o'clock
the residence of Jas. Foster, Sr.,
in north Cameron township was
burned to the ground. Nearly all
the goods and clothing in the lower
story were destroyed, but everything
upstairs—apartments of John Foster
and family—was destroyed. The fire
originated from a defective llue and
caught while the family wera at sup
per, thus gaining such headway as to
be beyond control when discovered.
The building was insured for $400,
which sum covers about half the loss.
Wo understand that Mr. Foster will
at ouce rebuild, the uew residence to
be similar to the old one. This is a
severe financial blow to Mr. Foster
and he has the sympathy of the en
tire community.
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Root Tea, the great Blood Purifier.
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Cameron Township.
Amos says he wishes he lived near'
Hamlin.
Pete Henry 9helled corn part of"
last week.
Josh. Jordan transacted business in
North Branch last week.
Albert Hartraan has moved to his
new home in Carroll county.
Joe Johnson and wife visited at the
home of Joshua Jordan's one day Inst.
week.
Will Walker, of north Cameron,
went to Shqiby county on business
last week.
Willie Schraeder is now ready to
do all kinds of blacksmithing. Give
him a call.
Jake Ruhs is breaking his fine span
of colts which he purchased at Frank
Rice's sale.
Joe Johnson has sold his big mule
to r. Wilson, of Manning, receiving
$65 for him.
Albert Schraeder, of Viola town-,
ship, will work for A. E. Allen this
coming season.
The family of August Schraeder is
able to be around again after a hard
tussle with measles.
Frank Rorah returned last Tuesday
from Omaha where he has been visit
ing for the past couple of weeks.
Lon Reed has rented the old C. C.
Cushion farm iu Viola. Geo. Win
ters will work for him this summer.
Albert Fancher was called to at
tend a severe case of measles at the
home of Aug. Shraeder's last Snnday
night.
Aug. Schraeder has rented the o\'
Manaban form lor '97. Mr. KinL
the milk hauler, will occupy tht
house.
Human Elevftton.
An extraordinary business is car
ried on at the Maison Pinet, 66 Ber
ners street. W. M. Pinet is a pro
fessional height inoreaser. This is
effeoted in two ways: First, by us
ing in one's boots the plush cov
ered pads called elevators, and, seo
ond, by wearing speoially made
boots. For anything up to
1^ inoh
es the elevators are recommended
up to 6 inohes the specially made
boots. The elevators oost from 7s.
6d. to 15s. Cd. per puir. They ore
about inches long and inches
wide. The boots run up the scale
from a sovereign or so to 7 or 8
guineas,
Clerks c"* nf employment,/we'*
«Vin men (to w)
i._-uon are all amon
olients, also army offici
of parliament, lords anc
risters, clerics of all de^
lovers of both sexes lv
sand. In many cases la
elevators solely becaust
the instep and make the
smaller.
One hears of the dignil
man who left his elevat
boots, when he put thes
his hotel bedroom door.
boots were brought up polib
pads were missing, and the
man was "confined to his
He didn't care to make il
about the things. When he
ture out, he was somewhat 1
the eyes of his friends. Tho
is, keep duplicate pairs.—New
Tribune.
SIOVKlOgg.
Stockings were made by machin
ery much earlier than is commonly
supposed,a frame for stocking weav
ing having been invented in Eng
land by Rev. Mr. Lee of Cambridge
in 1589. The stocking making ma
chines are now almost absolutely
perfect, receiving the yarn, starting
the stocking and turning the heel
and toe complete.
A Physician'sTribute
To th« BtnaflU R«c*iv*d From Dr. MIIm*
NEW HEART OURE.
HEART
NerTousneaa, Eruptiona on
the Faoe, and makea the head clear aa a bell.
Sold by C. W. Houston.
DISEASE Is eatable. It is not
surprising that all cases are not
cured, since no physician has made
tbe heart a special study tor a quarter of a
century aa Dr. Miles has done. The follow*
log tribute from a physician will be read
with interest. "For six years prior to taking
Dr. Miles' Mew Heart Cure toy wife was a
terrible sufferer from heart disease. She
had a constant flutter
ing of the heart and
severe palpitation and
pain In the left side.
She took three bottles
of Dr Miles' New Heart
Cure and was complete"
ly restored to health*
and has not taken a
drop of medicine during the past two years.
Under these circumstances I cannot do
otherwise than recommend It to others."
Friendship, N. Y. W. H. 8oott( M. D.
Dr. Miles* Remedies are sold by all drug
gists under a positive guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money refunded. Book on Heart
and Nerves sent free to all applicants*
DR. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, lad.