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vt 7t ft. :V vv I, preliminary Talk "It certainly is going to be a beauti ful day," murmured Dalbeck, when the sun, shining in his face, awaken ed him Sunday morning. "Why don't you go on out to the golf club, then?" inquired Mrs. Dal beck. "Oh, no—I don't want to do that!" "Why not?" "Do you want me to go?" inquired Dalbeck, in accents of deep reproach. "When Sunday is the only day of the week that I can spend with my family, It Is pretty hard lines to find you try ing to get rid of me!" "Now, James!" said Mrs. Dalbeck, protestingly. "The idea that you should think such a thing for a minute! You know I'd rather have you at home than anywhere else on earth!" "Then of course I won't go," Dalbeck said with a skillfully revealed sigh. "Not if you don't want me to. I be lieve it's a man's duty to do as his wife wants, even at the cost of his personal inclinations, and of course I'd rather stay at home with you—" "Why, it would spoil my whole day!" Interrupted Mrs. Dalbeck, "if you gave up a beautiful time in the country just because you thought I was selfish enough to make you stay at home! I want you to go!" "Henrietta," said Dalbeck, "do you Buppose for one instant that you can deceive me? I know perfectly well that you are holding your disappoint ment at the idea of a lonely day and are urging me to go merely out of the unselfishness of your nature. I'm not going to take advantage of it. Any how, I really don't care about playing golf today. I hadn't even thought of It until you spoke, and you see I didn't jump at tho idea then. I'd lots rather stay at home." "Nonsense," said Mrs. Dalbeck. "If you stayed at home this beautiful day my conscience would reproach me, James. We may not have any more nice Sundays this fall, and it will do you good to get outdoors. I am per fectly willing for you to go, because know you need the exercise. A man of your age doesn't exercise nearly enough, and—" "Oh, so you are dissatisfied with my figure, are you?" inquired her husband in tones of deepest reproach. "I know I'm not an Apollo, but I didn't think—" "James!" cried Mrs. Dalbeck. "You we perfectly stupid. I was just trying to make excuses for you to go—" "Aha!" said her husband. "Your frords plainly show that you honestly lon't feel that I should go! Your real opinion is that a man is a dub who doesn^t pass Sunday with his family, and i'agree with you. Where should we find more happiness and pleasure than by the family hearthstone, any how. I'd lots rather—" "I know you would," said his wife, "but you must consider your health, fames. It is your duty to do so. Please oblige me by doing as I ask and go ing out to the club!" "I haven't the least desire to go," protested Dalbeck. "Somehow I don't feel .up to it. It may rain, anyhow—" "The sun never shone brighter," in terrupted Mrs. Dalbeck. "Please, James!" Dalbeck looked harassed and then resigned. "I don't see why you make such a fugs about it," he mourned. "And there isn't time to catch the golf special now, anyhow, if I did want to go!" "Yes there is," insisted his wife. "Here are all your^ clothes ready to fump into, and I'll bring you up some coffee while you are dressing. That clock is five minutes fast, and if you hurry—here are your shoes and—" "You don't give a fellow time to think," Dalbeck grumbled. "You are rushing me off at such a rate that I don't get a chance to say a word. It floesn't seem to make any difference to you whether I want to go or not, lust so you get your own way. I—" "Here's your cap," said Mrs. Dal beck, as she opened the inside door, "and if you hurry you can just make the train!" She watched Dalbeck leap and van ish around the corner, and then she milled to herself. "I suppose lie has to so through all that formula every time to ease his conscience," she said. "Hello," Dalbeck was saying on the Station platform to three other men In golf attire. "I came near missing the train this morning, I tell you—I got BO interested making my objections to going as artistic as possible. But they worked beautifully." ST, v] Very Convenient. An enterprising builder was one day In conversation with several friends, when he was accused of using inferior materials in the construction of houses which he had recently built. A hot argument ensued, in the midst of which a gentleman arrived who lived in one of the jerry-built cottages, and the matter was referred to him. "Weel, sirs," said he, "I can assure ye they are the malst convenient hooses I ever abode in." "But," said one of the listeners, "why convenient dae ye say?" "Oh, haud yer wheest till I explain. When first I cam to bide in Mr. Jerry's boose I had to rise i' the middle o' the night an' open the door to let oot the cat but the cat can gang oot an' come in noo thro' the cracks, an' I'm Bared a lot o' botber."—Tit-Bits. ^"-1 -tV- GOT HIS NOTES MIXED I $*- -, Abaant-Mlnded Man Hak Soma Dim* oulty at tha Book Store and I tha Qrocera'. 1 I As the llttie man walked absent mlndedly along the sidewalk he sud I denly Stepped In front of a bookstore, It recalled to him the meaning of that piece of string on his finger, and with a brightened face he entered. "Just a minute," he said to the clerk. "My "wife wanted me to get a book for her—a certain novel she's heard a good deal about. I must find the memorandum she gave me. She wrote the name on a slip at paper, and I put it. In my pocket." After considerable fumbling he pro duced a small bit or paper, and laying it on the counter, took out his spec tacles and adjusted ttiem on his nose. "Here's the name—Cobb's Corna tine. Yes, that's it." "I1—I'm afraid I don't know the book, sir," said the clerk apologetical ly, "but I'll look through the list of new ones." And he ran his eye over the list on the wall. "No, I'm sorry to say I can't find it here. You are sure of the name?" "Yes, it's right here on this piece of paper." "Well, I'm afraid we haven't got It then." "But—but I don't dare to go home to my wife without it. I promised to get it for Iier." The clerk called to another In the back of the store, who came forward. To the other he said: "Say, Bill, do you know of a book called Cornatine, by a fellow named Cobb?"_ "What's that?" he asked in sur prise. The old gentleman broke In: Cobb Cornatine. Here, see for yourself." "I'm afraid you've made a mistake," Bald the new arrival with a twinkle. "Cobb's Cornatine is a new breakfast food." "Ah, now I seo why the grocer didn't understand me when I asked him for a package of Queed," remark ed the customer in manifest relief. —G. Kaemmerling In Puck. OLDEST TREE IS ON COS It Measures 30 Feet In Circumference and Is More Than 2,000 Years Old. The tallest trees in the world are the Australian eucalypti, which attain an altitude of 480 feet. The biggest are the mammoth trees of California, some of which are 276 to 373 feet in height, and 108 feet in circumference at the base. From measurements of the rings it is believed that certain of these trees are from 2,000 to 2,500 years old. The oldest tree in the world is said to exist on the Island of Cos off the coast of Asia Minor. It is several thousand years old, but Just how many no one has dared to say. The tree is carefully preserved by a wall of masonry around it, and the trunk is thirty feet in circumference. But there are parts of trees in the form of useful timber which are even older, probably, than any on the stump. Beams In old buildings are preserved today, which are known to be over a thousand years old. Piles driven by the Romans prior to the Christian era are perfectly sound to day, and it is known that they have been immersed in water for upward of two thousand years. Some woods have remarkably dur able properties when Immersed in wa ter. They decay rapidly on the stump, many rotting in from five to ten years, but when Immersed in water they last longer than iron or steel. An effort has been made by our gov ernment to preserve woods indefinite ly by treating them with oils and tar products. Already telegraph poles and railway ties have had their average life extended from five to ten years by this process.—Harper's. When the Worm Turned. "No power on earth shall make me do it!" he declared, firmly. She ap proached close to his side. Her eyes blazed into his and her lips sneered. "You shall do it! However you dread it, it must be done I You hear me?" "I refuse utterly! Such a thing is unworthy for a man of pride and hon or to undertake!" he repeated, draw ing back from her as from a whip lash. Quickly she was at his side again, gripping his arm with fingers slim, but hard as steel. She slipped a small knife into his hand—a thin, sharp-pointed piece of steel. "There!" she said. His obsti nacy was momentarily driving her to desperation. Her voice broke with passion, and she cried, in a loud, angry tone: "Wil liam Tomkins, if you don't do what I say and go peel those potatoes at once, you'll go to bed without any dinner!"—Puck. Proper Things to 8ay, To a young woman who has for saken school teaching for matrimony and housekeeping: "Don't you feel lost without anything to do?" To a motorman: "Don't you some tiems get tired of stopping for peo ple?" To a doctor: "I should think your irregular hours would almost kill you." To a newspaper man: "But of course, I never believe more than half that I read in the papers." To a postman: "Don't your feet ache by night?" To a librarian: "You must enjoy reading the new novels ahead of ev erybody else In town."—Newark Newa. 'V' Willie fil® Jet "I was over at Mrs. Kershaw's the other day," said the woman with the little boy who was calling on her next door neighbor, "and I must say that she has changed of late years! Why, when I knew her as a girl she had such ability and was such a manager bef0r"e 'l'have"CVmmanderyou"a —and you ought to see the way that house is run and the Perfectly dread- ful way she has with her children! "I don't believe in the old fashioned "There! Willie is investigating your cuckoo clock now. He has a passion for finding out the reason for things. Willie, darling, you mustn't swing on the weights of the clock, you really mustn't. "There! What did mother tell you? You swung on the weights and now you've pulled the whole clock down oft the wall! You are likely to give people headaches when you make a big noise like that. Every one hasn't the perfect control of her nerves that mother has. "There's everything in control, don't you think so, Mrs. Janes? I never al low any external fact to upset me. Oh, is the clock broken? Well, I don't believe it is a very bad break and a clever clock man can easily— oh, you say you brought it from Swit zerland and it has a complicated for eign mechanism? Well, it does seem to me that Americans ought to be able to find enough goods manufactur ed in this country without encourag ing anarchists and paupers abroad. I've often heard my husband talk about political affairs, so I suppose I am better informed than most women. "The way Mrs. Kershaw lets her children run over her is perfectly dreadful. She didn't seem to have the least control of them at all. I— "Willie, you must't scratch the pi ano with that pin. Mother means what she says, darling, and I expect you to obey. Not another scratch after that one you are making! I've no doubt if your furniture polish is the fight kind, Mrs. Janes, it will rub the scratches out perfectly and, anyhow, they are such delicate ones. Willie has such a dainty touch with every thing that sometimes I think he is go ing to* be an artist. "Why, Wil—1-1-e-e-e! Didn't you hear me say not another scratch? And you've made at least six more! Now, I simply will not be disobeyed that way and you may go sit in the green velvet chair. Climb back and sit there! You see, Mrs. Janes, I always punish promptly when Willie doesn't mind me. "If you had children yourself you'd understand how it warms a mother's heart to feel the little things depend ing on one and taking one's word as gospel law. Why, Willie would no sooner think of going contrary to my wishes than he would think of flying, would you, dear? "My goodness, where is Willie? He isn't in the green velvet chair. You haven't a cellar door or anything open, have you, Mrs. Janes, that he might fall down? I can't understand—oh, you say he is on the other side of the piano scratching ft with another pin? "Willie, come here—at once! Don't you know you grieve mother terribly when she finds that she can't trust you? Oh, you say you wanted to see if a black pin would make the same kind of a scratch as a white one! Did you ever—that investigating mind again! It makes me feel terribly re sponsible, Mrs. Janes, to think that it rests with me whether that shall all be mistakenly crushed out or en couraged. "I've so.enjoyed this little visit with you—it rests one to get a change from one's usual thoughts, you know. Come over soon—it will brighten you up and interest you to be where there is a child, and Willie is such a lovable lit tle fellow. "Kiss Mrs. Janes, darling. Why, what are you sticking out your tongue for? You say because you hate her? Oh, Willie, it is wrong to hate any one! "hasn't heDa cunning" pink" llttie c?' JESTING HIS STRONG WILL Conceited Club Man Caught In At tempt to Prove Superiority of Hla Mental Powers. At one of the clubs the other day two members were arguing about will power. The conceited man, who was In the habit of boring all present with his pointless tales, said that his will I was stronger than his friend's. "You are wrong there," said the quiet man, "and I will prove it in this way. You go and stand in that cor ner, and I will will you to come out of It. You will against me, and I bet you that I will have you from that cor- secon The smart one took bet and hlmself ln the CQrner The qulet sa id, in a way of frightening children to pieces "Come out of that corner!" and making them obey you because The other grinned and shook his they are afraid. I never have the head. The quiet man sat down and least trouble with my Willie, because looked at him steadily. Five minutes I treat him like a human being. Darl- passed, and then the man of will said, Ing, don't handle the fern, for Mrs. with a sneer:— Janes may not like It. Everybody] "Hadn't you better give it up? I isn't like mother, who understands don't feel any influence at all, and I how Interested little boys are in na- can't stand here all the evening." ture. Stop bending the leaf, dearest— "There is no hurry," said the quiet oh, now, see! You've broken the whole etalk off! There, Willie, you see seat. There is no time limit except what happens when you don't obey that you are to come out before I ask mother! you twice, and as I don't Intend to "It's perfectly wonderful, Mrs. Janv.o, I ask you again until-this day week, I the reasoning power displayed by that: think you will feel the influence be child! You wouldn't think it, but he fore then." understands cause and effect perfect ly. He bent the leaf—and it broke— an act and a result, you see. Willie, why did you break all those other leaves, too? Oh, so the plant would be even all around! Now, did you ever hear anything cleverer than that, Mrs. Janes? Willie has such an eye for form. I am sure he is going to be something wonderful, aren't you? I always believe in encouraging a child when he shows any signs of develop ing a particular faculty. commanding voice:— ma n, "and I have a very comfortable The smart one came out. SWALLOWS ARE VERY BOLD One Builds Nest in a House and An other Establishes Home on Electric-Light Lamp. A very curious instance of boldness in swallows was recorded In 1886 from Ceylon. In this case the birds built over a lamp in the dining room what made their choice of site more remarkable was the fact jthat the lamp could be raised or lowered by counter weights and the connecting chains auctually passed through the mud walls of the nest. Occasionally the bird selects a nest ing site which invites comparison with the boldness of the robin. In July last a pair of swallows took advantage of the open window of an unoccupied bedroom ln a house at Felmersham in Bedfordshire to begin building their nestt on the curtain rod of the bed. The return of the owner of the house and his occupation of the bed did not in the least disturb or alarm the birds, which completed the nest and brought off three nestlings within 3even weeks of the house owner's re turn. They took no notice of the oc cupant of the bed when flying in and out of the window feeding their young but the hen bird would fly off the nest If any one entered the room during the daytime. Three years ago a pair of swallows built, their nest on top of the shade of art Electric lamp which hangs outside the asylum at Narborough, near Leicester.—Baily's Magazine. Relics of Past Grace. Nothing is too queer to happen ln some corner of New York, says the press of that city. The other day a business women took a room at what appeared to be an ordinary, small, quiet family hotel on West Forty fourth street. The morning after her arrival she notlved a little old man sit ting ln the long hall which ran by the double parlors. Another man came downstairs and the little old chap lumped up and joined him, and togeth er they went Into the back parlor. Strolling down the hall, she happen ed to glance through the open door of the back parlor. There she saw the two men on their knees at a couch, fervently praying aloud. The business woman passed her hand across her brow. "Have I got 'em?" she mur mured, "or have I got into the foolish house?" Later she discovered that the hotel had ln former years been a "home" connected with a church, and that al though It long since passed under sec ular management gome of the old-time brethren still haunt it. Divorced by Candle. If the marriage yoke rests uncom fortably upon a Burmese couple, a di vorce may be quickly and inexpensive-' ly obtained, with a bit of excitement thrown in gratis. Husband and wife agreeing that life apart would present greater charms, the wife goes out and purchases two small candles, made es pecially for such occasions. These can dles are exactly the same size, but each has some distinguishing mark, one being intended to represent the man, the other the woman. At exact ly the same moment the candles are lighted, and the unhappy couple anx iously watches them burn. When one candle goes out the divorce Is com plete, but with one condition—the owner of the candle which has gone out must at once leave the house with nothing but the clothes worn at the moment. The other party remains in possession of the house and all therein. Hla Connections. The office boy for one of the largest financial houses in New York recently found a package of valuable papers. He promptly returned the property to Its owner and was told he would be sent a suitable reward. 'And, by the way," said the grate- 0Wn®f' ''Bh*111,Bent ?lt tongue. Mrs. Janes? mentioning the name of the uXlXL "Naw," said the boy "send it care, uuu nwts miii iui whole afternoon I "Some day when I'm going out I'll take him and keep him for a' .f?e whole afternoon l- the Daring Dozen Social club. No. East Fourteenth street ''l-' I l.iw^l «»«liMRiiMti iiwtejifti wiHt-,1- t0 Doy ft! TT i\ ulator—That's It! a 9 2 "We Lead." a PUBLIC SALES The undersigned will sell at public sale at his place I! miles west of Exira, Smiles east of Elk Horn, on Tuesday, February I3th Comiiieticing at 11 o'clock, tho following property: 49 Head of Live Stock 4 Head of Horses: 1 gray horse 5 years old weighs 1450, 1 black mare with foal weighs 1450, 1 team sorrel horse and mare 10 and 11 years old weigh each 1000. 10 Head of Cattle: 3 good milch cows 1 fresh soon aud others fresh in spring, 2 2-year-old heifers in calf, 1 yearling bull well bred, 4 calves—3 steers and 1 heifer. 35 Head of Hogs—Stockers. Farm Machinery: 6 dozen chickens, 600 bushels corn, 75 bushels oats, some clover hay in bara, 1 lumber wagon, 1 2-seated spring wagon, 1 buggy, 1 sleigh, 1 set farm harness, 1 3-section harrow, 1 disc, 1 mower, 1 corn planter and 120 rods wire, 2 cultivators. Free Lunch at 11:30 Usual Terms J. B.JENSEN C. C. Nelson, Auct. A. W, Harvey, Clerk. The undersigned having rented his farm will sell at public sale at her place 2 miles due south of Oakfield and V& mile east. Farm is off the road. Tuesday, February 13th Commencing at 10 o'clock the following property: 34 Head of Live Stock 11 Head of Horses: 1 bay mare 12 years old weighs 1600, 1 black gelding 8 years old weighs 1600, 2 bay horses 6 years old weighs 1500 each, 1 bay single driver 11 years old weighs 1C00, 1 black mare 8 yrs old weighs 1150, 1 sorrel mare 8 years old weighs 850, black mare 18 yrs old, 1 bay gelding colt weighs 900, 2 sucking colts. 23 Head of Cattle: 10 milch cows 1 fresh and balance fresh soon, 1 High Grade Hereford heifer 2 years old, 1 High Grade Hereford yearling bull, 2 yearling heifers, 9 calves—5 steers and 4 heifers. Poultry: 10 dozen chickens, 1 coop of guineas, 6 geese. Farm Machinery 115-liorse gas engine, 1 six roll McCormick shredder, 1 4 hole Keystone sheller, 1 McCormick corn bin der, 1 Milwaukee binder nearly new, 1 Milwaukee mower, 1 P. O. corn planter and 80 rods of wire, 1 Hoosier 11 foot seeder, 3 cultivators, 1 Goodenough Sulky plow, 1 14-inch plow, 2 hay rakes, 1 harrow, 116 inch 7 foot disc, 1 hand corn sheller, 1 buzz saw, 1 No. 12 DeLaval cream separator, 1 4-inch Great Western wagon, 1 moline wa gon, 1 truck wagon, 1 bobsled, 1 cutter, 2 spring wagons, 3 buggies, 2 hay racks, new grindstone, 2 sets heavy work har ness, 1 set driving harness, 1 set light harness, 2 sets single harness. 1 'set Hu mane collar, 2 saddles, 3 iron kettles, 1 cop per kettle. Free Lunch at 11 30. Usual Tortus MRS. J. S. HAKTER D. R. Jones, Auct. O. F. Ide, Clerk. Having decided to go to California for my health, I will have a closing out Sale at my farm five miles northeast of Exira, two and one-half miles east and one south of Hamlin, on Wednesday, February 14th Commencing at 12 o'clock, the following described property towit: 38 Head of Live Stock 7 Head of Horses consisting of 1 team of horses, we'ght about 2400, 5 and 6 years old 1 team of mares, weight about 2300, 1 mare with foal, age ten and eleven 1 mare with foal, weight 1200, 9 years old 1 horse colt 1 year old in spring, 1 mare colt two years old. 13 Head of Cattle consisting of 6 No. 1 milch cows, 7 steers coming 2 years old, 18 Head *f Good Hogs. Farm Machinery, etc: Corn King man ure spreader, 1 corn planter with 80 rods of wire, 1 mower, 1 binder, 1 hay rack, 1 hay rake, 1 Jenny Lind cultivator, 1 16-inch riding plow, 1 14-inch walking plow, 1 8 section lever harrow, 1 disc harrow, 2 wa gons, 2 almost new top buggies, 1 new buggy harness, 1 work harness, 1 good DeLaval Cream Separator, and some hay. 1 cupboard, 1 kitchen cabinet, 1 10-foot extension table, 1 round table, chairs, bed steads, heating stove and cook stove and other articles too numerous to mention. Free Lunch at 11:30. Usual Terms. MRS. GEORGE MOREY Royjones, Auct. J. W. McGuire, Clerk. The undersigned will sell at public sale 5 miles west of Brayton, 3 miles south and 2 miles east of Elk Horn, 2 miles north of Gates, on Wednesday, February 21st Commencing at 10 o'clock, the following property: 69 Head of Live Stock 10 Head of Horses: 1 black 3 years old. 1 bav 5 years old, 1 Saddle horse 6 years old, 1 colt coming 3 years old, 1 colt com ing 2 years old, 1 old mare in foal, 1 bliud mare, 3 spring colts. 23 Head of Cattle: 9 milch cows will be fresh in spring, 3 yearling heifers, 1 1-year old steer, 7 spring calves and 4 fall calves. 36 Brood Sows. Farm Machinery: 2 dozen Rhode Island Red cockerels, 1 lumber wagon, 1 manure spreader. riding plow, 1 walking plow, 1 hay loader, 1 Side delivery rake, 1 three section harrow, 2 sets of work harness, 1 hand corn sheller, 1 stock tank, 2 gaso line tanks, Household Goods—1 bed, spring and mat tress, 1 table, 1 cupboard, 1 flower stand, some carpet, and other articles. Free Lunch at 11 30. Usual Terms. HANS B.HANSEN C. C. Nelson, Auct. S. C. Pedersen, Clerk The undersigned intending to move to North Dakota will sell at public sale 7% ®/miles southeast of Exira, 8 miles uorth of \Aolta, 1 mile east and 1 south of Audubon Township Creamery, 1 mile north of Aud* ubon Center schoolhouse, on the old Bchternacht farm, on V: Wednesday, February I4th Commencing at 11 o'clock, the following property: 42 Head of Live Stock 4 Head of Horses: 1 black horse 4 years old, 1 bay mare with foal 8 years old, bay mare with foal 3 years old, 1 colt Head of Cattle: 7 good milch cows 2 fresh and others fresh March 1st, 6 2-year old heifers. 23 calves—6 bulls and 17 hei fers, 8 of which are Angus. 1 2-year old bull, 110 month's old grade Hereford bull. Farm Machinery: 1 McCormick binder, 1 Ditto Endgate with cart, 1 hay rake, 1 hay rack, 1 steel wheel truck wagon, 1 lumber wagon, 1 Piano mower, 1 feed grin der, 1 haud corn sheller, 1 new 16-inch wallciag plow, 1 feed bunk, 1 grindstone, 1 cutter, 1 DeLaval cream separator No. 15, some household goods, 450 bushels corn in crib, 4 tons slou gh hay in barn, 6 tons clo ver hay in stack, 150 bushels seed oats, some potatoes, 13 dozen Brown Leghorn and White Rock chickens, 12 Leghorn cockerels, and numerous articles. Free Lunch at 11:30. Usual Terms JAS. BERTHELSKN S Col, Creigliton, Auct. A.W.Harvey. Clerk. The undersigned will sell on his premK ses 2lA miles southwest of Brayton, on Friday, February 23rd Commencing at 11 o'clock, the following property: 52 Head of Live Stock 38 Head of High Grade Red Poles: 16 milch cows, 3 of them recorded, 1 Sally HE 2 descendants of Imported Sweet Briar, Bull Leroy 18133, 3 years old (his sire is a one ton bull,) 4 yearling steers, 4 yearling heifers, balance bulls and heifer calves. 5 Head of Horses: 3 work horses, 2 colts 2 and 3 years old. 9 Head of Hogs: 8 sows and 1 boar About 300 bushels of corn and some hay in barn, also some implements. Free Lunch at Noon. Usual Terms Our mail man went his rounds last Saturday, as bad as it was The assessor Chet Dustin is getting in his work these cold days. 1 Mrs. Jensen was a Manning busi-„^ is ness visitor one day last week. & Henry Brandhorst Sr. came down .4 from Manning, Monday morning. The Green Bay Lumber Company received a carload of coal last week. Edith Bunker is out at her grand-, parentc, sta} ing until she gets well. r. and rs. George Garber were entertained at McMullen's Sunday. Veda Peterson has been spending the last week out at Claude Farrell's. Little Stuart Gray was a very sick child for several days lust week but is better again. Mr. McMallen's mother from Ir win came the first of the week to spend several days with them. The stock-vard was, full of stock over Saturday and Sunday, waiting for cars and trains to take it out. Frank Stough went up to Vail Saturday morning to visit his neice, Mrs. Peter Ludwig and family. No train Saturday afternoon and Sunday's train didn't get dawn till 6 o'clock on account of the storm. Cameron Ross went to Audubon Saturday morning to get some dental work done and didh'c get back to Gray until Sunday night. Mrs. Cameron came Wednesday to visit her children and to go to Audu bon Thursday, but on account of tha stoim she didn't go down until Fri day. She was here yet this week. Mrs. Spilker was called to Scranton Monday evening of last week on ac count of her grandmother's illness. She came home Friday evening and Lucile and Billy went up and stayed till Sunday. They repoit her better. There was a good crowd at tho hall last Thueeday night in spite of the cold weather to hear the "Brownie Girl" and they were well paid for going. She was the best reader we have ever had in Gray. The Fair child Company is the next and tha last number of the Lecture Course. Shocking Sounds in the earth are sometimes heard before a terrible earthquake, that warn of the coming peril. Nature's warnings are kind. That dull pain or ache in the back warns you the kidneys need attention if you would escape those dangerous ma ladies, dropsy, diabetes or Biight's di sease. Take Electric Bitters at once and see baokaohe fly and all your best feel ings return. "My son received great ben efit from their use for kidney and blad der trouble," writes Peter Bondy, South Kockwood, Mioh.' "It is certainly a freat fis kidney medicine." Try it at Exira rug 0o. "'t* •t.4 _V i£Vr W H.N.HANSEN C. C. Nelson, Auct. ?j] Willie Hoegh, Clerk. fli 3 Audubon Blain Swarlz went last Sunday evening. Mrs G. E Farrell was a shopper in Manning last Friday. -ViS Uy* ..-'"'iff