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Please write or till in this coupon with your name and address and Dr. Kilmer & Co., wiu send you a Free Sample Bottle of Swamp-Root the (ireat Udocy Remedy. Nome ..71;. St. and No City or Tow* MHM Stats. • • m) Mention this paper. Too "Freckle*Minded." John G. Carlisle has discovered down in the fastnesses of Setauket, L>. I., a man with a new attribute.' Mr. Carlisle spends his summers there ;;"j and takes a more or less active inter­ est in the farming operations. "No," said the head farm hand to Mr. Car­ lisle in discussing the hiring of a new man. "I wouldn't bother to take on Frank. He wouldn't suit." "Why not?" "Well, because you couldn't I place no dependence on his stickin' to * the job. He's such a freckle-minded '. cuss he never stays at any one string." MAMMOTH CAVES IN FRANCE. NORTHWEST KANSAS I ' Wifllips County is located between the •rfolomon and Republican, two of the best rivers in the State. Its network of hills, smooth open prairies, wide meadow valleys, numerous springs, timbered cross streams *nd rivers combined together make it « surprisingly beautiful country and natur- : ally promote and precipitate seasonable ? local rains protecting it from drouth. It has a deep loam soil and it is one of the best ranch and surest crop sections west of the Mississippi river for orchards, grain, corn, alfalfa, hogs, cattle and horses. Three railroads through county. It Wili pay you to investigate my 110 to 130 bar­ gains in desirable ranches and farms. " J.-F. MORSE, Phillips burg,-Kan ( The Words We Use. Volume VI of the hew Oxford Die tionary records 3,175 words between M and Mandragon, with 12,855 illus­ trative quotations. The verb make, with its unparalleled variety of shades of meaning,-and multitude of idioma- atic uses, has naturally required to, be treated at unusual length; the article occupies upward of eleven pages, each consisting three long columns, or slightly more than the space given to . the verb go, which has till now been by far the longest in the dictionary,-- Jtoftnd. Lately Explored, They Are Now a Pop­ ular Pleasure Resort. One of the strangest holiday re­ sorts, and one of the most interesting, is that recently made accessible to the public at Padirac, in the department of Lot, France. There a wonderful series of caverns, containing magnifi­ cent stalactites and a subterranean lake and river, has yielded its secrets to the adventurous explorer, and the dangers of the visit have now been in­ geniously reduced, so that the average sightseer may traverse these "antres vast" with ease and safety. For ages the caves remained abso­ lutely unexplored, but by the enter­ prise of M. Martell a barrister, they have been thoroughly examined and described, and by means of iron stair­ ways and galleries have been ren­ dered accessible. One vast craterlike opening is 300 feet in circumference, and when M. Martel made his first visit to the depths he had to descend on a board attached to two ropes after the manner of a swing. He went down 300 feet, and, with several companions, began an extraordinary series of discoveries. The chief of these is an underground river, which he navigated in a collapsible boat. lyV'v • High Rate for Church Pew. Thirty dollars a day for a pew in church is probably the record price. That is the figure paid fbr a stail in JJrace church, Broadway and Eleventh Street, New Yl»rk. The pew was sold at auction by the trustees of an es­ tate and was bought for $1,500 by Hamilton G. King, who is said to have , represented" some member of the Sthlnelander family. Establishes Educational System. Japan has established her up-to- feta system of education in Formosa, *tth much success. An Honest Opinion. Mineral, Idaho, Nov. 14th.--(Spe­ cial.)--That a sure cure ha<s been discovered for those sciatic pains that nuike so many lives miserable, Is the firm opinion of Mr. D. S. Colson, a well known resident of this place, and he does not hesitate to say that cure 16 Dodd's Kidney Pills. The reason Mr, Colson is so firm in his opinion is that he had those terrible pains and is cured. Speaking of the matter he says: "I am only too happy to say Dodd's Kidney Piils have done me lots of good. I had awful pains in my hip so I could hardly walk. Dodd's Kid­ ney Pills stopped it entirely. I think they are a grand medicine." All sciatic and Rheumatic pains are caused by Uric Acid in the blood. Dodd's Kidney Pills 5 make healthy Kidneys, and healthy Kidneys strain .all the Uric Acid out of the blood. With the cause removed there can be no Rheumatism or Sciatica. Dealers say that as soon u a cus­ tomer tries Defiance Starch it Is lm- frss&lble to sell them *any other cold water starch. Zt can be used cold 0> No man should run for office whose Character will not stand the witness- fcox test. The girl with a new engagement ring Invariably extends the glad hand when she meets her girl friends. Plans Wireless Station, The navy department is to establish a wireless station in the Farallone isl-' .ands, a group of rocks, thirty-two miles west of the entrance to San Francisco bay. It would be a very important station in war time. n,fat^ru^ee^ra .r*port that the extra together with the superior quality of Defiance Starch brandl° *m*>OS8"3'® to sell any other A good name may be better than great riches, but few men are in po* sition to choose r name. The Ward of King Canute A Romance of the Danish Conquest. By OTTILIE A. LIUENCRANTZ. Of The Thrall of Lief the Copyright, 1908, by A. G MoCLURQ A CO. CHAPTER XX--Continued. 1 But the king did not spring upon his foster-brother. Even as they looked, the fire went out in his eyes, spark by spar*, until they were lustreless as ashes, and at last he put up his hand and wiped great drops from his fore­ head. "Heavy is it to lose faith in others, but heavier still to lose faith in one's self. . . I know that no word of mine urged Edric to this deed, but what my eyes may have said, or some trick of my voice or my face, is not so sure. . . It may be that I wanted this thing to happen without knowing it. It isvtrue that I do not always know for certain what I have at heart." His eyes came back from space to rest musingly on Elfgiva, "When I began this feasting-time, I thought I had grasped heaven with my hands, but now"--he spread out his fingers and relased the little bunch of dead leaves that he had been foiling against his palm--"now I let not this go from me more easily. , -. You see that a man is not sure even of his own mind." He dashed his fist against the tree beside him and did not seem to feel It when his hand was bleeding. "I will be such a king that there will not be many to equal me; such a king that they will wish they had given me hap­ piness and left me a man." Whirling, he flung out his bleeding hand toward Elfgiva, and his mouth was distorted with its bitterness. "Hear that, you'who were so mad to have your lord the King of England that you could not spend a thought on the love of Canute of Denmark! You have got your wish,--go back now to your Northamptonshire castle and tnink whether or not you are glad-, dened by it." "Go back!" Elfgiva fell from her height of injured dignity with a pierc­ ing scream, "What is it you say. King? Now by the splendor of heaven,, you depart not for London without led back upon those who followed. She stretched out an entreating hand toward the girl with the haughtily car­ ried head. "Randalin! What will he do--the King--when he finds that we have fooled Ulf Jarl, and come hither against his command?" The Danish girl laughed recklessly. "Little do I care, Candida, to tell it truthfully. Nothing can be worse thaii sitting in that ^bbey. Think that you will sleep in the palace to-night." Catching this last phrase, as her Valkyria came abreast of her, Elfgiva spoke pettishly: "You see fit to sing a different tune from what you did when you tried to hinder nje from this undertaking. I should have brighter hoper. if I had not given ear to your ad- v!< e to send a messenger ahead. If I could have come upon him before he had time to work himself into hostile temper--" Her attention wandered as a couple of tipsy soldiers elbowed themselves between the guards only to catch a nearer glimpse of her face, after Which they allowed themselves to be thrust back, shouting drunken toasts to her beauty. "Is it your wish that I help you to lower your hood, lady?" the Danish girl made offer. Elfgiva's half smile deepened into a laugh. "Not so, not so!" she said. "What! Have you seen so much of war and battle axes that you have forgotten the ways that are pleasing to men? Yet methinks you must needs have taken notice that always before he goes into battle a soldier tests the sharpness of his weapon. It is to that end that I endure the gfeze of these serfs--to test the power of my face." 'It would not be unadvisable for you to whet your wits as well," Frode's daughter muttered scornfully -- and somewhat rashly, since Elfgiva's wits f "* * * with this dead emptiness in her breast." me! Be it known to you that I am going to be your Queen." At first he laughed at her in genu­ ine astonishment; after that he laughed, neither angrily nor bitterly, but with the quietntess of utter eon- tempt. "I will have the London gold­ smiths send you a crown if you wish," he said. "That is all you. understand about being a queen." She tried to protest, to cajole, to threaten. She tried to do so many things at once that she accomplished none of them. Her speech became less and less intelligible until tears and hysterical laughter reduced it to mere mouthings,. while her tiny bands beat the air with fingers bent hook­ like. But the*young King did not look at her again. He had rejoined his nobles and was leading tnem toward the door, giving rapid orders as he walked. "Do you, Rothgar, see to it that the horses are saddled. Kinsman Ulf, it is my will that you join us some while later, when you have seen these women re­ turned in safety. You, my chiefs, get you ready to ride to Oxford as quick as is possible." His voice was lost in the trampling as they stepped from the turf upon the flagging of the gal­ lery. When the echoing tread was gone at last from the cloister, the garden seemed strangely silent in spite of the hurrying servants--rilent and empty. In the stillness it came slowly to Ran­ dalin that life was not so simple as she had supposed; that she was not going to die of her grief, but to live with it---live with this dead emptiness in her breast. The years seemed to stretch before her like the snow wastes of the North--white, white, white, without a break of living green. CHAPTER XXI. On the Road to London. From Edgeware. where the Watllng street left the Middlesex forest to cross the barren heath known as Ty­ burn >lane, the great road was crowded with travelers. Amid the rabble a band of high-borq women was to be seen approaching the city this early December morning. Their hoods were pulled down as before a storm, their mantles drawn up above their chins; ^nd all but two of them appeared to be trying to shrink into their gilded sad- dles. The two who rode at their head, however, looked to be of a different mettle. The shorter of the two, while she rode with gracefully drooping head, had left her face practically un­ covered, seemingly unconscious of the half slighting half pitying admiration elicited by its pathetic beauty. The other, who showed no more than the tip of her nose, held her head bravely erect, while, even through her wrap­ pings, the straightness of her back breathed haughtiness. Yet it waB not to the pensive fair one that a timid companion appealed for comfort when a temporary dam- m<n| r»f yggj stream tfr'tfut who had been sharp enough to guess the significance of her hand-maiden's In­ terview with the young English noble, and the knowledge had given her a weapon which she was skillful In us­ ing. "Has the sharpness of your mind brought you so much success then, my sweet?" she inquired with her fault­ less smile; and had the satisfaction of seeing her rebel shrink into silence like a child before a rod. The crowding of the highway be­ came more noticeable as, they neared thev point where the Watllng street swerved from its old course toward the ford and the little Isle of Thorns, to bend eastward toward the New Gate. Some obstruction at the fork­ ing of the roads Impeded* their prog­ ress almost to a walk. After a brief experience of it. Elfgiva spoke impa­ tiently to the nearest soldier. "Why does it become more crowded when two paths open before us? Why does It not happen that some of these cattie turn down the old way?" The man shook his head. "I do not think there is much likelihood of "that, lady; since the bridge was built no one has wanted to use the ford; and there is little else to take that way for, unless you are going to service in the West Minster or to the monas­ tery." "Wanted!" the Lady of Northamp­ ton repeated in the extremity of scorn. "Bid them turn into that road at once. They stand some chance of their faces gettingKclean if they take the ford--if they also get drowned matters very little. Tell them, seek what they may seek, to take that way instantly, or the King shall punish them for interfering with their betters." The man pushed up his leather cap to scratch his head. He was not unac­ quainted with her custom of sweeping the Northamptonshire serfs off any road she wished to possess, but that struck him as being somewhat easier than dispersing a coronation mob at the gates of London; and yet to <^efy her--that was harder than either of them! It was an Interposition of £is good angel that at this moment pro­ vided a diversion. Randalin broke from her silence with an exclamation: "Thorkel! Yon­ der!" . r Less than fifty p&ces ahead of them the grizzled head of the King's foster- father rose steeple-like above the crowd, while the mighty shoulders of the King's foster-brother made a bul­ wark beside It, and the gilded helms of the King's guard formed a palisade around them. The obstacle in the way was nothing less than 4 royal detach­ ment drawn up in waiting beside the road. Elfgiva's frown relaxed; for the first time in many days she let the liquid music of her laughter trickle forth. "Be blithesome in your minds, maid­ ens!" she called gayly over her shoul­ der. "Friends are at hand to take charge of us." , Taking into consideration, what they tad the attention was ao flat­ tering that at first they scarcely dared believe it; but its truth was proved the moment Thorkel turned his head and saw them coming. At his com­ mand, the line of gilded helms quickly : < drew out acroas the road in a barrier which once more dammed the human stream to overflowing. A break in the middle allowed the party from Glou cester to filter through; then the open­ ing closed behind them; the iine bent at either end, and they moved as be­ tween walls, guarded against any fur­ ther jostling or rude contact. Elfgiva sparkled with delight and greeted the Tall One with more affability than she had ever before deigned his gruffness. "Since my royal lord came not him­ self to meet us," she said graciously-- and pushing her hood entirely back so that he might get the full benefit of her face--"he has well honored us in his messengers, than whom no persons could be more welcome. I pray you, tell me without delay how it stands with his health and his fortunes." Turning from a muttered word to the soldier at his side, Thorkel an­ swered her with his usual curtness. "He thrives well, but his time is full of great matters. To-day he is with the English Witan. Yesterday they chose him to be their king. To-mor­ row he is to be crowned." "To-morrow? And he would have let me remain in igndrance!" The Lady of Northampton was unable to. repress a start of anger, though she turned it as soon as possible into a plaintive sigh, "Let me be thankful that my arrival is not too late. I can not tell you how w6 have been beset with hardships!"' Whereupon, she in­ stantly began telling him, giving free rein to eyes and lips and all the grace-" ful tricks of her hands. It did not dis­ turb her in the least that^Eie rode be­ side her in silence, when she had ob­ served that from under the bristling thatch of his brows his gaze never left her face. (To be continued.) OVR COUNTRY'S THANKSGIVING QUEER SOUTH AFRICAN SLANG, Many "Phrases That Are New to the Ears of Americans. The most curious slang in the "vfrorld is said to be that of South Africa. The South African loves to drawl, particu­ larly in describing anything. "Man, it's such a 1-e-e-tle thing," he will say; or, "Man, we went r-i-i-ght oVer thore." He addresses man, woman or child as "man," it may be observed. Nobody ever, steals--unless the police catch him--he only "jumps" the article; or, sihee the war, "commandeers" it. ,As in America, all shops are "stores," while public houses become "canteens," a la milltalre. Having entered the can­ teen, he will either have a "shandy" of beer and lemonade, the staple drink of the colonial; a "long" or a "pony" beer. Should he go on the spree he is "only having a birthday." Nothing is ever good, but anything from a concert to a p^ir of boots will be "decent" or "all kiff." Go to the theater and at the close of an exciting scene you will hear half a dozen voices say in unison, "Ma-a-n, it's de­ cent!". Should any occurrence move him to hearty laughter our friend will describe it as "dead funny." On the other hand, if he suspects that the play at the '"gaff" (theater) is poor he is "dead off" going. If anyone tries to impose on him or play him a trick he is trying to "come the tin man," and he will be told to "voetsac" (pronounced "foot- sack"), a Dutch epithet applied to dogs when you want them to get out of the way. Ne'er-do-wells and cad­ gers are "stiffs." Of course, natives of all ages are "boys," the term "coolies" being applied to Indians and Asiatics generally. A female "coolie" is inva­ riably addressed as "Mary." Judge Believes in Early Rising, David J. Brewer, justice of the United States supreme court, went to Kansas and entered upon the jpractice of law at 22. He is now 67 and hale and hearty. "For many years," he re­ cently said, "I have been* fretting up at 4 o'clock in the morning. Lately, however, the hour has been 5 o'plock, for I find I enjoy taking more sleep. My retiring hour at night is usually about 10 o'clock. I began ekrly rising when I lived in Kansas. As a young judge I was ambitious, and at night I found myself dreaming over the cases I had tried during the preceding day. I did not rest well, and this troubled me so much that I consulted a doctor. He advised me to drop all work in the evening. I was to go out with my wife, attend the theater, play cards or go to parties, but forget the law. I followed this advice and gradually acquired the habit of rising* at 4 o'clock."--Chicago Chronicle. President Polk in Boston. Charles J. Bateman, a descendant ot President Polk, asked to tell of some anecdote concerning his distinguished ancestor, told the following story: "It is said that when President Polk visited Boston he was impressively re- celved at Faneull hall market. The clerk walked in front of him down the length .of, the market, announcing in loud tones: "'Make way, gentlemen, fbr the president of the United States! The president of the United States! Fellow citizens, make room!" "The chief executive had stepped into one of the stalls to look at some game, when Mr. Rhodes, the secretary, turned around suddenly, and, finding himself alone, promptly changed his tone and exclaimed: " 'My gracious, where has that darn­ ed idiot got to?'"--Louisville Herald. Covering the Truth. A certain man in Philadelphia, who goes fishing two or three times a year and brings home more stories than fish, was talking .to a friend not long after his last trip. "And what did your wife say," inquired the friend, "when you told her you had caught thirty-five fish, none less than a pound weight?" "That wife of mine is a queer woman," was the reflective response. "You know the statue of Truth we had there In the parlor without any clothes on?" "Yes." "Well, do you know, when I tdld her what I had caught, she didn't say a word, but went right over to that statue with tears in her eyes and wrapped a rug around it.' Now, what do you suppose she meant by that?" and his friend assured him that it was eattretr Jbeyond his e^la&fttion. SOME FRUGAL DINNERS In striking contrast to the joyous and delicious Thanksgiving dinners of American civilization afe the frugal repasts of the many thousands dwel­ ling in remote and inhospitable parts of the United States. The natives who live on the coast of Alaska have a somewhat harder struggle for exist­ ence than do their reindeer breeding neighbors of the interior. All during the year the former are forced to wage a ceaseless warfare upon the whale, seal and walrus for subsist­ ence. In gathering their Thanksgiv­ ing repast or feast the efforts of the whole household are employed. In November and all through the winter hunting of the sea animals is mainly carried on through holes in the ice. Fish is obtained entirely In this man­ ner. A young girl will sit on blocks of ice, covered with a few skins, all day fishing, in the face of a bitter wind, with the temperature 60 de­ grees below zero. In hunting the seals young boys locate the openings with keen-scented dogs trained for the purpose, The seals, as well as the walruses, are compelled to fre­ quent these for occasional breathing spells. Beside on$ of these fissures the hunter will watch for hours, waiting for his prey. As soon as the animal is heard blowing he quickly plunges his harpoon down into the hole with all his strength. The wound­ ed seal or walrus at once pulls strong­ ly on the coil, but soon becomes ex­ hausted, fend is easily killed and drawn up on the ice. The white whale, on account of its great amount of oil-blubber, as well as meat, is one of the choice food ani­ mals. The expert and eager *hunter, when first he discovers one of these whale hojies, usually five miles or more from shore, out on the ice floe, rushes at once with the glad tidings to his home. There is at once a great furor and excitement. The sledges are made ready, and the wife--some­ times there are several--together with all the available members of the family, dash over the ice pack to the "blowhole." Arriving on the scene, harpoons and guns .are utilized for shooting and capturing the prey. About every twelve or eighteen min­ utes the school of whale will arise to blow, swimming the length of the hole, to and fro. The breathing spells only last about two seconds. Often when the main rising occurs ihe hole becomes so filled that the body of a whale will be pushed two-thirds out of the water and held in this position for several seconds before going un­ der again. Awaiting these opportunities, the natives aim for a place just back of the skull, the bullet breaking or dis­ locating the spinal column. AH killed In this way float on the surface, and are immediately drawn upon the ice, and either dragged or taken ashore on a sledge. This work is repeated, and sometimes as many as one hun­ dred carcasses are obtained and stored away for future use. Getting one of the big monsters ashore, which means a royal feast, is a welcome tug of war, which old and young lend a hand in Walrus meat is the most highly MEN OF NEW ENGLAND. prized and appetizing of all their anl» mal diet. No feast, Thanksgiving or otherwise, is considered complete without4]he head, which is thought to be the most delicious part The most welcome son of the household is the one seen approaching the camp with a large walrus head on his back Life among the reindeer breeders of thei interior is a trifle easier and more assured than that of the coast people, but the diet is wellnigh as poor and scanty, the reindeer furnish­ ing food, clothing and transportation. The neighborhood of a herder's house­ hold or camp, as it will be found on Thanksgiving day, is probably one of the most isolated and dreary on the globe. His skin tent abode is pitched on the desolate, snow covered tundra, far from the outposts of civilization. The herder is the record breaking mover of the world. Every forty- eight hours for nine months his frail- tent home is pulled down and set up again in the vicinity of his ever rov­ ing flock. The deer are not allowed to feed long on one pasture, as the constant scraping of their hoofs har­ dens the snow, and it becomes diffi­ cult for them to get at the moss un­ derneath. Large herds have to move every few hours, and are actually ' kept On the go all the winter, as a territory that has been grazed over for a day is useless till next season. New Mexico is supposed to be pretty well supplied with the articles and comforts of civilization, yet natives of Old Mexico are to be found along the southern border who live in the most primitive way. A woman of this kind, for instance, prepares bread for a Thanksgiving spread by kneel­ ing down and grinding corn upon the aboriginal stone metate, used hun­ dreds of years ago, or maybe she makes frijoles from beans ground Id the same laborious way. BACK TO EARLY DAY8. Record of Thanksgiving Celebration In Plymouth Colony. One of the very earliest records of. how a day of thanksgiving was ob-; served In the Plymouth Colony is as follows; Great Names In Roll of Originators of Thanksgiving. We have a record of the first prayer in Congress preserved in Thatcher's Military Journal, under date of De­ cember, 1777. The attitude of the colonists toward our "Sovereign Lord King George the Third" then, and in 1777, is significantly set forth in the prayer made by the Rev. Jacob Duche rector of Christ church in Philadelphia. He was made chaplain' of Congress in 1776. " In 1787 the Episcopal church au­ thorized the civil government's au­ thority to appoint feast days, and in 1789 Washington set apart such a day after the adoption of the Constitution of the United States, and again in 1795 for the general benefit and wel­ fare of the nation. Since 1817 the festival has been observed annuauy in New York. Other states have gradually adopted the pleasant cus­ tom, until now, not only the several governors of the states, but the presi­ dents, also, of the United States, since the year 18G3, have issued year- "In ye Meetinghouse, beginning some halfe an hour before nine A, continued until after twelve o'clocke^, ye day beeing very cold, beginning! wt a short prayer, then a psalme sang, then more larger in prayer, after that: an other Psalme, & then the Word - taught, after that prayer--& then a> psalme--Then makelng merry to th«'. creatures, the poorer sort beeing in­ vited of the richer." "On October 12, 1637, a thanksgiv­ ing was held mainely for these two; particulars. 1. Ffor the victory over the pequouts, ye. 2. Ffor Recon­ ciliation betwixt Mr. Cotton and the other ministers." " Thanksgiving was thus celebrated' irregularly in Massachusetts, as occa­ sion suggested, down to 1680, after which it was annually ordered by the General Court, not always in Novem­ ber, but generally after the harvests were gathered. ly proclamation for a day of public thanksgiving. The present-day New England Thanksgiving dinners woul«J undoubtedly cause severe condemna­ tion on the part of those settlers from England who landed in 1620 at Patuxent, since called Plymouth, and who practiced the most austere vir­ tues and most rigid economy as park of their religion. It is well for us to remember in this connection, hov^ ever, that the men of the colony wera ; friends of higher learning, and not­ withstanding their early struggles, we find that In 1686 the General Court granted £400. for the support of the school at Cambridge, ,afterwaii^( named Harvard university. It is well, too, for us to refresh our memorifs with the names of such men as John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Websteifc; Choate, Snmner, Otis, Morse, Agassi!, B a r e r o f t , ^ P r e s c o t t , " I t i c h a f l d Henry' Dana, Lcn ̂ fellow, Bryant, Whittier, Ix»well. Holmes, Jonathaft Edwards, Hawthorne, Howells. Haffc riet Beecher Stowe, T. B. Aldrich, and hosts of other illustrious men ai women whom Massachusetts has duced.