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Show BEAVER CITY PRESS mwmm 0DSE1 Hmk 1 fferbeztaicH CHAPTER 12 thought of it," replied Bron- n only a i bain't had the-thoT faster Drive ; fr years. I want to get there, or I would," UHwered the doctor.; "Don't worry. ( roe over the From what jour wife told the believe don't I boy's eaten phone I have and than wot strychnine tnj ' probably not so much." ' , file was alive, then?" anand argument Alive making the emetic" the replied taking against doctor. "But I guess she got It down -- Never - Urn." Thus reassured, Mr. Bronson was talm, even if somewhat tragic In calm..han ha onfftPMl thck Heath rhll 17ber with the doctor. Newton was sitt- wet, and his face ing pale. His mother had won the argument, and Newton bad lost his dinner. Haakon Peterson occupied an armchair. "that's all this?" asked the doctor. How tre yon feeling, Newt? Any up, es pain?" "I'm all right," said Newton. "Don't jive me any more o that nasty stuff P "No," said the doctor, "but If you don't tell me Just what you've been eating, and doing, and pulling off on and the doctor exss, I'll use this" hibited a huge stomach pump. "What'll you do with thatt" asked Newton I ' faintly. Til put this down Into your bold, and unload jrou, that's what I'll do." "Ia the election over, MrrPetersohf asked Newton. . "Yes," answered Mr. Peterson, "and the votes counted." "Who's elected?" asked Newton. "Colonel Woodruff," answered Mr. Peterson. "The vote was twelve to eleven." "Well, dad," said Newton, "I s'pose you'll be sore, but the only way I could tee to get In half a vote for Colonel Woodruff was to get poisoned and end you after the doctof. If you'd gone, It would 'a' been a tie, anyhow, and probably you'd 'a' persuaded someb- ody to change what's the your vote. yon like to to Bonner. me. Now, you can do That's whatever conditions. "Ay tank the Woodruff district will have a Junanlraous school board from dis time on once more. Colonel Woodruff Is yust the man we bave needed." "I'm with you there," said Bronson. And as for you, yonng man. If one or both of them horses ts hurt by the run I give them, ril lick you within an inch of your life Here comes Dllly 1vlng 'em now I guess all they're I wouldn't want to drive a good team to death for aqy young hoodlum Eke him All rleht. how mtirh do I you. Doc?" CHAPTf R XV UJ, " " The' Qlorious Fourth. deal of water ran under the woodruff district bridges In the weeks between the school election and the fourth of July, picnic at Eight-Mil- e v. But" few surface Indications there were of any change In the little wmnwinlty In this annual gathering of mends and neighbors. Wilbur Smythe de the annual address, and was In "'wr finer fettle than usual as be Wl his fervid 'tribute to the starry anl to this very place as the to't favored snot In th mnn. of the greatest state in the most Powerful, Intellectual freeet end mnri Progressive nation In the best possible - "unas, . . Jm Irwin read the - rwurattn A good h.t -- rather well. Jennie 'Wnodmflr he tat on the platform "I'm Sorry," said Jim, "but I've a Prior Engagement." good enough, what there Is of as It It, and there's enough of It, such got It's isl" "rm sorry," said Jim, "but Tve a engagement." prior "Tve "Why, Jim!" protested Jennie. been counting on you. Don't desert ' me!" "rm awfully sorry." said Jim, "but I promised. I'll see you later." . One might have thought. Judging by the colonel's qulaleal smile, that he was pleased at Jennie's loss of her former swain. ""Well have to Invite him longer ahead of time." said he. "He's getting to be In demand." a fact Jtaj seemed to be In demand that Jennie confirmed by observation. as he He received a dosen Jnvltations the on seated grass groups the passed -o- ne" of them from Mrs. Cornelius Bonner, who saw no particular point the In advertising disgruntlement to his and him to dung ran children him sisterly hands; young girls gave m -- cMckM trifles such and smiles and like tiddrumsticks, pieces of cake bits. Ills table group at a square an jaUon-- an was quite burr oak of which he ovation of the significance unaware, was himself quite " daughter of a poliBut Jennle-t- he nle Jersdf-Jena promising tician and that sensed the fact the people of bad won something from In the wn ut district deference. Still he ws. the gjangUn nnnf" psC n. ut! Jr. e .rg rf lone lemonade advertised Ice-tolem ld d "Why can't they?" asked Olaf Han sen, the father of Bettlna. "Well," said Newton, "they have to have so much cream that they've jgot to ship it so far that It gets rotten on the way, and they have to renovate It with lime and other Ingredients be fore they can churn it" "Well," said Raymond Slmms, "I reckon they sell their butter fo' all it's wuth ; an they caln't get within from foth to seven cents a pound as much fo it as the farmers' creameries In Wisconsin and Minnesota get fo theirs." "That's a fact, Olaf." said Jim. "How do yoi kids know so darned much about It?" queried Pete. r ' KOTHERl GIVE SICK BABY "CAUFORKIA FIQ SYRUP t IIP - ' Even eonsttpab-- Li WfWS -- : ed. bilious, fever- - 3 A:oRi::D:s2sno:i Harmless Laxative to " Clean yLlve and Bswsls of Baby jr Child. T7? OBCUrANS wstsr OYHOOO QP 1ANTA CLAUft The snow was falling steadily, covering the earth with a beautiful white blanket The-- trees and tbe ' bashes lifted their branches and said to the Snow Flakes: "Do rest on us If you're weary I Toull all be very welcome." So the Snow flakes accepted tbe Invitations of tbe trees and of tbe bushes. Soon evening came' and over tbe roofs of bouses Jingled the bells of the reindeer. "They were all there, rush ing as fast as they could, for they were taking Santa Class on his Christmas eve Journey. "We mustn't leave out the cities,' Santa Claus said. "Dear me, they don't have the nice chim neys In the cities that they do in the country places and in the towns. have to climb down the fire escapes In the cities. But even if they didn't think of Santa Claus when they were building, Santa Claus found out a way of getting to the children 'Ah," he chuckled to himself, "how many stockings there will be to fill! I'll make them bulge with nuts and oranges and apples snd toys and warm mittens and many of the other fine things I carry In my pack." So the reindeer took Santa Claus that night to every home In which there were boys and girls. Tve been asked whether I Uked boys better than girls or girls better than boys," Santa Claus said to him self, "but I've never been able to an swer that question. And I don't believe I ever will. Boys are wonderful, simply wonderful, and as for girls I Why, girls are wonderful, too ! So there I am, you see. I can never an swer that question. Tnat s a 1 Hot dren love to take Relief "CaliforSure genuine nia Fig Syrup;" No other laxative regulates the ten der little bowei s 2SAND73t WCKAfiES IVESlfWSSKS so nicely. waetena the BATKS YCUR EYES stomach and stsrts tbe liver and Da Dr. Ttnaipaoa bowels acMng without griping. Con- tnliint, iW. mTY. Bo tains no narcotics or soothing drug. Say "California" to your druggist and avoid counterfeits! Insist upon genuine "California Fig 8yrup" which contains directions. Advertisement. ml Shave, Bathe and Shampoo mm one .a Not Here." Darkness la an absence of light; cold is an absence of beat and flunking lean absence of mind. "CASCARETS" Should Say So. 8ue When Paul kissed me goodnight, be kissed me on the ear. Lu Gee, you sure can dodge! . FOR UYER ANDBQWELS-IOoAB- Cuticura Soap. OX Cures Biliousness, Constipation, Sick A Universal Remedy for Pain. For over 70 years Allcock's Plaster bat been a standard external remedy, sold in To Identify Them. all parts of tbe civilized world. Adr. Easy way to remember people's names and faces. Pretend to yourself Big Line to Buck. . that they all owe you money. In combating overweight, one should neadachejndigeatlon. Drug storea. Adv. .''S "DANDELION BUTTER COLOR" A harmless Teetable butter color I used by millions for 60 years. Drug stores and general stores sell' bottles of "Dandelion" for 83 cents. Adv. Saves Money. Llda What cigarettes do you smoke Letty My husband's. tgnlnst VlSSS Hollfo Catot?i?ra rid your system of Catarrh or Deafness f caused by Catarrh. "Huh!" sniffed Bettlna. "We've ASPIRIN F. J. CHENEY fit CO Toledo, Ohio "BAYER" DEMAND been reading about It, and writing letters about It, and figuring percentages Take Tablets Without Pear If You on it in school all winter. We've done See the Safety "Bayer Cross." arithmetic and geography and grammar and I don't know what else on It" Warning 1 Unless yon see tbe name "Bayer" on package or on tablets you "Well, Tm agin' any schoolln'," said mmt WTIt nmaTrftkLiami MM I are not getting the genuine Bayer Pete, "that makes kids smarter in ' farmln than their parents and their Aspirin proved safe by millions and Sometimes Santa Claus took a look prescribed by physicians for 23 years. parents' hired men. Gi' me another at the children who were sleeping, but Say "Bayer" when you buy Aspirin. swig o' that lemonade, Jim !" "You see," said Jim to his audience, always he had to hurry on, for he was Imitations may prove dangerous. Adr. BALSAM meanwhile pouring the lemonade, "the so very busy. Row ana again ne ft I IIAia nun innnmrwaM All Arranged. In Is uneconomic centrallzer creamery She Oh, I wish the Lord had made sWv several ways. It has to pay excessive MM (l is M Dn4M a man I me to Wii Chm. W f ' yit.F.T pay transportation charges. It has excessive commissions to Its cream HMDCRCORN9 mmm. .1, mom fell Cuticura for Pimply Faces. buyers. It has to accept cream withTo remove pimples and blackheads dm amiaoiiliii in.rniifcuM.at.t out proper Inspection, and mixes the smear them with Cuticura Ointment good with the bad. It makes such long Wash off In five minutes with Cuti shipments that the cream spoils in cura Soap and hot water. Once clear transit and lowers the quality of the keep your skin clear by using them for butter. It can't make the best use of Inflamed eyelids or other dally toilet purposes. Dont fall to Iner Irritation. Tou will the buttermilk. AU these losses and and a ooihtifs and f clude Advertisement Cuticura Talcum, leaks the farmers have to stand. I remedy la MITCHSLL or YE SALVE. can prove and so csn the six Culture.. Physical atJCKn, at air haix eight pupils In the Woodruff school Rowell when Howell Jtow Yorfc our "Was alive orucsista, who hare been working on the cream they found him In the well?" Powell question this winter that we could W. N. U, 8alt Lake City, No. 23. "Yes, It was a case of deep make at least six cents a pound on A Hard Audience. our butter if we had a taxes The creamery and all sent our cream to It" paid by people here below . Don. Boy of the North, His Always Keep a Box on Hand. Produce some grand displays of vary "Well," said Ezra Bronson, "let's Brandretb Pills are' a safe and reli start one." Ing worth. kissed a sleeping child and his blue able laxative, made In America for to give tbe crowd the kind of "I'll go In," said Olaf Hansen. eyes twinkled happily as be saw the' ninety years, entirely vegetable Adv. It's bard '' show "Me, too," said Con Bonner. child smile ! That makes. It .think ,t's had Its There was a general chorus otf asNothing pays larger dividends than a At last morning came and Santa . sent Jim had convinced his audience. Claus was back home. His shop was little common sense. money's worth. , .' , . Wilbur said "He's got the Jury," was Bis of toys. pack quite empty Smythe to Colonel Woodruff. quite empty, tool "and "Yes." said the colonel, right Boy of the North, his dog, welhere Is where he runs Into danger. comed him with barka of Joy and Can he handle the crowd when Iff Santa Claus sat down by Boy of the with hlmT North and stroked him. "Well," said Jim, "I think we ought "Boy of the North," 8nnta Claus to organize one, bnt Tve another said, and Boy of the North wagged proposition first. Let's get together his tall, "I've been thmklng of my boy and pool our cream. By that I mean hood." that we'll all se!l to the same cream Boy of the North raised his ears po ery, and get the beat we can out of and Santa Claus continued: litely the centrnllzcrs by the "Tea, I've been thinking of my boy method. We can save two cents a hood. Oh, it's not as far away as you pound In that way, and we'll learn to ta When we have found might think. For, these are the days of my boyhood and the days that are just how well we can hang together. to come will be tbe days of my boy the able take be to we'll np too. ;, tlve creamery, with less danger of hood, I MI will have to explain that to you, and falling." falling apart I am rath "Who'll handle the povir Inquired Boy of the North. You see white a beard In old bave I er years. Mr. Hansen. and white hair and white eyebrows. "We'll handle It In the school." an , I t But my cheeks are very rosy and rud swered Jim. and blue. are clear and eyes my "School's about done," objected Mr, dy, So you can see my age Is rather bard Bronson, . f "Wont the cream pool pretty near to tell. Is whole I am still ? truth that Tbe school the of ASPIRIN-Insi- st running pay the expenses nothing but a boy I Tee, these are tbe all summer asked Bonner. "We ought to run the school plant days of my boyhood as are the days Unless you see the "Bayer Cross" on tablets you are all the time," said Jim. "It'a the only that bave been, and as shall be the come. to For are heart that not my of value Invest days the getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe way to get full work, pig-clu-b Is young. It has been too busy think ment And we've corn-clu- b ; by millions and prescribed by physicians 23 years v. work, poultry work and canning-- tag of children to grow old. "An, some bave to think .very hard club work which make It very deslra " Colds Headache : Neuralgia . Lumbago to remember their boyhood, but not ble to keep in session with only If youll add the old Santa Claus. , He could never forweek's vacation. Pain Toothache Neuritis cream pool. It will make the school get Ltforls too Jolly, too merry, too thft hardest working crowd In the dis- giy, too happy for him to grow really ' trict and doing actual farm work, too. old. contains proven directions. "Evea my white balr bas not made I like Mr, Bonner's suggestion.' A Eaadv wbo am still a Jolly boyl" And me old. I "Bayer" boxes of It tablets" "Well," said Haakon Peterson, Also bottles of U aad lOODragylsta, had Joined the group, "Ay tank we Santa Claus gave a long whistle of . , Gcnainc "TTfr Aspirin1 U never gold in better have a meeting of the board "delight or a Go to Drcfstore. secret. is little and discuss It' there ol Boy ntiljr ,torea. "But, "Well, darn It" said Columbus et Swe llaasCMtare at Hue W1ilimir ef SeyllM tbe North, and I will show It to you, Amylrta M tfee tnm mi Brown, "I want In on this cream pool eo then you will know why I keep and I live outside the district !" young." "We'll let yon In, dumb," said the Santa Claus then went to a cabinet and took out bis magic telescope colonel () coirrrwncix) through which be could look snd see (to Into tbe rooms where the children were Thought for the Day. with their Christmas rtocklngs and The man who does only what 'be their toys. ; . Take your choice and suit must or ought to do la not worth as taeta. Menthol see tbe children smile your Do yoa much as the man who wants to do Savor. A sure retlcs for cough, Santa Claus asked Boy of tbe North mora, colds and boarsensea. Put one and Boy of the North wsgged his tall ' la your mouth at bedtime. as Santa Claus gave him a look The Wrong Ceuree. om be Aano. b XArays through-tkpm telescope. Some fellows don't try to master Then Santa Claus looked throngs too are busy trying the telescope sad bis face now was their work ; they to work their master Boston Tran all smiles. script . "Too dear precious snd girls," be said, as be watched them, "yout iKwn wmii f wonderful aad happy faces will always hM 1347 Um tbe things yea beuH Mtfeet todayl .1 fc gaBU atB, VI . - thonrht. between n Avery, the oldest settler in the nct, .nd Mrs. Columbus Brown, sole local representative f the ognters of the Americas Revota-"oLtacolnlan, bad no Colonel Woodruff Irwin of old. but Jennie In bis presided ones standing that "Md Army of the Republic uniform. fresh northwest breeae made wis lomewbst compromised by 1th the oaks, elms, hickories and on with him. on something had begun to put and J Mwa of Eight-Milthe grove, "ten of pickerel creek glimmered .MfletDt thsn lothome. fcondred yards sway, which be bsd possessed beyond the valid only M SSf nguree of the boys wbo but which became H. w arberded publicly jwrtd to shoot off their own flrecrack- bis group. of rlelrtv the central gure B l.edth. than to listen to thoe of Wilbur BOH farther off could be those queer children from Han-th- e the Talcotta, the 3? flaxen-haire- 1 MM ' 51-19- me but Pm sorry I scared other." Eira Bronson seised Newton by the throat, but his fingers failed to close. "Don't pinch, dad," said Newton. "I've been using that neck an' It's tired." Mr. Bronson dropped bis bands to bis ides, glared at his son for a moment and breathed a sigh of relief. "Why, you darned Infernal little fool," said he. "I've a notion to take I hamestrap to you I If Td been there the vote would have been eleven to thirteen!" "There was plenty wotes there for the colonel. If he needed 'em." said Haakon, whose politician's mind was 'ready fully adjusted to the changed right onade, mad In the shade, with a brand-nespade, by an old maid, as a guaranty that it was the blamedest, coldest lemonade ever sold. Under the shadiest trees a few In corrigible Marthas were spreading the on which would snowy table-cloth- s soon be placed the bountiful repasts storea in ponderous wicker baskets and hampers. It was a lovely day. In a lovely spot a good example of the miniature forests which grew naturally from time immemorial In favored locations on the Iowa prairies half a square mile of woodland, all about which the green corn rows stood aslant In the cool breeze, waist-higand laid by." They were passing down the rough board steps from the platform after the exercises had terminated in a rousing rendition of "America," when Jennie Woodruff, having slipped by everybody else to reach him, tapped Jim Irwin on the arm. He looked back at her over bis shoulder with his slow gentle smile. "Isn't your mother here, JlraT she asked. Tve been looking all over the crowd and can't see her." "She Isn't here," answered Jim. "I was In hopes that when she broke loose and went to your Christmas dinner she would stay loose but she went home and settled back Into her rut." "Too bad," said Jennie. "She'd have had a nice time if she had come." "Yes," said Jim, "I believe she would." "I want help," said Jennie. "Our hamper Is terribly heavy. Please I" It was rather obvious to Mrs. Bonner that Jennie was throwing herself at Jim's head, but that was an article of the Bonner family creed since the de cision which closed the hearing at the court bouse. It must be admitted that the young county superintendent found tasks which kept the school master very close to her side. "Sit down, Jim," said Mrs. Woodruff, "you've earned a bite of what we've I killed matter with bom between Bettlna ifan-se- a, young Brunhilde of seventeen, and Callsta Blmms Jennie sawUm do It, while listening te Wilbur Smytbe's account of the exacting nature of the big law practice ne was building up and would bave been glad to exchange places with Bettlna. The repast drew to a close: and eve by the burr oak the crowd had grown to a circle surrounding Jim Irwin. He seems to be making an ad dress," said Wilbur Smythe. W ell, Wilbur," replied the coloneL you had the first shot at us. Suppose we move over and see what's under discussion." As they approached the group, they heard Jim Irwin answering something wnicn Bronson had said. You think so, Ezra." said he, "snd It seems reasonable thaj big creameries llke-tho- te at Omaha, Sioux City, ues Moines and the other centrallxer points can make butter cheaper than we would do here but we've the fig ures that show that they aren't eco nomical." They can't make good butter, for one thing," said Newton Bronson a M h 1- his-ey- hired man, Pete, i .. ninuw i ma mn naming JTlnr sat down tin Continued. XIV run? Blmmses, the us bum vj-k- -i VTboA- - -- - ra f DemandW r UJ BAYER for Rbeutlsnr ' IKS WARNINO YvrvrviMnvj. pleasant ivays tg to rtkew a couglb r nun .. ty - . . r 'on CJUL rm mmmm i,yyyn uavio ush |