The Fairfield Recorder. (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, February 3, 1905 Page: 4 of 4
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It'd toll final tUn girt**
she realized witb h
{MlUK that It ;w»i|
I ton liRe. Slit* Inal put tin* only thing
ly I yiiit mattered out of tier life as
|\ thoughtlessly* slid carelessly as sty®
3---j'-w»xiW"tu*H-TT'- PptrtJtg from her pn.tij-
She had, *iot even realised wliut she
was tfplng Down below, where the
.TDradsliaw fortune east itc -glamour,
An Anirn»l Story Tor
.* . Little Folks r'
Rich Man,
•Poof Man!
The Cunning Ape
By KEITH GORDON
One «hi£ the leopard hi of on ape on
looked different.
the roHjjt. anil as "lie- wun reeling u bit
mid thouKht that With luouey all tbiiiKS
else must fall Into place.' But. here,
himgfy lie decided 'to alt down und ent
Before they feuehed'^fhe first ledge
overlooking tjnusulito a uilat like flout
lug globules of crushed [***arl rolled
Die lifLle fellow.
via oit from Uie worlff. the- jR-adsimw
ueiiltli seemed less than noticing siul
lovu tlie only thing.
Farther and ltarther the fog rec eded,
showing thin In spots, but’sTilf “con-
cealing the valley beneath them. But
She was very nv>^\ Even when
the world assumed its old proportions
It would 'be^ (be aaiiie. #be b ul bad
"Very well," said the ape roeWtly. “I
hope yon will enjoy yourself, for.l al-
ways liked you.” »•
"Thunk yon.” said the leopard.
"Yes.",- continued the npe, -you've',
been n good friend of mine, and I want
you to allow me to do you a fyvor be-
-s.ily through tfie fissures of tjjg.
Rene# .your Subscription to
. r * ...... --...v--.:. ......-r- ~*~yr£--
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Ttoe Recorder
hills’mid-blotted out the' village, the
bay ft ail*1 Do- towers’ aud chimneys of
San Frnhclactj—tu other, won!*, the
world.* Oi Hie dump ulr the gfH's hair
curled.: jjjjjpe distrSedfegly than eYeE
Never had tie seen It when it framed
the iu\y forehand-4n -so tiewlldcrtng
an arabesque of rings and curves and
fOreV' ou cut my throatT
her lesson, * Tbg- pfeacblilow litre was
gone from her cheek*, aud her eyes
were grays and uiiglrllxh as she st«uke.
‘Till lint going to marry Grant Hrad-
sldijy,’’ sjgvsriltl. MeadJIy, "nor any
' -you look rather swcn.yonrgctfj'-eite 'oth^luitii'wnom'tt~3ou‘r^us^
laughed in response ti> Ids eloquent sfo I ciu’ViiiATp yt|y lifteiralU- .1 don’t
glance of approval. "Knickers and,a iiiLuk. L. could ever really have mennt
Norfolk eapTlud the Jacket aren't half to do such n thing"—
bad on you. Taken In connection With Her voice broke, and the eyes that
your cleft chin," 'she. went on, throw- bml beeji looking Into Ills wftb a pleads*
lug her head hack und screwing up her iigr stronger-than apy-wwds suddenly
«ye» critically, "tlTey make ytm-a very tilled with tears.\J~ (k^
presentable youth Indeed." “I’m such a silly,-** she explained
"Wo won’t talk about tlipt,” was the rather unevenly, “but I bate to be ac-
|'M ■ ctised of sueli n thing. And l think,
you ought tolie ashamed, Jack! You're
u man aud you can make money for
,-Whnt ls.it?"
"1 have In this cocos nut ii iy. immense
yqojiify.’^sald the spy. “and I
PER YEAR CASH
Pin -
Bst M i
fcloniln;
[our wo
terse reply. "This walk to I
ta. lms ah object.” _
She opened her eyes wide,
H 20 votes in Machine Contest tor every dollar
js paid on subscription
“Certainly,”- she. nssented politnlyr■yourself and”
'‘Pgint, Bonita, Tor Instance. If it lias But he sect
any other object,” she went on sternly, tent Ion to liei
W 'vnnty i
ly in Jan
\o 8d !Vfn*i
Judge—J
Attorney
Clerk—V
Sheriff-
Tax Colb
Tax Asse
Treasure
Survayoi
sorptiun he was nauiiug the buttons
‘If you're l««-k to that t>Ui sule-
c*f her coat as if he were Tonsuiting an
Oracle. -*
“Uk-b man, poor- nmu, beggar man,
chief,” be elinnled. "Doctor, lawyer,
merchant, thief. Itlt-li man,-poor-man!”
lie-stopped, looking anxiously for nn:
other button, but there was nouc thfre,' i
‘•you seftl'^ she gibeil trluniphautly.
“Perhaps.,you’ve made a "mistake In
your own case too.-’ And, with*a de- I
mure fuce, she counted the buttons. I
"Poor woman!” she announced, nud I
I tbeii something in his glance brought
[ the bloom back to her face uyd hef j
head went down upon his shoulder. j
The thin places in the fog gHvo way.
leaving two Jagged spaces that framed
a bPimtffur picture* Down below the |
Run was shining on the $lue waters I
'WfH*Mr-bu.V, ou the trees uiul hedges, j
among which nestled tile houses of the |
town. Tlyfgirl caught her breath. She
felt art if it were a benediction, a revela-
tion of ttie peace of the years to come.
• "But wliut about our. familiesshe
asked, in a troubled voice when the
mist hud, blotted out the pictures, once
more. He laughed Joyously. ——
“8ce tliatV” he sahl, holding out a
brawny right nnu.
ject, l..wv.!T>go a step further.”
By this time they were moviiig in the
midst of a cloud. - " .
It was his turn to be innocent.
'■you mean- oli,” with a flue imita-
tion of impatience, "doesn't a girl ever
forget it if a fellow has om-e happened
„to faticy himself in hive with her arid-
sail I so'/”
The pink of the girl's cheeks—It li.-id
the soft, ‘‘furred look that is responsi-
ble for the slang adjective "pouchy”—
deepened- suddenly, unaccountably. Out
of the tnlLof his eye rile youth observed
this interesting fact witb cruel glee,
reflecting with a pang that lie should
have chosen diplomacy as a vocation
Instead of engineering. ___
„ “You .should fotgivo- and foigej the
sins of my. youth,”f be resumed. "You
know you insisted that you would.ul-,
ways boThe best of friemls, aud that's
what I n&rd now!”
“You change qviickly enough, J must
say!” she remarked with some heat.
“It isn’t six mouths since”—
"Since whathe challenged.-’ But she
turned away and did not reply, while
the whIIb of mist luzily closed in nearer
aud nearer.
"What do you want to tell me?" she
questioned at last In an oddly subdued
raunuer— 'He did not answer imme-
Uigtel}\ but swung on ahead of her In
tbe narrow
“VOtJ'Vg 11KKN A OOOD FRIEND OK "MINE.”
Ut-Miit, in iQifljn von u present of It. You
will be rich and happy all the Test o7
your life." .
“Thunk yotf,” said the leopard.
“And lo lie sure Hint It Is all here/'
satd lhe ape. "I want to break the cd1
con lint
“Of course," said the leopard.'
"And ns (here are nd stones about
here I shall have to nsk that you let
me crack the cocoanut on your head,”
continued the ape.
"Very well,” consented the leopard.
Then iffy Mr. Ape took the cocoa put
between his two hands and hauled off
and cracked Mr. I.eopord such gi rat-
tling good blow on the skull that the
big fellow; fell over on tbe ground ns If
degil.
And you may be sure that before be
came to Ills senses Mr. Ape was many,
many miles away.—St Louis Fost-Dls-
<: > «w„\
Moats on
rnary, Mnv
Host Bell, c
. - Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tdliic
has stood the test 25 years. Average Annual Sales over One and a Half MQ&on
mottles. Does this record of merit appeal to you ?
Ii M Hulltti
J C IVilliai
No Cure, No Pay. 50c.
Prucmct!
(.in last Moi
Terry, jasti
lions table.
Pi’ooinct ]
■dr u
W>- ’■ 'll, JUf
Precinct 1
1st Friday j
wkrds J P; \
Our Annual
Voting Contest
THE BEST
The RECORDER Will Give to the
Two Moat P-opnlar Ladies
in the County Each
Precinct 1
first Satnrd
llaydon, j
Ao Aoifnal 5tory For
Precinct J
iJ.YVednes’l
Wilson, jnr
Fact it Fiction.
When tlie celetiriiteil John Tirnhs of
anecdote fume was subeditor Of a Lou-
don newspaper be one day couimission-
Little Folks
A HIGH GRADE SEEING MACHINE
If you are nervous and tired out
ntinuaily you could' .have ns
THE BEAR WHO LOVED
continually you could
-pnth aalf Jic were making
1'ret-im’t ]
•»f the Mttff fo fltToippa ny 1 lia
s wsy-foi* b**e-5 <•
the .‘hi Satiiri
< iret*n, jnstii
PrecinCt N
1th Wcnesdi:
Womack, ju
Prerunct IS
The Machines are-Made by Well
cf serious female trouble.
had got over his love for lier. She felt
a shuddering sense of desolation. Still,
, she argued, she could scarcely have
supposed lie would go on caring, es-
pecinlly since she hnd explained to him
with Judicial carefulness that she must
!marry a man with money on account
of her mother and the younger girls.
Strangely enough, though she had
pictured herself as married to another,
there had always been a "sorttber, in-
teresting figure 'hovering in the back-
ground of that picture, one to whom
she meant to be so kind,, so gentle, so
all sweet, that his regret should become
like a beautiful, sad song—to be wept
ovor and enjoyed. Aud now the brute
was asking lifr to "forgive and forget"
that he bad ever told her that be loved
her!
They had reached tlie summit of a
Mil, and he proposed that they sit jjown
upou n convenient- lx)wider to rest be-
fore attempting the nesft one. Ap-
parently Her silence was unnoticed.
“You see, fate’s been tidUug off my
buttons iately,”rhe began in n busiuess-
31ewefonjafc
AUTOMATIC LIFT
Do not wait until you suffer un-
bearable nain before you seek treat-
ment. Vo,i iiphiI Wine of Cardui
now just as much as if the trouble
were more developed and the tor-
turing p-'ins of disordered men-
struation, hearing down pains,
leucorrhoea, backache and head-
ache werp driving you to the nn-..
failing relief that Wine of Cardui
has brought hundreds of thousands
of-women and will bring You,
Wine of Cardui will drive out
all trace of weakness and banish
nervous spellrt, headache and back-
ache and prevent the symptoms
from quickly developing into dan-
gerous troubles that will be hard
to check. Secure a $1.00 bottle of
Wine of Cardui today. If your
dealer does not keep it, send the
money to the Ladies’ Advisory
Dept., The Chattanooga Medicine
Qo., Chattanooga, Tenn., and--tbe
medicine will be scut you.
Known Companies and
tire First-Class
AUTOMATIC LIFT
DROP HEAD
WW SEWING Machine yean
Til ahead of all others in point-;
HU of superiority and sterling
worth. If we were paid twice what
we ask for this machine, we could
not build a better one. And on r
price is right.
Saturday in
George; TtitI
ble.
v PLAN OF CONTEST'-
Any white ladyor girl, living
in Freestone county,.....is eligible
to enter contest.
Votes are only allowed on
money paid to the Recqudek on
subscription—either new or re
newals.
20 votes will be given for every
dollar paid on subscription; IE
votes for 75 cents;*10 votes for
60 cents: 5 votes for 25 cents.
No one in any way connected
with the Recordek’h force will
be allowed to participate• -in' the
I W. Tull
Court Prect.
Tujrasr—____
By -virtu*»
me dirooted i
from theJusI
rfnet No. fl. 1
St«Y*- of Tt*xs
-faimary 19US
levied upon i
out appraism
tlm highost h
Mnroh, ISO.1),
of FropHfoito,
moloclc a. rn,
lUTcribi-il pro
Maniitsc- *^0 s/ jy
iff™ .ou yyy
Ousnn I ml by
Illinois Sewing Machine Co., Chicai,-.
! WISE •>? I
CARD Vi
yided | in fcorc
iiiutl sitnatpil
-Cotton Gin, ii
said 850 acres
tho Isaac Holi
ed to J. S. Tu
, death and is l
farm. Said p
as the propt-rl
fy said alius
$*aid conrt in I
against W. A
1180.00 with. 1
Ian. 81, 1001,
'nd the cost o
This the :|
\\
‘rect No. 0, 1
like tone, "and tlje decree is that it has
got lo be money 1” TV
"Wliat do you menu?”
’’Iticli woman, poor wtrtlihtj, beggar
woman, aqunw,” be elucidated, toticli-
lug tbe buttons ou his jacket, “and tlarl f*1® watef.
lot falls to rich wqjiuui every time. ;
seems a beastly thing to think of
marrying for money. I would be a ead
euough to do It, but the tiling Is that
“Bnrnliia: (he Water.”
Some readers will remember the spir-
ited account given* by Scott in “Guy
Manuering” of tbe form of salmon flsh-
be elucidated, totich- ,nB that used to be kntuvn as "burning
'* It was a favorite aunisc-
]t : meut in England, Seotland antk. Wales.
The practice is no longer legal and can
be indulged in only at tbe risk of pen-
1H __________ _____ allies, with tbe disgrace which at-
there’s a girl—a mighty fine girl—and f t»clres to things denounced ns un-
I really—I—hang it, I like lier! But sportsmanlike. Torches were used, and
the Hnimrti! were speared by the thrust
of a weapon having barbed prongs,
Scott again may be
contest.
A complete.and correct record
will be kept oFfevery cent receiv-
ed on subscription and to whom
the votes are given, and the
number received by each candi-
date will bo nuBli -died each
week,
• Votes must be cust at time
money is paid in. "Bear this in
mind.
Contest closes Mar. h:* 11)05.
Ivory C«rvl»K In ( hlnn ml J»k,n,
In Cblnh and Japan Ivory has been
carved, the ivory balls inclosed inside
one -nnotber being speclnfly noted.
Mnnyatlieorles have been formed as to
bow these balls have been cut. Per-
"we won’t oo home TinL mornin’."
refused him. and he, growing very sav-
age, determined to have her if he Ltd
! to cattyJiBl' off inside
‘T'other,” she said one day, "you
1 must kill that Is-ar. He’s getting too
familiar.”
“All right, daughter; never feflr. I’ll
flx him.”
But lie little knew with whom he had
to .deal.
The hours went ^>1-. and father did
not return. Curbing one of ilte men, she
started from tlie house m-ross tlie Ice
to And hint. Just ns they reached tlie
shore a strange sight met tlielr eyes.
There came Mr. Polar, rigged out with
father's hat anil coat, smoking father's
pipe upside down, with father's gun
trailing ott b&hlnil, and with a strange
look about, his stomach as though fa-
ther might have been resting on tlie
Inside L: .....r
“We won’t go home till ntornln’,”
sang tbe bear as he staggered along.
“All, my love, I shull soon Infold thee
in these loving arms,” ho cried a* he
saw the mIrl <>n the shore.
"Help, .help!” she oriel "Who wilt
save me,?'1 . '
"Madam, leave" lilin to me,” said a
miner, who, taking his ax, cut n large
bole la the Ice.
Mr. Bear, »lu> had tasted too much
from fuiiier - flnsk liefftre swallowing
father, dhl not see It.
Creek! Hwtsh' Down lie went As ho
t-passsA under the miner hit bint n blow
viith the nx "Home mi Indies dott' know
\ yhen they'f! well "ri,' lie said .dryly. -
I Atunbi t oustituUou.
haps ii probable one is that a ball of\
Huiy ’««s iaken, around tho upper au-1 j
lower ends pf which four small holes
were carved out, gradually diminishing i
In size toward the center until the ails
of the one hole met the axis of the
other or lower o«b at right angles in
tbe center of tbe bnll and that then
small toots were Insetied and it thin
layer of Ivory forming a part of a efr
cle from odo hole lo Its lower corre- I
spending one was' c(ft'‘jlnd Toosenod
from the whole muss. So, gradually
cutting from one hole to the next one,
a complete Inner circle was eventually
loosened, the circles themselves after-
ward being cut Into tho required pat-
forn —Chambers’ Journal.
hew* am I to teb \vjielhei it’s the real
thing or whether her money lias home
thing to do with it? You see, there are called, n leister,
reasons why I should have money right i quoted for Ills description of the spear-
sway, long before I can hope to gain lnK of salmon from horseback in tbe
It by my own efforts. The governor is ' Solway. The Tweed, which was the
breaking down, and bis affairs are in rlv®r of hi* lifelong affections, was
bad shape, and there are the two kids oue of the worst sufferers from "bttm-
and mother to provide for.”
The girl’s heart was sinking as the
mercury does in a falling temperature.
All the Joy of tiring seemed to be ooz-
ing away through her finger tips, lenv
lag lier cold and Inert lie turned to-
>vard her curiously.
"Of course you don't think I’d con-
sider sueb a thing If I were not forced
to It by duty!”'he w'cbt on fervently,
“And I came to you beeaniih I rabkgbt
youkl understand, because circum-
stances are forcing you Into tho saute
thing. They say you’re goiug to ui«»-
ry Bradshaw. You'll be n rich wom-
an'tmd n fjuppy^one^l hope; but, whetli
er you nte of not, you will have dono
rorrr drrty by the family.’ That will he
your consolation, and that's why I
come to you In my dlfllcnlty. What do
you think— Can I decently ask the girl
to marry me? Heipember, I like her,
To Memphis
lng the water” in the days when It
was permitted, and it was computed
that thousands of snlmori were annual-
ly taken by this form of capture. The
water may be “burned” even now here
and there, and In Wales a few years
ago there was a short lived revival of
. | the practice.,
SUPERIOR
PASSENGER
SERVICE
Not Appreciated. *
The hurnelvss carriage Is a flt:
The wireless message wins:
Th* cowlnss Imtier rnaki-s a hit;
The tailless windmill spins '
Hot still '!)■• Ini 111.-- limn wtn svvenr
That he'd prrft-i tu li:m hfWlmlr
TO TRAD
plow pony.
Through
Texar
TO TRADE
for potty. S, ]
Silo «>f Cirton.
Of the wonderful athletes of all ages j
Milo of Croton Is perhaps the most
known. He once run u mile with an j
ox on his shoulders, then with a blow !
of bis (1st killed the beast and nte ft j
in one day. The strongest man could j
not take front Milo a pomegranate
which ho held between bis two lingers.
He could break by eoniracting Ills veins
and muscles a cord tied around his
forearm. One day, being in a bouse
witb some pupils of Pythagoras, the
eeilfhg threatened to fail iu, but Milo
The fog, which had seemed about to supjKirtPd the column on which It rest
crush them softly a few moments hr ed, thus glvtnj lits friends time to es
fore, was now falling buck, but they cape Ills death Is Well known lie
were still in a remote world. With the tried to tear asunder the trunk of a
very sight of habitations cut off frotiCT tree, but his bands got pirn-lied lit the
their t lew it « - i md t>. believe In the wood and. being unable to disengaa|
reality of purple pud Ape linen, horses them. Ik- perished, devoured by wi®
Christmas Don't*.
Don't tell tbe children how little you
had at Christmas. What do they care?
Don’t take all the credit to yourself.
Ia*nvn a little for poor old Hanta Finns
Don't overeat. Tomorrow Is coming,
and the turkey hush will have to he
disposed of.
Don’t expect a fifty cent present In
return for one that costs a dime, for
you, will probably act a nine cant oue.
Don’t fall to have the doctor's tele
phono number where you can And it in
the dark. -
Don’t worry about tlm bills. Thfy 'u*e»l sotno shorter and really English
will come in.any way i words”
Don't net an thpugh you had oever
tasted turkey before.
Don't resolve to buy your presents
early next yenr It Is a waste of time.
Tli» r*l«-t Iona rj- tin Idl
MULES- Jim
"Yes, it’s a good thing for a iiimo to
refer to tbe dictionary, but this prac-
tice can often in- carried to excess,”
sahl a well known magazine writes
“Why, I've seen a man get so much
Wanted
rent ray fat
f.nnrity,
* near Young'
I near Butler
i orte horse, i
THE
TRITE
SCENIC
ROUTE
addicted to this liabll
be continued.
Old Mexico
buji. Aj>r»ij
j-'Tf-i.
THE TEXAS ROAD*
L. TRICE, D- J. PRICE.
2nd V. P A O M. O. P.AT'A
On Kind fmi Wwf Atwys Hwnkr
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