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f ?= Mmry | Stories VII. ? Art and the Broncho t By O. HENRY [CopyrlKht by Doubleday, Psrc & Co.l -itian^nnrru of t'10 w,1(*er" ness hiul come a III 9 w'Iiohc corona) / t lofts alone are jfcreWyi.?..iJfflr democratic, h n d woven a cliaplet I of chaparral for ~-J)r the brow of Lonny Briscoe. Art, whose divine expression flows impartially from the linger tips of a cowboy or a dilettante emperor, had chosen for a medium the Boy Artist of the San Saba. Tiie outcome, seven feet by twelve of besmear ed cpnvus, stood, gilt framed, in the lobby of tbe cnpitol. The legislature was in session. The capital city of that great western state was enjoying the season of activity and proilt that the congregation of the solous bestowed. The boarding houses were corralling the easy dollars of the gamesome lawmakers. The greatest state in the west, an empire hi area and resources, had arisen and repudiated the old libel of barbarism, lawbreaking and bloodshed. Order reigned within her borders. Life and property were as safe there, sir, as anywhere among the corrupt cities of the j effete east. IMllowshanis, churches, ! strawberry feasts and habeas corpus flourished. With impunity might the tenderfoot ventilate bis "stovepipe" or his theories of culture. The arts and sciences received nurture and subsidy. And, therefore, it behooved th? legislature of this great state to make appropriation for the purchase of Lonny Briscoe's immortal painting. Itarely has the San Saba country contributed to the spread of the line arts. Its sous have excelled in the sollder graces, in ttie throw of the larfcu. the manipulation of the esteemed .43, the '.Polity of the one card 'draw and the nocturuifl stimulation of towns l'roiu undue lotlinrirv. Tint tilth r erto It had not been famed as a strongW (told of uesthetlcs. Lonuy Briscoe's I brush had removed that disability. ' Here among the limestone nicks, the I succulent cactus and the drought parched grass of that arid valley had been born the boy artist. \Vli3- he eauie to woo art is beyond postulation. Beyond doubt some spore of the aftlatus must have sprung up within him in spite of the desert soil of San Saba. The tricksy spirit of creation must have incited him to attempted expression and then have snt hilarious among the while hot sands of the valley watching its mischievous work, for Loony's picture, vleaved as a thing of art. was something to have driven away dull care from the bosoms of the critics. The painting?one might almost say k panorama was designed to portray a R typical western scene, Interest culmlA noting in a central animal figure, that of a stampeding steer, life size, wild eyed, fiery, breaking away in a mad rush from the herd that, close ridden by a typical eow puncher, occupied a JP^^posltion somewhat In tho right back H^^Kirouiid of the picture. The lamlsca|>e res< l.-.i and faithful H^^M^'ics. Chaparral, mesqult and pear distributed in Just ]iroporllons. A H^^Anlsh dagger plant, with its waxen as a water bucket, contributed ^HH^^^kheauty and The b|^D^B'.ih undulating tirnirie, bisected H M ' ' intermittent peculiar to the jnn^H rich green of live oak and A mottled rattleH a pale green pear in the fore|ll.c ul the flying clouds. ry. stored pillars in the rj* near the door of epresentativos stood zeus and lawmakers vos and groups aiul , i to gaze upon it. Many?perhaiw a majority of tliem? had lived the prairie life and recalled easily the familiar scene. Old cattlemen stood, reminiscent and candidly pleased, chatting with brothers of for*iner camps and trails of the days it brought back to mind. Art critics were few in the town, and there was heard none of that Jargon of color, jM'rspeetive and feeling such as the east loves to use as a curb and a rod to the pretensions of the artists, "fwas a great picture, most of them agreed, admiring the gilt frame?larger than any they bad ever seen. Senator Kinney was the picture's champion and sponsor. It was he who so often stepped forward and assert^ ed, with the voice of a bronco buster. P that If would be u lasting blot, sir, upon the name of this great state if It should decline to recognize in n proper manner tlie genius that had so brilliantly transferred to imperishable ennvus a scene so typical of the great sources of our state's wealth and prosperity. land?and?er?live stock. Senator Kinney represented a section of the state in the extreme west? 400 miles from the San Saba connfrv? lint the true lover of art Is not limited by metes niul bounds. N'or was Senator Mullens, representing the San Saba country, lukewarm In his belief that the state should purchase the painting of his constituent. He was advfeted that the Kan Saba country wns unanimous in Its admiration of the great painting by one of its own denizens. Hundreds of connoisseurs had straddled their broncos and ridden miles to view It before its removal to the capital. Senator Mullens desired . re-election, and he knew the imi>orkf tance of the San Saba vote He also W knew that with the help of Senator ^^^^yuxMv^howaa a power in the legisBHnnHM^uould be put through. ' Dili that be wanted passed for the bee eflt of his own section, and he knet Senator Mullens could render him va! 1 uable aid and information, the San Sab j country already enjoying the benefit of similar legislation. With these hi I terc8ta happily dovetailed, wonder a the sudden Interest in urt at the stnt capital must, necessarily, be small | Few artists have uncovered their firs I pictures to the world under bnpple ' auspices than did Ixmny Briscoe. I Senator Kinney and Mullens came t I an understanding in the mutter of irrl gatlon and art while partaking of loui drinks iu the cafe ot the Empire hotel "Il'm!" said Senntor Kinney, "I don' j know. I'm 110 art critic, but it seem to me the thing won't work. It look like the worst kind of a cUKomo to mi I don't want to cast any reflection upon the artistic talent of your constit uent. Senator, but I, myself, wouldn' give six bits for the picture?wlthou the frame. IIow are you going to cran a thing like that down the throat of 1 legislature that kicks about a little iten iu tuts expense 0111 or $u?l lor rubbe erasers for only one term? It's wast lug time. I'd like to belp you, Mul lens, but they'd laugh us out of th< senate chamber If we were to try It." "But you don't get the point," snk Senator Mullens, in his delibernb tones, tapping Kinney's glass with hli long foretlnger. "I have ray own doubt! as to what the picture is intended t< represent, a bullfight or n Jnpnnesi allegory, but I want this legislature h make an appropriation to purchase Of course, the subject of the plcturt should have been in the state hlstorica line, but it's too late to have the pain scraped off and changed. The stab won't miss the money and the plcturi can be stowed away in a lumber roon where it won't annoy any one. Now here's the point to work on, leavini art to look after itself?the chap tlia painted the picture is the grandson o Lucien Briscoe." "Say it again," said Kinney, lennin; his head thoughtfully. "Of the old original Burton Briscoe?" I "Of him. 'The man who,* you know The man who carved the state out o the wilderness. The man who settle the Indians. The man who cleanet out the horse thieves. The man win refused the crown. The state's favor ite sou. I>o you see the point now?" "Wrap up the picture." said Kinney "It's as good as sold. Why didn't yoi say that at first, instead of philander lug along about art. I'll resign mj seat in the senate and go back to chait carrying for the county surveyor tin day I can't make this state buy a pie ture calcimlned by a grandson of Lu clen Briscoe. Did you ever lienr of j special api>ropriatlon for the purchase of a home for the daughter of Out e.?.i ? ? ? ? ..... ct. puiuuiits: well, that wen through like a motion to adjourn, am old One Eyed never killed knlfasmauj Indians as Briscoe did. About whai figure had you and the ealeimlnci agreed upon to sundbag the treasury for?" "I thought." Raid Mullens, "tha' maybe five hundred"? "Five hundred!" interrupted Kinnej as he hammered on his glass for t lead pencil and looked around for t waiter. "Only five hundred for a ret steer on the hoof delivered by a grand son of I.ucien Ilriscoe! Where's youi state pride, man? Two thousand h what it'll be. You'll introduce the bll and I'll get up on the tloor of the sen ate and wave the scalp of every India! old Luclen ever murdered. Let's see there was something else proud am foolish he did. wasn't there? Oh. yes he declined all emoluments and bene fits he was entitled to. Refused lib head right and veteran donation eer tificates. Could have been governor but wouldn't. Declined a pension Now's tbe state's chance to pay up It'll have to take the picture, but thei it deserves some punishment for keep lng the Briscoe family waiting so long We'll bring this thing up about tin middle c. the month after the tax bil is settled. Now, Mullens, you senc over as soon as you can and get nu the figures on the cost of those irriga tion ditches and the statistics aboul the increased production per acre. I'n going to need you when that bill ol mine conies up. 1 reckon we'll be abb to pull along pretty well together thh session and maybe others to come, eh senator?" Thus did fortune elect to smile tipor the boy artist of the San Saba. FaU had already done her share when sin nrrnnged his atoms in the cosniogonj of creation as the grandson of Lucler del ooa/? a#s IDV VC. The original Ilrlscoe had been n pio neor l?otlj as to territorial oceupntloi and in certain acts prompted by < Croat and simple heart. He lind beer one of the first settlers and crusader; against the wild forces of nature, tFit savage and the shallow politician. His name and memory were revered equal Iy with any upon the list comprising Houston, Iloone, Crockett, Clark nm Green. He had lived simply, inde pendently and unvexed by ambition Even a less shrewd man than Senatoi Ivinney could have prophesied that hi? state would hnsten to honor and re ward his grandson, come out of tin chaparral at even so late a day. And so before the great picture bj the door of the chamber of represents tlves at frequent times for many days could be found the breezy, robust form of Senntor Kinney and he heard hb clarion voice reciting the past deeds ol Luclen Ilriscoe in connection with tht handiwork of his grandson. Senatoi Mullens' work was more subdued it; sight and sound, hut directed nloiif Identical lines. Then as the day for the Introductloi of the bill for appropriation draws nlgl up from the San Saba country ride? I.onny Briscoe and n loynl lobby o; cow punchers, broncho hack, to boosi the cnuso of art and glorify the nsnv of friendship, for Lonny is one o them, a knight of stirrui> and ehapnr reras, as liundy with the lariat and .4; as he is with brush and palette. On a March afternoon the lobbj dashed, with a whoop, into town. Tin cowpunchers had adjusted their rari suitably front that prescribed tin range to the more conventional r iiy nicnts of iown. They had con dc* their leather chaparreras and tr .fer re<l their six shooters und belts froft their persons to ^^^rns of ti ad dies. Among tho^^^^^fcmny, a ^ v_.t! of\twenty-three, ^ 11 i- clous cow nouj- west of the MississI] v pi. Senator Mullens had Informed lili t- of tho bright prospects of the sltui a tton; had even mentioned-?so grout wt s his confidence In tho cnpuble I?A;iney i- tho price that the state would, iu n t likelihood, pay. It seemed to I.onu e that fame and fortune were in li ' hands. Certainly a spark of the d t vine lire was hi the little brown cei r tuur's breast, for he was counting tfc 2.'i ,i hv.t a cans to future deve 0 opment of his talent. Some day 1 I* would paint a picture even grentc ^ than this?one. say, 12 feet by 20. fu ' of scope and atmosphere unci action. * During the three days that yet into s vened before the coming of the dal s Used for the introductloa of the bi ' i the centaur lobby did valiant servle s CoatlcHH. spurred, weather tanned, fu * of enthusiasm expressed in blznri * terms they loafed in front of the pain t ing with tireless zeal. Reasoning in d I 1 " * ?1 11 * A-%? I UII.1UI i. .? w?,? , I 1117 CSUIUUU'II UUIC nil* 11 comments upon Its lldelity to natui 11! would be received n-s expert evldenci r Loudly they praised the skill of tl * painter whenever there were ears ne: to which such evidence might be profl 9 ably addressed. Lem Perry, the lent er of the claque, had a somewhat si 1 speech, being uninventivo in the coi 9 struct ion of new phrases. s "Look at the two-year-old now," I * would say. waving a cinnamon brow y hand toward the salient i>oint of tl 9 j picture. "Why. dang my hide, tl: 5 ' critter's alive. I can jest hear hir ' i 'lumpety-lump.' a-cuttln" away froi 8i the herd, pretendln* he's skeered. He '' a mean scamp, that there steer. Loo t at his eyes a-wallin' and his tail n-wn' 15 In". He's true and uat'ral to life. He 9 jest hunkerin* fur a cow pony to roun 1 him up and send him seoothf back t * the bunch. Dang my hide! Jest loo ' at that tall of his'n a-wavin*. Nev< 1 knowed a steer to wave his tail an f . other way, dang my hide ef I did." Jud Shelby, while admitting the e: CI celleuce of the steer, resolutely coi . { lined himself to open admiration < j the landscape, to the end that the 01 .! tiro picture received its meed of prais f | "That piece of range," he declare* 1 "is a dead ringer for Dead lloss valle; I Same grass, same lay of the land, san > old Whipperwill creek skallyhootln' I " GmOSomJ^S ' They Loafed In Front of the Paintir With Tireless Zeal. < and out of them motts of timber. The buzzards on the left is circlln' 'roun . over Sain Klldrake's old paint hoi | that killed hiss<>if over driukiu' on hot day. You can't see the lioss f< > that mott of el turns on tlie creek, hi lie's tiiar. Anybody that was goin' 1 look for Dead lloss valley and con i ueross this picture, why, he'd jest ligl 1 olf'n his broncho and hunt a place 1 I caiup." Skinny Itogers, wedded to coined; ! conceived a complimentary little ple< ti of acting that never failed to make a 1 Impression. Edging quite near to tt t. I.I..IIIPA I... I.? 1 I 1 " , II?- mmiu .I'lUiflllJ III Ilivori * I ilo moments emit a piercing an < awful "Vl-yl!" leap high and awa; eoming down with a great stamp i lieels and whirring of rowels upon tli i stone flagged floor. Jeeming Christopher!"?so ran h i lines?"thought that rattler was a gil u-ine one. Ding haste my skin if 1 didn't! Seemed to me I heard him ra tie. Look tit the blamed unconvertc inseet a-lnyln' under that penr! I.ittl : Rubbing Eases Pain , Rubbing sends the liniment 1 tingling through the flesh and quickly gtopa pain. Demand a r liniment th?it you can rub with, i The be$t rubbing liniment is MUSTANG I IUIHCU1 Limivibn i i i Coo J for the Ailments of 1 Horses, Mules, Cattle, Etc. Qood for your own A ches,' Pains, Rheumatism, Sprains, Cuts, Burns, Etc. 25c. 50c. $1. At all Dealers. I ~ Putting Mlm In His Place. John Morrison, nn oklerly Scot lain had nn ancient vulet mimed Gahric whoso [>ctulnnce and license of spew went so far as to l*> Intolerable. Or day at dinner Gnbrlol took the llbcrl of calling something which his mn*t< , said "a great lee." "Weel," said the Inlrd, really ofPeie 1 ed nnd rising from the table, "this \vl 1 \ do no longer. Wo must pnrt at hist." , 7IIout. tout!" rep\led Gabriel, pres 9* more and somebody would V been m snake bit." S a" With these artful dodges, contributed ,s by Lonny's faithful coterie, with' the ? sonorous Kinney perpetually sounding II the -picture's merits and with the sol>y vent prestige of the pioneer Briscoe is covering It like n precious varnish. It | 1- seemed that the San Saba country a- could not fall to add a reputation as an le art center to Its well known superiori1 ty in steer roping contests and nchlevete meats with the precarious busted ?r flush. Thus wus created for the plcIII turo an atmosphere, duo rather to externals than to the artist's brush, but r- through it the people seemed to gaze ;e with more admiration. There was n il magic in the name of Briscoe that i?. counted high against faulty technique I 11 and crude coloring. The old Indian -e fighter and wolf slayer would have t- smiled grimly in his happy hunting it grounds had he known that his dllctlr tante ghost was thus figuring as an 0 art patron two generations after his e- uninspired existence. ie Came the day when the senate was tr expected to pass the bill of Senator t- Mullens appropriating $'J.OOO for the j 1- purchase of the picture. The gallery it of the senute chamber was early pre- | a- empted by Bonny and the San Saba lobby. In the front row of chairs they ! le sat, wild haired, self conscious, jlng- J n ling, creaking and rattling, subdued by ] le the-majesty of the council hall. i iC The bW was Introduced, wont to the ? second rnnilliw nml *?.. u lens spoke for It dryly, tediously nnd g nt length. Senator Kinney then arose. >k nnd the welkin seized the bcllrope preV parntory to ringing. I 's Senator Kinney spoke for hour. id History wns his theme?his mltito gated by patriotism and sentiment. He >k referred casually to the picture in the r outer hall?It was unnecessary, he said, iy to dilate upon its merits?the senators had seen for themselves. The painter x- of the picture was the grandson of ti- Lucien Briscoe. Then enme the word >f pictures of Briscoe's life set forth in n- thrilling colors. Ills mde and vene. tnresome life, his simple minded love J, for the commonwealth he helped to upy. build, his contempt for rewards nnd ?e praise, his extreme and sturdy indeIn pendence and the great services he had rendered the state. The subject of the oration was I.uclen Briscoe. The painting stood in the background serving simply as a means, now happily brought forward, through which the state might bestow a tardy recompense upon the descendant of its favorite son. I The bill passed without an opposing vote. Tomorrow it would be taken up by the house. Already was it fixed to glide through that body on rubber tires. Blandford. Grayson nnd Plummor. nil wheelhorses and orators and provided with plentiful memoranda | concerning the deeds of Pioneer Rris| roe. had agreed to furnish the motive power. The San Saba iol>l>y anil Its protege I stumbled awkwardly down the stairs | and out Into the capital yard. Then they herded closely and gave one yell of triumph. P.ut one of them?Ituck Kneed Summers it was?hit the key with llie thoughtful remark: "She cut the mustard," ho said, "all right. I reckon they're goin' to buy Turn's steer. I ain't right much on the pnrlyinont'ry. but ! g.ither that's what tile signs added up. Rut site seems to me. I.onny, the argyment ran principal to grandfather Instead of paint. It's reasonable caleulatin' that you want to ig he glad you got the Rrlscoe brand on I you. my son." That remark clinched in Lenny's nJ ; mind an unpleasant, vague suspicion to u the same effect. His reticence Increased, and he gathered grass from 21 the ground, chewing it pensively. The picture as a picture had been huniiliatlngly absent from the senator's arguments. The painter had been held : up as a grandson, pure and simple. | ' The hotel I.onny stopped at was near j the capitol. It was near to the 1 o'clock I dinner hour when the appropriation ^ had been passed by the senate. The i hotel clerk told I.onny tlint a famous artist from Vow Viirk lm<1 nrrlvn/1 In le ?v *" *" town flint day and was In the hotel. tj lie was on his way westward to New y Mexico to study the effect of sunlight upon flit' ancient wall of the Zunis. 1C Modern stone reflects light. Those ancient building materials absorb it The lH artist wanted this effect in a picture . he was painting and was traveling! j 2,000 miles to get it. t- I Lonny sought this man out afterdind nor and told bis story. The artist was |tt an unhealthy man. kept alive by genius and Indifference to life. IIo went ' with Honny to the cnpitol and stood there before the picture. The artist pulled bis beard and looked unhappy. | "Should like to have your sentiments." said I?uny, "just as they run i out of the pen." i . "It's the way they'll come," said the painter man. "I took three different kinds of medicines before dinner?by the tablespoonfnl. The taste still lin-1 gem. I am primed for telling the j ( truth. You want to know if the plc^ tore is or if it isn't?" "Itlght." said I/>nny. "Is it wool or I cotton? Should I paint some more or cut it out and ride herd a-plenty?" I ... . . - - i i iii-niu a rumor during pic." snld i ? the artist, "ttint the state is nbout to pay you $2,000 for this picture." "It's passed the senate," said Lonny, cv "and the house rounds it up toraor- i j row." "Tliat's lucky." said tlie pale man. ' "Do you enrry a rabbit's foot?" ) "No." said Lonny, "but it seems I had a grandfather. He's considerable mixed up In the color scheme. It took me a year to paint that picture. Is she entirely awful or not? Some says, now, that that steer's tall ain't badly drawed. They think it's proportioned nice. Tell me." There la more Catarrh thla section of the country than all other diseases d. put together, and for yearn It was sup,|( posed to be incurable, poctors pre. scribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, >e pronounced It Incurable. Catarrh Is a ly local disease, greatly Influenced by con* #r stituttonal conditions and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by P. J. [1- Cheney A Co.. Toledo, Otfo. Is a constlIII tutlonal remedy. Is tiltn Internally I and acts thru tha Illoodwn the Mucous I Surfaces M t^e System. \One llundrflk Dollars reg^^l tVoCFWME fnr *nf ca^^ that HaU a^ll^BjLcjAralls to i Send for olr^^^^Hjj^BtlmonU^^^H The astlit glanced at Lonny's wiry Bgure uAd nut brown skin. Something Jtlrred, nim to a passing Irritation. "For a?'s sake, son," he said, fraotlously, "?n't spend any more money for paint \t isn't a picture at all. It's a gnu. YoiVbokl up tho state with it If you like und get your $2,000, but don't get in ruput of any more canvas. Llvo under it Buy a couple of hundred ponies with your money?I'm told they're tlint chenp-^-nnd ride, ride, ride. Fill your lungs and eat and sleep and be happy. No more pictures. You look healthy. That's genius. Cultivate i it." lie looked at his watch. "Twcn! ty minutes to 3. Four capsules and one tablet at 3. That's nil you wanted to know. Isn't It?" I At 3 o'clock the cowpunchers rode up for Lonny, bringing Hot Tamnles, saddled. Traditions must be observed, i To celebrate the passage of the bill by | the senate the gang must ride wildly through the town, creating uproar and excitement. "Come on. boys," snld Lonn3*, urging I Hot Tamnles into a gallop with his Knees. with n whoop the inspired lob- 1 by tore after him through the dust. Ix>nny ied his cohorts straight for the cnpito). With a wild yell the gang indorsed his now evident intention of I riding into it. Iloorny for San Saba! Up the six broad limestone steps clattered the bronchos of the cowpuucbers. Into the resounding hallway they ' pattered, scattering In dlsuiay those passing on foot. I.onny, In the lead, shoved Hot Tnmales direct for the great picture. At that hour a downpouring, soft light from the second j story windows bathed the big canvas, j Against the darker background of the hall the painting stood out with valuable effect. In spite of the defects of the art you could almost fancy that you gazed out upon a InndscaiK*. You might well flinch a stop from the convincing figure of the life sized steer stampeding across the grass. Perhaps It thus seemed to Hot Tamales. The I scene was in his line. Perhaps he only obeyed the will of his rider. His ears pricked up; he snorted. Ixmuy leaned forward in the saddle and elevated ids elbows, wing-like. Thus signals the cowpuncher to his steed to launch himself full speed ahead. Hid Hot Ta mules fancy lie saw a steer, red and cavorting, that should be headed off and driven back to herd? There was a tierce clatter of hoofs, a rush, n gathering of steely flank muscles, a leap to the Jerk of the bridle rein, and Hot Tatnales, with Lonny bending low In the saddle to dodge the top of the frame, ripped through the great canvas like a shell from a mortnr, leaving the cloth hanging In ragged shreds about a monstrous hole. Quickly Lonny pulled up his pony, and rounded the pillars. Spectators came running, too astounded to add speech to the commotion. The sergennt at arms of the house came forth, frowned, looked ominous and then grinned. Many of the legislators crowded out to observe the tumult. Louny's cowpuncliers were stricken to silent horror by his mad deed. Senator Kinney, happened to be among the earliest to emerge. Before he could speak Lonny leaned in his saddle as Hot Tamules pranced, pointed his ipiirt at the senator and said calmly: "That was a fine speech you made today, mister, but you might as well let up on that 'propriation business. I ain't askin' the state to give me nothIn*. I thought I had a picture to sell to it, but it wasn't one. You said a heap of things about Grandfather Briscoe that makes me kind of proud I'm his grandson. Well, the Briseoes ain't takin' presents from the state yet. Anybody can have the frame that wants it. Hit her up. boys." Away scuttled the San Saba delegation out of the hall, down the steps, along the dusty street. Halfway to the San Saba country thev cainned that nielif tuuiHmo Lonny stole away from the campflro and sought not Tnnmles. placidly eating crass at the end of his stake rope. Lonny hung upon his neck, and his art aspirations went forth forever in one long, regretful sigh. But as he thus made renunciation his breath formed a word or two. 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P | We Invite You to Visit Vs v. | SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES f IV ^||-|f* Patronage wanted, whether large or 2 - -1JI1L small Both receive courteous attention. & OUT M0tt0: Strength Security- $ iP E. Rivers, Pres. C. C. Douglass < ashier 8 m. ,j. Hough, V. Pros P. M. Thorrol, Asst. Cashier. J t G?C???Gi?<253>C? <5) f For Insurance See Us &/' f tp fA 5!! We represent the Strongest and and llest Old-Line gT %f INSURANCE Com pa n y8* in the World. ? ^ See us for all kinds of Insurance | Chesterfield Loan & Ins Go jyj VV. J. Douglass, Manager- |H| ?5>)?S5)gS5><2? r$3)(??sm H Auditors Notice. The Auditors' oflico will be opened for the assessment of sonal property from January 1st 191ft to February 20th 1910. ^^HjH All male citizens between the ages of *21 and 00 yct^^BE^H^^H deemed Taxable polls, except those whe arc maimed or^^fl^^KHBH causes are incapable of canting a support. The Law requires f>0 per cent penalty added to erty subject to taxes and not returned for assessmenBH^^^HSHBH^H the February 1910. I will be in the Auditor's office Jan., 1, 3, 4, and 31: Feb., 5, 7. 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 1M>HUHH| T. W. EDDINS, County NOT! CE Write n> A^HM^^^/plain how 1 1