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& local bird faucicr whose speciality
is tho raising of homing pigeons. has
of late been somewhat discouraged
over the numerous losses of lis pets
nc has found that many or The birds
when sent long distances wander
from q straight course and arc never
after heard of again After giving
the matter considerable Thought ho
finally told friend that he had hlt
upon plan whereby hc would obvintc
losing pigeons iu The future His
scheme is 10 raise now species Of
birds. composite Of boming pigeons
and parrots. so that when q bird loses
lbs way IL can ask To- no directed prom.
orly. His next brood is being anxious
ly awaited by his friend Philadelphia
Record
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5 Gallant Judge.

Iu % ease before % Paris court. m
which % popular actress has had tu
appear Hs 20 witness. Che judge seems
tp hay" shown considerable dinidcuco
about asking Che lady, us hr was m
duty bound to do what was her ago.
Evidently hc considered that such "a
question. pat to such witness. would
Do" direct Indictment TO perjury
Tine way boo which hc got out of thc
difficulty was ingenious although dc.
cidcdly irregular He asked her her
ago before She had been sworn
How old arr YOU mndamg' lao
-g.d
ATTIC. little hesitation thc lady
owned to hciu2 twenty nine years OF
age.
And now that you have told The
court Your age continued the gallant
judge you swear to tell the truth.
Cine whole truth and nothing but the
truth kansas CITY Globe.
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Chincsc Idca OF patriou.m.

There is mo- patriotism 700 ClIua THIS
was strikiugIy eNcmpiihcd iu ihc lntr
war; Whom on The occasion of the cap
furc of thc northern squadron our OF
'hc ships belonging to tho Shanghai
fleet happened to Doc included Tic
captain of her Gt once went tO SOC
th" Japanese Admiral ald demanded
that me- aud lis ship should Doc allowed
t0 go free For" De- said. ~ don't
belong to ths Hcnt" Tho point OF
Wow That DIS hp was Chinese Shin
and his country was at war with
Japan did not sccm to appeal to hm
Don amy way London Daily Mail.
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LaIse sunerLor,s Iron Mines.

The United States Possesses in the
Lake superior and adiaccnt iron mines
IN" most extensive and most easily
worked deposits in the world. nature
could not have placed the raw material
i'm more ideal ana convenient form
for cheap and cNpcd.iiu. recovery
from its geological ro.,u. place. ANA
SO 'tcc and art have uubly responded
in TOvidinC The u"c"~~ary "N,ayatin"
tools for thc cheap muiu. and ruuS-
pOrtatiUn of the ore 10 the smelling
furnace. The iron mines of Lake ST.
pcrior az" matched 10y TN" vast coal
fields OF Pennsylvania. and the genius
OF the American engineer has devised
q system of transportation hy ship
and rail which enables the two raw
materials To lee brought together AT the
furnace al u low cost of Transportation
which cannot he matched i'm any part
of the world. The lake steamer. with
It's engines placed ut the stcru aud the
whole of the hull available fer carry
ing The ore in bulk. the vast systems
Of ore pockets equipped with labor
saving machinery i'm the way Of hoist
ing cranes. cablcwHys etc. and lastly
the American system Of cars and loco
motives. enabling vast loads Ia be
hauled by single units Of exceptional
power. all combine to give 10 the in
dustry long lead i'm the race. even he
fore the raw materials have been
mixed ready for smelling
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\ court chamber is seemingly n
mi~nomrr in the homo of the Prcsi-
dent of the United States The his
toric Blue Room. where the President
and his lady and the Cabinet officers
ana their wives welcome the public.
has. however lately received This am
itely beautiful apartment. placed i'm
The centre OF the suite of state draw
ing rooms and when the ladies who
compose Mr.. McKinloy's personal and
oNrial household gather there il rs
picture worthy or world palace.
Some sigh that we are far from the
days Of Jefferson and jackson. but
the American court is popular insu-
tuition M the American capital. Sue
tr4-
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IlNGiES AND JESTS.

Proud Fathcr-"I tell YOU that baby
of mines u widcawakr yowngstcr.'
Sad Neighbour so | hear"
WiSg us Miss Oldrirl prctty:'
Wa~g about as pretty as compos-
ito photograph Of an old maids con
voutiuu.
WAS much feeling shown at your
grandmothcr's funcral:" Boolkccprr
-'NcS: they mobbcd the umpire" -.
iIarpcrs Bazaar
we eau hc friends" she said soft
ly. "rhcm W" can never hr man an,I
Wife" ho answered. dismally. -Phila-
drlphia Nurth American
Poet Il called to- SOC il YOU intend
to use my sonnet ON truth" Editor
"No: W" have decided chat there Is
more truth than poetry in it,"
II men can't love we'll this I state
With no intimidation
They have the lsnack oi getting up
y hrst-claee mutation.
Chicago Record
Ruby NO. l do not think he is a
fashionable physician" pcarl-"Why
not" Ruby "lIc docs not keep YOU
waiting in his office over i've min
utos''
y camera. | grant YOU. takes pictures,
SAID the amateur All but it's funny
When YOU have 1" buy plates and such
fixtures.
ON find that it also takes money
Philadelphia Press y
Fuddy Mrs Browurigg always
speaks OF her physician. DR.. Sticllker
rs an old war horse Isn't it odd;"
buddy -"Oh. | don't know. They say
ne is Il terrible charger. Boston
Transcript
My parents may come between us
she faltcrcd. If they do" he cx-
claimed hotly, they must be pretty
small" And lie pressed her still
closer 10 his manly brcast.-Philadcl-
phia Record.
Fellow citizens of the jungle, said
thc monkey. various aS our iutcresti;s
may hc. can't we lind some platforms
on which we may all standf' That's
right" put in the elephant. let Us
dcnouncc mcnagcricS"' -Puck.
There was Young doctor named Ounce
Ns poor ~ Portuguese prince:
The first case hc had
Was hroken-egged lad
ma ne used UP his single Tor splluts.
Detroit Free Press
Mrs. Strongmind- Women would
No, be the blind slaves Of party.
They would bc quite ready TO scratch
candidates" Professor Snccrs
shouldn't wonder suppose they
would even use hat pins Brooklyn
Life.
II WIS terribly upset to-day" size
said. So hc replied. in his superior.
masculine way II suppose YOU heard
some disagrcoallc gossip concerning
yourself NO" she replied with "a
shnk" of her head; Il inadvertently
got in tbe way Of Il moving bicycle. -
Chicago Post.
WigGics Some persons hold that
there is NO such thing rs perfect hap
pincsS in this world Wagglcs-
Guess those people never watchc
"a young woman i'm obIivious conteni-
platiOu Of ilat hrand-ncw ring on
The third finger of her left hand. -
Boston Transcript
.\skc-"Baci home again ch? What
was the mattcr-too healthy for YOU
out there Doctor Exactly. There
was only one case of Sickness in the
town the whole time ! was there"
\sk"t And suppose some Other.
doctor had thatF' Doctor-"NO: / had
10. II was homcsickncss.' II hiladcl-
Uhia Press.
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OVER THE CLIFF
BY LEWIS q. MILLER.
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meaning to hit the bear once. nj least.
before jumping after the dogs
But lie quickly changed his plan.
The jump would Ice dangerous. and
it could he taken rs II last resort amy
time. Putting ono hand ON the rock.
which was about five feet high. and
the other on the end of his hoe handle.
he leaped upon the rock Now he was
in fair position for defence. being
above and nearly out OF reach of the
hear, on rock 50 smooth that she
could not easily climb it,
On she came. growing, and stood on
her hind feet, with her paws against
| the barrier Peter aimed blow Mt
her head. but she lodged back 50
quickly that it missed her aud Peter
was within an ace of falling into her
clutch. Aftcrward he was more eau
tiOus. but whenever she came within
reach he struck mt her. He coulC not
hurt her, but lac forced her to keen off.
although she persisted for an hour in
her attempts to reach him. Then.
Withdrawing Il few feet. she sat down.
still watching him closely with her
little eyes
''r'' ;'''," o. me respite. lay down
""" '"'"ri i''I'lNe'i with his hat. for
the sun. high above the mountains.
was shining hot against the cliff.
While busy Keeping thc bear off he
had heard I'll" dogs clamoring. but had
not had lin" TO glance toward Them.
Now he saw them on the oDpo>itc
bank. running M and down uIou.- Ihr
Wv, =" ','' ""''t' ana SUI! barking.
r. '"'''" SOC. 'il' Dear ana We're
''"'" W E't I" hor. h'i they could
way vi nN''h'.IE 'h' apparent
'"'''''N van "' Gun on The west
""''n'nS I'''r aWhiI", lin"
n,"' '''''N'" ',r attempt 10 reach
',',',, 80" '"U '-"'" Sh' if!rd I"
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haa ,,.;I i,', "'',,''' '''' sue N.furh inc
Li,,, ,o ~" Nv. paw IN" nearly JrrE"d
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and r,lI.d e.. "rl,'" I'' ""''T
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and or ,i,a ,i,..',. c 80 VI '"' SPF'he
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Peanut butte, test Of tho
many uses to win % tnd little nut is
put aud is becoming an nporaut com.
mcrcial product Peanut butter ifs
made by grinding the nuts very fine
and reducing thc mass TO q pasty sub.
stance. n portion az least OF the large
amount Of oil contained being removed.
Some salt IS added for havorinP and
the resist rs a cheap and nourishing
spread
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TIE PLACID SPECTATOR.

Human nature can't keep still.
Never did an never Will
Must be tndin'. there's no doubt,
Sumcthn rev TO argue bout
Things that raise a dreadful row
often S.ain quite small. somehow
Folks are whoopin fur q day.
ihcn the trouble i1dcS away
~ Whcuc Cr lu~> - raised.
don't yell am feel amazed
! have heard scch things before
I'm likely hear some more.
let 'cm come an fade away.
New sensations. every day n
Time keeps griudm' ri 'Cm out,
JCs' lWr folks to argue bout.
Chicago Times Herald
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertisements viii be inserted n. on.
collar per square for the nrst Insertion AM
nitS cents Tor each Subsequent Insertion
Local, business and Special notices ten
cents line, aud no notice inserted Tor less
than one dollar.
Legal advertisements viii be inserted MT
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be required upon delivery OF certified COPY
CHARGES FOR ANNOUNCEMENT. - For
county officers, s.; state and Congress SD
Terms FOR standing advertisements mad,
known on application to the publisher.
jon PRINTING executed with nestness NJ,
dispatch. ~ Orders By mail viii receive
prompt attention.
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Nickuamo Of o. british Regiment.

Tho Eighteenth Hus-ars. British
regiment serving iu South Africa. u.s.
now known among soldiers u that
region as "Krugcr's own" This
nicknam" has been given to The rcgi-
Iwm. h'oou-" of tho large number OF
its mcu msUo apuyc- by tbc Rocis
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NETEB MCCALL, sitting on the
y ccdar-rail fence, gazed re-
Gcciivcly at the mountain


J. hcc'ivcly at the mountain
Z side and spoke to his father
vino was taking his after breakfast
smoke; Bob Turner told me last
week he'd give me six bits and board
10 chop the late cuclllc-burs ont OF his
cotton
You've Gpt right to work if YOU
want to. can tend TO things here"
y few minutes later Peter - fol
lowing a dim path up the mountain
with heavy hoe ON his shoulder. The
NcCalls lived ON little farm i'm u
valley cf the Colorado River, I'm Texas
TN reaching the top of the mountain
Peter saw that his two dogs. Trap and
Watch. knowing he would scold them
back If he saw them soon after start
ing. had snCaked away and were
ahead of him. They were running
back and forth among the cedar thick
cts. smelling and hunting busily. rs
if affecting that lac had told them to
do 81" He laughed, and let them go
uuscoldCd
little later he heard the dogs bark
ing. and soon he saw a young bear run
across an open space but Il few yards
ahead. aud disappear i'm the direction
OF the river.
-. The dogs had not vet seen tho b.or
ut were ON IFS trail Shoutino In
hem. Peter started after Tho cub. in
tending To Use the hoe for u weapon.
From time TO time as he ran he caught
glimpses of the bear through the CO
dars. He soon came close to tbr nrec.
ipicc that here ovcrhaurs tbc colo.
RADIO. and then Inc saw the LITTLE beo,.
uisauppar over thc. edge of tho cliff
There he found steep. narrow uotb
leading down to q ledgr somc fifteen
feet below The bear had vanished
Shouting again To the dogs Peter went
cautiously down to The ledge which
was about u ward and . hoIr ,yidr
and abou, ,rvcuty-livc feet above the
Colorado River.
Peter walked along thc ledge until
hr reached u part so ovcrhung bv the
cliff that lie could moi stand upright.
So ne went ON his hands and knees.
pushing the hoe before him. Turn
ing - corner. he saw that the ledge
came TO an end not far beyond: but
between tie corner ana The end il was
ten or twelve feet widc ana about
thirty feet long. making y comfortable
platform. Back of the wide place
were three w"ll-worn oily holes.
which told rctc nc had discovered q
bears den.
st TN" end OF tho ledge wa. large
picc" of rock II had fallen from
R"hor" and stood ON end against the
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Sometimes % joke reacts s. young
man iu Auburn TO play q Joke ON
barber. paid him thirty five old-fasb.
Toned cents Later WHOM he found
that the barbor had sold ono VI Che
coins for $50 be- did not feel So well
satisfied with bis joke. on at least
Thought 90 had become misplaced
Bangor .McJ Commercial
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Brother Wind. O. mighty brother.
SAry now for me
We will wander forth together
Over land and sea:
We. with never any other.
Whirling through the sky
SO viii take our flight together,
Brother, thou and !,
Brother Wind, O. mighty brother,
He whose breath was blown
In our nostrils. VIC together
Seek. and seek alone:
We. with never any other
FLYING. flying so.
Through eternity together
1t Is far to go!
Brother Wind. o. mighty brother,
He who gave a., breath.
lie who sent us forth together.
God OF Life and Death,
He and never any other.
VIII lie know Us. when
we are blown, We two together
Al His feet again:
New York INDEPENDENT.
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I'VE ARE BRETHREN, AND THOU"
by HARRlErs L. BLoDorrr. -


Brother Dust, o, little brother.
Blowing in the wind,
We viii wander forth together
Leave me not behind,
We will seek the great earth mother
Where she sits apart.
We vii clasp her knees together
Climb unto her heart.
Brother Dust, o, little brother,
Under rain and sun
VIC had wandered long together,
Now. the journey done.
Let us hasten to the mother,
For the hour grows late.
Hand IN hand, we two together
Through the open gate.
Brother Dust. O. little brother,
VIII she know MS when
First we seek her heart together,
Worn and breathless then
VIII she know. the mighty mother,
AS we sink to rest,
We are children, who. together,
. Nestled III her breast;
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make believe. She was so tired OF 1t
all.
1t would seem so good to have a lit
tie home-juSt one little room, and to
make 1t bright and happy; she was so
tired of ruffies and silk skirts bought
after months of scrimping and hoard
ing their little income; she had never
had home; real real home like
other girls 1t had just been rowing
and pretending ever since she could
remember, Mrs Marchmont, too, began
to weep, and to cast self-accusations, to
quote the threadbare verse about
..thankless child and went to bed
with a case of nervous hysteria. After
this ali blew over Mrs. Marchmont and
Honore resumed their usual relations,
and, except for a tired, weary look in
her eyes, Honore was the same dear
girl she had ever been
From this time on the attentions of
the Count became more and more
marked He was not a pleasant man
to look upon, but around him there
shone the halo of a titled name and
ancestral halls. Mrs Marchmont be-
gun to patronize the Herbert Van Ais
tynes' and the Hamilton-Wares' were
spoken of by her really very clever
people, don't you know" She dwelt
in the glaring light of titular fame;
she had passed the upper landing and
was making her way to the dome But
one thing marred the sunny glory of
her little day. 1t was the other man!
The other man, James Howard, WIKI
laid at the feet of Honore only the
coronet of a glorious manhood, great
brain and greater heart; a big,
broad-shouldered fellow with clean-cut
features and eyes that looked straight
into those of his fellow men and women
unfiinchingly, and whose only offering
was the gift of a great love-
1, %sxx only at no -u2
terrible strain on Mrs. Marchmont's
purse strings and she was obliged to
retrench. So, with the aid of the Count,
who followed them very soon, she, with
Honore took rooms at little hotel far
up in the hills For days HOnore was
almost happy, riding every morning
up among the fresh, fragrant hills She
grew to love little house that lay on
her way and one morning as she
passed, a woman came down the little
trodden path between the riotous
growth of hollyhocks and larkspur and
met a man at the gate. She seemed a
young woman. a woman not very fair
or beautiful. but with an earnest,
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-11-01
DO Not Ten Married woman.


A young woman who has had cause
for forming her opinion advises girls
to tell their secrets to anyone else ex-
cept to a married woman For a long
time, she AYERS, Il believed a married
woman was the ideal confidant for a
girl. 1 forgot she was only a better
half and would Individually repeat ey-
erything 1 said to her life partner,
but my eyes we're opened sadly enough
one day when 1 overheard the in
iquitous little wretch in whom 1T been
confiding telling her husband some
thing I'd told her and that she had
sworn never to disclose, actually before
L had gotten out the front door.
When L taxed her with her perfidy
the next day she admitted it, for she
found L really knew all about it, but
declared she had only wanted to obtain
her Eege lords advice in the matter
his judgment was SO good; and she
was so caressing and sympathetic and
loyable that before L went away I was
actually foolish enough to again trust
her with some private matters
Don't pin your faith to the married
woman She may not tell all her own
secrets to her husband, but she's sure
to tell yours.
BY the by, someone has said that
a wOnans reliability is-that he keeps
another'S secrets, but tells his own
while she guards her own, but betrays
another's, and l believe there's good
deal of truth in this statement
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10 rUomen Leg

In the absence of any better topic
of discussion, at b recent meeting of
the Rainy Day club in New York, Miss
Dora Goldthwaite made the assertion
that women do not always tell the un-
qualified truth. Strange as it may
seem, since lying. like most other
faults, is supposed to have no sex,
the assertion has aroused tremendous
excitement, and papers are filed with
Endorsements and denialS OF the Cold
thwaite assertion the larger number
OF them coming from women, they be-
ing the interested parties.
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The Happiness Of Hearts.
BY s. RRAINERD.

Copyright, 1900, Daily Story Pub. COD
Years ago Mrs MarchmonS stood at
the foot of the social stair and deter
mined to scale its heights AT first 1T
was slow work. but of late. in fact.
since Hcnore had grown up. 1t had
been comparatively easy climbing
Limited means had restricted the
Marchmonts to rather small and out
o1-the-way-s summer places But
really" Mrs. Marchmont declared, zone
sometimes met the most charming
people at these quiet resorts"
Truth to tell, Mrs Marchmont had
the good sense to know that she
couldn't be much in a po1d OF extern
siFe dimensions and that she was
something of a big frog in the little
puddles; SO she stuck to shallow
waters However. when Bonore de-
veloped such astonishing beauty and
popularity. Mrs. Marchmont had wan
dered farther up the coast where the
waves ran high and where one came
in contact with such people as the Her
bert Van Alstynes and the hamilton
Wares and it seemed to Mrs March
mont that she was almost about to
reach the goal on the upper landing or
the stair.
Everything depended on Honore now
-Honore. with her superb bearing and
her Titan hair and her always abSo-
lutte correctness. Mrs. Marchmont was
very proud of Honore; she had always
been duttful daughter, even from the
time when she was a little girl and sat
propped up in bed reading novels and
eating chocolates and things until her
mother came in from a dance or a
theater. But lately Mrs. Marchmont
hadn't known quite what to make OF
Honore. Not that she was any the
less devoted or attentive to her mother
but she seemed to be developing new
ideas not strictly in accordance with
those of her mother. For instance, the
night after the hop at the erection s
at which event the Herbert Van AIS
tyneS' and the Hamilton-WareS had
actually asked Mrs. Marchmont to sill
with them on the gallery and the ugly
little foreign count had danced three
times with Honore. Mrs. Marchmon'
Playfully alluded to herself as the
mother of a possible countess, Honore
had thrown herself into her mother
arms, and, bursting into tears, begged
her to go away-anywhere-S would
work. and they two would be so happy
giving up all this tawdry sham and
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-11-01
Health omcer. Have Troubles.

Trouble is brewing in Frankfort.
Ind, between the school-teachers ana
the board Of health There was a small
pox scarce some time ago and the
board ordered that no scholar should
be admitted unless able to present
satisfactory evidence of successful vac
cination-" This the board defined as
a scar showing where the virus took
Teachers refuse to examine the chill
dren's arms, declaring that they could
not tell whether the scar came from
vaccination some other cause. At
Evansville, in the same state, there Is
much grumbhng among taxpayers be-
cause it cost the county $4,000 TO
stamp out the smallpox there Some
OF the bills are held to have been ex-
orbitant and ordinance regulating
all such charges In future has been
adopted by the county commissioner
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-11-01
Coming nIt,,inerv creations

Yelled effects of laces and face-1ike
materials promise to be a distinguish
ing feature of coming millinery crea-
tions; and with this in view there are
new and interesting manufactures OF
lace suited to the purpose; nets, re-
Heved with dots and spots and the
new ring spangles, in black, and in
black; relieved with silver and dull
metallic colors: and piece goods woven
of very narrow strips of wood fibre
and silk chenille cord in open work
design, in black, white. and the fash
ionab1e colors. These diaphanes Will
be employed principally for the swath-
ing of soft satin in the construction Of
toques, and of the drapery which shall
trim hats of other character-The Mil
linery Trade Review.