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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-05

The reception held yesterday afternoon
from to O'Clock by the ladies OF the
Pierce Guild at the Founding Hospital
was, as usual on all previous like Occa-
sons, a distinct success. The large num-
bers OF callers. among whom we're many
ladies prominent in official and social life
were received by Mrs. W II. Bayly Mis-
J. c. Perrine. Mrs G. f. Emmous and
Mrs. W II. Hoeke Spring blossoms and
daintily capped lights oruamented the re-
freshment and fancy tables in the large
room on the second hocr. and throughout
the beautifully appointed nursery and in
the lower rooms we're lovely white-robed
babies who were at home" to callers in
their dainty cribs OF the arms Cf pic
turesquc nurses. The committee Of ladies'
IN charge of the afternoons eutertaiume Mt
were Mrs. G. F. WEIGH. Mrs ]. ]. Light
foot, Mrs. F. W. Plling. Mrs. ". \ Jones.
Mrs. 0. G. Staples. Mrs. II. A. Hall. Mrs.
\. b. Browne. Mrs. f. Z. Warren. Mis-.
Frank Browne, Mrs. J. b. Church. Mrs. NJ.
'. Lauyer, Mrs. J. " Barross. Mrs G. De
Witt, Mrs. c. c. Bassett. Mrs. l. b. Plat,
Mrs. E. r. Wallace Mrs. V. Thompson.
Mrs. S. /. kimball. Mrs. 5. Il. Bond, ard
Mrs. r. W. Haynes.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-05

Mrs Bingham entertained at a luncheon
yesterday. Fourteen guests were gathered
about the dainty table, which was florally
beautiful with Golden Gate roses and fern.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-05

Sure cure for Malaria. Chills and Fever. Also
Colds. La Grip. Neuralgia, etc. At al d.uSs'sts.
sp3-t;,rm
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-05

We are agents for Standard /
Patterns.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-16
FACTS ABOUT THE DEAD SEA,
Theory That Nothing Can Sink In It Is
j. StSa%; - y18 Wrong. -sy c'5-5tzs% X

AuooAy AAaS NOtnlnS Can Sink In IL Is
!. S::'g&}} ! :si.l e15 Wrong. - y s: a.5$
Some long current Illusions concern
ing the Dead sea are dispelled by Hen
~ Dexter, who went to see it's reputed
wonders with his own eyes, says COL
lier's Weekly. In his opinion the bed
OF the sea is OF volcanic formation. .sI
took a plunge in the, water to test its
qualities. The water is, should say.
a bituminous. salt brine, I was care
full MOTTO get the water in my eyes. or
on a 2 my hair. I had been told that moth
ing could sink in the Dead sea, but
found that was untrue, for the reason
that it 10 did not make an effort to-
keep on top would go down. The
water is Of a. character. that if any one
had Ecutaneouss disease it would make
the flesh smart fercely. i It was excep-
tionaIly refreshing, however, on ac-
count Of cheat, The. water was won
derfully clear, and you could see down
a depth Of twenty feet. The, water
was perhaps little more buoyant than
ordinary salt, water, but it would not
hold me- up, It was not sticky but
washed off as freely as any salt water.
One thing I. noticed, and of which
have never been able to, get an aex-
PLANTATION, was a small island about
500 feet from the shore This had on
it large square blocks of stone. I have
never been able to ascertain where
these blocks came from. The theory
that birds cannot fly over the water is
untrue a as I|5saW lots Of birds Hyings
over it. it = 8 &c hicago News. =.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-16
B MADE THE USUAL KICK.
This Time the Asked for Reduction Was
5E Not Granted. 81 Z;


iThIs Time the Asked for Reduction was
Not 3 earsnted. /. /:
They are telling Story, at the. ex-
apenses OF a commission merchant OF
a sister city who IS wen knoWnin New
Orleans, " said a Poydras street busi-.
ness man the other day. IS !. II II won't
vouch for the accuracy 81. the yarn, but
anyhow III is worth repeating. The
commiss sion man IN point is ant extreme
ly close buyer, and when he receives
a consignment he never fails TO make
claim for any thing that may have.
spoiled or deteriorat ted en- route. This,
little habit Of, demanding rebates is
We'll known ito the trade. and has led
to many a vociferous kick from ship
pers, but the merchant always man
ages to come out on top; During Christi
mas week as the story goes, he re-
ceived several barrels Of !, fat dressed
turkeys from a poultryaman in the
northwest. Heretofore he has dealt
exclusively in live fowls, and Issuppose
the correspondence clerk must have
got things mixed AT any rate I the:
shipper was astonished to sreceive a
letter by return mail running about
5 as follows: VA Dear Strive regret to-
advise you that four Of the turkeys in
your consignment of December
:, reached here dead. E Please make de-
duction for same and return correct
a amount = 70 >, The poultry man communed
with himself and replied thus1y:s Dear
Sir, am sorry to- say L find it: i'm
possible to- make concession requested.
/ have established a rule requiring all
customers who desire live dressed tur-
.. kieysssto a notify us i'm advance, so we can
send 4! til them in heated cars: Turkeys
without their feathers and insidess are
liable to catch cold If Shipped IN the
ordinary 8mannerg The mortality
among dressed turkeys was very large
this year. Yours mournfully. That
ended ended the correspo dence. . New Or
leans Times-Democtat. stz' + ,:s f.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-16
Queer Money.

: fzI. "a :
!. Europeans trading in China are re
$!dduced to great straits for money. Eng
fish gold will always pass; but is
scarce. In large trading undertakings,
bars Of pure gold, weighing thirteen
ounces are recognized as official ex-
change. Gold leaf. is used by bankers
for smaller amounts. Inland, where
gold of any kind is rarely seen, horse
shoe-shaped pieces of silver, weighing
five to- fifty ounces, are used. Some
trading corporations have been forced
tosissue bank notes and tokens made of
bamboo slips; but the mistrustful
Chinaman is very chary of accepting
these, SO their circulation is limited TO-
one town, sonnet imes to single street
In the new colony Of Urganda, west
tof the great African lakes, there was
practically no coinage but: shells. r. As
these are bulky, and therefore inconE
venient,s Europeans have started a
new system Needles and. cloth are
now current everywhere Three needles
will purchase one chicken. one needle
two eggs, whilst a cow cost fifty yards
of cotton cloth. Shells, however, com +
tinue to do. duty as small change, as5
many as q hundred going to son ! !.
needle. ,sssss b. >sf@ +.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-16
JlkPANEsE TT

They wiped u tho Blood ana said No
lfosrrs s Il bout Il.
rom Sea to SCI, 4, by Rudyard kip
ling: e Long ago great-hearted king
came to Nlkko river and looked across
at the trees, upstream at the torrent
and the hills whence 1t came, and
downstream at the softer outlines of
the crops and spurs OF wooded noun
ta tain 1t needs only a dash OF color
in n the foreground to bring this all to-
gether, said he, and he put little
child ID d blue and white dressing
gown under the awful trees to Judge
the effect sEmboI dened by his tender
ness, an aged beggar ventured to ask
for aims: Now it was the ancient priv
1lege Of the great to try the temper OF
their blades upon beggars and such
cattle. Mechanically the king swept
off the old mans head, for he did not
wish to be disturbed The blood spurt-
ed across the granite slabs Of the river
ford ina sheet of purest vermiIion The
king smiled. Chance had solved the
problem for him. Build a bridge
here, he said to the court carpenter,
of Just such a color as that astuff on
the stones. 81. Build also a bridge of
gray stone close by, for I would not
forget the wants of my people" So he
gave the little child across the stream
thousand pieces of gold and went his
way. He had composed a landscape.
AS for the blood, they wiped it up and
said no more about it, and that is the
story Of the Nikko bridge. You will
not find it in the guide books hica-.
go News. Ss ':& fsFs< - = s7.s = . II 5..
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-16

nywadsys sld
away went the
Nlnapstt echoed illiam Iazlaton,
when he called at his sisters s. And
1 Rodney away? & Ands the moving To be
done All three 81 hem do
Well, I'll get the first load ii and the
carpets down. a on duty now until
the afternoon. look after the,
babies. II see TO the rest z,
You're the dearest boy, w 49,
hats all right. You're lucky
picked supS the place for You. It you
were to- wait. "a til Rodney got home
Severyt thing desirable would be COB
bled up. his little nest viii suit you
and your blessed trinity down to the
ground see IF It sdoesn' {! VI
So it happened on one inspiring
spring morning, when the lake was.
blue and the sky bluer and the air
rosily golden, that a furniture van.
pulled up before the Queen Anne cot
.tage. j.. .s 3st d
This house, driver y, called David
Gregory. ssT.ss 52ss
The van backed up to the sidewalk
Just as a furniture van craw1ed lazily
from the opposite direction. s
"a slim young man came striding
along the sidewalk and paused on the
sidewalk before the canary yellow cot
tage. He twirled his cane watching
the advancing wagon. 1T came creep
ing along after the manner OF con-
veyances hired by the hour. s. Y ss5s Il
Hi, driver here!' called Hazleton,
and pointed with his cane. That other
van there! Some one else was moving
/ in the same block. He turned. draw
ing a key from his pocket. He went
up the steps and met David Gregory
coming down. s s 81; & as:.f :. 5sz,.
Mr.. HazletonH calculated Gregory.
3"Mr. Gregory exclaimed Hazleton.
May II ask. what brings you here?"
demanded Gregory mac nificently u.s. ID
I From his point Of vantage on the
higher step he looked down on the in:
truder. IA 5e sss q 5sSfs*s u i liz
Certainly, sir I have rented this
house, SIR -. sz1;% s.ssss II 81 ,@z1
Rented nothing! I have made a.
payment on the rent Of this house,
SIR Is. W mr. 3. ~, 80 : : :
son what date, may I ash? ~ The
tone was Jelly polite. 4. E. '. u. y a. &
d t"'You are at liberty to ask The
other was consulting his notebook. He
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the date, sir, he said. RI 81 IS 81 i
; All! The very day; upon which /
decided the house would suit me.sfE I
keep no notebooks, but I have a mem
3ory, thank goodness II - IL
81 also" There was significant
glare in the eyes of the speaker. Il
reserve my memory, however, to recall
personal deceit, sir the deceit of one
formerly esteemed a friend f E,e ;,
The blue sky deepened in tint. = The
rose sunshine grew warmer. s55ssa III,
az s'You refer to- me,f apresume?" TS2
Z refer to you = s. 9s3 ,,. 81 i y, s ~
Then were fierce chances exchanged
and angry looks banded. Then was
wrath rampant. Then did belligerency
impend. None, noting the antagonistic
attitude, demeanor, expression of both,
would have dreamed that three short
months ago they had been Dave and
WHIP to each, other. and had taken
upon themselves the roles of the 4 e.
doutable Damon and Pythias. But this
Z was, before each discovered the other
was in love with Alerta Ray. I'll 81 :2S'.s
6 81 rented this housed" declared Mr..
Gregory. 7SSs s ,. 81. s' ' a. s. ~, 5zs5'
81 rented I'll" asserted Mr.. Hazlc-
ton. -; 81 # q =. ~. "a
It does not make "a difference where
the accent is placed. Mr. Gregory's
being on the verb, and that Of Mr..
! Hazletons on the personal pronoun
clashed, and like striking fles emitted
sparks. 1S& MI 4. s 81
ID .ton the 2sth Of Marcel. avowed MI,
Gregory. d d ii d
"on the 2sth of March, solemnly
stated Mr.. Hazleton. ::sss# ssasg5i= I. .,s
II '..AtI the house across; the 3 street,
ewhere 7 paid q deposit! J" 1roared Mr.
Gregory. s,s ~ ,.s 1. 81. lEs
81 It was there 1 paid a deposit!' In.
sisted Mr. Hazleton. And now It was
his turn to place emphasis on the per-
sonal pronoun. sss5 sf#iIis IS
n 5 s.'Say, boss !'' Ehe appeal came from
the curbstohe. Where does this truck
go ??''sss Ell 3. Us 81
~ DUH, nistah y came another.
5mellifluous shrek ha-h youswant
me to tote dem chayahs. 'p'
Whereat the two men on the steps
turned with one accord upon the two;
men on the sidewalk, and III language
inelegant but expressive abjured them
ito hold their respective tongues. But
even while they were in the midst OF
their vitupe ration which certainly,
must have Served as a. safety yalyea
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-16
WILL STUDY OWNING RODS.
French Commission Appointed to Report
S tS Upon Them. + 'Es ss IS

French Commission Appointed to Report
: - 6, :j 5si Ia Upon Them. .sri &. -5s IS
At last the diyining5 rod is to be
scientifically investigated. A commits
sion has been appointed in France to-
study all apparatus and methods en-.
ployed by sorcerers, water seers and
wizards who use the divining rod,
mineral n rod, * exploring pendulums,
microscopic compasses, and the other
instruments which go by host OF
other ~ fanciful,, names. Brother de
Rolliere is the president Of the COM
mission. He will procure divining
rods ofNall kinds, including books,
reviews, journals, reports Of expert
ments, together with the names and
addresses OF the inventors of the al
legged devices. It is to be hoped that
the findings of this commission will,
once for all, settle the question of the
divining rod, not only for the discoY-
cry Of water, but also of minerals. In
England i partic uiarly, the water di:-#
.viner plies, his lucrative profession
without legal interference, and his,
dupes are. often town authorities e
Scientific American. ) 54 s63s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-16
/ Nsw 81 ishop Of sColumbus.

The Rt. Rev Henry Moeller the new.
" appointed Catholic bishop 81 G olum-
bus. has been chancellor of the arch.
diocese of Cincinnati tt for over twenty
years He was born ncinnati ia
1910, and was one off the first students
in The. American College at Rome. ~ a
1879 she left his pastoral 81 duties at
iBellefontaine, Ohio. to become secre-S
3tarys TO Bishop Chatardxs Since 1880 he
has been with rchbIshop Elder 81
Cincinnati. Il ss 81
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-16

StAst q 'sEsst, IS Neuter. KS 75
s4 Partscu1S ely polite and gallant was
the yours man who was sauntering
down Wstherell street one day not long
ago, Wb:sn the sidewalks were covered
with sllsh and the bitches were flood
ed to- tie top Of the curb. He wore a.
pink e1rnation in his coat lapel; his
trousers were definitely creased; his
shoes mad lately been polished, al
though the wealth of slush on thes
walks had dimmed their brilliancy. He
was approaching a crossing. Just
ahead of him a. young woman was
wheeling q baby carriage IN the same
direction. The gutter was more than
ankle deep with ice cold water. The
young woman hesitated B To the res-
cue came the ypung man. g an't Il as
sist you ?''' he asked hank you SO
much, : was the reply, 50 appreciative
ID tone that the young man boldly
stepped into the Watery ditch and fer
ried the lady across. Then he picked
up the carriage and carried it & over
ct here, s he said. assh he sat it down.,
81 81 guess Is haven Il Weakened it,. He
said .siitt because he didn, It know
whether there was girl or boy under
the shawl it ism t al ba by, vol-
unteered the young s was down
marketing and this is such an easy way
toSget the. groceries lone, you know. s. 4
Detroit Free Press.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-16

80 49,
fresh cheek. gloWed her ven
like npeaeh 50 -corercs1a
tsregory azleton
what . surprdse ne
A tribe bewild Tered. the nen hafesls
their heads and clasped the little glow
ed hand S. cord Nv e1Itt tended
How is 81 we meet you here n, she
rather Oh g George engaged this
3house7- beg your & pardon, dear!
Permit me to make fttoSrmal introduc-
tIons !S do not think either of, you
gentlemen have met my my lhus baird,
Willard indeed. It is not the function
SSone expect Wedd I'M 70 be
frank AZ blushing and dimpling de-
light full ]. &. we elope And now
3Gecrge Gregory Hazleton
sGeorge! III oW stupid am growing ~
now that Mr.. Millard has taken this
dear little place I can almost feel TO-
mantle. Here it will not be- So diff
cult to imagine that ne are act llyrr
Is. BoWered in roses and covered with
q tn atch, o. =si
After the fun OF a runaway match!
Eth, George ~ s.s ;ss
She looked up at her husband with
mischievous eyes 5s.zs "a {,
81. You are always right, dear. The
agent on La Sale street was not sure
that the place might be rented by other
parties before we got out. Come,
love-" M 55s =:a5: 5s.s
s:s He produced a key from which a
paper tag dangled. IN Seeing the door
open, he put it back in his pocket. His
pretty wife had reached the topmost
step and was looking down upon the
waiting vans and the imp tient sdriY-
ers. II 5. II sss
To whom do. all these things be
long George ID II ,s 81. 8
5 Not to1you nor I love. We have the
pleasant task OF selection still before
u.s. Come in and see your new-found
kingdom. Then. Welcome home!!sf'''
he said, and the two without heard
distinctly the SQUAD SofS a long kiss
They looked blankly5 at one another
IL 'She< told me there was, another
man IS whispered Gregory. It thought
she meant you 80 = llss .ss:ss4s 5
! She told me the same" groaned
HE;a4zleton. 81 never dreamed Of any
one. but you!!',. lss1s gs 4 sts sse
!. will, y ss IF, ~ ss IS. 3 .:s @ s
. sft...DaFe!!' Their hands met. Il
What al pair Of fools we've beenr'
Commented Gregory 81 II rented the
house for my mother .ss &; + 3.I3s5
I .And Z for my sister ess.
+ ~ All we can 4dos now IS TO have the
furniture carted back 49, q, Ss3
Sand hunt up other residences ,'ssg
+ /; II" And have the old duck refund our
deposits he will :, = ~ a5 p - $500,
\ /. O, newer mind about that!sa'Let's
send those poor lewis off -, ~ as 81
"And thenfgo and dine at the club
together.'.'s a. f,s.a 4 &
{" I'm with. pyo,l,s old boy!'' 5
They were gazing lat the departing
vans when from the house came "a
silvery peal Of laughter. The men
looked at each other. ss5ssss
: f she be not fair for me" z began
HaZleton.3 i & s. Il E :sf2 *|SS
w VII hat care 7 how fair she be, !" con-
c1uud led Gregory
her here was 81 rust e Of a sill lined
skirt in the svestibule. Two pairs of
feet clattered down / the steps. Two
manly forms strobe off side by side. ~
- We were ssold!" declared. Gregory.
i 8 At a fire SAFELY agreed Hazleton.---I
Chicago Tribune. @ .ts s.$.. sss \. +: s.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-16
!, 3 , &

sgsa Whining q .Swoetieart.
How did Bluff r 50 east win with
Miss Goldbag,s hear s2'' Is sent her
~ roses on her Both birth IA - Week
.ly Telegraph.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-16
Financial stringsiney..'

Keneys 3 q g
sss lost $50 900 in less than
half q minute last nj & How
did IT ehappe ~ Dick 81 proposed to
Miss Bullion and she sal D.
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THIS HO us b R RENT


lNTITca M "a rcs III s 1a
u e. ~ 1GlzlSs
u
ust the lnlng ulated David
S1lsso ssess .s II.
III atne little queen
ss ull peuleYardf
with eyes q critical
le So nell hbOrho % apparents
4 slze-ail tlsfactor :, he murmured.;
Now % II hunt up the key and take a
Il look at it, Let me see! He moved
nearer went up a few steps There
was penciHng in one corner OF the
q notice. Key at cottage directly oppo-
site, he read. As fate would have it
Il the door OF the cottage sacrosss the
4 street opened just then. An. old man
Il appeared. The sight Of stranger.
scrutinizing the placard in the sdomi-s
,cile to which he possessed the key
q straightWay interested him. He hob
bled over in an energetic manner. |
BEG pardon. SIR Lookin' for a
d house? Like to 20 through this one ?'''
.The stran ger Z ~, looxs 81 .nrf,s nerous
D . ! IL, -, "A -, g, a
SD ESQ., = ha,,t. uh re
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+,,rna1 tha nId el,a s. choarf,11v IIe5
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1sht tho t,,o,tive 1 Ie !, >..Noev & yo,,,,l
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# IS1,,dsa fo1p. a., - :, a,e IN their minds
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r as mine, you Know HIS sehlle oiu
laugh cacKleu oul " cne uiu '. 81 aii !. :.
.fl1ty dollars a 5nontn7tnats It. a
4 deposit! wen, It's customary. lnahk
&, you, SIT. ana this IS your caro-a nv
once ad al ~ prlng tne ls Aoe
around one o.. these DAYS -. I*. 80
1ouli see tnat Ing piaeai'u - 'aAe
+ IOWA &ss.z. 5:.s5 .ss ~ -. s.
~ - attend 10 tnat7-ye3s' sii. Anu
WHAT'S that! 81 .Ss5$ -. n - i
In 1Ihat was q piercing ere y yell from the
II cottage across the the street: r. .
q T. walled. ! pa! ~ ene S ;
sWailoWeds g Il tn1mDle or sometn 1 g,
VI pa 4 s4r I: gst as.%> -
he old man hmped down the Inc steps
#3# IN trembling haste. # s5$rf% B, ..@ss r
5'i its my grandchllld!' the 7 explana-
ss tory wall g. drl 1T back to Gregory.
vas showing you her ruD doll. -
Z comm &, lna-In comm
~ iein l. ol 10Y
sem nlni running lora pns slclah.
Ing sihie ene uoctoi nay az eo1ne anu
n :, ne opsSfu - lily - Il 'ne cniiu ?
e,io n' ' " !, 10 s+s -
y enseu .ne e.usns :, a. 20 .ne "as
nau qulte escapeu Tue memory .ol gu
@asa1o laaises ~" sou go So. $50
80 e' ,,,;1 ni' 80 = pan,.
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LESSONS IN ENGLISH,
Ih1nss: q. Frenchmani Learned Studying

Things a. Frenchmani learned Studying
i i, !; szsyY " the Language. b 43 $3.50 +
4 = S@Fren Gilman thffsting L for Lin lin
guistic superiority, recently began a
course of English ]. lessons I, with "a
teacher of: languages. i After toiling
conscientiously through a good Ii many any
exercises, the following dialogue be-
tween the pupil and his master. !, was
overheard: II find the English very.
difficult" omplained& the F'rencchman.
4 Il CIV do YOU pronounce tough ~
8 Isl pronounced stufff.' 2 n. .sEh. bein.5
1tufff, snuff, then, is spelt s-n-o--u- g-h,
( is it moi? p =" Oh, no; n: SNUFF is spelt
s-:n- IL + AS a matter Of fact, words
ending in o-u-g-h are somewhat irregu-.
lar. r "''1Oh, 7; see;5E superb language!
T-o-u-g-h isa:stuff;'E ands cough is
cuff cuff havesa very. bad cuff. !, ..No,
tits scoff,' not cuff livery j well,
coff,% tu1f,9 and coff. And ,d-olu-g-h is
duff, eh ?''@ No. not duff ~ -. ..tDof.
then?'''- s..No, doh Z .,s''Well, then,
what is ugh ~ 2. ;: THAT is pro
nounced hook, s .IIohck p Then sup
pose the thing, the farmer uses, the
p-l-o-u-g-h, is .pluff,' or it is .plohck,,'
or tplo, Fine language .plo.' ~ No,
no; is pronounced .plow.''' II shall
soon master English, I am sure. = Here
we go. pillow, tcoff,'s to f. # thohck,' and
now, here's another-r-o-u-g-h; now
that is row. Z suppose'?" oh, no, my
friend; that's ruff, again. y s''sAnd
|b-o-u-g-h is buff 2 90. ! mo, that hap
pens to be bow" es, wonderful
Language. And have just e-n-o-u-g-
|of it., that's enou, is it moi, No,
.enuff. - Sheffield Weekly News 4 sssss
Mohave County miner., 1900-03-24

Charless Scott prints story to the
effect that sighting Bob" Evans, of
the navy, dressed in plain clothes,
went to church a few Sundays ago.
He seated himself in a vacant pew
about half way up the aisle. Soon af-
terward gentleman and lady came in
and seated themselves in the same
pew. The gentleman looked ugly at
Bob and the lady partly turned her
back to him. The gentleman stood it
as long as he could, then he passed a
card over to Bob on which was written.
81 pay 2,500s annually for this pew"
Bob looked at the card and then passed
it back with the following written on
the other side: "You pay too d-n
much" The preacher than announced
his text: at is blessed to dwell to-
gether in the house of the Lord"