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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-27

Where is my master the ~botsnistY" hs
asked Il have great news for him"
He is in the house" said Bertha.
ASLEEP. for it's too late for anything but
frogs and toads to be about" Then Tat
tiers told her what he had learned from
the witch n instructed her TO inform
Mr. Heishaus in the morning which Der.
tina did, Of course, telling him that she was
very willing to have her skin taken Of.
If he really thought 1t would accomplish
the object desired.
Young Heishaus. while he was varv
much amazed at Tatters' cleverness, con
eluded that the witch's directions we're
very probably correct. and JACK agreed
with him that the experiment was worth
trying. although he said that he would not
be so certain, perhaps. If it had been pro-
posed TO skin him. Meanwhile Tattes,
shopping around as dogs viii. discovered
the remainder Of the snakeroot and bur
rled back to the witch's cottage with h
IN his mouth, for he was filled with a gra.
desire to serve The witch as she had served
Bertha He remembered that he had hf
a large pot Of soup simmering on the ag.
and he was certain that It must be tsas
still. for the old witch was too feeble 30 re-.
move IT, When he arrived AZ the house h,
slipped into the open doorway and hurried
10 the fireplace. There hung the pot over
the fire, but there was very little soup 90
the pot The witch heard him and called
him.. asking him to bring her something
to eat. as she had had nothing since be
had left her.
In a miuute.' answered Tattsrs. as 10
popped the piece Of snake-90t into the
soup ard piled on some dreHg1d beneath.
Soon it was hot, and then boiling Then he
took a plateful up TO the witch, who
promptly ate &C. all.
What is the matter with meg' she cried
suddenly, as she felt herself changing
I'm an OF a culver. 7 am sliding all over
my bed am feeling very sLaky."
"foa viii be feeling very suaky soon. I
think, said the dog. with a broad grin -
he saw the old witch turning into a. SER
Dent, first her head then her body
being covered with scales. and then he rsa
on 70 the children TO tell the good news.
The witch was changed into "a small
garter snake, for there wasn't much o.
the root left. you see. and then she cravId
out into the garden 20 try 70 bite some
thing just 20 see Il she was a poisonous
snake, and there a big hawk saw her
swooped DOWN and gobbled her Up in q
twinklingI
That night they skinned the toad. az ne
witch had directed. ard although &c hurt
her like everything, Bertha never viaeed
at all, but bore the pain like a brave gil
In two minutes she was restored 90 her
own shape and never was a toad again.
Well. after awhile she married young
Helshaus. and they stfll live there In the
woods. but I never heard whether The
fairy ever came again 10 see them or not
but. IN fact, they never tell me anything
any more. 50 I don't really know any
thing about l.
WALT McDOUGALL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-27

grows at the headwaters Of Snake River,
In SerpentiHe county. Nov" he said, eff
you should eat it again It viii probably
change you back into your original shape.
out Of this I am not certain"
i viii try ii, for anything is better than
this dreadful condition. said Bertha as
she took the root from him.
NO, no." he cried; you must eat Il
only while you are a snake. Wait until
night if you really dare to try It."
So when night came and she changed
into a snake Bertha promptly swallowed a
part OF the root, while Jack and the bot
anist looked on. She felt herself altering,
and shrinking. and 81 4 few moments.
much 10 their establishment she had
changed into a large toad
We'll, that's better than being a snake.
anyhow" said Jack. and she certainly
takes up less room Ia the house"
But Bertha said it felt very i"nC0nvenIent
and clumsy. and that she preferred the
gliding motion to an awkward hop and
scramble, yet IN the morning she admit
ted that the change was preferable.
The next night she made a most import
ant discovery, which was that the dog
Tatters could talk 10 her, which made her
imagine that he also was o human being
in the power Of A witch. but Tatters de-
clared that he was merely a dog, but that
all animals could talk 20 each other in this
manner, and that there we're few animals
who's speech he could not understand.
He was very boastful Of this accomplish
ment and even declared that he could hear
the feas in his coat converzing among
themselves, but this Bertha refused 70
beiIeve, which made Tatters very indlg-
nant.
III show you" he said. whether I
am or not the wissst ever. Why. know
where the old witch lives"
SO do /. said Bertha, but that doesn't
do me any good. What I want TO kH0w
is how 1 can make her change me back
into . girl at night"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-27
THE OLD WOMAN WAS A WITCH.

should yield TO this feeling and swallow
a small boy In the midst Of the exhibition,
but all the same she was almost certain
that it would happen If she kept on. She
was glad TO escape from the constant
temptation.
The flowers and plants we're now all ad-
vanced, butterflies were huttering about
among them. while the trees were filed
with song birds, but they could see no
sign Of the florist garden, although they
searched for it carefully everywhere. They
wandered on and on until they were in
the very deepest o where giant trees
lifted their heads almost TO the sky and
where the deer came and peeped through
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-27
THE CHILDREN OF THE NEGHBoRHooD ALL CAME TO SEE TEE BIG SNAKE

hungry, and Bertha suggested that he
might get some money by giving a snake
show. At first Jack objected, but she in
sisted, and he went out and told all the
boys he met that he had a big snake in
his cellar, and that f. would cost five cents
to see IT. Every boy was eager. of course,
10 see the snake, and Jack took in more
than q dollar the first night.
The next night hundreds Of boys came
and some girls. but not many. for they
were afraid OF snakes. They took in
several dollars. Bertha squirmed around
and wriggled. while Jack played on a
mouth organ. and al the audience was
delighted, for it was the best show they
had ever seen anywhere.
But the boys. instead Of keeping the
SHOW a secret from the old people. as
they promised, told their parents. and they
told the policemen, who came next dav
70 inquire into the matter, OF course. as
they came in Daylight they found no
snake. and they went away angry at being
fooled.
b next night many grown-up people
came n also a newspaper reporter. who
wrote all about the show IN the uauer.
so that the policemen came again and
declared that Jack had the snake hidden
somewhere, but after making a careful
search they had 10 90 away again dis
appointed. This happened several times
until Jack heard that the police were
coming at night for they hz5 at last
thought Of that, and he determined TO 80
away from town at once.
About ( O'Clock in the afternoon he
bought tickets for Nepenthe Station. for
he now determined to see the fairy Cere-
ais to learn If she couldn't help him.
Bertha was very glad 70 so. for she was
very tried Of being a show snake. as sse
lost her sleep by 1t, and, too, she confessed.
that at times she felt an awful desire 10
srab one Of the audience and eat him, and
Il was all she could do TO control this
desire She knew it would make an awfaf
scandal and cause a deal Of trouble Il she
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-27

the brush at them and squirrels chartered
angrily from the boughs high above them,
while quail battered away through the
leaves in alarm.
Finally Jack stopped, saying; 'NNeI, we
are lost, 1 guess. n we had better stop
here for the night"
I see a little house, cried Bertha, and
she ran toward it.
Its empty!" she cried. as she looked IN
at the open door, -and it's a very nice little
cottage! Somebody has gone way and
left some furniture in il. too" she added,
as she entered the house.
Jack followed her, and, sure enough,
the house was quite deserted, as all signs
showed. but principally the fact that a
robin had built a nest on the mantelpiece
and sat there, not daring to hy out and
leave her aovs
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-27

This. in fact. was what had occurred.
Tor the fairy, although she couldn't help
them IN the city nor change Bertha back
at night to a girl. had waited for them
TO come TO the country and prepared this
little house, and they had been led TO IL
without knowing it. She was obliged to
20 far away to a great meeting of fairies,
a sort Of convention which is held every
to elect a queen, and as she herself
expected TO be elected, il was absolutely
necessary for her to go, and so she
couldn't be there to welcome them. In a
little platter Bertha found a letter from
Cereals telling them 10 make themselves
at home AID be as happy as possible until
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-27

root. I INA glad you didn't touch it. dear
brother"
Wasn't this a dreadful state OF affairs?
There they were, a boy and a sister-snake
and nc didn't know what to feed her on
or how TO care for her, aud you may be
sure they talked q long time before they
managed TO decide what TO do.
1t seemed. however, that the snake never
needed food, for Bertha became a girl in
the morning and ate just as before. For
some time they were very careful to con-
ceal the condition Of things for fear Of
the neighbors, but one day when # had
rained for several days and Jack had sold
very few papers they became very, very
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-27
THE MONOGRAM PUZZLES

The monogram puzzles last week spelled
the names Of American birds They Ueh'
robin, partridge, bIuejay, snipe, pl0YsE
eagle, woodc0cE and swallow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-27

"Louks like one, said Jack. but I al
ways thought there wasn't any"
Are you a fairy?' asked Bertha.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14
How Water Freezes.

II used to puzzle all thinking peo-
pie why ponds and rivers do not freeze
beyond a certain depth. This depends
on a most curious fact, namely, that
water is at its heaviest when it
reaches forty degrees Fahrenheit, that
is, eight degrees above freezing point
On frosty night, as each top layer
of water falls to forty degrees it
sinks to the bottom; therefore, the
whole pond has to drop to forty de-
grees Defore> any Of it can freeze.
At last it is all covered to this point.
and then ice begins to form. But ice
is a very bad conductor of heat.
Therefore. it shuts OFF the freezing air
from the big body of comparatively
warm water underneath. The thicker
it gets the more perfectly does it act
as a great coat. and that is why even
the Arctic ocean never freezes beyond
a few feet in thickness.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

To the housewife who has not yet
become acquainted with the new things
of everyday use in the market and who
is reasonably satisfied with the old. we
would suggest that trial of Defiance
Cold Water starch be made at once.
Not alone because it is guaranteed by
the manufacturers to be superior to
any other brand. but because each 10c
package contains 16 ozs., while all the
other kinds contain but 12 ozs. 1t is
safe to say that the lady who once uses
Definace Starch will use no other.
Quality and quantity must win.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14
IN A BAD WAY.

Night after night with rest ana
sleep broken by urinary troubles.
Painful passages, frequent calls of
nature, retention, make the day as
miserable as the night
Man. woman or child with any
wrong condition of the bladder and
kindeys is in a bad way.
Don't delay till dangerous Diabetes
comes. Cure the trouble before it set
ties into Bright's Disease.
Read how certain are the cures Of
Doan's Kidney Pills and how they
last
John ]. Scharschug, retired farm
er. residing at 474 Concord St.
Aurora, ILL.,, says: Three years ago
l was a sufferer from backache and
other kidney disorders, and for
months exhausted all my knowledge
of medicine in an endeavor to obtain
relief Doan's Kidney Pills cured me.
and time has not diminished my esti-
nation of this preparation. Not only
did Doan's Kidney Pills cure me at
that time, but although over three
years have elapsed there has not been
a symptom of recurrence of the
trouble / consider this preparation
to be a wonderful kidney remedy and
just as represented"
A FREE TRIAL of this great Kid
ney medicine which cured Mr. Schar-
schug will be mailed on application to
any part of the United States. Ad-
dress Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N.
Y. For sale by all druggists, price SO
cents per box
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

Let ,ut,tee be done in behalf or the people of both
county and s-ate
The facts presented by the Post in its issue OF
yesterday and day before prove beyond poss
bility of controversy very large share of the
emergency fund of s241O00 appropriated by the last
Legislature has been diverted to purposes entirely
foreign to its provision and intent
This has been done without semblance of legal
authority.
1t has. in fact done In direct violation of both
statutory constitutional law.
The truth of these charges are practically ad-
mtted in interview accredited to State Auditor
Crouter in mornings issue of Senator Patersons
newspaper which has evidently taken up the defense
of the administrator notwithstanding the uncon-
trovertble evidence official misconduct.
The attitude of Senator Patterson, and the News.
however has nothing whatever to do with the merits
of the case
1t does not in any manner affect the duty of tho
authorities in the premises.
The fact is that there has been gross msmanage-
of the state funds aggravated by utter disre-
gard of the plain provisions of the law and by tho
extreme negligence or ncompetency in the audit
ing of bills and in the drawing of warrants.
For these shortcomngs-again to put the matter
politeyGovernor orman and his administration must
answer
The integrity of the public service requires it and
the interests OF and OF the people demand it.
From another article in the same number the Pos
we quote the following:
Among the numerous matters the taxpayers will
have to be shown these:
Why $4,000 in excess of the amount allowed by
law expended for printing.
Why the Smith-Brooks Company paid twice
much for printing during any previous administra
ton.
The tangible results the state has got fran
s11S000 paid 0 the Smith-Brooks Company.
Why 100000 used from the s251.5Oo
after March 81 1901 when expenditures from the fund
limited by plain letter of the law this date.
Why a horde of clerks in the auditors office and
board of equalization that not provided by law
paid out Of moneys intended for the payment OF
the states debts of honor.
Why secretaries and clerks allowed to draw
extra salaries and have their drawn in the
of third party.
Why the state printers have been allowed to
charge extortionate prices and evade their contract
in various ways when the law creating the incidental
fund expressly that bills for printing be
board
The contention that the secretary of state and
measurer of printing check up all printing bills to
that they correspond with the is good
reference to the various statutes quoted in the
yesterday, showing all incidental printing
be under the control of the auditing board
printing bills passed upon by board, dis
proves such contention.
If the hoard does audit printing bills de-
pends other officials do then it is guilty
further neglect ooseness
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14
The BuCklin Amendment

~HE FRIENDS of the Bucklin amendment have been
sending to every voter in the state (under Sena-
a Teller's frank a pamphlet entitled THE
Australasian System" This is argument in
favor of amendment based the alleged success
of the experiment Australia Zealand The
referring to page of the pamphlet
that
"The Ausralasian has destroyed private
property in land. abolished poverty made any
very changes in economic social conditions
only very small proportion of the total
revenue of any colony. New Zealand 6.O7 per
of the total ordinary revenue. excluding land
sales etc; New South Wales it is 352 per cent;
and in South Australia it is 3.33 per
system of which only from four to
seven per total seriously
prosperity of country. matter how
it was the experiment tried in this prac-
tically all outside of licenses have to
be raised its provisions The failure of
ing on the Colorado proposition.
The Republican party is squarely pledged against the
measure adoption would conscation,
and bankruptcy The afraid a stand
one way other The Rocky Mountain News ignores
subject Teller is trying curry
both parties. oaning his advocates of
the measure equivalent contribution least
against it. party afraid to take stand
important question is deserving of the support
single taxpayer in the state.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

The attitude President Roosevelt has the
coal strike in Pennsylvania is receiving
commendation from both Republicans
Strengthening his already firm hold the confidence
the people his life is spared s sure of a re-
election the is shine. proposes
climb the band this fall along other
wideawake progressive of the Union.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

The New York young man who de-
veloped a case of appendicitis because
his fancee baked some miniature
china dolls in pie she made for him
is not now in condition to appreciate
the feminine idea of humor.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

The czar drank to the health of the
shah, to the glory of his reign. to the
prosperity of Persia and to the devel-
jopment of her relations with Russia
especially to the development of her
relations with Russia.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

The adoption Of the Rush the consti-
tuition giving home rule to Denver will purify
the politics of the state than any thing. The
governor should have right police
of Denver than the police of Pueblo Cripple
VOTE FOR THE AMENDMENT.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

1t is safe to venture the assertion
that in most cases the people who kill
themselves because they fear losing
their minds have mighty little mind
to lose.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

The remarkable thing about some
Of these self-governing Latin repub
lies to the south is their vitality.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

Miss Helen Gould has been made
Ian honorary member of fire COM
pany of Binghamton, to which she
had given $4,000 for a hosehouse, but
inobdy expects that she will ever run
with the machine.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

One of the scientists announce that
the world will be frozen solid thous-
and years from now. He must expect
the Boston influence to spread.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

A girl in Oklahoma won $4,000
prize in land lottery. and at once
received an offer of marriage, which
she accepted. Thus does one lottery
.beget another.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

Now that handsomely engraved
divorce cards are coming into fashion,
stationers will soon be offering them
as bargains when ordered with the
wedding invitations.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

Hats trimmed with squirrel fur are
to be all the rage among women this
fall, but the Maltese cat should be
wary just the same.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

Maurice Maeterlinck says riding in
an automobile gives the poet inspira-
ton. But where does the poet get his
automobile?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

II is repOrreu Inat rne aunuar crop
of football hair is unusually advanced
for this season of the year.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

A Massachusetts Judge has decided
that it is all right to kill burglar
who has entered your house. Occasion
ally the law gives the ordinary citizen
a show for his life.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

Automobile racing has taken the
place of horse racing at some of the
county fairs. AS long as the people
can sit in the stands and be safe let
'em scorch.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

Prudent people are beginning to
save their burnt matches now. Fuel
is going to be scarce this winter.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

The sight of King Edward in kits
ought to be enough to tickle even the
Scotch sense of humor.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

They had kosmopolitanischer
tanzboden at Milwaukee's Jahrmarkt
a few evenings ago. Owing to the
wonderful presence of mind exhibited
by the doorkeepers there were no
tcasualties.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

Mrs. Roosevelts new dinner set is
to cost $4,000. Those of us that
haven't two cups alike will wonder
what the royal china washers in the
White House kitchen will do to it.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

A French expert says the Ameri-
can navy is antique. but he furnishes
no Spanish testimony to back up his
c!!ss..;;..s
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

The magazine writer who has been
moved to discuss THE Immoralities
of Music" evidently has been listen
ling to a small girl practice the scales.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

Moving sidewalks are proposed for
the streets of Paris. AS things are,
some of the Americans who have been
there have seemed to see the side
walks move.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

An old maids coterie having been
formed in Williamsburg to keep sin
gle, a fine is inflicted If any girl
wears a decollete gown. That club
must be pretty well formed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

Kentucky welcomes the profes-
sional pugilist as a possible cure for
the mountain feudist-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

rivalry among arctic expeditions just
now, but the one that reaches the
pole first will be the one that cuts
the most ice.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

Society is dead. He has quit wor
rying at last.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

Albania has given Russia a deadly
insult Puzzle: What will happen
to the Albanians2
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

The greatest liar on earth tells the
truth to his doctor. The most truth
full man alive is tempted to lie to the
assessor.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

1t IS ALMOST as easy to forgive as it
is to forget
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

What do you regard as the woman's
sphere?" Il think a woman's fear is a
mouse"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

Some people who are short on coal
are saving wood and saying a good
deal.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14
Worlds celestials Don't Know.

There is no word in the Chinese
language that conveys an intimation
of what we term public spirit. nor is
there a synonym for patriotism.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

1.-The Hoosier school master" has
gone on his long vacation
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

Is It a burnt Use DIR. Thomas Eclectrto
Oil. A cutf Use DR.. Thomas Eclectrtc OIL
At your druggists.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

Bullhead scent cigar. II you have
smoked you know how good they
are. If you have not, try one.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-14

Can a CO" Certainly. And he can
hear II he isn't r.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-06-19

Last Wednesday evening O'Keefes
special stage from Sodaville arrived with
the officers, dsrectors and stockholders
OF the Tonopah Mining Company. The
party is composed of the following
named: Preston Lea, w. G. Medinhall,
Joseph Swift, Victor B. Wooley, j. Har-
vey Whiteman, w. F. Sellers, Thomas
w. Miller and Charles r. Miller of Will
mington, Delaware; w. P. Bement, W.
L. Aumont and @. A. Daniel of Philadel-
phia, and Vinton Liddell of Charlotte
North Carolina.
They have examined their property
here and are highly elated. They left
for San Francisco Friday and return by
the Canadian Pacific route. Mr.. Chas
Miller will return to Tonopah inside OF
thirty days with the policy OF the CON-
pany mapped out. They are whole
souled jolly crowd of men.-Tonopat
Bonanza.