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The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-18
Very HeIDfuI.

A provincial clergyman during his
sermon caught sight of a member of
his congregation wearing a very wor-
ried look. Suddenly the mans face
frightened, and during the remainder
of the service his appearance beto-
kened a perfect freedom from care.
Il am pleased to think, William" re-
marked the clergyman after the serv-
ice. that my words helped you some
what this morning. | noticed during
my discourse that your face lit up and
the sunshine of smiles chased the
clouds of worry away. Now, what
portion of my sermon appealed so
strongly to you. eh?'
ITO tell the truth, SIR" replied Will
liam. Il wasn't payin' so much atten-
ton to your preachin' as l ought to hev
done. l was balancin' up the weeks
cash in my mind and found myself
two and three pence short. l worried
and worried about that money, but
couldn't fit it I'm nohow.
"Then l happened to catch a word
or two of what you said about the
preparations that man made for his
prodigal son, and 1t came into my mind
like flash of lightnin' that I'd spent
two and three pence for a new horse
whip to give my boy Jim a thunderin'
good hidin'. It's wonderful, as you
say, sir, what a help a chance word
may be. Good mornin', sir."-London
Tit-Bits.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-18
How Vaccine Virus Is Obtained.

The preparation used TO produce what
we call vaccination" is known among
medical men as vaccine virus. to pro-
duce which it is necessary to go
through surgical operation, the sub
ject being a young cow or even calf.
After scarifying the belly of the ami
NAL. the parts having previously been
shaved. the wound is inoculated with
virus from an animal already in use.
A sore IS thus formed without lasting
injury to the beast. and after a week or
ten days n thin vaccine matter begins
TO flow from the abrasion. This pus or
matter is the vaccine virus of COM
merce.
Goose quilts which have been scrap
ed with a knife until they present
rough exterior are rubbed i'm this virus.
The virus from one abrasion is suffi-
cient to coat 10000 quilts. which after
being so prepared are technically called
points" These points when ready for
shipment look very much like ordinary
goose quilts. the virus coating not being
visible to the naked eye.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-18
Buying of Wives,

Wives are still obtained by purchase
In parts of Russian Europe. In the
district of kamyschin. on the Volga.
for example, this is practically the only
way in which marriages are brought
about. The price of pretty girl from
a well to do family ranges from f10
to go. and in special cases a much
higher sum is obtained. In the villages
the lowest price is about GO. 1t is Gus
tomary for the fathers of the intending
bride and bridegroom to haggle for a
long time over the price TO be paid for
the lady. A young farmer whose ia
ther cannot afford to pay for wife for
him need not think of getting married.
London Chronicle.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-18

| Ing great risks to show himself as
openly as he did. He moved about in
perfect unconeern for ten days, being
most of the time in my company, and
we had no adventure. Then he asked
me one morning to accompany him to
the police station, where he was going
to seek certain information. l no.
ticed that he had a package under
his arm, but gave it no particular at
tention. AS we walked along the
street he was as chatty as usual, and
he led the way into the police build
ing without the slightest hesitation.
1t was a two story building of stone
and brick. There was a prison in the
basement and offices were on the first
and second floors. We entered the main
room, presided over by a captain of Do
lice on one side and an information
bureau on the other. There were a
number of people making inquiries, and
Grodno and | sat down on one of the
benches to wait. He stepped to a
window, asked a question | did not
catch, and then passed out, and | fol-
lowed. l noticed that he was pale and
Hurried, and when 1 joked him about
1t he said that he had seen a visitor
In the room whom he thought he rec
ognized. He had another errand, he
said, and asked me to wait at the
hotel for him. He left me on a street
corner with wave of his hand. and
that was the last ever saw of him.
Two hours had passed, and | was
still waiting in the office of the hotel.
when the town was suddenly shaken
as with an earthquake, and five min
utes later it was known everywhere
that the police station had been blown
up. l rushed to the scene with thou
sands of others, and the sight was one
never to be forgotten. The fine, large
building was nothing but a smoking
pile. 1t had collapsed, the walls block
Ing up the street, and the roof was w.
ing on the floor of the first story. In
the cells of the basement were twenty
eight prisoners, all of whom escaped
harm. On the two floors were thirty
police officials. including the chief. and
not one of them escaped death. 1t was
a day and night before the debris was
removed and the bodies were recovered
and another day before an investiga-
ton was begun. During this interval
L heard nothing whatever from Grod-
no. After day had gone by / made
up my mind that he was among the
killed. 1t came to me that he was not
carrying the package when he left the
oulidlns, ana l figured that he had re-
turned Tor it and had been made a
victim with the others. l got. look
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-18
Buying n Cigar In italy.

Some people who rave about Italy"
says a man who has just made a tour
of the country, may grave Italy on
their hearts as deep as they please, and
perhaps In her art, her sky, her atmos-
phere of history and romance they find
sufficient reason, but l admit that all
these were for me spoiled, the Italy
rubbed off, every time / went into a
store to buy a cigar, or one of the tiny
objects that pass for cigars in that
country. You pay for your cigar, then
you look about the shop for the light
that is always to be found in America.
Failing TO find it. you try to ask for
match. Failing to make yourself I'M
derstood. you begin to gesticulate. maxi
ing imaginary scratches on your trou-
sers and holding your fingers before the
end of the cigar. Then the storekceper
begins to comprehend; light dawns
over his face. He passes you out box
OF wax matches with cOlored picture
on the top. But as you proceed to
pocket it and go out he in turn begins
TO talk and hold up his fingers. SO you
pay him to get light. Indeed, it is one
long pay, pay, pay."-New York Trib-
uue.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-18
Acids and Ink Spots.

Nearly all the acids remove spots of
ink from paper. but it is important TO
use such as least attack its tissue.
Spirits of salts diluted in five times
or six times the quantity of water may
be applied with success upon the spot
and after minute or two washed off
with clear water. a solution of oxalic
acid. citric acid or tartaric acid is at
tended with the least risk and may be
applied upon the paper or plates with
out fear Of damage. These acids. taking
out writing ink ana not touching the
printing, can be used for restoring
books where the margins have been
written upon without attacking the
text.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-18

at every Dody taken out. but his was
not among them.
1t was only when a public investiga'
ton hid begun and the newspapers
were talking about nihilists and ex'
plosives that l suddenly caught my
breath. In less than an hour | was
speeding out of Cracow by train, and
1t was not until l was beyond the lin
its of Austria that dared try to think
it out. Grodno had come to Cracow 10
do exactly as he had done. He owed
the police a grudge, and he left that
package to blow up the building
Whether 1t was exploded by clockworK
or by some One seeking to open II
could not be told, but it certainly
caused the disaster, and he had MADE
good his escape before it happened. y
learned that the investigation threw no
light on the matter except that SOME
explosive had been used, and 1t was.
not even laid to nihilists. | could nave.
told story; but, innocent as | was o.
any completely, it would have resuneu
in my death on the gallows.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-18

fall. He was arrested, confined in a
dungeon for seven months and then
without the farce of a trial was BAN
ished from the country.
Grodno arrived In Cracow to hunt up
some old friends, but as soon as the
police officials learned that he was an
exile they arrested and insulted him
and ordered him to move on. He made
his way to England, learned the Ian
guage thoroughly and in time became
leading nihilist. For about eight
years he had spent all his time schem-
Ing and planning against the Russian
government. and all the efforts of the
ears officials to locate or identify him
had been futile. Grodno did not tell
me as plainly as | have told you what
ne was. being too prudent for that. but
he left me to infer IT; AS to his bust
ness In Cracow | did not inquire. and
ne did not volunteer the information.
All the towns along the Polish Dor
DER are Under the espionage of Russian
spies and l thought Grodno was tax
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-18

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ioaH3t' -...-..'.....-.... .-..................
COtfau queen ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Irulrla E-.ts ................-........
via Rose ............ ...........-......
This appeared on the bulletin board
as the Jockeys who had ridden the first
heat OF the running race wheeled their
horses and. riding before the judges
stand. waved their hands in sicnal
The blatant country band began to
blare. The race track was mass of
jostling, swearing, sweating, betting
men. Gold clicked against silver, bills
were waved in air. everywhere rose
cries of 1.-TWO to one"' or Ten TO five
on Roanoke-'
Buckskin Jones. saloon keeper,
seemed to he the only taker for the los
ing side. He had staked small for
tune ON Coteau Queen and bet against
Roanoke freely.
The jockeys were leading their mounts
to and fro, wetting the animals mouths
and rubbing their limbs. Many hands
were stretched forth to pat the win
ming Roanoke, a black Kentucky bred
mare, whose slender, refined beauty In
some subtle way suggested the Gibson
picture Of American women. She
seemed proudly conscious of her tri-
umph. Her nOstrils dilated, and the
pupils of her eyes widened.
Beside Roanoke stood her jockey,
Bud, and her owner. Jim Harcourt, a
clean cut, 1.-the young ranchman. Men
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-18

OF all the matrimonial traffickins-
in the age of chivalry-the ways o.,
widows are at once the boldest anu
most comprehensive. AS a rule theii
methods seldom resort to blandlsn-
ment; it is remarkable when tehuei
ness is an item in their bargain. speeu
was their maxim; it was one hins
John honored, for he profited by IT.
Yet one of the rarest exceptions III
the way of delicacy to these CONNER,
cial negotiations has evidently Deen
prompted by a widow who had gun
an exceptional lover. In 1206 Wlllia"
de Landa-either one of the most !"
nous of the crusaders or his son-oneis
so marks and a palfrey for ha'ins
to wife Joan. who was the VIE
Thomas de Aresey, 'if he may Is
pleasing to the said JOAN" the snel-
is instructed to ascertain the woo"
wishes, "and IL the said Joan sue"
be pleased to have him for a husUans
then the sheriff shall cause Nlllial. !,
to have seizin of Joan and her hnu'
both of which he obtained in the hal-.o
of gentle love and the faith OF ~
soldier. 1t is fitting that the n'n IL
of one of the men who led the ASSN,
of Acre should be preserved IN suon
record as the above. He was IN u ~ ~
a very perfect knight.-Gentlen-n :
Magazine.
The keep of one dog costs a. hens
the keep of sixty hens ana siA''
will hay 900 dozen eggs.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-18

HE CRASHED THE BARE BROWN ARM OF
THE SHRIEKING CHILD.
pressed about them, paying the HON
age the American is so eager to render
TO his god-Success.
a grim faced, thin Tipped man stood
quietly beside Roanoke, passing his
hand admiringly over her glistening
TANKS and slender limbs.
"What'n you take for herT he asked
! in an undertOne.
"NOt for SALE" replied Harcourt.
"Ill give you $1,000 if she wins,''
murmured the grim man without mov-
ing a muscle of his face.
Two thousand dollars! Jim thought
rapidly of a neat cottage on the
ranch, where he could take Jessie in
spite of the disapproval of her stern
old father, Judge Osborne, but the eau
ton of the natural horseman was
strong. He pulled his cigar a moment
in silence, while the grim man watched
him closely and murmured carelessly,
III see you after the race"
The Dakota sun beat down merci-
lessly on the grand stand where gath
cred the shoddy aristocracy of boom
town; upon the fringe of farm wagons
outside the Enclosure, where occupants
craned their necks to see the races
without money and without price, and
upon single Indian tepee standing
near the course. The last was occu-
pied by Shunka Ii, who had set up
his household gods, including squaw,
papoose, dogs cats and ponies. with
in the Enclosure, thinking to while
away the tedium of his abundant lei
sure by the excitement of the races.
The last strain OF "Just One Girl'
dies away, there is BURR of drum.
and the first heat of the pacing race
is on. But interest in this event is mild.
Anxiety-and cash are conferred on the
second heat of the running race, the
next on the programme.
At last the hideous, google eyed
blankets are removed and the sunlight
glances on shining flank, bride and
stirrup. Jim Harcourt, standing be-
side the Osborne carriage, in which sits
Jessie, dainty, patrician and lovely
enough to turn the head of any man.
sees Buckskin Jones press through the
crowd and slip folded paper into the
hand of Bud, Roanoke's jockey, who
is already mounted. Fear, anger. ex-
ultation are plainly written upon his
low browed, dissolute face as he reads
With sinister smile he tears the paper
i'm bits.
Jim whispers to Jessie: 81 am Of
fered $1,000 for Roanoke if he wins.
You know what that means for us.
dear?"
Jessie's face fiushes.
You know he will win. but will that
help matters? Nothing will make IA
Their feel differently about it, and /
cannot disobey him"
There is the usual friction of start
Ing, but now they are off. Roanoke
forges steadily ahead. But see. Some
thing happens! She rears-wheels.
Coteau Queen giins. Again Roanoke
plunges and rears. Great beads of
sweat start on Jim's ashy face. BY
heavens, Bud is holding her in. and a
breast ahead FORCES Coteau Queen. her
slender body all iron and fire. She's
under the wire.
"Hurrah for Coteau Queenr' is the
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-18

cry of Buckskin Jones and his satcl-
lites. The Infatuated men gather round
the Judges stand. they bid fair to
tear it down, and with fierce cries of
dcrision is mingled the name of Bud.
the jockey, who barely escapes rough
handling through the Intervention Of
Buckskin Jones.
What Jim Harcourt said to his
: t1rffzr!- mt 4 TnTTT-T If history. bat
when the third heat is called Bud has
disappeared and Jim is mounted on
Roanoke.
win her. and the two thousand is
yourn," whispers he of the grim face.
a voice shouts: Don't disapuoint
your friends, Jim. We've put our
money on that mare of yourn.'
You fool, don't you see they have
changed riders?' cries another.
AS he passes the Osborne carriage
Jim catches just a fleeting glance of a
fluttering fichu. and he knows without
looking how white and tense is the
face above il.
Roanoke responds to the magic of his
touch and voice. They are one length
two lengths ahead. They are almost
home. The two thousand will be his
But what is that i'm the course? A
papoose-a tiny, dusky bit of human
ity that has strayed away from the
tepee of Shunka Ii and is playing con-
tentedly in the dusty course.
The horses are forging almost
abreast. There is no time to hesitate
1t is certain death to the child if ii re-
main, defeat for him if he rescue it,
but there is only one thing to do.
The crowd takes in the situation and
after one mighty groan is silent. Then
in an instant Jim swings himself out
of the saddle and seems to cling as if
by magic to Roanoke's side. For one
awful second Roanoke's hoofs thunder
in his ears; then he grasps the bare.
brown arm of the shrieking child and
is back again in the saddle. Earth and
sky reel before him. The shouts of
the people reach him like the faroff
echo of another world. He is dimly
of the tiny brown body tight
ly pressed against him, but Roanoke
never swerves.
Coteau Queens driver is slashing her
They are almost home.
Faster. Faster! Now Roanoke is I'M
der the wire like fash. The race is
won.
Pandemonium reigns. Every one
shouts as in a common voice.
''Bravo! Bravo! Hurrah for Jim
and the kidr'
"Won after all an carryin' extra
weight, an every pounds a foot in a
'unnin' racer
'She's the best mare in South Dako-
ar
Pla Souie, the papoose's mother.
hangs on the outskirts of the dusty
-hrong. her green and yellow blanket
a dominant note of color.
Though anxious to recover her baby.
she is too timid to assert herself
Seeing Judge Osborne approaching.
Tim dismounts. The Judge parts the
hrong with Outstretched hand.
well done, my boy; well done! My
laughter tells me you are thinking of
selling Roanoke. Don't be i'm a hurry
bout it. Wen talk it over at dinner.
IF course you'll be up at 7-yesT"
Just then from the bulletin board |
lash the ominous words. "All bets de- |
Jared Off"
But Jim, handing the papoose back
o its eager mother. neither sees the
words nor hears the EXPLANATIONS of |
he men around him. He is thinking
f the evening after dinner
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-18
SHE DROPPED 1T.
The story of n Visitor. n Parrot and
a Costly Vase.

The story of n Visitor, n Parrot and
"A Costly Vase.
a story is told wherein figure two
well known Columbus ladies and par
rot. Mrs. \. paid n special call at the
home of Ms. b. the other day and was
ushered into the living room by the
maid of all work TO await the appear
ance of Mrs. b.
Mrs. Il. had come into possession of
parrot only a short time before and had
been keeping the bird in the living
room. Polly has a very good command
of English and appears to know when
to use it. Mrs. A. sat down with her
back TO the bird without noticing it,
and as Polly made no sound she re-
manned in ignorance of its presence.
Observing a beautiful vase on the
mantel. Mrs. A. arose from her seat
crossing the floor, took down the
dainty piece of bric-a-brac to examine
it. She gazed on it rapturously, COM
pletely absorbed by its elegant decora-
tions, when suddenly from just behind
her came the shrill and stern COM
mand:
drop it! Drop it"'
Mrs. a. obeyed and turned, with a
scream, to face the imperturbable gaze
Of Polly. who sat in her cage with her
green head slyly perked to one side. On
the floor lay the beautiful vase smash
ed to bits. At this most embarrassing
moment Mrs. j. entered the room. Be
fore Mrs. y. could explain the situation
Polly shook out her feathers and re-
marked
You're it. You're it! You're itv'-
Ohio State Journal.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-18
He Hlundered.

"How long" asked the youth. sought
young man to be acquainted with a
girl, Miss Flyppe. before he may ven
ture to call her by her first name?'
How long have you known me?" she
asked in turn.
"About six months"
,"Well. il he's the right young man,
that's long enough time"
Then. Susie
"But you're not the right young man,
MIR. Recommendations Tribune.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-18
A Genius.

There goes a great geniusr' exclaim-
ed the Georgia citizen as a tall figure
slouched by.
"Noyelist?-
"No. but lie reads all the novels the
other fellows write"
You call that 'geniusr"
"Well. If it amt exactly genius it's
the patience Of it."-Atlanta Constitu-
tins
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-10-18
Crescent Creamery
MILK, Cream and Ice Cream
Butter and Ranch Eggs.
Wholesale nc Retail.
Wholesale and Retail.

Uptown soe 81 Broadway. Wyoming Telephone
Telephone 5AS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-05-21

The Department of Agriculture is
preparing to fight the ravages OF the
San Jose scale throughout the coun-
try with its natural enemy, the lady
bug, brought from the interior OF
China. Assistant Botanist Marlatt
has just returned from the orient,
where he sought the original home
of the dreaded scale. Far in the In
terror Of the latter country, where
European plants had not penetrated,
he found the scale and also the lady
bugs which kept the scales in subjec-
ton and permitted the native plants
to flourish. Mr. Marlatt started home
with a good supply Of these lady bugs,
but only sixteen survived on arrival in
this county and fourteen OF these sub
seouently died. The two remaining
are nursed carefully by the govern
ment with view to fighting the scale
in the same manner as in China.
There are now fifty Of them, requiring
the constant gathering Of scales from
the department grounds for food.
While not expecting the scales to be
exterminated from this country, ex-
perts are planning to attack them with
the increasing breed Of their natural
enemies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-05-21
mo FlREMENs' TOURNAMENT.
The Charleston Management Ex-
plains Why it is Called Off.

The iremen's tournament which was
to have been held at the exposition
on May 27 and % has been called d#of
by the exposition directors, as it was
found impossible to bring a sufficient
numberof teams to Charleston to make
the event success. When the tourna-
ment was first spoken Of, May IA and
Is was fixed as the days for the cele-
bration, but it was found that the
time would be too short to work up IN
terest in the event, and the date was
postponed until later in the month.
d Chief Marjenhof went to work and
sent out letters to fire teams in 800
cities, inviting the teams to visit the
exposition and take part in the tourna-
ment, but no reply was received. He
followed up the invitations with postal
cards, asking for, an early reply to the
invitations, so that the local commit
tee colud make preparations for the
teams that expected to take part in the
contests. Letters were received from
seven teams, and this was not consid-
cred sufficient number to make the
occasion a success, and the tourna-
ment was called off.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-05-21
THE BIBLE BUSINESS.
From Harper's Weekly.

e TOLL hd1 pol . FE00nty .SSzsz
Trade in Bibles is reported to be ac-
tive and steadily increasing. Accord
ing to writer in the Sun the Ameri-
can Bible Society issued l,50O, GOO
last year, and the British and Foreign
Bible Society 5000, 600. Many other
concerns publish Bibles and sell great
numbers OF them. The Philippines
consumed 10, 70Oof the American BIZ
Bile Society's Bibles during our flrst
year there, and 5000 during the sec
ond year. Translations OF the Bible
are now being made into FIVE Filipino
dialects. 1t has already been publish
ed in three other dialects by the Brit
ish Society, so that it will soon be
out in eight varieties of FILIPINO Lam
guage. Nearly half million Bibles
went into China last year in spite OF
the effect of the Boxer outbreak,
which, for the time being, cut down
the demand about ne-half. 1t seems
odd that the Mormon Bible is not
oftener met with. Few persons not
Mormons have ever read it and it rarely
is seen in private Libraries or book
stores.