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Another man has been killed by a
blow OF the fist. which suggests the
thought that at times the naked fist
OF man. given proper impetus by a
well developed bceps, is an exceed
iugiy dangerous and destructive in
strument," said r. H. NigoTe, who
for many years lived at Ninita, in the
Cherokee Nation
1T recalls a bit CO history. local to
lie Indian Territory" he continued.
"Not far from the Arkansas lire there
lived a half-brerd. who went by the
name of John Sixkillcr lie was a bad
man, but not bad in the ordinary
Southwestern way; that is to say. he
was not gun fighter although he
enjoyed general mix-up immensely.
and until the Cherokee Council inter
,cncd Inc INDUCED in many such af.
Trays.
after three men whom be had laid
out had died of their injuries the
Council Uinal legislature met and
passed an act declaring that John
SINLillers right ann is deadly
weapon. and tha Ac IS forbidden to
use it against an adversary except TO
protect himself from death or great
bodily injury New York Times
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Avoid tho AIIigntor.

lie was evidently from the country
this little old German. and as his eyes
rested on The elevator, undoubtedly ion
the first time, his sense OF the ridicu
lOus was touched.
For few moments he stood i'm won
derment and then, laughing softly to
himself. he stopped thc first person he
Glanced to see, who happened 90 be the
janitor and fired this at him: wat
was dot lccdlc box ting vat walks
people Oop der stairs stooden sHuT
"Oh that's the elevator" was the
answer.
"Oh. OATS vat idt is. IS lat? I hat
a pocket-bOok made often Der peel NJ
ore uf dozc' Hc tried ride. but
didn't like 3D. Then he said.
would told my wife never TO go
.n mit Won ul dozc alligators ven der
Walking by hand vas goot New York
Post.
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Fish nlte Cable 500 Fathorns Down.

The Eastern Extension Telegraph
Company have brought to our notice
an interesting fact in connection with
the interruptions, due TO various agcn-
cies, which are continually Occurring
in submarine telegraph cables. Faults.
apparently due to fish bites have been
removed from time 20 time from sew
Cral of the shallow water sections of
that compauy's system. which have
either totally interrupted telegraphic
communication or have seriously al
fected the working of the lines. Ca
bles established i'm deeper waters have
not hitherto, however, been similarly
attacked. We now learn that a fault
removed a few months ago from the
company's Sydney Nelson section at as
great a depth as $50 fathoms. was
found to contain n tooth firmly fixed
i'm the core OF the cable. although the
core-Or interior portion of the cable
containing the couductor-w was protect.
cd by the usual shpathiug of thick iron
wires and outer coverings An expert
examination of tine tooth proved it to-
belong undoubtedly. to- % species oil
shark, tine exact variety or which
could not ha identified bdj So appears
tina, fvc known varieties OF sharks are
found to- cyist at depth of 800 faith
oms. and one q depth OF even 500
fathoms London standard
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aided. unless ueisnbors ave them a
helping hand.
When January. Tie worst month
of the season. came. hc made no effort
90 assist .hem So wide was tine gulf
L.tvD.u Itt-l1uG YrI ,,.if. t...,. tt,,+
Dc even Jet the Sew Years Day pass
without The home celebration hey had
n.Fet missed before Even that night
when Anna Ioreusou came to- whore
lc irocdcd in DIS chair and. weeping.
rr--cl hlI TO Doe hc man or thci. urst
days Inc pushed hr from him and
answered.
81 anon NOT o. yours j have not
changed o. IS sou That has changed.
Lc. H' hc'
ANNA To,-c-ou wen au with the
school, pray.u. every a.eht to her GOD
tna h.r husband NIGH, sou awaken
ard D.. ou. with h.r aelm Iu th.
school 0 W.s do. most aut pruu
hs was ih. nr-. J learn TO- write
English and tho trsl loUrnDlo to- spell
English rightly Her u.euIY.. many
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ncrogs tho prairie to tpc sod soI,,,I
house and asked for odri..,or rer
f,esou himself did MOT a., ,,..,r, t.... H.
80. 49,, 80 nv "''" "'' "e
effort to chang fine ordot or ,hirr,
that had prevailed I'm tb, bo.no I.,,7
He proposed 4, mo Norsoi,qr 10 A..
last OF his DAYS. lie would s.eat i-
no tongue but his own. lie vo,l1 o.,
TO no church bnt fine "knEr and tb.
NOT existing ON tho proirics b. wound
do without worship.
lie wore his peaked hat b.. otai
coat his skin trousers ana avoided bi.
American ucich1ors cycepf a. ba v,s
forced to- trade with fbom AIfb,rgr
he soon understood Cew words or
English whom land office collector
came for tla m.. p4vw.rt .,r his GnaI
proof notice bp wouII .D.ll. tr Dim
only n the Nor.. .oHa.e Tra3 tr.
strong arm or ib. t,9..I.....,.. ..g.l. D..
out and Torao-lu vls n.r..n.d ~.
broke Ibis vow. anl spoke r gn.li.b
until thc title to ibis Iani va. a,am.
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THE END OF THE ROAD.
by w1L11An nrrrrY woons.

Tten opened the gate. and lilies I saw
Ia the cool grass. nodding and waving.
n murmur of bees was borne ON the breeze.
\ tinklc OF rivulets LAYING
eVety banks where the riders rcclincd
-. Asleep IN the untroubled weathcr-
The heggar and king, the sage and the
kuave.
Light, light, We gentlemen cease from
Your Vanderinc
Won Is the ultimate quest.
SageS from counschng, fools from your
Numbering.
Rest We well Silence is best"
But when ! would enter. that keeper gray
with skeleton finger STAYED me.
NOT yseJ ne whispered-His finger was
And tine look OF his eve atTraycd me
Twas fancy utime,y showed thee the
Catc.
(She only the future may borrow
Go, now; the feet of the Salloping hours
Shall bring thee agaiu-aud tomorrow. 80
Rest We now soberly. striving is done for
YOU.
Finished the chase and flight
If We were winners o. losers is one for YOU.
Rode We for wrong or for right"
y Outh's ComDani,n
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All 10 Knlw Ahnni II.

Here! Uercw said the rich old
widower. what are you doiugY"
Pm piuchin' your legs to- see which
of thcm's the wooden one" said little
Willie
Boy" thc old man testify replied
you bother me- Run away. what
do YOU mean by one of my legs being
wooden? I haven't any wooden leg"
Wei. when Sister Fannie said the
other night that she didn't want to
marry YOU even with all your money
mother told her not to- be foolish. be-
cause You had one foot i'm the grave
and wouldn't last long. So that's all /
know about it"--Chlcago Record Her.
aid
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There ha- COME Go light iu One of the
auction rooms Iu interesting relic OF
Robert Burns 10 ls 900 ordinary BUSH
un I.,o tuuh.r iucloscI iu uu oak
case. lined with velvet aud secured
hy Brahmiu key The umbler has
engraved on Do the following iuscrip-
ton "rhs glass once the property
OF RObpr, Burns was presented by
the poets widow to- james Robinson.
esq. and given by his widow to- her
son i'm law Major James Glencairn
Burns. lSIO' The james Robinson
to whom Jean Armour gave the relic
was % Sunderland gentleman who be-
came by marriage connected with the
Burns family The box is made from
One of the piles OF old London bridge,
with some lighter pieces OF oak. relics
of tha Royal George The Scotsman.
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$50 you overcamc that old antipathy
Of yours " her husband remarked, land
called ON Mrs Bobbles|
yes"
"Do you thinks she was glad to sec
your
OF am sure Of It,"
"Ahemi you must have some reason
for that belief outside Of her ossur.
auccs."
"1 have 7 had ON the old dress tie
was made over twice my hat was oat
of style. and my halr had become un.
curled. while she bad on q gown .hat
could not have como from anywhere
but Paris Gould She help being GLAD
to sec meT-Lcslic's Weekly.
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, When school closed frightful biz
zard was upon them. The thermom-
eier had fallen TO far below zero and
the air was filled with sleet that cut
| the skin like chopped glass. The twelve
pupils of the school looked at each
! other i'm the growing darkness. Every
woman present had man to. guide
her home but Anna Torgeson. Every
child had man protector but the chill
dren OF Anna TorgeSon.
THE rest OF YOU will go on" said
Anna ToYCeson. There is some fuel
here l and my children will say TN.
al this is over"
Some offered to guide her home he
fore they went their own way. but she
said the storm was growing worse
every minute and they must hasten
for their own safety They scraped
together such food as they had left
! from noon and gave 1t 10 her. 1t was
no. much for four mouths. but for the
baby there was Anna Torgeson's
breast. Just rs the others prepared to
leave. Anna Torgeson called to one:
stay moment. Torgeson will
worry. viii send n note. Get it TO
him somehow when you can that he
may know l am safe
And she wrote i'm English:
Dear Husband: l am safe in the
school with the babies. Don't worry
about me. ANNIE TORGESON."
Late that afternoon with the most
awful storm he had ever known howl
ing about his home. Torgeson got that
note, and the bearer did not dare leave
him for his life. so fierce was the blast
Il can't read it," grumbled Torgeson.
SO the other read ii to him. and
then Torgeson crumpled it in his hand
and said:
Let her stay there. She cares more
for the school than for me-"
He sat before his good fire hour after
hour, and once and awhile when he
thought he was unobserved he would
glance at the writing of the note he
could not read. At midnight he could
stand it no longer He was Torgeson.
the obstinate. but his wife and babies
were over in that schoolhouse without
much fuel or food. He took with him
the man who had brought the note, and
they brought the horses out of the
stable and they fought as men never
fought before against snow and cold.
and they gained the school. n mile
away, in two hours, and Torgeson
beat open the door and the blast came
with him. but the anger and the old
pain had gone from him forever.
Bending over the stove to keep her.
self and babies alive, Anna Torgeson
heard his voice. knew by its note that
ont OF the horror he had struggled
with 10 reach her new love and hope
had come. and she leaped TO him and
was caught in his arms. never TO he
put from him again.-H. l. Cleveland
in the Chicago Record Herald.
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Tnken Literally.

Young Wife-"Jack, what are you so
cross about?'
Sullen Husband (studying account
book Wen. frankly. this steady out
flow OF money is little more than
can stand"
Young Wife Indignantly You
marked that book Current Expenses.
didn't you? Well / looked i'm the die
tionary and current means running
or moving rapidly and am doing the
very best / can."-Dptroit Free Press.
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The approaching coronation of Ed
ward W.T. has revived iu.crcs, boo his
,oi@I royal robes and Jha uses fo
which they were pdt at various times
The Tower OF London was at one umc
the repository of tine royal wardrobe.
and from DO actors and actresses who
were in favor at court often were per-
mitted TO borrow At play presented
before Queen Elizabeth at oxford i'm
1906 several gowns that had been the
property of Queen Mary horsistcr. were
worn. and Pope speaks of perform
aucc at which old Edwards armor
beams ON Cibbers breast" referring
to- 'Olley Cibber. the famous actor.
Peg Wellington as ROXlua. was per
mittcd Co wear straw colorpd satin
robe from tho same august collection.
and Beutertou appeared ON one occa
sion in OH" coronation robes of King T..
Mrs Mowatt hc famous American
actress became the owner of Queen
Adcla.dc.s coronation gown and Mime
Tu-saud bought the coronation robe
OF George ~ to odorn his wax cmey.
a leyelhe8dcd man is one who aI.
rr.nra mHnU.. er.|r. .r.
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There Yes never voice proclaimed ~,
Slace.
Tldre was never a guard around it.
JVFt a corner turned i'm the Lane of Lie.
And. ere | could marvel found it
a wicket-gate i'm a moldering wall
With a wild vine over il springinc
And cowled shape on the low stone seat
by the wicket sitting and sinriue
Smart men OF Araby. Pilgrim and Hala-
din.
Join IN the goodiy array
Knights of Plantagcnct. horscmcn Of Sal
adm
All the world crowding ne way"
In wonder I turned and over the road
l had trodden. a mist was STOPPING.
And IN 1t was thunder of NICwles, hoofs.
Tumultouous mvr.lds trOOpiuC
To that one portal. The ways OF the world
From afar and JncJr came 90 it,
And the gatekceprr sang as. one by one.
He usherei the travellers through it,
'Hither rode Lluncelot parted from
Guiuever--
Princes and BcgCarmcn bold
Some like a Chlr.emagnC. riding in min.
iYCr.
Some in their gaberdires old"
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what He Said.

And what did he say of my sing
lng?" she asked "There was pathos
in it. don't you think?"
Eyes, indeed" was the reply. "He
seemed to feel it, too for he said it
made him think of the plaintive ap.
peal of a suida beneath the bars"
How lovely Of him. exclaimed the
singer. for how could she know that
the reference was to a pig under the
gate?-Chicago Post.
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In the Courae OF nusiness.

Il always stand by my friends" re.
marked Senator Sorghum.
But some of your old allies are
very indignant"
That's all right. In the course OF
business it sometimes becomes neces-
sary for me 10 transform friend into
an enemy, thus Obviating the necessity
of standing by him any more. Wash.
ingtOn Star
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An American company recently
shipped % complete steam laundry ont
ht to Nlad.ro-t1k. Siberia 10 is tine
nr- of its kind i'm that part of the
world ard win bc capable of handling
1000 piece. OF linen day with it's
washers ts centrifugal wrIugcrs and
Us large mauglo.
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Her Taste:For Charity.

"And so you are doing charity work
in the slums. Mrs Naggerson? It's so
lovely of you to take an interest in
those poor people,
Yes, l enjoy the work very much.
Nearly all the women down there have
domestic troubles that they tell me all
about. "-Chicago Record Herald.
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Last Act tho Best.

Penholder (the poeO Homer was
scorned while living 1t seems to be
the lot of poets TO be treated coldly
while living and writing; and. then,
when they die the world goes in rap
lures over them"
Illiterate Friend-"Yes. it seems to
show what the world likes best to
have n poet do."--Puck.
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Father,s Iden of Shoes.

spell Shoes" said the teacher.
Shoes" returned the little one,
promptly.
Correct" said the teacher. "Of
course you know what they are"
my papa says" he announced, chat
shoes are what drive the father of a
family into bankruptcy."-C
Post
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4 }mhN\( QUIZ N0N NJ
I MHUnoRSSS85.
Men and Luck.

This trusting to luck means danger,
The result is quite sure to be sad
What you've done, YOU wish that you
hadn't;
What you've not done you'll wish that
you had.
Washington Star.
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Both sides of the Tronsoction.

MY father is n broker" said one
little girl. What's yours"
He's one of the people who get
broke" answered the other.-W Washing
ton Star.
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Better Left Unsaid

Hostess-'I am so sorry I have
given you cream instead of mflk-I
forgot you did not like It,"
Guest (apologetically) -"Oh. pleaseN
don't trouble about it. 1 did not notice
the difference."-T King.
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What 1t Means

Johnny-"Pa, what does it mean
about riches having wings?"
AIT means beware of taking fly
ers on the stock market" - Boston
Transcript.
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A Guess.

"Who is that man who keeps saying
it is always the unexpected that hap
pens?"
I'm not sure. Probably an attache
of the weather bureau Washington
Star.
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Lost tho ReI

"Chumpley bet n man ne could walk
from New York to Philadelphia"
Did he do it?"
mo, he got half way, 4 decided he
couldn't do it, and walked back again"
Judge.
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One Thing in His Favor.

Ma-"Emmas beau is one of the
shining lights in his town"
Pa-"That probably accounts for the
gas bin being so small since he began
calling here" - Chelsea (Mass.) Ga
zette.
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Revised.

Educated man.
"Well, no, but he has a good deal of
automobile sense."-New York Sun.
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Anna ToTgeSOn was straight OF limb
ard blue of eyes. she was beautiful
when Torgeson made her his bride
Motherhood had added to her charms
She had mind, toO-quick- witted intel
ligcnce, Il rare aptitude for knowing
the best and clinging to it. For her
children'S sake she believed that she
ought to attend the district school.
When TorgesOn finally gave his con
sent she wound her arms about his
neck and kissed him long. but Tor
Eeson pushed her away and growlcd
He would not surrender. He came to
America but for gain; when that was
had, he would return to his folkland
unchanged.
All through November and Deem
Der OF that dreaIy winter Anna forge
son made her way to the Schoolhouse
and worked for mastery OF the Eng
fish tongue Torgcson stayed at the
farm, minding the cattle and their
fodder. or brooding over his pipe and
cups. That his wife should not side
with him was the bi;terest thing he
had to endure. He was not a bad
man-only cruelty obstinate one. and
having started on the wrong path, he
would not turn back and find the right
one. He might have made his wife's
winter a bright one. He might have
taken out the sledgc and driven her
and the children the short mile to the
schoolhouse. but he would not No
matter how deep the SNOW and fierce
the winds he let them 20 alone, I'M
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Justice Hawkins OF West Indianopo
lIs. has ruled that rabbits are game
Justice Stout says they are not lu
diauapolis Sentinel.
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gians and Swedes set upon
the prairieS of Dakota twenty
years ago, comparatively few
read or understood English. 1t was
surprising. though, how quickly they
adjusted themselves to their new en-
vironment. While the women worked
IN the prairie fields with the men. while
all were tillers of the soil and carriers
OF burdens, they yet found time to
master much Of the new tongue. to
open American schools and to pur-
chase American books and newspapers
When the first hard winter came many
of the men and women willingly went
TO school on such days rs the blizzards
permitted and pored over spelling
books and arithmetic with the chill
dren. A brave people were these de
scendCnts Of the Vikings They were
pillaged by spectators on one side
and fought by the elements on the
other, but the thought OF surrender
never entered their minds and they
conquered both adventures and storms
in the end.
In the Hay Meadows school district
was Norwegian family by the name
of Torgeson. The mother, Anna. was
perhaps twenty-five or twenty-three
years old. The father was thirty The
three children were toddlers, too young
for school and books. Nevertheless
when winter school opened Anna Tor
geson. with one child at her breast and
two at her skirts. forced her way
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How He Made Himself Disagreeabis

why are you people so dissatisfied
with your new Minister"
Because he is so satisfied with
himself ."-Philadelphia Record
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Utah has more than doubled ts man
nfactWng plants since 1870 the mum
Der increasing from $50 to 800
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Frances total income from taxcs
was $3.50. slC209 in 1899.
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A leyel-headcd man is one who al
ways agrees with u.s.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-04-03
ELECTRICITY BUILDING, LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION
EXTRA SESSION INEVITABLE
Legislators Say It Was A Mistake On
Their Part In Not Providing For
The State Tax Levy.

There appears TO be no doubt that an
extra session OF the Legislature will be
called to pass the Tax Levy bill-and do
other things. Attorney General Rayner
will give the Governor formal opinion
on the question today or tomorrow. Some
legislators say the mistake in not passing
the Tax Levy bill was real one, while
others think il plot OF the machine to
get together again. All sorts OF legisla-
lion may be introduced and acted on at
an extra session.
There is a method OF avoiding the
convening Of an extra session. but il is
not believe IL will be taken. The legal
loophole by which this may be done is
TO regard the Act Cf 1893, which proyid
ed permanent tax rate OF TN cents,
as still in existence, the Act Of 1900,
which fixed the rate for the years 1900
and 1901. being constructed as only
temporarily suspending the previous Law.
This would bring the rate up 10 IoX
cents, and. as the construction is doubt.
full, ii is held IL will not be done Among
most lawyers the opinion has been ex.
pressed thai an extra session is newt
abls. Should The Governor call the spe
Nini sS9SitH tHNtt - dD9yiuttiJ UOAHiUR
except the will of the members 10 prevent
the Legislature from sitting for 80 days
or from introducing and passing any leg
islation IL chooses. The session Of 1921
lasted not quite 80 days.
The Governor might request that no
other matters be taken up save the Tax
Levy bill, but he could not enforce his
request. II is believed by some we'll
known Democrats that IL there is a spe.
cial session efforts will be made 10 pass
the Shepherd Oyster bill. which was de-
feated Monday night in the Senate by
Mr.. Applegarfb, and that sewerage and
other matters would also be taken up.
Each member. IL is claimed, would be
anxious 10 resuuect and pass pet mea.
sures which either died on the files or
did not get out Of the committees. Mr..
Straus Is absolutely opposed TO taking up
anything at the special session save the
tax levy matter, and said, yesterday the
special session should not last longer
than one our This, he says, is ample
time to introduce the bill, suspend the
rules and pass II and adjourned Even
this, IL is estimated, would cost the State
in the neighborhood OF 81 600, not in
cluding mileage, which would amout to
many hundreds more.