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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-11

~ ME- there was wizard who had among
E(OJE other wonderful things. two magic
purses for either of which anybody
would have given vast sum of money
One of these purses would restore
health purify the blood strengthen the nerves. pro-
mote digestion and tone the whole system as well
as any medicine and much quicker, for it acted as
soon you ha it in your land; besides which it
could always be filed, by wishing, with money. no
matter how much YOU spent. The other purse.
which also was well filed, would carry you, in an
instant, by its magic to any land you wished to
visit matter how far away it was
The wizard lived alone, and when he died
strangers carried away all Of his property but the
two shabby old purses were tossed out into the back
yard There they lay for a long time, until one day
little John Green picked them up and, boy-ike, car
ried them home. When he entered the house his
mother, who had been bedridden for nineteen
years, and whom even DR.. MCGOWAN never expected
TO see on her feet again. asked him what he had in
his hands. John placed the two old purses ON the
bed Il found them in Mr. Skeezick's back ward y
said he Il don't suppose they're any use" His
mother took up the Health-purse and, of course as
soon as it was in her hand she was cured The
blood began to tingle in her body her eyes grew
bright and she sat up. Then she put one foot ont
OF bed. which caused John to gasp in amazement,
but when she jumped to the floor like a girl, he
almost fell off of his chair. Mrs Green danced
about the room in great glee, and her husband
running In to see what making so much noise,
almost tainted to see his wife out of bed
Il am curedp cried Johns mother 81 feel like
ten-year-old childr'
at must have been McGowan's Liniment did
it," said Mr.. Gree,
q really believe it was this old pursel" she
cried AS soon as L touched it 1 felt like new
woman"
"ImpOssiblep said Mr. Green "That would
be witchcraft and magici"
at came from the old wizards back yard.n re-
marked John; "and perhaps it is magic purse.
I've read about them in fairy tales"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-11
Found MANY STRANGE PLANTS

II we meet any more like that, I'll look more
carefully at him." said John. ~What would you
call it,?
at was Polysnoodle very likely" I answered
AT least it looked like one
John was greatly impressed with my wisdom
saying that he wondered how my head could hold
Il all, and sometimes marvel at it myself.
We examined many other vegetable wonders. in
Guiding tobacco plants that grew ready-ade cigars
sticking up from the ground like asparagus; oyster
plants, with picked oysters; eggplants bearing boil
ed and fried eggs; flute and trumpet bushes all
covered with these instruments; plants that SQUIRT
ed INK at us as cnttlefshes do; Others that whis-
tied like birds or croaked like frogs and trees that
bore nuts that exploded ike fire crackers every
second The noise was terrific and it made nv poor
head ache Then came to an opening in the
forest where we millions of buttercups. each
with pat of butter in its centre and there we saw
several animals busy devouring the yellow stuff
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-11

The Boy Found a Wizard S
Wishing Purse and by Ac-
cident Discoveredits Powers
to Carry Persons to Any
Place They Wished

NOE there was wizard who had. among
other wonderful things. two magic
purses for either of which anybody
would have given a vast sum of money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
A "stick- Toothbrurh.

My mother, says woman CORE
spondent of Medical Talk. had five
children. and as soon as we shed our
teeth she made each one of us get u
stick" toothbrush "a broken off piece
of black gum limb and brush our
teeth every night after supper. We
used no tooth powder Of any kind. I
am the oldest of the five children.
am thirty years old. We kept up this
nightly tooth brushing. No one of us
has ever had the toothache. Only one
of us ever had to have a dentist even
to examine our teeth and that only
once. Though we are all married and
scattered. the old habit. which is a
good habit still clings to us. l still
use stick" toothbrush every night.
1 believe il every mother would have
her children follow this rule the den
lists would all starve or go out of the
business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
THE CHINA CLOSET.

Of economy of labor. but where this is
not practicable and where the closet
must stand by itself in one of the
walls of the dining room the design in
the Illustration may prove suggestive,
even if all its features are not follow
ed. The top shelf is not inclosed ex-
cept by low latticework in front and
forms an excellent resting place for
pieces of fine china, particularly such
as Will lend some color to the room.
Additional color may also be secured
by using a curtain of old blue" over
the middle compartment of the closet.
The woodwork of this china closet
that is exposed to view. including the
fronts of the drawers, should be OF the
same material as the wood of which
the table, chairs and sidebOard are
made. The rail at the bottom of the
middle compartment may be of brass
or of the dull black iron that is used so
much at present, and so artistically, for
decorative purposcs.-Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
TIE, EXPERT CASTER.
Placing HIS Fly Is Not Mere Chance,
but "A Fine Art.

Placing HIS Fly Is Not Mere Chance,
but n Fine Art.
The art of casting is in itself simple
and may be readily acquired by any
painstalSirg fisherman. The rod passes
only through quadrant; it starts par
allel with the water and, coming to
the perpendicular stops. The motion
is quick, rigid jerk as fast as 1t can
be made, and the rod does the rest
The motion forward is at the beginning
a gradual feeling for the tension of the
line-that is, when it is about to
straighten. Once this is assured the
movement increases in rapidity from
butt to tip, the result being much the
same as driving at peg with long
handled hammer-slow at the start
and quick at the finish. the bend of the
rod being first at the butt and gradual
ly ascending to the tip.
In casting nothing is left to chance
by the expert caster. He knows exact
ly where he wants to put his fly, with
in foot or two, and puts it there, the
feathered barb travelling past him at
from six inches to four feet above the
water, as he may elect, although it may
some long casts one may see the fly
pass below the hip. Indeed the degree
of command one can gradually acquire
ID really wonderful.
: \ single east where fish are located
is, as Il rule, sufficient. They will rise
ut once, and if the fisherman is an eX-
pert at dropping his fly he can bring
fish to the spot from some distance.
One may frequently see fish attracted
from point so far from the fly that
they break water two or three times
before taking the hook. On the other
hand. fly awkwardly dropped will be
taken with a leisurely grab, the fish
simply sucking it in, and the eXhilaTa-
ton of spirited rise is lost. The more
expert fisherman is at fly casting the
more thoroughly he enjoys the sport
Golfers Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
IN Acrobntic bottle.

Tie a cord from one side of the room
to another. thus making loose swing.
and announce to the spectators that
you are going TO lay an empty. bottle
crosswise on the cord and make it stay
there without your holding it.
Everybody will know, of course, that
there is some trick about it. but that
is the very thing that everybody will
wish TO see.
You will need a small piece of chalk,
which you must rub along the cord at
the place where you are going to put
the bottle. This will prevent the bottle
from slipping. Acrobats rub chalk on
the soles of their shoes for the same
purpose.
Now get an umbrella or n parasol
with curved handle. insert the handle
in the mouth of the bottle and lay the
bottle on the cord, moving it back and
forth a little at a time until you get it
balanced. Then you may take away
your hands and the bottle will swing
of its own accord.
All that is necessary in a feat Of this
kind is a delicate touch, so as to get
things nicely adjusted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
A Good Detective.

Some one has invented an envelope
that is chemically prepared in such a
way that when any one tries to open
it the words attempt to open" sud-
denly appear. This must give the dis
honest one a shock similar to that re-
ceived by the mischievous small boy
who opened his big sisters letter for
fun. He found himself confronted
by these words on a sheet of paper:
"You dishonest little boy! 1 knew
you would be mean enough to do this,
and now you are found out!'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
The Telegram Game.

This is a simple little game, but it
is instructive. for it gives boys and
girls practice in quick composition.
Give to each player n sheet Of paper
and pencil and then ask them in turn
to name a letter of the alphabet until
ten letters have been so named. If
there are not ten players, some of them
may be asked to name two letters
each.
Each player writes these letters. one
after another, at the top of his sheet
of paper, and is then asked 10 write
n telegram of ten words, the words
beginning with the ten letters in their
regular order
Suppose, for example, that the let
tiers named are J, T, o, II, B, II, A, S,
y, l. Here is a telegram that might
be formed on them: Johnny tumbled
off roof; broke his arm; send doctor
Immediately"
When the kilograms have all been
written-which should be done within
a certain time, say within ten minutes
the leader reads them aloud and
awards q prize.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
THE TYPHOON.
Chinese Legend of the Origin of
This Fierce Storm.


This very odd bit is by a Chinaman:
a little schoolboy while on his way
to school one day picked up what
seemed TO him a small white pebble.
He put it into his pocket. 1t proved TO
be a snake egg, and in time through
the heat of his pocket it Matched out Il
young reptile.
THE boy fell in love with ii and car
ried it from day to day to school with
him and fed it with part of his own
lunch until il became too big to be car
ried, when he made a nest for it at
home.
but one day it suddenly grew to
enormous size, and upon the boys ar
rival home he was frightened to death.
"When the monster saw what he had
done he was sorely afflicted and re-
fused to be fed. but Immediately put on
mourning by turning his color from
brown to pure black. He crawled be
side the grave of his departed friend
and lay there for seven days and
nights.
AT the completion of the seventh
night he came back to his late home.
but the boys old mother was so en-
ragged at him for killing her only son
that she picked up an AK and chopped
his tail off.
with a fearful scream and a lash of
his bleeding tail he felled the house
and made his way to the Moo Soon San
mountains, where he never shows him
self but once year. just about the
time when he lost his tail, to come out
and make trouble for the DeoDle by Gre
ating storms called the typhOOn. This
he does to square himself for losing his
valuable tail"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
THE NEXT POPE.
Continued from Ninth Page.

for every pontiT from the year Il43
until the enid of the papacy. 1t is de
clared that these prophecies have been
fulfilled in Il remarkable manner. He
forctold that the successor OF Plus IN.
would have the symbol of Il light in
heaven Qumen in cOclol. and as a mat
Ter of fact the escutcheon which fell to
Cardinal Pecci, who afterward became
Pope Leo Kill, had as its chief fea-
ture Il very luminous star i'm the sky.
Whether the prophecies of st. Malachy
will again be verified can be known
only when the sacred college of cardi-
nails has elected Il successor to Pope
Leo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
kppenrances mt Homo,

Don't say that it doesn't matter how
you look around the house, for il does
matter great deal. II matters for
the general credit of the establishment,
of which the feminine head is the
creditable or questionable representa-
tive; it matters in its example TO the
children and to the help; it matters to
the husband and father, who usually,
if he is half Il man. feels Il sense of
pride in the appearance of his family.
1t is poor encouragement TO him to
find confusion and carelessness in dress
and waste and destruction running riot
about his dwelling. 1t is one of the
important duties of every woman to
keep herself and her house in a cOndi-
ton as presentable as possible, consid-
ering her circumstances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
Simplicity of Decoration.

Simplicity is the keynote of the hour
in decoration. Before this result is
achieved in some houses there will
have to be a carting away of numbers
of objects which do not meet the re-
quirements of simplicity. William Nor
ris. the great advocate of simplicity,
said, "Have nothing in your house
which you do not know to be useful
and believe to be beautiful and if this
becomes an ultimatum, as there are
signs of its becoming, there will be a
new vocation for women-that Of elimi'
nQtOr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
skin Io4Iona

For open pores the following is nice
lotion which may be used after steam
ing the face: Orange flower water, six
ounces; tincture of benZoin, one dram;
add little water very slowly. Here is
an excellent cream to rub into the
pores at night when exposed to the
wind; it makes the skin elastic instead
of allowing it to harden: Take lanolin
half an ounce; oil of sweet almonds,
half an ounce; tincture of benzOin, q
teaspoopful. Mix the ingredients and
apply.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
Lounge Anntomx.

The modern interest i'm science
through observation" has become
more or less of a mania. Even the chill
dren are bitten by it. The Little Chron-
icle says that George, aged five. takes
a great interest in physiology and anat-
Omy.
One day some members of the family
had been studying a dissected porcu-
pine and making drawings of the
bones.
Not long after his sisters took an old
lounge apart. and George watched
them. Presently he came running to
another member of the family, his eyes
on fire, his cheeks flushed and his
locks flying behind him.
"COme! Gomez he cried. IF you
want to study physerology now's your
chance. The girls have got the lounge
all to pieces"'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18

The phenomena of power is start
ling only because it is rare; superna-
tural only to the extent OF the Unusu-
al. The marvel of these cures, which
have brought into vivid relief the
great N-Ray doctors gift OF healing,
involves no mystery.
There is no mystery in the charm
of the singer, who adds to the rare
gift of music the training of years in
the conservatories and entbralls
whole continents with the spell OF
song.
There Is no mystery in the victor
les of the soldier, who adds To- the rare
gift of military genius the training of
years in school and camp and bends
the knee of all powers of Europe to
his will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
Lungs iitcrnIr ontnut.

Andrew Lang held at one time what
must have been very nearly Il worlds
record in literary output. His regular
weekly work was six leaders for n
morning newspaper. two humorous
sketches for an evening journal. two
long articles. two book reviews and u
contribution to weekly illustrated pa
per- In addition TO this he devoted
four hours every day to what may be
called pure literature. He turned out
books at the rate of three wear or
even more. In 1890. for instance, there
from his pen the Red Fairy
Tale Book" Life. Letters and Diaries
of Sir Stafford Northcote." How to
Fail In Literature and odd Friends"
For weeks together his work would
average 5000 words week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18

matchless means which the master
physician has brought to the aid of
science; that the attention of the
whole civilized world is now drawn 10
the mceasing wonder of results, in
wolves no mystery.
To the rare gift of healing has been
added the rarest opportunities and
training, and the cures of the great n
Ray doctors are but the natural tri-
umphS of their lives.
Dr.. Horne wishes to emphasize the
fact that during the summer months
chronic diseases of whatever nature
are cured in one-half the time that
would be required during the inclem-
ent winter weather. Nature lends her
aid TO the physician and cures are
accomplished at this season of the
year in comparatively short time.
DRHORNE CURING THE SICK.
Each week. standing boldly out
from amidst the failures of others,
DIR. Horne publishes the names and
addresses of people cured, people well
known in the community, people
whose standing forbids the thought
.of their lending their names to any
but an honest statement. The people
ask themselves, what does this mean,
and the answer impresses itself up
on them with a force that compels
conviction. Nothing but merit and
real conscientious work could pro-
duce such results and make. such a
record as this.
FREE N-RAN EXAMINATION
DR.. Horne never accepts a case
unless he knows to a certainty the
cause of the trouble, and this can only
be determined by a scientific eXamin-
alton. His N-Ray outfit is the most
elaborate and complete in this coun-
try. BY his special microscopic at
tachment he is able to examine all
parts of the body and find out to an
absolute certainty the cause of the
patients affection. Come and he eN-
amined: it is absolutely free. He will
not charge you one cent. Come and
find out what your trOIble is and he
will advise YOU in reference to a cure.
1t is all free. He asks no compensa-
ton
Rooms, 40 so, 81, 50, 81, 50 Mitchell &
Lynde Bldg, Rock Island, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
,,gc5YQR YOUNG GsAl
H. FOLKS RY
A sKYsCRAPER.
This PInythinE Is Very Amusing and
Is Easily Made.

This PInythinE Is Very Amusing and
Is Easily Made.
The amusing toy known as sky
scraper is made of materials that are
within the reach of every boy. 1t is
easily constructed, and if you follow
the directions set forth here you will
produce flying machine that will sur
prise you.
Fig. \ is a piece of tin cut into the
shape pictured, with two holes in it.
Fig. + is an ordinary thread spool.
Fig. is nail (2) with the head cut
off. Drive the nails into the top of the
spool so that Fig. A will fit on it loose
ly. Fig. ID is piece of wood cut into
the shape pictured, and Fig. b is placed
on it so that it can turn easily. Wrap
a string around the spool. The string
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
Miss Iennin wilde.

Miss Jennie Wilde of New Orleans is
one of the two designers for the New
Orleans carnivals being also intrusted
with the same work for Kansas City.
She is granddaughter of the poet and
statesman Richard Wilde, and was
born in Augusta, Ga. She pursued the
study of art in New York and soon aft
er opening studio in her own city was
asked to submit designs for one of the
parades, the effectiveness of which is
talked of all over the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
MECHANISM OF THE skYscRAPER.

is to be pulled to put the spool in opera
ton. Fig. y must be twisted up lit
tie, as shown in Fig. +. Fig. L shows
the skyscraper completed.
Fig. G shows the way ii is worked.
Hold it in one hand by the piece of
wood below the spool and take hold of
the string which is wrapped around
the spool and pull it quickly, so as to
raise the tin from the spool. Then it
will sail up into the sky. If it is made
right it will prove TO be a very amusing
pIaything.-New York World.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
She Was Ashamed.

Mistress (angrilyl Bridget, 1 find
that you wore one of my evening
gowns at the bus drivers ball last
evening. It's the worst piece of i'm
pudence l ever heard of You ought
to be ashamed of yourself!
Bridget (meekly)-Oi wuz, mum, OF
wuz. An me young man said as If Oh
ivir wore SIGH frock In public ag'in
he'd break our gagemint.-London
Telegraph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
Would Look II.

PhotOgrapher-Beg pardon, sir. but
can't you look u little less stern and
severe?
Sitter-Never mind how stern l look.
This photograph is for campaign use. 1
am candidate for judge. Go ahead
Chicago Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
why Rats Gnaw.

Rats and squirrels have teeth which
grow all the time. In the case of a
rat, the tooth pulp is perpetual and is
continually secreting material by
which it gains length. Therefore the
animal is obliged to gnaw all the time
to keep the tooth down to its proper
length. 1t is commonly believed that
rats keep gnawing out of pure mis-
chief, but such is not the case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
Mnd and Had.

Kind Hearted Citizen-Tut, tut, tut!
Don't worry over it. little boy. You
didn't break your pitcher, and there's
no use, you know, in crying over split
milk
Little Boy-Do talk as if was cry
in. mister? Resumes his violent IAN
uage1-ChicagO Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
The Pbvnicfnn,a ARrout.

$50 you have decided to get another
physician
81 have" answered Mrs. Cumrox.
t'The idea of his prescribing fiaxseed
tea and mustard plasters for people as
rich as we Washington Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
his will

There is no mystery in the spell of
the orator, who adds to the rare gift
of eloquence the training of the rhe-
torician and. commands senates with
the power of speech.
There is no mystery in the cures of
the famous physician, who has added
to the inherited gift of healing the
rarest training of school, hospital
and clinic given TO a scientist or Il
surgeon in our generation and has
thrilled the whole country with the
marvel of his triumph oVcE disease.
That no other man cured before as
this man cures. that iuvalids who
were hopeless and helpless are pro
claiming their miracle of discovery to
the world, that physicians of all
schools are Fastening to learn of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
THE CHINA CLOSET.
Some Suggestions About This Fea.
ture of the Dining Room.

u eS A-hB noon.
a pretty china closet with display
of dainty ware is one of the dining
room features that are dear to the heart
of every woman, and with a little in
genuity and the use of few fancy
dishes surprising results may be OBJ
tanned.
A china closet opening both from the
kitchen and from the dining room is
highly to be commended, on the score
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18

Never suffer the prejudice of the eye
to determine the heart.-Zimmerman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18

What happy world this would be If
every man spoke as well of his live
neighbors as he does of his dead ones!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18
Gift Of Healing Not a Mystery

the Union of this Gift With the Rarest Train
ing That Has Made the Phenomena of Power Over
Disease. These Cures the Natural TriumphS
of the Great X-Ray Doctors. The whole Country
Thrilled at the Marvellous Cures. This is the Most
Favorable Season to Cure Chronic Diseases DR.
Hornes Work For Humanity One of the Bright
EpOchs in Medical History.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-18

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