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The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

At meeting of the State Land Board
held August 5th. 160 acres of land near
Lake Cheesman was sold to the Denver
Union Water Company as a reservoir
site at the rate of $40 an acre. The wa
ter company intends to enlarge its
storage area and this is the first step
in this direction. The land is so situat-
ed that it could not be used for any
thing else and the land board has been
anxious to dispose of it for some time.
The board also sold forty acres in
Prowers county to j. f. Everett, the
tract being land on which he has lived
for a number of years.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

King Peter is threatened with a
cabinet crisis. One or two people who
didn't help to assassinate Alexander
are still in the cabinet. and crisis
seems to be the only thing that will
move them.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

A back country paper says: "A mad
dog bit Major Konk on the left leg re-
Gently. 1t was sad happening, but
the dog is slowly recovering"
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

China has decided not to open the
Manchurian ports owing to the fact
that Russia has them all guarded by
soldiers. China's decision is almost
as wise as it is painful.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

1t is possible to telegraph to China
now for dollar a word, but it won't
break us. We can telegraph all the
Chinese words we know and still
have enough to buy a glass of iced
tea with.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

Teacher-Can you tell me at what
age man usually begins to get bald?
Bright Pupil-What kind of man
married or single?
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

Time brings it's revenges. OF old
the boys ran away from the farm to
Join the circus. To-day we read of
n circus in the West bereft of its tent
men. nearly all having been attracted
90 the harvest field.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

One Yale student lived year on
500, while another spent sl1 900 in
the same time. 1t is a pretty safe
bet that the former has fuller mind
and the latter a bigger head.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

"Was it genuine picnic?" "I should
say so! The cream was full of flies: the
butter full of ants-and there was only
one spoon for six persons"
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

II there are microbes in every plate
of ice cream we know one brave girl
who need not be afraid. So long as
our salary holds out they will die
from overcrowding.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

His best girl was a kodak fiend. and
when he fell on his knees to propose
she shouted: Don't novel l want to
get my camera.'
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

New York has a man who does not
know his own name. Really. New
York should spend little more money
for educational purposes.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

The grown-up men in the Georgia
Legislature are evidently not to be
numbered among the ones who have
no use for children.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

My dear sir" began the bunco man,
your face strikes me as being famil-
lar" Sop coldly replied the intelli-
gent farmer. My fist most generally
strikes folks for being that way
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

In Mt Vernon, N Y, the skull of
boy suffering from lockjaw was
opened and antltoxine was injected
into the brain. The operation was
successful-but the boy died.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

Aren't you afraid of trusts?" asked
the puhlic-spirited man. II used to be"
answered Senator Sorghum. but l have
found out that If a man is polite and in
dustrious. trust is a right good en-
ployer."
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

First Mosquito-My gracious. you look
II you We're drunk last night. Second
Mosquito-I was. 1t was so dark that
bit old Mr.. Soaker by mistake.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

Colonial powers should make it
rule henceforth to have their islands
in the south Pacific plainly tagged.
With so many of them scattered about
It is no wonder that a mistake is made
occasionally.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

II don't see anything about that dos
to make her worth $780," We'll I do
she licks the plates clean they dom
need any washing"
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

The Greek cabinet has thrown up
its job and the names the gentlemen
bear are really not printable.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

Those lockjaw. statistics should be
kept on file for reference about July
of next year If they are to be of
real use.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

One trouble with Sir Thomas is
that he always succeeds in building
new Shamrock that can just about
beat our last years boat.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

You must put your best foot for
ward If you want to succeed" "Pshawi
The up-to-date men get there with both
feet"
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

Superior quality and extra quantity
must win. This is why Defiance
Starch is taking the place of all
others.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

1t begins to look as If the Reliance
would fail to live up to its name.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

An Ann Arbor student has had twen
ty inches of frog skin grated on his
hand without croaking.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

The Prince of Wales is eager to
see America. George has been talk
ing to Heinrich.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

A MtKeesport (Pa) policeman
named his twentieth child Theodore
Roosevelt. Needless to say, he lifted
the cup.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

Col. Paynes Aphrodite crossed the
Atlantic in ten days. but then Aphro-
dite always was a rather rapid propo-
sition.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

II understand you have just returned
from the halls of legislation" ''Who
said l made any hauls?"
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

There are few men so happily con
stituted that you can ask them for
money without their being annoyed,
and they are generally the fellows who
have none.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

1t is not a breakfast food ad. to say
that the Hungarian diet disagrees
with the premier.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

Scratch Russian and you will
find a Tartar" is saying Japan
seems inclined to investigate.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

Probably the man who left home
because he was tired of keeping a
wife was not really keeping her to any
great extent.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

of hay in Philadelphia the other day
and was badly wrecked. Save your
loads of hay. They may come in
handy.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

The secret of the popularity of Baxter's
"Bullhead" b-cent cigar is revealed in ono
word-"Quality."
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

When they first became intimate she
called him Charlie: but when she began
to call him Mr." he knew he had missed
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14
Smoke Bakers "Bullhead" t-cen, cigar

Did you see the great spectacle at
the cathedral?' No. 1 had left my
spectacles at home
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

has equal for coughs and colds.-JoHN p
BOYER, Trinity Sptings. Ind. Feb. 10. 1900
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

President Castro of Venezuela is
still busy fighting the revolutionists
down there. Some presidents never
get vacation.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

After the average man strikes 1t rich
old acquaintance.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

will that be casus belli against Eu'
vope.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

Question: Does the umpire ever
enjoy the game?
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

To Cure n Cold in One day.
Take Laxative Bromo QuinIne Tablets. All
druggists refund money If it fails to cure. 25c.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

The mildest tobacco that grows is used
In the makeup of Baxter's Bullhead s.
cent cigar. Try one and see.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

What kind of a looking man is
Biggs?" Well, he's the handsomest
man in town when I'm not there.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

II you have smoked Bullhead scent
cigar you know how good they are: II
you have not. better try one
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

A smile of satisfaction goes with ono Of
Baxter's "BulIhead" scent cigars.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

1T beats ALI how good a cigar you can
buy for cents II you buy the right brand
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

TELEGRAPH OPERATORS IN DEMAND
relegrnphy thoroughly taught in the CENTRAL
BUSINESS COLLEGE, Denver. Write for Journal.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

Conceit often gets a small man into
large hole.
The Springfield herald., 1903-08-14

Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teehng, roftcns the gums rel 1uces In
na;umation aays pain wind collie 25c bottls.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-06-24
Eel-Like Sharks.

Some years ago a fisherman on the
Georges Banks off the Maine coast, OF
in that vicinity, brought up remark
able fish twenty feet in length which
was entirely new to him. Considering
it a mere incumbrance it was thrown
overheard, but the catch was reported
and aroused great interest among ma
turalistS; so much so that large sum
was offered to the fishermen to fish It
up again, which they tried to do with
out success. The fish was verita BILE
young sea serpent, and if such n fish
attained the length Of fifty feet it
would we'll compare with the accounts
Of sea serpents which are reported so
often. Since this occurrence several
eel-like sharks have been taken; long
serpentine.llke creatures that when
large must be the sea serpents Of the
deep sea, and have convinced observ-
ers that the tales which have aroused
the credulity Of people are no. without
foundation, and that this mysterious
realm conceals strange and gigantic
forms which only rarely rise to the
surface. The eel-like sharks found are
in some instances luminous, emitting 4
strange light over the entire surfaces
the light giyers of the deep sea.
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The Dere1Icts on the Ocean.

TIE currents Of the North Atlantic
Ocean bear always on their rufled sur
faces, year in and year out, at least
two score of derelicts-half sunk and
abandoned vessels that drift aimlessly
over the sea, helplessly, lonely, pitiful
menaces to navigation, as fatal to their
sister ships as sunken rocks, fog.bound
icebergs or hurricanes.
Why the currents Of the North Allan
tic should be so plentlfully laden with
these Lonely carcasses of once gallant
ships, to say nothing Of numerous
spars, tree trunks and misguided,
truant buoys, is not altogether because
that part Of the sea is so full Of COM
merce, but on account Of the nature
and direction of the currents them
lelves.
The waters Of the whole ocean-of
all the oceans, for that matter-fow
slowly but surely through a grand sys-
tenn Of currents and counter currents
as regular as the cycles Of the blood
in our veins, and the countries that bor-
der on the seas, the fish that swim in
them, and the ships that sail over them
are fully rs dependent on them. The
Gulf Stream, with it's river Of warm,
blue water, everybody knows, but that
is only part of it. Where does the Gulf
Stream come from? That is q long
story that never has been all told. even
by the scientists and photographers.
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stpdv or Volcanic Eruptions.

When volcano vomits forth streams
Of lava some very curious, as well as
remarkable, freaks of nature are OBJ
servable. 1t requires scientific re-
search Of the lava beds months and
even years after an upheaval before all
the reliable data can be collected to re.
veal the whole story Of the explosion.
The eye-witnesses of such events are
not always the most reliable reporters.
Fear and excitement make them ex-
aggerate and distort phenomena, and
scientists are averse to accepting their
stories unless verified by subsequent
appearances of the rocks, ashes and
lava beds. Every volcanic action, how.
ever, leaves indelible marks Of its rise
and progress, and geologists can read
the story, chapter by chapter, as they
unearth the different parts Of it. 1t
is impossible, however, to make thor.
ough examination Of the lava beds
until q long time after the explosion
because of the slow process of cooling
off. The top crust of the laya cools
within a short time, but underneath
the heat is retained for an extraor.
binary time. This top crust of lava is
a poor conductor of heat, and it does
not permit Of rapid evaporation from
below.-New York Times.
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elongated with band trimming as pre-
ferred. The original. however, Is made
from blue linen with embroidered dots.
and is trimmed with "bapd Of plain
white which matches the shield, collar
and cuffs. With it is worn tie Of soft
silk.
The waist consists Of the fronts AMI
the back and is fitted by means OF
shoulder and under-arm seams. Both
fronts and back are gathered at the
waist line, but the backs are drawn
down tightly while the fronts blouse
slightly and becomingly. The neck OF
the blouse is cut away and finished
with big sailor collar. The standing
collar Is joined to the shield and to-
gether they close at the centre back,
the edges of the shield being held IN
place by buttons and buttonholes
worked in the blouse beneath the col
lar. The sleeves are full at the wrists
but snug at tue shoulders and finished
with straight cuffs.
The quantity Of material required
for the medium size is three yards
twenty-seven inches wide, two and
three fourth yards thirty-two inches
wide. or one and seven-eighth yards
forty-four inches wide. with seven
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was TO sign CO Martina or the children,
and for this he was very thankful, for
he could not have stood the parting.
He must ride for his life far away,
and they must rot know where, till
his escape blew over. He commended
her good sense and vowed in his heart
to live a straight life for her sake
thereafter.
He had placed his hand on Jinny's
bride when the deputy coilared him.
PAY up, man, pay up. or I'll save
you from a hanging, right now and
here. 1 don't risk my life for nothing.
Shell out and be quick if you've got
it. I don't see but you've fooled me
after ALL"
He cooked his revolver just as Jim
drew out the gold piece. The next
moment one quick shot sent Jim Flack
reeling into the dust, but it was not the
deputy who fred it. The sheriff had
tracked the two men to their rer-
devious, and now put up his gun and
said:
"See eff that jail breaker is dead and
done forr'
"He's dead enough" answered the
deputy turning Jim over and shaking
with fear.
"Then we'll bury him like a soldier
where he fell. and he'll tell no tales.
Much too good for such carrion. Get
| to work"
They dug a shallow grave and laid
Jim in it. The gold piece was made
tributary to military law-the sheriff
took it. When their work was finished
the deputy waited for orders.
"Take the mare and ride for your
life, and see that you 60 clear Of the
State-the farther you ride the safer
you'll be. And don't come back here
till send for you"
The going Of the deputy made DO
stir and he never came back to tell
what he knew. Martina lives in her
little home and waits for news Of
Jim. Her patient eyes have strained
look from gazing long and eagerly after
| every horseman or foot passenger in
sight on the long, straight road that
| leads nowhere-and everywhere. Her
pretty brown hair Is faded more than
ever-indeed, it has grown to a yellow
tint from the burning sun, and Jim's
kids have acquired her habit Of stand
ing in the doorway Of the shack and
from under a shielding arm watching,
watching. One Of them is always on
the watch for pap" What welcome
would be his-if he ever came.-Mrs.
NJ. L. Rayne, in the Chicago Record
! Herald.
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Animal Surgery.

The science Of animal surgery and
medicine Is thus proving of the widest
benefit to our valuable cage animals
and birds ard to those which are kept
In our homes as pets. The drugs and
medicines which are given to man to
combat diseases can in modified way
prove of immediate benent to the ami
mails under our charge. The study Of
the symptoms of sick animals has al
ways been interesting and more
puzzling than those which the doctor
observes among his human patients.
because there is no way for the animals
to explain their pains. Yet, in way,
there is an intelligent animal language
which animal doctors are quick in in
terpreting. Through their sympathy
and observation they are quick in dis.
covereirg what the trouble is with the
creature-whether it is stomach or
headache or pain in the throat or leg.
In short. they have learned to enter
in such close sympathy with the ami
mails that there is almost human inter-
course between them.
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Macedonian Songs.

In former letter, writes cores
pondent of the London Daily News,
I made some illusions to patriotic
songs, to which I often listened Of an
evening in some Macedonian village
songs Of lament for slain patriots and
In which Mount Pirin is personified,
as if in sympathy with the victims Of
the Turks. The songs Of these village
dancers in Krutino are of quite another
sort. Their favorite themes are love
and marriage. They are a picture of
rustic society. Some of them are Gym
ical in a good humored sort of way. In
one song Petre, leaning on the fence,
chaffs Callna, who is cleaning out the
garden. "Dou't you wait for me- says
Petre; "do 60 and marry somebody"
And off the fellow swaggers. From
the hills there comes shepherd" the
dancers sing; "he' drives before him
two hundred sheep and a hundred
goats" And he wears a fur cap. In
bis hand he carries bouquet. He goes
to "the maidens are washing their
linen. To each of them he gives a
flower; but to me (sings Callina) also
a little spindle" Tell me, mother"
sings Callina, "shall I take the young
shepherdT "No, you shan't,' the
mother sings; II shall take him my
self. The shepherd will become your
father; he will buy you nice new shoes,
30 that you may no longer run about
as unshod as a goat" Poor Callina!
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Breathitt'e River Loop.

AS there Is more or less interest Just
now in the town Of Jackson, Breathitt
County, Kentucky, let me mention one
fact in connection with the place which
may have been overlooked in the rush.
At Jackson, or in its immediate envir-
ons, the small boy who finds it difficult
to throw q stone across a vacant lot. or
the baseball player who is making
record when he throws bail 115 yards
can stand within few feet Of the
Kentucky River and throw a stone or
ball seven miles down the stream,
then turn around and throw one seven
miles up the stream. Doesn't seem to
be possible, does it? Yet it is, and I
have done it. Let me explain: The
Kentucky River at this point runs
among the hills, which are steep and
rocky, and at Jackson it strikes the
hills opposite the town on the upper
side and bounds back, so to speak, in q
great loop around territory Of bottom
land seven miles in circumference, COM
ing back to the lower side Of the sharp
dividing ridge to within a few feet Of
itself seven miles above by the meas
ure around. This ridge is 200 or 300
feet high, and is so narrow that one,
for 200 or 300 yards on its top must
walk carefully or he will slide into the
wat.r below. A tunnel sixty-eight feet
long has been cut under the saddle"
and a mill at the lower end gets seven
miles. Of fall in sixty-eight feet. There
are a good many rivers with loops in
them, but I know Of none equal to the
Kentucky River at Jackson. - Core
spondent in New York Sun.
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Manton one is equally we'll adapted
to the entire costume and to the oco
waist, to the long list of washable ia b.
RIGS, and all soft and simple silks and
woods, but, as shown, is Of handker'
chief lace with trimming Of Valen-
ciennes lace and is unlined. -.
The waist consists Of fitted lining,
the front and the backs. The front is
tucked to form deep pointed. yoke.
below which it falls in soft and becom-
ing folds and is trimmed with lace.
The. backs are tucked in groups from
shoulders to waist on lines that give a
tapering effect to the figure. The
sleeves are the fashionable ones that
are tucked above the elbows and form
puffs below. At the neck is q regula-
ton collar.
The quantity Of material required
for the medium size is four and one
half yards twenty-one inches wide, four
yards twenty-seven inches wide, three
and three-fourth yards thirty-tWo
inches wide or two and one-fourth
yards forty-four inches wide.
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Rirda Absolutely Fearless.

When the white man first visited
some Of the islands Of the Southern
Hemisphere, he found that many Of the
animals, especially the birds, were abb
solutely fearless. Penguins, alba.
trosses and others paid no attention
to the men as they walked along, and
when it was desired to photograph a
nest and eggs it was frequently neces-
sary to push the nesting albatross from
the nest, the bird merely pecking at
the intruder. Darwin describes doves
at one island he visited as apparently
unable to comprehend that man was
an enemy. The birds could be showed
from the limbs before they moved, and
even attempted to alight upon the
heads of the men. In Kerguelen land
the birds in some Of the extensive
rookeries refused to move as the men
strobe along, holding their ground and
pecking so violently at the invaders
that they were forced to beat a re-
treat. These birds had never seen q
man before, and failed to recognize
him as an enemy.-Scientifc American.
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the early part Of the year 1902
IL had been q sufferer from kidney
troubles for many years. The pain in
nv back became worse and worse until
| It was a daily burden that interfered
with every duty. ! was much af'
Aicted with headaches and dizzy spells
and was unable to rest we'll nights. In
May, 1902, after using Doan's Kidney
Pills I made a statement for puhlica-
ton declaring that they had entirely
relieved me of the pain in my back. l
have since then had years time in
which to study the effects of the medi-
cine. and while have had slight
touches Of the trouble since, the use OF
the pills has always driven away all
signs Of the disorder. and have be-
rome convinced Of the fact that the
first treatment was practically perma-
nent in its effects. and / know that q
box of Doans Kidney Pills kept on
hand is a sufficient guarantee against
any suffering from the kidneys or hack.
I should advise every sufferer to take
Doan's Kidney Pills, AID l know that
they will be surprised and pleased with
the result"
A FREE TRIAL Of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mrs. Broderick
will be mailed on application to any
mart of the United States. Address
Foster. Co.. Buffalo, n. Y. For
sale by all druggists price 50 cents per
3bOx,
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A Dainty Lace.

Teneriffe lace is the charming novelty
of the season. Just how much or IT IS
made by the natives of the cliff-bound
island. which is the largest OF the
Canary group, is a question. 1t Is a
fact. though, that the most character
istic pattern of this lace suggests the
couical peak of Terer.ffe. In fact, the
ast has much the look of very fine
drawn work. One of its peculiarities
is that it looks equally well on soft
silk evening dress and on linen morn
ing rig. On certain lovely new dresses
of white crystalline this lace figures in
q maze of needlework and two other
sorts of laces. Mechln and the heaviest
Irish lace combine we'll with this at
tractive lace. Many Of the most desira-
BILE stock ties of linen show insets or
this Teneriffe lace. The most notable
pattern in this lace, now one thinks or
it, suggests q cobweb, or cart-wheel,
done in thread, quite as much as 1t
does it's namesake peak.