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The Age Oracle.

a pleasant evenings amusement for
young folk may be obtained by the fol-
lowing simple combinations OF figures.
Tell your friends as follows: Write
down the day of the month on which
You were born, and on the right hand
Of this number write down the number
Of the month. Multiply the number
thus formed by 2; add 3: multiply the
result by 20; add your last birthday;
then add $50
When he has performed these opera
tons let him hand you the paper, and
you then slyly deduct 6I5, when the re-
naming figures viii give you the day,
month, and age; thus. supposing he was
Dorn on November ., and is fifteen years
OF age then, following Your fustruc-
tons, he first puts down 81 the dav
90, month CD: multiply by ,, Oh: aud
.. l0Zl: multiply by 30. 81 $50; add age.
-. 5I-S63; add 265, 1870, then. taking
the paper, your deduct 615. leaving 81. u.s.
or 5-u-l5, which reads as follows: 5th
day of the 18th month, ID years OF age
or November .. Is years ago.
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the walls. The grOtto was high and
Wide, with messy sides. al festooned
by beautiful grasses and other kinds OF
weeds Here mass of sea pens. look
ing Ike an ostrich feather on fire. only
Of purple or greenish fire; above
great shining spot, that the Mermaid
SAID came from creeping sea mouse,
ana AT her feet a thousand tiny sparkles
or different colOred light. as If the lror
was covered with diamonds rIaies ana
fine opals. These Doris discover I'd We're
the shining bodies OF slugs and worms
that every where crept about. And then
the nShes- Eardly had they entered
when 9 ovid OF little bristling crea-
tures rose ike "A flight Of butterflies.
ana SCARED away. They We're sea rob
bins. and very handsome, too. with their
broad banded, WiugliiIe side fms their
gorgeous colors of red gre@n and gray
lsh brown. and their great yellow eyes.
Behind these rose a lazy group of fish.
looking like pancakes. with Il fringe OF
stin lace around them and a NyhfslS
g graceful crest Of curved spines and
the eyes, both on one side Of the body.
were small and gray in color. These
soles- or fat fishes. swan sidewise like
a tin plate being pulled through the
water.
"Oh. there's a hulldog." cried Doris.
shrinking back; and sure enough a crea-
turc was advancing through the grOttc
whose head did look like a dogs with
the teeth showing. But when * had
reached the lighter water outside Doris
saw il was merely a very ugly looking
fish. II was Ike a bad dream: its poor
at all angles; Of spines protruding this
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-08
PAPER DOLLS HOUSE

Your dolls rust have homes. especial
/ ~ your paper dollles. and here is an
idea. very simple in its execution and
entertaining as well as satisfactory.
Take a big blank book. one. preferably,
wider than Il r. long. Devote your FIRST
page to your han. The advertising pages
OF an old magazine or the furniture ad-
vertisements III the morning paper viii
serve admirably.
First. cut out some pictures OF rugs.
Of a suitable size for a ball floor, and
paste these carefully on the lower part
Of the blank page. Then add an UNI
breIla stand near the door. If you want
to be very swagger; that IS. If your fam
lily Of dollies is an aristOcratic one by
the name Of Montmorency or Wander
beysen, get some pictures OF curtained
windows which show little diamond
panes and paste these carefully just
about where you think windows should
go in a big, wide hall. II you can find
the advertisement of a pretty little
tabourette cut this out, and then get
the picture OF a fine big fern to 90 on
the top OF il. A wide hall seat. easily
found IN a furniture catalogue adver-
tisement. viii just about finish your
hall furnishings. with the exception Of
hat and coat rack IF you've room a
fireplace with a plain mantel vii add
greatly 10 the picture.
For your next leaf in the blank book
perhaps a den VIII be the most inter
esting. Cut a whole coy corner from
some advertisement and put il AT one
side Then some small attractice tables.
a Few deep, comfortable chairs. some
hunting pictures. which are easily OBJ
tainaole from a picture catalogue. II
your den is big enough a pfanoIa or
Aeolian Will 1T IN admirably. Some low.
wide bookcases, supp . I'd TO contain
novels with which to while away a rainy
afternoon, OF looks OF the sports il,
which the master of your dot house IL
supposed. to be Interested viii be most
appropriate furnishings. Some cuts of
guns, swords, and small arms are easily
FOUND IN an ammunition Catalogue.
which big brother viii bring home to
you, and there you are.
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oyster-like creature in IT, The animal
was OF "A deep red color, but when Doris
tasted 1t II was very nice.
We'll it's dangerous here-wc must
really go on, said the Mermaid. hastily
lodging behind a sea fan. Don't fall
into that hole. and watch out for those
doghsh. Her warning came, however,
Just as a school cf pretty scarlet fishes
darted near. They commenced playing
around Doris head. but were 50 small
and so ike flock of birds that she was
not frightened at all She tried to catch
one, but couldn' THEY were like strcaks
Of red light Suddenly q curious slab
sided FISH Of silver green color APP
peared. and the red fishes all at once
attacked IL playfully. chats a Moon
fish" whispered the Mermaid. ITS
such a silly sort Of creature" Indeed,
Doris laughed heartily at the creature.
II was quite large. with "A thin scythe-
shaped tail and a large. placid eye, but
hen you looked at it from in front or
edgewise il was about as wide as a
each side. The color was like q silver
moon. her &c the zane. The mOOnfiSh
was finall, chased away by an inquisi-
tive school of sea bass, with thcir strip
ed bodies and sharply sDiued fms.
Doris followed the Mermaid toward a
high wall, where a deep cave had been
bored by the waves on some ancient
sedcoast- or course, now the cave was
deep under water and Doris entered II
in some fear Who knew what terrible
monster might dwell in there2 But what
was her surprise TO find the interior
brightly lit up by a soft yellow glow
Where did TIE light come frOm2 Why
surely from those hanging plants along
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The Little White Cat. !

our house
And he watches the birds at plav.
And he said 10 himself. with a iittle
eat grin.
I'm going to catch birds some fine
day"
The birds flew in and out Of the trees.
AND they sang as they flew about.
bad little cat.
fou'h get caught il you don't look
Now one fine day that little white cat
sat and looked at the birds in the
tree.
And little brown bird hoped out on
a branch
The cat gave a spring. Dear me. dear
me.
Alas. and alasi the cat had him fast
And he laughed 70 himself with glee;
You see, il You watch, and always look
out,
You can catch any bird" said he.
Emily II. Judge.
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way and that and with a waving mass
Of seaweed clinging to II. But the dread
full mouth. Two horny beaks sharp and
pointed like a dogs teeth or a parrot S
bill
We'll. said Doris. as she sat down
on sleeping snau's shell TWO feet
across, u Just wish arthur could see
all this. " Whereabouts are we going
next. nermaid2 The young sea nympi
was placing shining piece Of shell Il
her nair. that was already decorated
with graceful sea ribbons made from
kale oh" she answered, wen &
down to the sea caVeTns. where my Deo-
pie iive-it IS safer there"
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THE FUNNY DOG

I saw a little purple doggie running
round a farm
And I told him TO be careful. and he
said he'd do no harm,
Then I gave him something nice to eat,
and said. Now. run alOngi
And this grateful little doggie sang ne
such a pretty song,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-08

Little darling IinG-a-Ling
Was very precious thing
Her COOS were like the doves in spring.
She gurgled ike brook
Two angels lived within mere eyes
(They used 10 live ND in the sSies),
And every time her lids would rise
You'd see them kind OF look,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-08
MOTHER GOOSE TO CUT OUT

Cut around the outline of goose and
wings Fold the goose together and cut
together and fold dotted lines Roll up
one wing and place through triangle 50
that c, ID. and z in wings viii MT in
{, -, and OF triangle. Put a PIN
through dot r Slip a string under II
and slide Mother Goose along the
string.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-21
MORGAN'S BIG SCHEME.
An Underground Road in London to
Cost $7O,OOO,OOO.

New York, May 21.-There are indica-
tons that J. p. Morgan is going to turn
his attention chiefly to England for
some time to come. says London dis
patch to the Press.
Since his arrival in England four
weeks ago he has been working with
tremendous zeal on his new scheme for
building an underground electric line
from the Bank of England northeast
toward Waltham Abbey, at a cost of
S7O0Q0,0O0. The bill authorizing the road
was thrown out by the committee Of
parliament to whichit had been referred
ten days ago
1t Will, however, come before parlia-
ment again next week, but in another
form, and viii, it is expected, go
through.
Mr. Morgan is offering inducements
to local municipal bodies along his pro-
posed route. The borough council Of
Hackney have received from him an Of
fer to purchase 600 feet of land on which
to build a public library providing the
council Will not oppose him in obtain
ing site for a station in a convenient
spot within their jurisdiction.
The proposed new line runs through
a section. part of which is now sparsSs =
occupied, but it would tap a large sub
urban district beyond, occupied chiefly
by WOrkmen who have gone out into the
country for the cheaper rents.
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WANTED General farm hand. FRS
house north Rochester school house
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NeWoprt. May 21-Mr. and Mrs Regi-
Maid c. Vanderbilt, through an agent,
gold. to their employees and to the en-
ployes of A. G. Vanderbilts farm, and
also to those at The Breakers" the
Newport home Of Mrs Cornelius Van
derbilt- The officers and crew of the
steamer General plying between here
end WEXFORD which brought many OF
the wedding guests to Newport and
conveyed them back, as well as the
employees on the bit Of railroad 10 Wick
ford Junction. to take them to the New
York. New Haven and Hartford rail-
road, We're also remembered in gold, the
smallest coin being s..
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as he saw the two girls laughing at
him.
Finally Miss Lewis spoke Marion
showed me some Of the unkind things
you wrote about studious girls" she
said, and between US we determined
that YOU shouldn't be disappointed.
How did you like my Sanskrit lee
tures?'
ITO tell the TRUTH said sawin, slow
y and boldly, Il didn't hear much Of
them l was looking at you" so /
noticed" she returned. I thought you
weren't very attentive. I don't know
a word of Sanskrit-I was talking hog
Latin
When sawin got to his room that
night he soliloquized, surveying him
self in the mirror: "Sawin. jr.. you're
fool And she's fine little girl. You
can play golf with her and talk Drawn
to her, but she's bound to fool you every
time-but perhaps if you are quick
enough and strong enough and man
enouEh--perhaps she'll promise to foot
you exclusively"
And deep in his heart Sawin resolved
70 be man enough to ask her--PhiIadel-
phia Item.
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THE OFFICE of the Capital City vitri-
fed Brick and Paving Co., has been re-
moved to lis W. Sth st.
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sTUFF ZOE FAMILY COFFINs
Wood Cut 1873 Years Ago Descends
from Father to Son.

Palmyra. N Y, May FLAMES Cal
lOway has made a coffin for himself. 1t
is made of the finest quality of cherry.
1t was cut by GallOway's grandfather
on the old homestead near Albany one
hundred and thirty-three years ago. 1t
has been kept for coffin making for the
family ever since
The trees were cut and the lumber
stored by the senior Galloway in the
garnet of his house in Albany. When
he came to the western part of the state
the lumber was put on a canalboat and
brought here, where the family settled.
The stuff descended to his son and from
him to the present owner 1t is cut in
two-inch planks. Mr.. Galloway is 70
years old, hale and hearty, and has no
appearance of needing the coffin for a
long time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-21
PARENTS FIGHT AT A BIER
Mother of Dead Girl Hurls Furniture
at Unwelcome Clergyman.

Tamaqua, Pa, May Glowing to a
difference between the religious inclina-
tions of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Knittle,
the one being a Protestant and the 9th
er Catholic, a great row attended the
burial services of their daughter, May
The father Of the dead girl requested
the Rev. Mr. Stauffer, of the Bethany
Evangelical church, to conduct the
burial services.
When the clergyman started to speak
Mrs Knittle seized everything within
reach and hurled it at the speaker.
Friends who had gathered at the home
rushed to the streets in great confusion.
Mr. Knittle seized his wife by the hair
and threw her to the floor. finally sub
DUNG her. when the services proceeded
and We're concluded without further
mishap.
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HUSBAND CURED, LOVE GONE
WardelI Lost Nicotine Habit; Wife
Sued Christian Science Healer.

Chicago, May 21.-When Mrs Francis
s Rollins treated c. E. Warden by
Christian Science methods for the nico-
tine habit she took occasion also, Mrs
Cornelia Warden AYERS, to win his af-
lection from his lawfully welded wife
Mrs. Warden demands separate main
tenance from her husband and charges
Mrs. Rollins with responsibility for
wrecked home and the destruction of
her happiness.
Mrs. Rollins said: Mrs. WardeIs
charges against her husband and my
self are utterly groundless. In my ca
pacity as a Christian Science physician
I treated Mr. Wardel for the nicotine
habit and cured
Now his wife. instead of appreciat-
ing what I have done for him, gets
jealous and accuses us of misconduct
She has slandered me, and I intend to
have reparation."
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WALL PAPER.

o. MCGEE, wall paper. paints and brushes.
House painting and paper hanging. Can
and get prices before buying elsewhere.
$40 Jackson st. Bell telephone SO; Inue-
pendent telephone 557.
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JUDGE nOKE.
Sandy Bend Justice Is Still Free t,
AL


ALL
What is the cry that comes to me
an hour after midnight, when the Red
Dog saloon has beer. closed and I have
sought my bed2'' asked Judge Hoke, of
Sandy Bend. as he opened court and
looked over his audience. rs it the cry
Of a hungry kyote-of q prowlin' wolf
Oh steer which has broken his leg in
a stampede? Is it the cry of night
blrd-a lost woman or a wounded man ?
Ihree nights ago such a cry came to
my ears as dozed, and I felt shivers
go over me. got up, seized my guns
and opened the door, There stood the
critter who had uttered the cry, and
as he saw me he walled cut again:
Jestice! Jesticei Jestice!'
Not to git anybody worked up to a
nervous state, let me tell you that Jack
TAYLOR stood thar before me The cry
had come from his lips. He sits over
thar on a bench. and his mug is famil-
lar to all Of US. He's been hangin'
around Sandy Bend for a matter of
three years. and its been gfnerally be-
I've been one who believed it, and when
think Of it I could weep tears of
chagrin.
Yes, Jack Taylor stood thar and
walled out that he wanted jestice. and
it was my opinion that ne must have
been terribly Wronged. He tells me
what seems to be a plain story and
my judicial sympathies are aroused
and issue a warrant for Red-Headed
Mike and tell the constable to bring
him in dead or alive.
That's Mike over thar. He don't
know one end of a gun from another
and every Chinyman in town has given
him the boot a dozen times over. He's
red-headed. but he hain't got no more
fight in him than jackrabhit.
Jack Taylor tells me that as he was
going up the trail to his shack that
night somebody holds him up with two
guns under his nose and goes through
him for ten dollars He recognizes that
somebody as Red Headed Mike. He
makes an awful struggle to save his
dollars. but is knocked down and left
for dead. When I heard of that bold
faced robbery and assault within eighty
rods of this yere court house, I made up
my mind to give Mike SIGH a sentence
as would make his hair curl in knots.
He was found by the constable and
brought in yesterday, and I don't think
any Of YOU are gazing at a desperate
when you look at him.
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GRACE GEORGE COLLAPSED
Had Said Her Lines While Her Child
Was Dying.

Chicago. May PA dispatch to the
Chronicle from New York says: Grace
George. starring in a play at a local
theater. went through her lines last
night under circumstances SO trying
that her physician fears for her health.
While she sang, danced and brought
roars of laughter from the audience, her
only child. two years old, was dying az
her apartments. Miss George is in pri-
vate life Mrs. William A Brady. wife
of the theatrical manager. The mo-
ment the curtain was rung down on the
final act Mrs Brady jumped into cab
without stopping to change her costums
for her street dress. and was driven
home as fast as the horse could travel.
When she joined her husband aud
learned that the child probably woula
not live until morning she COLLAPSED.
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LOST AND FOUND.
srRAYED on sToLEN.


STRAYED-From 1101 Tyler St little black
dog collar with owners name, Paul An
derson, on it. Cash reward for return.
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WANTED-Rehned gent eman, one who is
capable of earning SO 900 a year. none
other need apply Good opportunity for
right party Address w s., care Journal
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ELIAS WHITE,
REAL ESTATE.

IL acres, 6 room house, west 500.
Ia acres. room house, cast, Sl.zin-
8 room house, 10 lots, west, $3.50.
10 acres bottom land. buildings
5 acres east. good place for pigs
3 acres extra good buildings, cheap.
g acres 35k miles east, cheap
10 acres 2lz miles out good improve
merts.
10 acres 8 miles north. no house, $500
80 acres near Pauline, $35 per acre
good lots in Oakland, cheap
S room house. lots, Oakland, 1900
s rooms, 8 lots, Oakland $1,000
8 rooms. lots. east of shops. eco.
6 rooms. lot 100 by 30 IT., barn, house u
by IS #. F. ID St, and vacant lots, east
of shops; trade for farm land.
4 room house. IL lots, Lake st. 81 900.
5 room house. lots, 10 It. long, Harri-
son St
s room cottage Locust st., 81. 200
room house, s lots. Buchanan st, 81, COO
8 room house, S lots, Oakland, $1,000.
5 room cottage. IL lots, Lawrence St,
81 600.
lar, well. cistern, bath ROOM, barn $3.50
Many others not mentioned Call and
take a free ride and see what I have for
sale at 10 W. Fifth st.
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FOR RENT-Furnsshed rooms, modern
good board SO Harrison 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-21
GREATLY ALARMED
By a Persistent Cough, but Perma-
nently Cured by Chamberlain's
conah Remedv.

Mr. H. P. Burbag &c, a student al law. in
GreenviIle. S. c., had been troubled for or
years with a continuous cough which
he says greatly alarmed me, causing me
SUMPTION Mr.. Burbage. having seen
Chafnberlain's Cough Remedy advertised,
concluded to try It Now read what he
saws of it: Il soon felt a remarkable
change and after using two bottles Of toe
8 cent size, was permanently cured Sold
by all druggists.
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TO RE-LEASE-For 2 years the two story
and basement, business block . by 100
f., SO Van Buren, St, now occupied Dy
Crystal laundry. Possession given August
street.
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HE GAVE OUT THAT HE'D BEEN
CHEATED

Now for the other side of the story.
Mike was lookin' around for free drinks
the other night when he runs across
Jack. Jack asks him to come up to
his shack and play poker. No matter
what sort of a critter Mike is in other
directions he's all right on poker This
court has tried him to its sorrow. His
trick of holdin full houses and tours is
simply remarkable. He goes along O.
Jack. He hasn't a red cent, but he has
an old silver watch to make a pot on.
He wins three on the very first pot.
Then two Chinymen drop in and see
the rest of the game, and they both tell
the same story. There's a IS pot on the
table, and Jack gifts threes and draws
down to his hand, and bets a dollar.
Mike gets two pairs and draws another
queen to make a full house. He sees a
dollar and goes one better. They see
and raise, and when Jack finally calls
he's a beaten man.
THE next pot is a leetle better for
Jack. He stands pat on an ace-full,
while Mike holds I'D three tens and
catches the fourth. Then it was a good
thing to see Mixes watch and winnin's
and clothes was in that pot, and so was
Jacks money and his guns. When the
call came he was a busted man and
chills was gallopin' up and down his
back. He yells out that he has been
cheated, but the Chinymen swear that
it was all fair play. Mike leaves q dol
lar on the table, accordin' to Hoyle, and
saunters off with the balance, and Jack
Taylor cries out that he is q ruined
man and falls down in a fit. It was
after he had recovered that he comes
crawling down to Red Dog and I hear
his wall from the darkness.
"Feller-citizens, thar is no more to be
told If any of you can't see that Jack
Taylor is a squealer you'v got patches
on your eyes. You must also realize
the principle at stake The noble game
of poker is totterii9' to its fall. or would
be totterin' if this court wasn't here to
extend a bracin' hand We may steal
each others bosses. but we must not
steal the foundation stones Of poker.
The man who loses has to pay, and the
loser who souea1s can't abide among
men.
Jack Taylor. if you had anything to
pay with I'd fine you $40 and costs, but
as you are busted all I can do is to ad-
wise We to take a walk. Walk in any
direction, but walk fast and keep goin',
II you show UP in Sandy Bend agin
within a year I won't be responsible for
what may happen
Mike, stand up. You've got all the
money and Jacks gun besides You
haven't done anything to be fined for
but you've got to pay Sc costs alice
samee, and I'll take advantage of the
occasion to observe that if you'll dror
around to the Red Dog saloon this
evenin' I'll start a little game for your
benefit and do my best to take them
shooters off your hands
That's all. and court now stands ad-
7 journed-"
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The Four-Track News, with a month
~ edition of $4,000 copies, has a stead
lily increasing subscription list while
best enjoyed by any magazine. In the
United States and Canada it is handled
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the International News Co distributes
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Bremen. Paris, Havre. Antwerp, Liver
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kent at the office of every United
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upwards Of 500 places, embracing 210
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From Printers Ink.
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HIaH-BRRp STALLION.

~-~---S--~-~>cS~>7---1-
the Missouri valley. and The Shamrock,
the handsomest and best bred stallion in
Kansas. are at 32S Jackson st. Il. /. Lee