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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-12-05

Ny dear Sir:
For the sake of convenience and
ai,pctness, l shall, in addressing
nvselft to you, discard the imper-
NAL "we," and, by way of intro
ancing courteous reply to your
yery candid exposition of my inn
,erfections, beg the indulgence of a
General observation: 1t is happy
npceit Of some very religious per-
,Ous 10 mistake, in themselves,
much spleen for great righteousness,
,ud d sour stomach for intense
ptty. would not warn you to
guard against this, because, of all
forms Of delusion, it is, I think,
the most soothing, as nothing can
bemore promotive Of a complaceut
sOirit than the conviction that every
violent outbreak of ones temper is
an indignant protest against wick
sdness, and every qualm of ones
INDIGESTION a manifestation of the
holy ghost.
You complain that the head put
Upon our former article was not
appropriate to the body. I will
not contend with you on that point.
Its a question between yourself
and the "boys in the Office" I did
not write it. I am not happy at
such performances. l instructed
lhe young man who makes the
heads to read the articles and build
ahead to suit. He probably will
be able to convince you that it was
su elegant fit. At any rate, the
Eeponderance of evidence is on his
side, as score or more have testi-
he'd to its aptness while you are the
only one to criticise it. On that
head l have nothing more to say.
You, my dear sir, profess great
concern for the reputation and the
Welfare Of the Mormon people, and
men Immediately give way to a
mood OF invective because I am
Ssnerous enough to take you at
your word. Tell me, please, what
Suet malice caused you to swell
WHO rage when l but expressed
gnpathy with distressed, if de-
aae0' people? Why that tragic
u0'' heavlng chest and pompous
alalgnment: Thou art the mann"
aO' that littls STACEY" for a
4Oaest disciple of the lowly Nazar-
us' What was it for? Now, did
'ou really expect to frighten me
s'a little thespian business like
@aH must hasten to inform you,
%Ofe you begin to throw off red
osu'' tnat | have seen Booth in
O'nello' therefore, you cannot make
su' particular hair on my head
Nalu ~, up like a porcupine's quill
"'u mat kind of stage machinery.
s' IsHemoer shakespeare's. advice to
'n your former communication
~ w. exhibited great solicitude over
Dl., Sse l did the Mormon peo-
sS' t.s' aoW' you are similarly dis
d.~ s''su because of the hurt I have
"us myself. Then, in the familiar
o1SOage of that sainted moralist.
w;,aL Flngall O'Flaherty Willis
W., "'oe' alias Sebastian Me1notte,
Bvs,ps prayed that they might be de-
D'sa a's,sd from me; now, with the
w. and fury of a stage struck boy,
f,o,, pay that / may be delivered
NJ. W. myself. My dear sir, prav do
nv 80 much disturb yourself on
pb,,s account, but rather. in the
kt S,ssOne Sss fear of eternal judgment,
b ~ 5OaF first and greatest solicitude
A., y the welfare of your own soul.
you quite sure that it is with
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Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04
,BAlr'noRtsoH'o
RAILROAD.
Schedule in effect May IT, 1903.

Schedule in effect May IT, 1903.
All trains illuminated with Pintsch light.
III Express trains.
Trains leave Wilmington, Delaware Avenue
NEW YORK, week days, t5.s6, 1910. tl0.ss
a. M, tl2.2l, 1880. .t5.l9, tRoyal Limited) AZ
taso. t5ls, lRoyai Iimifedj, "a. tio.s5 p. NJ
PHILADELPHIA, week days, t5.26, $50
1915, 40 1900. 80, tlo5s, l0.57 a. M; tl2 2l
Is t3O0, t. 5.l9 Royal Limitedl ,ts q
1910. tosS iii 81 a. M; 1880, $50 t5.is, (Roya
Limitedy, los, t7,42. 8 as tlO55 p. m.
Chester week days, $50, te45, 100 1909, t9. 40
tt1Sss t1S o q o. As s is ,s e
tll.3 a. m; 1.30 7.05, t7.4! 8 4s. Ito IS p. m.
Atlantic City, week days, t6.45 and 1910 q.
m; Il22l. tbs, 1880 1913 p IN. ( Royal Limited)
Sundays, 20a. m; 1880 p. m.
Cape May aud Ocean City, week days, t6.4i
a. m; 3.3Op. m. Sundays, Z 20 a M; t3 OPP m.
Sea isle City. week days, t6.45 a. M; t3 30 p.
m. Sundays, t5.26 a. M; t3 so p. m.
Baltimore and washington. week days, t4.ls,
Royal Limited), ttsoi, tlo 10 p m. sundays
tia Isiea; q n nj ~ t2 ts4o, i62o Royal
Baltimore and Way stations, week days, 6.25
a. m $40 p. m Sundays, SIG a. M; 8 81 p. m.
Newark week days, 3,6.25, IS 161O.0s, III %
am;ti22: s2o IA s., 6.l4,tsol to 10 2. m Sun y a
days. t4l3, 1915, 8.l6 a. m .2 6.57, oil L, 30
p. m.
Pittsburg. week days, 1915 a. M; "A s., tlo.lo
p. M sundays, IS.ib a. M; l34u. 4iOlO p N.
Chicago, daily, 1916 a m; IS 40 p. m.
Cincinnati and st. Louis, lS.lt a. m; tl.22,
tl0.l0 p. M, daily.
Singerly Accommodation, week days. 6.25,
io0s a: m: $40. GA p. m. Sundays. S.l6a. M;
6.37, II 80 p. m.
Landenberg Accommod odation, week days,
so a. M; $50, 500 p. m. Sundays, l0-l a m. :;
7.47p.m
LEAVE PHILADELPHI for Wilmington,
week days. t3 35, 700, tao, 9.l5, tl0.49 g. nv
l2OO IL 49, 50, Els, 1905 t42O 90 80 th.ta
m. Sundays, t3 IS, 7.l5, 7.40, 9i0 a. m; Has
fl.52, 2.l5, ft0s, $50, f5.48. (Royal Limited),
6.45, 1925, to 33, TO- 0p. m.
Royal Limited is composed exclusively OF
Pullman parlor. observation and dining cars.
No extra fare except regular Pullman charge
Rates to Western points lower than via amy
other line.
H. A. MILLER, Trav. Passenger Agent
Wilmington. Del.
D. B. MARTIN, I G. w. BASSETT,
M. P. T. G. P. A.
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BRANCH ROADS.

Delaware, MARYLAND & VIRGINIA r. r.
Leave Harrington for franklin City and way
stations 1926 m 6.I0 p M week days. Return.
ing train leaves Franklin City 800 q. m. and
II. .5S a. 10. week DAYS.
Leave Franklin City for ChiEcoteague (via
steamer) l.30 and 9. 10 p M. week days Return
ing leave Chincoteague As .. M. and $50 p.
m, weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Georgetown and Reho-
both ut 1895 g. m, g. 10 p. M, week days Return
ing, leave Rehoboth 6.33 a. m. and LIS p. m.
weekdays.
Leave Harrington for Berlin, 10 36 a. m. and
6-l0 p. m. week days. Returning leave Berlin
6.56 m and 1858 p. m. week days.
Leave Massey for Chestertown and way sta.
tions 9.5l 2. m. and 533 p. m. weekdays.
Returning, leave Chestertown 7.l8 a. m. and
2.35 p. m, weekdays.
QUEEN ANNE l. KENT r. R.-Leave Townsend
for Centreville and way stations 9 80 q. M, and
30a p. m, week days Returning, leave Centre
Vile 7.46 a.. M. and 238 D. M, weekdays.
DELAWARE Il CHESAPEAKE r. R.-Leave Clay
ton for Oxford and way stations 9.43 q. M, and
0I p. M, week days. Returning, leave Oxford
$50 a. M, and !. 40 p. M, weekdays.
CAMBRIDGE SEAFoRp r. K.-Leave Seaford
for Cambridge and intermediate stations II Is q.
m. and q 40 I. m. weekdays, Returning leave
Cambridge 7.09 am. and 2.32 p. m. weekdays.
CoENEoTToN.-At Porter, with Newark and
Delaware City Railroad. At Townsend. with
Queen Anne's 4 Kent Railroad. At Massey,
for stations on Baltimore d Delaware Bay
Railroad. Al Clayton, with Delaware h Chesa-
peake Railroad. At Harrington, with Delaware,
Maryland & Virginia Railroad. At Seaford with
Cambridge q Seaford Railroad. At Delmar
with New York. Philadelphia Norfolk
w. w. ATTERBURY, General Manager.
J. X. WOOD General Passenger Agent.
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LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
THE CHURCHES.

Volunteer Hose Company, meets 6rst FRI
day night of each month In Hose House.
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Bethesda M. E. Church.-Rev. C. T. Wyatt
Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath at
1890 a. M, and 7.30 p. m. Sabbath School
every Sabbath at q p. m, A. q. Cox, eSuperin-
tendent. Prayer meeting, Thursday s at 7.31 p.
M Woinen's Foreign Missionary society, first
Friday night of each month. Women's Home
Missionary Society. first Thursday night Of
each month. Official Board meeting first
Friday evening of each month at Z 30 O'Clock.
leader. TUESDAY night class, 80, the tsior.
Wednesday night class, 80 A. q. Cox.
Forest Presbyterian Church.-Rey. +. ii.
Moore Pastor. Services held every Sabbath
morning at 1870 o'clock, and every Sabbath
evening at 7.30. Sabbath School will be held
every Sabbath morning at 9.l5 O'Clock, j
Fletcher Deakyne, Supt. Prayer meet
ing every Wednesday evening. Young Peo-
pel's Society Christian Endeavor meets every
Sunday evening at 6.45 O'Clock. Junior So
ciety Christian Endeavor every Friday even-
ing at 7 O'Clock.
Services at Armstrong; Chapel the first
"a hhath of each mt,nth ut 3 n. m.
st. Anne's Protestant Episcopal Church,
Rev. VIM. J. Wilkie, Rector. Holy Comlnun-
ION on the first Sunday in the month at l0.3c
a. m Un all other Sundays at 7.30 a. m Di.
7 20 p. IN. Morning Prayer and Litany every
Wednesday and Friday at $50 q. m. Even
ing Prayer on Wednesdays at 730 p. m and
OH Frid " at $50 p. m; curing summer
TnontIls at 80 p. m. On all Holy Days SER
vice at $50 a. in., Sunday School at 9.45 q.
m. The Guild meets every Thursday at
p. m, the Junior Auxiliary IL Saturdays at
second Friday OF each month at 20 p. m.
The rector conducts service In ST. M.ry's
Chapel, Townsend, every sunday at O'Clock.
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son Saturdays arrives at ocean City at rs

son Saturdays arrives at Ocean City at rs
p. IN.
Daily. Daily except cundsy.
san Connects at Harrington from stations
between Lewes and Harrington.
ssb', Connects at Townsend for and from all
stations on the Queen Anne & Kent abroad.
s.cu Connects at Clayton for and from all
stations on Delaware d Chesapeake Ry.
~ Stops only on notice to Conductor or ageE t..
or on signal.
'sg', Connects at Delmar with New York,
Philadelphia & Norfolk Ry.
"h" stops to let Off passengers from points
north of Wilmington and from points on
Maryland Division via Porter.
'i' Connects at Harrington for and from
stations on DEL, Md, q Vir. r. r.
..j'' Stops TO take on passengers for Cape
Charles and beyond.
"kn Stops to leave passengers from Whining.
ton and points north. or lake passengers for
points south OF Delmar.
~, Connects at Townsend for and from
stations on Baltimore 4 Delaware Bay Ry.
mn Connects at Porter for Delaware City.
"n' Connects at Porter with Newark & Del
aware City Railroad.
20" Connects at Harrington for stations. on
DM& VRR
Pr Stops to leave passengers from Midele-
town and points south.
s'r', Stops TO leave passengers from New
York Division.
s'tn Connects at Sea- ford for and from all
stations on ambridge & Seaford r
e'w" Connects at Delmer with New York.
Philadelphia & orfolk Railroad to and nom
all points between Delmar and Pocomoke.
Express trains leaving Harrington s.12 a. m.
and arriving at 6.08 3. M, week kzdays. run
through solid to and from Baltimore, via Porter
and Newark.
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overheard his and Cunningham s
comments on the-the-yes, they
had called them natives, but
neither of them thought of in
cluding her in the category-not
for an instant.
Ihavemany pleasant and valued
friends in New England, Miss
Percy.
But not among the aborigines,
I fancy. There, the pail is full!
rising to her feet as a voice ex-
claimed:
Why, Mr.. st. John, what are
you doing?
TCoNTINUED NEXT WEEK
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Farmers in the vicinity of Gordon
Heights have been greatly annoyed by
the disappearance of their young chick
ems. No one could find tracks about the
coops, but Thomas Henry solved the
problem Monday when he discovered a
huge black snake just making away with
one Of his chicks. The snake was killed
and now the farmers think the depreda-
tions will close.
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sECRET SOCIETIES.

Middletown Council, No. 2, Jr. o. q. A. NJ.
Meets every Monday night In New
Hal at O'Clock.
Union Lodge. No. S, A. F. d A. M Meets
frst Tuesday of each month in Town Hall.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 8, /. o. o. r.
Meets every Thursday night In McWhorters
Hall at o'clock.
Damon Lodge, No. Il, K. Of T. Meets every
Wednesday night In McWhorter's Hail at
8o'clock.
Welcome Conclave Heptasophs. Meels
every second and fourth Friday night In X
of p. Hall.
Union Lodge, No. 6, A. O.U. ". meets every
I'd and 4th Tuesday night in McWhorters
Hall
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Thief Was a Snake

TCoNTINUED NEXT WEEK
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rliddIetown Directory.
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
RANKS.

President, William r. Cochran; Secretary,
George G. Rowe; II. L. Davis, L. O. Scott, W.
j. " son.
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04

Peoples National Bank.-President, Geo.
M D. Hart: Cashier Geo. ID. Kelley; Teller.
w. q. Lockwood. Bank Building on East
| Main Street.
| Citizens National Bank.-President,J JOSEPH
| Biggs: Cashier, John s. Crouch; Teller, +.
! Davis. Bank Building on South broad
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-08-14
Citizen Was "Rattled."

<
An incident during the royal visit to
Edinburgh, which was the cause of q
good deal of amusement at 1.-The time,
occurred on the occasion OF the confer
ring Of the accolade by the king on
one or the newly made knights. The
worthy citizen, when placing himself
upon his knees In order to receive the
allimportant tap on the shoulder from
the royal tswora.& knelt down in the
furry; of9Sthe moment at such "a dis
lance from the kings chairssthato he
was quite out of reach. a. sign was
made" to him by; some one in attend-,
ance to approach nearer, whereupon
the good man, 5 without rising to his
feet, shufled along on his knees until
he got ithinsthe required distance
His majesty e1pr essed his }interestsby
4 genial smile, while his gracious con-
sort held UP to, her face an enormous
bouQuet.-Modern Society. =
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for the band excursion to Qkiboji
and Arnold's Park, VIII ich will take

for the band excursion to Qkiboji
and Arnold . Park, VIII ich will take
place next Tuesday, August 49,,
the train leaving here at q 10 in the
morning, and leaving Okiboji in
returning, at 6 80 in the evening
Price, railroad fare, round trip,
eighty cents. Children under twelve
years of age, one half fare. sF$;z k
The steam boat fare across the
lake and return. will be fifteen cents
for the round trip which will be
paid on the boat. 7 '153 l%#.c''& .z n A
; AS the band was compelled to
purchase two hundred tickets before
securing the excursion, they will
EXPECT TO- sell that number Friday
evening, and therefore, request that
those intending to go, purchase
tickets, il convenient, at this time
20 that they will be able to. raise
the naioney sufficient 70 reimburse
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WHY he WOULD Be PANIED.
Very :. eufsclent Reason for ti,0
f. Fathers indignation. ~ @.5sys.45

Very = SUFFICIENT Reason for ti,0;
~ ,.. Fathers Indignation .5 %.;53
A kind-hearted lady saw q small
boy seated on one Of the benches IN
Paramount park the other day smok-
ing cigar, which she afterward told
Q friend seemed almost as big as him
self. The lady is, an enthusiastic anti
tobacco worker, and never loses an
opportunity . to impress, especially
upon youthful minds, the evils Of.
using tobacco in any form. SeatiI g
herself by the side of the lad, she
said, kindly: ooh, my boy, wouldn't
your father be dreadfully panied II
he saw you smoking that cigarf',
Rather think he would" responded
the twentieth century young man.,
without removing the weed from his
mouth, this is one of his best CT
rs."-Philadelphia Ledger. .. g,
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'5lsllsl, l LITTLE ONES Y !: AsoMlNo,.


llsvsat Deduetien Mads -. Physi.
Il & cian's Daughter. Nj, y, 4 |.
DIV. 4. Bull tells this story about
y clntry surgeon who once had three
IT, utation cases "A ! week. The
tutasyhl number Of serious and similar
sf6tions naturally caused talk IN the
,SGfgeDn's household and his little
I1sagiter was greatly interested. s A
- days after the last operation the
surgeons wife ard daughter; were rum
neging IN the attic IN trunk was
'1oand z daguerrsotype depicting . girl
IA shout eight years Of age. The por-
.fS4at through q popularity Of pose,
alt9wed only one leg Of the subject, the
:othsr being doubled up under her Ia .
manner truly feminine. Whose pic
tlirs is that, mammal asked the sur
.e1Ons daughter. mime. It was taken
wAen was q child not much older
linn you are now, did you know
Epepa then?" mo, dear. Why do you
Ask3 II thought maybe .. you did.
Z 'cas,.ase you've only got one lee" New
York Times. ~ ) II. " .s ...
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stEWsPA At i !. 4 ' ! 1 T h 49, Y


soSye9d oveetjon, the Most EAsetiya
Form 81 Adysrtlslne. s s .fss
\ The New York Commercial sanntaa
from = leAfet on the value q advsr,
Using by N. Lee starke, n which -.
argues against the magazine. the IL.
ater programme. .billboards ana cir
culars. g mediums Of profitable ~
vertisfng q; the exclusion Of uev60e
,pers. The leahet says: The dai1y
newspaper as an advertising edium,
especially. the publication having IT.
slAfgest. Acleanest and best home piye
datton in its city or community ~,
lords the general advertiser = bsttsg
sopportuntty for selecting and work
Ing g field. that shall perfectly At his
appropriation and ultimately produce
2 liberal, return on the investment
made, than can possibly be the case
with any other agency Of publicity
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Good. Profits Seem Assured.
The earning power OF. the Marcont
stations at Wellsfeet and Glace Bay
is matter of easy computation. The
practical maximum speed thus far At
tanned by the Marconi system is thirty
words a minute. An average Of eight
cen words per; minute would be q safe
basis for calculation. The cable charge
for transatlantic service Is IS cents .
word. : II the charge be 10 cents .
word the daily earning capacity Of one
station is over $500, or 1926, 900 per
year. This earning capacity may be
doubled by an increase Of speed to the
maximum attained.
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Eysstraln Of School LIE.

- Eysstrain Of School LIE.
Examinations Of over 100000 pairs
OF eyes and careful tabulation Of the
results in the Boston public schools
show that nearly all children enter the
primary schools with normal eyes. In
the higher grades one-fourth Of the
pupils are myopic. and In universities
this increases until from so to 10 per
cent Of the students ara myopic. In
other words, nearsightedness In
creases steadily from the lower
to the higher grades, and in exact pro-
portion to the length Of time devoted
to the eyestrain~of school life. s -
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Chinese -, Cooks.

~. I-7TN ChIheSe CooKcs 1.7'777-5
That the Chinaman is cook by M
ture is q commonplace to U.S.; but in
his sudden inspiration for new dishes
lies his weakness, for though in theory
they may be logical enough the prac-
teal outcome is not always acceptable.
For instance, he sees US eating jelly
with our hare, and concludes that II
short of butter he may use green-gage
jam for the poached eggs; or, one
morning, he may send up a;sweet pud-
ding made Of turnips for pleasant
surprise, and be quite hurt II the sui.
ferers do not applaud his originality.
Does not the foreigner make his jam
Of melons?-North China Herald.
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I u 81, .3% B. Elos<eie Fluid Z:
Z = resident Of Quebec writes "ri1tJ
years ago ~ was witness to the facl
that one Polette Of st. Michel dc Bell
,chasse, and then about 80 Year, OF
age, while iii : kneeling attitude In
the little chapel Of Ste. Anne. about
Z auartar Of : mile eastward Of tho
parish church. was struck BY hight
lning. with the effect that while he
was only daxed for awh!le BY the
stroke, This clothes were torn asunder
all along his backbone from neck n
base Of trunk, where the lightaing btt
furcated and then following the MAJ.
row along each of his legs. AAally
escaped through the. heels OF his
boots. At st. Michel again. near
Beaumont, as passed during thun'
derstorm, q man travelling toward his
home in an adjoining field was struck
dead by flash of the electric huid
from the clouds and remained sud
denly motionless, erect and In the
same attitude as when. overtaken BY
the death.dealing shaft" -f;.r.,s 4.
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! Couldn't Forget the Price

III Couldn't Forget the Price.
Uncle .Orestes told us Of an early
New England ancestor Of his who had
sbattled With all the hardships OF early
Puritan life in the stern, unyielding
way characteristic ,of those days. HIS His
daughter had died Of consumption at
the, age Of go years and her father
stood BY her comni the rare tears roll
ing down his wealth erbeaten cheeks.
:sPoori grill, he broke out in choking Y
voice, she did suffer 90. For the last e 4
six weeks she could eat nothing but
grapes" king nth emotion y ~ an d
wiping, away the tearszz=-..not thing but
grapes at a forty cents N 9 pound =
Milwaukee Sentinel. hi g8sSjs3s ..,F.4gs ( 3.
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n Y - :
n Woman's Remarkable Fad.


Have you seen woman on a street
tcarsor train take twoSSwhite, mice out
OF an air-flled reticule, caress them
sfolndly and then kiss them? Her hus
band was with her the other day, but
the wee. small pets, occupied all iher
attention. The reticule7 had, little ali
openings in the sides, with "a rubber
tube attachment, sthorugh which &C
scaslt!oonally fresh q, air was, blown, j fol
the day vas sultry and wee mousse
might suff9cate. Hubby" was util
st n to8 blow in the All, IN He looked
IA ecked. aud roughlyt, snhdued
Occasionally the woman would open
the T reticule, when the little white
mice would Chamber out over the top
Is this to be, a new fad?-New York
Press. ~. -. .,.
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English Slang in France.

Never have the French made use
Of so many English words as during
the, pastdseason. The world Of sport
began the practice some years ago,
and It had this excuse, that it drew
its horses, its trainers, and its
Jockeys" from the other side of the
channel: But nowadays French so.
ciety INDUCES in positive debauch
of exotic terms. One goes no longer
"sur le champ des courses" but 'on
the turf. The horses 90 round the
"ring." The sdonneurs de Paris" are
''bookmakers.", The gross ponies, q
"plungers. A Thoroughbred" (pur
sang)sis no longer ''boiteux," but
broken down."-Paris letter.
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The WORD Vas FAMILIAR.
Scholar Naturally MisIed by Modern
" El5S2 Slang Term. ~-y$s>.2 s

Scholar Naturally MisIed by Modern
~ Slang Term. 1~--l55.>>.,G}.
Il AZ West Philadelphia Sunday school
:te4cher has a class of dozen small
boys, ranging in their ages from 6 to
years Not long ago the lesson was
hum the twenty-second chapter Of
Genesis, upon the temptation of Abra.
ham to offer Isaac for sacrifice. The
teacher told them in as simple Ian
guage as possible tho story of the go
ingFinto the mountain and the prepare
ton for the sacrifice, and when all was
IS ready she explained that, Abraham saw
2 Ad caught in the bushes and took
that and killed it. There was an awed
silence for moment when she had fin
ishsd, and then one little lad gasped.
With eyes wide with horror: "A
KID KID What, a boy ?".s,s. il; " ~ l..
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-08-14
For study Of Electricity.

y An appropriation of $275,000 for .
New York state electrical laboratory
at Union College, Schenectady, is rec
commended by commission appointed
to determine the necessity for such an
institution. The laboratory is to, sup
ply information on questions Of electri.
cal science, and an ofncial standard
for electrical measuring instruments
and apparatus, together with stand
ards for electric wiring Of buildings
for the protection of municipalities and
the general public, Germany has such
an institution.