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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21


The mystery OF how the other half
lives" means. In part. the question how
II gets its living. The most out-of-ths-
way occupations are found In the lsrg-
est cities. Placards and signboards.
which are quoted In the New York
Mail and Express. show some OF the
queer industries and trades carried on
In New York.
In East 34th street a sign In the
window OF house Informs the public
that Birds are boarded here by the
day. week or month" A little farther
downtown a sign In a basement win
dow announces. Dogs ears and tails
cut In the latest fashion" A sign In
the same locality reads. Il educate
cross eats and dogs 10 be gentle and
well behaved"
young ladies are invited 20 come in
and learn the name and calling OF their
future husbands" on West 23d street.
near sth avenue. Round sbouldered
people made straight" is announced
on East 18th street: and near 10Th
street on 4th avenue Perfect grace IL
taught In II lessons" and "sausfae-
ton guaranteed" on the Bowery.
near Houston street. Ladies deficient
In wardrobe are fashionably dressed
On easy monthly instalments."
Sore eyes In poodles erectualiy
cured here" is a message displayed
ON East Broadway. In Catherine
street. Babies are hired or exchanged"
for the use OF professional beggars.
OF course. In Hester street BLACK
eyes are artfuily painted over" and
False noses as good as new and war
ranted 10 IT." are advertised near
Cha tham Square. conveying the Inn
precision that assault 10 not an uncom-
mon crime In some quarters
ON Chatham street the wayfarer Ia
told. -Dine here. and you viii never
dine anywhere else. somewhat
ambiguous statement.-snd on Null
berry street an undertaken makes a
bid for business with a sign In his
window which reads. why walk about
In misery when can bury you do
Gently for xlsY'
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21
JUDICIAL oEc,sIoma

An agreement between parties 10 Z
contract that neither shall maintain
. suit thereon after breach, all differ
encss to be settled by arbitration, il
held. In Hartford Fire Insurance Com
pany vs.. Hon (Neb). 90 L. X. o. 43j.
10 be without binding force. as tending
10 Gust the courts Of their jurisdiction.
A statute requiring the board Of
county commissioners In each county
In which there is company or battery
OF State troops 10 provide each com
pany or battery with an armory for
its meetings. drills. etc. Is held. in
State ex rel. Milton VS.. Dickinson
(Fla.) 60 L. X. A. 500. TO be uneonsu-
tutional and void.
Under a contract for sale Of prop
erty, buyer 10 give shipping instruc-
TONS" ito be delivered as packed"
II. 0. b." at place Of shipment. IL IL
held, In Samuel II. Lswder * Sons
Co. vs.. Albert Mackie Grocery Co.
lMd-). 81 L. A. X. 795. that payments
must be made at the place OF ship
inent. The other cases as 10 effect OF
contract 10 ship goods Z. o. b. are col
lated in a note 10 this case.
One who leases lot for the purpose
Of producing oil or gas therefrom. re-
serving 10 herself part OF the oil pro
duced. but reserying no control or
right 10 direct the manner OF conduct
Ing the work. and who surrenders
possession and control TO tie
lessees during the term OF the lease,
is held. IN Lagenbaugh We. Anderson
Ohio CT L. r. A. ess. not TO be liable
10 the owner OF property 10 which oil
escapes through the negligence Of the
Iessees.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

TAs rsssets Of this pager siii ts fie~s~t g.
team ths there ls a. le<s oae dfx4tod diss<ss
thxt sclxnos has teSn stle ~ cure IN al !. =
ss.<es. shi thss is tsiAffh- Halls Z si~f ,
safs IL the o1lf fs>slitc cure knosn 70 tbs
N eiix4i ffstefLitr. SAksrfh t<i1e . colsiise'
ttan 81 dls< <s<. fsss ulf<s elasltaflonsi uVsi-
scat Halle e&lsffh CUTS l. i<Asa ! t<rnAAif,
saff.as o the ~ slxaa. thsfsby dessfoyins The
s04nissfoa 81 tks tlsssse. and fifils the 30
tlsat ssfxhssh By boAiiihf ~ the ochtusetas .
t,sotssssass hsss ~ ~ sch taith Ia ia curative
s-o.sfs thss thsy ocss ons h9Edfst tAVilsfs
fof say ess< thsslt f.lis ~ cure sead t0f liss
sdassss- y J. CHENEY a CO.. roa>so. o.
reii By arnssisss. sax-
halls fss4liy fllls are shs best
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

The EXTREMIST case Of human weak
ness on record is that Of DR. Oliver
Wendell Holmes. who was prevented
from delivering q lecture on account
OF illness, and wrote 70 the commit
tee letter OF apology. in which be
said:
Il am satisfied that II were offered
$50 bill after my lecture should
not have strength enough left 10 refuse
lt"-Philsdelphis Ledger.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

The person who advertised for "A
man who speaks German and under
sta nds horses" was satisfied with the
wording OF his advertisement until the
first applicant arrived.
"vell" said the would-be stsbleman,
sobcrly scratching his head."I schpeaks
Chairman all righdt. but don'd know
dot I can understand dose horses Vat
do tey schpeakT'
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

4 see Jennie Gayleigh is TO under
go another operation"
Dear me. Appendicitis AGAIN.
NO. She's going 10 have her hus-
band amputated Town Topics.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

Acress-Really. Miss Gadabout. you
should come and hear my daughter
sing. People hang upon every note.
Miss Gaoabout-H'm. She mast
have great powers OF s1ecution.-Bos-
ton Globe.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

Henry Bsriling OF Addison. Ill. has
been 3 postmaster for half q century.
His original appointment was by Pres
ident Pierce May 3. 1854. He is rs
years old.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21
Higher Ideals

do you think politics is being eie-
rstedT
II don't know whether politics is be
ing elevated or not" answered Senator
Sorghum But votes are getting high
er every yesr.--wsshington Star.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

The Archaeological society In Con.
stAntinopls has recently obtained the
saltan's permission To begin ereaya-
tons al Ephesus.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21
B-~inpinr Of the Trouble.

when l married you" sneered the
aristocrauc husband your father Was
In trade"
True" replied the wife. with a
Sigh long drawn out -and was badly
sold"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

Senator Stewart Of Nevada has ner'
or had a shave. His present 60 year
old hlfsu,e appendsxe began to sprou,
when be was 10 years old.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

gYYv rs<zAs<asiy cs-~t ne -sso< .~~vros.sa
lila sn<f sfss ear - ~ Gassrs oss~z esrvv
es>sarsf ss@t - Sv.s \ tssi ea,s-s 49, .s->lasA
Dr. A. n sAas la. ~ Asx& a. rAfa<sss1 40 ~
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

Commercial failures 20 the number
Of 1881 were reported In Germany
In 1903. The average amount of each
failure vas tio.sSs.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

He-That's General Mikiletu over
there. He can't speak 4 word OF En-
giish.
Shells Il possiblet Why. he looks
real intellirent--Boston Transcript
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

A sriss matchmaker has invented
an electric watch which riii so fof
fifteen years ~ithou, being rcsound.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

sboessrinss arc largely made from
the skin ~ the beiusa. or white whale.
which IL known as ~porposss leather. =
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

ing i,s richness. purity and
strength. The time 20 cure
a boil ia before IL devcl-
ops. when IL is in a state
of incubation or formation
in the blood: for boils arc.
after all. only the impuri-
tics and poisons bubbling
up through the skin. and
this will continue in spite
Of poul,ieing and lancing
till the blood gets rid Of
its accumulated poison.
The way TO stop boils Is
20 attack them in the blood.
and this is what s. S. s. dc
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

Mothers will hnd Mrs- winslow's
Soothing Syrup tho bc<t remedy 20 use
Tor their children during tcc;hlng period.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

The people Of Great Britain eat
400 900 tons OF meat q year. against
SOC. 900 tons OF nsh.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

For bronchial tronhaes Try Piso's Cur
for Consumption. IL 10 . good cough
medicine. At druggists, pr,o< Is cents
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

OCCASIONAL silence would improve
tome peoples conversation.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

Habit may be mans best friend or
bis worst enemy
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

There arc only 30 daily papers In
Russia
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

The history Of Iceland for 1000 years
records but two thefis.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

Oregon Mood PUrfn0e Is
nightly named. because u pariIcs tho
biua.d and tonrs up tho body.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21
Rheumatism

Does not Iet go Of you
when you apply lotions or
hnimeuts. h simply Ioosens
its hold for q while. Why?
Because to get rid Of It you
must correct the acid con-
dition Of the blood on which
IL depends. Hoods Sarsa-
rariIla has cured thousands.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

Prom the are oftw.nty or thirty wss sor.iy
amtet~d Win large. awful eoiis on my face and
body. ~ soon as thsy would heal up In one place
they we"'d nreah out In another part Of the body.
a1d this eonunued for ten year.. ! tried svsry-
thing could hear Of 70 get relief but nothing
did me any rood. Ihsd but little faith In .. .. ..
dong me FOOD vhsn began ~. but affer taking
" for short While the boils began 20 disappear.
Ieonunued on With the medicine. taking sfx bot
Ties. and all the bolts entirely disappeared Five
pears have eiapssd sinos that tiuse. and have
asvsr been bothered since. showing that the ears
was permanent. had sous thirty forty Of
the most painful boils one bad. and 20 be
entirely rid OF them By ycus great psuner,
you HENRY gIHH.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

causing the nicnt
deoiaed sufferer All skin erupons
bunec the spitoful little catbo
only TO avoid permanently rid Of them purify
build the dccnoaed polluted blood
and poisons and nothing will do this quickly thoroughly
y s. which the acknowledged king Of blood purifiers
cat OF all Where tho blood has
poor and thin. medicine promptly building up
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21
BOZ LIS
PYRAMIDS OF PAIN

Boiis show tho blood is in a riotous. fcrerish
condition. OF that IL has grown weak and slug.
g'sh to throw of tho bodily impurities. which
then concentrate at some spot. and carbunelc
ar boil - the result. To ono already cnfccbled
BY di.ease. boils 90 come with more frequency
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21
Mrs. Haskell, Worthy Vice
Templar, Independent Order
Good Templars, Of Silver Lake,
Mass, tells Of her cure by the
use Of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound.

DEAR MRS. -Four years
ago was nearly dead with infamma-
ton and liberation. l endured daily
untold agony. and life was burden
70 me- / had used medicines and
washes internally and externally until
l made up my mind that there WAS no
relief for me. Calling at the home OF
a friend. ! noticed a bottle of Lydia
Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. Ny friend endorsed IL highly,
and decided 10 give IL a trial 70 Bee IL
IL would help me. II took patience
and perseverance, for was in bad con-
dition, and ! used Lydia T.. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound for
nearly Eve months before / was cured.
but what a change. from despair 10
happiness, from misery TO the delight
full exhilarating feeling health always
brings. ] would not change back for
a thousand dollars. and your Vegetable
Compound is grand medicine
~ wish every sick woman would
try IL and be convinced" MRS. IDA
HASKELL. Silver Lake. Mass Worthy
Vice Templar. Independent Order Of
Good Templars $4,000 so-,ss n e1fsissi
Of esass ieff~ sSe-sss es1-ssso>s e<~ss< ~ -
$1,000.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-07-21

and this is what s. S. s. do
blood has been thoroughly
bid. impure matter. II you
that produced them last seas
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-08
|wfCC A2O
B O ~ TG2
BY KATHLEEN GRAY NELSON.

q f was fat. naughty Chinese pig.
for In all the Celestial Kingdom
there was not another porker with
such a wonderful tail. He hadn't
received II as a reward OF merit
oh, dear, no! He was simply born
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-08
THE HORN OF A COW.

CHEMISTS, those men who are fond
OF finding out all about things. tell us
Nthat a cows horn Is combination Of
phosphate of lime, geiatine and albu-
men. with those three substances in the
right proportion to make the horn not only
serytccable to the animal but useful -
man. The lime makes the horn hard. but
there is lust enough to make It hard with
out making It brittle, and there Ia Just
enough geiatine to make the horn easy to
cut and shape.
Inside the horn ~ a core, which Ia bone
TO get IL out. the horn ID soaked In water
for several weeks. and when the core
comes out It IL ground UP and made IN to
crucibles, which arc used for melting gold
and silver IN
The outer end of tho horn Is hard and
solid, and Is used for making knife handles
and other things. The hollow part OF the
horn Is soaked for half an hour or so In
boiling water. when It becomes soft. and
may easily DO split with n knife. 1t is
then spread out fiat and put between iron
plates. There was time. long ago, when
these horn plates were made very thin by
hard pressure and used In windows and
lanterns as we now use glass. The "horn-
books Of the olden time, from which chill
dren learned tho alphabet. were made Gi
the saine
When horn II heated It may be moulded
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-08
THE HERO AND THE DRAGON.

was once a beautiful princess
named Andromeda, daughter to the
King and Queen OF Ethiopia Now
you must not think that she was black
because she was an Ethiopian, Tor IN those
days the people Of that country mad fair
Skins, II was before the young god Phoe-
bus made his reckless attempt to drive
the sun chariot around tho sky. You may
remember that the celestial horses, being
unused to his Inexperienced hands, be-
came unmanageable and Wnlrleo the cnar-
lot so far out OF It's course that IL set the
world on fire. 1t was the neat anu smoke
from this great fire that thrned the skins
OF the Philippians black AT least. that Is
what the old writer's tell us, ana surely
they ought to have known
This beautiful princess had .he Strangest
adventure that ever befeil young Womah.
She and her mother, Queen Cassiopeia.
were walking on the sand one day, when
several sea uym,,hs came to the surface
OF the water and began talking 70 them.
They were attracted by the exceeding
beauty of Andromeda. but were Jealous of
liz nj the same time, and when Cassicpeia
in n burst OF motheriy pride said That her
daughter was fairer than any or the
nymphs they went down under the sea in
q rage and carried tho story straight to
Neptune and begged kim to avsnge the
insult.
| If Neptune were living now ana such n
tale were brought to him perhaps no
would laugh at 1t and turn to the more
serious duty OF keeping his submarine
kingdom In Older. But things were dif-
terent then, and tho most trivia. offences
| brought on the offenders puntshmcnts OF
unspe akable cruelty. So. because mother
had boosted OF the superior beauty of her
daughter, Neptune ordered his largest
ana most .eroc:ous dragon to Leave the
sea and scour the land OF Ethiopia, laying
It waste and devouring It's people.
| At last the scouree became 50 terrible
that the people in their despair appealed
to Jupiter, the great god OF Olympus, fol-
relief, and Jupiter told them thai the only
way to stop tie raTeges OF the dragon
was to bind Androneja to a great rocR
on the seashore and leave her there fol
the dragon to devour.
The poor girl had dore no wrong, but
she had to be offered a sacrifice 20 save
her people. and SO they led hor forth anc
bound her to the rock.
Meanwhile something OF a quite diffor
ont kind was happening away off in thu
country where dwelt Nedusa the Gorgon
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-08
'HA HAPPENED TO THE RINGLET TAIL OF A CHINESE PIG

to be expected to work. Ie was the or
nament of the drove-sO he thought. The
other pigs didn't have time to say what
they thought.
At last one morning when the sun peeped
cautiously out OF a bed Of pink and gold
clouds there came a tremendous rumble
from the valley that shook the ground ike
an earthquake, and soon mighty puff of
smoke rose up ana crcpt higher ana high
er, until 1t went to the top OF the Never
See over Mountains.
The Dragon, The Dragon" shreked all
the pigs, and they started FOR the Hide
Me-Itouse as fast as their four feet could
carry them, The pig with curly tail for
once forgot that ne mad tail and Joined
q the scramble. But when he reached the
iiide-Me-House he found that. every pig
had made a tiny hole fer himself into
which lie nov era wled, but there was no
place left for him He squealed and pleaded
ana scratched fsautically at tne brush
heap. but It was carefully covered with
hriars and branches, and, try as he would
ne could not get in
Why didn't you build yourself place.
gruntcd the other pigs you've got no
body TO blame but yourself" But this was
poor consolation to pig with nowhere 10
hide and the Dragon every moment com
ing closer.
"Oh! take me I'm some where" he begged
Just let me creep in one little corner"
And the swish, swish. swish! Of the
Dragon tail could now he plainly heard.
III try to help You" finally said =
kind hearted pig. I'm push away some
leaves and maze a i.ttle more room IN my
hole. Now squeeze N quicl,'
/ With a right good VIII he did. but the
place was so small that when he got inside
MS tail hung out lie didn't have room tc
move, so all he could do was 10 leave 4
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-08

and lie hunbly accepted the invitation.
But stA they called him "Stumpy."
late one afternoon he stood on the river
bank. lie was very SAD. Il don't care for
d curly tail, but to have no tail at all is
something awful" he groaned. "Oh, |
would like TO have n nice little curl like
All the other piss " Which shows that he
had grown very meek Suddenly he heard
a great sp,ashins n the wafer, a big log
had just NOatcd by, and tho turtle who had
been sitting on - summing himself had
tumblcd off on his back. lie was kicking
and squirming hercely. but he was fast
sinking THO pig plunged in and paddl ed
out TO him. But ne found that he could
not turn the heavy fellow over, and for a
second he did not know what to do. Then
a bright idea came 10 him. Catch hold
OF my tail-'rny stump. ! mean" he cried
The turtle houndered about until no caught
Il tight In his mouth, and then came a ha nj
fight. The current was swift and work
rs he would the pig did not seem 10 gel
any nearer land. For while It looked as
If they both would surely drown
"IIold fast Hold fastn' he sputtered
and he padded with all his might And
Just when he falt that his strength wa,
gone his feet touched the avound 1t was
now an easy matter TO Drag the tired
turtle ashore and turn h-n over. And
when this was done he hurried home
When he came in sight OF the other pigs
they raised such a noise as frightened
him.
Your tail--your curly tail--wthere dit
you find it," they squeaied. Bewildered
no twisted his head around md In truth
nc again had wonderful tail. For tn,
turtle had pulled SO hard it had stretched
out tho elastic stu when he let &c
It had twisted up lie saucy kinks
And now a meek. EiNl little pig in tn,
Province Of Never Go Further wears {
rtnglet tail that hangs down to his heels
And ne deserves to have It.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-08

pride and delight ns he walked lie gave
himself 50 many airs that his comrades
500" oe&ah 10 utter disappearing grants
when lie came around. They summed up
their noses AZ him and even Wout ~ far
as to s"y mat ne needu be so proud about
wearing a Elhky tau beilAA' lie eoH4Gn B.
Aelp himself II he wanted TO-
The curly tailed pig lail this down TO
envy, Il belong 10 the arlstocracy 1t Is
a mark Of blue blood" he was wont to
say. But 1t was a lonely feeling 10 be
the only arLstOcrat in whole drove Of
pigs. Even when ne found a nice cool
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-08

O&ON>ONO@ O&ON. go
the chips were flying Later the discon-
tented fir lay helpless on the ground.
Several hours afterward tho naked trunk
was hauled away TO the railroad. where It
was loaded on a car and whirled away to
the city far beyond the quiet mountainside
"Ah. me" sighed tho fir: the chinook s
prophecy will never be fulfilled"
After lying unheeded long time the
yOSoSO-NO 10000 500 o.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-08

ne had in some way deserved this signal
onor This was especially exasperating
the other Chinese pigs, who didn't eX-
,tly object to him having such a splendid
2pendage, but who did decidedly object
him thinking that ne had It because he
lone deserved It.
1t wasn't a tail with tust one or two
aucy kinks in f.. It hung in ringlets to
re ground, for all tho world like a ions
orkscrew, and he switched It about with
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-08

eli
to to
| wish coud a aiken INTO
wit
Ito vond 10 IN be
a
sad oneo tho
Of g { a
o<S
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-08
DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING
CUT-OUT.

Cut around the outline. Cut solid lines
and cut the four half circles OF the wheels.
Paste to tho inside the two parts marked
A and Il. Bend up sides, front and back
along dotted lines Connect back with
laps c ana ID, and paste in sides and bach
OF seat. Z. L, G, and paste the two parts
of tho van together. Connect the front
with laps II to l.. Cut OFF lettered tabs
after making.
~oS OSoSO&o 90 o&o&-
into almost any desired form. That is the
way that knife handles. buttons and other
articles are made. A mould of the re-
quired shape IL used, and when the heated
horn substance Is put into It and sub
tected to pressure the material takes the
shape OF the mould.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-08
I HE SPRUCE TREE CONE.

| II T. O[ NOOC m L oOINE.
~ NE day a chinook wind on mis-
4 chief bent whistled merrily
4 through mountain canyons, In
clump OF hazel brush the chinook
Y J found a chattering colony OF 1T
'Come let's play" 1t said But
tho birds. smoothing their feathers which
the wind had put awry, refused.
Seated near O rock. in tho warm sum
Shine, the wind found a long cared bunny
Lets play!" cried the chinook; but the
sand which st blew into the rabbits eyes
made him sulky, and he declined.
At last the wind arrived at big spruce
Ar tree. Observing little seed cone. the
chinook exclaimed
"You lazy cone! Come with me and
play.' as. with n rough shake the little
burr was dislodged falling to the ground,
where the wind picked it uO and scam
pered away over the mountain side. over
rocks and patches of sand and alkali the
chinook danced on with the little spruce
fir cone. At last, wear!ed OF its sport, the
chinook dropped It's unwilling playmate,
So the fir cone lay sleeping in its bed
until one day, ut the invitation Of sun
BEAM 1t peepcd out upon the world
After all. the world is bright" though.
the cone. Il would see more Of It," 1t
ha stoned TO grow.
Birds came to perch in its branches
When the hot summer days arrived pant
Ing cattle came to stand In the grateful
shade 1t afforded.
But rs tho seasons sped the little cone,
now a forest giant. sighed for other things
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