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, 1904-07-28

The colored janitOr of the fiat next
door approached the grocer n handed
him IL paper containing some white
powder.
Say. boss" he asked, what you
t'ink dat is? les taste Ii an tell me
yo' 'pinion.'
The grocer smelled II, then touched
II to his tongue.
"Well. Jake. l should say that was
soda"
Oats jest what l say" replied the
%janitor triumphantly. II say OATS
soda. but my OIL woman she low it's
rat pizen. She say she knows tits. Jes'
taste again, boss, fo' to mex sure"
, 1904-07-28
Waaed with Music.

Among the Yao Midos, IL of the
many Burmese-Tartar people, the
young men woo heir wives absolutely
without words, but to the sound of
music. On the first day of winter they
have II great feast. at which all the
manageable girls gather md listen to
the music made by the bachelors, who
sit under the ''desire tree each play
1ng his favorite instrument. As the
maiden he loves passes him the youth
plays louder and more feelingly. If the
girl Ignores him and passes on he
knows that she will have none of him;
II she steps up TO him and lays II
flower upon the instrument. he jumps
up. grasps her by the hand, taking
care not to drop the flower, and they
go away together.
, 1904-07-28

An ordinary echo is a curious thing;
Frenchman ut a watering place IN the
Pyrenees, one echo on the Franco
Spanish frontier IL no far from ordi-
nary that 1t must ha started in Amer
lea. AS soon rs you have spoken"
said the Frenchman. who had secured
an audience OF wide eyed tourists. you
hear distinctly the voice leap from
TO rock. from precipice to preci.
pice, and as soon as II has passed the
nue 1t assumes the Spanish tongue.
S~~ yss; ! have heard Il oftsnr
, 1904-07-28
ws.r. whit. Ant. Are Useful.

A white ants nest is about the last
thing In the world II would expect to
be of practical service TO mankind. yet
In Western Australia white ants and
their nests are put to "A variety of eco
nomic uses.
In the first place, the aborigines
sometimes eat the ants. and there are
even II few white residents who have
tasted them for the sake of experience
and say they are not bad But 1t is
not a habit with the uborigines TO ent
the insects. They prefer TO devour the
mold out of which the ants build their
nest.
Capital ovens are frequently impro-
vised by the Australian p~rospector out
Of these white ant mounds. They make
a solid floor, almost like cement, for
the settlers huts. and In the township
of Derby, in Western Australia, they
have been turned to profitable use by
being rolled in as a top layer on he
public roads.
, 1904-07-28
Dogs In the Arctic.

Dogs are ~undeniably the most useful
animals for man in his polar expedi-
lions where sledges must be dragged
over the ice OF the polar sea. They
have the advantage also that. unlike
horses and reindeer, they readily eat
their fellows. Their weight is small,
and they Il be easily carried on light
boats or on Ice Hoes. AS the Danish
government has forbidden the exporta-
ton of dogs from Greenland explorers
usually get their animals from western
Siberia.
, 1904-07-28
All tn. Bargain. Were Gone.

An American OF hitherto u~ndoubted
~veracity tells this story of II restaurant
In Berlin to which he and II friend went
one evening: The fare and the music
were 80 good and Ii people about
them so amusing that they fingered on
and on. When ut last they rose to go
the Americans hat was not to be
found.
What sort of hat was ii. mein
herr?" inquired the stolid person in
charge.
at was n new top hat" said the
American briskly.
Zach. but. mein herr. all the new
hats have been zone for half an hour"
said the German placidly.
, 1904-07-28

The camphor tree OF China and ia
pan is II large evergreen no unlike II
linden, with II white flower and red
berry. The gum is taken from chips
out of the root or base, which yield .
per cent Or more OF II. The Japanese
government owns large forests of Gam
phor trees. able to keep up the average
supply OF the gum for twenty-five
years. and the young plantations are
growing up. These are under the Jap
anese forestry department.
, 1904-07-28
EN- Duty,

The first uuty he newly appointed
town crier and beadle of Chipping Wy
combe, England. has to perform is of a
quaint and rather embarrassing ma
ture. Posting himself outside the
guildhall. bell in hand, he has to call
out in as stentorian tones as he can
muster: II beg to inform the burgesses
of Chipping Wycombe that l am the
town crier and beadle for this ancient
borough. God save the king" He is
always cheered to the echo by an
amused and %facetious crowd.
, 1904-07-28

One need not overlook the enormous
shortcomings OF Louis XIV. as "A man
and as Il king to admit that In some
important respects he tried to do MS
duty He WAS Il hard working sover-
eign both In the sphere OF administra-
tion and In that social sphere which
was. to his mind, no less Important.
30 courteous tina he v passed the
poorest woman about the palace with
out lifting his hat, he carried polite
consideration to the level OF n fine art.
In the way of courteous speech there
are few things nobler than his remark
to the great Condo MS the old hero was
slowly ascending the great marble
staircase Mt Versailles. Condo apollo
gized for bcing so long I'm mounting
the steps. ut the top of which the King
stood waiting. "Ah. cousin" Louis re-
piled, zone moves slowly when one Is
laden with Iaurels."-Longman's Mag
aZine.
, 1904-07-28

Captain Ross discovered on the shore
OF Batiin's bay ii range OF cliffs extend
ing for eight miles. which We're Gov
cred with red snow OF n brilliant hue,
and sometimes rs much AS twelve feet
In depth. Careful examination with
the microscope revealed hat 1t was
due to the presence among the snow
of II very minute plant called Palmella
niyalis.
, 1904-07-28

That was a wise old clergyman who
urged his brethren not to admit young
men to the ministry unless they were
evidently more broadminded and en-
th~usiastic in their faith than their ED
ers. I'VE must allow" he said, TOR
the inevitable ~shrinkage." The same
allowance is necessary in every life for
the sure closing in of the real upon the
ideals of youth and the unavoidable
narrowing of hope and aim that must
come with middle age. The more ideal
ism we start with the more stoutly we
defend 1t against the shocks IL is GER
tain to receive, the more joyous life
will turn out TO be as We go on living.
The dreariness of the middle aged
view of life springs largely from the
fact that its ideals are so hrunken as
to be no longer a source of vitality, of
renewal. As long as we believe in life
and in love and in friendship and in
herolsm and in other ideal possibilities
life is worth living, and we are strong
TO take our part in it. Living for ideals
is happy and courageous living. Liv-
ing without them is the duh gray life
and apathetic end."-Harper's Bazaar.
, 1904-07-28
TO BACHELORS.

There are some hundreds of
tbousan Is more men than women
in the Central and Western States
of America and in Canada.
As a result thousands of trust
worthy men-Farmers, Miners
and others-living in certain dis
tricts there cannot possibly get
wives in their W n%eighbor-
hoods.
But in England. Scotland, Ire
land and Wales there are a mil
lion more women than men and,
in these Countries, thousands OF
good, intelligent and attractive
girls-many of them daughters of
farmers and all of them qualified
TO make excellent wives-see no.
thing before them while they stay
here but the prospect of living
and dying as old maids and this.
to them, is a decidedly unpleasant
prospect. They would willingly
emigrate to America, could they
he assured that they were going
t. meet worthy men there as
husbands, and that they could
look forward to happy, if humble,
homes on the other side of the
Atlantic.
W. may say that all of them
could afford to emigrate at their
own expense.
We are prepared to give good
men introductions to these girls.
If you wish to get an introduce
ton please write us with such
particulars of yourself (age, ma
tionality, occupation and circum-
stancrs) as IA sensible girl would
expect to get and we shall write
you in reply, with a view to bring
ing about a suitable introduction
without undue delay.
Tell us what kind of a wife,
Gage, nationality, appearance and
disposition you wish to get.
If you have preference for any
particular Christian Sect please
name it.
You will also enclose our Fee
of > Dollars altogether. We dc
not confine ourselves to one in
PRODUCTION. We give as many at
will be necessary until marriage
But We make no charge for any
Introduction after the payment OF
our said Fee of ) Dollars for the
first.
1t is not at all necessary that
you should be a wealthy man.
But it is necessary that you
be a man who would make a kind
and good husband to a good wife
If you are not such a mar
please do not write us.
Address:
Messrs. John Lloyd & Duncan
Anglo-American Agents,
/ 81, st. Mary's Road,
Legion, London, England
, 1904-07-28
Z

Bessie had begun TO go to school, and
each day she would come home with
something new to tell. She had been
learning addition, when she came home
for dinner and said. IL know how
much two and two make"
"And what" said her father, ''do you
and | maker"
Bessie studied n minute and then
said, Observation-Disclosures Chronicle.
, 1904-07-28

The English language. writes a cor
respondent 10 the London Globe, con
tains the three words, to. too and two.
sounded alike. Now, 1t is easy TO say
'There are three 10 too two's In Eng
lish," but how would you write II.
using one of the words only? That
is, would the plural be 'to's,' "too's'
or "two's?"
, 1904-07-28
Wanderful EireMorkn.

A manufacturer of pyrotechnics in
Nagasaki. Japan, makes "A rocket from
which, wher 1t explodes in the air.
there aJes AWAY II large bird which re
sembles n homlnE bird in its move
ments 1t Is said that the secret of
this wonderful production has been In
the possession Of the eldest child of the
family for more than 400 years.
, 1904-07-28
He Heard Pm Tell Ma

"Your hair isn't wet" said little Tom.
my TO Mr.. Flyer, who was calling.
NO, OF course not, What made Won
think my hair was wet?' he asked.
very much surprised.
81 heard pa tell ma that you couldn't
keep your head above water"
, 1904-07-28

The great Count Saigo was an In
structive example of the habit of mine
Of the japanese. Tn count wac in in
s%urrection against his emperor In 1919
and was nearly In the tolls, and lie
knew II, 80 in his stronghold he EN-
ployed his leisure time in playing chess
with his immediate friends. Reports
kept coming In from the outposts, each
one more disheartening than the last.
But the count still went on playing
chess, while the utmost good humor
and pleasant raillery continued among
the whole party. Yet another messen-
ger from the outposts came In. which
left no doubt as to the situation. Still
the count and his companions went on
playing. your move, sir" Were the
words that broke the absorption of the
Then when there was II
pause In the game at which he could
rise without being discourteous TO his
guests the count got up and said, Gen
tlemen, now IL is time" He directed
some one to send fur his sword bearer.
The man advanced and Immediately
received his orders. A few seconds
later Count Saigo's body m head had
been separated at one heavy blow.
, 1904-07-28

AT what age do you consider women
the most charming" asked the inquisi-
tive female OF more or less uncertain
age.
"At the age OF the woman who asks
the question" answered the man. who
was Il diplomat.
, 1904-07-28
IL. wished He Gould Do 1t.

A merchant who had IA store In a
small country town fell In with II comic
actor on n train and said To him. Il
do moi see 10Y 1t is that you are able
TO think OF suc funny things 10 say On
the stage, and all OF n sudden too. |
Just wish | could do 1t. II would be In
valuable TO me In my busiuess."-Suc-
Csas.
, 1904-07-28

A II attended n dinner given by a
witty woman and ate ~avenously.
''The greatest praise | can bestow on
your dinner" he said, ''is TO eat heart
lily" But your praise II to
tiattery," the woman replied. -Atchison
Globe.
, 1904-07-28

Rose Combed White Leghorns,
Rose Combed White Wyandote. Bar
red Plymouth Rock, Thoroughbred
Chickens. S1.50 for ID eggs.
j. ii. King,
Ten Mile, Wyo.
, 1904-07-28

Cecil (sentimentallyI-Don't you feel
gloomy when the sky Is overcast with
gray, when the rhythmic rain sounds II
dlrge upon the roof. and the land
scape's beauties are hid by the weeping
mist? Hazel lsweetlyl-Yes, it's dread
fully annoying. Ii does make ones
hair come out of curl so!
, 1904-07-28

"How old would you say she was?"
"Well, let's see, When we were in
high school together. she used to snub
me because | was n kid. Now I'm
th~lrty-seven. and um-m-m-well. | should
say she was about twenty-eight by his
time,"-Town and Country.
, 1904-07-28

NO Korean couple would think of
marrying without consulting the sage,
VINO likes the happy day for them.
This he dos simply by adding the
brides age to the bridegroom's, and,
after determining which star rules the
destiny of their united ages. he DEGREES
tnat b wedding shall take place upon
NE day sacred to that stax.
, 1904-07-28

Tailor-The postal service is In n
wretched condition. Friend-Never no.
ticed 1t. Tailor-Well, | have. During
last month | sent out $50 statements
of account, with requests for immedi-
ate payment, and so far as l can learn
not more than 1--WE of my customers re-
ceived their letters.-New Yorker.
, 1904-07-28

Crook genially)-By Jove! Pm glad
to see you, neiGhbor. How are you,
and how are all the folks? How
Farmer B%roadhead (grlmly) wa-al,
young man. what's your little game
green goods or runnln' for otice?-
Puck.
, 1904-07-28

Teacher-Well. Tom, where are you
going? Tom aged six)-Please. m, I'm
going to the Band Of 'Ope. Teacher
And is little Willie aged three, going.
too, or is he too young to belong to the
Band of Hope? Tonne. m; it's not
that. but he amt a teetotaler.-Lon-
don Punch.
, 1904-07-28

"Iou are having trouble with your
cooks?'
Yes. The first one carried on so"
"And how about the lnstf'
She carried off SO. lost two vests
and a hat."-Philadelphia Record.
, 1904-07-28
Presbyterian Services.

Sabbath Morning Service. LII a. m.
Evening Service. ...... 8 p. NJ.
Sabbath School and Bible Glass, 10 a. m.
Prayer Service Thursday evening, 8 p. M
WIN. j. MCLEAN, Pastor.
, 1904-07-28

o curse a bachelor knows more
about marriage than a married man."
says Malthugavinius. the medieval
tynic. THE best proof of this PROPOSE
ton Is that the bachelor did not mar
ry"
, 1904-07-28

Poet You remember hat little
thought ! set TO verse? Well. | made
S. on that. Crittick-Indeed? You're
quite n %tinancler. II isn't everybody
who a make money on what he Dor
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ledger.
, 1904-07-28

Lost-Two Mccormick sicles, five
foot cut, between Saratoga and
Spring creek. Finder please leave at
the butcher shop Of Kuykendall Il
Co. '
, 1904-07-28

~Parke-Poor Pilter. His wife is a
spendthrift. Is there anything worse.
! wonder. than a wife that's too ex-
t%ravagant? Tame-Oh, yes: one that's
too economical!-Brooklyn Life.
, 1904-07-28

1t is far better to be innocent than
penitent. to prevent the malady than
invent the remedy.-Secker
, 1904-07-28

ignorance is the primary source or
all misery and vlce.-Cousin.
, 1904-07-28

For Sale-Team work horses
Weight, 1900 pounds each.
X. w. Dyer.
, 1904-07-28
A Magazine of C1everness

Magazines should have a well defined purpose.
Genuine entertainment, amusement and mental recre
the motives of The Smart Set the
, 1904-07-28
U. P. Trains at Walcott.
EST BOUND,
EAST BOUND

= Stops for flag. t Does not stop.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-09-30

JOHN July Washington
worked farm and attended the
he
pacn he returned 10 his
Winfield, Iowa. where he
his until he removed the state OF
Wenaee, Washington and settled permanently Mr D mas
has been
both civil and criminal He was elected
regning that position when
the Wenahee
position the office corporation
coming Chan Mr. D has acquire large
sacrifice himself that he
IS the nomination
1t readily Dill sfmade with all those
poor the eghteen with only com
step his chosen profession until
o
by the and the people
Mr. 1900 and at took
rle him host of friends who
which
will give support the polls in November
more nominated for the position
every attorney bar assured that his rulings VIII o ao
his h1 Ia" anu
in n cases coming before his court
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-09-30
The Jewel Of Consistency is Lacking.

We would like to have any reason
able man inform us what influence the
Spokesman-Review can possibly exert
among the intelligent voters of this
state by charging that the railroads es-
cape their just proportion of taxation
in the face OF the struggle the Spokes-
man-Review has recently made 10 Sc
cure a reduction of assessment on its
own properly, says the LOOMS Pro :
hector. The Spokcsman-lievl was
assessed for So, 1000, and succeeded In
having that assessment cut down by
the board of equalization 10 81 ,OO.
Now mark this slickler for honesty and
equitable taxation when some one else
is to pay the taxes. The Spokesman
Review charges that the railroads are
not assessed at one-lifth their actual
value. The Spoke>man-l;eview has
been offered and refused 100000 Tor
this newspaper property Hen the
assessment is about une'twenlleth the
value of the property. Can amy man
be Influenced by a newspaper that
breaches taxation TO the limit for Others
while openly and ilagranlly dodging a
fair taxation itself:
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-09-30
Republican vs. Democratic Policy

Organization does much to mainiain
the wages of labor, but organization OF
wage-earners does not provide consum-
ers. Consumption of co i is greatest
when mills and factories are running
full time. 1t is the policy OF the Re
publican party to protect all industries
bv wise and benefcent laws, while it
has been the policy of the Democratic
party, as evidenced by The last Cleve-
land administration, to provide As
much work as possible for the artisans
of ether countries by removing the pro-
lection the tariff affords American
wOrkingmen.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-09-30
Trust 5Iasnates for Parker

A bilionaire club will raise Parker
and Davis silk campaign banner at
Great Neck, n. Y. The club is com
posed of Wall street and trust mag
mates. Cord Meyer, chairman oil the
New York Democratic Stale Commit
tee. is resident of Little Neck.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-09-30

Nellie Fuller, Denver-''Aly face was
full of pimplcs and black-heads. Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea has driven
them away. People hardly know me.
I'm looking fine" 50 cents. Tea or
tables. CITY Dug Store.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-09-30

Mary-Sponge the pimples with
warm water. You need blood tonic,
would advise you 10 take HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea. 1t drives away
All erupiions. 30 cents. Tea or tablet
form. City Drug Store.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-09-30

Westward the orb OF glory takes its
way,
Wisconsin is the state, you hear every
body say,
It's made itself famous by one great
stride;
Rocky Mountain Tea has made IFS
name world wide. City Drug Store.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-11
Personal and General.

Tonight at the Academy of Music &C.
CURED the closing exercises of the Sac
red Heart academy. There was present
an immense audience to witness the well
prepared programme consisting of reci-
tations and songs by the pupils, The adj
dress and award of the gold medals was
made by Rev. L. ID. Madden.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Coleman are the
guests of II. w. Coleman on the High
lands. Mr.. Coleman is en- route to Macon,
where he will be connected with the man
agement of the Buckeye Cotton Oil mill.
Frank Cawthon has returned from Au-
burn where he has been for the past
session.
Miss Carrie Lee Taylor of MONTGOMERY
who has been visiting her sister. Mrs y
. Gatchell left this afternoon for st.
LOUIS She was accompanied by Miss
Dana Gatchell and Miss Maude Preston
Miss Julia Herzfeld of Mobile. Misses
hanna Hagadorn and Saddle Flfelehen Of
west Point, Ga, are in the city IN at-
tend the Topper Hagerdorn wedding
/ which will take place June is.
wedding of no little interest THROUGH
out the state is that of Miss Floretta
Meyer to Albert Thalheimer. Both Young
people are quite popular
Information comes from Sewanee
Tenn, that Mscom Lockhart. who was
operated on for appendicitis is ranidlv i'm
proving and his recovery is practically
certain.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-11
Considerable Interest.

Although the bid of this city for the
location of the Synodical college was
withdrawn and the interest felt in that
enterprise materially lessened there has
been considerable interest felt today in
the matter of what city would secure the
college. That little IL any help or sup
port for the school will ever be received
from Selma is very evident. The Broad
Street Presbyterian church of this city
is perhaps the largest and most liberal
giver to the causes of the church in
the state and from the church in Selma
much had been expected by those who
fostered the enterprise.
If there are any hopes remaining in
the breasts of the membes of the synod
of ever securing aid from his city in
maintaining or support institu-
tion they do not know lngs en-
genered at the Tuscaloosa meeting Of
the synod when according to the views
of the Selma committee this city was
treated outrageously and in a manner
not to be forgotten or forgiven.
Rev. A. A. Little. who perhaps was
the father Of the movement to establish
the college and who did able work in
getting the matter acted upon has re-
signed from the board of trustees.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-11
RACE IN POLAR ICE.
How ships Sailed to Rescue Of the
Discovery.

From the London Express.
A graphic story of how the Terra
yova and the Morning, the ships which
sailed last winter to the relief of the
Discovery in the Antarctic. raced for the
honor Of reaching the ice-bound vessel
first is told by Mr.. William Smith sec
ond engineer of the Terra Nova. Mr..
Smith, in a letter to his family at Dun
dee, states that when the pack ice was
reached, soon after last Christmas the
Terra Nova took the lead. smashing up
everything that came in the way. The
Morning followed in her wake.
Mr.. Smith describes the final race as
follows: 1--WE backed out slow astern for
100 yards, and flew at the ice full pelt,
tearing our way through. and cracking
II in all directions. The Morning started
the same game. taking full advantage of
the cracks we were making. This was
all very good for her, as she could get
in without any trouble, we doing all the
'butting.'
This game was kept up until we
were about a quarter of a mile from our
goal The Morning was allowed to have
a punch with the result that she could
not break an egg. She was allowed to
continue at this for a few minutes, we
acting the part of spectators. We start
ed again, it being now a keen race.
1.-THE Morning was going up the craks
we had made while we were going asterr
in preparation for another attack on the
ice. Thus she often got farther up than
we did. There was now a long patch Of
soft Ice. and about a couple of hundred
yards of hard ice between us and the
Discovery. We backed astern for about
quarter of a mile, and flew at 1t, smash
ing our way through 1t. We backed as
tern again. and the Morning came sneak
ing up, but she reekoned without her
host as we only backed few yards, and
made for the ice again at full speed
crossing right across the Mornings bows.
thus showing all the broken ice in front
of her This finished her little game
We had got into the spongy ice, and tear
ing through this we were not long in get
ting to the place where the Discovery
was jammed
''The officers of the Discovery said they
had seen yacht races, but nothing half
so exciting as the way we bottled up the
Morning, which came alongside about halt
an hour later