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ANSWERS TO QUERIES

to Identification. You may hold an or
der. but you have to prove yourself en-
titled to draw the same before the
amount will be paid you.
EIGHT HOUR LAWN. L. Jack
sonville. Or. Grover Cleveland signed
a bill June "a. 1889, which provided for
eight hours a day for labor on Govern
ment work. The act OF August I. 1892.
restricts to eight hours the working
day Of all laborers ard mechanics en-
ployed by the United States Govern
ment. by the District OF Columbia. or
by any contractor upon any OF the
public works. Violation Of this law is
punishable by fine and imprisonment.
Commissioner Wright Of the United
States Bureau of Labor was asked in
the latter part Of last December for in
formation on this subject and his reply
was: Eight hours shall constitute a
days work for all 1aborers, workmen
and mechanics who may be employed
by or on behalf OF the United States
ELAINE.-A- s. B., Penngrove,
Cal. Elaine was the lilly maid of
Astolat" (Guildford in Surrey, who
loved Sir Lancelot with that love
that was her DOOM" Sir Lancelot be-
ing sworn to celibacy. could not have
married her, even IL he had been will
ing, and, uphappily, what little love he.
had was bestowed upon the Queen
Elaine felt that her love was a vain
thing and died. According to her last
request, the bed on which she died
was placed on a barge and on 1t vas
laid her body, arrayed in white. a
lily in her right hand and a letter
avowing her love in the left. An old
dumb servitor steered and rowed the
barge down the river and when it
stopped at the palace stairs King
Arthur ordered the body to be brought
in. The letter being read, Arthur di-
rected that the maiden should be
buried like a Queen. with her sad
story blazoned on her tomb.
The tale is taken from Sir T. NAL
ory's History Of Prince Arthur"
Tennyson turned 1t into blank verse
and Toby Rosenthal depicted the
scene on canvas.
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Nv IHEN 1 got Phyllis alone in
X the conservatory I promptly
+" proposed to her again. Fact
is, I wouldn't have come to

l
| wv proposed to her again. Fac
is, I wouldn't have come t.
the ball at ell II 1t hadn't
oeen that 1 Intended to try again t,
/ win her.
Jack" said Phyllis demurely. :.
wish you would bring me a drink O
water. Dancing always makes me q
thirsty"
Phyllis has changed the subjec
every time just about the same way
knew there was no use arguing; se
went for the water. Only I brought
lemonade instead
But when a fellow comes back with
the lemonade after such an inciden,
as that and finds another chap hold.
ing the lady's hand and his other arm
hoVering suspiciously along the back
o. the chair, 1 think he should fee
jolly well sore. 1 know 1 did. AS fol
Joe Hadden. he looked bored when ]
came in and half swore.
Il beg pardon" said 1. "If Tn
lntruding-"
Phyllis eyes twinkled, and I knew
She was laughing at me-
Just then DaWcy Graham came in
This one is ours, Phyllis said he
holding up his card. The third
waltz, you know"
Thank you, jack said Phyllis, as
She drank the lemonade.
went down TO the smoking room
1or cigarette to steady my nerves. ]
don't know, and, for that mater, don't
care, what Joe did
However, l had the better of him,
Tor l took Phyllis in to supper.
Accept him, Phyllis l growled
surlily.
Not yet" said Phyllis.
Going sto?" L questioned in the
same tone.
Phyllis brows met in perplexed
frown. She appeared to be pondering
the problem very deeply.
I've thought of the way to settle 1t
between you," she condescended to
reply at length. Tomorrow morn
Ing I'm going up to Grovehurst Hall,
and You and Joe are to run race up
there in your autos. The one who
gets there f1rst-will-will win the
race" finished Phyllis lamely.
l knew what that meant. If Had
don't touring car wouldn't be able to
beat my dinky little runabout it would
be because he had a break down. I
supposed I must have looked what I
thought, for Phyllis looked at me IN
quiringly.
Well she questioned primly,
what is it now? Don't you think it
is worth your while to enter that
race"
THE prize is worth it, Phyllis" said
l, looking straight into her eyes.
Phyllis blushed the sweetest rosy red.
But do you think the conditions are
exactly fair ?"
Phyllis eyes twipkled.
No." she said, Il don't; but, you
know, beggars can't be choosers."
That settled it. l would make the
run, anyhow.
will there be BOBBY prize award
ed ?" L asked.
Phyllis shook her head. was
seized with a bright idea.
You said you were going over
yourself" / ventured. II ought at
least to have a consolation prize.
Will you make the trip with me?"
Phyllis looked grave.
m afraid it will look like favor
itism,'' said Phyllis; but 1 guess
can."
Thanks" / said. with a good
mascot, I'll stand a better show"
Am l good mascot?" asked
Phyllis.
May 1 never have better" re-
piled devoutly. I'm willing to take
chances on you for good deal more
than a motor race"
Phyllis liked that. Really, feel as
If 1 were quite clever at times. Then
she took the wind all out Of me again.
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The race wtll decide that" said
She briefly

The race wtll decide that" said
she briefly.
If the way fixed that runabout up
Tor the run had anything to do with
1t, felt sure L ought to stand a chance
at least. I got a repair man to look it
over, and then, after he was done. 1
went over it myself and tapped every
nut and bolt. AS I was coming home
saw Joe Haddon driving down the
river road.
"All ready" said Phyllis, as the
clock struck nine the next morning.
And in a moment we had started the
twenty miles. We hustled down the
read like a monkey that had dropped
its tail through the slot and twisted
1t around trolley cable.
The cool November wind sent a
great color UP into Phyllis cheeks,
and luxuriant, golden lock fell loose
and swept across her cheek. I was
making up for any time we had or
had not lost, and I wondered if she
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A MISAPPLIED PETITION.

Not long since the choir in one of the
fashionable churches of the South rem
dered long and difficult anthem-one
with many frills and furbelows. The
good minister sat patiently through it,
but when the anthem was finished he
arose and, to the amusement of both
congregation and choir, began his
prayer in deeply earnest tones, saying,
20 Lord, we thank Thee that we are
still alive!'-February Lippincotts.
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THREE THINGS DESIRED.

AS result of observation and re-
Election during long life touching
public men and measures in wide va
riety, says \Andrew D. White in the
Century, l would desire for my coun-
try three things above all others to
supplement American civilizations
From Great Britain, her administra-
tion Of criminal Justice: from Ger
many. her theater, and from any or
every European country save Russia,
Spain and Turkey, it's government Of
cities.
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BALLAD OF THE ICE.

A little dish of broken ice
Lay basking in the sun,
It's owner had forgotten 1t
Before her work was done:
But when she went to get the ice
And bring it in to tea,
She found the ice was not what it
Had been cracked I'D to be.
-puolr
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CHILDISH CHILDREN.

Many people are beginning to regret
the fact that really childish child is
becoming something of rarity. There
always have been, ard no doubt will
continue to be, those children of alb
normal mental development known as
prodigies. But they have been before
the public in astonishing numbers dur
ing the past twelvemonth, particularly
as musicians. and perhaps by very rea-
son Of being overdone. the craze of
prodigies will die natural DEATH
Modern Society.
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Odu duCISCO ID OpCu OA AAO4AA
10 o'clock in the morning until o'clock
in the afternoon.
CLEVELAND. r. H. City. None OF
the biographies of Grover Cleveland
make mention that the ex-President of
the United States was a student at
Princeton University, n. j.
BOHEMIAN CLUB-Anxious Sub
scriber, City. This department cannot
tell you who "the artist Is that teaches
the Bohemian Club to paint" for the
reason that there is no such teacher.
MORTGAGES, Camp Meeker, Cal.
When a piece of real estate is mort
gagged in California the party holding
the mortgage pays the taxes. If taxes
were delinquent at the time the mort
gage was given it would be a matter
of mutual agreement between the mort
gagor and the mortgage as to which
should pay that tax.
NIGHT AFFECT HMM. E, City.
If a man who enlisted In the United
States army while a minor, swearing
that he was 21 years of age, and was
then discharged from the army through
intervention OF the courts, should apply
for appointment on the police force or
in the Fire Department of San Fran
cisco, the fact that he had made false
statement in a material matter might
affect his prospects on the ground Of
falsum in uno. falsum in omni Galse in
one point, false in every point.
MONEY ORDER-A Reader, City II
you present yourself at a postoff1ce
with a money order and are not
known, you will have to follow the in
structions given at the Office in. relation
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business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's). 80 Cali
fornia street. Telephone Main 1912.
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The most costly miter in the United
States, a miter which represents $40, 900
worth Of Jewels and precious stones, Is
worn by Bishop Horstmann Of the
Cleveland diocese Of the Roman Catho-
lie church.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-22
HOME CHIMES. :"

The February number of Home
Chimes, monthly magazine pub
lished in Berkeley, "a center of the
highest educational and most delight
full surroundings" says the editor, is
out. 1t contains sixteen pages of con-
tributed and well-selected matter, and
its typographical appearance is excel
lent The subscription to Home
Chimes is only ten cents per year.
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MORGAN-A. s.. City. This depart
ment is advised that E. j. Morgan
never appeared in San Francisco or
elsewhere in the title role in the play Of
Ben Hur"
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-22

Townsend's Gala Glace Fruits. In NJ
tistic flre-etched boxes. 10 Kearny ut. .
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-22

A mans self respect is often pune
tured by the suspicious Of his neigh
bors.
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TTRESOME.

Guest Qn cheap restaurant)-See
mere, waiter, this steak is so tough l
can't chew 1t.
Walter-Say. be original. You's de
seventh guy wot's said dat about dis
steak dis mornin'.
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You can't usually Judge a mans hap
piness by his self Importance.
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ART INSTITUTE-Inquire City.
The Mark Hopkins Institute Of Art in
San Francisco is open on Sundays from
10 o'clock in the morning until 8 o'clock
in the afternoon.
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A CALL DOWN.

Knicker-I first entered this store as
office-boy, and in a few years owned
the business.
Rocker-You couldn't do that nova
days.
Knicker-Why not?
Bocker-They have cash registers
now.
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TWO EXTREMES.

I"O EXTREMES.
Did smithson serve during the Civil
War?
No. He was too young.
did he serve during the Spanish
war?
mo; he was too old"
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to Identification. You may hold an or
der. but you have to prove yourself en-
titled to draw the same before the
amount will be paid you.
Graham guardian., 1905-12-29
Reflected Glory,

4 gentleman sojourning in Edin-
burgh many years ago, having heard
much of the eloquence of the mem
bars Of the general assembly, paid
an early visit to it. Next to him sat
an elderly, hard featured, solemn
faced man, who was leaning with
both hands on a heavy stick, which
he eyed with great concentration,
Soon the strangers attention was
riveted upon the speaker who had
opened the days discourse. The
wonderful command of language he
possessed, combined with his elo-
quence, excited the listeners curl
osity. "Can you tell me who is
speaking now?" he asked eagerly,
turning to the sober faced old man
beside him. "Who's speaking now"
echoed the old man, lifting his eyes
from the contemplation of the stick
to fix them in contemptuous amaze
ment upon his interlocutor. "That,
sir, is the great Docther Chawmers,
and I'm holdin' his stick"
Graham guardian., 1905-12-29
A Floral Detective Of Lona Ago

In early times the Dutch farmers
Of the up river farms Of New York
had an ingenious way Of recovering
pocket knives that might have been
dropped or mislaid while plowing OF
gardening was going on. Cutlery
was not as cheap and abundant then
as in these days, SO the farmers took
the thrifty precaution Of keeping
two or three sunhower seeds in their
knife handles. Then il the knives
fell upon broken ground and could
not be readily found, the owner.
would wait until the seeds sprouted
and an isolated sunfower stalk OF
blossom in field or patch would sig,
nalize the possibility of a missing
article being at its root. True, the
owner did not always realize the re-
suit Of the scheme, because a pass,
ing boy who understood the token
often SCOT there" before the planter
Graham guardian., 1905-12-29
THE FAMILY IN INDIA.
A Man Docs Not Leave His Parents
After He Marries.

In India man does not leave his
parents after marriage to live with
his wife, as he does in this country
but he stays at home and the wife
becomes a member of his family,
being treated as daughter Of the
husbands parents, writes Swami Alb.
hedananda in Good Housekeeping.
The old Jewish law, Therefore
shall a man leave his father and
his mother and shall cleave to his
wife" (Gen. xxiv), has no place in
Hindoo society. 1t Is considered to
be extremely selfish to be separated
from the parents for the sake of a
wife, Parents, indeed, have a great
er claim upon their children in India
than in any part Of the world.
This joint family system is a very
old institution handed down through
generations. 1t has great value in
developing humane qualities like fel.
low feeling and sympathy, and in
extending the field of love among
all such relatives as live under one
roof. Today there are to be found
families which consist of nearly fifty
members living together in perfect
harmony and peace, and the moral
standard among them is kept so high
that each husband looks upon every
other woman Of the household al
his mother, while every wife looks
upon all other men as her children.
The members of such household
daily perform their respective duties.
The women divide the work of
housekeeping among themselves and
take the entire management in their
own hands, following the directios
Of the most elderly lady of the fam
ily. Whatever they decide becomes
a law in the home. Men attend tc
their business, deal with the outside
world, supply The needs of the fam
lily and 1T ihe beginning of each
month give to the women of ths
family enough money to meet all
the expenses Of the household.
Graham guardian., 1905-12-29
IN THE RUINS OF PoMpEII.
Evidences Of the Commences &
Slavery Found on AIl Sides,


Evidences of the commonness O.
slavery in the time of Pompeii's de
struction are abundant on all side
in the ruins. The gladiators were
class of slaves trained for fighting
and some of the wall scribblings ro
fer to their condition as one of slav
cry. Here is the translation of al
advertisement painted on a wal
near the amphitheater:
'0Twenty pairs of gladiators, paiC
by Decimus Lucretius Saltius Va
leus, prince in the time of Nero
the son Of Decimus, WI fight al
Pompeii on the 18th, 18th and 14ti
of April.
"There will be a proper hunting
scene, and the awnings will b.
spread. Written by Clev-Emiliul
Clev, writer of inscriptions. Wrote
this by moonlight"
The gladiators' barracks were am
pie for the housing Of 1000 or 5000
men, and it is a matter of record
that at least 1000 were engaged al
one time in the life or death com,
bats which stretched over a long
festival. The actors in these mur.
derous sports were "barbarians'
from various parts of Europe OF
from Asia Minor and Africa.
In the Naples museum is bronze
collar which was worn about the
neck of a man whose skeleton was
found in a Pompeiian house cellar
On the collar are engraved in Latin
these words: 81 am a slave. Arrest
me, because | am running away
/ could not help thinking while
looking at this ingenious and crueI
substitute for a convict's dress that
it was possible that the poor wretch
who wore it may have been one Of
the descendants of the blond haired
Britons brought home by Julius
Caesar to grace his triumph 10C
years before Pompeii disappeared
beneath its pail of lava and ashes.
In the Gheezeh museum, Cairo,
one may look upon the black and
shriveled face of that Rameses
whom we know as the Pharaoh Of
the Oppression. Mummies of other
Egyptian kings, priests and people
are common enough. These primeval
men, who far antedated Pompeij
and Rome, stand undecayed in our
presence. But Pompeii presents tho
picture of an entire city resurrected
from the dead, with all its appli,
ances of life and means of pleasure
profit, comfort, luxury, vice and sus,
tenance. The life is gone out for,
ever, but the mummifed city re.
mains-a monument of human In.
genuity and frailty.-Exchange,
Graham guardian., 1905-12-29
A Lesson In the Art.

The Complete Angler--Yes, the
bass is the wiliest of the fnny tribs
all right, as this little incident will
show; One day while engaged in my
layorite pursuit | dropped q valu'
able diamond ring in the water, The
following day | cast my line near the
spot where the ring disappeared and
soon landed a five pound bass, Now,
what do you suppose the camp cook
found inside that fish?
The Chorus Of Novices-Haw,
haw, haw! The missing jewelry, Of
course
The Complete Angler--Ah, boys,
you seem to forget about the Will
eess Of the baSs. What the cook
really found was a pawn ticket fns
the ring!-Puck.
Graham guardian., 1905-12-29
Wonderful Strength Of the Beetle.

A noted entomologist who has
been writing on the wonderful feats
of strength as exhibited in the beetle
family tells the following: 81 Sc
lected a common blackwater beetle
weighing AZ grains and found that
he was able to carry a load Of shot
in a small bag, the whole weighing
s1l ounces, or exactly 858 times the
weight of the bug. If a man weigh
ing $50 pounds could carry as much
accordingly he could shoulder a
forty-fve ton locomotive and then
chain a train of cars together and
take the whole lot across the coun-
try at a five mile an hour gait"
Graham guardian., 1905-12-29
A Puzzled Husband.

Patient Man-Suppose a woman
makes it SO hot for her husband that
he can't live with her and leaves her
What can she do?
Lawyer-Sue him for support.
Suppose she has run him 81
heavily into debt that he can't sup,
port her, because his creditors graf
every penny as quick as he gets it 2
''If for any reason he fails to pay
her the amount ordered, he will bs
sent to jail for contempt of court"
Suppose she drives him out ID
the house with a fatiron and he's
afraid to go back?"
"She can sue him for desertion."
"Well, 1 don't see anything fol
Inc to do but go and hang myself"
ITS against the law to commit
suicide, and if you are caught at
tempting it you'll be imprisoned
Six and eightpence, please. Good
dayw-London Tit-Bits.
Graham guardian., 1905-12-29
Cured PARALYSIS

W. +. Railey, P. o. True, Texas,
writes: "MY wife had been suffer
ing five years with paralysis in her
arm, when | was persuaded to use
Ballard's Snow Llniment, which
cured her all right, l have alsd
used Il for old sores, frostbites ano
skin eruptions, 1t does the work.
Sold by Stafford Drug Company,
Stafford; Thatcher Drug Company,
I thatcher; Frank A. OluF, Pima,
Graham guardian., 1905-12-29
ellmhIna Mont Blanc.

1t is an expensive as well as D
very tfrssome undertaking to ascend
Mont Blanc, 1t costs at least $50
per person, for by the law Of the
commune Of Chamouni each stran.
ger Is obliged to have two guides
snd a porter. So far as the danger
"a concerned, It is now reduced to q
minimum, but almost every year the
mountain claims victim. Bad
weather is the chief thing feared by
the guides, and so swiftly does Il
come that cloudless sky may in
fifteen minutes turn to a binding
snowstorm, which beats You to IN
ground.
Graham guardian., 1905-12-29
Tho Uses of Fire Escapes.

One of the settlement workers
asked an east side lad what fire es-
capes were intended for.
"To sleep on" promptly replied
the lad.
Anything else"
"Sure. pey's good to ripen to-
matoes on, to dry clothes, to drop
cats off, to shoot beans down at dc
guys passin' on de street, to swear
at de cop from and"-
But the settlement worker had
fed with uplifted hands. - New
York Globe.
Graham guardian., 1905-12-29
This Space Belongs TO The 81. Joseph
Stake and | D S Academy

To all in the Mormon Colony,
South Eastern Arizona, greet,
ing:
In this space will be found all
notices, appointments and general
information for the benefit of the
Latter Day Saints, and all others
who are interested IN the affairs of
the St. Joseph Stake of Zion, and
the Latter Day Saints Academy,
situated in Thatcher. In this space
will appear from time to time,
doctrinal articles from the pen of
President Andrew Kimball and
others, clippings from Mormon
publications, and defensive and
complimentary articles. Core
spondence is solicited, general
news from each section of our
stake, and from the missionary
field and other places where our
people bave located.
c.oL ANDREW KIMBALL
pro'iSeror o'ise VIM. D. JOHNSON,
i'''Oeo0S CHAs. NJ, LAYTON.
The bishops are expected to ap
point time for the settlement OF
tithing and the priests and preach
ers are to so notify the saints.
Every tithe payer is expected to
call and examine his record with
the bishop In see if be has all the
proper credits. This must be done
on or before December 81, 1905.
The stake clerk expects the
bishops to deliver the reports Of
tithing settlements and all ac-
counts on or before January Is,
1906. The time cannot be ex
tended beyond that date.
Bishops and officers will note
that a record of all blessings
baptIsms, combinations and ordi-
nations must be made before it i.
given or performed.
The priesthood will remember
the regular meeting on December
Both, the most important of the
year.
Graham guardian., 1905-12-29
Remarkable Cure

II was much afflicted with sciati
ca" writes Ed. z. Mud, Iowavillc,
Sedgwick Co, Kan, "and going
about on crutches and suffering a
deal of pain. | was induced to try
Billiards. Snow Liniment, which
relieved me.
II used three fifty-cent bottles.
1t is the greatest liniment / ever
used; have recommended it to a
number of persons; all express
themselves as being benefited by IT..
/ now walk without crutches, able
to perform a great deal of light
labor on the farm" 25 cts, so cts
and Sl.00.
Sold by Stafford Drug Company,
Stafford; Thatcher Drug Company,
Thatcher. Frank A. Cluff Pima.
Graham guardian., 1905-12-29
Heart FlutterlRg

Undigested food and gas in the
stomach, located just below the
heart, presses against il and causes
heart palpitation When your
heart troublrs you in that way
take Herhinc for few days. You
will soon be all right. 80 cts. a
bottle.
Sold by Stafford Drug Company,
Saffordi Thatcher Drug Company,
Thatcher, Frank A, Cluf, Pima.
Graham guardian., 1905-12-29
Faithful,

The Master-Didn't l tell YOU to
go down and find out what time tho
Detroit boat started?
The Man--Nis, sor.
The Master-Well, you've been
gone two hours. What's the matter
The Man-Sure Oi couldn't be-
lieve what thin fellies did be tellin'
me, so Oi waited to see ut shtart wjd
me own eyes, Twas tiIt-thoytH SOB,
Cleveland Leader.
Graham guardian., 1905-12-29
St. Peters Gate

TIE iy.iowing lines from the
pen of David Barker, a young poet
of Maine, were written upon the
birth of his irst born:
One night as old st Peter slept.
He left the gate of heaven aiar,
When through little angel crept,
And came down with falling
star.
One summer as the blessed beams
Of morn approached, my blush
ing bride
Awakened from some pleasant
dreams
And found tbatangeI by her side.
God grant hut this-I ask no
more
That when be leaves this world
of pain
He'll wing bis way to that bright
shore,
And find the gate of heaven
again.