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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-25

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Itching. Sind. 6i.edins or Protruiing Prs.
Your druggist will refund money n PAZO ONT
hENT fssss 70 cure you in to IL days. Soc
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-25
Teachers 10 Get checks-The recon

Teachers to Get Checks-The record
number of checks for one month for
the payment of teachers and employees
of the school board will be reached this
month. o. Savard,- secretary of the
board, announced yesterday that he
would be compelled to draw warrants
for March for 500 employees.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-25

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Contestants may send In as many
sets OF answers as they please. but
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Of No. as he wishes. as many of No.
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for properly conducting the contest.
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15
Robson's Check.

My father was a personal friend Of
Stuart Robson. the veteran comedian.
now dead, and was fond of telling an
ecdotes of the man whom he consid-
cred the greatest actor on the Amer
ican stage" said Louis G. Hamm.I To
the Milwaukee Sentinel. According
to one of them. Robson once seat q
check for 500 as a wedding present
to friend who was to enter the
hymeneal state. His theatrical e1.
gagements precluded his personal at
tendance at the ceremony. to which
he sent his daughter as a representa-
tive of the family.
My father was conversing with
Robson when the daughter came home
from the wedding. about which Rob
son asked many questions.
When your friend saw your
check said the daughter. he was 10
overcome with emotion that he cried.
So he cried, did he? said Robson
How long did he weep
oh. about minute said the girl
Only minute shouted the come
dian. with that curious squeak in his
voice that made him famous in the
character Of BERTHE the Lamb. why. 1
cried half an hour after I signed the
thing,''
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15
Praise the Little Folks.

II you wish to get a child TO do its
best, encourage rather than discour-
age him; encouragement acts like a
wet blanket and puts out the fires of
ambition most efYectually in the child
ish nature.
Children ought to be trained to be
self-helpful; to know how to do for
themselves. II is a mistake to think
that they must be watched every
moment and have nurse stand over
them from morning to night. A healthy
child is the better for being alone a
portion Of each day.
II is difncult to be always patient
and gentle with young children. but 1t
is best to inquire into the merits OF a
quarrel before passing judgment. All
are liable to error. therefore liable TO
misjudge. Children are very quick to
feel injustice, but gentleness and pa
tience are the surest and safest means
to bring about harmony and real JUS
tice with the little ones God has
placed under our care.-Exchange.
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15
THREE.sIDED HAMPER. Z

One Of the most useful things that
one can have in a house il q three
sided hamper sor soiled clothes. II is
much more satisfactory that the or
dinary round or four-sided hamper. as
II occupies less space. besides being
more slightly in appearance. II is
strongly built Of heavy withes woven
in and out and twisted around strong
supports at the corners. and the front
IL rounded, thus giving more room in
side, without making any appreciable,
difference in the amount OF floor space
occupied. The top fits snugly and the
hinges are serviceable and strong. ms
are also the handles. which are formed
of rings securely attached.-Utica OBJ
server.
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15
&NouseHoL0
x RECIPES ~
} 4 "A y

Cold Water Cake-One and e-half
cups OF sugar, one-quarter cup Of but
ter, one and one-half cups Of -four,
two eggs, one cup OF water. two tea
spoonfuls baking powder. Flavor with
vanilla or lemon.
LentiI Soup-wash carefully one cup
of lentiIs. Cook in two quarts Of boil
ing water for half an hour. or until
soft. and then drain the water. Rub
through a strainer, add sufficient hot
milk to make the soup Of the desired
consistency, and season well with salt
and pepper.
White House Cake-Beat very thor
oughly together a cup and 4 half Of.
sugar, half 4 cup Of butter and the:
whites OF fve eggs: then add two.
thirds Of cup Of milk. q little more
than two cups of fine -four and q tea
spoonful Of almond extract. Whip ul-,
I'll light and frothy and bake in mod.
crate oven.
Blackberry Charlotte-Soak one third
Of n package OF geiatine In a cup Of.
cold water for half an hour. Have.
ready one pint Of cream whipped to a
stifY froth. Sift into It then a cupful Of
powdered sugar. add the gelatine and
the Juice of half lemon. Stir in one
pint OF fresh bIackberries. which must
be very ripe. and beat until stiff. Serve
Ice cold with whipped cream on top. !;
Green Mountain Buns-Mix q stiR
batter out of three cups Of milk, one Of
sugar and the necessary amount Of
-four. Add a yeast cake. Let rise for
half Q day. then add one cupful Of
molasses. one cupful OF currants. q
teaspoonful Of CHINA mon, one OF Soda
one-half Of cloves, and q full cup Of
melted butter: use suficient Hour to;
make q stiR batter again. allow Il to
rise over night and spread with raw.
egg when baked.
Cocoanut Layer Cake - Cream one.
and Q half cups Of sugar and one-half
cap u butter. Add half cup Of milk
and one cup OF freshly grated Cocoa
nat. -Sift in two cups Of four and two,
teaspoonfuls OF baking powder. Fold,
in lest the whites Of four egss. BakA
in layer tins. Spread with . soft icing
made by mixing the whites Of two
eep and . cup OF fresh. grated COCOA
nut with enough powdered sugar DO
make II stiff. A little orange O. leDan
rind grated Is an :mprosement
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15

The pySRies have little - 70 ida
~ = supsens being Oae tribe has
hees GDsnl vho - times a danger
prayed ta Yer" One traveller records
such . supp'icafiou-
Yer. IL thou Aoss really exist. Why
dost thou lie. Us be slain: We ask thee
not for food. for we live on nuts and
mice IL thou hast made u.s. why dost
thou let US be trosiden DOWN.
A stranger is fair game TO a pygmy.
4 legitimate marx for his little deadly
arrows He sometimes entraps the un-
wary. Having tied . cord 10 his ankle.
the pygny eoeeeals hiDsslf in the
BUSH The other end e the string is
led - . eeagh Il aztree which
stretches aeross the forest tath- When
some one comes that way. the pygmy
a=itates the bossh BY jerking his ankle.
Every soand or notios of the forest Is
Of moneaf. ard the sewcomer stands
still to haOk and dstsa- Then the
pygmy sAsots hin In tie back
But aid ene sf the little creatures
when rebuked. ~he wss . stranger. He
had no bssiness here" an argument
which reainjs one Of Leeeh's picture
and stogy in Punch: "A stranger:
Fave art brick at i'm
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15

Recent sdvices from France state
eAAf frof Moissan. the eminent sci
eatfst and inventor, has actually sue
eeoaed in making genuine diamonds
A1d rubies- He employs for this pur-
800 the electric furnace. which has
beea 50 improved that . degree Of
heat can be produced. approaching the
extrene temperatures. which we're un-
6osbtedly factor in the formation OF
minerals and gems in the interior Of
the earth
Ths rubies obtained are Of large
sise. Weighing 10 or Is caIats. and in
quality and color equal and even sur
pass those found IN the earth The
natural forces attending the formation
Of diamonds seem to have been more
c0nplicated. and SO far the diamonds
resulting from the efforts Of the SCI
entists have been very small. but still
they are positively identified rs the
carbon erystal-the diamond. They
are rem arkably clear and bright. and
on . small scale as nne specimens a.
natures own product.
The electric furnace has enriched
chemistry with = whole series OF
new compounds. Probably the one OF
most value to mankind at large is Cal
eium Carbide. The simple applica-
tion OF water to Calcium Carbide gen.
crates the gas Acetylene. which 10
nov being commonly used for light
ing.
The peculiar merits OF Acetylens
light are its brillianco and high can
die pover ease OF Installation eco
nomy and its adaptability for lighting
building Of every description. regard
less Of their location.
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15
WHAT CURED HIS COLD.
Uncle AIeck Lost Medicine, bu
"Chewed the Paper"

When homeopathy was in Its in
fancy my father. who was n sea cap
tain, became a strong devotee. and
lost no opportunity to SOUND it's
praises. He owned a medicine chesr
and bio book of directions, which
he zealn. sly studied and became sd
thoroughly imbued with the doctrine
that II became standing joke among
his friends and family. Uncle AIeck
Coffin" was his mate. and quite a
droil old sea dog in his way. He wa.
an unbeliever In the new practice, and
lost no opportunity to crack a joke
at its expense.
One evening Uncle Aleck" called at
the house when he had severe cold,
and was feeling III generally Here
was fathers opportunity. He got ont
his book. looked Uncle Aleck" over
seriously, put some pellets in a paper
and told Uncle" to be sure and take
them as he told him TO.
The next day Uncle Aleck' Called
at the house, and 10! his cold vas
gone and he was himself again. Faith
er felt triumphant.
We'll. Alexander" he said, 81 guess
you will believe now there is some
virtue in my little pellets. or course
you took them"
Yes. said Uncle Aleck." they
must be great stun. When I got homc
they'd spilled out. but I chewed the
paper and came out all right
Chewing the paper" has become
quite a remedial byword in our fam
lily ever since.-Boston Herald.
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15
TROUT ATE THE MUskRAT.
Old Fisherman Tells a Whopper That
Beats Them All.

The fellows had caught a fsh that
was a beauty, a hve-anda-halfp pound
rainbow trout, and everything else had
taken a back seat to his lordship, who
lay swaying to and fro in the well
which vas at the spring. surrounded
by an open. mouthed audience. which
had to be called second time to sup
per. and then the lucky fisherman told
again the details OF the fight. occa-
sionally opening his shirt front to give
his chest room to swell. says the Den
yer Post. Even after supper the air
was scaly with FISH talk until the old
timer showed his disgust In an out
burst of "Aw. what's the excitement
about. anyway? Why. that hsh
couldn't even swallow a rat. Say.
how'd you like to catch fish that
could swallow a muskrat? That's the
kind got once and the muskrat was
as big as cat II was just this way:
One evening I was lying on the bank
of little lake and was watching
muskrat fooling around. when all at
once there was dark blur under him.
q swirl and a fiip from tail as big
as q fan and the rat went under. Then
there were doings, for the rat didn't
seem to take to the fish as well as the
fish might have liked It. The fish
worked over toward shore and must
have got twisted, for he ran right up
a little creek, with his back sticking
half out OF water. Then ! jumped on
him. threw my arms around him and
yelled for my partner. who came run
ming down from camp. and then we
dragged him up on the bank. got
rope through his gills. tied him to
tree and finally killed him. The rat
was stuck in his throat. and what do
you think-that rat weighed fve
pounds.
We'll, but what did the fish weigh?'
we asked.
"Oh. you see, we couldn't weigh
him. as our scales only weighed twen-
ty-fve pounds"
Then there was a hurry-up call for
the ambulance.
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15
How China eoyeotts America.


Since the boxer uprising nothing has
happened to stir up the people Of China
20 much As the present agitation
against the United States. says . Chez
Foo correspondent of Leslie's Weekly.
This Is Q commercial demonstration
made IN view OF the renewal Of the
treaty bstween these two countries re-
garding the entrance and residence OF
Chinese subjects in the United States.
The present movement IL one to boy
colt all American trade. all schoole
conducted by Americans, and all
American employers In all the ports OF
China. II ranges from Singapore on
the south to Tien-Tsin on the north.
and from Shanghai on the east coast
to Ichang in the west. a thousand
miles up the Yangtse river. 1t is most
virulent at Canton and Shanghai. The
powerful Chinese merchant guilds are
pushing the matter. and as they have
branches In every port city Of China
they WELD considerable power. Even
the old Empress Dowager. who prob
ably had never spent a thought before
on the dihiculties OF a Canton coolie
entering the Golden Gate. has been led
to express her sympathy with her ill
treated children"
The student class. who are much con-
eerned in the treaty. have taken up the
movement eagerly. and as a result one
mission school in Shanghai had TO
close its doors. and several other larger
Institutions were depleted OF a large
number OF students because of this boy
colt. Meetings are held to agitate the
subject. and placafds are distributed
or posted In conspicuous places.
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15
II O w

Let NE tell you the story of that
pair of pants | tore in 1874, as boy
is possessed Of about 400 times as
much feeling as he is generally credit
ed with having
Once upon a time. in those days
when | vas studying between the lines
of my geography how TO corner two
men with three upon the checkerboar1
I needed a pair Of pants.
knew | needed them and ! became
so positive that they were produced
in a hurry from country store cloth
Il don't suppose that $40 would have
purchased in this country, at that
time. an outft equal in value to some
OF the s. combination suits for boys.
now sold everywhere. but honey is as
pure to-day as in the days of Samson.
The next morning on my way TO
that geography lesson ! fell. don't
know why or how. but when ! got up
there was a fve-inch opening in the
knee of the left leg of these pants.
The sky grew dark. life became
painful, my countenance disturbed the
dining room group that evening so
much that they voted the cloth no
good and that | was blameless.
Those pants produced such a desert
of woe that years Of memory on
clothing are blighted all around that
lamentable date. At that stage of
American history a suit with an extra
pair of pants was as undeveloped as
an international silver dollar.
But speaking of checkers makes me
think Of Dillon. Dillon had just one
rule for playing checkers, and that
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15
Very Awkward.

Mrs. Norton came home from . call
one day in such disturbed condition
that II was evident tears were not far
in the background. She lost no time
in beginning her explanation.
John" she said to her husband, Il
am SO mortified don't know what to
do"
What is the matter, my dear.-
asked Mr.. Norton.
Il have been calling on Mrs. Pever.
Ill. You know her husband, Major
Peverill?' s
Yes
Well. have just learned to-day, %
my horror. that major isn't his title
At all. Major il his FIRST name.''
Why. certainly. I've always Known
that; what Il there 20 mortifyme
about it?''
Nothing said Mrs. Norton, visA .
sroan. ''only that I've besa calllne N.
'MatDr' every time I've met hin -.
the last SIX mouths!--ExeAaneQ. sss'
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15
AFRICAN PYGMIEs.

Recent investiga tions OF the region
about the head waters Of the Congo
have excited new interest in the mys-
terious small Folk who inhabit the for
ests Of that land. Tiny denizens Of the
deep. still woods, sparing Of speech and
having either no form Of religious wor-
ship, or very crude one, they are Of n
very low order Of intelligence. But
they know how to make IRE, to poiso Z
their little murderous darts, and they
have language. although It = simple,
and contains but few words. Although
aven gine only about four feet In
height, they are nevertheless not to
be deapised a. foemen. They are
strange. uncanny looking creatures, Of
lighter color than the average negro.
and having hair which rolls in tightly
EcurIed spiral locks. This gives Il the
appeAfanee - UsOWisS - tuess.
The pygDy raee was kn0Wn to TIE
ancients. Aristotle, Herodstus and
6Homer write Of the Awarfs, and preb-
|abIy many OF the legends q gDo0ao
and fairy folk grew ost q TIE nlne1
knovnedge Of these snail trlbes- "a
kinde Of little pssple whieA are -
bigger than Beyes ee twelve yoasuo
|olde. bgt verie thicke. and llve enay
|upoa 1eshe which they kill ID The
|weeds With Bowes ard Das1ea~ vrpee
d ssvesteesth cenfury ssshse.
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15
FOR THE BEDROOM.

Now that all wash goods are offered
for sale at very small prices. the shop
per is tempted TO purchase lengths of
Powered organdle or dimity for bed
room curtains. A charming cottage
bedroom. hung with a wall paper all
huge yellow roses. was made still more
charming by curtains of organdie in
which the yellow rose design was re-
peated. but In much paler tones. In
fact. the effect was as IL the roses
on the wallis cast their shadows on the
sheer white curtains. The idea II
worth studying and adapting to other
flower rooms. .s..-,
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15
DILLON DID ME UP
ZZA9IZ

was PLAY to beat" When I met Dbl
Ion I thought ! knew how TO play
checkers. After beating my mother
and father and Erastus Hathaway. l
ran up against Mr.. b. Powers. the
TO conquer Mr.. Powers. and IL was a
dozen years after that I met Dillon.
and I was never able to beat him.
though book was purchased on
checkers and how TO play the game
Still, Dillon would let me have about
one game in twenty just TO encourage
me. The embarrassing part Of the
whole experience consisted in the fact
that Dillon was over ninety years old
and continued to play his rule to beat
for years after that. He was in his
one-hundredth year when he said good
bye to the visible world.
Another uncomfortable part OF the
experience with the board between us
was that ! got a rubber manufacturer
TO SIT beside me and try to help me
out, but together we were not able
to corner Dillon when he really want
ed 10 get out of close place.
never thought any the less of him for
his beating me so severely, because
he was one of the youngest and most
cheerful Of elderly men
Had Known how to use milk.
honey, mes and cereals. and exercise
systematically. ! might have had y
clearer head. In those days | swai-
lowed a great deal Of foolish food.
Dillon was a careful and small eater.
He always quit when he had enough.
The Honey Money Stories.
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15
sTRoNogR THAN MEAT.
A Judges Opinion Of orape-Nut..

a Judges Opinion Of Grape-Nuts.
4 gentleman who has acquired
judicial turn Of mind from experience
on the bench out in the Sunnower
State, writes . carefully considered
opinion as to the value Of Grape-Nuts
~ food. He says:
For the past s years Grape-Nuts
has been . prominent feature in Cuf
bill Of fare.
The crisp food with the delicious.
nutty favor has become an indispensa-
Bile necessity in my family's everyday
life.
1T has proved to be most healthful
and beneficial, and has enabled us to
practically abolish pastry and pies
from our table. for the children prefer
0rape-Nuts and do not crave rich and
unwholesome food.
-Grape-Nuts keeps us all in perfect
physical conditions . preventive Of
disease It IL beyond value I have been
particularly impressed by tee bened-
eial effects Of Grape-Nuts when used
By ladies who are troubled with face
blemishes. skin eruptions. etc It
elears up the complexion wonderfully.
"As to its nutriuve qualities, my ex-
perienee is that one small dish Of
0rape-Nuts 10 superior to . pound Of
neat for breakfast. which IL an i'm
portant consideration for anyone. It
satisfies tie appetite and strengthens
the power Of resisting fatigue. while
fts use involves zone Of the disagree
able coaseQuenees thst sometimes fol-
low . meat breakfast Name gives
by Postum Co., Battle Greek. Mich
Thero's . reason.
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15
eeer-prinkins in Germany.

An American consular report draws
attention to the enormous consump-
ton OF beer In German cities. In GER
tain places unfavorable social condi-
tons have decreased the consumption,
notably in Saxony and Bavaria, but
throughout the German empire in the
last twenty years there has been an
increase in the consumption Of beer
from ten and one-half gallons per cap
.ita to thirty-two gallons and three
quarts. The most suggestive figures
are those from Munich, the capital Of
Bavaria, where fourteen years ago the
consumptioa OF beer reached the Al
mos, incredible figures of nearly ten
eallozs per capita per annuD.
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15
WASHING LINENS.

Linens are worn so much this sea son
that word in regard TO their care il
timely. Colored linen should be washed
carefully with white soap. and IL there
is fear Of its losing its original color
allow n large lump of alum to dissolve
in the rinsing water. then hang TO dry
in n shady place. The addition OF gum
arabic water TO the starch gives a de-
sirable dressing without the undre
give.
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15
UTILIZING OLD CORKs.

A clever housekeeper has conceived
the idea Of utilizing old corks for Q
bathroom mat. which she finds very
soft and warm for bare feet. Collect
ing lot of eorks. she cuts them to q
uniform size and squeezes them
through a rather fine wire netting. the
holes being just large enough to hold
the corks tightly in their centres.
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15
AN ESSENTIAL

An oblong fish kettle Of enameled
ware should be part of every kitchen
OUTFIT The best kettles have perforat-
ed drainers with wire handles at the
sides. by which the fish can be lifted
easily and conveniently. These kettles
will De found useful for boiling gree.
corn as well as fish.
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15
THE NEAT KITCHEN.

II the kitchen itself is a neat, pie
turesQue room. with snowy curtains
at the windows, neatly oiled noes.
clean. glazed paper on the walls and
everything comfortable and convenient
almost any servant will feel an aspirA-
ton 10 keep il in that eondi.io
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15

More Flexible and lastina,
won't shake out or blow out; by using
Defiance Starch you obtain better re-
suits than possible with any Other
branA and ons-third 0oas for aa00
oo00y..
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15
FRUITFUL FURNACES
INTENSE NEAT paooucgo
PRECIOUS STONES.

oeseaHsts Have Sueessded In piwek-
~ Real Diamonds and Rubies Srss
- Crueihls Of the Furnace.
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15

Thirteea carloads OF black walnut
Joes vefe shipDed frpm streud, Okla,
te 0erDany.
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15

A girl who has a sweet will Of hes
own during courtship is very apt to do
velop q sour won't after marriage.
La Junta tribune., 1905-11-15
TEA
We stand or fall by our
tea-Schilling's Best-and
we're not going-down.

The manicure girl has . profound
contempt Tor the hnger of scorn.