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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-08-31
PRIDE BEFORE A FALL.
That Jumper Did Certainly Set OF a
Pretty Figure.

A young girl came sauntering down
the street the other day whose figure
was divine Every curve was perfect.
And the young lady was quite con-
scious that the symmetry was a thing
to be admired
She wore one of those up-to-date
sweaters Cnstead of a coaD which
button down the front. II was appar-
emily quite new.
An old colored man was leaning
against the sunny side of a wall.
warming his rheumatic joints in old
Soils friendly rays. AS the girl in
tho sweater approached he raised his
tattered cap from his gray wool
''Mornin' Miss Evelna," he said
very graciously. bowling low.
Good morning. Henry" replied the
girl. acknowledging the salutation.
'Yoh lookin mighty fine an dandy
this mornin', Miss Evelina."
Thank you. Henry"
"Thet's a mighty exquisit jumper
yoh has on, Miss Evelina. has motto
ed II two or free times lately-yoh GER
tainly am piXter in tibet jumper,
II am good, warm jumper, amt it,
Miss Evelina?"
Eyes, quite warm, Henry" replied
the young girl-"only II isn't Jump
Ter. it's sweater" she corrected with
a touch of pride.
Yes. yes, yoh certainly am a pixter
in thet jumper" the old man went on,
gazing at the sweater with apprecia-
tive eyes and quite ignoring the cor
rection. "Yoh makes scenery when
.yoh walks down the street, Miss Eve
lima. My ole woman an me was jes'
sayin' the other evenin' tibet there
wasn't prettier girl in this we're town
than Miss Evelina. Such a stylish
walk! Such lovely-er hair! Such
magnificent teef! Such"
20, Henry, shall have to be going"
said the girl, laughing and blushing
you are getting TO be an awful fiat
terer-"
"Why-er-Miss Evelina, befo' yoh
go I'd like ter say .het If yoh doan
want tibet jumper. why. my ole woman
is jest yoh fgger. "-Lippincott's.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-08-31
Various Kinds of Ivo,,

stas's-horn and in bone T6o
markable of prehistoric wort. .uOsl
representation of a head ana !, u
of an ibex carved in reinS.s suoalt
which is done with so much ', !. ~
and observation, though the vo ,S' q
cave-dweller of Dordogpe th "VR q
alists are able to assign it to ' A. "a
of the Alps rather than tb., ~e
pyrenees. VI
Billiard balls are turned t,,
most perfect elephant tusks. WV
essarily the largest. for tho Ivy ~,
most costly are made from
scarcely larger than the bans ~,
selves in diameter, and known :. u'
teeth. Some of the balls trrn.s,
even these are better than oa
They are of higher grade tbo O ~.
they are to the termination y, \
nerve which runs through tbs II
and the smaller this is, as m,s
observed in the black snact :.
seen on a ball, the better tho or.pl
Fossil or blue ivory is soms,la
found in commerce. and is nse5 ~
sionally in the manufacture Of iev,,1
1t is evidently from the tusks q, ~
deluvian mammoths buried in \
earth for thousands of years anal
which time they have become slO,|
penetrated with metallic salts vhl
have given them a peculiar blue coll
allowing them to be used as 4
Quoises.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-08-31

Prof. Smythe has a grape VINEYARD
OF which he takes great care. Every
fall the boys, whenever they get a
chance, steal few lunches of cranes
one morning the professor was spr
prised to find the vines almost bare
Calling his wife, he said: Mary
what has become of the grapes?"
l suppose the hens picked them off
was her reply.
Hens Hens! Some two.leggea
mems, said her husband. angrily. to
which she calmly replied:
Phil, dear, did you ever see snv
other kind ?'--Boston Herald.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-08-31
Young Doctors Bad Brea

Very sick lady, | should say
DR.. X, catching her wrist. Wna'
you been eating lately-loDs'e,', u
But how in the world coull \
know" asked the lady in sulpi'i]
why, by the shells at the peu'
Stop all food of that descripuou \
change the diet. Take this ineu''
three times daily"
Both doctors then left, anu
younger man was the next day an
when call came for Dr. a 4
young man responded. lie wen,
the sick room and took the pu''
the patient, man. usc1
Very sick, indeed" said u ~ M
with a professional air VIVA nj
you been eating? An '0O
horse!" ,,,,
Horse! Horse!" cried the p''''
what do you mean?" and
81 saw the harness on 'nv
You'd better change your die,'
Get out of my house" erleu Az dO,td
man in a rage. II sent for d w
not a fool" ,y.s'
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-08-31
Silly Old English Custor

tunity when the same party was
sembled on a subsequent occasion n
drinking off a bumper to the he,
of Nell Gwynne, or some other boar
of the day, he called the waiter A
ordering a tooth-drawer into the roo|
whom he had previously brought
the tavern for the purpose, made N
draw a decayed tooth, which long N
plagued him. The rules Of gOd
fellowship, as then in force. cles
required that every one of the al
pany should have a tooth drawn all
but they very naturally expressed
hope that Sedley would not be
unmerciful as to enforce the d
Deaf, however, to all their remd
strances, persuasions and entreatl
he saw them, one after another h
themselves into the hands Of u
operator, and whilst writing Vi
pain, added to their torments by
claiming:
Patience, gentlemen, patience; 4
know you promised that | should ha
my frolic. too"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-08-31
Hadn't Heard Of That One.

The detective in the automobile
stopped at little repair shop by the
roadside,
Have You seen anything" he asked
"of a short, chunky fellow with a gray
suit, in a light touring car, with no
number on it?"
Yes, sir" said the man behind the
leather apron. HE stopped here
about two hours ago to get a bolt
frightened up"
did he give you any idea OF where
he was going?"
mo, sir; he didn't seem to know
himself. He was kind o. tangled up
about the roads. and wasn't certain
which Erection he wanted to take"
In quandary. was hep"
Emo; IL didn't look like one. 1t
was one of these dinky little run
abouts. "-Chicago Tribune.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-08-31
Enormous Amount Is Exported
from Africa Yearly for Use
in Europe-Larse Deposits OF
Mammoth Tusks.

Ivory is, strictly speaking, obtained
only from the tusks of the elephant,
tho finest of which comes from the
coast of Africa. This hard, heavy, fine
grained green or guinea ivory is es'
teemed for its transparency, and be-
cause its light yellow or pale blood
tint unlike the Wilderness of other
kinds which becomes yellow, bleaches
with age The different species of
African elephant supply almost all the
ivory used in Europe. Its quantity is
enormous. The British importation
1900 was 1,175,000 pounds, which rep
resent 10000 tusks One London firm
sells 10000 tusks yearly in billiard
balls. Under so heavy drain the sup
ply must fail, but to fall back upon are
remarkable deposits of mammoth
tusks which have accumulated on the
rivers discharging into the Arctic
ocean.
Since man began to express him
self in art he has made use of ivory
Here. however, the term has a wider
application. 1t covers the teeth of the
hippopotamus, the long tusks of the
walrus, and even the single tooth or
the narwhale. Under the description
of worries come carving in polished
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-08-31
Master TommY,s Question

MISS Elizabeth Upjohn, a pupil at a
summer school of philanthropy. gave
the following little experience Of her
own at one of the sessions.
Mamma said a little fellow in q
tenement home which she was visit
ing what does the lady have a white
cross on her sleeve for?"
because she's a trained nurse
Tommy replied his mother.
Tommy was silent for a mouont
and then consumed with curiositv
asked: 'oS''y'
Mamma, does a trained nurse do
tricks?" no
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-08-31

other business only to be disappointed
and having raised money to engage il
other business by mortgaging the
farm, the farm is for sale.
The first collection of statistics b,
the commissioner of immigration. i'm
mediately upon his appointment
showed a total of 1912 abandoned
farms within the state. This was low.
water mark, and while the causes
named above continue to operate and
farms are constantly being left unoc.
cupled here and there in the state
the proportion of abandoned farms has
been gradually but surely growing
less"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-08-31
II Saw a Woman Washing the
Graveclothes OF the Dead
She Washed Them With Her
Tears.

The woman OF the washtuh
1ySS.he works tin fan Of night:
with soap and suds and soda
11d her 6,h hands are wrinkled white.
M Tn u'amionus are the sparkles
Her, opals are the bubbles
Ihat from the suds arise.
the woman Of the washtub
Has lost the charm ~ VnI,tl,
HtT mar is rough and homely
=, Her inquire Is uncouth:
HS TU,, temper is like thunder.
ne children OF the alley
ihey cling around her knees.
me sh woman Of the washtub,
she too, had her romance.
mere was a time when lightly
heI feet flew in the dance
HeT feet We're silver swai,ous
Her lips were flowers of fire.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-08-31
{ In New Hampshire Hills
-~---.,-.s-v--,.-t,--e..
Especial CORRESPONDENCE.

Outside of the large cities almost all
of New Hampshire has become a state
of rest and recreation. Quiet resorts
in the mountain country, far removed
from the noise of the railroad and the
trolley, are being sought after more
and more. Time is at a discount. Ten
and twenty-mile drives are incidents
in the daily life of the people. Good
roads and good horses make them
pleasure but the nerve-trying auto.
mobile is the toy OF the excitement
loving patron of the big summer ho-
tel
Baron Won Sternberg, the German
ambassador, established a home on
Governors Island, Lake Winnipiseo-
gee, and became so enthusiastic over
1t that he declared that he had seen
no place even in Scotland or the Ba-
varian Highlands with which the
Weirs could not hold its own.
Winston Churchill, after he became
famous as a writer of historical nov
search of a spot for the ideal home.
Arriving in Cornish, he at once made
up his mind that he had found what
he was looking for. He bought an old
estate, and by the expenditure of
thousands of dollars transformed it
into one of the most beautiful coun-
try seats, and now makes it his home
the year round.
Every year more distinguished
names are being added to the list OF
New Hampshire's summer boarders,
and the increase Is not being confined
to any particular town. Ex-Gov.
Frank S. Black of New York spends
his summers in Freedom, where a few
years ago he saw what he thought was
the most beautiful place upon which
his eyes had ever rested and bought
It, Senator j. c. Spooner became en-
thusiastic over the beauties of Pitts
burg, and purchased large farm,
where In summer he leads the simple
life in much the same manner as Mr..
Cleveland.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-08-31
Allegory of the Washtul

Then she was bright and eA
The blossom Of desire
o woman at the washtuo'
And do YOU ever dreaihmv 10
or all your days gone y
Your aureole of steam wing
From birth till we az, piuds,
You wash your sordiHu, nbi
o woman of the washtuo'
o sister OF the suds
One night saw a yisiSSnjth dr'a'
That filled my soul VIZ
/ saw a woman wash,hss ne dead
The grave clothes OF iuI,'ing.
The dead were all the "a meres'
And dry were lakes aI1hJtub
The woman at the WASH, Ter tear
She washed them win
] saw a line with banner ara
Hung forth in prouu
The banners OF all batue say; -,
From Cam to judgmen,h, siaughH
And they were sti1 VIZ" 90 heb
And blood from mem glory
And they were RED NJ w them lin
And she was washing e Bulf"'
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But the development OF New Hamp-
shire as a summer resort state, as a
land which is proving attractive to
wealthy amateur farmers; the i'm
provement of its roads and preserva.
ton of its forests, has not come about
by any chance.
There came a time in the history of
the state when the people awoke to
the fact that they must do something
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-08-31
An Honest confessloA

she was widow for the third time
Which of your husbands do Won in.
,end 10 associate with when you 90 n
heaven" asked the inquisitive snin,
ster. SPIN
ON the level" answered the widow
Il don't expect to fne either ~ Nv tho"
there" 'hem
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-08-31

and the manner in which the aban'
doned farm problem was met is told
nv Ex-Governor Batchelder, as follows.
In 1889 the New Hampshire Legis
lature, becoming alarmed at the ex
tent to which the abandonment OF tSs
farms of the state was being Glrred,
authorized the appointment by the
Governor and council of a commission
er of immigration, whose duty IL
should be to bring about, within the
measure of his ability, the repeopling
Governor David II. Goodell and his
counselors filed the office thus Great
ed by the appointment of the Secre'
tary of the State Board of Agriculture.
who has continued to hold the posi-
ton up to the present time. The num-
Der of farms in the state for which
desirable owners and occupants have
been secured through the efforts OF
the commissioner testify to the degree
in which his success has been COM
mensurate with his desires for the
welfare of his state.
Why Farms Are Vacant.
GAS early as possible the malady
was diagnosed and the causes for the
vacant houses upon the farms were
summed up under these three heads:
"First-The children left the old
homestead for other fields of labor
while the parents were in physical
condition to manage the farm, and
upon the death of the aged parents in
later years the children had become
engrossed in business upon other
farms or in other occupations and
of the rural districts of the Granite
State.
could not return. The farms have
passed into the hand1 of heirs and are
for sale.
"Second-Many farmers, either with
children engaged in some other avoca-
lions or without children, having Sc
cured a competency by industry and
frugal habits, lave retired from the
farm to the nei.hboring city or village
to spend their declining years in qui-
ct manner. and the farm is for sale.
"Third-Somatime the owners of
farms, seeing only the bright side in
other occupations and the dark side in
theirs, have left the farm for some
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-08-31

Highways Being Built.
So the list might be extended, TAX
ing in localities from the coast, where
thousands enjoy sea bathing and the
rugged grandeur of the cliffs against
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-12
TERMS WE'RE NOT UNDERSTOOD
ment Of Korea-NO Stipulation
Against Fertilization of Cape SOyra.

Toxic, September $3.50 p. m. Ode
layed in tfansmission) At an infor-
NAL meeting which took place today
between the premier, Count Ka.sura
and members of both houses, repre-
senting their respective parties and as
sociations, Count Katsura made a
full statement concerning the peace
negotiations. It now transpires that
the report that Captain Soya on La
Perouse straits could not be fortified
is unfounded, the only stipulation
made with Russia being in regard TO
the free passage of straits.
Japan acquires suzerainty over Ko-
rea and will control entirely with q
free hand the affairs of the Peninsula
railroad, south of Changchun, not
Changtu, the former being ceded to
Japan, with the right to retain mill
tary guards for the protection of the
railroad
When the fact that no stipulation
exists against the fortification of Cape
Soyra, and that Japan is to have
free hand in the government of Korea
becomes known, it is expected that the
popular indignation will be consider
ably allayed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-12

New Orleans, September 9.-Yellow
fever report to s o. M:
New cases Al.
Total to date 2.262. ;.i.
Deaths l.
Total 303.
New foci ~.
CASES under treatment SOL.
Cases discharged 1852.
The chief interest in the yellow fe-
yer situation was the report of infec-
ton at Baton Rouge. and The fact that
although only one case had appeared
there. numbers of people had taken
tho northbound train today out of
fear that the sickness would spread
Since the feyec appeared in New Or
leans the state capital has been bot
lied up. permitting 70 communication
with New Orleans. The Baton Rogue
patient is Aaron Block, son Of a prom
inent citizen.
Quarantines were Immediately nut
on by surrounding towns.
Though the number of new cases in
New Orleans TODAY was again disap-
pointing. the Heath report was favor
able.
Chairman Janvier announced today
that the citizens fund had reached
s135.423 and that the lists will be kept
oDen until the fever is declared over.
With the $50 900 placed at the dis
Dosal of DR.. White by the city and
state. the total fund he has had to
draw on exc 7eds s2S5.0C0. Additional
nurses were sent to Tallulah and Ken
ner today. Owing to the calls that
have been made by the country. the
supply of nurses has run low but un-
less there are further unexpected de-
mands it is probable that the state
board will be able to provide the help
that is needed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-12
FEDERAL COURT ADJOURNS
Indictments Returned Against % Men
Three Wilkes County Men Leave fol
Parts Unknown.

Charlotte, n. c., September 9.-The
special term Of federal court which
has been in session for a week at
Greensboro investigating charges of
fraud against revenue officers, adjourn
ed tonight. Indictments were return
ed against % men, almost all of them
revenue officers. Warrants will be is
sued for these and arrests made al
once. Judge James e. Boyd, in dis
charging the grand jury, complimented
them on the success attained in ferret
ing out frauds.
A special from Greensboro to The
Observer says that l.. E. Davis. R. III.
Hardin and A c. Bryan, three Wilkes
county men under indictment by the
federal grand jury for defrauding the
government, left today for parts un-
known. Hardin and Bryan are deputy
revenue collectors, while Davis was
formerly deputy collector and is con-
sidered leader of the Wilkes county
gang, charged with defrauding the
government out of large amounts of
money. G.. W. Samuels, another reve-
nue. officer was arrested today ant
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-12
HAND TO HAND FIGHTING
Encounters i'm the Outskirts of Tan.ie1
Which Result in Heavy Casualties.

Tangiers, Morocco, September g.
There has been severe hand-to-hand
fighting all day in the outskirts OF the
city. 1t is thought that the casual
ties are heavy.
Raisuli recently appointed governor
of several important tribes between
Tangier and Fez, reinforced by 500
cavalry, is endeavoring to subdue The
revolving tribesmen who this morning
burned a number Of villages in the
immediate vicinity of Tangier.
Thousands of inhabitants of thesa
places fed to Tangier, and there IL
great anxiety for the safety or he
town
A large force of the Sultan's troops
have arrived here. It is not know1
whether they intend to assist or cap
ture Raisuli. who is reported to have
been dismissed from the position oi
governor of the district.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-12
TROLLEY CARS IN COLLISION
Disaster Near York. Pa.-Ffse Persons
Killed ami Seventy-fiye Injured

York, Pa, September 9.-Five per-
sons were killed and seventy-five in
jured in collision between a passen-
ger and freight trolley car today on
the York and Dallastown electric rail-
way near Sway switch about six miles
from here. Two victims were killed
instantly and three died later at hos
pital here.
Although the cause of acciden,
has not been explained 1t is supposed
to have been due to a mistake in sig
nails. The wrecked passenger car was
crowded, the register showing 102
fares. When Stabley's switch was
reached the motorman saw the freight
car not more than 100 feet away. ap-
proacning at a rapid rate, Motorman
Meishenhelder of the passenger, ap-
piled the brakes and with a warning
cry. jumped for his life. He was fol-
lowed by Conductor Snyder. Both es-
capped serious injury. But the passen-
gers in the inside were unable to help
themselves. They became panic
stricken, and made desperate efforts
TO escape but before one of them could
jump from the car the crash came.
The noise of the collision, followed
by the cries Of the injured, attracted
the attention of the farmers i'll the vic
Unity who rendered all the aid possible
Twenty of the more seriously injured
were placed on the freight car and
brought to this city. Some were cared
for in nearby farm houses and others
were brought here in special cars. II
is not known whether any of the in
| iI1rod e toll l,-h hilr
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-12

ST. Petersburg, September 1G.-3:2O
a. rn.-The situation at Baku yester-
day showed a slight perceptible change
for the better. Though there were
most alarming rumors, some of them
to the effect that the Tartars were
about to sweep the troops from Baku
altogether, in circulation in ST. Peters
burg, majority of the dispatches, in
cluding those to Oil headquarters, in
dica5ed that the rioters had made nc
headway in their attempts at incendia-
rism in the city in the "black iowa
quarter, where comparative order was
restored and only occasional shots
were being fired. Several banks had
reopened.
Oil men, escorted by troops, were
able for the first time to visit the oil
fields. which for four days had been
practically in the hands of the Tar
tars.
They report scenes of indescribable
destruction. About three quarters of
the property there, they say, was
burned to the ground, and plundering
and inCendiarism continue. Hundreds
of tanks were destroyed, the pumping
machinery is useless, and the houses
of the workmen were destroyed. One
of the oil men estimated the number OF
dead at over one thousand, five hum
dred of whom were killed in the city
during the early rioting; but he admit
ted that his estimate was only guess.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-09-12
AUTHORITIES IN CLASH
First Conflict Between City and State
Health Boards

Atlanta September 9.-The first
conflict between state and city health
authorities occurred at an early hour
today on an Atlanta and West Point
railroad train. DIR. H. F. Harris, sec
retary Of state, boarded the train at
Red Oak and undertook to prevent
the entrance into the city of several
refugees from Pensacola and infected
points in Louisiana and Mississippi.
When the train reached Atlanta. Dr..
Harris was not visible. but Mayor
Woodward with a squad Of city police
was in evidence. When he learned
that refugees who had been examined
previously by city;s inspector sought
to stop here he welcomed them. and
flguratively handed them the keys of
the city. A special car attached to
he train carrying refugees bound for
Asheville was not molested as the state
board does not bar passage through
the city Or state OF this class Of pas
sengers.
The result of this clash of authority
is not yet apparent. The state officials
say that any interference with their
quarantine VIII meet with prompt
punishment