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blackjack GOES INTO TRAIN
ING

This brings me to the ugliest story
my enemies have concocted against
me. No one appreciates more thor
oughly than l that, to rise high, a man
must have his own efforts seconded
by the food Of vituperation that his
enemies send to overwhelm him and
which washes him far higher than he
could hope to lift himself So | do not
here refer to any attack on me in the
public prints; l think of them only
with amusement and gratitude. The
story that rankles is the one these
foes of mine set creeping, like snake
under the fallen leaves, everywhere,
anywhere, unseen, without trail 1t
has been whispered into every ear
and it is, no doubt, widely believed
that l deliberately put old Bromwell
Ellersly lin hole" and there tor
tured him until he consented, to try to
compel his daughter to marry me.
1t is possible that, if l had thought
of such devilish device, might have
tried it's not all fair in love? But
there was no need for my cudgeling
my brains to carry that particular for
LITIGATION on my way to what l had
fixed my will upon. Cromwell Eller.
sly came to me of his own accord
l suppose the Ellerslys must have
talked me over in the family circle.
However this may be, my acquaint-
ance with her father began with
Sans asking me to lunch with him.
The governor has heard me talk of
you SO much,' said he, that he is
anxious to meet YOU"
/ offered to help him, and 1 did help
him. Is there any one. knowing any,
thing of the facts of life, who will GEN.
sure me when | admit that with
deliberation-simply tided him over,
did not make for him and present to
him fortune? What chance should
have had, if had been so absurdly
generous to man who deserved MOTH
ing but punishment for his selfish and
bigoted mode of life? / took away
his worst burdens; but L left him
more than he could carry without my
help. And it was not until he had
appealed in vain to all his social
friends to relieve him of the necessity
of my aid, not until he realized that
was his only hope of escaping sharp
comedown from luxury to very modest
comfort in fiat somewhere-not until
then did his wife send me an invita-
ton to dinner. And / had not so much
as limited that I wanted it.
(To be Continued.)
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V l..
OF "GENTLEMEN.r

When l got back to my Office and
was settling to the proofs of the Let
tiers to Investors which l published
in sixty newspapers throughout the
country and which daily reached up-
ward of five million people, Sam Ell
lersly came in. His manner was GER
tainly different from what it had ever
been before; difference so subtle
that l couldn't describe it more nearly
than to say it made me feel as if he
had not until then been treating me
as of the same class with himself. |
smiled to myself and made an entry
in my mental ledger to the credit of
Mowbray Langdon.
That club business is going nicely
said SAM .Langdon is enthusiastic,
and find you've got good friends on
the committee
| knew that well enough. Hadn't
l been carrying. them on my books at
a good loss for two years?
If it wasn't for-for some features
of this business of yours" he went
On, I'D say there wouldn't be the
slightest trouble"
.Bucket-shop?" said with an easy
laugh, though this nagging was be-
ginning to get on my nerves.
Exactly" said he. And, you know,
you advertise yourself like like .
Like eyerybndy else. only more
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The new eyeglasses were in his pocket
now. and he was on his way to the
boarding house Che disdained to call
1t home) to test them on the Rubat-
vat that New York friend had sent
him for Christmas.
All these things Qncluding the COM
ing of Omar Khayyam) had made the
Bachelor a pessimist-or SO, at least
he thought.
1t was Christmas eve.
''The Christmas spirit" he growied.
under his breath Huh! The Christ
mas greed, call it. Everybody seems
to be rushing around like mad, and
everybody is filled to bursting with a
lively sense of favors to come. VIII
that confounded car ever show upI 1
can't stand this chattering rabble
much longer"
The car came at last and the Bach
elor ,heaved sigh that was almost
satisfaction as he sank into the only
vacant seat.
The Bachelor found himself on the
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NapoIeon's Horsemanship.

Was Napoleon a good horseman?
Frederic Mason, whose studies of the
emperor know no end, declares that
he was poor rider. In this opinion
he coLtradicts many a writer, as we'll
as all the historical painters. Even in
the military academy, it seems, Ma
poleon was the despair of his riding
teachers. Though frequently thrown
from his horse, his head was always
down on his chest and his legs were
bent by his too short stirrups Hence
his back was always crooked when he
was in the saddle, while his reins were
never properly in hand. 1t is on rec
ord that in attempting at Boulogne to
pull his horse suddenly to one side to
avoid needless child, Napoleon went
clear over the animals head and fell
beside the child, Detaille by name
who became, by the way, the father of
the celebrated painter, Edouard De-
taille. In Wurzburg, Napoleon once
had to, pay 600 francs damages for
riding down woman The emperor
also rode across country with absolute
indifference to his own safety, and
was always master of his mount, des
pite his poor seat His taste in horses
was excellent.
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successfully than most" said /.
Everybody adverIises, each one
adapting his advertising to the needs
OF his enterprises, as far as he knows
how"
That's true enough" he confessed.
But there are enterprises and enter
prises, you know"
fou can tell 'em. Sam, said !,
that l never put out statement /
don't believe to be true, and that when
any of my followers lose on one of my
ups, I've lost on it, too. Fer / play
! my own tips-and that's more than
can be said of my 'financier' in this
town."
After while dragged in the SUBJ
ject. One thing am and will do to
get myself in line for that club" 1
said, like a seal on promenade. I'm
sick of the crowd I travel with-the
men and the women. feel it's about
time l settled down I've got a for
tune and establishment that needs
woman to set it off, / can make some
woman happy You don't happen to
know any nice girls-the right sort, I
mean?"
Not many" said Sam. You'd bet
ter go back to the country where you
came from, and get her there She'd
be eternally grateful, and her head
wouldn't be full of mercenary non
sense"
Excuse mel" exclaimed l. It'd
turn her head. Shed go clean crazy
Shed plunge in up to her neck-and
not being used to these waters, she'd
make a show of herself, and probably
drown, dragging me down with her, If
possible"
Sam laughed. Keep out of mar
riage, Matt" he advised, not so OBJ
fuse to my real point as he wanted me
to believe. Il know the kind of girl
you've got in mind. She'd marry you
for your money, and she'd never ap-
preciate you. She'd see in you only
the lack of the things she's been
taught to lay stress on
For instance?"
Il couldn't tell you any more than
could enable you to recognize a per-
son you'd never seen by describing
him."
Amt 1 gentleman" inquired
He laughed, as if the idea tickled
him. "Of course" he said "Of
course
'Ain't l got as proper a country
place as there is a-going? Amt my
apartment in the WilIoughby peach?
Den't give as elegant dinners as you
ever sat down to? Don't I dress right
up to the Piccadilly latest? Don't I
act all right-know enough to keep
my feet off the table and my knife out
of my mouth?" All true enough; and
| so crude then that I hadn't sus-
picion what fiat contradiction of my
pretensions and beliefs about myself
the very words and phrases were.
You're right in it, Matt" said am.
"But-well-you haven't travelled with
our crowd, and they're shy of strang-
ers, especially as-as energetic sort
of stranger as you are. You're too
sudden, Matt-too dazzling-too-"
Too shiny and new" said ], begin
ming to catch his drift. ''Thatll be
looked AFTER
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KEEP OUT OF THE MAR RAGE MATT, HE ADVISED.

turn it to good account. A sensible
man never makes fatal errors. What
ever he does is at least experience
and can also be used TO advantage.
If Napoleon hadn't been half dead at
Waterloo, don't doubt he would have
used its disaster as a means to a
great victory
When | walked into Mowbray Lang
don's Office, was like thoroughbred
exercising on clear frosty morning:
and my smile was as fresh as the
flower in my buttonhole thrust out
my hand at him. Il congratulate
YOU said l.
He took the proffered hand with a
questioning look.
ON WHAT" said he. 1t is hare to
tell from his face what is going on in
his head, but / think l guessed right
when l decided that SAKE hadn't vet
warned him.
Il have just found out from SAKE, y
| pursued, about the canal BILL"
What canal bill?" he asked.
That puzzled look was a mistake,
Langdon,' said /, laughing at him.
When you don't know anything about
matter, you look merely blank. You
oyerdid it: you've given yourself
away"
He shrugged his shoulders. LAS
you please. said he. AS you please
was his favorite expression; a stsreo-
typed irony, for in dealing with him.
things were never as you pleased. hut
always as he pleased.
Next time you want to dig a mine
under anybody" went on, don't hire
SAKE. Really feel sorry for you-to
have such clever scheme messed BY
such an ass"
If you don't mind. I'd like to know
what you're talking about" said he,
with his patient, bored look.
As you and Roebnck own the gov
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Educational Expenses in Euron.


French statistics show the expenses
OF the various European states for the
education Of their subjects. In Ger.
many there Is one school to every 700
INHABITANTS, and on an average 100
children attend one school, The ex-
pense amounts to 1926 cents a head
OF population. In France there is
school to every 500 inhabitants. a
school is attended by &C children. and
every Frenchman contributes 29.5
cents to the expenditure. In Italv
where there is a school to every 600
inhabitants, school is visited by &c
children and pupil costs 1875 cents.
In Spain there is also school to every
600 inhabitants and Sc children consti-
tute the average attendance. Every
Guild, however, requires an annual
Expenditure of % cents. In England.
says the New York Tribune. condi-
tons are similar, but the cost amounts
to 27.25 cents for each child. Austria
has school to every 104 pupils and
every 1900 inhabitants, at a cost of
i19.1 cents. In Russia there is a school
to every 1890 inhabitants, and the
school expenditure of Russian.
amounts to 5.5 cents.
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The statistics Of foreign trade of
the United States show that we are
importing unusually large quantities
and values of agricultural products.
But there is no occasion for alarm by
our farmers. Sugar and tobacco do
not seriously compete with the native
output, and coffee, silk and rubber
are not rivals for anything grown at
home. The American producer who
supplies large part of the world with
breadstuffs, cotton and meat is still
Tar ahead OF the game. and may rest
easy in the assurance that there are
some millions of people abroad who
regard this country as the chief
source of supply for many of the nee
essaries Of life.
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ter and as to the Travellers club.
Thanks, Langdon," said; and that
he might look no further for my mo
tive, | added: Il want to get into
that club much as the winner of a
race wants the medal that belongs to
him. I've built myself up into a rich
man, into one of the powers in
finance, and l feel I'm entitled to
recognition.
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same seat with little woman who
held many bundles and baby The
| baby was asleep. The woman looked
| tagged and tired, but when her eyes
| CHANGED to rest on the infant in her
tense arms, they grew soft with ma
ternal tenderness. She apologized in
! flushing haste to the Bachelor when
| the baby's restless movements set a
| paper box squarely on his knee, but
| the pessimist only grunted She tried
! to recover the box, but this, as she
had only two arms, and both were full,
proved difficult
Let the box stay, madam" snapped
the Bachelor. He had not thought to
help her. ut does not inconvenience
me in the least
So the box stayed. The Bachelor
looked sedulously the other way, and
tried to forget that it was there. The
his coat sleeve, and the Bachelor tried
to forget that, too.
II get off at the next corner, SIR
said the woman. Gould you-wou!d
you"
She rose in hurried anxiety to her
feet, and more bundles rained down
on the Bachelor.
i could help you out, If that is what
you mean, said the Bachelor sourly.
oh, no, sir-thank you, sir." For
the Bachelor, red with irritation. had
gathered up the scattered parcels.
The conductor grinned as he jerked
the bellcord. and the perspiring Bach
elor could have beaten him with HE
cane
I'll carry these bundles home for
you, madam" he announced gruffiv
and reluctantly, when they reached the
Sidewalk. My car has left ME. ar,y-
way" and he smiled grimly after the
rapidly receding lights
Yes, sir" said the woman. meekIv
" 'Tain't far" she added, lust a
block"
When he at last reached his cha.,r-
less room, he adjusted his new glassas
with scowl and picked up Omar
hhayyam with feeling of sudden dis
taste. The Christmas spirit" he
growled. "Pshaw!"
but ne dld not see the printed na..a
though his eyes were screwed intent
ly upon it for many minutes. Sudder-
ly he threw down the vellum-covered
book in rage and tore of the ninea
nee. Hang it ALL" said he furiousIv
these glasses are no good. That driy.
ehng idiot of an oculist ought to l,a
drawn and chartered! I'm going.
downtown" oinS
SO he janmed his hat on his be.d
and went downtown, and when -
came back his overcoat pockets were
plugging with fiaxen-haired dol, NO.,
ranted to say mamma witbouf 49,
pressure and a red jumping-iack e.
startling agility. $50 =
FOR the Christmas spirit had cast a.,
sweet and potent spell over the :. -
mistic Bachelor, and he had sudd,sn,,.
remembered-what he had 60 1890, &C.,
Tried to forget-that his lana Had 80, 80
re mother OF two riotous chiIdyen -
God bless .em." said the nsnhe,
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A Washington woman is suing an
.ather for $1,000 damages because a
postal card complaint of the manner
IN which she treated her children
caused her to lose 30 pounds In
weight. Some women would welcome
a postal card like that Think of the
Doctors bill it saved. to say nothing
OF the inconvenience of following
diet
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Couldn't Wait So Lonq.

"Will / send the goods home?''
asked the girl behind the counter in
the big department store.
NO, I'll take them with me-. replied
the purchaser; but as I'm in hurry
you may send the change home, If You
please. -Yo pkers Gtatesn,an.
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aN74zE ga,
PEI|'slMlS'I||||!ll!C
BAGHEI!45IR

HE Bachelor lived In .
boarding house. He VAS
55 years old, and his hair
was growing thin at the
top and gray at the tenn
pies. He had recently In
vested in a cane because
of the govt which he had
stopped calling rheuma-
tism. After he had bought
the cane he had grimiy
stalked to an oculist's-
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As a rule. the man who can make
almost everything numbers a Twin
"a one Of the things he can't Iuake
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VALUE OF cool HEAD.
self-Possessicn One Of the Most Use
full OF All Traits.

oelf-Posscssicn One OF the Most Use
full Of All Traits.
The cool head conduces to sue
cessful meeting of emergencies with a
feeling that everything is going to
come out all right The feeling Of
quiet. self-control in itself makes one
the better able to work toward the
good result.
To a mother this self-possession is
invaluable. In a large family small
events calculated to upset the domes-
tic machinery constantly occur. To
the mother 1t seems to be law Of
nature that children should continu-
ally have hairbreadth escapes and
come out within an inch Of their lives.
But is is equally a law of nature
that they should escape. And when
ever the critical moment arrives In
her own life or in the life of another,
II is important for woman TO remem-
Der that the worst thing she can do
at that moment is to lose her head
the best thing she can do is to keep
her mind in control. To keep her
head cool means that she is a helI
instead of hindrance, an assistance
instead Of drag.
|. In an emergency it is better &c
| seem heartless than to be inefficient
Better the one person who stands
coolly by the sufferer and sees the
way to help him than the ten persons
who are ready to cry out and faint ant
shed tears over his calamities and
pains. Affection and sympathy are
sometimes best proved by ignoring
them, particularly when the moment
arrives for action, not tears.-Philadel
| mia Inuuirer
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Must pisinfect the Wash.

BY order of the Minister of Com
merce all articles sent to the public
laundries of Paris must in future be
disinfected before being sorted out
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SufcringS acre Brotyaeted and Sez'e,e
Tried Every hnozun Kennedy UuhoHf
Relief-Se,ious Stomach Trouble Cured
BY Three Bottles of PerunaI
Capt. w. w. Jackson, 705 G St., NV,
Washington, ID. c., writes:
81 am eighty-three years old, a vet
eran of the Black Hawk, Mexican and
the Civil Wars. l am by profession
physician, but abandoned the same.
".Some years ago ! was seriously af-
fecfed with cafarrh of the stomach.
My sufferings were profracfed and
severe. tried every known remedy
without obtaining relief.
sin desperation began the use of
your Peruna. / began TO realize i'm
mediate though gradual improvement.
''After the use of three bottles every
appearance of my complaint was re-
moved, and | have no hesitation in
recommending it as an infallible rem
edy for that disorder. WV. jackson.
Address DIR. S. b. Hartman, President
of The Hartman Sanitarium, Column
bus, Ohio
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Cause of Headaches.

AS is naturally to be expected, the
some nervous disturbance or weak
ness lrritated by some experience
which in prime condition of health
would produce no perceptible effect.
The common causes are therefore of
two classes, namely those which pre-
viously exist within the body and
those which exist outside of 1t and ex.
cite the inner or latent evils into &C
ton
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-06-21

Taking Down ."e Swelling.
h,This hats too small for me-" said
pr5 man who had come into sudden
chsminence; "Tll have to have it ex-
anged for a larger one"
ha Ali" exclaimed the halter You
mSen't read to-day's issue of the
rning Wasp, have your"
No. Why?"
yoJust read what it has to say about
del. think that will fix you. Phila.
phia Press.
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An Error In Judgment.

citMr. Slimsky-'I don't believe the
clcy water is safe. l notice it has
tasuded appearance this morning and
stes sort -milky-and-"
miMrs Starvem-"That glass contains
yolk, Mr. Slimsky; the water is at
bour left. And, by the way, your
laIard bill was due yesterday. "-Cleve-
I'd Leader.
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Don't Poison Baby.

FORTY YEARS AGO almost mother thought her child must have
PAREGORIC laudanum make sleep These drugs will produce
Sleep and FEW DROPS TOO MANY will produce the SLEEP FROM WHICH
THERE Is NO WAKING Many the children who have been killed
whose health has been ruined for life by pareg audanum and morphine each
which is narcotic product of opium Druggists prohibited from selling
either Of the narcotics named children ALL anybody without labelling
them poison The definition narcotic Isl al medicine Which relieves
Sleep but Which produces Suor conJ
The and smell ofmednes containing opium disguised
and sold under the Drops Cod" Soothing Syrup ETC. You
should permit any medicine be given your children without
your physician know Of what composed CASTORA DOES NOT CON
TAIN NARCOTICS if it bears the signature of Chas Fletcher
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Room for Grave Doubt.

rio ommy-I guess Mr.. Roxley amt as
ala as people think. You said he
qoa't have to work, but could jest
he round enjoyin' himself wherever
pleased.
immy-So he kin.
daIo ny-Weh' ne WASH at mat
ve,dy Sunday school picnic of ours
ceterday, an the tickets wuz only 25
Is.
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Friendly announcement.

thPearl-All of their friends advised
in I'm to elope instead of being married
the regular way.
shRuby-I don't see why their friends
ould care.
pePearl-Oh, yes. Elopers never ex-
It wedding presents.
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Forced to Change His Mind.

du'Timmins. I'm going to have to re-
lite your salary till business gets
lie better"
chWell, l see I'll have to smoke
,aper cigars.
Cheaper than those you now use?"
Yes, blamed sight cheaper"
miWell-er-say, guess I'll econo-
2 some other way"
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of1 That poet didn't make a dollar out
his great epic poem"
lExactly."
And his ode to America fell fat"
tThat's what"
md Well, how is it he rides in an auto
bbile now?"
ul3 My friend, he's the author Of pop
Edbr song entitled, My Honey's Black
inv de Chimbly-Back. Jump Jim-Crow
It'd de Mawninr atlanta Constitu-
The Oakley eagle. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908, 1906-06-21

- irst Burglar-Bill wuz a burglar
Il he WI sixty years old.
ecoDd Burglar-Is dat so?
. irst Burglar-Yep, an de last ting
took wuz chloroform.
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All HaIIOWS College
SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH -
BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL
STUDIES RESUMED SEPTEMBER 7th
- SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH

Minlm. Primary. Academic, Col
lege and Post Graduate depart
ments. Special attention to Sci
enoe, Mathematics, Music a n d
Commercial branches. Courses
In Physical Culture, Military Drill.
students are prepared for West
Point. Annapolis and all depart
ments OF tn @ Civil Service. A
complete corps of able and ex-
perienced professors. A limited
number OF private rooms. for
which application should b q
made early. For further partlcu-
lars. call on or write to the Very
Rev. President.
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Premium on sinole Life

glehe-I see by this paper that a sin
IGreenland whale is worth $4,000.
thge-I judge from that statement
thb a single whale is worth more
O married one"
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Looking Out for the Family.

mSniggs-Aren't you working any
pare? 1t seems that every time
ofss your house | see you looking out
the window.
ou0iggs-Well, some one has to look
for the family
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Same Results.

Ihilo Soffer-Is marriage a failure?
we Imam Seer-Well, if you marry a
lthy girl, it's almost as good.