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Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05
HAD NOT MISSED THE COLONEL.
Judge Robinson Uses the Retort Cour-
teous in Making Up Quarrel.

teous in Making Up Quarrel.
Some years ago in Alabama one
of the most talented lawyers practic-
ing in the south was the late Col
Bragg, but he had a peppery temper.
Not only did Braggs disposition in
volve him from time to time in Sc
rious differences with his colleagues,
but it also id him to break off annie
able relation With a Judge Robinson,
d most estimable jurist, who, while
presiding over suit in which Bragg
was interested, had by his decision in
CURED the resentment OF the advo-
cate. So for long time the colonel
declined even to speak t. the Judge,
save when it was absolutely neces-
sary in the course of BUSINESS.
Finally, however, his be tier nature
getting the upper hand, col. Bragg
determined to apologize to Judge Rob-
inson and endeavor to eff t renew
al of their former comparatively
pleasant relations. Meeting the Judge
one afternoon on the steps of the
state house, he impulsively thrust out
his hand and said:
See here, judge, let's be friends
again. This thing has gone on long
| enough"
"Why-er, Bragg" asked the Judge
in the meekest and mildest way mag
! Unable, whats the matter?"
Simply this judge" continued the
fiery Bragg, 81 admire you so i'm
mensely that l can not for my life
| be content to remain on bad terms
any longer. l felt that I must speak
to you"
"Why-er, Bragg" piped the judge
in the thinnest of voices, we'll
feigned look of establishment on mis-
face, "why-er, Bragg, haven't you
been speaking to me?"
At this the lawyer wilted-Lippin'
colts.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05
EXPENSE OF PASTE DIAMONDS
Material from Which Imitation Gems
Are Made Is Not Cheap.

Paste" from which imitation
precious stones are made, is widely
known, but few are acquainted with
the ingredients, though it is generally
understood that the paste gains its
brilliancy from the lead it contains.
Formulas vary for the paste, but
all contain rock crystal, red lead car.
Donate OF potash, borax and white ar.
senic.
1t is required that these articles
shall be of higher grade of purity,
as there Is a considerable waste, so
that the gems made from "strass," as
the composition is technically known,
are by no means inexpensive.
A paste diamond cannot scratch
glass and is thus easily detected but
colored stones are made of crystal
alone that are considerably harder
than glass.
In the making of these crystal
stone is followed out and filled with
some colored liquid. the orifice being
closed with plug of crystal which is
ground down so that there is no trace
of the junction.-New York Herald.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05
WE'RE NOT THE EDIBLE KIND.
Obstinate Customer Had to Find An.
other Use for Purchase.


That things are not always what
they seem was discovered by one of
the patrons of a delicatessen store in
II somewhat painful manner. Desiring
some sausages, the man, who has a
pronounced streak of obstinacy in his
makeup, entered the place and asked
for some "just like those in the win
dow"
I'm very sorry, but we haven't any
of that kind in stock just now" said
the delicatessen man.
Whats the matter with those in
the Window" asked the customer. The
delicatessen man started to say some
thing about the sausages in the win
dow nor being lust Ike the regular
kind, but his apparent unwillingness
aroused the ire of the customer, who
began to insist that the sausages in
the window be taken down at once
and sold TO him. Possibly he did not
notice the smile of the delicatessen
man as hl8 request wsH complied with.
If he did, he learned its meaning
when his wife opened the package in
the kitchen and discovered the sau-
sages were made for window display
solely and consisted OF plaster of paris
neatly painied.-New York Globe.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05
SeIf-ControI.

The possessor of an equable tenn
per is to be admired The man or
woman who always has himself or
herself well in hand, who is cool I'M
der all annoyances and circum-
stances, who has absolute control Of
the temper, we are always willing to
trust in any emergency. But a per-
son who flashes like powder touched
by a lighted match, who loses control
of himself or herself upon the slight
est provocation, we distrist, and have
right to do so. In the battle of life.
he who would achieve victories must
keep a cool head. And this matter
is largely under our own Judgment
Montreal Herald.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05
The Old Brothers MESSAGE.

One of the venerable brethren OF
the Billville Circuit livered this mes
sage recently: Its no use to strug-
gle, if you've made up your mind to
avail yourself of your privilege of fall
in from grace, in the belief that
you'll git up agin, an shake the dust
off, and start over agin. Some O. the
dust will git in the grain of your gar
ments, and stick there; some of the
strength you needed for the journey
will be gone, and you'll no more be the
same as you was. What you want to
do is to make the struggle land you
high and guard against gittin' dizzy
when you reach the hllltop!"-
cago american.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05
Legend of Indian lake.

One of the features of Jeypore in
India is the wonderful Sambur salt
lake, concerning which there is GU.
rious legend. The stor'' runs that an
old fakir long ago ted one of the
rajahs that, if he wanted to be rich,
he should ride a horse as far as he
could go, without once looking back
and the land as far as he could travel
would become a field of silver, always
provided he did not turn. He rode for
thirty miles and then, cpriousity over
coming him, he looked back, with the
result that, instead Of the promised
field of silver he found a lake of salt.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05
Thief Remembered Companions.

Aimerigos Tetenoire, an old French
thief, had band of 500 men under
him and owned two castles in Limou.
sin and Auvergne and bequeathed a
fortune in the following terms: 81
give and bequeath 1900 francs $4,000
to st. Georges chapel for such repairs
as it may need; to my sweet girl, VINO
has so loyalty loved me, $500 francs
($5OO), and the surplus l give to my
companions. Let them scramble for It
and may the devil seize the hind
most!"
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05
Substitute for the Saloon.

A man, who after being addicted to
drink, had taken the pledge, was per-
suaded to attend classes in first aid
to the injured" A clergyman interest
ed in the eX-drunkards reform after
ward called on the mans wife and
asked her how her husband was.
"He's a changed man, sir said the
wife. Instead of spending his even
ings in the saloon he stays at home
every night and bandages the cat"
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05
G. S. TINGEY,
Secretary of State.
PUT ART BEFORE APPEARANCE.
Painters Effective Rebuke to His
Over-Dainty Pupil.


An old pupil of Couture tells how
the master came into his school room
one day when the model was in excep-
tionally good condition, the light espe.
cially fine and the circumstances of
the seance altogether suspicious. AS
he entered one of the students got up
and went to the tub of water in the
corner, leaving all the rest buried in
their work. What are you going to
dol" asked Couture roughly. The
student showed his hands, which had
some paint on them, and replied that
he was going to wash them. Couture
dabbed his thumb in some paint on
the palette Of the nearest student and
made a smear on the dainty pupils
forehead. "You had better wash your
face, too" he said. The face washing
was the last act of the students when
they had finished their work for the
day. The dainty pupil took the hint
to heart, apologized and sat down at
his easel, without visiting the tub.
If he had not done so he would never
have entered the school again.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05

Name of secretary
George e. Godward.
The amount of its cap
ital stock is ........
The amount of it's liza
bilities including cap
1tal) is ............
The amount OF its AS
sets is .............S ZlO,4S1.95
The amount of its Liza
bilities Gncluding
capitaD is ........ 79,174.3,
The amount of its in
come during the pre-
ceding calendar year 265,2G2.44
9 The amount of it's ex-
penditures during the
preceding calendar
year ........ 23S.O522c
10 The amount of losses
paid during the pre-
ceding calendar year 157,394.3
II The amount of risks
written during the
year ........ S56,476.OC
IL The amount of risks
in force at the end
of the year ....... 9,799, 1920
State of Utah, Office of the Secre
tary of State.-ss.
I, Charles S. Tingey, Secretary OF
State of the State of Utah, do here
by certify that the above namel In
surance Company has filed in my of.
flee a detailed statement of its condi
ton, from which the foregoing state
meht has been prepared, and that the
said company has in all other respects
complied with the laws of the Stat
relating to insurance.
In testimony whereof, ! have here
unto set my hand and affixed the gre
seal of the State of Utah this thirtiet
day of March, A. D. 1906.
(Seal)
G. S. TINGEY,
Secretary of State.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05
Too Late With His Offer.

Mrs. White, a widow who lives in
Natick, Mass, tells of an Old deacon
who had recently lost his wife. Com
ing to her one day, he said: Han
nah, something told me to come here
and ask you to be my wife. | think
it must have been the Lord" ooh,
no." the widow replied quickly, 1T
couldn't have been the Lord, deacon,
for he got here before you, and told
me not to have you"
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05
First APPLES Brouqht to America.

John ' .nthrop is usually held re-
sponsible for the introduction of the
apple. into the New World. But as q
matt,r of fact when Winthrop an
chored off Cape Ann the recluse Black
stone already had apple trees grow
ing about his cabin at Shawmut Neck.
Some of the best of our American ap
pies were brought over by the Hugue.
nots, who settled in Flushing, l.. l.,
in 1860, and planted there, among 9TH
ers, the pomme royale or spice apple.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05
Why Not Bury Them?

The ancient stocks which have re-
Gently been placed in the Osvaldtwis-
tie (Eng.) parish church ard formerly
stood near some old property in the
center of the village. One Of the
stoops had a big piece Clipped off.
The vicar Of the parish noticed this,
and obtained permission to have them
restored and placed in the church
yard.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05
Three Wives Meet.

An Arkansas City man who had
twice been divorced took his third
wife to the theater recently His two
earlier wives have become good
friends, and when the couple took
their seats the man looked around,
and, to his CONSERVATION, saw he had
three wives in a row beside him.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05

when you see Tt BILE comm
down de big road, des start de house
hop ter singin', en- wen he knock at
de do, tell him dat you havin' of
concert. en- dat he can't come in wild
out invitation, en- dar's no free tick
ets!"-Atlanta Constitution.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05
Platonic Love.

Platonic love is high personal re-
gard in which no physical influence
exists. There are three tied instan-
ces Of platonic Observation-Disclosures
and Laura, and Dante and Beatrice,
and Joa'na Baillie and Sir Walter
Scott Pilgrim.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05
Sanitation of the T pics.

1t is suggested that for the proper
sanitation of the tropics for the needs
of lite mer it will be necessary to
bef'1 by tr 'ng the native chilIren
in the elements of SAM airy science
applicable to their environment.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05
Sanatoriums for Children.

Sixty thous nd children have been
treated since 1887 in the Is sanato-
RUINS on the coast of France for the
care of delicate, strumous or rachitis
children, the object of such sanato-
RUINS being the prevention of tubercu-
losis.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-05-05
Prize lily Humor'sts.

Five of the greatest hnmorists that
ever made t." world ring with laugh
ter were pr 'ls-Rabel- is, Scarron,
Swift, Sterne md Sidney smith.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-18
The Grain Crop.

In the face of the perplexities peculiar
to the season, the grain crop on the
farm of the associate editor OF the
Farmer has gone steadily on to finish
and ripened off bright and clean from
rust. Hardly was the haying over when
the men had to skip to the oat fields.
The entire crop was harvested without
a drop of rain to increase the labor or
damage the straw, and now is safely in
store in the barn built expressly for that
purpose, where the separator and engine
are in waiting for the lesser pressure OF
work after the harvest. On reviewing
the crop, it is surprising how little OF
labor, and especially of man labor, has
been involved in it's production.
As our readers know, the Farmer be-
lieves in and advocates the growing OF
grain on the farm, where it is needed,
and the writer practices what he urges
other farmers to do. In his granary is
still generous crib of oats of the last
years crop. Dairymen are claiming
that after the grain bills are paid, little
returns from the creamery are left fol
the benefit of the owner and operator
Try it another year, and see the differ
ence when the grain is taken from the
granary on the farm instead OF from the
dealer at the station. In the crop o.
grain the writer has just put safely IL
store, not an hour of man labor, Other
than the driver of the team, has been in
volved, save in the loading on the cart IL
the field and the unloading in the barn
The crop was all grown on land IL
preparation for other crops to follow
Maine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-18

nervous snorts he looked up to see such
a spectacle as he had never beheld In
all his goings and comings up and
down the Bangor road. Looming out or
the mist was six horse team hitched
to the most foreign looking rig one
could we'll imagine. 1t had something
of the look of preposterous hay cart,
with the ends of blue painted poles
sticking out in front and trailing be-
hind. Following this was great, white
swathed wheeled box drawn by four
horses. It was certainly curious af-
fair, whatever 1t was, but neither Cal
leo nor Old jeff gave 1t much heed,
nor did they waste glance on the dis
tant tail Of the procession, for behind
the wheeled box was a thing which
held their gaze.
In the gray o'clock light 1t seemed
like an enormous COW that rolled men,
acingly forward; not as a cow walks,
however, but with u swaying, heaving
motion like nothing commonly seen on
a Maine highway. Instinctively both
horses thrust their muZzles toward the
thing and shifted. Without doubt Old
jeff was frightened. Perhaps not for
niue generations had any Of his an
cestors caught a Whit Of that peculiar
ly terrifying scent Of which every
horse inherits knowledge and dread.
AS for Calico, he had no need Of such
spur as inherited terror. He had fear
someness enough Of his own to send
him rearing and paving the air until
the whitiletrces raped his knees. Old
JEFF did not rear. He stared and
snorted and trembled. When he felt
his mate spring forward In the traces
he went with him, ready to do any
thing in order to get away from that
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-18
THE GOOD OLD DAYS.
Try Now the Ways of Yore ana See
How YOu Like Them.

Try Now the Ways of Yore ana See
How You Like Them.
Good old times, says the San Antonio
Light, are q delusion and snare, and
the man who sighs for them has little
conception Of what they were. Return
10 them, would you? Then rise on
cold morning and wash ut the pump,
pull on a pair of rawhide boots that
rival a tin can In stiffness, pull on q
woolen shirt over your back and Sit
down to bare meal with your three
legged stool dancing around on spln
slab floor, eat corn pone and bacon
for a steady diet and labor fourteen
hours out of twentyfour. Go without
q daily paper. fly screen, mosquito
bar, a spring mattress, kerosene
lamp, geehaw your oxen to marker
and sit OH the fOor Of an OK cart a.
you wend your way to church or
frolic. Parch corn and peas for coffee
and sassafras for tea and see how you
like 1t.
The old days are looked backward to
affectionately, says the Galveston
News, because they were the days Of
our youth, of bounding blood and sup.
pie joints, the days Of hope and the
days of love and laughter and song.
The days Of the present will be the
good old days Of the coming generation
and will be regarded by our successors
as rather crude in customs and harsh
in many ways, yet withal not to be d.
splsed. The progressives Of our age
are the mossbacks Of later eras. Fifsy
years hence we will be accounted 40
slow and immature as we now rssar6
those of half century ago.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-18
York County, Me-, Farm News.

The vexing hay question has been de.
cided, and the hay is packed away in
the mows for next winters use.
The little sunshine we have had dur
ing the season has caused much to be
put in not we'll made, but very little has
been really damaged.
In fields that were early cut the later
crop has started finely, and the recent
heavy showers will keep it going in
good shape. The prospect now is for 8
good second cutting. On late cut pieces
the grasshoppers are getting in their
work, which gives the fields a bare
look. The hoppers are very plenty, and
the hot, dry spell we have been having
gave them the best of chances to dc
damage.
Grain is very light, but the fodder i!
away above the average, weeds anG
grass taking the place of the grair
where it was drowned out, making gooo
feed after it is threshed.
Corn is making very rapid growth
the terrible heat we have had, will
some fine showers, has given it a won
derful chance. If the season holds out
the crop must be good one.
Potatoes are rusting badly, and it has
come too early for them to mature, st
the tubers must be small. This, will
the drowning in the spring, must make
the harvest light.
Apples are light and winter varieties
must be scarce and high. Fall ones ar
plenty, selling rather hard and low
Butter is scarce and high, eggs the same
Potatoes Is cents and s1.-Prentiss Da.
in New England Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-18
CHIRSCHMUS.
A Swiss Dainty That IL Made OF fss.
served Cherries.

Last summer I ate genuine SWISS
chIrschmus twenty years old. 1t tastsd
like concentration of all the richness
and sweetness of the most perfsos
cherries. In appearance 1t was pur'
plish black mass. Age had not impair
ed 1t in the least.
Upon inquiry I learned how this
cherry concoction. with its wonderful
preserving quality, Is made. The cher
ries used must be perfect-very large.
ripe, Juicy black ones and. above oil,
very sweet.
The juice Of them pressed out aho
strained through bag Is put In 4
large preserving kettle, at the bottom
Of which is placed piece OF smoked
pork fastened to block Of wood. The
wood serves as weight to keep tho
fat down and prevent the juice from
burning rs II thsckens.
The cherry juice IS boiled for about
twrnty-four hours without sugar, but
stirred from time to time until u
becomes Il mass OF sweetness so firn
and thick that it would not fall II the
ke,:l2 were inverted.
That Is all. Il simple process. but the
result IL delicious. This chirschmus 10
in General uSr In Switzerland with the
suisse ankle" tSwcet butter) aud bread.
London Ladies World.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-18
Feeding SilkyyOrms.

The quality and quantity OF silk pro-
ducrd by your silkworms Will all de-
pend Oh how you feed them. Too
much food should not be given at once.
but they should never be left entirely
without ut any time during the Gay
or night. You must, therefore, watch
carefully to get an idea Of their appe'
tite and provide accordingly, says
Home Chat. Fresh mulberry leaves
are the proper food for silkworms. but
II at any time these are not proeuraoss
young lettuce leaves are the best SUD
stitute, but they are only stop gap
Silkworms cannot live for long 20
rlod without their natural food.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-18
Plymouth Rocks Money Makers.

am a stanch advocate for this breed
and unhesitatingly say believe it to
be the best general utility fowl. 1t is
pre- -eminently the ideal fowl for the
farmer. The hens are good layers, ex-
cellent brooders, early maturing, plump
and for their superior richness, COM
mand the top prices on the market. In
1905, started in the year with SS well
bred hens, keeping correct account of
all my feed expenses and amount of cash
taken in. l aimed to produce extra
early broilers, realizing that the early
chicks bring the cream of the markets.
From chicks, my sales amounted to
s75. 20; eggs, S51, making total OF
Sl26.20. My cash outlay for feed, etc.,
amounted to just $24.SS, leaving a net
profit of S101.22 for the years work.
NV matches were all made by hens, but
as soon as chicks got beyond the nursery
stage, combined several broods with
one mother, thereby getting my sitting
hens back to the laying ranks as soon az
possible. I kept no account of what
chicks and eggs were used for domestic
purposes. The flock was given free
range, coupled with good care and at.
tention.-Cor. in New England Home
stead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-18
Making Bordeaux.

r. A. NJ, and others, Massachusetts,
The popular formula is five pounds cop
per sulphate, five pounds unslaked lime
to so gallons water. The process OF
making has been printed again and
again in The New England Homestead.
Be sure to Slake the lime and dissolve
the copper sulphate separately. Do not
mix the solutions in a concentrated
form, but pour together in separate re-
ceptacles and stir briskly. If insects
are also to be combated, one pound OF
less of Paris green to so gallons bordeaux
can be used.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-18
idea mad Calico.

idea mad Calico.
You could see this by the way In
which he tossed his head and paved
haughtIly as he waited for the band to
strike up his music. oh, yes, his music.
You must know that by this time the
horse that had once pulled the stone
boat on Uncle EnOch's farm and had
later learned the hard lesson Of obedi-
ence under Broncho Bills lash had now
become an equine parsonage. He had
his grooms and his box stall. He had
whims which must be humored. One
Of these had to do with the music
which played him through his act. He
had discovered that the Blue Danube
waltz was exactly to his liking, and to
no other tune would he consent to do
his best. Sulking was one Of his new
accomplishments.
As for Mile. Zaretti, she affected no
such frills, but she was ever ready to
defend those of her horse. A hard
working, frugal, ambitious young per-
son was Mile. Zaretti, whose few ex-
travagancies were mostly on Calico's
account. For him she demanded the
Blue Danube waltz in the face OF the
bandmaster's grumblngs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-18

An international horse show, in which
Americans will compete, is planned to
be held In London, next ;ear, as out
come of years correspondence between
the National Horse Show Association of
America and the English Hackney Horse
Society.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-09-18

Standards Of prosperity vary In dis'
fercnt parts Of the country. but thAs
of Captain Jack is purely local-to him.
self. The old man came out OF his
cottage door one morning and discov.
cred some Leer.do- well neighbors dig
ging CLANS in the fiat In front OF his
shore.
Dear me, boys" he quavered In .
weak. old voice. "don't dig my clams'
There's Abel Wyman over there across
the cove: lie has ham for breakfast ev'
cry morning in the year. Go over
there and dig his clans, boys