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Not Complimentary

A stockdealer. buying horses In
Colorado. had been directed to the
ranch of Old Bill Sands. Wishing to
learn something OF Old Bill's business
,methois before entering into negotia
tions, he made some inquiries at =
NEARBY ranch.
What sort of business man is Bill
sSands?" he asked.
Wall, stranger" replied the ranch
er. Il don't think Old Bill would go
plumb to hell for nickel; but he'd
keep fishing around the edges for it
until he fell in."--Lippincott's
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Novel Pincushion.

side the sock and stun with bran,
Sew tight at the top and cover the
stitches with bow of ribbon the
same color as the lining. Another lit.
tie bow at the toe looks pretty, but
that is not really necessary.
If you like, you can stick some safe
ty pins, few big beaded black and
white pins, ordinary pins and several
sizes OF darning needles in the cush.
ion before you give it.
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A Christmas Pincushion

A small pincushion may be made OF
two squares of linen. Around all
sides make a half-inch hem, and above
it line of hemstitching. Between
these two squares slip in nat cushion
which is held in place by No. l rib.
bon, run in and out terminating with
small bows at each corner. One of
these covers may be decorated in an
embroidery of floral effects, or anon.
ogram may be set in with a wreath of
blossoms.
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ponr Color for Grass.

An Englishman who has been Wis
fling in the suburbs recently Is by.
percritical, to say the least. Ever
since he has been visiting this gen
tleman he has been finding fault with
everything. The other evening they
we're on the hosts beautiful lawn
"This would be charming Mr. Blank,
II It were not for the color OF the
grass" why, what is the matter
with the grass" inquired the sur
prised host Too green, too green,
sighed the Englishman, ut spoils the
color effect boston Record.
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MADE OF NUTSHELLS
LITTLE GIFTS THAT WILL BE
CONSIDERED REAL NOV
ELITES.
Not Nearly So Hard to Make as They
Would Seem-Unique Chinese
Figures for Caendars-An
American Indian.

Hidden away in a nutshell are end
less possibilities for pleasing Christ
mas remembrances, and those en-.
dowed with the fairy gift of imaglna
ton may spend pleasant hour in dis
covering what cunning little contri-
vances may be fashioned with the
aid of handful of nuts of different
species.
One of the newest calendars for
1907 is decorated with pair of Chi.
nese figures. 1t is one of the tear
OFF, variety, and the bulky little pack.
ct Of days Is fastened in the right-hand
top corner of a narrow, upright card,
measuring IL inches by five inches,
neatly covered with art paper of a
dark shade. This represents a box
kite, and is ornamented with silver It's
sue and devices cut out of tinsel A
gold cord depends from 1t. to which
clings terrified boy, who Is evidently
being borne rapidly aloft, in spite of
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unsewed to form an opening, and over.
hand the rest of the edge. Now adj.
just the handkerchief so this seam will
be in center of the folded oblong
which will appear bag-shaped. Over.
hand the bottom edges. Turn the bag
right side out. Two and a half inches
from the top make runway. and in.
sert a dress-bone seven inches long,
shirring the bag slightly on this. Place
ribbon for hanging the bows according
to cut.
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Herdina Of New York's Poor.
Lovers Eirat Awakenlnq.

One Ia always a little hypocritical
In the beginnings Of love. How can
you expect woman, reasonable
woman. to confess to herself frankly
that man whom she did not know
yesterday occupies already larger
place In her heart than all her rela-
tives. friends or enemies? She will
spend entire months. year, perhaps,
In seeking for her prescriptions all
sorts of names before giving to them
their true one.-Madame Emile de
Girardin.
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crou,s Hidden Treasures.

A well.known naturalist speaks OF a
wild crow which made collection of
bits of broken china and similar odds
and ends, and hid them in nettle
patch. One day the naturalist STUN
bled on the bird standing in the mid
die of his treasures and arranging
them. Next day they were all gone.
The crow, aware that his secret hiding
place was known. had moved every
thing to some new spot.
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punch about an inch from the top and
fasten it TO the paper with a ribbon
bow and hangers. Decorate the cover
with an illustration and put under
meath in neat letters: "A clean shave
for father" or
When your razor cleaned must be,
Simply pull leaf from me-
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A Busy Woman

Many years ago visito, ),
home OF the Hit family ., y "
Morris, ILL.,. found Mrs. Hit oni,a y !
She was holding a child in h..
she was rocking the babv T.
cradle, she was knitting, and aha
reading a newspaper folded ova,
back of a chair. The visitor rems,
that the sons of such woman \
to have a good record. Thu
Robert r. Hit. the congressman
Illinois, was one of the bows
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Ghost Ia considerate Of chi,d,.,

ghost which Is fond of children
mas taken possession Of farm in the
fotchefstroom district OF the Trans.
vaal' according to dispatches from
there. 1t throws about the furniture.
snakes and pinches the adult members
OF the family and visitors, and fright.
ems the animals, but it never molests
the children
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Needle Book.

ored rafiia and in the opening fasten
four strips of raffia across one an
other and weave in and out like a
cobweb to fill up about quarter of
the opening, Do both circles alike
and sew them together at the top,
first putting between them several
layers of nicely pinked white flannel
to hold the needles.
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Christmas Presents.
APPROPRIATE FOR A MAN.
Laundry Bag That May BE Easily
Eade from Handkerchief.

A gift that almost every man will
appreciate Is laundry bag for soiled
handkerchiefs is suitably made from
large handkerchief, mems size being
preferable. Select one with a pretty
design in color, and fold it wrong side
out, so opposite hens meet. Along
this edge overland for a length of
about eight inches, to make the lower
part of the bag. Then leave FIVE inches
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A pretty button bag is made of rib.
bon about four inches in width, and OF
any length preferred, connected by
stitches as in embroidery At the top
of the bag make a deep frlll, and run
at the opening easing of ribbon by
which il can be hung.
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New Idea in Stationery.

There is a growing fad for having
ones stationery monogrammed with a
facsimile signature, the initial letters
OF the name only being used The
stamping is usually done on the
fourth page. the monogram running
across the left-hand corner and the
address die balancing it straight to
the right.
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Worship a DeuH,

When Dean Swift was called to the
living of Loracor he inaugurated the
custom OF reading prayers on Wednes-
day and Friday. At the first Wednes-
day service he waited in vain for any
one to appear except his clerk Roger.
At length he began, Dearly beloved
Roger, the Scriptures moveth you and
me In sundry places" and so proceed
ed to the end of the service.
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A Convenient Bau.

Nothing is more needful than bags.
These are usually made of stout ere
tonne, or silkoline in some pretty
floral pattern. These roomy affairs
are drawn up or pulled out at will by
an inch-wide ribbon or tape. Small
bags are attached to the longer ones
for the holding of needles. cotton, etc.
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SHAVING CASE FOR FATHER.
The Small Son Can Make II for a
Christmas Present

Pretty shaving cases for father can
be made in the same way Tie num-
Der of sheets of the shaving paper to
stiff outer cover made of colored
cardboard. Cut two holes with a
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Savings of Sidney s.,l..

On examining some new flovsr
the garden, beautiful girl who
of the party exclaimed ooh Mr.
ney. this pea will never come n
fiction" Permit me, then" sal,
gently taking her hand and wal
toward the plant, ito lead perfec
to the pea. The Sunday Mapa,i,
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Jewels from Lands of Gar.

Paris jeweler has bought a large
number OF stones which have been
found in mines on the cars private
properly. Every year stones from
these mines are offered for sale by
tender. In the same way as the for
est lands and mines belonging to
the car are occasionally sold by the
imperial cabinet.
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Superseded.

AS the car of Juggernaut, its VIII,
wet and red, Numbered on its hin
way, it met a 90-horsepower auto
bile. The two great machines
fronted one another for an inst
Then, humbled and ashamed, the
of Juggernaut turned and skunk h
to -aCiquated garage
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speIIina Reform In France.

It looks as though spelling reform
were really arriving. France proposes
to make certain changes compulsory
in all its schools. Thus IS" is to
be substituted for *" in plurals-
"chevaus" for "chevaux." The "h"
is to be dropped in certain words,
giving us ''retorique' and "teatre."
And the French hen will henceforth
do its clucking over an "euf"
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Oyster Nipped Mans THIN,

John Prizer, a saloon keeper at B
erville, Pa. was nipped on
thumb by an oyster while he was
the act of drowning the biyalye
a soup. Prizer's thumb was put
of commission, and surgeons had
give it a good deal of attention.
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Barrel Organ in EnoIish chu

The parish church at Tobbing,
land, which dates back to the {
teenth century, and was recently
stored, possesses remarkable
cient instrument. a barrel organ wi
has three barrels and can play
tunes by the usual handle.
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CONVENIENT NEEDLE BOOK,
II Is Suitable for a Christmas Pres
ent and Is Easily Made.

nice needle book can be made by
taking two circles of stiff cardboard.
Put on an inner ring and cut out the
center, leaving margin about an
inch or an inch and a quarter all
around. Wrap this with bright col.
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Time for a Real Thrill

H. q. Wells, otherwise an acute and
interesting observer, says that poker
is SLOW game. Mr.. Wells has eyj.
IDENTITY never sat behind a pat full on
aces and watched another man draw
two cards.-New York Mail.
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------ -
A NOVEL PIN CUSHION.
1t is Made from One of Baby's Fine
White Stockings.

Do you want to make just the Gun.
ningest pin cushion for mothers darn
ing basket? Get one of baby's fine
white socks, the little close woven
ones are best, Cut blue or pink lin
ing just the same shape. Slip it in.
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It's Hard 10 Escape.

When you are little you have me,
les and when you grow up you ha
enemies. They're all in the cour
of a lifetime.
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REDUCED RATES
From Utah and Idaho to All Points
East and Return, via the Santa Fe.

From Ogden and Salt Lake City to:
Missouri river points ..........$ $4,000
Chicago ........ ............. S44.5O
St. Louis 500 so
Proportionate rates from Idaho and
other points. Dates of sale, Nov. Goth
and Dec. 18th, 1906. Return limit, 60
days. Send for literature.
c. +. WARREN, Agent A. T. & S. F.
Ry., All Dooly Blk, Salt Lake City,
Utah.
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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

year subsequent to the death Of the
duke.
But we need not travel 80 far as Eu-
rope to find the credulous Of the incred-
Idle. Only few years ago there died
In Kansas a man who was believed by
many Of the vicinage to be Wilkes
Booth. A marked physical resemblance
10 the assassin caused so much annoy
ance to well-known Southern clergy
man that he took pains to demonstrate
by proofs Of his birth and education
that he was not Wilkes Booth.
The fact that Mrs. Fitzherbert made
solemn declaration that she never
was a mother does not deter the "Fitz-
herbert heirs" in this country from
bothering King Edward with letters an
plying for permission to examine GER
tain papers which they believe contain
a secret Of vast money value to them.
The people who believe these Incredible
legends In the face OF proof positive to
the contrary are not all of one kind,
not Of the class Of the Englishman who
said Of the Tichborne claimant "Just
because he was the son of Mapping
butcher they wouldn't give him the es-
tate. Boston Transcript.
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NEXT INVESTIGATION TO
deal With Hill ROADS

Washington, Dec. 1O.-An investi-
cation of the operations and manage
ment of the railroads controlled by
James J. Hill and associates, including
the Northern Pacific, Great Northern
and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy is
in contemplation by the Interstate
Commerce commission. After certain
preliminaries have been arranged and
the counsel for the commission Sc
lected, formal Announcement of the
proposed inquiry will be made.
As in the case of the proposed inves-
tigation of the roads comprising the
Hartman system, the inquiry is not
the outgrowth of any specific COM
plants of violations of the interstate
commerce law, but is to be undertaken
by virtue of the general inquisitorial
powers conferred upon the commits
sion by congress.
The inquiry will be broad and COM
prehensive, with view to ascertain
ing the eaxct condition of affairs re-
garding the railroads compliance
with the Interstate commerce act. A
member of the commission, in speak
ing of the proposed inquiry, said:
"Although there has been outward
compliance with the decree of the su-
preme court in dissolving the North
ern Securities Company, yet there has
been no difference in the rates given
upon the united system"
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GO OVER TO ENEMY
Russian Regenerationists Now Enrolled
Against Government.

Russian Regenerationists Now Enrolled
Against Government.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 8.-The peace
full regenerationists are now definitely
arrayed in the camp of the opposition.
The first plenary meeting of the CEN
trail committee of the party was held
during the week and resolutions were
adopted accusing the government OF
following unconstitutional and illegal
actions.
First, the restraining Of the political
rights of citizens and the prohibition
Of electoral meetings; second, the
barring of employees of the state, zem-
stvo and municipalities from partici-
patton in the efforts Of the political
parties, contrary to paragraph IL OF
the fundamental laws; third, the de-
privation of large masses OF the popu-
lation of their votes by means OF sem
ate orders, and fourth, the infringe
ment of the prerogatives of the lower
house of parliament by the publication
beforehand of q series Of proposed
important acts.
Describing the above actions as ar
bitrary violations Of the laws, the CEN
trail committee declares they nourish
revolution and shake the peoples rev.
erence for the law.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15

Little Prince Olaf, the 3-year-old
heir to the throne Of Norway, has been
winning the hearts Of his subjects-to-be
He was taken to Norway when his
father was elected King, and he played
prominent but unofficial role In the
ceremonies attendant upon the installa-
ton and coronation Of his father and
mother.
Olaf was born and brought up In
Denmark in the days when his parents
had no idea of wearing crowns. His
mother is a daughter Of King Edward
of England, and aunt of Prince Ed
ward Of Wales, so these two little
princes are first cousins. They are only
two out Of a group Of nine boys who
are being educated to sit upon thrones
and wear the crowns of kings and en-
perors, and so intricately have inter-
marriages related the royal families Of
Europe that all Of these lads are cOus-
ms in some degree.
The nine lads are, in the order of
their ages, Prince George Of Greece,
IS; Prince Carol of Roumania, 10;
Prince Edward Of Wales, II; Prince
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-15
New Source of Paper.

A big opportunity for Southern farm
ers Is offered by the perfection OF a
new method Of making paper-namely,
out of cotton stalks - according to
Frank N. Bauskett, who has IN article
on this subject In the Technical World
Magazine, entitled New Source of Pa
per-" According to this authority, the
practical effect will be to increase the
present value Of the cotton crop Of the
south by nearly $1OO,OOO,OOO annually.
Harvie Jordan, president Of the South
ern Cotton Association, declares that
the manufacture OF paper from fiber Of
the cotton stalk Is one Of the latest and
most interesting inventions Of the new
century. For many years expert In
ventors have been busily engaged ex-
perimenting with the cotton stalk, and
recent developments give assurance that
their labors are to be rewarded with
signal success Paper manufactured
from the cotton stalk Is of the strongest
texture and softest finish. Several
plants will be erected during the next
few months In the South, which will
be In full operation within the next
year. Mr.. Bauskett's article Is Illus
trated with reproductions from photo
graphs showing the machines used In
this new process Of manufacturing pa
per
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JONATHAN MAYHEw1766. Had Jona-
than Mayhem lived until the outbreak
of the Revolution 1t Is reasonably GER
tain that he would have followed the
example of Muhlenberg In exchanging
the pulpit for the camp.
He co-operated with James Otis and
other Of the earlier opponents Of Brit
ish tyranny, and in the pulpit and
through the press taught resistance to
the beginnings of that civil oppression
that was to end in the. final measures
that drove the colonies to revolution.
In January, 1850, he delivered SER
mon on the execution of Charles l., in
which he advocated setting limit to
the allegiance a subject owes his SOW
ereign. In his Thanksgiving sermon
In 1865 he pleaded for civil as well as
for religious liberty.
On his deathbed Mayhem wrote to
Otis urging the union Of the colonies
AZ the only means Of perpetuating
their liberties. Although he never lived
to reap the fruits Of his labors, his was
4 life spent In the service Of freedom
and he was one Of Its pioneers.
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HOUSE IS ON RECORD
AGAINST new SPELLING

Washington, Dec. 13.-The house of
representatives yesterday went on
record in oposition to the new spelling
as recommended by the president. By
a vote of 142 to 25 the following was
adopted as q substitute to the item re-
ported by the appropriations commit
tee in the executive, legislative and
judicial appropriation bill:
''No money appropriated in this act
shall be used in connection with print.
ing documents authorized by law or
ordered by congress or and branch
thereof, unless the same shall conform
to the photography recognized any used
by dictionaries of the English lam
guage."
For hours during the day the debate
on simplified spelling held the atten-
ton of the house, and score or more
members took part in the discussion.
Representative Crumpacker, OF In
diana, made point of order against
the paragraph in the bill which pro-
vides that documents shall be spelled
as Webster's or other dictionaries spell
them. This provision was held to
change existing law and the point OF
order was sustained. Representative
Bingham, Of Pennsylvania, in charge
of the bill, then offered the amend
ment quoted, which was adopted.
During the discussion Mr.. Sullivan,
of Massachusetts,, remarked that II
the president, ''by imperial ukase, !"
could change the spelling OF three
hundred words of the English Ian
guage, he would have authority to
change 5000 words, or every word In
our language. If this could be done,
he thought a new court language
might be established by executive de-
cree by the new American empire.
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POSSIBLE COMPROMISE
ON ship SUBSIDY BILL

Washington, Dec. 8.-Compromise
ON the ship subsidy bill seems to be in
sight. At meeting of the house
committee on merchant marine and
fisheries, Chairman Grosvenor suggest
ed an amendment to the Gallinger bill,
which will limit subsidies to the South
American and Oriental trade.
The amended bill will be in harmony
with Secretary Roots policy for trade
extension, as outlined in recent
speeches in the West.
Representative Watson, of Indiana,
the Republican whip, expressed the
opinion that the committee could get
q favorable report on a bill limiting
the subsidies to Latin-American and
Oriental lines.
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Frederick of Denmark, Z; Prince Luit.

Frederick of Denmark, q; Prince Luit-
pold of Bavaria, s; Prince Leopold Of
Belgium, 4; Prince Olaf of Norway, 3 !;
Grand Duke Alexis, Czarevitch OF Rus
STA, 2, and Prince Umberto OF Italy, 2.
To illustrate how closely these chill
dren are related one only has to take
one Of them and trace his family con-
nectfons. Edward Of Wales Is first
cousin to Olaf Of Norway, second to
Carol Of Roumania, the Czarevitch,
Frederick of Denmark and George of
Greece, and third cousin to Leopold Of
Belgium. His relationship with Um-
berto Of Italy and Luitpold of Bavaria
Is degree or two more remote, but
little Leopold of Belgium Is first cousin
of Luitpold of Bavaria and third cousin
Of Baby Umberto.
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OHIO ASKS FOR BOOKS
Of STANDARD OIL co,

Findlay, O., Dec. SIN motion
fled in the circuit court by the state
of Ohio in its suit against the Buckeye
Pipe Line Company, the court is asked
to order the production Of all the
books and vouchers Of the Standard
Oil Company.
The names Of all the directors in
the Standard and its subsidiary COM
uanies are also asked for. As q fur.
ther source Of information in its prose-
cution the state asks for an accounting
Of all the oil transported by the
Standard in the last three years, to
whom shipped and the names OF the
individuals or corporations, who pre-
sented the charge.