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story Gets Him His Dinner.

A good story is told of couple o
farmers living a few miles apart On,
day one called on the other, happenin:
around at dinner time. The persol
called upon, by the way, was rather {
penurious old fellow. The visitor drew
toward the table, expecting the ole
farmer to invite him to dine. The old
farmer kept on eating.
whats the news up your way
neighbor? No news, eh?'
Presently a thought struck the Wis
ltor. We'll, yes, friend; 1 did hear of
one item of news worth mentioning. :
"Ha what is it?"
''Neighbor John has COW that has
i've calves"
is that so? Good gracious! What
in thunder does the fifth calf do when
the others are feeding?"
why, he stands and looks on, Just
as do, like a dumb fool"
Mary, put on another plate" drawl-
ed the farmer, as he caught the point.
Judge
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BAKERY and "Fnkirs."

II notice that In all this talk and
discussion recently stirred up by Presi-
dent Roosevelt concerning the writers
of pseudo-nature stories there Is some
confusion as to the use of the words
faklr' and faker'," said the man who
Is fond of being exact. zone person
writes nature fakfr' and another nat
ure faker,' as If fakir and faker were
interchangeable and meant the same
thing. Such Is not the case. The word
'fakir' is of Eastern origin, and was
originally applied to the Hindoo ascetic
or mendicant. Then It was applied to
the people who make their living by
street entertainments, such as snake
charming, tumbllng, juggling, and so
on. Since many Of these people were
not always honest in their dealings
with the public, gradually the word
came to be applied to the street hawk
ers and booth-keepers who are engaged
in quilting the public.
"But faker is simply a man who
fakes, whether he Is telling a story,
writing an article, or manufacturing
piece of goods Hence in writing of
the gentlemen who have been charged
with deviating from the truth In their
nature narratives the proper term to
use is nature faker,' not 'fakir.' -
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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When was your age l wasn't coins
around In baggy. clothes and yellow
shoes with butterfly bows" said the
man with the stubby gray mustache
severely. 81 wasn't any butterfly, ]
can tell you"
IN bet you weren't, uncle" agreed
the young man with the tan footgear
NNo, SIR said the, senior. Il was
a grub and did grubby work. What's
more, / earned my grub"
II hope 1t was good grub" said the
young man, politely.
We'll 1t wasn't. 1t was darned
poor, and there wasn't any too much
of 1t at that"
you shouldn't have done It," said
the young man. "Why did your
why did I?7 echoed the man with
the stubby gray nustache by George
was glad Of the chance to do 1t. 1
didn't have any foolish father putting
up for me. 1t was root little hog or
die, and 1 rooted"
Il see,' said the young man, refec-
lively. you did 1t because you had
to. Well, of course you weren't so
much TO blame in that case"
20, I wasn't to blame, Ell? Well,
it's nice to think that you don't blame
me for earning an honest living. Huh!
Not TO blame"
NO. l wouldn't blame you" said
the young man, equally. IF l was
In the same kind of a hole Id do the
same thing myself, most likely"
I'D like to see your" sneered the
elder. I'D like to see you getting up
at o'clock in the morning and going
down to sweep out the store and scrub
bling floors and washing windows and
rolling barrels and shouldering sacks
till or 8 O'Clock sometimes. That's
what l did,"
You wouldn't have to now" said
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The Samoan islands are the natural
habitat Of the most dlmiHutive species
OF variety OF the genus hos now known
to the naturalist. The average weight
seldom exceeds 200 pounds. the aver
age being not greater than $50 poundA
The females usually average about q
hundred pounds larger and are very
"stocky" built, seldom being taller
than a Merino sheep. These dwarf
reddish mouse color, marked with
white. They have large heads a.
compared with their bodies, and their
horns are of exceptional length.
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contrast to only SSO5, 100000 in the five
years from 1886 to 1890. a growth in
only twenty years Of from $50 to 1So
per cent.
A woman who once wore pedom-
eter to find out how much walking she
did in the house discovered that under
the most favorable conditions she trav-
eled 7.3S miles daily in her household
tasks. If the thirty-three and a third
per cent Of unnecessary steps, or 2.46
miles Of daily travel, had been added,
calculates the Delineator, she would
have walked in one year in doing her
homework more than thirty-five hun
dred miles.
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Il ~
lvSf1abae PROD "a frsn Sea wosss
- OR Festern Coast.
CalHorniAns haze solved the prob.
fielH u the aichemists and are making
gold out Of sea water. The Golden
State has taken golden treasure out
f0f her mouItaina kas made her val
iIeys yield miilicne Of doiIafS worth OF
golden fruit, has amassed tputiAt gold
| In exchange for her sunshine, and now
turns to the great lazy Pacific ocean
land ransacks Its Golfers.
There II no rush OF prospectos to
the new field, however, as the gold Ia
looming out Of the sea in the form Of
salts OF potassium, magnesium and bro
mlde, which would cIuds the pan and
the rocker 81 the prospector.
OF several dlggings' OF this nature
one at least 10 active and prosperous
and one Is approaching activity. The
San Pedro Salt Company, when recent
ly entered Into the field, has succeeded
In manufacturing a quantity and quail
fay Of salt which has found ready,
market and has already assumed a
place among the exports Of the port of
San Pedro.
The fact that San Pedro is d lively
and thriving port, with almost no out
going cargoes, makes the development
OF this trade both easy and important
Since the first Of Last year the coast
Ing schooners returning to the north
ern coast have taken away over q
thousand tons of this sea salt.
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Color and Light.

The peculiar simplicity of the eoun.
try darby in the south is Illustrated
by story told by a congressman.
An old negro had gone to a post
Office in Mississippi and offered for
the mail letter that was over the
weight specified for single stamp.
'This is too heavy" said the post
master. You will have to put another
stamp on IT."
The old darSy's eyes wideued in as
constituent. ''Will anudder stamp
make 1t any lighter, bossT he askea.
-Harper's Weekly.
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II was walking on Pennsylvania
avenue In Washington one day at high
noon when a niger doomed up on my
horizon coming rapidly toward me, .
said a well-known negro comedian.
He was wearing the most outIandish
outfit / ever saw on a human being.
on or on the stage. His trousers were
frayed and torn above his shoetops.
He wore a musk-colored wooden shirt.
a celluloid collar and a tattered sack
coat On his head was a sombrero
which looked rs II several dogs had
been trying to pull it to pieces But
the GROWING effort was a new and i'm
meculate full dress vest He had pull
ed back his coat and showed his
thumbs into the armholes of that vest.
AS he came sailing before the wind
he certainly was the most comical fig
ure l ever saw. l couldn't resist the
temptation to stop him.
LOOK here l said, what do you
mean by appearing at this time of day
In such a dress? Don't you know that
you're de tropp
de what-what's thatp
Don't you know that you're de
Top? repeated, that it Isn't permits
sible to appear IN full dress before 6
o'clock In the EVENING"
'4The darby drew himself up very
proudly.
Look heah,' he said. I'll have you
to know that l don't low nobody to |
make time tables for my cloas.' -
Kansas City Times.
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A grasshopper can jump 200 time
!, its own length.
at 4s0,00o,0o0 persons
The fastest elevators run at speed
equal to about seventeen miles an hour
The county of London covers 10, AZ
acres, but the London police area Is
443, 421 acres.
Great Britain is rich in MOSES
There are 290 varieties found on the
British Islands.
Black opals of great beauty are found
In Queensland, Australia, besides fifty
six other kinds of precious stones.
1t costs S1OO,o00,OO0 a year to main
tain the army in British India, an In
crease of 100000 a year in thirty
five years.
Japan is perhaps the only country In
the world where the fashions in wom-
ems dress have not changed materially
in $500 years.
The African possessions Of the
French government amount to 3,s05,OOo
square miles, and those Of great Brit
ain 2,714,OoO, including Egypt.
A company has been formed to pro-
duce alcohol from currants In Greece.
The spirit has proved Of great use as
an illuminant, for heating and for driy-
Ing small engines.
Korea, says Professor Ladd of Yale
University, after a recent two months
stay there, is now free from intrigues
and connections, and Is reaping the
benefit of the agricultural and other re
forms introduced In the last ten years
Manufacturing is increasing in New
South Wales. Figures for 1905 show
increases of 12S factories and 1888
workers. The Increase is most marked
in the building trades, in metal works
and in establishments using raw ma
terlals.
Classics goggles for drivers of motor
have thin steel plates in place
Of the usual lenses. There Is nothing
brittle to break endangering the eyes,
and three ingeniously arranged Sits en-
able the wearer to see everything in
front of him.
The only woman who ever ruled for
IN American colony was Lady Carteret
Lord Carteret married for his second
wife a New York widow, Mrs. William
lawrence. She was a woman Of strong
and was appointed regent
turing his absences from the colony.
Many documents are extant signed by
Ter as regent.-Chicago Daily News.
Fortunately the dark days when Cor
lea resembled a huge battlefield sur
i've only as terrible memory of the
,ast. To-day we can hardly credit the
act that between the years 1889 and
729 100000 people were murdered out
( revenge, and that during thlrty-one
ears of last century-from 1921 to I
S52-the number of murders was es-
mated at 4,300-Wide World Maya
Inc.
The London Statist says that the to-
II value of the exports of Australasia
the period from 1906 TO 1910, inclu- ;
We, apart from any further expansion
fter the end of 1907, Will amount to
bout S1,S75, 100000, or, If no drought, V
robably more than S2.oOo.0oo,0oo. in II
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-10-10

The family jar waxed fiercer.
You talk about my being to blame
for our marrying" shrilly exclaimed
Mrs. Vick-Senn. John Henry, did I
hunt you out and make love to your
''No," he snorted. "But you could
have given me the CLASSY eye and sent
me about my business, and you didn't
do 1t, madam-you didn't do it!"-Chi-
Cago Tribune.
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rrecaution. of old Time Doctors.

1t was formerly the practice among
physicians to carry a cane having a
hollow head, the top of which was gold
pierced with holes like a pepper box.
The top contained a small amount of
aromatic powder or OF snuff, and on
entering the house or room where a
disease supposed to be infectious pre-
vailed the doctor would strike his cane
on the floor to agitate the powder and
then apply 1t to his nose; hence all
the old prints Of physicians represent
them with canes to their noses.
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odd Coincidence.

Not many years since a pastor In
New York State read in his pulpit this
portion OF a hymn:
Well, the delightful day will come
When my dear Lord shall take me home,
And l shall see his face
Just then he was stricken with paral-
ysis and died in few moments Thir-
ty-three years before in the same pull
pit another pastor was reading the
very same stanza when he, too, was
stricken and died.-Scrap Book
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The Gentleman

"Supposing decide to let you have
the money, how do 1 know that 1 shall
get 1t back at the time you mention ~
asked Brown.
81 promise 1t, my boy, on the word
OF a gentleman" replied Moore.
"Ah, In that case may think bet
ter OF 1t. Come around this evening
and bring him with you"
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Mr.. Kybosh, who was in search Of q
late copy of q monthly magazine, absent
mindedly stepped into the parlor
He was just in time to see the young
man hastily remove his arm from the
beck of the chair in which Miss Kitty
was sitting.
Pressed o. Changed" he muttered,
Instantly stepping back into the sitting
room.
For Mr.. Kybosh remembered that he
was young man himself many years
ago.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-10-10
Van A LIN Is An
EXCELLENT Remedy
for Constipation

ere are many ailments
di fly dependent upon con-
shpation, such as biliousness,
discolored and pimpled skin,
inactive liver, dyspepsia, over
worked kidneys and headache
Remove constipation and ali
of these ailments disappear.
MAN Ain can be relied
upon to, produce a gentle &C
ton of the bowels, making
pills and drastic cathartics en-
tirely unnecessary.
A dose or two of Man-a-Iin
is advisable in slight febriIe
attacks, la grippe, colds and
influenza.
THE MAN A-LIN co.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, U. S. A.
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The Premature Press.

First Reporter see by the last edi-
lion that our old schoolmate, Jones, has
committed suicide.
Second Reporter-Hurry down and
you may be in time to prevent his do
Ing it.-Smart set.
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DON'T Grom staIeI

Many man bewails his lack Of sue
ceSXn life after he has permitted him
selSNe get into a rut. While dreaming
Of success he has been as blind as a
bat and slower than two snails. He
blocked his own way.-Mancheste
Union
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The Hits ana the Misses.

"What are the requisites of a sue
cessful musical comedy?"
'Oh, about a dozen song hits"
"Yes?"
"And twice that many attractive
misses "-Washington Herald.
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Wfsdom md Ya1or.

at takes wise man to know when
to change his mind" said one states
IMAM.
Yes answered the other, land a
brave one to own UP to it when it is
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Tess-Well, there's one thing about
May Stiles. She has the courage Of
her convictions.
Jess-Indeed. How do you mean?
Tess-Shes convinced that she can
wear No. hoe.-Philadelphia Press
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When man is compelled to eat his
words he finds it difficult to swallow
his indignation.
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Isunsrsd With xeslana 1es 1orty
cuxs me until I tried B. q. b.
su4ered tntAnsely Vita fhe Itch:
FORM f al RON Which tHSTs doW oS16 {
sticky nudd; cxueta would coma on
the ekfn aad Whsn scratched or
the skin was Ion ~ raw - . piece
Of booz I suffered agony IA tho
whom / used 3. 3. =. I found per-
boct cure. There has never been
any return Of the trouble.
Dtookuau. u.h.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-10-10

It's useless to try to establish uni
versal peace as long as people will get
married
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TITO St. Wins Dance ara all Nervous Dtscnson
I'll y permanently cured by Dr. Klne's Greza
Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE So trial bottle and
treatise. DR.. h. H kli1e Id, 93l arch St, PhilAR
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-10-10

Mothers will find Mrs. winslow's Soothing
Syrup the best remedy to use for their ehildrel
during the teething period.
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Passive.

Bill-Did you say he has horse sensef
Jill-No; why he hasn't even got mule
sense. l never knew him to kick in hin
life !-Yonkers Statesman
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form OF pimples and black hAaaSs 49,
Psoriasis comes In scaly patches on a. 49,
eut parts Of the body One Of tfhe .yEe
forms Of skin trouble is Salt R1s :
its favorite point Of attack Is the sep.
sometimes causing badness. Poison O1k
and Ivy are also disagreeable types Of akiH
disease. The humor producing the troub1n
lies dormant in the blood through TIA
Winter to break out and torment tho
sufferer with the return of Spring. Thehese
treatment for al skin diseases Is s. s. 8.
It neutrs1izes the acids and removes tbs
humors SO that the skin instead Of being
irritated and diseased, is nourished by :
supply OF fresh, healthy blood. External
applications of salves, washes, lotions, etc.,
while they soothe the itching caused by
skin affections, can never cure the trouble
3D. S. S. S. goes down into the circulation
,reign matter and restores the blood to tn
permanently curing every form of skin
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HUNG

When th blood Is ard y ~
|lation y PFcsens f by - erpoa o. IL
rufs ses $ i t S. DO0 s. $3.50 g g 3 g
of the and r.
poison The blood THROW OF
and glands Of the skin producing
Salt Rhu1 and sLia e various kinds
flows sticky fluid that and crust and the itching
generally on the back breast lace and les though %
of the body affected
the acid the blood dries
to soft and causing gfvinx
hard 1eaty appearance
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Failing in love is almost as easy as
falling out again.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-02-09

quickly. In another moment she was
Margaret of CORTLAND.
Even the Prince of Muscovy might
spare lady his insults at such a
time!" she said.
The Prince barred his head and
bowed low.
may" he said very courteously;
you mistake, Princess Margaret. !
insult you not. may regret your
taste-but that is a different matter
Yet even that may amend. My quarrel
is with this gentleman, and It is one
of some standing, believe"
my sword is at your service, sir!"
said Maurice Won Lynar, firmly.
again you mistake" returned the
Prince more suavely than ever; you
have no sword. A prisoner, and (if
may say so without offense) spy
taken redhand cannot fight duels. The
Prince of CORTLAND must settle this
matter. When his Justicer is satisfied
I shall most willingly take up my quar-
rel with--whatever Is left of the most
noble Count Maurice Won Lynar"
To this Maurice did not reply, but
with Margaret still beside him he fol-
lowed Prince Louis mp the narrow
ancient stairway called from its shape
The Couch. into the gloomy audience
chamber of the Castle of CORTLAND.
They reached the hall and then al
last, as though restored to power by
his surroundings, Prince Louis found
his tongue.
"a guard" he cried: "hither, Berg.
hoff, Kampenfeldt! Conduct the Prin
cess to her privy chamber and do not
permit her to leave 1t without my
permission. would speak with this
fellow alone
Ivan hastily crossed over to Prince
Louis and whispered in his ear.
In the meantime, ere the soldiers OF
the guard could approach, Margaret
cried out in loud, clear voice. Il take
you all to witness that I, Margaret OF
CORTLAND, am the wife of this man,
Maurice Won Lynar. Count Won Loen.
He is my welded husband, and love
him with all my heart"
"You have forgotten the rest, fair
Princess" suggested Prince Ivan,
subtly-"till death you do part"
ITO ha cpntipuadN
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-02-09
PLANTS THAT STORE WATER.
Product Of Sonora Desert Which Sci
entists Have Gone to Study.

A gentleman connected with the
Carnegie institute will leave this coun.
try shortly on an extended exploration
Of the deserts of central and southern
Mexico to study the storage of water
by certain plants growing In those re
glons.
II has developed that in places
where there Is only slight, irregular
rainfall, plants peculiar to the district
have no special reservoirs for the stor
age of water. while In regions where
the rainfall Is confined to brief regu
lar periods, plants are found which
are provided with various devices for
storing water for consumption during
dry spells.
An example of this provision of ma
ture has been discovered In "guare
qui," a Relative of the squash and
pumpkin, which flourishes in the des
ert of Sonora, locality in which ali,
the rain falls in a period of six weeks
The base of the stem of the plant II
swollen to form hard woody struc
ture, in time reaching the size of q
large squash.
The gray of the sands of the Sonora
Is initiated in the color of the cover
ing of the mass, presenting the ap
pearance of worn gray boulder pro
jecting above the sand. while the
structure is as hard as stone. This
Structure catches the rain and holds
1t, doing out the precious drops tc
the plant during the dry spell follow
ing.
At the close of the rainy season the
vinelike stems of the plant die down
the small roots dry up, and the plant
In the form of its tuber, lies dormant
on the burning sands throughout the
long hot months following.
When the rainy season again re
turns the plant reforms its roots
stems, leaves and flowers, completes
its short season of activity and then
resumes its inactive life through the
succeeding dry season. repeating the
performance year aftetr year. Some
of these plants have accomplished this
feat five years in succession.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-02-09

There is a difference between COW.
xeeping and dairying,
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-02-09

going with so manly courage and
so fine an air.
They dismounted in the gloomy
court yard, and Maurice, slipping
quickly from his saddle. caught Mar.
garet in his arms as she dropped
nervously from the saddle. She chung
to him closely, knowing that 1t might
be for the last time.
Maurice, Maurice" she murmured.
can you forgive me? have brought
you to this!"
Hush, sweetheart" he answered in
her ear; 'be my own dear princess
Do not let them see. Be my brave
girl. They cannot divide our love!'
Come, beg of you" said the dul.
Get voice of Prince Ivan behind them;
81 would not for all CORTLAND break
in upon the billing and cooling OF such
turtledoves, were it not that their
affection blinds them to the fact that
the men.at.arms and scullions are wit.
nesses to these pretty demonstrations
larry a little, sweet notwithstanding
and place wait for all things"
The Princess commanded herself
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-02-09
oIney's Story About Judge Gray.

Former Attorney General and Secre
tary of State Olney tells this story on
Justice Gray, who prefers riding to
walking, and a carriage to a street
car: In Boston he was provided with
a carriage by the United States Mar
shall From Boston he went to Provi
dence to hold court. He asked the
United States Marshal there to pro-
vide him with carriage to carry him
back and forth. The Marshal said he
could not do so without paying for II
out of his own pocket
Every WELL" said Judge Gray, and
paid for ii himself.
The Providence Marshal wrote to
the Boston Marshal and asked him
how he managed "A carriage for Judge
Gray.
Easily enough" was the response.
81 provided Judge Gray with a car
riage and my account went through
without any trouble. You see, put
the item under. the head of care and
transportation of prisoners