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ty to reproduce ar injured member OF
her body. If one of her legs is snapped
of in battle she Immediately proceeds
to grow another leg. The new leg may
not be as long ard as strong as the lost
leg, but still IL Is a leg, and with 1t she
is able TO go on and live her life and do
her life work. Oh. that mon and wo
men who have been worsted in the bat
tie OF sin could realize that when they
are saved by the grace Of God Christ
will recreate them and renew them
and at once they can and must &C
forth IN the Masters service and dc
something for him.
The arachnoid group, to which the
spiders belong, can be traced back as
to their name to Grecian mvthoog.
ical maiden Arachne. She was of NOR
tai birth and was known far and wide
for her wonderful skill in weaving and
embroidery. One day she challenged
Minerva, the goddess Of wisdom, to
trial Of the liberal arts. Minerva, IN
the guise OF an old woman, tried tc
dissuode her In vain. The goddess
then threw off her disguise and the
competition began. Faster and faster
went the fingers. Arachne. in heI
pride. wove in her cloth picture Of
the failures and the righteousness and
the sins Of The gods, as some OF u,
try to Justify our sins by complaining
Of the injustice of our hard lot. Miner.
va, angered by Arschne's presumption,
changed the haunting maiden into the
form of a spider, so that desplsed OF
all mankind. she might go on spinning
and weaving forever
Oh, Is that to be our fate? Shall w,
blaspheme against and turn our backs
upon the Saviour's plcadlnes for the
higher life and have hin, say. Depart
from me, for l know you noti" or
shall we be Ike a spider which taketh
hold with her hands and is in kings
palaces? Shall we not dwell in the
kings palaces OF Gods love? Shall
we not stop living in the dark cavernl
OF sin? Shall we dwell In the kings
palaces OF Saviours Rtonement
whore he will guard US and bless VI
and keep rs forever with him? II
rests entirely with us where we shall
dwell through eternity. For today tho
Divine King bids us come and dwell
with him in his earthly and heavenly
palaces
copyright, 1907. by Louis Klopsch.1
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startled me, though she seemed Who'll
~ innocent of impcrtincnce.
Who says there's any secret about
The house," I demanded.
oh, Ferguson. the gardener. and all
The girls'
I fear Ferguson is drawing on his
Imagination"
well, all the people in the village
mink so I've heard the candy shop
woman speak of it often"
Shed better attend to her taffy."
retorted
"Oh, you mustn't be sensitive about
IT! All us girls think it ever SO 70.
mantic, and we call you sometimes
the lord of the realm. and when we
see you walking tn ough the darkling
wood at evenfal We say. My lord is
brooding upon the treasure chests"
Ihis, delivered In the stited tone
OF one who was half quoting and half
1mprovising, was irresistibly funny.
and | laughed with good will
Il hope you've forgiven me-" 7
Kicked the gate 70 knock off the snow.
and took the key from my pocket.
But | haven't. Mr.. Glerarm. Your
assumption is, to say the least. I'm.
warranted-I got that from a book"
ut isn't fair FOR you to know my
name and for me not to know yours"
i said leadngly.
You are Mr. John Glanarm-tbe
gardener told ne and am lust
Olivia. They don't allow me to be
called Miss yet I'm very young
sir"
you've only told me half-and
Kept my hand on the closed gate
The snow still fol steadily and the
short afternoon was nearing its close
i did not like 70 lose her-the life
the youth, the mirth for which she
etood. Liehts already cleaned in tho
school buildings straight before us.
and the sight Of them smote me with
loneliness.
BOLIVIA Gladys Armstrong" she
said, laughing, brushed past me
Through the gate and ran lightly over
the snow toward 81, Agatha's.
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Bisn1arck's Hatred Of French.

When replying the other day to the
new French ambassadors credential
address, the kaiser spoke in German,
while NJ. Cambcn had also used his
native tongue. Formerly French was
the exclusive language of diplomacy.
as Latin had been before It, but BIS.
marck rebelled against this tyranny of
the French tongue. and once he related
with great gusto how be had brought
NJ. Tiers to his senses during the
peace negotiations by suddenly adj
dressing him in German. After the
war Bismarck laid il down as rule
that q communication from any men,
Der Of the diplomatic corps other than
the French ambassador, IL couched in
French, should be replied to in the
same language, but that otherwise any
communication In the native language
of the writer should be answered ID
German. The emperor applies the St mt
rule, as far as possible, in his irter
course with the ambassadors. - New
York Globe.
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OLD LEATHER.
Uses to which Discarded Boots ana
shoes Are Put,


Old boots and shoes Of leather are
cut up into small pieces and then are
put for two days into chloride OF sui
phur, the effect of which is to make
the leather very hard and brittle.
When this is fully effected the mate
rial Is withdrawn from the action OF
the chloride of sulphur, washed with
water, dried and ground to powder.
1t is then mixed with some substance
that will cause it TO adhere together.
such as shellac or other rcsiuous mate
rial or even good glue, and thick
solution Of strong gum.
1t is afterward pressed into molds 10
form combs, buttons and variety Of
other useful objects.
Prussiate of potash is also made out
of old leather 1t is heated with pearl
ash and old iron hoops in large pot.
and carbon form cyano-
gen and then unite with the iron and
potassium The soluble portions are
dissolved out and the resulting salt.
added to one of each, produces the
well Known Prussan blue, either for
dyeing purposes or as pigment
London Boot and Shoe Trades Jour
nal
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EXCUSE ne." he replied mockingly
he was no common rogue, / felt
the quality in him with certain ad
miratlon for his scoundrelly talents.
l continued at his heels. poking the
muxzle\ of the revolver against his
back from time to time to keep him
assured or my presence device that
| was TO regret second later.
Wnen We were, should Judge,
about ten yards from the end of the
corridor, at that moment / prodded
him with the point of the revolver,
he fell backward against me, threw
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bed, and mourned the lack Of variety
In my grandfather's library. 7 moved
about from shelf to shelf. taking down
one book after another, and while thus
engaged came upon series of large
volumes extra illustrated in water col
ors of unusual beauty. They occupied
lower shelf, and sprawled on the
foor like a boy with q new picture
book in my absorption. piling the
great volumes about me. They were
on related subjects pertaining TO the
French chateauX.
In the last volume ! found a sheet
of white note paper no larger than
my hand. a forgotten book mark as
sumed, and half crumpled it in my fin
gers before | noticed the lines of a
pencil sketch On eve side of it. l car
ried 1t to the table and spread it out
II was not the bit of idle penciling
~ had appeared to be at first sight. A
scale had evidently been followed and
the lines drawn with ruler. With
such trifes my grandfather had no
doubt amused himself There was a
could make nothing, ! studied It for
several minutes, thinking it might
have been a tentative sketch OF some
part OF the house. In turning 1t about
under the candclabrum ! saw that in
several places the glaze had been
rubbed from the paper by an eraser
and this piquod my curiosity. I
brought a ma5nifying glass to bear
upon the sketch, The drawing had
been made with hard pencil and the
eraser had removed the lead, but
well defined imprint remained.
was able to make out the letters,
n. W, p to Ca reference clearly
enough to points of the compass and
a distance. Tho word ravinc was
scrawied over rough outline OF
doorway or opening of some sort, and
then the phrase:
The DOOR OF BEWILDERMENT
NOW | am rather an Imaginative
person; that is why engineering CAP
tured my fancy. 1t was his efforts
10 make an architect Ga person who
quarrels with women about their
'''+N'1'' VI q DOg WHO WGnteQ
10 DC an engineer that caused me to
break with my grandfather. Fate was
busy with my affairs that night for.
instead of lighting my pipe with the
little sketch | was strangely impelled
TO study IT seriously.
| drew for myself rough outlines of
the interior OF Glenarm House as 1t
mad appeared TO me, and then tried
TO reconcile the little sketch with ev-
cry part Of it,
The Door of BeWilderment" was
tho charm that held me. My curiosity
was thoroughly aroused as to the hid
oen corners of tho queer old house,
round which the wind shrieked tor.
mentlnSly. ] went to my room. nut
on my corduroy coat. took n candle
and went below, One o'clock in the
morning Is not the most cheering
hour for exploring the dark recesses
or strange house, hut had resolved
to have look at tho ravine opening
and determine. IL possible, whether Il
bore any relation to The Door of Be.
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Tho Social Round,

II suppose said the old time friend,
that your folks no longer feel the
anxiety about social matters that they
once experienced"
Yes, they do" answered Mr.. Cum.
rox; ''mcther an the girls are now as
busy keepin' other women out of so.
ciety as they once were gettip in them
selves. "-Washington Star.
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A More Wonderful Fact.
Now, spider has marvellous power
OF recreation In many ways. Wonder
full is the spiders ability to fix bro
ken web. If on account of the rain q
falling stone snaps some of the threads
and entangles them like a snarled mass
Of Irvine, the spider waits patiently
until the storm is over and fair wealth.
er is at hand. The spider cannot af-
ford to waste any of her precious
thread, but she always has enough
thread to do her legitimate work. Like
the mama in the wilderness, there Is
always enough food for each day, but
not enough food for two days in the
one gathering, so as soon as the clear
weather comes the spider gets to work
to repair the broken web, and one OF
the best signs of clear weather Is the
activity Of the spider at work. Won
derful also Is the cleanliness of the
spider When the winds sweep the
dust In great clouds over her web at
once she goes to house cleaning. The
spider knows what Il good many house
wives do not know-that it is important
to keep herself clean as we'll as clean
home. With all her hideousness she is
as particular about her looks and us
neat as kitten which Is continually
washing the fur with her tongue as she
purs by the kitchen stove, but more
wonderful than a.. /; tbs spiders shili-
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CHAPTER X.

An Affair WIKI the Caretaker.
read in the library until late. hear
Ing tho howl Of the wind outside with
satisfaction N the warmth and COM
fort Of the great room. Bates brought
in some sandwiches and bottle of
ale at midnight.
IF there's nothing more, sir"
That is all, Bates " And he went
off sedately to his own quarters.
/ was restless aud in no mood for
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A Net For Insects.

A spiders web Is nothing more or
less than net set to catch the flies
and the locusts and the grasshoppers.
as the fisherman by the use Of another
kind Of net Is able to bring his food
to land. These spiders nests are con-
structed In the air An insect starts
to fly or jump, The wing or leg Of this
insect touches one of the threads Of
the web, which has an adhesive quail
ity, Immediately that wing or leg, by
being jerked or pulled, brings other
threads Of the web into touch with
other parts OF the body. Similarly
human being sinks deeper and deeper
into the quicksands with every frantic
struggle to escape. The more the In
sect tries TO get away the more help
less he becomes. Then the spider,
which has hitherto been concealed,
kssrries forth and deftly reaches out
with one Of her sllken threads. She
winds the insect round and round until
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-30
A Pleasant Meeting.

/, The l.. A. P S. held very pleasant
and successful meeting with Mrs. A. II.
Law last week. Mrs Law served dain-
Ity refreshments during the afternoon in
a delightfully."- quaint style,
4 The ladies are doing much pleasing
work at their afternoon sessions; several
having completed beautiful pieces of
fancy work of long standing.
Three new Laps We're received and
will make congenial addition to the
now full membership. They are: Mrs.
III. LoucBs, Mrs Miller Mosman and Miss
Ethel Riddle.
The Society has delayed getting
badges as the right colors were not in
stock here but have decided to get pins
with the lettes in pink on back ground
of green.
The meeting was held this week with
Mrs. Chas. Riggen and all report a de-
lightful time.
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Norman Mackenzie Dead.

Word was received here this morning
of the death of Norman Mackenzie, at
the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
VIM. Mac Kenzie, of OWL about eight
o'clock in the morning. The cause of
death was rheumatism of the heart.
Deceased was the second son of Mr.
and Mrs. Mackenzie and has been afflict-
ed with inflammaitory rheumatism for
several years. He was taken sick with
this malady at the Boettcher ranch in
March, and was finally taken to the home
of his parents, at Owl, where Dr. Snair
was summoned to treat MIN.
The young mans heart was in very
serious condition at this time and his
recovery was doubtful. While the doc
tor gave him every care and attention
possible the desease could not be checked
and this morning death released him
from his suffering.
Norman Mackenzie was about 20 years
of age and was aiyoung man Of integri-
ty, always faithful to duty. The bereav
ed parents and family have the sympa-
thy of all for the untimly taking away
of son and brother.
The remains will be brought to Wal
den for interment
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-30
MARKET LETTER

Denver Union Stock Yards, May 81
The steer supply was liberal here last
week and the market suffered some de
preston. Trade dragged considerably all
week and at the close prices were 10 to
20 cents lower than week ago. Cows
are scarce and sold readily at high prices
market firm on good. though a little
weak on common stuff. A new top was
made at $4.75 at which price bunch of
fancy corn fed COWS from Western Neb
raska sold Friday. Other cows sold from
&. 40 TO 81. As, and bulk of desirable killers
at SO. rs and better. Choice contract steers
weighed up at S.. 40 but fsw on the open
market got above So, most good ones
selling from this down to $4.70 Bulls
were active and firm at $3. Is to So. go for
bulk. Veals firm, best selling at $725,
bulk at s.. so to ST. Feeder and stocker
trade qiuet, supply being light. Demand
for good steers Of all kinds strong and
market steady but poorer grades weak
because of light demand at eastern mar
kets. Sales ranged largely from 81 to
S4. .s5 on pretty good feeders aud stockers.
The market today ruled active and
with about 1000 cattle in the yards.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-30

We're engaged in taking two bulls in a
ferry boat. The boat was made on the
usual style of the old ferries, being at
tached to steel cable stretched across
the river. The river is high and the strain
caused the cable to break near one side.
The loosened end swung around like
a whip lash knocking Haworth off into
the river, at the same time breaking his
leg Both Cary and Buell. jumped into
the river to help Haworth. Buell. man
aged to reach the injured man but Cary
was not seen again, evidently being
swept away by the swift current.
Buell. and Haworth fioated down the
river and managed to catch hold of a
tree stump that was sticking out of the
water, from which they were rescued
several hours later The body of Mr..
Cary has not yet been found.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-30
VIII They Do 1t?

The Big Four packers have served not
ice on the comission men doing business
at Chicago that beginning next Monday
they will refuse to purchase cows or hei
fers except subject to post mortem in
spection by the government agents and
if condemned, settlement for such car
casses will be made upon the packers
valuation of hides and tanksge only.
Tho comission men adopted resolution
declaring the proposed action of the
packers as unlawful, arbitrary, and un
just and pledged themselves to refuse to
sell live stock under the new rule. As a
little joke we propose to see how this
bluff works out and we will not have to
look very far to observe the beef trust
packing Off the carcasses of the commits
sion men, Field and Farm.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-30
Sells Two More Stations.

c. NJ, Fifeld, representing North &
Robinson of Grand Island, Nebraska, who
is at the Windsor Stables in this city,
has sold two more thoroughbred stall
lions making four in all that he has dis
posed of in less than three weeks.
The first of these last two sales was
that of the three year old gray Percher
on stallion, named Duke Kiro, No. 43,
$50, foaled May 10, 1904, and registered
in the American Breeders and Importers
Percheron Agency. to Victor Hanson,
of Walden, Colorado. This is superb
animal, weighing between 1,600 and 1,
700 pounds.
Mr.. Fifeld has also sold horse to Geo.
Hunt, but the Republican representative
failed to get the particulars with refer
ence to the animal.
Another shipment of horses will be
received in few days-Laramie Repub-
lican.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-30
To Put In Bridges.

Chas. Baker, road supervisor for the
Cowdrey district states that the steel for
the two bridges to be put across the
Platte-is now ready and he will shortly
haul it in.
The bridges are to be steel throughout
with 90 0foot spans. One bridge is to be
placed across the river west of Cowdrey
and one in the neck of the Park. Mr..
Roller, bridge builder for Larimer Co.
will have charge Of the constitutions.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-30
Home From Texas.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Hunter returned
last night from their large ranch in
Texas and left today for Cowdrey to
spend the summer. Il had rosating ears
ears before leaving the Lone Star State, 8"
said Uncle Jack this morning, before
the departure of the stage, ''and water
melons were almost ripe. Like pulling
teeth to come away. Land is going up
rapidly, particularly in my section of
the western part of the state. Land
worth s5 an acre when | went there is
now selling for $50 and some times even
higher. r.-Republican
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-30
WALDEN, COLORADO, THURSDAY, MAY 30. 1907

The proper way to make comparisons
is in the butter-fat paid for. not in the
test If all the conditions-of cow, feed,
milking. preparation, etc, are similar
period by period, and if the home con
sumption Of milk does not vary, the
dairyman can reasonably expect to sell
about the same number Of pounds of fat
to equal periods of time. The test does
not bring the money. The pounds of
fat are being sold and bought, not the
percent.
A thorough understanding of this vi
tai point will help many a dairyman to
solve the ever present problem of test
variation and stop much of the eternal
rag chewing about percentages, for in
my opinion nine tenths of the criticisms
of tests would cease if this should once
be thoroughly appreciated by dairvmen.
-Ex.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-30

have bought the harness and shoe
repairing outfit of Ned Norris and am
back at the old stand where l am pre-
pared to do all kinds of repairing on
short notice. If you want anything
made come to see me. Prices reason
able and satisfaction guaranteed.
also have on hand line of new har
ness and all the fixtures that go with
harness. Come in and look them over
and get prices. If you wart anything
in leather come in to see me.
Phone Walden % j. FL. Fox.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-30
Gone Bear Hunting.

DIR. Henry Fischer, who is one of nat
ures true sportsmen, left Tuesday for
the ranch of Chas. WinscoA where he
will try his hand at trapping or shooting
bear. ~
The Bruin family have been making
themselves rather numerous in the vicin
ity of Mr.. Winscom's ranch, and he has
twice now had the foot of bear in one
af his traps, but the animal in some
manner manages to escape.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-30
S. HI. Clammer, of Fl.
Collins, Visits the
North Park.
May Purchase Illinois REESE
voir Site and Reclaim
Arid Land.

Mayor Clammer of Fort Collins accom-
panied by ]. L. Brown of Indianola Ind.
H. d. ingalls, Of Boulder. j. Y. Munson
Of Berthoud. and j. B. Clark of Ft Col
Inns came in Thursday evening and reg
istered at the Park Hotel. They spent
Friday looking over the site of the Ill
inois reservoir and Saturday morning
were taken to the Larmie river by H.
Loucks. where they were met by team
from the Windsor stables of Laramie
home.
Mr.. Clammer, WHO'S one of Ft. Collins
boosters and a prominent business man
has an option on the Illinois reservoir
site and this is his first trip to look at the
proposition. While he did not express
his intentions as to the purchase of the
property, he spoke favorably of the pos
sibilities of the reservoir and may decide
to take hold and put it through
The projected reservoir will irrigate
many thousands of acres Of land in the
Illinois and Platte river sections and
will be the means of furnishing homes
for number of families. There is large
acreage Of manless land and what is
needed Is few irrigation projects in
order that the landless man may take
hold and make of it rich farming and
stock raising country. Sheep as well as
cattle will be one of the future sources of
income, and many Of t he ranchmen are
now investing in small herds.
If Mr.. Clammer thinks well enough of
the proposed reservoir to take hold and
complete it the result will mean much to
the Park, and every encouragement
should be expended to him and his as
sociates to help us develope the country.