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They Were Having jolly Good Time.

jolly good time, if one might Judge
on every side.
All at once sharp cry of pain rang
out, followed by sliding and rafting
and scufiling as something crashed
down the steep bank just by the bend.
"Whistling fishes" exclaimed Pete
hamilton, as he arrived on the scene.
If it amt Jim Warner-and> some
things wrong with his arm. tool"
He was right. Jim had slipped at
the top of the slope, had fallen heavily
on his arm. and then rolled down the
bank.
When Captain Dunsmore mustered
his men on the background the follow
ing day any one could see with half
an eye THAI the Boyceville team had
lost all hope. although still prepared
TO sight their hardest. But VIII Brant
couldn't pitch worth cent and he was
the best they had.
The game was just about ready to
begin when Captain Jack felt some.
body tap him on the shoulder Look.
ing around he saw Micky O'Toole. his
freckled face adorned with a broad
friendly grin.
Say he said 81 hear you fellows
are hard mp for pitcher / can pitch
little myself. and If / can help you
out-why, I'm willin'."
You're trump. Micky!" cried
Jack. shaking him heartily by the
hand. IT'S downright splendid of YOU
after the way the fellows treated you
yesterday"
AS Micky had modestly suggested.
he could pitch little-indeed. it was
said that he was a shade better than
Jim Warner. the star.
Boyceville. Of course. won the game.
and you may rest assured that Micky
went swimming in the Old Swimming
Hole whenever he pleased thereafter
Los Angeles Times.
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OF the Christian propaganda. 1t is a
false impression sometimes given by
overzealous missionaries that this
city is being stirred and moved by
Christianity; equally false is the
sweeping declaration by visitors that
there are no signs of missionary work
to be seen in Toxic.
AS matter OF fact. there are al
most as many forms of religious work
to be found in Toxic as in Philadel-
phia or in Chicago. Walk along the
streets on a clear Sunday. and you
Will find Japanese preachers talking
to interested crowds. just as on Bos-
ton Common. A man wearing the con.
ventional Salvation Army cap (al.
though inscribed in Japanese charac.
ters). but otherwise dressed in ma.
tive garb. lifts his cap as you ap.
proach. bows politely. and in howery
language. invites you to buy the COPY
of the Japanese "War Cry" which he
extends to you.
Setting the Japanese to sinqino.
As you pass native houses you oc.
casionally hear childish voices swell
ing in the familiar strains of Moody
and Sankey hymns and you know that
one of the numerous Sunday schools
In Toxic is in session. Going to and
from these are met boys and girls car.
rying the thick, pudgy red hymn
books. and you recall that within two
years 100000 copies Of this book have
been sold, although there are only
about 10000 Protestant Christians in
The empire. Mission workers saw mat
the japanese did not know how TO
sing al an. except "A few Chinese songs
Of limited register 20 accompany the
samisen and the kotO. and now some
OF the mission school graduates per
form The most difficult Of instrumental
and vocal music and ono is sure m
hear brass bands executing the airs
that were popular fra America a few
years ago. Not everybody who is
heard whistling or singing Chris.
tan tune is necessarily a Christian.
for it appears that this newly avat,.
ened ability Of the Japanoee is duo
primarily 20 the missionaries II is
especially interesting 20 hear a crowd
Of japanese youngsters singing
Temperance song 20 the tune OF John
Brown is Body Lies a Moldenng in the
Grave"
On street car you may inquire the
way 70 one OF the larger Christian
elAuehes. and II the conductor him.
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20. [
How Il Is Made.

?. Then, holding the ends A and c
lightly in the left hand, grasp one fold
of the paper at b out of the broken
roll and keep on pulling (see figure 81
gently and firmly until the ladder is
complete The sides of the ladder
should be even, says Good Literature,
so that it may be shut up again. like
q telescope. a little practice will make
perfect in this and amuse little people
and big.
The strong man" does this with an
enormous roll of paper which he tears
with his fingers, instead of using scis-
sors.
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Toxic. Japan-"If the missionaries
are tackling this proposition. they
have certainly got nerve" exclaimed
newly-arrived American tourist.
after his first ride through Toxic.
The immensely of this city of a million
and half of people, its impassivity.
it's impenetrable orlentalism, and the
Indebtedness of it's parts one to an
other impress every visitor. He must
be a hardy propaganda indeed who,
without sense of hopelessness. can
undertake the task of converting
Toxic to anything.
Yet Toxic is the key to Japan. 1t Is
more like Mecca to the Mohammedan
than like Washington to an American.
or Ottawa to a Canadian. The fact
that this is the largest city of the en-
pire means less TO the native mind
than that it is the home of his imperi-
al majesty, the emperor. whom all
Japanese regard with real reverence,
as well as unquestionable loyalty and
whom most a the people worship as a
divinity. Here, too, center all ma
tional interests and enterprises; this
is the commercial and educational
capital. Toxic leads Japan. Hither
every ambitious youth hopes TO come;
and the fact that a cook an artisan
or student halls from Toxic gives
him prestige wherever he may go
throughout Japan.
Up-to-Date Methods in the Orient.
So. despite the herculean nature of
the task. the missionaries have laid
siege To this strategic city And, con-
sidering that there are missionaries
still living and resident here who
came TO Japan when there was not a
single Christian in the empire, the
present situation is very creditable.
While it is easily possible for a tour
list TO pass through the city and find
not the slightest vestige of missionary
activity or Christian life, it is impos.
sible for him to reside here for a
week. and to become reasonably ia
miliar with Toxic, without being
brought into frequent contact with
evidences of the presence and work
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GOOD FOR EVIL.
How Micky Won the Game for the
Boyceville Nine.

Fellows, we've just got TO win the
game tomorrow. Those Jonesville
chaps have been strutting around in
way that's unbearable ever since they
beat us last year. We've got to take
the pride out of them, and that in a
hurry"
Captain Jack Dunsmore's delivery of
this speech made profound impress
sion on his hearers, among whom were
the entire Boyceville nine and three
or four of their loyal supporters
We'll, Jim Warmers arm is entirely
we'll again, and, if he takes care of
himself until tomorrow, | don't see
how we can help winning said Catch
er Bob, and the rest of the group muir
INJURED assent.
Bet I'll reach the swimmin' hole
first!' yelled Bill Wolf, sprinting down
the dusty road at a mad pace as the
clump of trees that marked their ia
vorite bathing place came into view
Every boy there accepted the chal-
lenge and away they dashed, raising
such cloud of dust as would have
done credit to herd of cattle.
Din Noll uiNeu uOWn the long slope
that led to the edge of the creek, but
before he had gone half way he re-
appeared from among the trees,
hoarsely calling Hold up, fellows;
that nervy Micky O'Toole is down
there swimmin'. Let's teach him and
his gang to stay where they belong, at
the other end of the town"
Aiming themselves with pine-cones
and sticks and clods of earth the
party at signal from Bill swept
down the bank like an avalanche and
discharged their missiles as one man
at the unoffending Micky. The sud
denness of the onslaught staggered
Micky, but he quickly recovered him
self and hurriedly made for the OPP
posite shore, where, from the shelter
of tree. he answered their screams
OF laughter with words of defiance
Soon he disappeared, with final taunt
for any fellow to come over if he want
ed licking.
The next minute all were disporting
themselves in the water, having
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point be just apparent, and. if the
needle project at the other end. snap
on the remainder of it with a pair of
shears.
Now place your nickel on a couple
OF wooden blocks, as in the illustra-
ton, and strike a sharp blow with a
heavy hammer on the prepared cork
that you have placed above it; or it
viii do if the nickel is simply laid
upon single block of soft wood
The needle, being unable to bend
either way, thanks to the friendly sup
port of the cork, is forced to go one
way, and will pierce the nickel. or
even quarter, with the greatest ease;
for, as we know, the steel of the
needle is harder than the bronze or
the silver of the Genealogical Elk.
periments.
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CAN you DO 1T?
How to Pierce Nickel with a
Needle.

To pierce ii nickel with a needle,
If the needle be a very fine
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THE MAGIC lAppER.

Have you seen strong man" do
tricks? Here is a trick you can do on
small scale which will make a very
pretty little paper ladder. Take strip
of paper about "a inches long by six
wide. Roll it loosely but evenly. so
that your thumb Of you are little
chap or your forefinger Of you are
a grown-up) will slip easily into the
roll. Press the roll fiat and with sharp
scissors cut out a piece as marked
by dotted lines, which will make the
roll look boat-shaped. Then press the
center of the bottom of the little boat
below b up and A and G down. and
make a sharp crease at b, as in figure
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The Wooden Chain.

an ordinary pocketknife. Measuring
about three and one-half feet in length,
the chain itself contains 35 links, With
swivel in the center. which latter
must have been the most difficult part
of the carver's handiwork. In spite Of
this. however, the whole was complet.
ed without a flaw or join, and it is
probable that this is the longest piece
OF carved chain-work of its kind ex
tant.
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CUT WITH A PENKNIFE.
Chain Carved Out of a Solid Piece o.,
Oak.

The chain shown in the accompany.
ing photograph represents a prodigous
example of industry and skill. having
been cut out of a solid piece of oak
by Suffolk, England. man some sc
years ago, the only tool used being
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CONUNORUMs.

Why cannot a butcher be an honest
nan? Because he steels his knives.
What is the difference between a
soldier and bomb shell? One goes
to war and the other goes to
pieces.
What letter is most useful TO a
deaf woman? A, because It makes
her" hear. detroit Free Press.
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Uncle Jack-I suppose you ride on
your donkey when you want to?
Johnny-Oh, no! I ride when the
donkey wants me to.
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one, seems a diff
cult, if not an in
soluble, problem.
1t is, nevertheless,
a very simple feat.
To succeed, in
sert a needle in a
cork, so that the
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-03-27
Shows Record Rioht.

DR.. F. H. Snow of the university
of Kansas, who has kept a weather
report for Sc years, declares that the
velocity of the wind in Kansas has
decreased $4,000 miles a year during
the past II years. The United States
weather bureau claims there has been
no change in the velocity of the wind
in Kansas. DR.. Snow bases his as
sertions upon the records of the ane
mometer, the anemoscope, and othet
instruments for measuring the veloc-
ity of the wind These instruments
are absolutely accurate and have
been tested frequently. The univer-
sity weather observatory is on the
top of Fraser hall, LOO feet above
sea level. Dr. Snow attributes the
disagreement of the government re-
ords to the comparatively low situa-
ton of the government observatorfes.
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CLEARED HIMSELF OF BLAME.
Explanation Of Politician That SURE.
ly Was Convincing.

A recent incident in Australia Is "a.
lated as showing how watchful q poll.
tician must be in this censorious age.
Among other accounts OF a deadhead
nature on the books Of the Westralia
railway was one setting forth that
Miss Peacock had been franked over
the lines to the value of $35, and In.
stantly there was wide demands about
1t. People wanted to know why Sir
Alexander Peacock's daughter was
given these privileges. Sir Alexander
himself. former premier of Victoria,
was very much hurt when he heard
OF the matter, and fastened to assure
the Westralian government firstly.
that II his daughter had appeared in
Westralia, it was entirely without his
sanction; secondly, If she had made
claims upon the Westralia railways
she had done it without his authority:
thirdly, that never during his long po-
litical career had he asked his own
state. let alone any other, to extend
dead-heading privileges to a daughter
OF his: and, fourthly and finally, he
had no daughter, and never has had q
daughter.-Boston Transcript.
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THE ARTISTIC WALL.
One of Solid Color Will ALWAYS Give
Best Effect.

The dearest. daintiest, most artistic
wall is a solid colored wall. 1t fur.
nishes perfect background for all
kinds OF pictures, it throws them out
In their correct proportions, and does
not detract from their artistic value.
The solid colored wall is also much
better as background for furniture.
and harmonizes much more artistical-
ly, with carpets and rugs than any
other method of wall treatment. The
less breaking up of color on a wall
the more artistic it is
The most successful form of the
solid colored wall is an alabastined
wall There is as much difference be-
tween tinted walls, as there is be-
tween shoddy and Atwood gowns. Tho
shoddy gown holds it's color for a few
days, while the Atwood keeps its color
to the very last thread, so also in solid
colored walls, there are shoddy walls
and permanently colored walls which
retain their color down to the very
last particle. The ideal wall coating
: never rubs off, never flakes nor chips
off and is, always ready for a fresh
coat. If there is wallpaper on the
vail, soak tt off with warm water,
then go over the plaster after you
have removed the paper with warm
water to remove every trace of paste.
Have the wall thoroughly clean for a
clean wall cannot be built on an I'M
clean foundation. If there are any
particles of foreign matter adhering
to the wall scrape them off with q
putty knife. Then If there are any
discolorations on the wall, size it with
material made from cheap varnish,
thinned down with benzine and japan
added for a drier, then cover your
wall with your tinting material
Be sure your man uses a tinting ma
terial mixed with cold water. If he
comes to you and asks for warm wa
ter, you can make up your mind that
there is glue in the material which he
proposes to put on your wall, and you
can be certain that you are going to
have shoddy wall, for glue means
shoddy. Glue means that it will hold
its color long enough for the man to
collect his bill and not much longer.
Insist on your tinting material being
mixed with clear, cold water Be sure
that your wall is made from pure ma.
terials, then you will have a perma-
nent, artistic, sanitary wall A wall
that will be thing of beauty and q
joy forever"
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Food Inspectors Amounted.

The state board of health has taken
the preliminary steps to put into oper-
alton the pure food law passed by the
legislature. Tho board has appointed
Harry Bell of Kansas City, A. G. Pike of
Fort Scott and John Kleinhaus of To-
peka food inspectors. and A. H. Robey
of Stafford, drug inspector. Instruction
will be given them under the direction
of DR.. S. j. Crumbine. secretary of
the board and chief food inspector,
the state chemists and the. state bac-
teriologists. The inspectors will
study the sanitary rules of the board
and the new regulations regarding
food stuffs.
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know that he could have bought a
cheaply and selected much more sat
isfactorily at home. On a rural route
with which 1 am familiar and over
which most of the incoming letters
are from mail order houses and the
outgoing ones carry back money Or
ders, lives a friend of mine who
bought watch from the catalogue at
what he considered a rare bargain.
The watch came, to be sure, but it did
not go, that is at the right speed,
and, although money enough was
spent on it to bring the price up to
good figure, it was no better as q
timekeeper than that famous watch
OF Capt Cuttle's. Another friend
bought buggy at $34 and was elated
over his purchase until it came and
he saw that the top was a very ordin.
airy article of oil cloth, instead Of
leather, and he was so ashamed of IL
that he sold it at loss to his hired
man and bought better one In 4
neighboring town. A lady and her
two daughters bought shoes from the
N0e~AOSoO anu WHCn dShcu why Iu0y
had trouble with their feet said it was
because of ill-ftting shoes. But such
instances of the bad effects of buy
ing sight unseen" are daily occurring
all over the country. 1t Is only natur-
al and inevitable that such things
should happen
Let us see what will be the effect
OF this formidable diversion of trade,
if carried to it's logical conclusion.
Nearly all the business houses of the
smaller towns will become bankrupt,
the value. of town property will de-
cline, churches and schools will re-
ceive feeble support and the towns.
instead of being centers of business
and social activity, will almost cease
to exist. The country in general will
become like many portions of the
south where the large plantations, by
getting their supplies in the cities,
have kept the neighboring towns
down to the crossroads type-dreary,
implanted little places of a half dozen
ramshackle houses. The evil effects
of this loss of trade and destruction
of the value of town property will 10.
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German Turkey Stuffinu.

An old recipe for stuffing turkey is
as follows: Take stale white bread,
slice it very thin and pour as much
boiling milk over it as will soften it;
the dryer it is the betteH cover it
close; cut a small onion very fine and
boil it in butter until it is soft; then
beat five eggs, leaving out two whites,
and stir them into the hot butter and
onion until they are little hardened;
mash the bread very fine and mix all
together with pepper, salt and a little
parsley chopped fine; put this mixture
into the turkey with spoon; the
quantity is for a small turkey.
The allowance of eggs seems large
in modern ideas, but our great-grand-
mothers were good cooks and eggs
were plentiful.
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Did the Explosion Do IT.

Do you suppose the explosion of a
thousand pounds of dynamite in Kan
sas City, Kas., could have knocked
down brick wall in Atchison, At
miles away asks the Atchison Globe.
There are those who have such a
theory regarding the collapse of part
of the north wall of the Windsor
building: At just about the time OF
the dynamite explosion, the wall OF
the building nearest the Blair build
ing bulged out and a section of brick
the size of a wash tub fell out.
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Students JubiIant,

Appropriation day was hilarious
ly celebrated at Kansas University,
Classes were held as usual up to
chapel time,. but at chapel big meet
ing was held to celebrate the passage
of the appropriation bill, and then a
holiday was announced by the chan
cellor to last the rest of the day. The
engineering school is the one most
affected by the passage of the bill as
its gets two splendid buildings, cost
ing 100000. among the appropriations.
Speeches were made by Dean Marvin,
Professor Haworth and Professor P.
F. Walker of that school, besides a
talk by Chancellor Strong All spoke
in one strain-Great K. u is now asr
sured.
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Leavenworth,s central surned.

The entire cable system of the Peo-
PIES Home Telephone company at
Leayenw.orth was put out of commits
sion by fire In the central office The
fire was caused by cross wires, the
current travelling on a cable to tho
central office where it set the switch
board afire and before other cables
could be disconnected it was COM
municated to them. The current was
so powerful that it destroyed all the
cables through which it travelled.
President w. 7. Hewitt of the tele-
phone company stated that the loss
could be safely estimated at 100000.
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act upon the value of farm property
by cutting off the home market. They
will add to the taxes on lands by re-
ducing taxable values in the towns.
Surely it is not to the interest of any
body, except the bloated corporations
carrying on the mail order business.
to see the towns and villages fall into
decay. A live town is not only Of
value to the lands surrounding it, but
its well stocked business houses are
convenience and benefit to the
buyer Even if money could, in the
long run, be saved by ordering every
thing from the city, the inconvenience
and uncertainty Of it would always
make such shopping unsatisfactory.
Ordering from a catalogue is a leap
in the dark, except in the case of q
few articles whose color, shape and
quality are always the same
To the man who can soberly look
on both sides of the question and who
can put himself in the place of the
other fellow" the query will come:
Is it best from mere whim, or even
for certainty of saving from one to
half dozen dollars in year to turn
my back on the old, convenient ways
toward running the business of my
old acquaintance and friends, and Of
destroying the value of property in
the town where my friends live?
f. B. MILLER