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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12

immense amount of gold designed for the royal exchequer had recklessly ventured through the nearby forest without escort, and had been robbed by Daring Roger the noted outlaw. All efforts to capture the robber were un- successful.
 The troubadour decijed on bold stroke to appease his Majestys wrath.
 "Oh. great and glorious King. wilt hear thy humble minstrel?' he plead- ed, upon gaining audience.
 Tell what thou knowest quickly. rascaI! tartly replied the monarch.
 with thy consent. then. o Master. I go to seek the villain who has rob bed thy Majesty. and promise to bring him to thee a prisoner ere the shades of evening wrap thy castle in misty shadows"
 The king eyed him scornfully, and then laughed derisively:
 "Oh, ho. varlet! Wouldst a gentle singer of songs attempt to do that wherein my doughty men-at-arms have failsd2,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12

Come along, then" he commanded.
 Striking the ground in front of him with his trident. a deep hole appear ed, with steps running down f. Im where the three stood.
 King Neptune. for so the old man was named. took Tid's hand while rid took hold of Toms. Then they carefully descended.
 It became darker and darker the fur ther they went. until they couldn't see the steps before them. All at once, the three of them tumbled head first down through the pitchy darkness. After while it grew lighter and they brought up suddenly on pile of seaweeds.
 ''Gracious!" exclaimed the king, those swordfish have again sawed away the lower part of the stairs. They shall not go unpunished this time.'
 "Why. we're under the water!' cried Tom and Tid together, as they noticed for the first time that the lights they saw around them came from wonderful sea animals, carrying what looked like electric globes. Fish darted around them on every side, and they walked over strange weeds and creepers.
 After some thought. Tom said, "It's funny we don't drown."
 That's because you're with me-" ex- plained King Neptune. NO harm can ever come to my guests"
 Leading the way, King Neptune brought them to the door of great castle. guarded on each side by fierce looking shark.
 The king patted the sharks on the shouts. just as Tom and Tid caressed their dog, and the three passed through into a large hall. Then from every di- rection swan pretty mermaids. Tom and Tid knew they were mermaids, be- cause they had seen pictures of them in their story books at home.
 My daughters" said the king. wav- ing his hand toward the mermaids, who
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12
A w nderful Escape

TT WAS terrible tornado-such a one
 as had hardly been seen by any of | the oldest who lived in the little town on the Western plains.
 The Browns were one of the greatest sufferers. Their house was torn from its foundations and their stock scat tered far and wide. Indeed. but iittlo was saved of all their belongings. But this was not the cause of their grief. The s-year-old baby. Johnny. could not be found.
 Ted Brown was galloping frantically over the prairie, when his pony stum- bled in what Ted thought was gopher hole, and pitched him to the ground.
 Investigating, he found 1t was the entrance to a little dug-out cabin, such as are occasionally built on the plains. Upon descending, whom should he see seated contentedly on the floor but Baby Johnnyl
 The baby had been swept away by the tornado and deposited gently at the en- trance to the hut. from where he had craWled within.
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phins,'' suggested Tom. wistfully; they're much nicer than ponies"
 well, you may have these," said King Neptune, smiling, "only I think had better stable them for you"
 Four eyes glistened with joy. Thank you.'' their owners said, ''we'n visit you often. anyway. so 1t will be just like having them home" "
 .'which, by the way. reminds me that your aunt will be worrying about you if you don't reach home within the next few minutes" returned the king.
 They rode back to the castle. where they said goodbye to the mermaids. who gave them all the pearls they could carry. M
 King Neptune then led them back to where they had come down. "Now that the stairs are out of use. we'll have to put you on the volcanic elevator" said he
 Directing them to stand on a square. piece of rock. he waved his hand In parting and turned on the volcano.
 Instantly the rock moved upward through dark passage. like that occu- pied by the stairs.
 Tom and Tid sat rubbing their eyes and staring at each other. in the very same spot on the beach from which they had commenced their queer jour- ney.
 "Don't know" said Tom, must "a lost 'em on the way up.'
 Let's keep it all a secret" whispered rid. This they agreed to debut 1t really was too good to keep. Don't you think so?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12

70 MANY strange and beautiful
 things may be done with soap o bubbles that one can hardly num- Der them.
 First of all, it is necessary to have the right sort of solution. To get the best results. sift about four-fifths of an ounce of pure -Castile soap powder into a quart bottle, half full of distilled or soft water. After the powder is dis solved, mix in one-third pint of pure glycerine, and let stand until all bub- bles have disappeared.
 The test of any solution Is whether film immediately forms when your pipe or cornucopia is placed in the solution.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12
RTFEElN kN1TIDkI

4 UNIT MARGARET had such
 A fine house. right down by the ocean. You could look way out to sea without going off the porch. And there was such nice stretch of beach, where you could play all day without feeling tired. And you could go in wading-one shouldn't forget the wadingl-and be chased by the waves as they rolled up the beach. It was such fun,
 You cannot wonder that Tom and rid were always most anxious to visit Au. Margaret.
 It was their last visit that the strangest possible thing happened. Yes, it really happened. Though Un- cle Henry says he's afraid they were sleeping on the beach, he Is, of course. only teasing. Aunt Margaret ,elieves every word, anyhow, so they don't care if uncle doesn't
 That day was very, very warm. The sand was almost scorching On the beach. It was so warm tha. 1t made you sleepy, and that is wh. Tom and rid (short for Tiddledywinks, you know) S.. down for moment to rest. Surely, it could not have been more than moment. for hardly were they seated when the funniest-1ooking man they had ever seen rose from the sand in front of them. He was a nice old man, too; with great, bushy whiskers that hung like seaweed. a long, flow ing green robe and magnificent golden crown upon his head. In his hand he carried a sort of pitch-ork with three prongs. oh he called a trident
 "Children, I've cor:e for you" he announced, kindly.
 Tom wished to say What for?" but he thought he'd better not, SO both murmured. "Yes. sir"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12

Scathingly he spoke:
 70 thou sordid wretch. who carest naught for the higher things in life. who understandeth not the beauties of existence. take thou thy base coin!''
 As though in violent anger, he cast a bag of gold upon the ground with such force that the glittering coins rolled hither and thither upon the road way.
 The brigand impulsively leaped from his horse to gather the spoil.
 Immediately Harold was astride the steed and started to ride away. with the robber in close pursuit.
 Harold had no sooner passed the spot where his men were posted than he gave the signal and the rope, now stretched taut. sent the villain head long to the ground.
 The three pinioned him and took him as prisoner to the city. where Harold was greet l as a hero by the populace.
 What is more. he was once again re- ceived into the favor of his august mas ter.I
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12
TALE OF THEBUILD. ING OF THE FIRST
 TUNNEL

" HE young noble was clearly per-
 plexed When his uncle, the
 ! Princes confidential adviser. died many and varied were the effects that had come into the noble's possession but, of them all, the old yellow manu- script had greatest hold upon his curios- ity.
 Good reason, too. had he for being puzzled. The parchment told of won- derful treasure hidden deep in the cea- Ire of A great mountain which stood on the border of the Kingdom. Now the young noble was by no means wealthy for one of his high station, and 1t be- hooyed him to better his fortunes as best he might. But who ever heard of anything buried in so strange man ner? Could he believe the ancient writing?
 With so important a matter the noble could trust no one. so 1t was with all secrecy that he journeyed to the top of the mountain and camped thereupon'
 DFLvED INTO THE EARTH
 For many days following he .delved into the rock and earth. When he ar rived at a considerable depth, however, he found himself at loss to know how to proceed further. as it took most too long to carry away the loosened soil. At last he decided to employ other means.
 Attacking the side of the mountain at its base. he cut his way. little by little. In his anxiety to find the treasure he took no account of the distance he had dug. when. to his amazement. he found that the other side of the mountain had been reached.
 Disheartened that his labors should have been unrewarded. he returned to his home.
 At court the news of ths noble's feat reached the ears of the king.
 By my soul!' he cried, "by means of this fine tunnel I will now establish a thriving trade with the neighboring kingdom. My coffers will soon be over Sowing with riches.
 ''Send the young man to mo. that he may be fittingly rewarded"
 The king rewarded the count most generously. so that he no longer had need to lament his lack of wealth.
 This. so legend tells us. is the manner in which the very first tunnel was built.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12
The Missing Letters

about my color. 50 that it Is hard to find me. Then there is another thing that l have. and that is''-just then they h ard the gobble of a flock of rkeys. who were coming toward them. The grasshopper flew away up in the air. and the little animal hid himself under some clods of earth
 Supply the missing letters. Place them in their proper places. Then on a sepa- rate sheet of paper place the missing let ters. When properly arranged they will spell the name of the little animal
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12

smiled graciously at Tom and Tia.
 The whole company then showed their little guests through all the rooms or the castle. The two were especially de-, lighted with the treasure rooms, where were chests completely filled with beau- tiful pearls.
 Having explored the building. the king announced that he now had a treat in store for then
 Taking them to the courtyard behind tbe castle. she seated himself on oig throne and placed Tom and Tid on either side of him. in smaller thrones ? "Now.,' said he. you are going to see an ocean circus" t
 "ohr' cried both, joyfully, In one breath.
 Yes. it was a fine circus. too. A ring was placed and the mermaids rode ooi- phins round and round. diving through hoops held by the lobster. There were oyster and crawfish clowns. and they cracked jokes that were as funny as funny could be.
 The shark was a fine ringmaster. long eel making him the best kind or whip. Acrobatic fish turned as many as eighteen or twenty somersaults. one af- ter another. The scuttlefish offered to wrestle with twenty clans. but as the claims had the .toothache and couldn't open their mouths they shook their twenty heads in unison.
 Tom and rid could have remained for hours watching this performance. but the king called them awayIto take a ride on the dolphins.
 We might have taken the whale" he remarked, had I not sent him away for his health for a couple of days"
 And a fine ride they took-round about this Kingdom under the sea. Tid was a little frightened at first. but she was soon able to guide her dolphin as well as the others.
 "wouldn't 1t be nice if we owned dol
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12
How to Read a Book

IF YOU wish to remember what you
 read 1t might be good idea to follow the plan suggested by Lord Macaulay. who. in speaking of the time when he was a boy, said:
 T began to read very earnestly, but at the foot of every page I read l stopped and obliged myself to give ap account of what I had read on that page. At first I had to read 1t three 6r four times before l got my mind firmly fixed. But I compelled myself to comply with the plan. until now. after have read a book through once. can almost recite 1t from the beginning to tho end n
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12

feelings of this wise old frog deeply. but he only croaked quietly to him. self, and was startled as much as sves by the slightest sound.
 One day, while the fish were swim ming laziiy about or resting in the bot tom of the pool. there appeared above them a nice worm. sinking slowly through the water. All made rush for it. Then, strange to say. they saw the fellow who had secured the prize shoot swiftly upward toward the sur face and finally disappear. But soon ne was forgotten, for another wornh plumper than the first. greeted their eyes. Again the worms captor disap- peared. as had the first fish.
 The learned frog. who now came up'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12

But Harold, tine troubadour. knew that his sighings could avail him noth- ing nor lessen the kings anger against him a whit.
 When the king. a fortnight earlier. had-granted him permission to pay his aged mother visit it was with the express condition that he return in time for the kings holiday celebration That he did not. owing to the impossible condition of the roads after recent heavy rains, was to the king an act of disobedience altogether inexcussble.
 Harold, you must know, was the kings favorite minstrel. He alone could beguile the fancy of his Majesty with entrancing song and incomparable verse So that you can see that no birthday celebration could be complete without the attendance of the talented minstrel
 Clearly. too. the kings temper was in nowise improved by the news that a messenger. on his way to court with an
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12
Served IIinl Right.

He was only a very little puppy. and the big rooster could easily frighten him away from the bowl that contained his food each mealtime. But even a puppy will turn, and next time the rooster drove him from his food he simply wait ed until that cowardly rooster put his head in the bowl to gfeedily gobble his breakfast Then you should have seen that sturdy little puppy creep up and kick that bowl all over the rooster. You never saw a more surprised rooster in your life.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12
A Wise Mother.

A little boy told his chum that his mother gave him a penny every morn- ing to take his medicine quietly; the little friend.
 Mother puts 1t in 6 money box until there is quarter"
 Well, what then?"
 why mother buys another bottle of medicine with it."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12

.-IS always pasanter to smile; and-brght | Let frowns alone till after :, whe"- Tis not but that the rain The time that never comes sometimes doth fall Learn wen he "oi" 'i ~ ~ But be what it will, learn from boy fouH ma that ne sie ' Like Pedro Wee fedro'
 A beggar Pedro G 's true
 nd meals o him, you know few
 And mostly far between
 But every glance is full of cheer And one has yet to a
 Brave Pedro
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12
Would Be a Frog.

Would Be a Frog. ''Goodness. wish I was frog" gasp ed Tommy, who was broiling under the hot sun.
 ''Why?" asked Jacky. "'Cause I'd never be dry" sighed Tommy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12

and whether you can place your wet finger through the bubble without burst ing it. If the test fails, add more soap.
 Be very careful that no bubbles, how ever tiny are present in the solution or on the pipe cornucopia or other instru- ment used to blow the bubbles.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12
PUZZLES TO SOLVE
Word Square.

Word Square. 1. Another word for weary. 2. One who wastes his time. 8. To elevate. 4. Fairy sprites. 5. A girls garment.
 Riddles. 1. What is that which works wh7aW it plays and plays while 1t works7 2. Which are the most contented of birds2
 Enigma. I'm rough. I'm smooth. I'm wet. I'm dryi My station low. my title high; The king my lawful master is; I'm used by all. though only his. May 5 Puzzle Answers.
 RIDDLES. | A ditch 2 Lghe
 TRANsPosITIoN. Hatteras.
 ENIGMA '-- A 's ea'Sf xsls.s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12

A LAS! alack! that this ill-for- A tune should come upon me. 1 \ Unhappy am I, indeedw
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12
May 5 Puzzle Answers.

RIDDLES. ch. a Lghe
The daily sentinel., 1907-11-20

Try the soc whip. Try the soc
whip.
The daily sentinel., 1907-11-20
A THEATRICAL INCIDENT.

Manager Frank G. King who will
represent "Chic" Perkins In "The
Little Prospector" at the opera house
on Saturday, November 23, relates
the following incident; While play
ing in Leadville. Colo, recently Mr..
Hugh Dyatt a wealthy mine owner,
who has been a prospector for twen-
ty-two years-being attracted by the
title of the play-attended the per-
formance. AT the close of the play
he asked for and was granted an in
terview with Miss Perkins. He told
her that he was very much impress
ed with her rendition of THE Little
Prospector," as well as the correct
The daily sentinel., 1907-11-20

the siding were overturned. some be-
ing knocked a distance of many feet.
Several of the cars were completely
wrecked.
Later on in the evening the
wrecked cars took fire from some
unknown cause and one of them was
totally burned.
The big engine is badly damaged
and will have to remain in the shops
for several weeks.
The loss to the railroad as a re-
suit of the wreck will amount TO
several thousand dollars.
An examination of the switch
proved that the switch light had
been removed and the lock broken.
These and other evidences would in
dicate that some person or persons
had deliberately planned to wreck
train No. 5, but caught the freight
train instead
Train No. 5 would have passed the
open switch about 1920 O'Clock, and
had 1t plowed into those refrigerator
cars, many lives would probably have
been lost. 1t is indeed fortunate that
the freight train came along first.
The wreck was cleared away this
morning,
a close investigation of the affair
is being made by the officials of the
road. and If the accident was the re-
suit of deliberate criminal plot II
Is to be hoped that the guilty persons
will be run to earth and deservedly
punished.
The wreck attracted big crowd
last night In spite of the lateness OF
the hour.
The daily sentinel., 1907-11-20
MANY LIVES WERE
IN GREAT DANGER

Last Night in Local Yards Freight Train Rushed Into
An open Switch Evidently Criminally Reversed, and
Bad Wreck Followed ---Enginemen Miraculousy E.
cape-Had Passenger Train No. Reached the Switch
FIRST Many Lives Would Have Been Sact6ced.
The daily sentinel., 1907-11-20
Almost Beyond Belief.

More than seven square inches air-leakage
In the ordinary heating stovei
The usual construction OF stoves leaves n *
inch opening between the top and sides.which
is filed with stove-putty.
After a few months use. this putty dries up
and falls out. leaving a h inch crack around
the top of the stove. (which on an Is inch stove
means seven SQUARE INCIIES OF DRAFT over
which you have no control.
Add to this the uncomfortable leakage from
8 or 10 other putty Joints around the door
frame, fire pot. and bottom. which gives a
draft almost the full capacity OF the chimney
and you Will readily see why such stoves are
eNpensive-why' the valuable gases and Q
The only stove on the market made without
putty Joints. and guaranteed to remain always
air-tight Is Coles Original Hot Blast, for soft
coal. hard coal or wood. See 1t at dealers
The daily sentinel., 1907-11-20

About 1880 o'clock last night
many citizens were aroused from
their slumbers by the terrific shrek
ing OF an engine and the wild noise
indicating an unusual escape of
steam. Investigations proved that a
pretty serious accident had occurred
in the local railroad yards.
Freight train No. 243, west bound
and under special orders, came into
the city, moving at a rate of about
30 miles an hour. Unknown to the
crew of the freight train and un-
known to the yardmen, the main line
switch near the plant of the Grand
Junction Fruit Growers Association
and not far from Ninth street, had
been reversed and the entrance OPP
ened for the long siding used par
ticularly for the Grand Junction
Fruit Growers Association. The sid
ing was more than half filled with
refrigerator and box cars.
Instead of running on down the
main track, the freight train rushed
unsuspectingly into this siding and
in a moment there was terrific
crash, and the engine of the freight
had collided with the string of re-
frigerator cars. The engine, No. 513,
struck the first car and then jumped
the track, plowing its head into the
ground and then turning over on its
side.
Most fortunately Engineer Jack
man and Fireman Decker escaped
unhurt. They remained in the cab,
not having time to jump, and were
absolutely unlhjured.
A number of the cars that were on
The daily sentinel., 1907-11-20
EVERYTHING GOES

Even the day goes, a cashlerS OF
personal check goes. In fact ahytnlne
goes with me, but how goes your
eyes? If you are sunerlhs lroIii
head aches. floating specks DeIore
the eyes, If you have to hoid your
paper too close to see good IL Is q
sign you need glasses Don hesIee'
your eyes. i fit glasses correct,y
No guess work. My charges uhe
lowest. o.,a,
T.. j. OLSON, Graduate Op.ician'
6l5 Main street, Grand JuhcIioh'
The daily sentinel., 1907-11-20

IT'D , HAD NOT AN EXTRA FREIGHT TRAIN PASSED OVER THE
IN THE LOCAL YlRnS
SfEOKE THE TIME ARRIVAL OF RIO t:RaNnr p,S
PASSENGERS, HAVE aEEN M, IN,
~ IN eoLoisADo IN MANY
TN II HERE sS ARE PRETTY GOOD FOR THE nEr,rr
WKECk THE PASSENGER WHAT PURPOSES IT rs xD
The daily sentinel., 1907-11-20

When In need of anything III tne
drug line try the c. d. smith Drug
Co, depot branch, corner Secohu
and Colorado. Registered pharnha-
cist in charge; 20 years practical eA-
perience. Prompt service, courteous
treatment to all. we ann TO piease
and save you money. IL pays ~
trade with us.
The daily sentinel., 1907-11-20

See ruins OF Nitla. Iour Oh All
Mexico by private train leaves Den ii
yer January 2s via COLORADO oou-
thern. Write T. E. Fisher u r. A.
Denver.
The daily sentinel., 1907-11-20

Cabinet making and repairing, pol
lshing pianos and general furnitur
repairing my specially. Call Ray
mond, 341 Colorado avenue.
The daily sentinel., 1907-11-20

Harry Hiatt's horseshoeing is sec
onJ to none in this country.
horse is shod when Harry Hiatt Is
through with 1t. Try him.
The daily sentinel., 1907-11-20

We still have some plumbing iett
]. E. Mckenzie. Phohe heu ~
545 Colorado avenue.
The daily sentinel., 1907-11-20

no YOUR trading at the Monster Cl
aan I'm Sale now on at the Grand
The daily sentinel., 1907-11-20

lmpersonations of the various char
acters represented, also the scenic
equipment, especially the mining
scene, showing the entrance and sur
roundings of 'Chuck Luck" mine
which is said was so delightfully."-
natural, it really seemed as though
he were looking into the entrance
OF one of his own mines. He pro-
nounced the production perfect In
every detail. and asked permission
of the little actress to use her name
as a mascot for a new gold mine
he had just opened up. The mine is
located is miles out of Leadyille, and
is known as the Chic Perkins.
The daily sentinel., 1907-11-20

pack household furniture for
shipment. Call Raymond, 341 Col
The Coconino sun., 1907-11-28
Mine Warming Notice

To whom it may concern:
 Notice is hereby given that neither the Anita group of mining claims in the Francis Mining district, Cocohino County. Arizona, nor the undersigned trustee, therefor, will be responsible for any expense therein or therefore either for labor or supplies, by parties working said Anita group of mines under lease.
 I.EANDER w. FoBES, Truste' Dated Flagstaff September 26, 1907.