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The Washington herald., 1907-02-08

intense and excltable, and when provoked
had a trick OF pulling ferOciously at his
long hair. Shortly after the adjournment
OF one of the sessions Of Congress he re
ceived a long collect message from a
brother Of his who was a pastor in
Natchez. Miss The minister wanted TO
know II the report that Congress had ad-
journed was true This was the final
straw. Turning TO his secretary the judge
shouted Telegraph that fool brother of
mine that Congress has not been in ses-
sion for three years; that he has been
misinformed."
Macklyn Arbuckle. who plays the title
role in George AIDES County Chair
man, was once a candidate for justice
Of the peace In Texarkana. Tex At that
time the genial star was harassed by
serious shortage of funds. He made a
deal with the manager of Mexican res
taurant to furnish him meals for s. a
week. However, the Mexican hest knew
something about the rapacious appetites
Of aspiring politicians. so he protected
himself from possible loss by making the
stipulation that whenever he considered
that Arbuckie had consumed g worth of
food, the politician was to finish out the
week on squirrel soup. Mr. Arbuckle had
plenty Of flesh TO spare. and the arrange
ment was working beautifully, until his
political opponent found it out and told
the story in one Of his speeches. "Of
course you know, feller-citizens, said
the divulger Of the secret, we CANT
have no man fur Jestice of the peace in
this we're town who lives on squirrel soup.
Why the first time he's let loose jest as
like as not he'll turn tail and run up the
nearest tree" Mr.. Arbuckle lost the cleo
ton, and in desperation went on the
stage.
TOmOrrOw-COmmerc In the United
States.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-08

DR.. Allen C. Hall, moderator OF the
General Assembly Of the Southern branch
OF the Presbyterian Church in the United
States. is a famous story-teller and after
dinner speaker. and takes a lively inter-
est in politics During recent campaign
he asked a friend for a frank opinion Of
certain high public officer. The friend
replied with candor and profanity: THAT
man is a damn fool" Whereupon DR.. Hall
said: AS the moderator Of the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in
the United States. as a ruling elder in
the church. and as the superintendent Of
q sunday school. am constrained 10 re-
The Washington herald., 1907-02-08

The last time Senator Pettus was re-
elected to the Senate the Alabama leg
islature unanimously set aside a law as
old as the state. which requires that d
Senator shall appear before the iegisla-
ture in person TO accept election. The
legislators were not inclined to require
their aged Senator 10 make the trip in
the dead Of winter Alabama loves him
as it would q father. and his affection Tor
his State is pateTnal and unbounded. His
wife died last year after a happy mar
ried life Of sixty-five years.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-08

The late DR.. Harriet S. French, Of Phil
adelphia, was one Of the vanguard Of
woman physicians in this country. She
was the lifelong friend Of Frances Viii
lard, and it was TO her that Miss Willard
went for advice when she was stilI penni-
less and unknown. DR.. French often de-
scribed her first glimpse Of the slim
quietly froeked girl, who told her that
she had decided TO cunsecrate her life 10
the temperance cause. and would Ike to
have guidance for her first steps. Dr.
French was a homeopathic physician and
a stanch advocate Of mild doses for pa
tients. This caused her to have many a
tilt with her allopathic colleagues over
the weakness Of her medicine You
have no idea Of strength" friend de-
clared TO her one day: you let the shadow
Of a chicken fall across clear water. and
then feed ii to your patients for broth. q"
DR.. French retorted: Wei, that is bet
ter than feeding them the whole chicken,
bones, feathers, and all"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-08

Senator Pettus was a lieutenant in the
Mexican war, he rode horseback TO Cal
ifornia with the "forty-niners." and was
advanced flom the rank Of major to that
of brigadier general in the Confederate
army He was admitted 10 the bar at
GAINESVILLE, Ala, when he became twenty
one years Of age. At ;his time Texas was
an independent republic. California was
a part Of Mexico, and Great Britain was
disputing the American claim 10 the Ore
gOn country. Andrew Jackson was then
supreme in politics. and was yet 10 sue
coed in making Polk President Of the
United States.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-16
KITE FIGHTING IN INDIA.
II is a Real Craze and Gambling Is a
Feature Of Sport.

India knows nothing of flying kites
for pleasure, as is done in .Ssaerica
and Europe. and is carried on with
marvellous ingenuity in China. Kites
are flown there that they may fight.
and the fighting is done by cutting
each others strings.
The string is sewing thread, the
finest and strongest, smeared with
ground glass mixed with mucllage.
Pulled tight and drawn against an
other thread, also pulled tight. 1t cuts
like knife.
A good string must be long enough
to let the kite ascend thousand
yards, light enough to let the kite bear
1t at that height, and fine enough to
cut another string.
Making kite requires as much care
as choosing the string, says the cor
respondent of the New York World
The kite has to sweep through the air
with the swiftness of swallow. There
fore 1t must be small. extremely lie.ft
and strong enough not to tear as II
PUSHES against the wind; for the edges
are not turned over and gummed down
all around, as they are In our kites.
In such kite the balancing Is far
more delicate operation than in large
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-16

will you attend to the matter at the
Travellers? | want to be warned so
can pull my own set of wires in con-
cert"
IN let you know" he answered,
hanging his head.
didn't understand his queer ac-
lions then. Though | was an expert
in finance, | hadn't yet made a study
of that other game-the game OF
gentleman" And / didn't know
how seriously the frauds and fakirs
who play it take it and themselves.
I attributed his confusion to a ridicu-
lous mock modesty he had about ac-
cepting favors; 1t struck me as being
particularly silly on this occasion. be-
cause for once he was to give as well
as to take.
He didn't call for his profits, but
wrote asking me to mail him the
check for them. | did so, putting in
the envelop with it a little jog to
his memory on the club matter
didn't see him again for nearly a
month; and though | searched and
| sent, | couldn't get MS trall' On open
ing day at Morris Park, | was going
along the passage behind the boxes
in the grand stand, on my way to the
paddock. | wanted to see my horse
that was about to run for the Sal
magundi Sweepstakes, and to tell my
Jockey that I'd give him $4,000, in
stead of $4,000, If he won-for | had
nut quite bunch down.
In one of the boxes | spied my shy
friend. Sammy. He was looking bet
fer than had ever seen him, Less
heayy-eyed, less pallid and pasty' less
like a man who had been Sinking bee
and keeping up on cocktails and cole
baths. He was at the rear OF the pox
talking with lady and gentleman
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-16

or so. he drifted away. Il envy you
YOUR enthusiasm" he said, pausing III
NV doorway. wherever am, | Wish
/ were somewhere else. Whatever
I'm doing, | wish | were doing some
thing else. Where do you get all TINS
ioy of the fight? What the devil are
YOU fighting for?"
He didn't wait for reply.
thought over my situation steaully
for several days, l went down TO my
country place. l looked everywhere
among all my belongings searchins'
searching, restless, impatient AL lasl
I knew what allied me-what the lach
was that yawned so gloomliy lroni
everything l had once thought peaull-
full had once found sufficient was
In the midst of the splendid terraceu
nansy beds my gardeners had Just set
out; I stopped short and slapped my
thigh. "A woman!" | eXclaihieu,
"That's what | need A woman-the
right sort of woman-a wife,
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-16
"GooY.BY. Raby!"

The German empress has been
heard to say that the happiest periods
of her life were the few weeks follow
ing the birth of each of her children,
when she was able to retire from pub.
lie duty and enjoy her new treasure.
1t happened when the youngest son
of the German royal family was an in
FAINT that one of the ladies of the
household, upon going into the nursery
hastily, discovered the empress kneel
ing beside her baby's cradle.
Her majesty rose hurriedly, and
came forward with her eyes full OF
tears.
NO" she said, smiling unsteady
into the anxious face of the lady-in
waiting, nothing is the matter. wa!
only saying good-by, baby. You know
| have to give him up tomorrow. ant
it is the last night"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-16
A Ponx,s Good Sense.

A girl ten years old, named Mary
Sears, living in Arkansas, was riding
her pony along highway when he
SHE'D at a COW and she was thrown
to the ground and suffered broken
arm. 1t was mile to the nearest
house, and the girl was not able to
mount again and in too much pain tc
walk.
The pony seemed to understand this
after time, and he galloped away
and reached the house of planter
and kept up whinnying until he was
taken notice of and man sent to fol
low him back to where the girl was
found. 1t was plain that the intelli.
gent animal knew that something out
of the usual had happened, and In this
case just as good messenger as a
boy would have been.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-16
"why not?" l asked.

oh-l don't know You see-the
lact swell, they're a lot of old
iogles up there. You don't want to
bother with that push, Matt Take
my advice. Do business with them.
but avoid them socially
want to go in there" | insisted.
l have my own reasons. You put
me up"
Il tell you, it'd be no use" he re.
plled, in tone that implied he wished
to hear no more of the matter.
You put me mp" | repeated. And
II YOU do your best. I'll get in all right.
I've got lots of friends there. And
you've got three relatives in the COM
mittee on membership"
AT this he gave me queer, sharp
glance-a little fright in It.
laughed. You see. I've been look.
ing into it, Sam. never take a Jump
till I've measured It."
"Youdo better wait few years,
until" he began, then st, pped and
turned red.
Until WHAT" said |. 81 want you
to speak frankly"
We'll, you've got lot of enemies
a lot of fellows who've lost money in
deals you've engineered. And they'd
say all sorts of things"
I'll take care of that" said |, quite
easy in mind. "Mowbray Langdon's
president, isn't he? Well, he's my
closest friend" | spoke quite hon
estly. 1t shows how supplemented
was in certain ways that had never
once noted the important circum
stance that this CLOSEST friend" hac
never invited me to his house, or any
where where I'd meet his uptown as
sociates at introducing distance.
Sam looked surprised. "Oh, In tha
case" he said, "I'll see what can b,
done" But his tone was not quite cor
dial enough to satisfy me-
To stimulate him and to give hin
an earnest of what ] intended to d,
for him, when our little social dea
had been put through, | showed hin
how he could win $4,000 in the mex
three days. And you needn't bottle
about putting up margins" said |, a
often had before. "I'll take care o
that"
He stammered refusal and wen
out; but he came back within an houl
and, in strained sort of way, accept
ed my tip and offer.
That's sensible" said l. "Whe
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-16

and heavy kites. Two pieces of bam-
boo are taken, thinner than goose
quill, and are scraped even and
smooth.
These are shown in the diagram
as A, b, and c, e, F, d. They are laid
on square which is from IL to 16
inches square. No Irvine is used In
the making, but the bent stick is kept
in position with four small pieces of
paper gummed on at the points c, r.,
f, d. The straight stick is similarly
fastened at the ends, but the piece of
paper at B Is two or three inches long
and triangular, for 1t acts as light
rudder
The kite has no tail. The exposed
edges of the paper along n, A, f and
C, b, d are not bound or protected in
any way and have to bear a consider
able strain when the kite makes a
dash against the wind.
A small piece of paper Is also fas
tened at G, where one end of the loor
string is attached. The other end Of
the loop is tied at the crossing Of the
pieces of bamboo.
The diagram shows the back of the
kite; the loop is on the other side OF
the face.
The best kite of this kind that car
be made does not cost more than ont
anna, that is, two cents. although
wealthy kite fighters pay as much as |
dollar to man who pretends he cal
make a kite which will be unconuuer
able.
Kite fighters are most careful abou
the balance of their kites, and when
kite seems all right in the hand, thei
intent eyes notice fault as 1t flies
and, pulling 1t down again, they adj
a piece of paper the size of postag
stamp or small twist of cotton I
one side, or they pare one of tn
sticks. and so get the balance pei
fectly true.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-16
A PULLING TRICK.
Il Is Done with Domlnoes and VIII
Keep Your Friends Guessing.

A good trick with dominoes is per
formed as follows Arrange ~ OF them
in circle, as shown in the accom-
panying picture. and tell one of the
spectators that you will point out any
domino that he may think Of.
When he says he is ready, you tell
Gle by touching the dominoes pro
miscuously. each touch counting one,
and that when YOU have counted 20,
including the number of spots on the
domino thought Of he must tell you to
stop, and your finger will then rest
on the piece chosen.
Let us suppose, for illustration, ex'
plains Good Literature, that he thinks
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-16
Nr1zR05Z N05 Iyd ito A0R751M2azL cu1zaz11

he smiled-my notion OF honesty
always amused him. "As Won nleasn !"
he said. with shrug. Then / saw a
serious look-just a fleeing fash of
warning-behind his smiling mask g.
and he added careessly: BE careful
about your own personal play. 7
doubt If Textile can be nut anv
higher"
IL must have been my mood that
prevented those words from making
the impression on me they should
nave made. Instead of approaching
at once and at its full value this char.
acteristic and amazingly friendly sig.
nal OF caution, showed how stupidity
inattentive | was by saying: Some.
| thing doing? Something new?"
But he had already gone further
than his notion of friendship war.
ranted. So he replied: "Oh, no
Simply that everything's uncertain
nowadays
My mind had been all this time on
those Manasquale mining properties
| now said: Has Roebuck told you
that l had to buy those mines on my
own account?"
Yes he said, He hesitated, ant
again he gave me look whose mean
ing came to me only when it was tor
late. 81 think, Blackjack, you'd bet
ter turn them over to me-"
81 can't" | answered. 81 gave my
word"
"As you please" said he.
Apparently the matter didn't inter
est him. He began to talk of the per
formances of my little two-year-olt
Beachcomber; and after 20 minutes
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-16
The Domino Layout.

OF the double.deuce, you, of course, not
knowing that. Begin, touching the
pieces with your finger, counting 1, Q,
8, 4. 8. 6, Z, and so forth. skipping
about the circle as You count, But
when you come to the eight count, you
must touch the double-six, and then
count regularly around to the right
Thus six-five will be 8, double.five 10.
five-four IL, and so on, until you come
to double-deuce, when he tells you to
stop. because that is the d..nino he
thought of, the four spots on which
added to your count of 16. makes 20.
This rule hold good, no matter what
domino may be chosen by the specta
tors.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-16
The Chosen One.

little Winsted VT, girl. an adopted
child turned the tables with stunning
effect upon children who were teasing
her because she was an adopted child
to the parents who loved her as their
own. MY papa and mamma picked
me out, and wanted me" was her re-
tort. Yours had to take you Just as
you were. whether they wanted you
or not"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-16
A CANDIDATE FOR "REsPeo'A
BILlTY."

no handle this new business proper
" | must put myself in position 70
look the whole field over. must se'
~ ,,na and in touch with "respecta'
-, When Sam Ellersly came IN
sor bis "rations," | said sam
want you to put me up at the ira'
elers Club -, ho with
a blank look a., rts ahou,
.,o hest he Of the big clubs, isn't it'
And II has as members most 81 'r ~
man I do business with and mos. o.
those want to get into touch WIN
Hs laughed. at can't be done
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-16
orandmotherly Care.

One day little boy went out in the
country to visit his grandmother. That
evening grandma picked chicken.
"Oh. grandma" the little boy ex-
claimed, do you undress your chick
ems every night?"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-16
An AdlustabIs PersonaIIty.

Little Ian was trying to dress him.
self after his bath. He got his shirt
ON front side behind. Looking ruefully
down at himself, he said:
Guess I'd better turn myself around
so my shirt will button In frant"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-16
CAN you MAKE THEsEf
Little Houses That the Birds Win
Find Delight in During Summer.

A friend of mine, dear little boy
of IL, received lovely toolbox for
birthday present the other day. He
is very handy with his tools and
eager to fashion pretty things.
Can you tell me something useful
and nice to maker" he asked me.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-16
Enouuh to Raise a Building.

A small boy, after watching some
builders making mortar, said;
my! What lot OF dough you
make"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-16

And then, with the approach of the
spring season, l thought of the re-
turn of the birds, and ] said:
"Why not build a birdhouse?"
Are they hard to make?" he ques
toned.
81 will show you two pictures OF
birdhouses, and you can copy them"
And / showed him these:
"Oh, like them, and l will try
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-16
Made from a Kes.

my best to make them pretty!"
DO" / answered. "and when they
are completed you can place one in
the tree back In your garden and one
on the center part of the grape
arbor."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-06
Grover Cleveland Fuller, Iowa
Jockey Who Made $4,000 a
Year, Lands in Jail
CAN'T PAY SMALL FINE
Couldn't Stand Prosperity and Ends a
Pauper-Dissipated His Fortune in
carousins-lniury Put Him Out OF
eu.iness-some Of His Successful
Exploits.

Clinton. Dec. 6-The meteor1c rise IN
the racing world of Grover CleVe-
land Fuller. former Dewitt, Iowa
boy, seems to have been succeeded by
the usual lightning descent to eartn
again; for if press dispatches are to
be believed, Jockey Fuller, the boy
who earned $4,000 in season, is in
a New York JAIL unable to pay bis
fine OF a few paltry dollars for drunk
enness.
Fuller was picked UP a day or two
ago on Broadway, in an intoxicated
condition, and locked in jail. In his
cell, the former premier jockey sank
his head between his hands, resting
his elbows on his knees.
well, it got me again. didn't it?'
he said. Met some old friends last
night, and, after refusing to drink all
evening, finally took some bubble wat
err. and here l am. haven't a penny
to pay my, fine"
Fuller rode Highball to victory in
the last great American derby at Chi
cago, and seemingly his career was
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-06
Des Moines Police Officers Res
cue Lad Who Was Support
ing Hobo Gang
COULD NOT SPEAK ENGLISH
Young HoIlander Compelled to Beg for
Tough Looking Gang OF Tramps-
Humane Society Takes Charge of
Boy-CIaims to Have Relatives in
Kansas City and Duluth.

Des Moines, Dec. 6. - After being
forced to beg bread from door to door
to sustain a gang of husky and dirty
hoboes, Max Stefaniac, a 17-year- old
young Hollander, fresh from the ia
therland, and unable to speak or I'M
Gerstand word of English was res
cred by the Des Moines police. He
is now in charge of Humane Officer
EG Crawford, who has telegraphed
the authorities at Kansas City and
Duluth, where the lad claims to have
relatives.
The story told by the innocent
young Dutchman to Police Clerk John
Genevay in his mother tongue was re-
plete with actual and thrilling exper-
fences of a green old country youth
adrift in the immense United States.
A short time ago he came over from
Holland to work with his brother,
Joseph Stefaniac at Duluth. He had
no more than arrived when the hard
times caused the factory to shut
down, throwing both himself and his
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-06
cation was it ascertained that he was

cation was it ascertained that he was
Grove was at first summoned and
upon learning of the seriousness Of the
case, sent for DR.. Crouch Of Eldridge,
These two worked over the injured
man for some time and somewhat re-
duced the fracture. His breathing was
restored and signs of life became ap-
parent.
Dr. A. l.. Hageboeck of Davenport,
was then summoned and decided that
strenuous means would be needed IT
relief We're to be obtained. A block
and tackle were secured and sort of
head harness fitted to Mr.. Powers
head He was then strapped upon the
bed and the pulley put to work. BY
this machine the broken vertebra was
pulled into place and Immediately Mr..
Powers regained use Of his limbs and
regained consciousness. But in order
to keep him in this condition it was
necessary to leave the harness in place
and the neck stretched. AS soon as
the strain was released the bone
pressed upon the spinal cord and he
again lost the power OF speech and
the use of his limbs.
1t is the hope of the physicians in
charge that if the strain is maintained
on Mr.. Powers neck the misplaced
vertebra will in time knit and as this
process is being done by nature the
pull on his neck will gradually be re-
duced and finally left off altogether.
1t Is expected that Mr. Powers. al
tho having broken neck, will some
day be able to tell of his extraordinary
experience, as the best Of hopes are
held out for his recovery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-06
Davenport Man Must Lie For
Weeks With Heavy Weight
on Body
WONDERFUL OPERATION
James Powers, Whose vertebra Was
Broken, Must Lie in One Position for
Three Weeks-BIock and Tackle
Used to Hold Head in Proper Po-
sition.
pecial to T!mes-Isepublican.

Special to Times ftepublican.
Davenport, Dec. 6.-James Powers
who had his neck broken last Satur-
day near Long Grove, lies in a bed in
the home of Mrs. Charles Mcdonald
with a fifty pound weight pulling or
his neck and will be required to main
tain this position for about three weeks
according to the estimate of the ply
sicians.
Powers, it will be remembered. was
injured in some way while caring fol
the horses in the barn at the Melon
aid farm. He was found about ar
hour and half after he had left the
house beneath the horses heels, UNI
conscious.
AS soon as he was found it was al
once apparent that he was badly in
jured and medical assistance was
summoned. At the time he was car
ried into the house he was apparently
dead and only on the closest investi-