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The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
HAD CROUCH WITH HIM
Newsboy's Sarcastic Comment Amply
JustihLS by Circumstances Of
the Case.

\ gust of wind snatched the new
fall headgear from stout man on
the Euclid car the other morning
just as the car slowed up to wait for
a passenger train to get by at East
Fifty-ffth street, says the Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
He made a futile grab for it, but
It rolled along the curb for several
rods Then newsboy stopped shout
ing "Uxtry" long enough to catch
the hat on the wing and make a
squirt for the car before it started
on.
Here's your hat, mister" he
shouted, as he handed the hat over
to the anXious-looking, corpulent
passenger.
The fat man took the hat and
looked at a chunk of mud smeared
over the crown, as if to say, That
wouldn't have been there if you had
been little quicker" Then he
pulled the hat down on his head
more firmly than before and resumed
the reading Of his paper.
"Nice, 'prcciative old codger, amt
he p the lad yelled to another news
boy Then he jumped off the car
whistling,
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
Utah Lake Rising.

The water Of Utah lake is six
inches above Compromise point,
being three feet higher than it
was last year. Inasmuch as TO-
900 acres was submerged by high
water the past spring, the tillers
Of the low lands will either have
TO build llat-bottomcd boats or
take higher attitudes. On account
Of this the Utah Lake commits
sioucrs are trying to bring suits
against the various canal com
panies.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19

Saturday afternoon. while a
Greek was being entertained at
the court house, some petty thief
crtcrcd his private apartments,
located i'm a boXcar standing ON
the d. & X. G.. sidetrack. The
door was smashed i'm, the win
dows broken, after which the par
ty proceeded to enrich himself
with Grccian architecture. When
the owner returned to pack up
his things preparatory TO speedy
emigration, he found himself re-
licvcd of most of his burden. 4 =
was a case where Greek nfctI>
Greek
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
THE GRAFT INSTINCT.

A business man of New York city,
with broad experience, calls atten-
ton to a marked difference that ex.
lists between federal and city en-
ployes. "While you find the graft
instinct at a minimum among the
federal employees" he says, lit is al
a maximum among the city servants,
whose minds aud methods at once
reach for it at the first opportunity"
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
Coals MAJ Pass in the Night..

II seems that many unscrupu.
lous people who undoubtedly fear
a coal famine, are taking decisive
steps to avoid such a calamity. by
invading coal cars at night. 1t is
no uncommon occurrence for
these culprits to load beet wagons
during the wee small hours Of
the night and then after stock
ing their own coal bins to their
fullest capacity, they make wages
by selling the remainder a CON
ference rates to their friends
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
THE HOTEL CLERK
How He is Able to size Up the Char.
aeter Of the Guests.


"Yes,' said the hotel clerk as he
deftly ran the blotter over the regis
ter and handed the guest his key. 81
suppose we're pretty fair at sizing
up our guests, but it's not difficult.
The register is our best guide, how
ever The way a guest signs it
usually counts with me. It's easy
enough to distinguish a travelling
man with line of pickles from the
guest who has come to the city mere
" to look at the Missouri river.
slow? Well, for one thing the
travelling man scribbles Chi, or
Pig on the register, while the 9th
er writes Chicago or Pittsburg every
time. Some guests, also, give the in
formation that Chicago is in Illinois
and Denver in Colorado. Occasional
ly a guest will write Mass. after Bos-
ton, but he don't live there-just
came from there last. Your real
Bostonian, if he writes anything
after his town, it is United States
And some / have known write their
street address. Signing a hotel reg
ister IS a ceremony with them.
Now, if you'll please stand out Of
che way, I'll put on my front room
with private bath SMILE for this
man from Beaver Dam. l think
that's where he's from because he's
still got Chicago worlds fair labels
all over his vahse."
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
HIS LAME EXPLANATION.

Hamlet was rchearsing his solilo-
guy.
80 be or not to be; that is the
question:"
"Why don't YOU answer it YOUR
self" interrupted the first grave
digger, breaking into the scene in a
wholly unauthorized way,
Because angrily responded
Hamlet, the answer might incrimi-
nate me- See"
CURLY ordering one of the supes
10 throw the intruder into the alley,
he resumed the recitation of his
lines.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
ENGAGED, BUT WOULDN'T TELL

When the girl who had been away
all summer announced that she be-
came engaged early in July the rest
of the girls looked incredulous.
Prove that it happened then"
said they specifically. IF you really
got engaged for keeps that early in
the season, how does it happen that
YOU are now telling it for the first
timc?"
81 kept it a secret" said the en-
gagged girl, because / didn't want to
spoil my summers fun. ! didn't
even tell father and mother any
thing about " till yesterday In
fact, they were the very people |
wanted to keep it from. l was really
crazy from the start to let you girls
know what had happened, but ]
knew if | told any of you the news
would soon reach mother, and then
she would make me come home. It's
all nonsense, according to her way
of thinking, to spend 50 luch money
keeping a girl away at high-priced
summer resort after she has succeed
ed in getting herself permanently
engaged, so for the sake of the
pleasure | would have to forego |
actually kept a secret"
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
xHEFBEK OF Za1.
EAzyUTAh plESS
x, sG rs SOCIATION 3
WHAT WE EXPECT OF THE
NEW ADMINISTRATION.

II has become a custom among
the political parties OF our largcs
cities TO have a special plank N
their platforms which promises
redress of grievances. This, too,
has become one OF the essential
factors of Our smaller cities and
towns; they feel it necessary to
put a special plank promising a
stricter enforcement OF city or
dinances, greater commercial de-
velopments. and more public inn
provements.
While we do not feel that the
local candidates elected Novem-
Der 5, were simply boastlng when
they promised to better local con-.
ditions - educationally, CONNER
cially. and socially, yet, so many
promises have been broken in
other cities, that some can not
help being skeptical
But fear not, gentle reader, tor
the time has arrived when Lchi
is to boom. No longer will our
streets be veritablc mortar boxes !;
no more need we fear fire; no
longer will we wander in dark
ness for our city fathers have
at last arisen from their lethargic
sleep and during nineteen hun
dred and eight are going to boost
Lchi, until she will not only lead
the county, but her influence will
be felt throughout the state.
A new public square is to be
purchased upon which is to be
built modernly equipped court
house, a gymnasium and public
library, and a High School build
ing. Thus the moral standard OF
our community is to be raised to
the extent that we will not find
young men wasting their lives i'll
smoking swearing, and whiting
on some street corner, in front OF
the saloon, or around the depot
the loafing aS1s, Of our city-Bu
see them enjoying afd instru9ihng
themselves in the gymiasiglh and
library.
The dilapidated old Opera
House is to be replaced by a
new one, built with all the latest
equipments. The fire departcmnt
is to be strengthened; a water
system, which has long been
talked OF is TO be installation
hasn't Mayor Webb so promised?
The sidewalks along the principal
streets of our city are to be paved,
the streets graded and kept free
OF all rubbish, A prize is to be
given to the citizen who keeps
his surroundings the ncatest
This cannot fail TO bcautiiy our
town, for the spirit in man is the
same as in boys the hope of re
ward being greater than the fear
of punishment
Fond and anxious mothers need
not longer worry about their mi
nor sons. The officers of the adj
ministration expect to enforce, to
the letter, the curfcw ordinance,
and the law prohibiting boys UNI
der twcnty-one entering saloons.
No boisterous behavior or proiane
language is to be tolerated on
Main Street, and the stranger Wis
itiug our city will no longer be
shocked by the actions of some
Of our young people.
So in conclusion, the new adj
ministration has said, awake We
down trodden citizens; wave your
banners high; unite with us and
boost Lchi until she attains the
highest point of municipal per-
lection; for while it is as easy to
boost as 10 knock, the results are
widely different"
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
THE POOR DEVIL STUDENT

by the merest freak of fancy.
] determined to go to school and
mingle with the best and brightest
students 1t is by constant en-
counter with such worthless,
thought ], that people become
broad-mindcd and are able to
grasp and solve mighty problems.
Therefore, | will keep company
with the educated and will see If
knowledge is really contagious, as
many suppose.
| found no difficulty in becom-
ing one OF the class. Not being
very bright not influential my lack
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
oPERETTA POSTPONED.
Thirty Children Out in One

Thirty Children Out In One
Day.
The Opcrctta, which was to
have been given in the opera
house Friday afternoon and even
ing, has been postponed on ac-
count Of the measles. Thirty
chorus children were out of school
all week, so the management has
been compelled TO postpone il
until after the holidays.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-12-19
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Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-08-30
A 444.YEAR LAWSUIT.

In the two villages of Luceran
and Lancoque, in the Alpes-Mari-
times. France, June 10 was kept as
public holiday to celebrate the end
Of a great lawsuit which has kept
the two villages divided since No
vombcr II, 14G2. The question in
dispute was the possession of a piece
Of land at Iowa, which each village
claimed. \ few days ago the court
at Nice definitely settled the matter
by dividing the land equally be-
tween the villages. The total cost
Of this lawsuit during the N years
amounts to $4,000, while the
value Of the land in dispute was
about $4,000 The law papers which
mad accumulated were dockcted in
1.SjG parcels, which weighed 1G
tons. and were stored in large,
disused church.-Amcrican Lawyer.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-08-30
POCA..UNTAS IL ...5 WAS
Famous Character Of History Ranked
as One of the Truly Great
Of the Earth.

Pocahontas was born in the year
1885; her father, Powhatan. was
the lord and ruler of 80 tribes, or
clans, of Savagcs inhabiting that
vast domain which was then called
Virginia, after the virgin Queen
Elizabeth, says writer in the
Circle. His friendship was dearly
sought for by the white men, and
considered essential to the life and
success of the colony. Like most
red men, he distrusted the whites
and their designs.
In England she was treated with
all the honor shown TO royalty. Her
grace and charm seem to have won
all hearts. and she was at her ease
with the best in the land. She was
presented at Queen Annc's court, at
tended ball given by the bishop Of
London. and visited The Globe the
alter to see Shakcspcare's "rcmpcst,'
In fact, she took on the garb and ac-
ceSsorics of civilization with that
easy grace which belongs to the truly
great, and was as much at home in
court as in her own western soil
tudes. But inwardly she seems to
have pinned for her own free. open
life of the forest, and when she
was about to return on the good
ship George. she sickcncd and died
at Gravcscnd, having lived long
enough, as one commentator has
said, to unite two hcmispheres, two
races, two civilizations.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-08-30
MIR. cLAitH SILL HAs ahead.
Aspiring Politician Had Covered
Ground Pretty Thoroughly.

A minister and a lecturer who
had spent many of their younger
days together CHANGED to meet re-
Gently. and at once began to review
the good times they had enjoyed in
times past. One had been a Rcpub-
lican and the other Democrat !;
they were running for the same
Office but neither had any money to
put into the campaign, and conse-
qucntlv had to work their popularity
for all they were worth. The
preacher concluded that the best
scheme was to pet the children, tell
them they were nice. and in a gen.
cral way give them IA good iollying.
They would, he thought, he sure to
tell their parents and SO impress the
male members of the family that
ballots would he cast for him on
election day. When he recognized a
little girl in whose family there
were several male members whose
votes would he acceptable, he stop
ped and cEaticd for while.
You certainly are Il nice little
girl" he said, and am going to
give YOU Il stick of candy" The lit
tie girl took it.
"Oh, Mr.. Blank" said the little
girl. mentioning his rivals name,
gave me a bag of candy" The
minister uas not to be outdonc by
his rival. Teaching into his pocket
he pulled out d penny.
Sow am going to give you
something that Mr.. Blank didn't
give you," he said, lin going to
give YOU penny"
Mr.. Blank gave me nickel" re-
piled the little girl. as she took the
penny. This was more than the
politician had bargained for.
swell. am going to do some
thing that am sure Mr.. Blank
didn't do. am going to kiss YOU.
And before she could resent it he
kissed her. After recovering from
her surpr.s, the little girl rcmarkcd:
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-08-30
NURSING WORK.

The making of the nurse does not
demand that she shall have person.
ally nursed an example of every
case she shall hereafter be called
upon to attend. She is not response
bic for treatment.
She is TO be trained to obey or
ders intelligcntly. And if she has
learned TO do this from the point
of view both Of the surgeon and the
physician. is she not well-traincd
nurse, even if she has never seen IA
case of measles nor nursed gun
shot wound ?-London Hospital.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-08-30
FOOD VALUE OF FLOUR.

We simply don't know what con-
stitutes a good wheat; there is no
accepted standard of goodness.
What is called strength is a purely
fictitious expression with regard to
the food value Of flour; it has ref
erence merely to the power of the
-four to carry water and to its
stickiness-thc strongest flour
being one from which the baker
can make the greatest number
of loaves and the biggest loaf !;
it is, therefore, the weakest as a
food material. - London Science
Progress.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-08-30
SPIDERS LIFE LINES.

took a large spider from his web
under the basement of a mill, says a
contributor to the Chicago Tribune,
put him on chip of wood, and set
him ahoat on the quiet waters of the
pond. He Immediately began to
cast a web for the shore. He threw
it as far as possible in the air with
the wind. 1t soon reached the shore
and made fast TO the spires of grass.
Then he turned himself about and
in true sailor fashion began to haul
in hand over hand his cable. Care
fully he drew it until his bark began
to move toward shore. As it moved
the faster he the faster drew upon
it to keep his hawscr taut, and from
touching the water. Soon he reached
the shore and quickly sped his way
homeward. | tried several spiders
and they all came to shore in ike
manner.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-08-30
ONLY A DETAIL.

owe been elected president of
our auxiliary. said the pretty little
woman, bustIing home excitedly
after the meeting.
"AuAiiary 10 WHAT" asked her
husband, brutally
"Why-ah--our-ah-our Aux
iliary society,"
ooh. YES. What is the nature Of
the work YOU do at this society,""
"Oh. | don't know. There's the
book that tells all about it. You
can read that. But, anyhow, Pve
been elected president"
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-08-30
HUGHES HUGE LIFE.

Clovis Hughes, the French novel;
ist, poet and duclist. who has just
died. filled his So years Of life with
sufficient excitement TO make him
worthy Of special mention. One of
his claims 10 distinction was that he
had engaged in a French duel which
resulted fatally-for the other man.
He was a tcmpesuous radical. and
was once suspended from the cham
Der Of deputies fer insulting re-
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-08-30
GOOD FOR THEIR BUSINESS.

Walker (of London)-It seems
very odd TO me, don't y know, that
your chemists shops over here
should conduct soda water foun-
tains.
Smith (of Gotham)- oh, / don't
know; any doctor viii tell you that
soda waters bad for you."-Phila-
delphia Press. j..
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-08-30
FAIR WARNING.

Buttinski-lIow did YOU catch
such an awful cold?
Knock0utski-Colds are conta-
gious. | caught mine asking other
people how they caught theirs.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-08-30
MADE A WONDERFUL RECORD.

Knickcr - How did Whackem
qualify as a railroad expert?
Booker He once caught q train
by time table.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-08-30
Three Score Years and Ten

is an age devoutly to be desired.
How exalted such an age becomes
if surrounded by money. Toreach
such goal a foundation must be
laid.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1907-08-30
A Judicious Bank Account

with our bank will start you out
properly. Wise council like we
give, together with discretion and
economy, will DO the rest.
Open that account today.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-10-14

THE EIFFEL TOWER WIRELESS STATION.
height. constitutes the most formula Die
antennae in actual existence and II is
In regular communication with the
wireless station at Bizerta. from which
1t is separated by l.5OO klometers.
But the Eiffel tower wireless system
between Paris and Casablanca does
not constitute an exchange because
the wireless instruments on the war
ships off the latter port and those at the
French consulate. though they can re-
ceive messages from Paris. have not
sufficient power to send comm rnico-
tons so lonS a distance.
A Libel.
Mrs. Greene-They say that when
the men go on fishing trips they take
lot Of liquor along with them. Mrs.
Gray-I don't think that is so. I'm
sure 1t is not so when my husband goes
a-fishing. | have overhauled his lug
gage when he got home on purpose to
see, and l have never been able to
find q drop of liquor in any Of the
bottles In his bag.-Boston Transcript.
Mutual Help.
The race Of mankind would perish
did they cease to aid each other. From
the time that the mother binds the
child's head till the moment that some
kind assistant wipes the death damp
from the brow of the dying we can
not exist without mutual help. All.
therefore, that need aid have a right
to ask 1t from their fellow mortals; no
one who holds the power Of granting
can refuse without guilt.-Scott.
Juvenile Diplomacy.
PA" inquired Freddie, what is di-
plomacy?"
Diplomacy. my boy" responded the
old man proudly lis doing exactly the
right thing at exactly the right mo-
ment"
Then used diplomacy last night"
"What did you do. my boy?"
"Why, l heard mamma say that she
was going to give me some castor oil.
Now, you know. | generally sleep Oh
the outside of the bed. but last night.
when heard mamma coming upstairs,
I pushed Johnny into my place. and
johnny had the dose of OIL
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-10-14
How o Cur a Cold

The Question E, / h"N tn care a t. Ia
in which W. aye m"t. or .-s lnt-t-
ested for the quicker cold j. g"it-n iii
OF, the le g tie dan ~ OF rneuu"ilia and
other serious dl-rases. NJ Il ". t..
Hail. of Waverly. Va. has used Cham-
pertains ongn !;~mt.rv t"t v-nrs and
saws: Il firmly h-i " thnmsnriair'-
Cough R-m-'v 10 ne ans ,lut-i, 't,,. best
Oh the IA ket for colds. | ia>-tecuut.
mendeh II TO NV ifirnis aud they all
Drug Co IN
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-10-14
half Of their Improvement.

half Of their Improvement.
Born in that center Of fashion. New
port. thirty-eight years ago. he is q
son of John Winthrop Chanler and
Margaret Aston Ward and is great
reat-grandson Of the original John ia
cob Astor. He obtained his education
for the practice of the law at Column
bia university and at Cambridge Eng
land, and married when twenty-one
Miss Alice Chamberlain in London. He
lived for time in Ireland and became
prominent as a supporter Of the Irish
Nationalist under the leadership Of
Redmond. Mr.. Chanler practices law
chiefly for the purpose Of aiding liti-
gants or prisoners whose cases appeal
to his sympathy. and he has never CIV
en- much attention to the fee earning
side Of the profession.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-10-14

PRICES REASONABLE
Telenrona 374 Gov " and Hnme SITS
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-10-14

Mr.. Hearst to head its ticket 1t put
Mr.. Chanlcr Oh for the place of lieu
tenant governor, the same Office for
which he had been named by the indie
pence league. The returns showed the
election Of the Republican candidate
for governor, Charles f.. Hughes, by
plurality of 1881 Nevertheless Mr..
Chanler defeated the Republican can
Gidate for lieutenant governor, being
chosen to that Office by plurality OF
1914. Various circumstances contrib
uted 70 bring about this result. but It
is maintained by Ny CHAMBERS friends
that he showed remarkable strength
as vote getter.
He comes Of n family of milionaires
and has enjoyed the advantages of
wealth from childhood up, yet has
chosen to array himself on the side of
the people wherever any conflicts be-
tween corporate and class interests
and those Of the masses have arisen
and has devoted years of his life to
stucy of sociological and economic con
dltfOns to fit himself for work In be-