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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-08-08
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The Chew Things.

The Chew Things
say. did yew ever git rosin-weed gum
stubbie and me we wuz gist Citing sum
gracious. It gaums ofTul bad in yeW'
teeth
sticks like the Dickens and gifts under
neathl
we found some Indian 2-bacco 2.
It grows Ground on the hill by thee slew
yew kin chew that and gist spit like a
man
stubbie can't Spit very far, but can
now we can git slickry elm in thee Run
sayi did yew ever chew that? Gist toi
fun
then when thee slip is awl chewed and
it's wet
1t is gist fine fer Paste with, yew bet
friday pasted Teller In school
teecher she licked me for brallng thee
rulel
know boy that chewed hicI'ry nut
shucks
gee! but his lips was awl pulled fun OF
tucks,
they is gist lots of chew things growing
wild
that is as good as real gum fer a child
next will cum thornapples down by the
crick,
know place where they grow very
thick
purity soon now there will be catnip .
that is another good thing we can Chew!
"Goodnessv" SEE ma. looking somewhat
perplext.
what wont that Boy be a chewing on
nexti"
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Queer Idea of Enioxmsnt

DR.. Juliet Severance writes in the
Vegetarian Magazine:
Il am often reminded of clinic
case brought before the class when |
was in medical college in 1858, The
man had govt and rheumatism, both
the small and large joints being I'M
movable, and his suffering was severe.
DIR. Il. t. Trail, professor of theory and
practice. was explaining to us the i'm
portance of very strict and abstemi-
GUS diet, The poor fellow tried vainly
to turn his head, and grunted out: I
can't go that; | want to enjoy life
while | do live"
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Men shun eew.Gaws.

There is one thing that no
man will stand for" said the 'an
He positively will not carry 81
brella- all trimmed up with HnOa
ribbon. Several times | have
obliged to lend an umbrella "
who got caught In the rain. ba''
those umbrellas was ornameh'ea
tufts of ribbon when the man le,'
house; when he brought 1t oaV'
ribbon was gone. He haa
ashamed to be seen walking alops
street carrying an umbrella y
handle was trimmed WIN >.
rosettes and had taken them ~
soon as he left the house ans !,
forgot to put them on again y,
days In order to save trouble ", :,
of us, / take the ribbon on my''"
fore Offering a man an umOreha'
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-08-08

Eagles eggs are said to be very
high this summer.
"A chicago man who has been di.
yorced three times and has n fourth
wife suing him for alimony. gives It
out that he is ready to try number
hve If she will reform him. Reform
MIN from what-marrying again?
Judging from the face of the ice.
man, summer is now here.
When mans Sunday clothes look
as though he had slept in them he
probably has been to church.
A New York couple, who have in.
herited a great fortune, announce
that they will not enter society but
VIII buy country place and enjoy
life. Wonders never ceasel
A Michigan editor says it is strange
that no one has ever written text
DOCK on nothing, | guess he hasn't
been reading this years crop of non.
ular fiction.
A woman's long suit is a dress a la
train.
DID you ever know man WILLING N
admit that he had more money than
brains?
IL is beyond me to understand wbv
a woman that wears peek-a.boos and
low shoes In winter and is Just com.
portable, can don clothing ethereal
enough in summer to keep her in the
same satisfactory condition
A great many men have spoiled
good career by hanging around the
telephone receiver waiting for their
country's call. ''
when man has to choose between
a rich widow he does not love ana .
fair young woman he does love ~ e
nard on all three of them. Diagram
He marries the widow.
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To Keep Flowers Fresh.

IF you want to bring flower
town from the country" said the
who goes out occasionally, \
bring them in your hand. II III
you two hours to come In they
never revive, no matter how !
water you put on them after you
here. Take a pasteboard shoe
lay wet paper in it, put the flower
sprinkle them well, and put al0
layer of paper over them. Just
them home with you and they'll
fresh and sweet in your fiat or 81
Tor the longest kind OF time.
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NO GAIN AND SOME LOSS.
Neighbours Comment in Which There
Seems a Strain Of Sarcasm.

Yes. the leader OF the amateur
brass band was saying, its curious
to see what an effect learning to
play horn has on some persons.
used to be a pretty good bass sing
er, but ] cant sing worth cent
now"
Does learning TO play horn spoil
the voice." asked his next-door neigh
Dor.
1T did mine"
How do you account for it?"
81 don't know how to account for
1t. Strains the vocal chords. per
haps. All know is that I blew my
voice out through the mouthpiece Of
my cornet."
"Did you have a good volce?"
Everybody said So"
'Then it's great pity you ever
learned to play horn" rejoined his
neighbor, shaking his head sadly. 81
--er-think should have enjoyed
hearing you sing. Youths Com
panion.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-08-08

a superior way and said she didn't see
mat we had done much tidying up
though we had been gone so long
VI course, after that George didn't of.
fer to help, but went right into the
other room and his-my-our mother
said she would wipe the dishes.
Il felt all choked up-you see 7
hadn't had chance to kiss George
before he went into the parlor-and
he mad been gone all day. His mother
doesn't think it dignified to do that
way.
Then there was more trouble
oHered her a nice dish towel-one
mat | had hemstitched myself-and
she fairly snorted:, When you have
been married little longer you will
be willing to economic and use flour
SACKS for dishcloths, as do.
IN get some | said. What do
they cost" But this proved the
wrong thing to say.
She pulled herself up proudlv and
answered. Nothing-they come with
the -four
Hight then 1 made up my mind 70
please her because really want her
10 IKE me. So went to the market
and told the grocer | wanted eon,a
hour' He asked me how much and I
sald needed half-dozen sacks hut
perhaps three would do.
l didn't have anything TO nut tba
ilour IN so that could get the SACKS
ana haven't discovered vet what +
can use the flour for; but I can rsa
some oil 1t for paste--George has "a
many newspaper CLIPPINGS
George came home early f.. J..
Knew that his mother was shonn;ng
ana that she wouldn't leave as ion9
40 tnere was store open. | told him
70 come and empty the -four and when
TIC saw 1t he laughed-like a goose
tearfully. ASKED
he looked around and then rushod
10 the laundry tubs. 'u
One of these will do ~, -.
o"iy thins big enough, he said
told him that the woma,
nave to have it to wash in altbom,S
thought him very clever to his,
Oh using 1t for the -four N''"N
She must do with the 9TH. 49,.
Tor our small washings' coon' er tup
swered GEORGE an.
,oal was WA. so pleased at his ingeniors
leSs 'iat | Rugged him and inst 10
his mother came in and tha" "o' then
'n. hour But she wasn't pleased $1,000
You told me thai th,' eu
.,o not at an she said. = 80 sa' uns
'ne sacks as we used the aonr saved
But We haven't been marn,a,
enough to use--why, l badn.t 'eu long
any hour before this | inst h bought
cupful." just borrowed
l am afraid she never win
Daily News ''se' - Chicago
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A SOLDIERS MISTAKE.
Charged the Enemy When He
Thought He Was Fleeing to Rear.

when the first call came for troops
Army post. Il heard of 1t at the VII.
lage post office in my town, and. turn
ing around to man I had known
since boyhood. said:
We'll Jim, shall we go?
Sure, he replied, and "a hours
later we We're off. Jim was my com
rade and bunkie for three years, and
came home to be kicked in the stom-
ach by mule. After we had been
in service two years we were having
scrap with the enemy one day. when
all of sudden Jim jumps out of the
ranks and goes charging down on
1000 men all alone. He was yelled
at to come back, but he didn't seem
to hear Some of us got the idea that
an order had been given to advance,
and we took after Jim, and in a min
ute the whole regiment was charging.
IL was such an unexpected move that
the enemy broke and gigged back,
and Jim was made sergeant for his
bravery.
'He had been home a year when
he died. | was called to his bedside
when he knew that he was going.
The other folks all left the room at
his order, and then he said to me:
Tom, do you remember that time
/ charged 5000 men all by myself?
"'Of course, and it was a brave
thing to do
Nothing of the kind, Tom. Do
you know why did ito
"'out OF bravery
" That's all gun. / was scared out
of my boots that day and bolted. and
the fun of the thing was that got
all turned around and bolted towards
the enemy instead of our rear. Tom,
I'm going to my long home. and
want you to kneel down in the later
patch tomorrow and tell the Lord just
how it was"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-08-08
WHEN TO WIND A WATcl
The Morning, Not the Evening,
Best Time, the MATCHMAKER sa

Most people," said the watch
err, wind their watches at night;
1t would be better to wind them d
morning. You see, we are liabl
go to bed at different hours an
wind our watch at irregular 4
walls; and 1t is better to wind Il
larly. Then we are more llabl
forget to wind our watch at
than in the morning and so may
run down. But We are pretty sgl
get up in the morning at our re!
hour, whatever the hour at Wild
went TO bed, and SO by winding 4
we may insure regularity Of
ing; and the watch Is brought tol
then, when we put 1t on for use,
we are less likely to forget to VII
So morning is the best time TO-
a watch, II you can get yourself
the habit of winding 1t then
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A Harsh Reminder.

"Of course" said the serene ,' ~
man. Il am the logical cahu',
Perhaps" answered senS'o' "a
ghum, but you want to REM
that when 1t comes to tailyi.'l i
votes, it's mathematics and u" Z
that counts"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-08-08
Tn. Listeners EXCUSE.

II we always directly tulns :,
other way when we heard Ap
obviously not intended for ", M
we SHOULD lose a vast deal o. =
ment.-Dton College Chronic'0'
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Don't Crowd Flowers.

There is as subtle an art In Wv
rangement OF flowers as there
the arrangement of q couture,
many a flower "blushes" as prns
In the cramped quarters OF an :
crowded vase as 1t would anu
recognized solitude OF the "
air"
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The picture postcard craze is 81,
minishing in England.
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The Source.

Party of the First Part-"Womon
are such gossipsl"
Party OF the Second Part-"Tbav
are indeed" "oS
p. OF the F. P.-"Why. the vo,
OF our town do nothing. half the time
except attend club meetings and taI,
each other all the news their bvs
hands have told them the might mo
forel" "' oe
49, ua1.y.,
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4 Too N
q Is a lal
4 past yol
land sport
Pei prom
4 one Of !
3nen she ]
{she was
i When asI
kus cold
Ming the
pave a b.
/ paying q
Iuiar, so |
fess, and
/ pieces, a
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-08-08

BAY UNIV
kI.,d as s
4 the
does nee
Wash cloth
3srday to {
Sddnally I
S,sred to
] n a sch.
sIgrins Ian
tsd vonne'
| sashing I
3riled on
/ Judge fro
D Washing
Iyst the +
M work
&ress is oil
3sty Of wi
d drying '
. voyage OF
Nc days, !
|Fe can no
|ksie at Pl
y, though
] Friday.
"a filthy V
Ibssengers
|kCnths wi
| Linen?
M Can
& Mayaov
|tlk Of 16C
! or $50
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3rh. Advar
3 PARDON,
[is he ste
%'but nigh
|ai! | ha'
&ad iorter
tolgratulat
||ner. "Th
] Just read
lines that
|tst to the
|ges Of sic
I)dy hue,
j are forl
|bes a pht
! plot and
be only n.
b assured
! 10 the us
Ply sky IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-08
JOHNSON ON WARPATH.
Gives Cleveland Railway Two Days
to Stop Blockades.

CLEVELAND. November S-Mayor
Johnson yesterday afternoon went vtgor-
ously to work in his campaign against the
public service corporations. He found
new source Of complaint against the
from blockades down town every evening,
just when the workingmen are rushing
for home.
He also announced that the telephone
companies must give better service and
take the noise off their lines" Giving
the railway company two days in which
to abate the blockade nuisance, he has
issued a statement inviting the railway
company to a peace conference with the
council Saturday morning.
Further inconvenience was caused to
the people yesterday by the Cleveland
electric railways refusal to sell street car
tickets in Wholesale quantities. This at
feCtS business interests, which bought
tickets In big punches and gave them to
their employees when they went out over
the city Now tickets can only be pro
cured from conductors on the cars in
strips Of eleven for ~ cents.
At the conference when he told the
company that blockades must cease
President Horace Andrews Of the rail
way company declared that the use of the
tracks through the public square was the
cause of all the trouble. Mayor Johnson
said the city would grant new loop
franchise, # necessary. to help out.
At the Saturday morning conference
r7er7bers-clect Of the new council will
also be present. Il is the intention to
discuss the question Of franchises about
10 expire and try to arrive at some mid
die ground. The railway company mas
not accepted the invitation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-08
NINETEEN BILLION PINS.
Exact Number Made in America in
1905 Was 1909, O3O.4OS.

Fasteners for clothes are the subject
# bulletin just issued by the census
bureau. The figures given are for 1905
In that year there were in this country
20 establishments manufacturing but
tons, employing I.1SS men, 1924 women
and 800 children under sixteen years Of
age. The cost of materials used was ST.
i4i.4i6, and the value of the products.
$ll,133. 100. New York leads in the indus
Try, with Iowa u close second. The latter
state, however. makes 64.9 per cent OF the
pearl blanks 10 be transformed into but
,uns.
There were forty-six establishments
manufacturing needles, pins. hooks and
eyes employing 1852 men. 1850 women
and 243 children. receiving the total an
luaI wage of 81, Ja5 y2;. The cost of ma
terials was $l5S'.00O and the value of the
products 81 100. $50. One million four hun
drcd and twenty thousand one hundred
and seventy-six gross of needles were
manufactured. and Of pins 1856, sS7. 1872
gross, all except about 100000 gross OF
which were the common or garden pin.
that becomes bent and lost. Nearly
2,ut0.Oo gross of harpins were made,
md > 10000 gross of safety pins. Con-
nectIcut led in manufacture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-08
ALABAMA LEGISLATURE
Begins "Regulation" Of Railroads.
May Pass Prohibition Bill.

MONTGOMERY. IA. November s.
The extra session of the legislature called
by Gov Conner 10 take up the question
of further regulating the railroads con-
vened yesterday, and the governors mes
age was read.
In his message Gov. Conner in
sisted that the control and regulation
f the railroads by the state Is a oues-
ion more important than the making of
ates or any other matter, in that it in
wolves the question of right of the state
% control its internal affairs. The mes
ge goes on to say that President Smith
# the Louisville and Nashville railroad
las held out against the Alabama laws
while others have put them into effect ::
as defed the state and its people by
conducting a lobby at the capitol. openly
dmitting that his company has influ-
need legislation In the past; has called
he governors Of Alabama and Georgia
pOpuistic has raised rates over night In
letance of state laws, and has generally
"efused to recognize the right OF the state
to make laws applying to transportation
companies.
That the Alabama rate laws are not con-
sscatory is evidenced, the governor says,
~ the fact that they prevail In other
earby states and provide profit. Finan-
cial troubles he says, have not grown out
# the laws made to control corporations,
1ut are due to the rascality of the high
luancers and the producer of the cot
Ton Of the south Is now coming to save
ne country from panic. The Louisville
and Nashville railroad is charged with
manipulating to prevent use of water
ways. to make rules for handling coal
ma as to demurrage and freight rates
which are arbitrary. and with generally
seeking to control the state to the detri-
-2ent of the people.
Many prohibition bills were introduced.
and the indications are that Alabama will
be voted dry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-08
CIVIL SERVICE REFoRMERs.
Attorney General Bonaparte Among
Speakers at Annual Convention.

BUFFALO, November s.-The twenty
seventh annual convention OF the National
Civil Service Reform League began here
yesterday Many persons prominently
Identified with the movement for civil ser
vice reform in all parts of the country
addressed the afternoon session, and last
nights session of the council was ad-
dressed by Gov. Charles f. Hughes and
Charles j. Bonaparte, Attorney General
Of the United States.
The annual report of the council was
read by Chairman Richard Henry Dana
of Boston. The report mentioned po.iti
clans by name and condemned their al
legged shortcomings
The report highly commends the prec-
edent established by President Roosevelt
n the appointment of a postmaster for
New York city. Instead of making 1t
political plum. the assistant postmaster
New York post office. Why not always
promote some one trained In the depart
nent?"
1t declares the present methods are re-
sponsible for the worst postal depart
nent of any highly civilized country In
he world
The report sounds a note of warning
against sentimental or charitable grounds
beng considered in making appointments.
Inc report takes up the work OF Avery
Hci -!tulS, III trying 10 interest the SONtp-
ern states In civil service reform He saw
governors, superintendent of public in
StruCfiOn and presidents o educational In
S'ltuiionS and endeavored to disabuse their
minds OF the popular delusion that none
but republicans need apply. He secured
cooperation from school authorities new
courses are to be established to fit per-
sons for examinations, and It is believed
that the quota of those states will be
more nearly filed than in the past. Graft
flying progress is reported from the middle
west. Attorney General Bouaparte then
lie. ivered address.
Richard Henry Dana of Boston presided
at the afternoon session He announced
nat National President DR.. Daniel c. Gil
was ~ and would be unable to at
cend.
Philemon II. Tuck of Baltimore. in sub
hitting a report for the Baltimore league
extended an invitation to the delegates to
meet in that city next year
Among the reports read were: Chicago,
Egbert Robertson; Denver. Henry Van
kleeck: Indiana. II. J. Miilgan; Luzerne
county, Pennsylvania. w. J. Trembath:
Pennsylvania. George Burnhan, jr.; Wis
consin, Commissioner Beul.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-08
FALLS CHURCH ELECTION.
Several Other Happenings in This
Virginia Town.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
FALLS CHURCH. Va, November Z. 1907
The election in Fairfax county Tues
trict officers, and resulted in the election
of all the democratic candidates. wit
the exception of George W. Hawxhurst
republican, who was elected as one @.
the justices OF the peace for Falls ClurCi
district. The board Of canvassers mt
at Fairfax today and announced the re
suit.
Funeral services over the remains o.;
Mrs. Ellen Thomas. mother OF Rev. W.
5. O. Thomas, pastor OF the Baptist
Church, took place today At the residenc
of C. B Quick. Mrs. Thomas was eighty
five years o. age. Her remains Were
taken to Richmond for interment IN Holy
wood cemetery. She leaves three SONS
and two daughters
The officers of Pioneer Lodge. No. /,
Good Templars. were installed fo~ the
new term TUESDAY night by ]. H Mari
deputy grand chief templar, assisted by
w Z Parker acting grand marshal, and
George W. HawNAurst, acting assistant
grand marshal
George ;, Hume. who recently dis'o-
Gated his left elbow by 4 f4I is around
The Falls Church Bank has declared
dividend Of , per cent, payable January
/ 1908.
NJ. II Brinkerhor has secured the con-
tract for the erection o. two houses for
\. A Cobb on his lots near Cherryd lie.
George Upperman has been apo nted
postmaster at West End. vice c. &. Wal
tiers. resigned.
Mr. and Mrs. Mansfield OF Alexandria
are the guests of Nh }. W. Seay. jr.
Mack Crcssm7n Of Chattanooga, Tenn.
is visiting his brother. G. q. Crossn.an.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-08
HOLDS BOOK OPEN.
Board With Clamps to Prevent
Leaves Closing.

A device for holding the lea-es of
book open. so that the contents will
be plainly visible and at the same
time allow allow free movement of
the hands, IS shown in the illustra-
ton. Probably the most common. and
at the same time unsatisfactory. meth
Cd at accomplishing this is to place
weights on the open book. Because
OF the incline formed by the leaves OF
the open book the weights seldom
stay In position. establishments being
necessary every few minutes. In adj
ditiou. the weights in the ma Irrity of
cases cover the contents OF the pa &c.
ceu.aia1lr il II is 20 full-paEe picture
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-08
SANTA FEE FINED S33O.OOO.
Federal Judge Makes
$4,000 Average Penalty.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, November s
Judge DIN Wellborn. in the United States
district court fined tho Addison ~-o.,..l,,
,,a s,o,o "a pa,,r-.., -. s,,,,. .''.
lN ite''' 0'1 '''''''"N S"'''''''
LOT fe'at'hs. ne me was what IN" court
denominated AN Intermediate" penalty
the maximum which might have been as
snssad bai,,g q goo 900 ana pa, ,,,,,5-,.,.,,
zee 600 -
S"''''"- INC '""II tF>I""Td me 'd7' III q
written opinion, In which 1t was stated
there were sufficient doubtful and cxtrnu-
ating circumstances to rracl,da tin. .,os
sibility of a maximum sentence and vet
insufficient intention of wrongdoiug
shown to make impossible a minimum
penalty
The Santa Fe COMPANY WAS convicted
on October IL last by a friry In tn. fed
araI court Of granting rebates to the
paDy of Arjznna n vas ya,,nd euf,t,- of
ali the sfytv-sjx co,,r-, t,,,,-,.T e., "a
indtctnart arr b,,t ar, 5,n,,-' t.Iibora-
ton The r,.r,-..s v.hfrb uara gi,,s~ ~,
si7inrnen- If Line .rI c..,,,n,,t go, NJ
son Ariz :, los i,g.Ias rs,,e,l4 -,
amount fror, ~ cont. :, a. r. ON
Many cIairosd ~ H.. ,,,,,,,,,,ts ,,..,r,
moi rebates on tTe rngI,I.,. .,si,t. r,,o
hft 1,ere IN ,b. go, az 80.
Goods u,bicI ..nra ,i,a4,.,,j .,,t
S1girns 80 bos, ,,ag'iis,f,. ,eyor,,, a,,'I
,,ro,.ea IN es,,E irs.,,,., r., 80. ~
tard,y di1 nor ,al,a - ,-r, - 10, c,s.
hnr,a;,er ana y+ttad -, :. ,.,,., ~. -
,,ir.d ~, a',2,, ,,ooa,s -. go l,,,,. -.
re-lr,s.,2.ad No., a. .o..f,,,,,t,t. ''''
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