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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
Cup d's Target

A FINE game to end up a St. Val A entine's party Is Cupid's Target. For this game prepare 6 heart shaped target cut out of red cardboard. IL should be 24 to 30 inches in dam
 Next prepare. half & dozen small strips of wood and stick pins Into their ends. This makes them serve
 Let each player, blindfolded, hurl his dart at the target. When he has done so, the scorekeeper draws out the dart and pins in its place on the target a tiny red heart, on which his name is written.
 When all have played. the one who struck nearest the centre gets the prize
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
An Effective Cure

THE present Crown Prince of Ger
 many had as child great
 dislike or being washed, The The him, and at last hit on the right one The young Prince came running to him one day In a great rage, saying the sentry had not saluted him as he passed.
 'FTo be sure" said the Emperor, T gave orders they were not to salute a dirty Prince. but only a clean one The child's pride was hurt, and he took to the bath. He never again collected to being washed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17

T. T HAD been a trying summer for the
 whisk-taiis. Their trouble had be- l gun in May, when Harum Scaruni.
 Hclter skeiter, Hurry scurry and HI Spy whisk-tail were wee. furry ba- bies, curied up snugly in the Hollow Hickory House.
 First, a gang of giants had taken pos session of the grove which had belonged to the whisk-tails for generations, and had banged into shape something they
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
Pet Dog in Family
 Tomb

kfH ooDLE'' is the name of a pet
 dog belonging to the Grams
 1 family. in New Orleans. who died not long ago and was given grand burial. just as if he were a hu- man member of the family.
 Heart disease took the little fellow off. and his sudden death proved such a shock to his mistress that she became too i'll to attend the funeral.
 But she insisted on arranging his body for burial. and she personally saw to all the arrangements for his interment, which included the purchase of silver
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17

5. What is that which goes from Phila- delphia to York without movingf
 6. Which Is easier to spell-fiddle-de- dee or fiddle-de-dum? like you?
 8. What animal took the most luggage into the ark, and which two animals took the least?
 most reason to complain of his laundry 10. If a bear were to go shopping in a dry goods shop, what would he wantF
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17

mounted baby cashet, and the hire of handsome hearse and number of carriages.
 When the casket was carried out from the house, the neighbors supposed one of the children of the family was dead.
 ''Boodle" was laid to rest in the fam fly vault in the cemetery in a special space, side by side with the spaces re- served for the human members of the family.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
What BirdsP

|. What the sun gives one's face plus what elderly people sometimes try to conceal plus the letter R. (Seven iet- ters.) 2. A summer pest plus an important man in baseball. (Compound word' ten letters.)
 3. A boys name plus 8 proposition plus a color plus part of the oooy' (Compound, fourteen letters.l
 l. A feminine possess4ve plus prep osition. (Eive letters)
 S. A color plus a farm machine GA compound word, thirteen letters)
 Each of the above words Is the name of bird Can you name all five nlrdsf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
Two Exciting Winter
 Sports
TWO exciting winter sports are \ curling and iceboating.

The former is played Cor the most part on the lakes of Switzerland ana Germany, and tEe curling piece $ shaped something like afattened bah with handle attached for the play CTS use.
 It is said t. be full of excitemetks and although an especial favorita Of Englishmen, to be popular also with both the Germans and Frenchmen.
 Iceboating is a sport more familiar to American boys. This picture shows number of these fascinating boats speeding across q splendidly frozen lake in one of the great races for cup.
 The rigging, you win notica. ia quite simple. You could almost com struct boat from these as modela
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17

Cut the cards up into various shapes to resemble the parts of certain animals. and then fasten these parts together with the paper fasteners.
 In course of few hours you can At out a fairly complete Noah's ark and the little ones will have much tun wish the aninAalA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
Queer Figures.

Take the number of your living brotn- CTS. double the amount. add to 1t three, multiply by five, add to 1t the number of your living sisters, multiply the re- of brothers and substract 150 from the result. The right figure will be the number of deaths. the middle will be tha number of living ststerA and the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
Conundruns.

1. What is that which everybody has seen, but will never see again7
 9. Which day of the week is the best day for making a pancake?
 8. What is the smallest bridge in the world9 {. What four letters of the alphabet , would frighten a thief7
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
Can You Tello

1. Why threo gilt balls are used by pawnbrokers?
 2 What Bible verse Is inscribed on the Liberty Bell In Independence Hall?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
An Amusing Stunt

HERE is something nice and easy Fl to amuse the little ones with:
 1 ' Things required: Some old visiting cards. pair of scissors. and some small brads or paper fasteners.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
HI sPY's DISCOVERY

Dear me, how blessedly quiet the grove isl" sighed Mother Whisk-tail. "lts a wonder there's red hair left in my taili"
 Hurry Scurry. Lets have Q game of tag to nyen things up, Hart old boy!"
 Me, too!' cried Helter Skelter; and away went all three around tree trunks, out to the tips of bending branches, frisking and leaping from bough 10 bough.
 Father and Mother whisk-tail. freed from their long anxiety, retired to the hollow Hickory House for a nap; and that Is how 1t happened that little HI Spy, the small ahI only daughter of the
 Now. III Spy had a cry large, we'll developed bump of curiosity. All sum mer she had been wondering what was under t roof of the Rustic Cottage
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17

called Rustic Cottage, directly be- meath the whisk-tails indifferent noses. And worse was to follow. After the carpenters came laughing. barking. tree climbing. shouting mob of children and dogs and cats and people old enough to know better. e .s- .e
 For three long months the whisk-tails had lived in daily terror of life and limb. They had tried vallantly to scare the intruders away. Father Whisk-tail had parked and chattcred himseiE hoarse; Mother Whisk-tail had stolen down at night to bite vicious little holes fin bathing suits left out to dry; and the youngsters had even played tag over the cottage roof before sunrise, nnd pelted the rcd shingles with green hickory-nuts.
 Harum Scarum always insisted that it was the hickory-faut ponbardment that finally routed the enemy. Certain ft is that one fine September day there was 6 great hustle and confusion about the cottage. Trunks and valiseH, bags and ] ltbundles, tennis racQuets and hshing rods were packed into huge wagon. Doors and windows were fastened tight, and then, with many a backward look. the children and grown-ups and cats and dogs climbed into the wagon and were driven away.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
Whet Your Wits on These Puzzles

left will show the number of living brothers. Try 1t and see.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
February 10 Answers
Cupid's Dart.

Cupid's Dart. The heart had sixty-four wounds be- fore; including the new wound, 1t had sixty-five altogether.
 Some posers. 1. Forgetting to return borrowed vol tunes. q Stop a minute. B. When 1t Is after one. f. Because 1t is between two seas s Because they nave never erred Cead) in their lives.
 Buried Poet. Longfellow.,
 Riddles. 1. Because he drops a line at every post.
 2. When 1t runs down. s. natural. 1, Because when you put 1t In your pocket, you double 1t; and when you take 1t out you will find 1t increases. 5. Because it doesn't run long without winding. 6. Dust. I. When he doubles his fists. & Ash-trees; for when they are burn cd they are ashes still. g. One minds the train, the other trains the mind. 10 Nineteen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17

The heart had sixty-four wounds be- fore; including the new wound, 1t had Iixty-fivO altogether.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17

mug IaAp Horatio Nelson.
Williams news., 1907-07-20
Ruling May be Taken Into Court

Chicago, H., July 1O.-If the postmaster general attempts to en- force the order which his predecess or made reducing the compensa- tion for transporting the mails the railroads will take the question into the courts. This action was determined upon after several con ferences recently held between the counsel os several of the big mail carrying roads and at which the officials in charge of the mail tra fife for the railroads were present.
 The order of the department as it now stands, with the explana tory order issued by the present postmaster general, is held by the railroad attorneys to be clearly contrary to the law. The original order of the department is held to be clearly within the power of the postmaster general to issue. The amended or explained order will decrease the mail pay fully 10 per cent, and is not to be accepted without an order of court. The original order provided that in determining the rate of pay for transportation of the mails the mails carried on sch route should be weighed for period of not less than ninety days, and the total should be divided by ninety in arriving at the average daily tonnage.
 The former practice was to weigh for a certain period of not less than ninety days and to divide the total weight by the total num- Der of working days, Sundays excluded.
Williams news., 1907-07-20
The Forests Protection

Among all those servants placed at the disposal of mankind by nature, none are more useful tha n are the forests The rivers and streams are controlled and regu- lated by them; climate and rainfall are equalized; wood, lumber and fuel supplied; floods, avalanohes and soil erosion prevented; the winds moderated; and the devas- tation of fertile tracts of country checked. Indeed. the past ex- perience of the human race has positively demonstrated that were it not for the forests the most fertile and prosperous countries would soon be transformed into desert wastes, unfit for human hahita ton.
Williams news., 1907-07-20
THE YEAR 1907

Do you believe that the end. of the world is at hand? Are you a searcher of the Holy Writ and a delver into the mysteries of Revelations? Do you think that the days spoken of by Daniel the prophet that shall elapse after the setting up of the "abomination that maketh desolate is set up" have about expired and that the end is in sight2 If you believe all this you are not alone in your belief. In fact people have been believing it hundred years and they pointed to the great disasters and the Napoleonic wars as the beginning of the last century to prove it. But this year, A. D. 1907, has been prolific with dis asters. Already it's record of casualties exceed 1906. There have been 3S railroad accidents, in which 273 people have been killed and 925 injured; there have been B steamers wrecked, in which 9O2 people have lost their lives; there have been 13 mine accidents, in which 355 persons were killed; there have been 2,24O tidal waves, 5000 earthquakes, 53O hurricanes and many cyclones-in fact, if all the casualties of the first six months of 1907 are added together the loss of life from such occur rences will be greater than during any year in the history of man. Besides, this year marks the great Valparaiso earthquake and several active volcanoes.
 Hence, the men who are looking for the end of the world and who are reading the 'signs of the times'' can point around with fingers of apprehension, but still they need not get in hurry about visiting the millennium. There are some things that must happen before you should feel seriously alarmed the Jews have not yet esta blished autonomy in Palestine, the stars have not yet fallen, the civilized world has not yet been drisen into great war wherein all nations are complicated, and Mayor Schmitz has not yet been confined in the penitentiary.-Ed.
Williams news., 1907-07-20
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ITEMS OF
 GENERAL
 INTEREST

from Prescott last Monday evening where she had been for the past two weeks.
 Old Taylor whiskey, some cigars. San Diego and Jos beer is the main go at the PULLMAN saloon.
 BAUMGARTNER & SATORI.
 w. A. Field, who was called to Prescott by the illness of his wife, and also the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. J. R. Twitty. re- turned home Monday evening.
 Thos. Hall, the piano tuner, writes that he is unable to be in Williams as soon as he expected, owing to large amount of extra work at Winslow, but that he will be here soon. prepared to attend to all orders for his services.
 Any one wishing to have their house cleaned call on Johnny, at Pullman Cafe.
 H. J. Gray, of Junction, Ariz., returned Monday evening from that thriving town, and with his wife and family will reside for the summer at his ranch near Chal- lender. MT. Gray's sheep are now at the latter point.
 Rings Little Liver Pills keep the system clean, the stomach sweet. Prompt relief for headache and bi1liousness. Good for all the family. Sold by Grand Canyon Drug Co.
 The foundation walls are being rushed this week for the new Laub building on Railroad avenue, and it is expected that the building will be finished in about four weeks and ready for occupancy. It is said the building will be used for another up to date tonsorial palace
 The assessment returns from all the counties are now in for this year. The main feature Is that the valuation of the territory fol purposes of taxation is increasing very rapidly, the increase since 1904, the last assessment before the administration of Gov. Kibbey being BPS, ,351 ,O2O S3 or over 60 pe1 cent increase in three years. Int total assessment this year, two counties being conservatively es timated, is $73, APO, ,566.15.
 A young Phoenix man whe brides himself on being a judge O beauty and who has repeatedly posed as judge in beauty show today told story complimentary to Arizona girls. II heard abou the beautiful women who would come through Arizona on theil way to attend the National Edu cational association in Los Angeles and accompanied by several per sons, hied myself to Flagstaff te get birds eye view of the bunch There were two trainloads tha' passed through and they al stopped at Flagstaff to see the sights, or at the Grand Canyon. was sorely disappointed. I found them all wearing specs and of tha1 coy and uncertain age that is an indication of danger to a fellow who is looking for beauty and no, wife. The next day, however another bunch of ladies stopped al the hotel. We discovered them al supper time and after spending several hours admiring them and plotting schemes to make their acquaintance, we stepped up to the hotel register and discovered that they were not eastern women after
Williams news., 1907-07-20
Catholic Church

Beginning with this year services will be held in the Catholic church of Williams on the second and fourth Sundays of the month at 10 am. and 7:30 pm.
 CYP. VABRE, Pastor.
Williams news., 1907-07-20

Everyone knows that spring is the season of the year when the system needs cleaning. Rings Little Liver Pills are highly recon mended. Try them. For sale by Grand Canyon Drug Co.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-08
THE PROFITABLE PLEA.

Nothing is the matter with Salt
Lake. This is the best town in the
world. Everybody knows it; everybody
admits IT, The man who lives here,
whose opinion is worth consideration,
makes his proud and justified boast
that the city of his residence and his
love is the enthroned queen Of the in
termoun,ain country. surrounded by
more tributary resources, blessed with
more gorgeous scenery and more in
spring climate and destined 10 a more
profitable development than any other
town on tins gobe-in proportion to
present population and wealth. And
the stranger within the gates. who
comes here TO see. finds the facts and
chooses 10 remain in order to share in
the splendor.
Nothing is the matter with Salt
Lake.
But something is the matter with
Utah, for men and money do not flock
IN from abroad 20 any other than the
mining regions Of this State, of which
this city is the center. While
Idaho and Colorado are building up
scores Of good towns in their agricul-
tural regions, while these and other
surrounding States of this intermoun-
tain country are attracting home MAX
ers from the middle West and even the
far East, there is a forbidding cause
in most Of the rural districts of Utah,
and there are neighborhoods in this
State where not one Gentle family
year come 10 make settlement
The church and It's hired allied liars
hay sputter on the subject Of defama-
tIon Of Utah as they will. but they can
never change the fact that they are
the real dcfnmers: that they perpe-
trate the actual injury. They can
never change the great fact that where
Amer1canism prevails there is the stu
pendous growth and there are the bril-.
liant prospects; and that where church
domination prevails there is. as rule,
the condition of forty years ago. with
very slight improvement.
The progressive spirits of this com
munity are aware of these truths They
know what is the best advertisement
TOR Utah. They know that thev would
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-08

vided responsibility for the misdeeds
Of the church body.
1t is TO that very doctrine that Reed
Smoot gives his active assent aud SUD.
port IN every public and private ap.
pearance of his life in his ecclesissti.
cal caPacity-and as the Office of amos.
tie is continuous, ever.preseut. eternal
ly'domlnating and all.controlling, then
these are the doctrines to which Amos.
tie and Senator Smoot deyotes his
life
When his colleagues are seeking for
reason why heed Smoot shold: mol
make laws - gcven humanity while
ne gives his supreme 6Avoti.n 10 tho
Mormon hierarchy. let them read That
testimony from Joseph F. Sm:tn and
realize that th5 Nun who spoke sucl,
brutal words as the mandate of tho
Almighty is supported by Ret smoos
as the holiest OF al rreated beings.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-08
THE BEST POLITICS.

Governor Hughes of New York has
attracted favorable attention e. him.
self by the manly candor AMI ccystruc.
tive ability Of his initial message iu the
New York Legislature. In il he pives
hrSt-class evidence Of sounc and prac.
teal ability in constructive slatesm,n.
ship He has evidently armircG firm
grasp of the conditions and the needs
OF the State, and his recommendations
10 meet these and advance 5upnc aG-
mnlstration in accord with public re-
qulrements are conservative as well as
excellent in promise of practical beue.
ht. And what has struck with spnreci.
alton most OF those who have com.
meDted upon his message is it's absolu, .
omission of all reference TO the ipsu-
rance Investigations, of which he was
the head and front Such reference
would be self.advertlsing. to be sure:
but most people would have excused a
llttle congratulation in the message on
the results Of that investigation So
that his entire omission of am refer
encc to it shows great self.res,raint
and manly reticence or the part Of
Governor Hughes.
He is credited also with an admirskl.
rcstatement 'of a great truth, when in
his talk TO the Republican Club o. Now
York City he was discussing clicial
fidelity to public duty. LET it be ic.
membered, he said, "that good public
service is the best politics. F." This is
as true as 1t is we'll put; and it is the
best form fer certain purposes in which
the idea has been phrased 1t appeals
to the politicians as the old saving,
- Public Office is public trust, - docs
not do, this being an abstract wav of
putting ". which the partisan in Office
is apt TO ignore. But convince him, ms
the fact is. that good public service
is the best politics, and tine idea
catches hold of him; he wants 10 br
effective in politics, and when he is
convinced that good publ, service is
the best and shortest road 10 effective
politics. he will strive to renGer that
good public service.
Governor Hughes was speaking 10
New Workers when he uttered the grea.
truth quoted But it is truth that is
universal. and that applies just as
forcibly in every part of the county
and in all the public careers as il docs
in New York and to the particular
duties referred 10 by Governor Hughes
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-08

kill Salt Lake 5 prospects in six months
If they were TO advertise TO the world
that control Of this city would pass
back into the hands of The Mormon
hierarchy or their political allies. They
know that they would hold Utah bac k
indefinitely if they were to announce
70 the world that Americanism was
hopeless cause in this State This is
practical question. as we'll AS a sen.
timental one Utah needs to grow
both for the ethical Improvement which
will result and because Of the material
prosperity which will thereby he at.
tanned.
The cause Of progress Will best be
served by proclsiming that Salt Lake
rs an American city now and forever
that Utah is on the road to be an
American State, freed from sectarian
control and freed from the domination
Of priestcraft.
Men and money arc looking for the
best openings in the intermountain
West and this commonwealth needs
them. They are coming, and nothing
but the resumption of church rule. or
fear of the reinstatement of that
domination, will stay them