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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

package In her hand.
- you suppos" 1t contains n jcwel?'
she asked.
""NOnscnsn." said John. "If Charlie
had owned n jewel Of price Il would have
gone to the Wwnhrokcr's long ago"
The outside wrapping was taken off
ana a small jewelers. box was revealed.
On opening II, inside was found, rcpOsing
In cotton, what looked like AN ordinary
lump Of suRar.
ITS a hoax,' cried Rose.
$50 II looks said John. but why
should Charlie hay" spoken 80 solemnly
about III"
"JOhn," cried ItOsc. suddenly. II won
der II II can be Then she paused.
"What IL 1t you ar" wondering" asked
John.
But Rose only looked thoughtful for a
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

few moments. when she spoke ngain 1t
was to say:
'Ill give Charlie Charlton a piece Of
my mind for fooling me 40. If he DOS
not return soon without knowing any
thing Of his good fortune, I mean to tease
him by Keeping him In suspcnsc. PRONG.
isc me. John. that You Will let me tell
about the rooney his father left him.
Promise you won't tell first"
John promised. and the treasure ca
was ropnckcd and again locked up In the
library dra wc".
Next day, while Rose was out market
ing. who should come in to John but
40 old and worn that his friend wis
shocked.
ITS no use said the traveller. Il can't
get On. ] never will nave II chance.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

handed John Amory a small package,
like a jewelers. box. and said:
This IL my only treasure. and, as you
two are my old friends. I'm going to
ask you to take charge of it. Keep it
safely from me for Il year. will your If
at the end Of that time ! haven't re-
claimed the box. destroy it,"
John and Rose promised, and soon after
Charlton took his leave and his sympa-
thetic friends had q chance to talk over
his wasted life.
Roses curiosity about the treasure was
very great. and she fairly tingied to open
the box and see what 1t contained; but
John solemnly locked IL up In a drawer
In the tiny library table. and there 1t re-
posed for "a year.
During the twelve months nothing was
heard from Charlton, although his friends
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

Using sOubrcttc, and John and Rose knew,
II few other people did. that one OF the
letters OF their friend had been broken
by death.
Then they saw an advertisement for
Charlton, or knowledge OF his where
abouts. in one Of the daily papers. About
the same date they learned that old Mr..
Charlton had died. They put the two
facts together and came to the conclu-
sion that the elder Charlton had forgiven
his son on his deathbed,
Next day John Amory called at the
lawyers address. which had been given
IN the Newspaper. and. told. about Chafl-
toms intention to go abroad. He learned
that what he had surmised was true,
and n gOodly inheritance had fallen to
Charlie Charlton from his father.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21
I7ss SHREWD WIFE ssA4a
@ BY HELEN PHELPS WILLIAMS w
M CONTINUED FROM SECTION ONE w


wondered sadly II ne was getting on or
growing poorer and more hopeless all the
time. But toward the close Of the year
great events happened.
First the newspapers published ac-
counts of the sad ending in Bellevue
Hospital Of Mabel Charlton, u once prom
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

debts, Of course. some complications, and
then young Charlton made another mis-
take the browning one. When his for
tunes were at their lowest cbb he mar
ried his own model. The elder Charlton
when he heard of this step promptly
stopped the allowance and cut his sons
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

We urea v
thing and cannot
earn enough To
more than keep
body and sou! To
p"thor. I'm "A
dcrrlict."
John smiled To
think that nnr.
lie liitl" knew
his chance had
come at last. lie
prn ycd Tor lsus"
to return, and
tell til" glad
news. for aS h"
had promised to
let her tell II
he meant 10 keep
his word.
did you know
your wit" was
dead he asked.
4 h'n I %
smiled bitterly.
"A man must
have sunk pretty
low" he said,
''wlion even that
Is good news.
But come for
mot her purpose.
con" for my
box my treas
ur". HAY" you
got II %stilit'
eyes, Il
John, unlocking
til" drawer mud
handing 1t to
Charlton, " li.O
~unwrapp"d It,,
took ont the
lump of sugar.
and 30 ! m y
swallowed II.
Good by, old
man." he said 10
John. II must
be going ] don't
want to die la
the house"
Die :" gaspcd
John. ''T h
that was lpOl-
son"
Yes" Il
h arltO n. n
deadly poison I
Will be gone in
n n II u ::
through forever
with this Imis"r
able failure Of n
life. wanted
10 take II n year
ngo, but ] prom,
iHcd myself an
other trial. I've
had 1t and failed.
Good by
You shnn't
CO." h on I @ II
IOhn. lis there
10 ant d ?
Why. man, your
father is dead ,
he left you all
his money
hnrlic t'hnrl
toms face turned
Iliyid.
''Dh. II you
had told me that
few minutes
before
Il would. but
had promised
Rose
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

nasnn mt nf Ina
will
Af,e,. ,hia sort
os ,binv itpJ
neon ynin" nm for
snunie NJ
r,ton
VII h,J hcnn
nnat man At tLn
az t,,n
Xwn,yy !,
n, ,, to,',,I,'hc,r" mnd
CO. ii,,In n,ttaon
n. az 500 rhorn an ond
canned tn la
,nnot Je,rnsoeI
II a
mnoI
H., 10 ou ,,,o.
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~ 800
ne' .s,n.,,a. 'a,,n
~ ,.on
vn,.aau", tusooo.
",.u nv .uo
,". h.o,.n.
,na .sLnI,
,covc III, st,dtc'
sh,,.. nhn
T,Wcv,tyTo moot
~ 80; a,,,poIi
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tha ',,,,,, oom
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' ,,nu,on,,''
- rnhnJ. n"ar
ooi1
"hont III v" "'rt,
xviT. ~ .b.maS
hovc JhSnn driven
I'll hv nnvn,,tv
A. III 'eevents'
oh. want rn,r
the nbnru. ~,
musical cnmodv
md M bcr Gvrrse
Ind Urnwp tno
i,,owsv serve
n ior.or sor
an.rtjst's modei
n u.as
The onIv' tbin1
she could do.
..I'm going 10
emf H. Whole
Thing. and trv
iars Tar
yco,." hc said IN
Ris friends II
have chance IN
get across ON a
cattle shin, and
per h pS over
there III learn
how to ORA W.
Everybody criti-
cIzcs my draw
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

W. u. Ross and famil.
,.au Uniting. Mrs. Eu.s
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

I ,ey had brought him to the light OF day
-- .I.., :, .,, Wan irSusx,,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

popular young ladies' of our city, a
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-21

who have bought Of his father, Rev
father and 40 acres VI land for flUN
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1907-12-26
czosze, kt6ra schowa}a do szufla'
dy maszyny do ssyoia.
POlskie3Wesele

NadzwYczaj okaza}e wesele, ja~
:kie W obecnych czasach bardzo
rzadko tylko sig zdarza, vyprawi]
swej GORGE pewien gospodarz z
oko!icy Znina. w uroczystosci
weselnej bra}o udziaf niezwykle
liczne grono %krewnych, o1az GAIA
niemal wlef. Ably biesiadnik6w
nalezycie ugo6cic, zabito ,,tylko"
jednego wofu, jedno ciele, 4 SWINE
O "a centnarach, 8 owiec, 40
gesi i 60 kaczek; ma placki i inne
zuzyto kilka oentnar6w
maxi. Ma SIG rozumiec, re o ,,na~
ME zapomnlano take dia
zwiezienia 90 z miasta zam6wiG
speeyalnie wielki w6z pi-
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1907-12-26

pasy Z jedns Z elektrycznych, kt6~
"a W dniu poprzednim 1855 kim
Klerownictwo maszyny parowej
obja} eam inzynler. w szalonei
jezdzle przybY} on we wyznaczonej
godzinie wzmiankowana nlebez~
pisczn2 linia 1889 km.., zwyoiezyl
vice 8 kilometrami najwyzszaa
szybko66 lokomotyw elektrycznych.
Naturalnie, ma podobne pr6bne
zapasY dw6ch zywio}6w ma take
igranie z zyciem ludzkiem tylko W
Ameryce zdobyc sig mozna'
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1907-12-26
DziWny Wypadek

zdarzy} sig W tych dniach " b.
chum. Zona pewnego g6rnika z
Botropu, skazana "a jakieS pre-
stepstwo ma try miesiace wiezie+
MIA, rozpocze}a dnia 15go lipca b.r.
odsiadywa6 kare we wiezieniu boz
chumskiemA Pc up}Ywie trzech
mieslecy, gdy ME powr6ci}a do
domu, MAJ jej uda} sic do wiezie
MA celem dowiedzenia sic powodu
n%iewr6cenia zony. Tam dowiedzia}
sic, .ze iona jego JUL dina 20 wrze >
snia br. pc czterech dniach choro.
by umar}a. Wypadek ten jest o
lyle wa&ny, re ME powiadomiono
wcale meza o chorobie wzglednie
6mierci Tony:
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1907-12-26
Spali}a pieniadze.

PAM Stanis}awa Rolkowska, 10
ma farmera z okolicy Spaulding,
Mich, wrzuci}a stare pohczochY do
pieca, kt6re W tel chwili pocze}y
pall6 sic jasnym p~}omieniem. W
kilka sekund ,potem dopiero pray
pomnia{a sobie, re W ponczochach
mlafa schowane 1912, " pieciodo-
lar6 Rkach, stanowiace oszczedno+
Sci z lilku miesiecyA Usllowa}a
wydoby6 z ognia pohczochy, ale z
pieniedzy pozosta} juz 1ylko po-
pi6f. Pred niedawnym czasem
dopiero wyciqgne}a ona pleni2dze
z banku, W Menominee, Mich. ,
leka]ac sic obecnej sytuacyi finan~
sowej. Nam6wili ja do tego po~
dobno farmerzy zw}aszcza pc obni.
zeniu sig ceny "a miedz. Przyby}a
wiec do Menominee, podjefa z BAN
ku pieniadze ukry}a je W pom
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1907-12-26
CIEKAWE RZECZY
Para przeciw elektrycZ'
nOSCi.

- ~ avn va
nO6Ci.
w miescie Clayton, W stanie New
Jersey odby}y sic kilka tygodni
temu, i~nteresujqce wysclgi miedzy
maszynami parowemi a elektrycz-
ncmi. Chodzi}o O row i2zanie
kwestyi, kt6ra z maszyn okaze sig
st6sowniejsza silniejsza ola wie~
kszych kolei amerykahskich. Dwie
ogromne lokomotywy, pedzone pa.
r2a, stane}y W zawody z~elektrycz~
nemi maszynami i pierwsze ivy"
ciezyfy. Jeden z zelaznych kolo-
SOW parowych wzi2f "a pierwszym
razem niebezpieczna krzyw2 linia
pod Franklinville l44,8 IS kilome :
trami W godzrnle i tenn odni6sf
zw~yciestwo. Jedna z mniejszych
lokomotyw elektrycznych, waz2ca
1910 centnar6w, posiadaiaca 1900
sit k%oMskich, zdofafa tylko III hi
lometr6w zrobi6 W godzin,e, gdy
lima ~lokomotywa parowa, wazaca
1880 centnar6w, W pierwszej jez~
die 100, W dragiej 1885 kilome~
tr6w W godzinie ujecha}a. lima
zn6w maszyna parowa szfa " za-
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1907-12-26
KoSci5l Nv. Marka zagro-
zOny.

r - il - t-7- 80
zOny.
z Wenecyi donosza, jakoby je.
den z najpis <niejszych pomnik6w
"architekturY tego miasta- i cafego
6wiata zarazem, stynny koscid 6w.
Marka by{ zagrozonY zawalenlem
sic. w 6rodku xoscio}a wzniesiono
slime rusztowanie, rzekomo W celu
pomniejszych naprawek, lecz W
rzeczywistosci podobnos W celu
podtrzymania kopu}y. Pokszuje
sig teraz, jak ME ma miejscu by}s
porywczosc, z jake sig wzieto do
odbudowania zawalonej ,,kampa-
MILF" 6w. Marka. By}a to BOWEN,
wieza ~brzydka, a kosztowa6 bedzie
miliony, kt6re . wiele bardziej
by sic ~przyda}y ma ocalenie ko6cio'
Ia 6w. Marka.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1907-12-26

| SUI. AK OlWle 6ZLuK& lekar~
ska zrobi1a szybki krok W poste-
pie, to jedoakze jest wiele jeszc2e
tajemnic W organlzmie ludzk'm,
kt5rych ~najlepsze powagi lekarskie,
pomimo swego do6wiadczenia l
nauki, ME So w,,tauie odkry6. !Bar7
dzo czesto zwyk}e fam'lijne lekar~
stwo leczy chorych W takich wy
padkach, gdzie ~wszystkie inne
6rodki zawiod}y. Najlepszem sw,ae
dectwem tego jest PAM E.. Wogel
z Syracuse, N.Y.. PAM Wogel pi~
see do DR.: Peter Fahrney & Sons
Co., Chicago, Ill.,, w}ascicieli Ora
Piotra Go=ozo, co nastepuje; ~
wielka rado6cla 1 wdzieczno5eia pi-
sze do pan6w, by i'm podziekowa6
"a to dobrodzizejstwo, jake mi
panskie Gomozo wy5wiadczy}o.
By}am przykuta do }6zka przez sie~
dem d}ugich tygodni. Cierpia} am
strasznie ma b6l g{owy i zo}adka
Pewien dokt5r dawa} mel chorobie
przer6zne navy pc kazdej wizycie.
To przyprowadza}o mnle nieoma1
do rozpaezy i W kohcu oswiadczy-
lam doktorom, ze MECH ,sobie ma
zYwaja ma chorobe, jak chca, ale
MECH 'mnie lecza, .]esli mega. W
tenn przykrem po}ozeniu otrzyma"
lam numer pahskiej gazety "Swia~
,}o". Czyta;ac, pomysla}am sob'e
<'sedze, .ze Bog wskaza} mi spo~
sob, "a pomoca kt6rego xdrow'e
mole moie bye przywr6cone". Oh.
stalowa}am pude}so G 'mozo i via"
ra moia zosta}am ~wyleczon2. o.
becnie ozu]e zig lepiej niz czu]am
sic przedtem przez wiele lat l uczy
MIG wszystko, co tYlko " mel mo"
oY, ably zaznajomic c~lerpiaca ludz-
ko66 zaletaml tego lekarstwa. Drs
Piotra Gomozo ma niezachwiany
|rekord powodzeuia W ~leczeniu cho~
oh powsta}ych re krwi j innych
slabosci. sprzeloja je ludziom spec
cyaini agenci albo wlasciciele DR..
Peter Fahrney & Sons Co., 1l2 -
lls So. Hoyne ave., Chicago, Ill.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1907-12-26

Eojczysna nlemiecka bedzie urato.
wana. spoliczkowanej pamiecl
Apuchtin warszawski b}ogos}aw vi
swoim pojetnym uczniom niemiec.'
kim.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-04
The GaIIHy,

BY the laws of England and Of
France legal documents are required
to Ike written in ink made from gals,
such ink having proved to be practi-
cally indelibIe. The mixture is Of bruis-
ed gals with sulphate of iron and gum
arabic. This legal ink. ut once the best
and oldest in existence, entirely de-
Ponds on n disease to which the oak
tree Is subject and which is caused
by Il fly known as the gallhy. The
gallfy belongs to the same order as
the bees and wasps. and when 1t is
ready to lay its egg it cuts away the
outer bark of an oak tree twig and de-
posits its eggs in the hole. From some
unknown cause the tree Immediately
begins to enlarge about the egg. and a
gall. or oak apple. as it is usually call
ed. Is formed. 1t is this gall which
contains the fannie acid from which
the ink is made.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-04
He Saw the Game.

The office boy had buried countless
granGmOthers. brothers. sisters. aunts
and cousins. hut hu felt an enthusiasm
for the baseball. game that day which
would nOt be downed.
Suddenly an idea struck him. APP
preaching the easy boss with an air
of familiarity which had been nurtur-
ed by long usage he asked:
MAY l leave at Don today. sir:'
And why, my boy""
There is a fancy fair at Our church
and mother wants.me to go this after
noon. She was so anxious that she
bought me a ticket which cost a dol
lar, as she was sure you would allow
me the few hours off. I have to assist
at the refreshment stall, and it seems
q pity to waste
But surely you are above such
things as that which take you away
from your work. Why not give the
ticket to II Of your sisters?"
well. you see. sir, that wouldn't be
fair, for I'm the only one of our fam
lily who a he depended upon to eat
q dollars worth, and
His supreme nerve won the day.
Smiths Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-04
PURE WATER FOR SOLDIERS.
Army Wagon Which Insures Sterilized
Supply In the Field.

Uncle Sam has adopted n water
wagon for army use which, even when
| It draws it's contents from a much pol
luted stream. provides his soldiers with
| fine fluid with which to quench their
thirst. The secret of this is that the
wagon in question is nothing more OF
less than a complete fltering and ster-
iliZing plant on wheels. This s~teriliZ-
ing plant, which is the invention of a
Philadelphia, is equipped with a boil
er for making steam to operate the
pump and the sterilizer. a complete set
Of boneblack filters. n sterilizing plant
water. Along each side are seven
faucets. so arranged that fourteen lei
can conveniently fill their canteens at
one time. But q few minutes are re-
Quired for an entire regiment to obtain
its water supply.
From four to six mules are required
to draw this wagon. It's steam pump
will suck water from any stream or
we'll, and. no matter how muddy or full
Of disease germs 1t may be, 1t will au-
tomatically pass through the system
and not only issue perfectly clear and
pleasing to the eye, but absolutely safe
Al we'll. Through a most ingenious ar
rangement it is discharged almost as
cold as when 1t entered.
Clear. sparkling water. by the way,
IL in the majority Of instances far from
being pure and safe. For example, the
very best filter working under good
conditions will allow from l to 5 per
cent of bacteria or more to escape, and
but I per cen may mean that tens Of
thousands Of these health d~estroyers
are contained In n single glass Of wa
ter. Sterilization is the only proper
precaution, and this feature is recog-
niZed to such an extent that the steril-
izer described has been adopted by
the United States government and
placed in universal use in the army.
marine corps. coast and geodetic sur
vey, isthmian canal commission, etc.
The sterilizer banishes typhoid fever.
and all OF the multitude Of water born
ailments, including dysentery, cholera
and the minor though quite important
complaints which induce a state Of
laziness or indisposition or lack Of snap
and energy, disappear almost alto
gether. Government statistics show
that ven under the most insanitary
conditions 1t has repeatedly reduced
the average sickness from Is to 8 per
cent.-Philadelphia Record.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-04
PLANT ODDITIES.
Flowers That Possess Eyes, Though
They May Not See.

They May Not See.
The night hath a thousand eyes, bu,
a nasturtium leaf has more. Holding
up his hand in front Of a desert shrub
an expcrimenter has taken a micro
photograph showing half a dozen dis
tinct images of his fingers formed by
the eyes of the plant. Many common
garden and wild flowers-the nastur
tium, begonia. clover, wood sorrel ant
bluebell among others-possess eyes
situated on their leaves. They are mi
mute protuberances filed with a trans
parent gummy matter which focuses
the rays Of light on to a sensitive patch
of tissue at the back of it in a similar
manner to that in which the eyes of ar
animal do their work. A common mas
turtium plant has thousands of suct
eyelets on Its leaves, forming thou
sands Of minute images Of the objects
around them. But, though a plant ma!
have eyes, it does not follow that II
sees. 1t is not yet known If the sense
Impressions are telegraphed to some
central nerve exchange corresponding
to the brain Of the animal. In addition
to these light sense organs many plants
possess a touch Of sensitiveness and 6
response to electric stimuli that show
further resemblance to the ANNA
world, while ferns, MOSES and sea
weeds in an early stage Of their ex
istence are capable Of actually swim
ming through water.-Chicago Tribune
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-04
An English Amenity.

A striking difference between our
manners and those of our English
cousins was shown n day at a gar
den party. The hostess, an American,
was speaking to one of her guests, an
Englishwoman of rank.
Dear Lady b." she said, here are
sandwiches which l made with
my W hands, particularly for you.
You know I've often told you about
our American sandwiches and how
good they are Here are different
sorts, lettuce and cucumbers, if you
care for grass or If you like a savory
better try the cream cheese ones with
pimentoes. I've some sweet Ones, too,
raisins and nuts chopped together
which will you try first?
She held a plate in each hand, a
plate filled with dainty looking sand.
wiches, and they were extended invit.
ingly toward her guest, who looked al
them critically, then said in the clear,
high pitched voice of the we'll bred
Englishwolnan:
"Oh. thank you, SO kind of you, but
do you know l never touch the nawsty
things!'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-04
THE GREEK MYRMEX.
Il Was the DeadIiest Weapon Of the
Ancient Puqilist.

N'S'S" 0Ssuo
The four ounce glove was unknown
to the ancient pugilist. When the
boxers and fighters came together in
the old days of Greece they wore up
on their hands the cestus, which was
in itself a terrible adjunct to any
fighter. But DR.. Daniel G. Briton dis
covered that there was sometimes at
tached to the cestus a deadlier weap-
on, consisting Of a three pronged fork
Of bronze.
This was known as the myrmex. and
DR.. Brinton, who found this specimen.
gave 1t to The museum of archaeology
In the University Of Pennsylvania.
Classical literature has frequent ref
erences to the myrmex, which is de-
scribed rs the deadliest weapon Of the
ancient pugilist. The right hand was
swathed in tough hide, bound in place
with thongs and supplemented by
small knobs of lead or iron, to which
was affixed the myrmex. DR.. Brinton
made his discovery in Paris by ex-
aiming the Greek and Roman mar
bles In the Louvre. One Of these
groups represented a fighter bearing
on his right fist the cestus and myr-
more brutal and dangerous than those
Of the modern prize ring. 1t Is easily
seen that a single blow of the myr-
mex might cause death or permanent
injury.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-04
The Lady In the Moon.

An amateur astronomer writes of the
'lady in the NOON" at is a very beau.
tiful face seen in profile and uplifted
as though in proud disdain Of things
terrestrial. The curve of the throat is
exquisite, and indeed the entire outline
is marvelously lifelike. The moon
lady may best be observed through q
small opera glass when our satellite is
at half. At that time the tip of the
chin about touches the terminator-
that is, the dividing line between the
light and dark portions Of the lunar
surface. Most people can recognize
the man in the moon. Well, the hail
of the lady. in which l can always fan
cy I see a spray Of orange blossom
forms the mans left eye, the nose ant
mouth his nose. and the chin ant
throat the mans mouth"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-04
Protoplasm.

Protoplam is a living. transparent,
viscid substance Of proteid character,
containing 20 per cent Of water. It
~coagulates with heat ut 1870 degrees
n dies when the body is raised to
this temperature. As only dead proto-
plasm can he subjected to chemical
analysis 1t Is difficult to determine its
chemical nature. Its nearest allies are
to be found in the a%lbuminoids. Of
which the white OF an egg is a good
example. OF the real nature of proto-
piasm there is, of course, absolutely
nothing known.-New York American.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-12-04
A TRANsPCSlTION.
Il Mangled the Ss'utation. but the King
Cont oiled Ills Face.

SO'ii oiiSo tbs race.
An American who years ago served
as our minister to Spain was fond Of
telling the following joke upon him
self:
shortly after he had become settled
in his new home he was hidden to a
state ceremonial. where he was to he
presented to the king. His knowledge
of languages was limited to English
and French. and being DESTROYS of ad-
dressing the sovereign in his own
tongue he took pains to "coach'' for
the occasion. Several phrases were re-
hearsed until he felt that he had mas
tered them. When the critical mo-
ment arrived, he saluted the king with
great dignity. spoke a few words in
Spanish and passed on.
"What did you say?" asked an Eng
lish gentleman.
II spoke in Spanish" was the re-
joinder. II said, I cast myself at your
feet which, l am told. is the most re-
spectful form Of salutation."
"Ah. no." corrected a Spaniard, who
had been observed to smile at the am
%bassador's greeting. You are mis-
taken. You %transposed your words and
quite altered the meaning"
"What did say?" asked the diplo-
mat.
With a twinkle in his eye the Span
lard made answer, What you really
said was. \ throw my heels at your
head"
But the king had not betrayed by SO
much as the fluttering Of an eyelid
that anything unusual had occurred.