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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-22
JOHNNY NOWHERE

The sides of the old circus tent
tapped lazily in the breeze; the in
mates were up and stirring, and the
hum of voices was heard on the
morning air. Through an opening
in one side of the tent was thrust a
bushy head, a pair of bright eyes
peered in, then an urchin cautiously
entered. The manager, hearing a
slight noise, looked up and saw
something that appeared to be a
bundle of rags. But out from this
bundle came voice: Say, mister,
are you the boss?'
The manager CURLY replied:
yes; what do you want?"
want job with your show" the
boy answered.
The managers eyes twinkled as
the boy came nearer. Whats your
name? Where do you live?"
Johnny. Nowhere" sharply an
swered the boy. I'm just travel
in. Can I get a job?"
"Well, We are needing some help
"a man, though" the manager has.
tened to say as the little face
frightened up. Instantly a grimy
little hand was placed in his and
an eager voice replied: I'm your
man"
From that moment Johnny No
where" as the men dubbed him,
was an essential part of the circus,
and a source of amusement to most
of its members.
His duties were many, but he
never grumbled. Bright and early
every morning his CHEEKY whistle
was heard above the other noises
common to a circus tent.
One morning. however, no CHEEKY
whistle was heard; no Johnny ap-
peared The manager went to the
animal tent and found him lying on
a bundle of straw.
His face was pale and drawn, and
around his mouth were lines of sui
fering. Johnny tried to rise, but
fell back with a moan of pain. The
manager reached his hand toward
him and asked: Johnny what's
wrong?"
Sitting a moan, Johnny replied
Nothing. only l rode FREELY yes
terday in the circus ring and
"Well, go on" insisted the man
ager.
"And l missed her back when
jumped through the hoop and,
with a glimmer of smile, Il think
broke a Stat. It's nothing. though.
I'll soon be all right, all right"
STOPPING. the manager lifted
Johnny and tenderly carried him to
another tent. While carefully re-
moving the clothing from the
wounded side he saw long marks as
if heavy whip had been used on
the body. Looking down into the
honest face, he asked: Johnny,
what else happened yesterday"
But Johnny's lips were closed and
his eyes were looking straight at
the wall of the tent.
you didn't get those marks
when you fell from FREELY, did
you?"
mo"
Then where did you get them?"
Il don't want to tell cried
Johnny.
Being forced to tell, Johnny re-
lated how each day he had been
compelled by the horse trainer to
ride the spirited horses, and when
he failed he had been cruelty beat
en- until his body was bruised and
sore. At last in his fright he had
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-22
The Daily Short Story

failed to light upon Firefly's back,
and had been struck by the horses
foot; then. weary and sore, he had
dragged himself to his tent.
why didn't you tell me this be-
fore?" the manager inquired grave
ly.
Cause | hate to tattle," MUIR
INJURED Johnny, drawing one hand
across his tear stained face.
1t was the last day that the horse
trainer worked with the circus, but
Johnny is with it still, and is now
the assistant manager.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-22

NEW YORK. May 22.-President
Van Cleve, of the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers, at the an
nual convention demanded the
"open shop" and no boycott. He
declared the country to be menaced
by industrial wars and named a
committee to raise $1,500,000 to
fight labor unions. He called labor
union leaders ignoramuses and
grafters.
Van Cleve also opposed any at
tempt to reduce or regulate rail
way rates.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-22
CLUB WOMEN
WILL Be HERE

1t is expected that 100 delegates
at least will attend the State Fed
Grafton of Woman's clubs annual
convention, which meets in Spo-
kane Tuesday. The sessions will
be held at Masonic temple and the
elaborate program of business and
entertainment has been completed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-22
PRINCESS GOWN

Chiffon wolfe falls in such soft
charming lines that it is frequently
used for the princess model Copen-
hagen blue is the color Of a gown
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-22
MILWAUKEE WON'T QUIT

BUTTE, May 22.-That the Mil
waukee has no intention of stopping
western railway extension work is
dent Earring. now inspecting road
bed in Montana with party of Of
ficials. Earling says the road will
be pushed right through to the
coast and that trains will be oper-
ated between Butte and Aberdeen,
S. D.. by Jan. |
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-22

made of this material and after
this graceful fashion. The outer
fabric is used to veil light blue
taffeta, while deep blue velvet and
embroidered medallions are the
decorations. The latter and the
velvet are also of the varying Co.
penhagen shades.
The long skirt has a group of
tucks above the hem, and otherwise
depends upon its fit for beauty. The
corsage has the handsome medal
lions across the shoulders, and
heavy Irish lace forms the vest.
The sleeves also have a fall of this
for their finish. Strapped across the
lace waistcoat is the velvet ribbon,
which ends in bow and knot.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-22
MOST ANyTH|MG}
A3A5Sp [v 80 80 ~

The minister who married Corey
and Mabelle Gilman.
The man who suggested Cortel-
you as dark horse.
Boss Ruef, now turned snitch,
says he will expose "only those who
entered willingly into corruption
That he sets up as an arbiter of
purity shows he still has some gall
left.
Because Corey was a divorced
man. the pastor who married him
to Mabelle Gilman has returned the
wedding fee and apologized to the
church. This is some ahead of the
legal profession. in which fees for
procuring the divorces are never re-
turned.
Harry Orchard says he expects
no immunity, and he is even said
to have warned the governor of
Idaho lest he seem to commit him
self to a suggestion OF immunity
Orchard evidently feels that it is
healthiest for him where he is now.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-22
HOME RULE OR NOTHING

DUBLIN, May 22.-The Irish gov
eminent bill was rejected by the
nationalist convention. 1t was de-
clared inadequate to Ireland's de-
mand for home rule. John Red
mond presided over the session, in
which all parts of Ireland were rep
resented.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-22
EXPOSE FRAUD METHODS

MOSCOW, May 22-In the tim
Der land fraud case, on trial here
G. l.. Wilson, of Charleston, testified
that he swore falsely under the
coaching of William Dwyer in prov
ing up on a timber claim. He de-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-22

tailed Dryers methods of procur-
ing entries on government land
and then turning the property over
to numbering interests.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-19

1t is lamentable that neither repeated
warning nor sad experience seems to
have the desired effect of making the
ordinary person cautious in the use Of
pOisons. In the last few days three
children have died presumably from
taking poison that was carelessly left
within their reach. One would suppose
that such accidents would by this time
have become almost impossible, yet
they are constantly recurring with a
frequency that demands further warn
ing. If parents would learn to keep
poisons in place where they could not
be reached by others there would he
fewer accidents.
1t is the old principle of familiarity
breeding contempt 1t cannot be too
strongly impressed upon every one that
the only immunity from danger is
through constant care and precaution.
It is lesson that needs to be impressed
upon every individual without excep-
tion.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-19
Character In the Hns.

'Does the hat reveal character" said
an obserTant person whose speciality Is
character reading. "0f course 1t does
THE man whose hat fits him exact.
ly and is set square and straight on his
head is nearly always an orderly, de,
liberate man. regular in his habits, but
very often commonplace as regards
mental attaiIIments.
Men of large mental powers, think.
ers and philosophers, affect hats a tride
too large for them. They are men of
large ideas, and their big hats viii of.
ten be found in conjunction with loose.
easy fitting clothes, for in this. as in
other matters. the body reflects the
mind.
Il distrust equally the man who
wears bis hat at the back of his head
and he who habitually goes about with
1t tilted to one side. The first is of a
candid, easy going type, but apt TO be
Eighty; the latter, with a disposition
for sport and frolic, is at the same
time often frivolous and concelted.
Neither of them, however. will be a
coXcomb. like the man whose hat is too
small for him. nor deep and crafty.
like the weGrsr Of hat which is al.
ways pulled down over the eyes"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-19
Bent ana Worst.

''1s this the best wurst you can send
meT" asked the lady who walked into
the meat store with package of that
edible in her hand.
Madam" answered the meat man,
at is the best wurst we have"
"Well, it is the worst wurst l ever
saw"
81 am sorry to hear that The best
I can do is to try and send you some
better wurst from today's lot; but, as /
said, that is the best wurst we have
OF present. am sure, however, that
the wurst we are now making will not
be any worse than this, and it ought to
be better. assure you that as soon as
get the wurst you shall have the best
of it. We never gave any one the
worst of 1t so long as we have been in
the wurst business, and you may be
sure that when we give you yolr wurst
1t will be the best, for our worst wurst
Is better wurst than the best wurst of
our competitors"
But the lady, whose eyes had taken
On stare of glassiness, was seen to
throw up her hands and fee from the
place, for she was afraid the worst was
yet to come.-Baltimore American.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-19

Paris has been described as gigan-
tic mousetrap with three doors labeled,
respectively, hotel, cafe and restaurant
The city has about 10000 hotels. There
are restaurants in every block, and you
can find cafes at almost every STEP
At almost any restaurant you are sure
Of good cooking. You can eat well any
where and at any price. There are
scores of places where the meals cost
as high as in the better restaurants Of
New York and hundreds where you
:an get very fair dinner for 80 cents,
or, if you would have wine, for 10
cents additional. There is one stock
company which does an enormous busi-
ness in supplying cheap and good food
for Parisians. 1t was founded by a
butcher who has his shops still in diff
ferent parts Of the city. This company
has 100 or more restaurants where you
can always be sure of good service and
good food. You pay for what you eat
and pay for everything, but the prices
are low
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-19
Two R.markab1s Epitaphu.

The two most remarkable epitaphs In
the United States are those of Daniel
Barrow. formerly of Sacramento, and
Of Hank Monk, Horace Greeley's
stage driver. The former reads as fol-
lows: Here is laid Daniel Barrow,
who was born In Sorrow and Borrow
ed little from nature except his name
and his love to mankind and his hatred
for redskins. Who was nevertheless a
gentleman and a dead shot, who
through long life never killed his
man except in self defense or by acci-
dent, and who, when he at last went
under beneath the bullets of his cow
ardly enemies in jeff Morris saloon.
did so in the sure and certain hope OF
glorious and everlasting morrow"
Hank Monks epitaph reads thus:
Sacred to the memory of Hank Monk,
the whitest. biggest hearted and best
known stage driver in the west, who
was kind to all and brought i'll TO none
He lived in a strange era and was a
hero, and the wheels of his coach are
now ringing on the golden streets"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-19
Ancient Football.

Philip stubbes wrote in 1888 in his
book OH "The Anatomie of Abuses"
For as concerning footAll 1 pro
test unto you it may rather be called
q FRIENDLY kinde Of fight than a play
of recreation; bloody and numbering
practice than felowly spOrte of pas
tyne. For dooth not every one lye in
waight for his Adverserie, seeking to
overthrow him and to pickle him on his
nose, though it be on hard stones, SO
that by this meanes sometimes their
necks are broken, sometimes their
backs, sometimes their legs sometimes
their arms, sometimes one part thrust
out of joynt, sometimes another; some
times the noses gush out with blood
sometimes their eyes start Outright.
ing, brawlins, contention, quarrel pick
ing, murther. homicide and great effu-
sion Of blood, as experience dayly
teacheth."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-19
NapoIeon,u Temper.

A story is told of sudden rage nita
which Napoleon l. fell one day az he
was at dinner. He had scarce partaken
of mouthful when apparently some
inopportune thought or recollection
stung his brain to madness, and, reed.
ing from the table without rising from
his chair-his small stature permitted
that-he uplifted his foot-dash went
the table, crash went the dinner, and
the emperor sprang up, intending to
pace the room. Quick as fash his
waiter scratched few magic symbols
on bit of paper, and the emperor's
check had grown more than double
Napoleon appreciated the delicacy Of
his attendant and said, '"Thank you,
my dear Dunand," with one Of his In
imitable smiles. The hurricane had
blown over.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-19
Chinese Justice.

The China Times relates an extraor-
binary case of Chinese Justice"
A Mr.. Jen was b.trothed TO Miss
Han and paid his money to the wo-
mans parents. Then he called on the
parents to have the contract fulfilled
and was told that the promised one
was the bride of another.
Having paid his money he considered
he was entitled to the girl and went
to her husbands house to carry her
of, but she was not at home. he then
laid his case before the magistrate.
The girl was arrested and sentenced
to be "kua-ed," the magistrate arguing,
eff you are go wicked at twenty years
Of age. at the age Of eighty you will
be menace to the Celestial empire"
The process of kua-ing is very similar
to the ling-chih, or slicing to death
punishment.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-19
An Old English superutition.

Attention has been called to the sur
vival of folklore in rural parts of Eng
land by evidence given in a stabbin 2
case tried at the Essex assizes. To
quicken the healing of the wounds, the
knife with which they were inflicted
was smeared with grease and laid on
the bed of the patient The purpose
served by the application of grease or
oil to the knife or to any steel instru-
ment that has inflicted wounds is 10
prevent it from rusting, for if the steel
is allowed to become rusty the wound
is supposed to be affected and Tester
irg and modification follow the prog.
ress OF the rust. Another quaint be-
lief is that the application of an oiled
knife Is certain and quick remedy
for scalds and burns.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-19
nrltlnh Mn.eun Treanure..

Among the many costly treasures b
be found in the British museum is the
"Mainz Psalter." the second book
known to have been printed that bears
a date and which is valued at $4,000.
The books printed by Caxton represent
to the museum fortune in themselves
while the Elgin marbles represent an
enormous value only to be estimated
In millions. The Rosetta stone might
fetch anything from f1oO nO0 to $780,
100000, and the Nineves bulls with
human heads would be cheap at ESQ.,
600,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-19
Paul ns Tyraat.

Paul 1. OF Russia was very deaf ana
also very tyrannical. One day an
aid-de-camp, intending to please him,
approached and cried In his ear, Il
am glad to see, your majesty, that
your hearing is much improVedF
What is that you sayY groWled ~
car.
Raising his voice, the aid-deeamp
said. Il am glad that your majosty'a
hearing is 30 much improvedP
"Ah, that's II, ehT chuekled the
car, and then added, SAY ft onea
more"
The aid-de-camp rspeated the words,
whereupon Paul 1. thundered, $50 you
dare to make fun Of me, DO your Ju1s
wait awhile"
Next day the aid-de-camp was On
bis way to the mines of Siberia.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-19
There is a German pToverb which
says that Take II Easy and Live Long
are hrnthers


When the celebrated physician Sir
Henry Holland told Sydney Smith that
he had failed to kill either one of a
brace of pheasants that had risen with
in easy range near the latter's home,
the witty divine asked, why did you
not prescribe for them?"
One day Sir Henry was engaged ia
hot argument with "Bobus" Smith,
a baIrister. concerning the merits of
their respective professions. You will
admit" said Sir Henry, that your
profession does not make angels of
men," NO" retorted Smith, there
~Hn have the best of it"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-19
A cur,onn Old vennsI.

A British army officer discovered
among some old manuscripts a draw.
ing Of man-ef-war which was built
In 1000 for the japanese government.
The vessel was of immense size, was
covered with sheets OF iron and cop
per and was provided with two rud.
ders.
Furthermore the manuscript In which
the drawing was wrapped Gays that
sit contained a very tnzlniooS appa.
ratus, which was set in mS1on by two
dozen men, equipped With ir0g oars"
The vessel resembled a turtle In
shape and was armed with ten large
cannon.
The drawing - very exact, and ex.
perts say there is NO doubt as to iti
authenticity.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-19
R.Aa,nr the Goat.

Whence canes the phrase riding the
goat" Presumably from Egypt and
old Nile. Capricornus, the goat Of the
zodiac, was the patron Of the hiero'
plants in the Egyptian mysteries,
knowledge, especially occult and rec
ondite knowledge, was under his pro-
lection. The goat Of earth may be de-
spised on earth, but the celestial goat
is or was mighty and mysterious
power. 1t may be long way from
the astrological and astronomical goat
to the comic goat" of modern initia'
TONS but that is not the goats fault
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-19
A Deed of pnrI,n.,,.

He sits alone IN a darkened room,
alone in the fading light Why are
bis brow SO heavy with gloom and his
cheeks so deadly white? But though
his heart is faint with care. his cour.
age never ffnches. His eyes are fixed
IN q CLASSY stare. What is it his firm
band clinchesI "A little courage" he
murmurs. ~Hea, little, and all Is
won" A choking gurgle, more or less,
a gasp and the deed is done! Without
a shudder or eyelid wink-Ah! 1t
makes the heart recoil that he 80 quiet
ly, calmly drank a dose of castor OIL
London Tit-Bits,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-19

Many years ago an Allen county man
announced himself as a candidate for
the legislature
"But you can't make a speech" OBJ
jected a friend.
"oh, that doesn't make any differ.
ence." innOcently responded the candi.
date, "fer the house always elects a
speaker."-Iola Ran) Register.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-19
InsuIted Her Feet.

Mrs. De Bride was entertaining call.
ers. After they left she remarked to
her husAf fhd:
81 hope they didn't see my walking
shoes lying there. They would think
nae very untidy If they did"
"oh, if they saw them they probably
thought they were mine," answered her
husband in consoling tone.
And she hasn't spoken to him since.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-19
sparrd dc Hi.torinn

On one occasion during Mommsen's
residence in Italy, when making an ex.
cursion in the neighborhood of Rome
with some tourists, the party was stop
ped by brigands. The latter, while
busy riding the company's pockets. in
quired their names. "Sono Theodor
Mommsen," was the choleric profess
or's indignant reply, whereupon TIE
chief of the band stayed his hand. He
said he would scorn TO rob one who had
done 80 much for Italy's renown.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-19
Old washington Custom.

According to ancient and established
usage, United States senators send out
small envelopes containing their cards
at the beginning of every session. and
the dainty little missives are distrib-
uted through the senate postoftice. This
custom dates back beyond the memory
of any living senator. and even bevond
the bounds of official record National
Magazine.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-19
Chinese Royal Tea.

The tea used in the immediate house
hold of the ruler of China is treated
with the utmost care. 1t is raised in
q garden surrounded by wall, so that
neither man nor beast can get any
where near the plants. At the time Of
the harvest those collecting these
leaves must abstain from eating fish,
that their breath may not spoil the aro
ma of the tea; they must bathe three
times a day, and. in addition. must
wear gloves while picking the tea for
the Chinese court.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-19
0AG
In my osuayIwas uitsaus,

In my osndy was Sittins.
Just because.
Thinking something most beAttine-
When my doorbell gave q Jingle,
Gave linRle. tinglo. Jingle. -. =
Then Jingle. Jingle, jinHlei 9,,
Was It mHd 4
Or only glAdi -.
Next heard silken rustic n
In the half
Heard n hustle and hustle,
Then call.
Boon most swectly Hho came hluahin9
Who're Istood in waiting, anshiaq.
Down abe sat, in styls quite cEnshinA |
On my hnt;
Crushed 1t fat. A
Swift she TALKED in tonos sostatio,
High, then low;
Waved her hands In why's emphatic
To and fro; Il
Talked Of fathef. sister, mother, q
Cousin, nephew, unoie, bIoth0E, ~
Then Of this one. then the othoF.
While abe Sat n
On my hat;
Told in accents soft and bFolraa III
Az could b I'll
OF hsr homo In quaint Hobohnn, ~
Near the Ssa;
eaid "Soms time Ghe hoped to 60
10 the HrohipoiAsoI- A
What wished tuSs thSn. you knew ,,
While she eat ~
On my hat
Did she notice my ernotioni
Not hatl
Or toward moving take a nodnae
Truly nitI
Straight one mortal hour The talksd =
Not word did hho get bAikod "a
While tho carpet Just walled a, &
And she eat ~
On my hat.
Then package from it WFaVpn9
She brought out;
Knew full well she'd caught mo napptnR
I've no doubt;
Bald this book was Just the one book
AL my weary heart 70 unlock.
Would kindly take Just one loo1a
There abe eat
On my hat.
10 myself her list dTswA
Like AnAA:
eigued my name noGs boldly toH
With daGh
Then uproso this ioYaly being,
1nrough that han went lust O1losfnl.
But one thing was worth the Ooutng-s
Twas that hat
Where khe astl
"a. 9. Barnes In RSV YeA0A
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-06-19
Phonetie aneninr.

The teacher Of q country school Waa
hearing" her spelling class recito.
She had just "given OUT the word
Aaron" which, according to her II
sructon, had been spelled IN TIE
fashion: big A. little a, ron"
The next word was gallery" The
pupil said:
Gal, gal-g-a-I gal" two OF GhrSa
times and halted. Then, after haTo
thought, he added:
big gal little GAL cry, Eallery!'l
New York Times.