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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-23

One objection some people have
to getting back to nature is that
nature is so poorly equipped with
push buttons.
I'D rather waltz than eat" con
fided the summer girl.
Then We'll just have another
dance instead of going to that fash
ionable restaurant" responded the
thrifty swain. And" he added
mentally, that's Sc saved"
every man." said Uncle Eben
"has some enemies. De question
dat counts is whether dey's de kind
dat he's skyaht of or dat is skyaht
of him."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-23
MARY SAYS:
MOCK MUSHROOMS.

Radishes sliced and fried with
steak have flavor not unlike
mushrooms. Few can detect the diff
ference.
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cuss the matter with some friend
who also has an idea on the sub
ject.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-23
Campaign Puzzle

Required-To write Taft" and
Bryan" in eight letters.
Taft" has four letters and
Bryan has five; total, nine let
tiers.
Therefore it is something of
feat to write both names with only
eight letters.
Try it and watch for the answer
in next Press issue.
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A WORD FROM JOSH WISE

Somehow err
other tn trumps
seem t. fall int
tn hands Nv tn
fellers th't knew
how t play EN-.
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Sad Fate of Nine. Roland

frvolity and the servility OF the couriers. as well
as indignant at the magnihcence. which was paid
for by the suffering, ovortaxed people She was
also deeply hurt find that. because Of her OBJ
birth. her beauty and mental attain
ments counted for nothing Later she had much
intercourse with the poor. and her sympathy for
them became absorbing passion. So when the
Revolution broke ont none welcomed II more eager
" than she.
When il came TO the time when Jeanne was ex-
pected marry she absolutely refused 10 cor
slider any suitor who her intellectual equal
and the result that for time she re-
duCed 10 extreme poverty, for after her mothers :
death her father became very dissipated. wasting
his money and neglectIng his business From these
nlsfortunes she was rescued by N Roland de la
Plat'ere scholar OF considerable distinction, much
veal II and high social position About/R dozen
years later NJ Roland was elected TO the National
Assembly.
From this tine on the history Of Nine. Roland IS
the history Of the French Revolution. There were
two parties In the Assembly, the Girondists. called
so because the leaders came from the department
Of the Gironde and the Jacobins- The Girondists
wanted TO establish q constitutional monarchy Ike
that OF England. and when this became impossible
they tried TO maintain law and olde- and save the
life OF the poor young King, whose chief fault was
that he was the descendant OF his ancestors. The
JaCobins wanted to oVeTturn everything or the
G!TOndist party Nine. Roland was the inspiration
All their plans were discussed with her. They spoke
her words in the Assembly. When her husband
appointed Minister Of the Interior, which
meant that he practically ruler Of France. she
wrote many Of his state papers for him, and II
she who at last drew up the plan for re-
public. But all in vain. The Jacobins
triumphed, and the CIirondists either ended their
lives the scaffold perished mserably IN their
efforts escape. Nine. Roland shared the former
fate. Sho guiotined November TO- 1873, in
the thrty-ninth year OF her age.
Gowned IN white, with her long curling black
h-f- fal1f 1frc- (,-ey hor Sha her
death to a bridal Her last words. uttered as
she stood upon the scaToid looking down at the
great concourse OF people whose daily amusement
il witness the bloody work o. the Euillotine
were:
20 Liberty! Liberty How many crimes com
mitted IN thy name"
To those who had known and loved Mime Roland
her death caused the deepest. grief One OF her
Girondlst friends into a delIriUm when he
heard the news. TWO OF her servants asked that
they might be allowed TO die the scaffod where
she had perished and one Of them Guiotiaed
". Roland, who hiding from the fury of tho
Jacobins, lost his senses. When he recovered he
wandered away. not TO bring any suspicion
on The kind friends who sheltering him, and
some peasants found him later with stiletto in
his breast.
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low fever prevailed different times in most OF
the large Atlantic cities. controversy arose
among the physicians OF Philadelphia and New
York whether 1t was introduced by infection or
generated spontaneously. Webster became inter
ested. and he spent a long time investigating the
subject OF pestentai diseases IN all periods OF the
worlds history. The results were published In this
country and England. In the year 1883, when
Asiatio cholera was prevalent interest IN this Work
was very keen in Europe and America. because the
theories OF the author seemed TO receive conhrma-
ton. He published work ON banking and insur-
anCe. which was reprinted with the authors name
omitted. From this plagiarlzed reprint a portion
reproduced in encyclopedia.
1t was in 1907, while living in New Eaven that
he took up the preparation OF the dictionary which
bears his Finding living expenses IN New
Haven great for his purse, in 1912 he removed
to Amherst, Mass While living there he was in
strumental in founding Amherst College, and was
its first president In 1922 he returned TO New
Haven where he remained throughout the remaind-
Of his life, with the exception Of few months Of
study IN Europe undertaken for the purpose Of per-
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F-o-a the windows of a magnificent palace in
ps-is during the French Revolution the mistress
:. she r.a ace used 10 look down at q humble n
e-sve-,s shop. In the rooms above that shop she
S.s tae- born thirtv-eiCht years before. Through
,+,se streets she had walked poor and unknown
and had seen the naughty aristocrats sweep by in
,bai- carriages with their outriders and all their
erdad trappings. Nov she exalted far above
,be, and they were glad 10 sue for Le- favor. She
bas Ionged in those days for q republic. and
she was drawing UP republican constitution to
r. ,-ese-ltei to the popular assembly But there
xes 10 Joy in her heart You know my en-
,h.sfas-n FOR the Revolution' she wrote to
f-3an5 = am ashamed Of it now II has been
.rIIia5 rv monsters. Il IS hideoUs."
The palace was the official residence of the Min
;.sr Of the Interior and its mistress was the min
ts-e-,s wife Nine Roland, one Of the most illus
t-sous victims of the French Revolution Nine.
Roland who before her marriage. had been Jeanne
gsnan PhlipQen. was the only surviving child Of
her parents They had lost seven other little ones.
sns they III, lied this beautiful. fascinating and
rfe,e5 5augrter who very early began 10 show sgns
NJ rossessnr exrraordinary mental power Before
she was four years OLD she had learned 10 read,
and from that time on she deyoured books at such
rate that her parents found II difficult keep her
supuled with them. She had playmates and
no companions except her father and mother, and
so she became so absorbed in-her beloved books
that Il was only by Offering her flowers that she
could be torn away from them.
She read Of the heroes and herOines Of the past.
and one day when she was twelve years old her
father found her weening because she had not
been born & Roman maiden Little did she imagine
that her own life story destined TO rival that
Of any Roman. She read OF the ancient republics
and dreamed Of the overturning Of thrones little
dreaming the while Of the part she herself 10
play in such oTertUrning. She longed 10 do
sonsthirg great and noble but could have
foreseen how greatly and nobly those longings were
70 he realized. But al the time she did not
neglect the p-osaic affairs Of real life She learned
how co Homework and afterwe-d became an
excellent housekeeper. even preparing part OF her
husbands food with her hands. because he
had delicate digestion
L Phhppon was very much dissatisfied with his
lot II nSe. though Il is 20 be feared he did not
uer1t better one and ms constantly calling.
lis daughters attention TO the contrast between
thetr OWL position and that Of the mobiles Jeanne
weeried sometimes OF his complaints. but never
theiess che clearly the injustice os these
Inequalities, and some experiences OF her own added
70 her growing indignation Once when she
taken 10 g nobernan's house she was compelled
70 eat WITH the servants. That same nobleman
strerward TO her IN her palace 70 ask for
the honor of Introduction 10 the minister. Dur
Ing visit TO Versailles she caught glimpses OF
The life OF the court. and was disgusted with It's
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fectins his dictionary, The amount OF research
which performed in this connection is Illustrated
by the he studied twenty OF the principal
languages be able present the subject OF ETY.
r1ology with thoroughness Before he was through
with his task re had catalogled about thirty thou
sand English words which had never been brought
together between the covers Of a dictionary. Web
ster was also believer in "simpfed spelling" and
eliminated the u IN such words as labour' "hu-
rnour'' and armour"
Webster believed IN taking active part IN the
political life OF his country aside from the part hs
played as a pamphletser and editor. While living
In New Haven hs ssrved several tsrns a. an
alderman without acquiring q reputation as a per
son willing sell favors upon the bench OF Ons
OF the state courts and served member OF the
Legislature. After his removal to Amherst he fed
similar offices In Massachusetts.
His death at the age OF eighty-fve years cams al
a surprise TO him His health had been good
that he expected TO live number OF years longer.
He had Just completed the printing OF edition OF
his work Having little leisure. few days later
he went out to call upon . few friends. and In ths
course of the afternoon walked between two and
three miles. 1t was cool day. Immediately upon
his return to the house he became i'll On May Is
he died from pneumonia Before he died he saw
two editions OF his work called for By the pueAsA
Altogether he spent thirty ak yearz en- -
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SSTUNG AGAIN"

Dear Little Men and Little Women: AS the name
of this story is rather vague and in way informs
you TO what I am writing about, shall ease
your minds by saying that this Is going TO be a
true story about two old spinsters and a chicken.
Maria and Araminta lived In a big od-fashiOned
country house all alone, with the exception of the
hired man. One day q carriage load of friends
drove up very unexpectedly from town-hve miles
away-and the two women were filed with con-
sternation, there nothing in the house for a
big meal unless of their chickens were killed.
Unfortunately. their hired had gone Off for the
day, and the two old women were very tinid
and fnical, they would never have thought Of such
a horrible thing as Kill q chicken and even
when the hired performed that duty they
always discreetly turned their backs.
But their time had come, and they decided
that they must kill a chicken. After exciting
chase they succeeded IN cornering one, and
trunphantly bore It upside down to the block. The
chicken squawked Indignantly, but Maria held the
culprit down on the block by the feet. turning her
head in the opposite direction, while Araminta
braVely raised the axe, first taking aim, then turn
ing her head the other way, with her eyes closed
tight, to keep the dreafuI sight. Down came
the axe, and. shuddeTIng, Maria flung the chicken
far away await the end of its futterng, her eyes
still squinted tight shut. After a few seconds the
two women tiInidly opened their eyes and looked
around 10 pick up the mutilated fowl. but 10! the
chicken was off a distance calmly peCking corn.
DOROTHY ROWLAND CHEESMAN tsged 16).
No. 24O5 Grand avenue University Heights, New
York City
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a SHETLAND PONY

Dear Little Men and Little Women: Don is a
little Shetland pony 1 rode and played with this
summer when l farm IN Maine, visiting
some friends. He is very intelligent and very
fine pony. and IS q great pet Of everybody who
knows him.
The first time l rode bareback on him he
started to trot right away and l fell off. He
stopped and let get on again but for the rest
of the day l couldn't induce him to trot-
1t was a good deal OF trouble 10 set Don ready
TO ride or drive he didn't wish TO be caught.
We chased him for a long time one day till finally
I caught hold Of the end Of his long tail AS he
IS very gentle and didn't want to hurt me, he
stopped and we were abo put his bride.
He had a trick Of putting tho bit under his tongue
in the hope that we would change II for 1im. but
after fixing It a number Of ;imes the trick WIS
learned and we refused to notice IL any more. 50
now ne has to work the bit back himself
II we tried TO ride him IN the road unless he
was following a horse he knew, he would try TO
turn around Before I learned how TO stick o.
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OR Letter Box,

him he threw me twice by turning suddenly II
always scared him worse than 1t did me when l
fell, and he would stand very still till 1 got on
again Once I rode him to the town (aoout one
and one-haf miles, when ne was following a
horse he knew another girl rode him home
The horse had a young colt at home. so she went
TO the town very fast and Don kept up TO her,
which gave lovely fast ride. When we got
there the mare acted very badly, standing on her
hind legs and even backing on the SIDEWALK
When she got started for home she calmed down.
but when 1 was IN the village she nearly backed
on Don and me several times, for he would persist
in getting in the way. as ne wanted TO be near
her. 1t was rather dangerous for the people drlV-
ing the mare. They even hal to get man to
hold her
Don learned how to open the gate OF his pasture
and several times had to go out and chase HIM
He could open almost any bin, and one summer
he was caught several times with his head in the
oat bin.
Once I got him 10 walklup three steps on the
piazza and down the steps again after some oats
1 had. Yours sincerely,
KATHARINE D. KENDIG (aged I'D.
No l65 Hillside avenue. Glen Ridge, y. j.
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Contest No I (rord puzzle).-Choice Of "A Trip
Around the World IN Postcards a sterling silver
Tribune badge an interesting book an embroidery
set pair Of rolled gold cuff buttons, pretty col
lar pin a leather cardcase, box OF water color
paints. a box of dainty note paper an llil'a'lou
ivory paper knife or novelty belt pin for the neat
est and best three answers
Contest No. 2 CThings 10 Think About)-Choice OF
a box of water color paints. a pretty collar pin'
box Of dainty note paper. embroidery set, an IN
terestug book "A Trip Around the World in Post
cards a Dair OF rolled gold cuff buttons novelty
belt Din for the neatest and best two solutions
Contest No. ) drawing entitled Gathering Chest-
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sterling silver Tribune badge. pair or rolled sold
cuff buttons AN interesting book. "A Trip Around
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Noah Webster did besides compiling dictionary
almost single handed. lie at one time or an
other n soldier having served with his rather anu
brothers In the Revolution: school teacher
practising lawyer, a newspaper editor and always
publcist He wrote erudite pamphlets based on
persons investigations physical and medical SOL
ence banking and steteorsft. He prepared spsuins
books and grsmmsrx which were the eoSt OK ineAr
day,
when rs received his degree from Yale IN l!f'
his father who YVES q farmer and Justice OF the
peace in Hartford. gave him an $ note In Cont
mental currency worth about 81 in silver and told
him that was all that he could do for him. There
beng little hope for him in the practice OF law at
that time he taught school and mapped out
series OF textbooks for children lie got OUT a
smelling book an English grammar and a reader
They were the first books of the kind published In
the United States. The spelling book proved TO be
a bonanza II was a best seller" comparing IA
vorablv with the Bible Uncle Toms Cabin" and
Shakespeare The sales down to the year ISH were
"a Oco 900 copies and for period Of years averaged
100000 copies year. In the twenty years he was
engaged on the compilation Of the dictionary the
tncpms rom shis hook supportsd his fsxaQJ <os-
New-York tribune., 1908-10-11

1t VIII Receive Its Chief Recoa.
Dition III the Schools of
Connecticut.

NeAt Friday will be the both anniversary of the
urn OF Noah Webster, the compiler Of the second
41ige dictionary Of the English language. It viii
% oelebTa1ed By educational Institutions in different
parts Of the country but probably fl viii receive It's
eea'est recognition in Connecticut Il was i Hart
ioFd that Webster was born on October IS 17S5
sho IN New Haven that lie died on Nav q 1873
-he visitor 70 New Haven can stH see the house
III which he lived and performed much OF the work
Va The great lexicon; the small table difficult to
nj a. upon which he wrote the work: the book
@se n which he kept Of his reference works.
11 t1e saddle bags IN which he carried the manu-
'ip' OF his famous speller when travelling from
sac 70 state coDyTightug She work. A fragment
= me manuscript of the dictionary which was
.o0no II the saddle bags when they were given to
be seen
= me -ie '1roVe street cemetery New Haven.
,f eo 0S great company Of memorials Of Illus
q ' contemporaries and friends. Is TO be found
save of the man who paved the way for the
,rS-''nsAmeHts Of more recent photographers.
'ie persons whose dust lies buried within
; throw his grave are Eli whitney,
,..,- lckertng, wife of S. r. B. Morse. the in
,t -, u u the telegraph: Jedidiah Morse. known
,h ief OF American Geography" well
,.,t ,et or the inventor OF teegraphy; Lyman
Noah Porter the eleventh president OF
-sle University ana chsunc.v A Goodrich
60, q Websters Dictionary after the authors
- FroIessor Benjamin silliman. Professor
. - = D"asht Dana. the geolopst. and the widow
-. 'oFefnor Jonathan Trumbuu
:. -"s anniversary is to be commemoratsd by
ca rh 1Ousrh Literature Club OF Yale University
g ~ the public schools of New Haven on Oc-
80 10 The club viii lee addressed by F. Sturees
' editor OF the Webster International Diction-
ihe children OF the public schools viii read
-, - about the man who imposed the subjects OF
t-s -. ana grammar upon the attention of the
-ldfen or America IN these days. when a whole
- OF specialists, not 10 mention secretaries 10
- Ai'er The correspondence. is employed in the
rp11acon OF the copy Of dictionary. IT f. dini-
fsa e t1askspe q man eoinsshs many things that
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withdrawing the fact that the royalty was less
than cent a copy. Sixty years ago the unffoT1n-
fly Of pronunciation which prevailed througnou1
ths country was credited TO she wide use OF Web
ster's speller Il was no labor for the onll'
dren. for its author believed that the best way 70
obtain AN education was to earn II by hard labor
He did not believe In 'Fredigested" textbooks
In was largely to his efforts that copyright
laws were obtained early in the history OF the
country Having acquired reputation as a pam
phleteer who could accomplish results, in 1898 he
was asked to support Washingtons administration
in its action in proclaimng neutrality when France
sought TO raise troops in this country on the
strength of its previous friendly assistance The
help desired the establishment Of daily news
paper in New York In 17s3 therefore, he removed
his family from Hartford to New York and started
THE Minerva and THE Herald" The former III
course of time became The Commercial Adver-
tissr~ And the Iattar sThs Nsw-Tprx SpsetatoT,s
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Hoe0 to Hg,fr1 q Prize.

the World in Postcards" an embroidery SET
pretty collar pin a novelty belt pin box of
dainty note paper for the neatest and best two
original drawings. These drawings must be In
black ink on white paper.
Contest No. (OUr Letter Box).-A prize OF 81 viii
be given for every letter printed under this heading
The letter may contain incidents N your Ife anec-
dotes OF pets. novel school experiences things
seen In travel These stories must be original and
must be written side ot the pager only.
Be sure state your age
Be sure TO give your choice Of prizes.
Be sure to give your and address.
Contest closes October IS. Age Is considered IN
awarding prizes Address your answers and let
ters to Little Men and Little Women, The New.
York Tribune, New York
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LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

Ant Puzzle.-The missing words in this puzzle
we're: Antipatly, pants antiseptfc. antics. can't,
antelope elephant, infant, warrant The neatest
ana best three answers were sent by Edith l..
Becker, age eight years. No 1884 Weeks avenue,
New York City, who wishes an embroidery set :;
Frances Louise Requa age nine years. No. Il North
5'o6dwa5, Ta-rytoVrn, -. 7, "A Trip Around the
world n Postcards; William Ward Gordon age
Twelve years, No. p4s West 109th street, New York
Cfg. box Of water color. paints
Things 70 Think About.-The two prize winners
sno their prizes IN this contest Marion Jennings
age thirteen years. Westport, Conn. embroidery
eeI and Alan Mutt, age thirteen years. Clifside.
N J. pair OF rolled gold cuff buttons
amateur Pbotographs.-For prize winners SEQ
pictures reproduced OF this page.
our Letter Box.-See letters by prize winners.
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ABBREvIATION PUZZLE.

ABBREVIATTON PUZZLE
In this puzzle ten words to be supplied each
Of which is an abbreviation I'm common use
One morning a little princess vas gazing dis
cousoIateIy at A crumpled tthe abbreviation Tor
one Of the New England states Of silk and lace
that Law on her bed. when her fairy godmother
appeared before her and asked the reason or her
woe. "(The abbreviatio1 FOR the territory that
forms the most northerly part Of our country
dear godmother.' she answered. the queens
favorite dog has ruined my new frock and now
I shall have nothing 70 wear 70 the ball tonight
but nv old white that looks as II II had
come out Of the Authorization for state that is
bounded on one side by the Mississippi Rtvsrl
n has made me quite tthe abhrevtation for a
state that touches OF the Great Lakes, for
the Prince OF Happyland is 10 be az the hall He
has come to the court 10 ind wife because there
is no in his country who IS beautiful
enough for him Now I know he will fthe abbre
Walton for one Of the davS Of the week. my
cousin for I shall be 50 plain and ugly that he
won't think Of looking AZ tthe abhrey!atton FOR
another OF the New England states second
time
Il am sure shall find some way out Of the
trouble" said the good fairy. but first You must
stop crying, for nothing will Che abbrevtaton for
one of the months of the year, YOUR beauty more
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6bfnes TO Think About.

quickly than that Then Will tell YOU what las
never before been told 10 any mortal. how Gre
abbreviation for state that touches the Pactas
Ocean and iron our clothes IN Fairyland. and how
you make your Old white rock look Ike ths
silver lining Of cloud OF course. al the Gre
abbreviation for another state thai touches ths
Pacific in all the mines OF the world belongs 70
ne and will send one OF my faithful servants
away at once for gold enough to make a lace over
dress for you
So the little princess and her fairy god-other
skipped down 20 the laundry when no one was
around, and washed and ironed the old white frock
Just as the laundry maids IN Faryland would havo
done. Then thev worked busiIy all the rest of
the day, spinning and weaving the gold which rad
arrived while they were in the laundry; and when
the little princess for the ball she locked
as II she had dropped from the sky and brought
the most beautiful DIT OF il with her But she was
such a good little princess and so thoughtful OF
others that she couldn't help telling he- god
mother how sorry she vas 20 have made her 80
much trouble Don't mention II. my dear, said
the kind fairy L would gladly have worked much
harder rather than let YOU fthe abbrevtatton for
an important river IN our own country a chance
OF getting the best and hsndsonnest husband any
little princess ever had