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The silver messenger., 1908-10-06

seen In month of moons. II Doppel.
hnnn, now, were only more after this
patternl
"Yes. this is my first trip to Bar
scheit." He had a very engaging smile,
"You are from Vienna?"
mo"
"Ah, from Berlin. was not quite
sure of the accent"
Il am a German-American, frank
ly. Il have also spoken the language
as If 1t were my own, which doubtless
1t is"
"Amerlca!" she cried, her interest
genuinely aroused. "That is the coun-
try where every one does just as he
pleases."
Sometimes" (what beautiful teeth
she had, white as skinned milkD
They are free?"
Nearly always"
"rhey tell me that women there are
all queens"
I'VE are there, or here, always your
humble servants"
He was evidently a gentleman; there
was something In his bow that was
courtly. And do the women attend
the theaters alone at night?"
III they desire to-"
Tell me, does the daughter of the
president have just as much liberty as
her subjects?"
Even more. Only, there are no sub
jects In America"
mo subjects? What do they call
them, Them"
Voters"
And do the women voter"
"Only at the women's clubs"
She did not quite get this; not that
it was too subtle. rather that it was
not within her comprehension.
1T is a big country?"
Ever so big"
do you like it?"
81 love every inch of it. have even
fought for it."
In the Spanish war?'-visibly ex-
cited.
yes"
Were you major or a colonel?"
Neither; only private"
Il thought every soldier there was
either colonel or a major"
He looked at her sharply, but her
The silver messenger., 1908-10-06

After all. black eyes, such as these
were, might easily rival any blue eyes
ne had ever seen. (Which goes to
prove that a mars ideals are not built
as solidly as might be.)
DO you speak English?" she asked
abruptly in that tongue, with a full
glance to note the effect.
English is spoken to some extent
in the United States" he answered
gravely. He did not evince the least
surprise at her fiuency.
DO you write to the humorous pa
pers in your country?"
Only to subscribe for sthem," said
he.
And again they laughed; which was
very good sign that things were 60
Ing forward tolerably well.
And then the miserable fellow of a
smith had to come out and announce
that the strangers horse was ready.
TN warrant the shoe" said Bauer.
You haven't lost any time" said
Max, his regret evident to every one.
The girl smiled approvingly. She
loved humor in man, and this one
with the yellow hair and blue eyes
seemed to possess a fund of the dry
sort. All this was very wrong, she
knew, but she wasn't going to be the
princess this morning; she was going
to cast OFF the shell of artificiality, of
etiquette.
How much will this shoe cost me?"
Max asked.
Half a crown" said Bauer. with
sly glance at the girl to see how she
would accept so exorbitant a sum.
The princess frowned. But some.
times" added Bauer hurriedly, 81 do il
for nothing"
Bauer, your grandfather was a rob-
ber," the girl laughed. Take heed
that you do not follow in his foot
steps,"
Il am poor man, your-mm-Frau
lein," he stammered
Here's a crown" said Max, tossing
coin which was neatly caught by the
grimy hand of the smith.
Are you very rich?" asked the GIRL
curiously.
"Why?" counter-questioned Max.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
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UNABLE TO SEE THE FUTURE.
Short-Siehted English Statesman De-
nounced Penny Postage.

"Of all the wild and visionary
schemes Of which have ever heard
or read it is the most extraordinary.
That was the official comment made
by Lord Lichfield, postmaster general
of England, on Rowland Hills proposal
to establish uniform postal rate of a
penny throughout the United King
dom. And that was at time within
the memory Of some men still living,
only II years ago. Despite Lord Lich-
fields condemnation of it, the scheme
was within three years an established
fact. And men who in their childhood
might have seen and read the first let
ters ever sent from one part of Eng
land to another for a penny may this
year see and read letters sent around
the globe and practically to every part
of the English-speaking world for the
same small fee. The achievement will
be not only most impressive rebuke of
the short-sighted and timorous admin
istrator of two generations ago, but
also an equally impressive demonstra-
tion of the constantly accelerating
progress Of civilization.
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certainly the best-looking man SIZE had
eye was rowing. He became suspic,
ious. She might be simple and then
again she mightn't. She was worth
studying, anyhow.
Il was cayalryman, with nothing to
do but obey orders and, when ordered
fight | am visiting the American con.
sui here; he was a schoolmate of
mine"
"Ah! l thought l recognized the
horse"
you know him ?"-quickly.
'Oh, ,"-casually,-"ev one here.
about has seen the consul on his morn
ing rides. He rides like a centaur.
they say; but have never seen cen.
taur."
The stranger laughed. She was
charming.
He ought to ride well; l taught
him" But the gay smile which fol
lowed this statement robbed it of its
air Of conceit. you see, l have ridder
part of my life on the great plains OF
the west, and have mounted every
thing from wild Indian pony to ar
English thoroughbred My name is
Max Scharfenstein, and / am here as
a medical student, though in my OWE
country have the right to hang out
physicians shingle."
She drew aimless figures in the dust
with her riding-crop. There was nc
sense in her giving any name. Prob
ably they would never meet again
And yet
81 am Hildegarde von-von Held.
eloff," giving her mothers name. He
was too nice to frighten away.
The hesitance over the won" dio
not strike his usually keen ear. He
was too intent on noting the variant
expressions on her exquisite face. II
was pity she was dark. What fig.
ure, and how proudly the head rested
upon the slender but firm white throat!
The silver messenger., 1908-10-06
LOOSE LEAF LEDGERs, Sheet
Order Holders.
PEMBROKE STATIONERY CO., Salt Lake City.
Love.

Love Is the only bow on life's dark
cloud. 1t is the morning and evening
star. 1t shines on the babe, and
sheds its radiance on the quiet tomb.
1t is the mother of art; inspirer of
poet, patriot and philosopher. 1t is
the air and light of every heart; build
er of every home; kinder of every
fire on the hearth; it was the first
dress of immortality. 1t fills the world
with melody, for music is the voice Of
love. Love is the magician, the en-
chanter that changes worthless things
to joy, and makes right royal queens
and kings Of common clay. 1t is the
perfume Of that wonderful flower, the
heart, and without that sacred pas
sion, that divine swoon, we are less
than beasts; but with it-earth is
heaven and we are gods.-Robert G.
Ingersoll.
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handsome, with yellow hair, and eyes
as blue as the sky is when the west
wind blows.
He raised his cap, and the heart OF
the girl fluttered. Wherever had this
seemly fellow come from?
Good morning" said the stranger
courteously. 81 see that you have had
the same misfortune as myself"
"You have lost a shoe? Rather an
noying, when one doesn't want a sin
gle break in the going" She uttered
the words carelessly, as If she wasn't
at all interested.
The stranger stuffed his cap into a
pocket.
She was glad that she had chosen
the new saddle. The crest and coat
of arms had not yet been burned upon
the leather nor engraved upon the sll.
yer ornaments, and there was no
blanket under the English saddle.
There might be an adventure; one
could not always tell. She must hide
her identity. If the stranger knew that
she belonged to the House of Barschelt,
possibly ne would be frightened and
take to his heels.
But the Princess Hildegarde did not
know that this stranger never took to
his heels; he wasn't that kind. Prin-
cess or peasant, 1t would have been all
the same to him. Only his tone might
have lost half key.
Bauer called to his assistant, and the
girl stepped out into the road. The
stranger followed, as she knew he
would. 1t will be seen that she knew
Of men, If only that they
possess curiosity.
What a beautiful place this isl" the
stranger ventured, waving his hand to-
ward the still lake and the silent,
misty mountains.
There is no place quite like It," she
you are stranger in Bar
5chelt%-polltely. He was young and
The silver messenger., 1908-10-06
When Men Wore Wigs.

When they begin to talk about tariff
n is interesting to look back over the
pages of history and see what things
were at one time considered necessi.
ties. In the time of Sir William Pitt
it was considered highly improper for
a man to appear without his hair pow
dered so Pitt put tax on the powder,
the guinea pig tax as it was called. In
consequence, the Wings cut off their
queues and only men servants were
allowed hair powder. 1t was finally so
unremunerative that the tax was re.
moved.
The silver messenger., 1908-10-06
DUTY.

The greatest thing in the world, the
inspiration Of life, the holiest and
noblest of all words, is Duty. 1t is
obedience, glad and eager, to the high
est law that makes man godlike. Is it
cold and austere? Then a mothers
love is wintry and forbidding. Is it
timid and inactive? Then the soldier
dying on the battlefield Fs a recreant
and a coward. The fire fighter, perish
ing in the flames, falls in the cause of
duty. The nurse of lepers, the helper
of outcasts, the martyr falling that
men may rise, dying that many may
live, give up the precious light of day
for duty's sake.-Rabbi Leon Harrison.
The silver messenger., 1908-10-06
BANKS TREASURES IN HOTEL
When Moneyed Men of Maine Feared
for Their Gold.

For two years, from 1912 to 1914,
the treasure of all the banks of the
Forest City lay in the parlor of the
Marrett house in Standish village, and
as evidence Of the fact to-day upon the
parlor door can be seen the huge lock
which was placed there nearly a cen
tury ago to add safeguard to the
treasure.
During the war of 1912 the bankers
of Portland thought their treasure was
in danger of being looted by the Brit.
ish forces, and in casting about for a
safe place their choice fell upon the
town Of Standish and the Marrett
house as depository for the treasure.
Loaded upon six-ox cart and guarded
closely, the money, thousands of dol
lars Of it, was transported 16 miles
and deposited in the place of safety,
where it remained for two years with
a guard Of but one man to watch It,
The door of the parlor in which the
money was placed was REINFORCED by
a heavy lock having a brass handle,
and extra supports were placed under
the floor of the room to sustain the
enormous weight of wealth. The house
is still owned by descendants of Rev.
Mr.. Merrett and is one of the Oldest
of the town.-Lewiston Journal.
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Internal Revenue.

The term internal revenue" has
been restricted in its meaning to such
revenues only as are collected under
the internal revenue bureau connected
with the treasury department, and
does not include all revenues that are,
properly speaking, from internal
sources; that is, from sources other
than duties levied at the frontiers
upon foreign commodities. Thus,
moneys arising from the sale of pub
lie lands, from patent fees, or the reve-
nues of the postal service, are not
generally known as internal reve-
nues "
The silver messenger., 1908-10-06
Where the Man Should Walk.

A matter that is debated now and
then of late is in regard to the posi-
tion that a man shall take when es-
corting lady on the street. In this
country he always takes the position
next to the curb. In Europe he takes
the inside place, the theory being that
in case of any trouble he would crowd
the lady if on the outside and give her
less opportunity to escape. If the es-
cort is on the right and the crowd
turns to the right, it will be more like
ly to jostle the lady.
The silver messenger., 1908-10-06
GARDEN AND ORCHARD.

The grape vine that is permitted to
develop too much vine and leaf will
bear little fruit.
Cabbage worms are easily con.
trolled if taken in hand promptly.
Mix one ounce fresh Persian insect
powder with four gallons water and
spray or sprinkle the plants.
l find it good plan to SOW cowpeas
or mixture of equal parts red and
crimson clover in the garden at last
cultivation of corn, potatoes, melons
and such crops. They make a great
growth and add much humus to the
soil
The silver messenger., 1908-10-06
Humor and Health.

There is nothing like a sense of
humor to keep one in good health,
says medical contemporary, but it
would be well had we been told at the
same time how this excellent gift is to
be acquired. Could anything be more
tantalizing than to know how to cure
oneself and yet be unable to grasp at
the ?-Lady's Pictorial.
The silver messenger., 1908-10-06

Skeptick-Well, then IL your oil COM
pany is so prosperous and straight
what have its earnings been?
Boomer-Well-er- can tell you
in round numbers
Skeptick-Well, then, if your oil
company let the numbers be square,
II you can.
The silver messenger., 1908-10-06
Had You Thought of II?

There are more people living in
New York city than in IA of our states
and territories: Arizona, Delaware,
Montana, Nevada, Indian territory,
Idaho. New Hampshire, New Mexico,
North Dakota, Rhode Island, South
Dakota. Utah, Wyoming and Vermont.
-McClnre's
The silver messenger., 1908-10-06
French Forests,

France has three-fifths of an acre
of forest to each inhabitant. That
country imports annually $3000O,0OO
worth of wood. State forests there
yield annually $1.75 an acre, and cost
95 cents annually
The silver messenger., 1908-10-06

If you would make your home at
tractive have an orchard or fruit gar.
den. The man who plants trees gets
his pay day by day and at the same
time builds monument which will
stand long after he is dead.
The silver messenger., 1908-10-06
HOMEMADE HAND cuLTlvAToR.
How One Farmer Made the Garden
Work an Easy Task.

| made a hand cultivator which
does good work in the garden, writes
a correspondent of the Farm and
Home. Old plow handles, a, may be
used, but they will need splicing, as
shown at b, to five feet long. The
hoe, or scraper, is shown at C. This
The silver messenger., 1908-10-06

loosen the ground on each side of the
row. For this work, says the Home
stead, the hoe above. in which is cut
out circular piece of blade, is first
class tool.
The silver messenger., 1908-10-06
His Last Words.

Are you quite sure your shooting
was accidental?" asked the hospital
surgeon.
"Oh, yes" gasped the dying victim.
"Jiggins-was-foo -fooling-with--a gun
and-pointed-"
rs there any message you wish
to-"
l-him-I-said: T-told-
You-Go'-ah!"
The silver messenger., 1908-10-06
whers Water Is a Luxury.

Parts of central Australia are very
dry. Bishop Riley Of that country
says: During the first trip took into
the interior, which lasted a month, l
never once washed my face, as there
was no water for washing and very
often none to drink"
The silver messenger., 1908-10-06

The new law offices of State Repre-
sentative Harry J. Robinson are in
rooms 102-103 Mercantile Block, Salt
Lake City, Utah, to whom all who
are in need of legal advice are re
ferred.
The silver messenger., 1908-10-06
Handy Garden Tool.

should be made of a piece of tenn.
pered steel and brought to a sharp
edge. used plow wheel, but one
can be made of two-inch boards fas-
tened together, then cut on a circle,
and a piece of band iron put on for
tire.
The silver messenger., 1908-10-06
Cornell's Yell.

The essayist and class poet at Cor
nell this year are both girls. viii
Cornell's cry have to be changed some
day to: Cornell scream! !'-Boston
Globe
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mnman In dlnh Position.

The only woman in the world who
bears the impressive title dean OF
deans" is Miss Laura c. Carnell, who
is a leader in the executive and educa-
tional work of Temple university, in
Philadelphia.
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CARDS as a very
handy G ard e n
tool. AS is quite
true, he states
that it is some
times necessary
in cult iv a ii n &
small plants TO
The silver messenger., 1908-10-06
Masculine Beauty.

Even after he reaches the point
where he has to use a trunk strap for
belt a man still feels that he has a
pleasing personality.-Puck.
The silver messenger., 1908-10-06
IMPROVING A GARDEN HOE.
1t Is Made by Cutting Out Part Of the
Center.

The accompanying illustrates a
western farmers idea of what he re-
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tooDyrlGht. 1906. hobbs NORTH Cos
SYNOPSIS.

Arthur Warrington. American consul
20 BArschelt tells how reigniug Grand
Duke attempts TO force his netce, Prin-
cess Hildegarde. to marry Prince Dopple-
Kim, an old widower. Warrington does
not know the princess even by sight.
While horseback riding in the country
might oyertakes him and he seeks accom-
mOdations In a dilapidated castle. Here
he finds two women and an old man
servant One woman is Princess Hide
garde and the other "A friend. Hon Betty
Moore, Of England They detnin him to
witness mock marriage between the
princess and disgrace army officer,
5teinbock, done for the purpose OF foiling
the grand duke. SteinbOCk attempts to
kiss the princess and she Is rescued by
Warrington. Stoinbock disappears for
good. Max Scharfenstein, an old Ameri-
can friend Of Warringtnns reaches Bar
scheit. Warrington tells him OF the prin-
cess. Scharfenstein shows Warrington
a locket with picture of a woman in
slide IL was on his neck when he, as n
boy, was picked up and adopted by his
Foster father whose name he was given.
He believes Il TO be n picture OF his
mother The grand duke announces to
the princess that she Is to marry Dopple-
kim the following week
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-09-10
TIPPING IN BOHEMIA.
Even the Street Car Conductor Gets Tips
Pay for Privilege of Serving.

In the city Of Prague a tip to the
tramway conductor is considered de
rigueur. The orthodox tip consists of
but two heller or tWo-tenths of penny,
yet as strap hanging is allowed for
in considering the carrying capacity of
the car the conductors should have got
a goodly pocketful of the minimum coin
by the days end.
Tipping, is was escertained in another
of Rohemia's larger towns, is so fully
recognized that the head waiter at a
cafe pays rent for his post, supplies
all the journals for the coffee room and
looks after the other walters, and then
makes an income larger than that Of a
university professor-all out of his tips.
After supper at one of the delightful
open air cafes of the capital it was
found that approximately one should
give half krone Giyepeucel TO the head
waiter who took payment. twopence to
the under waiter who brought the viandS,
and half penny to the boy who brought
and even brought again rs one glass
was tiuiShed-the heer-loudon Chrun-
irlp
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SURPRISED the ParSon,

In a logging camp Il few years ago 4
man called Peter Grimes WAS accident
ally killed and his widow was left IN
rather poor circumstances.
Joseph Breed. Il particular friend of
the unfortunate man being somewhat of
"A carpenter. decided to make Grimes
coffin. and SO cut down the funeral eN-
penSes. He told the widow If his in
tcntion. and also of carving the name
and age of her late husband on the lid
but he was rather worried when he
found that the age was - years.
Il am awfully sorry, Mrs. Grimes,
said Joe, but l never could cut IL liz
ure s."
That's too bad replied Mrs Grimes;
then, as Il happy thought came to her,
she asked him if he could cut a liz.
IRE {.
Yes. | can cut n tirSt-rate figure 4.
well. then. why not cut four IS:
Everybody knows four rs are 2S.
So the following day Joe completed
the coffin as she suggested.
The day of the funeral came. and the
clergyman was reading the service over
the body, and had arrived At that part
where he was saying:
our dearly beloved brother, who de
parted this life, II the ge Of
Here he glanced at the coffin lid for
reference. and. his eyes lighting on Joe :
row of four rs, he gave Il gasp and.
with Il startled look in his eyes, cX-
claimed:
Good heavens. low did he ever miss
the flood"
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Truth and
Quality

appeal TO the Well-Inforned in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success and creditable standing Aceor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup Of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA is the only remedy ol
.nown value, but one Of many REASONS
why it is the best of personal and iamiiy
laxatives is the fact that il eleanses,
swcetens and relieves the Internal organs
Oh which it acts without any debiiitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as laxative, and its component
parts are known to md approved by
physicians, as it is free from all d jection-
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only and for sale by all leading drug
gists.
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FnrnIing Notes.

Remember the Importance Of the
kitchen garden,
Some genius has figured ont that -
bee will on Il busy day draw sugar
from 10000 different clover heads.
When mustard is a serious pest the
fields are sprayed with solution that
kills the weed. but does not harm the
crop.
The government spent $4,000 this
last spring planning ways to destroy
the green bug in Kansas. Oklahoma
and Texas
Preaching economy doesn't amount
to much. You must practice It, but
there is such thing as being too
economical.
The Clairmout ranch. near Engle-
wood, In Clark county. Kan. consist
ing of 21,OOO acres of fine land, will be-
cut up into sma. farms.
one hundred aud thirty-ninc COWS.
comprising the best Of thirty-six hi
nois herds, produced an average of BOZ
pounds Of butter fat last year.
a grist mill built at Denmark. ON-
ford County. Mich, 100 years ago is
still In a state Of good preservation
and doing business at the old stand.
A Swiss manufacturer claims 10
have perfected an artificial wool from
jutc which Will stand dyelng some.
thing hitherto regarded rs impossible
Oatmeal and nsecd boiled into 4
thin cruel is fine for lambs. They like
1t ana thrive nightly. They do not
need much water with this cruel If fcd
twice a day
In Holland Ties rotate the fertIll
zers as well as HE crops. Each crou
has It's particua" coaxer. Perhaps
that's why they farm successfully on
land worth $1,000 per acre
A COW owned ~ William Mahcr OF
Sheffield, H., gave birth to three good
sized and perfectly developed calves.
She is half Jersey, and raised the
calves the first three weeks on her
own milk
Two Illinois men will build an iron
and glass house 200 feet long and 80
feet wide at Olathe Kan. In which to
raise cucumbcrs for the winter market
This fruit last year brought from $3.50
to s. per dozen,
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Chemical Action OF Manure.

Although cultivation Is necessary and
much You cultivate. or how YOU labor,
il should be remembered that the plant
food In the soil is the vital element OF
crop production. The crop removes this
put back again. Manure not only en-
riches soil with the elements of fcrtil-
ity, but also renders the stored plant
food of the soil more available. i'm
proves the chemical conditions, makes
the soil warmer and enables 1t to re
tain more moisture and to draw it up
from below