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An Opium, Farm.

An Opium Farm.
Not far from Macao, at the mouth Of
the Canton river, China, is an Opium
farm" Standing in courtyard Is
the great wooden building devoted to
opium manufactures, and in its vesti-
bules are heaps of brown balls, not un-
like cocoanuts. Two coolies, seated,
cut them open and remove the black,
jamlike substance they contain-the
compressed poppy. The outer covering
Is a thick layer Of dried leaves. In
side the building the whole place is
full of smoke, arising from hundred
charcoal fires in open earthenware
''chattis," placed in row around the
walls. Over each fire rests shallow
brass pan in which bubbles mixture
Of poppy and water. This mixture Is
strained through paper and passes on
to be more carefully boiled in the next
room, where the process Is exactly
similar. From there it goes to another
room, where the strip Is reduced to the
consistency Of treacle over slow fires.
In another building the opium is pack
ed in tiny cans and placed in cases and
sealed with the government seal.
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kadiak Islands Queer Climate.

OF the abnormal climate Of Kadiak
island, Alaska, writer says: 'In spite
Of it's situation in such high ATTITUDES
we find here what may well be de.
scribed as the parting of the ways be-
tween the arctic and more temperate
regions. For, thanks to the moderatin2
influence of the Japanese current
which flows along it's southern coasts,
Kadiak is favored with climatic condi.
lions such as are unknown even ip
places few miles north or east Of II
on the mainland Of Alaska. So pro.
nounced is the demarcation line that
even on the island itself a traveller in
summer will suddenly emerge from
amid forests and vegetation Of almost
tropical luxuriance into a barren, des
olate land Of silence, where lofty snow
capped mountains tower aloft, brood.
ing, as it were, over the past terrors of
an arctic winter, which will soon de.
scend once more, enveloping them In
its Icy grip"
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Wanted q BARGAIN.

One day a small Cincinnati boy came
to q halt before a sign over a desk in
the Office Of the express company. It
gave the rate for money orders, and
after studying it for few minutes he
walked up to the cashier and said bold
~:
81 want money order"
"How large one, my boy" the
clerk inquired benignantly.
well, let's see," pondered the little
fellow. 'sThe rate for a ten dollar or
der is cents, isn't 1t?''
"Yes; that's right"
''Well, want drum and pair Of
roller skates and new straw hat and
some candy. Ten dollars will be
enough"
Then he fished through his pockets
and triumphantly placed nickel and
three coppers before the astonished
clerk. It took ten minutes to convince
the youngster that nothing less than
$1O.08 could buy a money order for
S10.-St. Louis Globe-D Democrat.
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spinning on Lie common.

That historic bit OF ground known tn
the world as Boston Common has been
the background Of many strange
and picturesque seine. Surely not one
Of the varied eveEts which have been
acted upon 1t presents a quainter pic
ture than one which took place about
1850. Mr.. Francis Drake describes the
occurrence in hisfarticle in THE Memo
rial History OF Boston" on life In
Boston In the Provincial PERIOD
In 1920 an attempt was made in Bos-
ton to encourage the art of spinning
and to establish schools where the
process could be taught to the poor. 1t
was recommended that twenty spin.
ming wheels should be provided by the
town for the use CT children sent from
the almshouse and a premium allowed
of f5 for the first piece Of linen spun
and woven.
In 1747 a society was organized for
the encouragement of the industry, and
the fourth anniversary was publicly
celebrated.
In the afternoon says an old ac-
count, 1900 young female sninsters, de-
Gently dressed. appeared on the com
mon with their spinning wheels The
wheels were placed in three rows, a
female at each wheel. Viewers also
appeared in garments Of their own
weaving. There was an immense num-
Der of spectators"
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The French AIRS. Malaprop.n

Calino, the French MRS. Malaprop,"
does not amuse so much by the con-
fusion Of his words as by the quaint
ness and unattended plainness of his
remarks. He entered the service Of q
we'll known doctor, who, after Calino
had been buying hay for his horses for
awhile, made up his mind that the hay
was worthless.
"That is very poor hay that you've
been buying" the doctor complained.
"But the horses eat it, SIR" said
Calino
''No matter. It's bad hay
eyes, SIR" said Calino respectfully.
"I'll change it. l know you are a
much better judge of hay than the
horses are!' ...-...-. .
One day the bell rang. and Calino
came in.
"a patient has arrived, SIR" he re-
ported.
IAN old patient or new one?" asked
the doctor.
"New one, of course. sir" said Ca
limo. 1.-THE old ones never come back!'
'Calino admired very much the beau
tiful teeth of lady among his mas
ter's patients.
"Ahr' he exclaimed. Her teeth are
as fresh and sound and white as a
newborn baby's!'
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Republican State Convention.

The republican state convention Of the
republican electors Of the state will be held
at the Auditorium in St. Paul. Mimi. We'd
nesday July 1. 1908. at II o'clock a. M. for the
purpose OF placing in nomination candidates
on the republican ticket for the following
state offices:
Governor. acknowledgements, secretary
OF state treasurer. encouragement and two
railroad and warehouse commissioners
The basis Of representation shall be the
average Of all the votes cast for the republic
can candidates for governor, lieutenant-gov-
ernor, secretary Of state, auditor, treasurer
ana attorney general at the general cleo
ton of 1906 .-
Each OF the counties of the state shall be
entitled to one delegate for each 200 of said
average votes cast in the respective counties
ana to one delegate for each additional frac-
t1on OF 100 or more Of said average votes and
TO tive Observation-Disclosures
All the said county delegates shall be
elected by the republican county convention
and the said republican county convention
shall be held on Thursday. June 25, 1908.
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Didnt Give Him a Chance.

"say, ma" plped up little Johnny
after the minister had finished his call
and taken his departure, "when Mr..
Meeker was here every time you stop
ped talkin' a minute he would start in
to say somethin' an git as fur every
time as Il dare say an then you would
start goin' ag'in an talk lot more,
an that is the way it kept on right
along, an the only thing he said all
the time he was here was 7 dare say
I dare say every few minutes
''Well, what Of it? I am not to
blame for Mr.. Meeke's paucity Of
IDEAS, am IY demanded Johnny's moth
er, somewhat impatienty.
II dunno bout that" said Johnny
doubtfully, as If not exactly sure what
was meant by paucity Of ideas, "but
anyhow, ma, you orter give him q
chanst. When be started In with Z
dare say why didn't you keep quiet
Jest once, ma, an let him go ahead an
say what he was eoin' to an have it
over with psf. Paul Pioneer Press.
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Ancient Waterworks.

Hezekiah, king Of Judah, who reigned
in the years TT to 688 B. G.. was a
pioneer in constructing system of
waterworks, bringing water into the
city Of Jerusalem. In the holy book
we read: "He made the pool and con-
duit and brought the water into the
city, stopping the upper part Of Gih0n,
and brought it straight down to the
west side of the city of David. And
Hezekiah prospered in all his works"
From the pools of Solomon" near
Bethlehem, water was conveyed to
Jerusalem, a distance Of six or seven
miles. through a conduit of earthen
pipe about ten inches in diameter. The
pipe was incased within two stones,
hewn out to fit 1t, then covered over
with rough stones cemented together.
Even in those days "boil the water"
was well known injunction.
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Countess Hertford's Bell.

Edward Seymour. earl Of Hartford,
In the days of Queen Elizabeth married
as his third wife beautiful young
widow who had been engaged to Sir
George Rodney, but whom she Tilted
for Lord Hartford. Sir George Rodney
travelled to Amesbury and, putting up
at the inn, awaited the homecoming of
the earl and countess, who were ex-
pected to arrive the next day. The in
fatuated man wrote dying ode to his
tickle love, using his blood as ink, and
upon the arrival of the bridal party he
went out to meet them. Lady Hert-
ford was agitated and terrified at the
appearance Of her old lover and be-
fore Sir George could be prevented he
drew his sword and, falling on 1t, ex-
PRED at Lady Hertford's feet. The
countess presented a bell to Amesbury
church perhaps as a slight penance for
her fickleness. The inscription runs:
Be strong in faythe. prayes God well.
Frances, Countess Hertford's bell.
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Il Would Platter Man

Few men have deserved and few
have won higher praise in an epitaph
than the following, which was written
by Lord Byron on the tomb of his dead
Newfoundland:
"Near this spot are deposited the re.
mains Of one who possessed beauty
without vanity, strength without inso,
lence, courage without ferocity and all
the virtues OF man without his vices.
This praise, which would be unmean
ing fattery If inscribed over human
ashes, is but a just tribute to the mem.
DRY Of Boatswain, dog, who was born
at Newfoundland May 3, 1903, and died
at NeWstead abbey Nov. 18, 1905"
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A Little Retouchinn.

The wonders Of photography are ever
on the increase. Nevertheless there
are still some limitations to the power
and skill Of even the most expert pho
tographer. Mr.. Hall is an amateur Of
no mean attachments, and when his old
Aunt Hannah from Bushby came down
to the city he secured a picture Of her
In her most characteristic pose arms
akimbo and mouth slightly open. When
Aunt Hannah saw the first print she
looked at it, held it off, drew it close
again and then sat down to write her
nephew:
Dear James-Yours with photograph
taken during my late visit just received.
In reply I would say Tn well enough
pleased with it for myself and your folks.
But In the one you send out to California
to Emma I'd rather you'd straighten out
my elbows and let my arms hang. Az
fectionately, AUNT HANNAH.
p. S.-Perhaps you'd better close my
mouth a mite more, as Emma's husband
ID a stranger to me.
Youths Companion.
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Idiomatic EnuIish,

Mrs. Fremont, in sketch of her ia
Their, Senator Benton, tells the follow
ing story of the French bishop at st.
Louis at the time of the purchase Of
Louisiana. She says:
1t was a point of honor among the
older French not to learn English, but
the bishop decided that it would be
better to acquire it. especially for use
from the pulpit. To force himself
into the familiar practice Of the Ian
guage he secluded himself for awhile
with the family Of an American farm
er, where he would hear no French.
The experiment proved very success
full. Soon he had gained a sufficient
fluency to deliver a sermon In English.
Senator Benton was present when it
was to be given, and his feelings may
be imagined as the bishop, a refined
and polished gentleman, announced:
"My friends, I'm right down glad to
see such a smart chance of folks here
today"
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HENRY EuNKLEY on GOOD ROADS.

Henry Funkley, county attorney,
and candidate for representative to
the Legislature from this district,
has accepted an invitation from
the people in the Benville country
(Which takes in large part of Bel
-trami and Red Lake counties north
west of Red Lake, to speak there
on the Fourth of July, at large
celebration which is now being pre-
pared for.
In speaking of his candidacy for
the legislature, Mr.. Funkley said
that this trip to the best and most
densely populated farming country
n both Red Lake and Beltrami
counties, is entirely without political
significance, and that he goes there
simply as a citizen to help his
friends in that locality celebrate the
national holiday.
Further, in being pressed by a
representative of the Pioneer as to
what his platform for his candidacy
for the legislature would be, Mr..
Funkley said:
This matter of platform and
election promises has always more
or less appealed to me as the strong
est kind of 'salve' used by the poll
tician for the purpose of catching
votes, and such promises are almost
invariably lost sight of as soon as the
votes are counted.
But will say this, that there is
not one thing we need more in this
district than state aid for roads.
We need roads far more than we do
drainage, as it will be a long time
before we will have used up all the
dry land we have in this district,
but we cannot get to it without
roads. And, of course, roads will
also ditch the low country through
which they extend.
Il repeat that there is nothing we
need in this district more than roads,
and I do not believe it altogether
impossible to get substantial aid
from the state for that purpose.
There should be a state road on
every range line. The counties
have not the money, but the state of
Minnesota has, and it is one of the
richest states in the Union. There
is no better way for the state to
invest its money, because it would
throw thousands of acres of state
land into a ready market besides
otherwise adding immensely to the
growth and prosperity of the state.
But you will have to excuse me,
as here is my train" And with
this Mr.. Funkley boarded the train
for Cass Lake where he went yes
rerday to try land case.
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A Chapel on 4 BRIDGE.

At st. Ives, the little old Hunting
donshire town In which Oliver Crom-
well lived for several years, there is a
bridge spanning the lazily flowing
Ouse, and on this bridge is a quaint
building which at one time did duty as
q chapel. The structure has been in
existence for something like 500 years
and was, according to local historians,
originally employed as a beacon light
house. After that it was turned for a
time into hostel and eventually be-
came an ordinary dwelling house.
Some Of the rooms in this curious
building are below the level Of the
water In the river.
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THE OWL DRUG STORE
PosToFFIcE Bs1Du unpS
Alexander the Greats Escape.

AS young man Alexander the
Great escaped death in curious man
ner. A great banquet was being held
at Pella, the capital Of Macedonia, at
which were present the future con-
queror of the world and his father,
Philip. During the feast one Of the
guests proposed toast and prayer Of
fensive to Alexander, who hurled a
goblet at him. King Philip, angry at
this outrage, started up, drew his
sword and rushed furiously upon his
son, but he had drunk so deeply that
before he reached him he fell PROSTATE
among the terrified merrymakers. Not
a whit perturbed at this extraordinary
escape from death, Alexander retorted,
"Here is a man preparing to cross from
Europe into Asia who yet cannot step
surely from one couch to another"
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Not a Soloist,
POsTOFFIcE CORNER

The late Theodore Thomas was re-
hearsing the Chicago Orchestra on the
stage Of the Auditorium theater. He
was distusbed by the whistling of Al
bert Burrhdge, the well known scene
painter, who was at work in the loft
above the stage. A few minutes later
Mr.. Thomas librarian appeared on the
bridge" where Mr.. Burridge, merrily
Whistling, was at work.
'sMr. Thomas compliments" said the
librarian, 'and he requests me to state
that If Mr.. Burridge wishes to whistle
he will be glad to discontinue his re.
hearsal."
To which Mr.. Burridge replied suave-
ly, "Mr. Buridge's compliments to
Mr.. Thomas, and please inform Mr..
Thomas that if Mr.. Burridge cannot
whistle with the orchestra he won't
whistle at all.',1Success- Magazine.
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Woman's REASONING.

Husband CARRYING with his wife at
the Azcarraga station just as the train
steamed out)-There! If you hadn't
taken such a fearful time dressing we
shouldn't have lost that train. Wife
And If you hadn't hurried me so all the
way here we shouldn't have such g
long time to wait for the next one
Philippines Gossip.
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Lincoln's History of Himself.

.htSOih IItSSSIy W
When Abraham Lincoln was elected
to congress Charles Lanman, then
editor of the Congressional Record, &C.
cording to the regular custom, for
warded to Mr. Lincoln as we'll as to
all other members elect a blank to be
filed out with facts and dates which
might be made the basis for bio
graphical sketch in the directory. Mr..
Lincoln's blank was returned prompt
ly, filled up in his own handwriting
with the following information:
"Born Feb. II, 1909, in Hardin coun.
ty, KY.
"Education, defective.
profession, lawyer.
military service, captain of volun-
teers in the Black Hawk war.
"Ofices held: Postmaster at a very
small Office, four times member Of
the Illinois legislature and elected to
the lower house Of the next congress-"
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Alphabetical.

Two commercial travellers in a rail-
way carriage entered into converse
ton.
One of them tried hard to make the
other understand something, but he
was either very hard Of hearing or
slow in believing.
At last his friend lost his temper and
exclaimed: why, don't you see? It's
as plain as A B Cp
'That may be-" said the other; "but,
you see, am D q F.''
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Stars That Outshine the Sun.

One of the government astronomers,
referring to stars that are so distant
that they have no measurable parallax,
asserts that one of these, the brilliant
Campus, can be said with confidence
to be thousands Of times brighter than
our sun. Whether we should say TO-
600, 10000 or 5000 no one can decide.
The first magnitude stars, Rigel and
Speca, also are at an unreasonable
distance and must, In view of their &C.
tual brightness, enormously outshine
the sun.
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MR.. JOSEPH MONTRY OF
MAHNOMEN. MIMI.
Writes Letter Which May Be of
Great Interest to Skin Suffer
ers of this City.
Mahnomen, Mimi, 1-27-'o8.

Mahnomen, Mimi, 1-27-'o8.
Only few lines to let you know
that l have had a bad leg with
the weeping Eczema for IS years.
spent quite bit of money on
doctor bills but / could never find
relief. ! spent over 500 for the
medicines that bought until I
found your advice about your D.
u. D. Prescription. / have used
80 bottles of it and I am cured
entirely for which I thank you
ever so much for it. I will be
glad to advise all Of my friends
who have eczema of the wonderful
medicine.
/ am your thankful friend,
Mr.. Joseph Montry.
What D. D. D. did in this case
it ought to do for you. This Won
derful remedy is now recognized
by the foremost physicians and
scientists as the quickest and
surest cure for Eczema and skin
disease of any nature. This
remedy is as safe and pleasant to
take as pure water, and is applied
directly to the afflicted parts, leav-|
ing no bad odor or sticky, salvy|
substance. The first application
gives INSTANT RELIEF, and
as far as we have been able to
investigate quickly effects the most
astonishing and permanent cures
wherever rightly used. If you are
a sufferer from any kind Of itch
or skin disease of any nature dol
not tail to try this remarkablel
remedy. Pamphlets on skin
diseases and their cure, diet, exer-
else, bathing, etc, free at our
store. E. A. Barker
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A Fatal Disease

A celebrated general once inquired
of one of his soldiers the cause Of his
brothers death.
my brother died, sir" replied the
soldier, because he had nothing to
do.'
"Well, my man." said the general,
that is reason enough to kill the great.
est general Of us all."-Exchange.
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His Sorrow.

"You know that box Of cigars you
gave me on my birthday, dearY' said
man to his wife.
YES"
well, took them down to the.
Office. and some one stole them"
I'm awfully sorry"
$50 am I-for the thiefp was the
cruel remark.
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Went a Shade Better

"You-you are temperamentally i'm
possible" roared the first angry man.
And you," replied the second, get
ting red in the face, "are tempera.
mentally DISQUALIFICATION
Gad9er
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There are so many people in the
world of the kind who discover that
you have gray hairs coming in your
head.
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Tell your friends your troubles,
and they will say: Is that all that
is the matter with you? We were led
to believe it was something Serious"
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The old can't be young again, and
the young will not learn from the
wisdom and experience of the old, so
trouble will continue to trouble.
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Great souls are not those who havs
fewer passions and more virtues than
the common, but those only who have
greater designs.-La RochefOucauld,
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1t is always question which looks
funnier: This springs styles in hats,
or last springs hat brought out to be
worn again.
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Deeply Affecting.

"And when," said Mrs. Nuvoreesh,
''those French pheasants came by sing
Ing the Mayonnaise it was too deeply
touching for words. Success Maya
zine.
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A Particular Patient.

Are you sure that is what is the
matter with mef'
Eyes, madam"
Well, you'll have to guess again,
doctor. i won't have 1t. It's too COM
mon complaint New York Press.
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OBSERVATIONS.
La. G.. Rutledge.]

AS man gets older, he realizes
that good deal of his youthful wit
was nothing more than impudence.