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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-26
DAILY SHORT STORY

parlor, with the door slightly ajar,
she could see into the dining room.
With her eye on the cupboard door,
she waited.
He'll never know | see him do
it, she unused; "all he'll know is
that he's not needed here any long
er, and he'll know it when he gets
his pay tonight"
A door opened. She could almost
hear her heart beat, and her eyes
fairly bulged towards the cup
board
"Sis!" She smothered the word
and sat motionless.
Sis Bennett dragged a chair in
front Of the cupboard, climbed up
on it and opened the door.
Cutting big, thick slice, the girl
put it in her upheld apron, turned
the cake outside to the wall, shut
the door, stepped off the chair and
disappeared.
why, | never thought of Sis
| said Mrs. Phillips, as she went to
the window and watched a faded
| SailNc vi COS anu vi wv IL ouuUOuuct
going through the orchard in the
direction of what was once the toll
house at the bend of the road. ITS
not right" asserted the woman, "to
bring up a child like that, and Pm
goingright over there and tell her
grandmother. OF course they're
poor, but that's no reason why they
| shouldn't be honest"
Fastening down the road to the
| old Toulouse, she paused, unob-
served, at the half-open door, the
deaf grandmother voice attracting
| her attention.
did you say Mrs. Phillips sent it
to me?"
Yes. Granny"
God bless Mrs. Philips"-the
old woman's voice quavered as she
spoke-'this is the third time she
has sent me cake. You must take
half of it, Sis"
mo" protested Sis; 81 can eat
potatoes. and you can't, cause
you're sick, and tired of potatoes"
That evening when Mr.. Phillips
came from town, his first words
were. well, did you catch JIM"
at wasn't Jim, I'm glad to say"
answered his wife. 'I'll tell you all
about 1t after while. But first, dear,
wish you would take this basket
of things to Granny Bennett. She
hasn't been very well lately"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-26
CAUGHT

81 guess there'll be somebody
of this cake" remarked Mrs. Phil
lips, as she passed knife smooth
ingly over the icing on the sides of
a large cake.
Caught? What do you mean,
Margaret" asked Dick Phillips, as
he stood watching his wife.
q mean" she replied, that some
sneak cut into the last two cakes
i baked. l said nothing about it
either time, but | have had my sus-
PIGEONS just the same"
Suspicious, Ell? Oh, you prob
ably cut the cake yourself-and for
got it,
Don't you think it," she ex-
claimed, as she picked up the SUI
CARED dainty, carried it to the cup
board. 81 haven't a doubt" she
went on, but that it was Jim. We
never had a farm hand with such
an elastic stomach as his. But" she
added, III fix him this time"
What are you going to do?"
"Just wait and see"
1t was Mr.. Phillips custom to
drive to the village every Saturday
afternoon, and that Saturday, as
usual, he and his wife got into their
buggy and drove away, leaving Jim
at work in the barn. When they
had passed over the hill out OF
sight of the farm house, Mrs. Phil
lips got out of the buggy, climbed
the rail fence, and, under cover of
the high corn, took a short cut
home through the field.
Seating herself in the darkened
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-26
SITE TO
WHITE CITY

After some argument last night
the council raised the figures of the
street committee $500 and agreed
to vacate and sell to the White
City people 20 lots near Recreation
park for $4,000. Charles Wolf, rep
resenting the White City concern,
said that inasmuch as it was
planned to expend 100000 to i'm
prove the White City with amuse-
ment attractions, and the city
would be getting a tax of 1900 per
year, he thought it unjust to assess
the company the full value of the
property to be vacated. He frank
ly admitted that the property was
probably worth $4,000. r
Councilman Funk objected be-
cause it would close Regal ST., the
only through street north and
south. He wanted the question to
go before the committee of the
whole, where it would be more
thoroughly threshed out. Council
man Gray explained that the
street committee had given it much
discussion and as those property
owners at first opposed to the vaca-
lions had been pacified, there was
no reason why the council could |
not finish the thing up. Council
man Phillips held out for $4,000 and |
finally won. Previous to the annexa-
ton of territory in that part of the |
city the White City tried to make |
a deal with the county for So lots.
The commissioners asked $4,000 for
them. While the deal was still |
pending the city annexed 20 Of the
lots, and it was those 20 which |
were sold last night for $4,000. The
offered $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-26
A MOST MAGNIFICENT AMBASSADOR.

When Whelaw Reid left for England he enter
tanned at an elaborate dinner in New York given by J..
Pierpont Morgan Levi P. Morton, Lyman j. Cage An
drew Carnegie, Cornelius n Bliss and number of Others
When he gets to London Mr. Reid will reside again in
the most expensive private residence in that city, and will
continue to entertain scale which so magnificent
that King Edward complained that he putting royalty
in the shade
1t may be wondered whether Mr. Reid regards himself
representative in England of the American people,
of the gentlemen who gave him the New York dinner
Perhaps day the 100000 plain American people
will send real representative to the 100000 plain peo
pile in England.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-26
THE JUDGMENTS OF JOSH WISE

81 kind Of like this idea of old
age PENSIONS" said Old Man Tel
lum, at the store. How nice to
get as old as me and then have a
nice, fat, comfortable pension to
gladden. my declining years."
Old Man Tellum had pale, fluffy
whiskers sticking out all around
his broad face, giving him a pro-
found air. The profundity stopped
right there, however. 1t was not
ingrown.
81 reckon it would be a mighty
interesting endurance contestant
between you and the pension" MUIR
INJURED Hank Peterson, the proprie-
tor, gently lifting the tortoise shell
cat and her litter of kittens out of
the box of dried peaches.
"'Bout how much do you think
the state ought to allow your" ask
ed Sud Holman.
wall" drawled Old Man Tellum,
81 wouldn't refuse no reasonable
offer"
At this the crowd rocked with
laughter, and Gabe Rosin took ad-
vantage of the confusion to spear
and peel a turnip with his jack
knife.
you're not that infirm, are your
was Mart Mudd's comment. II
guess you could do a pretty fair
stint of work if you was forced,
couldn't you?"
Cant you understandable old
man doesn't want to take the bread
out of some other mans mouth by
working" Clipped in young Freck-
leheimer, the notion drummer.
"NoW look here. fellers."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-26
Detective SERGEANT
TURNED DOWN

Councilman Browns move last
night to create the Office of detec-
tive sergeant of the police, was
frustrated in spite of the absence
of Councilmen Estep and Pratt. A
majority vote of the entire coun-
Gil was required. The absent
cOuncilmen are the two most OPP
posed to the proposition. Council
men Baldwin, Brown, Gray, Dalke
and Laumer voted in favor of it,
and Councilmen Phillips, Lambert
and Funk voted against it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-26
WHY ISN'T EVANS A VICE ADMIRAL?

Robley Evans is in command of the largest fleet ever
assembled under the American flag His rank and pay is
that of admiral. Last summer when couple of
tinpot Japanese cruisers visited Hampton Roads, Evans
had to hustle and pay the first visit because the
Japanese admiral had higher rank than he had AS
rule the smaller the country the magnificent the
titles Nearly every port he has visited Evans has had
to put up with humiliation account of his low
rank Now Peru has recognized the absurdty of the stu
alton and has ordered that Evans shall be treated if he
were vice admiral. Why should little Peru have more
sense about this and generosity than the congress
of Evans own country.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-26
JAP WOMAN STOLEN
IN BROAD DAYLIGHT

SEATTLE, Feb. 26.-Kidnapped
in broad daylight by a crowd of her
own countrymen, Kim Shigaki, age
26, the wife of Gotaro Shigaki, a
well-to-do local Japanese merchant,
was carried away from her home
and friends on Feb. 10 and all eff
forts since to effect her release
have proved unavailing.
Failing to rescue his wife
through the aid of his own friends.
the husband appealed to the local
officers to take up the chase.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-26

whined Old Man Tellum, "'Ciety
owes a man something when he gifts
as old as l am, regardless of how
he got there. | leave it to Josh
Wise"
Quite right" answered Josh.
"Serciety owes yer debt, but
heaven help we eff We haven't col
lected as We went along"
But Old Man Tellum insisted
there ought to be a law passed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-26
MILK FAILS ON
BUTTER TEST

There have been frequent COM
plants to the health board about
poor quality of milk and cream
which the Guernsey dairy sells to
customers. Since last July four
tests made by City Bacteriologist
Rose have found the Guernsey
milk and cream below the standard
of per cent butterfat established
by the city. Inspector Reinwold
has taken up the matter with the
health board.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-26
Uncle San, Is Frying
Into Woodpeckers
.Stomachs

BELLE FOURCHE, S. D., Feb.
26.-"Thirty stOmachs of wood
peckers" is the title of bill of lad
ing for shipment soon to be made
to the forestry department at
Washington. Supervisor Hamilton,
Of the Black Hills forest reserve
has received request from the sec
rotary Of the interior to forward
this unique collection, and he is
preparing to do so.
The purpose of the move is to de-
termine whether the woOdpeckers
are eating the bark beetle, an in
sect threatening the existence OF
the pine trees in the reserve. The
government has been for the last
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-26

year directing campaign against
this beetle 1t having been sug-
gested that the red woodpecker
feeds on these beetles. the govern
ment is going to find out if it is
true by examining the contents OF
their stomachs. II remains OF bark
beetles are discovered, woodpeck-
ers will be imported into the re.
serve In large quantities to make
war on the pest.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-26
NEW STREET IMPROVEMENTS

The following street improve
ment ordinances have been formal
ly introduced before the council:
Adams St, Second to Fourth; First
av., Washington to Bernard sts.;
Hill ST., Ninth to Hilliard avs;
SpOfford av., Ash to Belt sts. Mis-
sion av., Riverton to Stone sts.;
sewer between eDan and Gardner,
Elm to point west of Chestnut.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-26
Extreme Reductions
on Muslin Under
wear

At our rece 1t white sale much of our muslin
underwear stock was laid out on display tables
and result great many of the garments be-
somewhat soiled and mussed We have
taken out for tomorrows selling lot of draw
ers chemises, gowns, pettcoats and corset
that marked to sell at 80 regular; these
you buy for CSC.
$3.50 muslin night gowns on sale at. ....... csc
$3.50 muslin corset covers on sale at. ...... csc
$1.50 muslin chemises on sale at ............ CSC
$3.50 Muslin Drawers on sale at. ......... CSC
1.50 white petticOats sale at ........... Csc
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-26
Extra Special Bar
gains From the
Carpet Stock

AT THESE PRICES THE STOCK WILL SOON
BE, SOLD OUT.
Union Ingram carpets-Half wool and cotton:
the best wearing bedroom carpet you can buy at
low price; sold everywhere at COO; to be closed
Velveto Carpet-ln oriental and floral patterns:
me for nails and bed rooms; sells regularly at
Csc; closing out price .41c
Granite Carpets-Not many of them left over
being in the size of your room and let us tell how
cheaply you can buy carpet; regularly Acc; on
SAFE at, yard .......... ................22 c
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-08
Fertilizers for Summer and Fall Top
Dressing and Seeding Down.

rp io-daie farmers are agreed that IN
many eases better resulls arr obtained
on meadows from feriilaers shich arr
applied 10 the summer ar early fall.
This Is true both ~ 10 top-dFessiug and
seod,ng down.
We wish 30 call.the attention Of The
farmers o. Vermont ~ the fact thai We
can furnish formulas Tor mixing fcri,l,
iHers especially adapted 10 loP-drcssine
and seeding down. grass land. These
formulas have mol only been approved
by the Vermont Experiment, Station,
bni have been used with excellent re-
suits bya great many. farmers in Yer
mouHand have proved thoroughly re-
liable. We can also furnish the mater
lals for mixing fertilizers In accordance
with the formulas. We should be
pleased 10 send The formulas together
witt! fall directions for mixing, cost OF
materials, etc, 10 any one who will
write us, mentioning this paper. Ad-
dress CARROLL 5. PAGg, hyde Park,
Va
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-08
Sleep With Windows Omen.

A famous doctor said recently, al
Is safe to say that the breathing of bad
air produces, directly or indirectly
more disease. especially among the
poor, than all other influences com
bined."
III that be So how foolish for us to
go on groaning and paying doctors
bills when the remedy Is at hand, with
no greater effort than to shove up win.
dows at every excuse.
We hear lot about the open air
cure, but most OF us seem to think that
unless We adopt 1t with all its frllls
OF fully equipped sleeping porches or
lean-tos on some breezy mountain top
there is nothing In II for us.
Few OF US can sleep out Of doors,
but all OF us can bring out OF doors
into our sleeping rooms. II Is only q
matter OF wide opened windows and
getting over an inherited dread Of
drafts
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-08
Plotted Strawberries.

Al this season OF the year there are
always a number OF inquiries with re-
gard to potted strawberry plants The
idea is that extra strong plants can be
grown by plunging pots into the
ground and setting the young plants
into these while stlll attached to the
mother plants. These pottsd musings
are then transplanted 10 permanent
beds In August or September and are
expected TO yield a crop the following
year Practically one year is thus
saved In the production OF q straw.
berry crop. The value OF this method
can be pretty accurately set forth In a
dozen words. II is interesting play for
amateur gardeners. but has no stand
ing In commercial strawberry culture.
II is never undertaken on CONNER
tial scale. But In small gardens. where
The fun OF growing things is equal to
the market price Of the produce. fall
planted ported strawberry plants may
be cordially recommended. These
facts account for the annual appear
ance OF the potted plant fever In the
smateur horticultural journals The
scheme is suited perfectly to those
who have not yet progressed beyond
the reading OF such magazines. I'm.
fortunately. however, these amateur
horticultural periodicals very seldom
warn their credulous readers that the
idea is OF no commercial value. and SO
from year TO year. along with small
crop of Strawberries, there fiourishes 4
large crop Of needless disappointment
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-08
DWARF APPLES.
rheJ Will Be Grown on Account o.
Their Convenience.


Their Convenience.
G. T. Powell OF Columbia county, n
Y, has been conducting some interest
Ing experiments on the value Of dwarf
apple trees In business orchards II Is
the idea OF Mr.. Powell that trees OF a
low habit Of growth win be required
more and more because OF the need OF
convenience for spraying and harvest
ing The scale insects make 1t almost
impossible 10 thoroughly treat large
trees. and the cost OF labor makes a
saving at harvesting time OF great im
portance.
Two styles OF dwarf trees are under
trial The SO called Paradise is very
dwarf and is short lived. The Doucin
stock is half dwarf. making trees SIX
teen to eighteen feet high. and prom
ises good results In commercial or
chardlng The trees are planted two
or three inches below the union Of
stock and top, In Mr.. Powell's or.
chsrd the trees Of Paradise stock are
set as oilers between those OF the lar
ger dwarf kind The rows 10 the or
chard are twenty feet apart and the
tree. ten In row The wide spaces
between the rows allow plenty OF room
for cultivation by horsepower, while
The trees IN the rows VIII be thinned
out as soon as they become crowded
The dwarf trees give fruit In few
years from planting, and the amount
gradually Increases The small dwarf
kind lasts six to eight years aud thu
senidwarfs for about twenty years
For dwarf trees the spltzenberg. Jons
than aud Mcintosh are found success
full They produce fruit Of very fine
appearance and quality. suitable for
packing IN boxes for the choicest trade
For ,he half dwsrfs the Northern Spy
Boxbury Russell. Twenty Ounce. Astra
khan. Baldwin and Creening are salts
factory.
The dwar, trees must receive good
culture. with plenty 81 plant food and
careful cultivation The soil y plowed
and narrowed IN the spring and rs kept
In q cover crop Of cl0rer during the
summer. Scale and other Insects are
easily treated IN the dwarf orchards
The idea appears % promising TO Mr. |
Powell that be IL pruning bis larger
trees on The dwarf plan. cutting bach
the tops o. the standard trees 10 order
TO cause them 10 spread out snd 70 re
move the hlgn parts u the tree. which
make 10 much diinculV In sprayins
Old trees.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-08
Should Have PLENTY Of Air.

When an unwashable garment has
Just been taken Off never put 1t into
the wardrobe until 1t has been aired
for an hour or SO. Clothing which has
been worn long time II not aired
properly contracts most disagreeable
odors.
Air and sunshine have disinfecting
qualities which are purifying. and we
should know how to avail ourselves OF
them.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-08
NIGHTS OF UNREST
No SLEEP, No Resi-, No Peace for the
Sufferer from Kidney Troubles.

No peace Tor The kidney sufferer
Pam and dislrrs. from morn b. nigh
Get ap with lame back.
Twlnge. 81 haekachc bother you MI
day.
Dali aching breaks your rest Ut night,
Urinary disorders add 10 your misery.
Get al the cAnsc-cure the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills will work the
cure,
They're for the kidneys only
Have made great cures in Manches.
ter Depot.
Philip Plankey. living two miles from
Manchester Depot, W., says 81 had
a soreness across my kidneys, and
sharp, shooting pains in the small Of
back FOR long time. The action Of
the kidneys seereilons was also loo fire.
qaent and at times the passages were
quite painful. Many times would be
up five or six times during the night,
thus breaking my rest and causing me
10 be tired and worn out in the morn.
ing. had tried several remedies but
with unsatisfactory results. Then !
learned OF Doan's Kidney Pills and had
taken the contents Of only one box
when my condition began 10 improve,
The old symptoms rapidly disappeared
and ] am now 20 much better in every
way that cannot hesitate TO give
Doan's Kidney Pills my highest recon-
mendation. procured them from A.
II. Petitioners drug store.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New. York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the Doan sand
take no other.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-08
MarshmaIIow Eudue.

To make a very toothsome candy &c
by the following recipe.
Use two cups Of graduated sugar
and one cup Of cream. Put this in q
saucepan and heat Add two squares
of grated chocolate and boil until II
hardens when dropped into cold water
Before II is done add tablespoon OF
butter Do not put 1t in all at once
but little at a time. Then put In the
marshmallows, half pound Of them
crushing and stirring with a spoon.
Add the other half pound after the
candy is taken from the fire. Pour II
into buttered pans and when nearly
cold cut into cubes.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-08
A Chance For Boys to Make a Dollar.

We SAINT all the bones We can gei,
Tan use heads. boots, horns anything
ia she,line Of bones--ii only dry We
wiil pay CO. per hundred pounds for
thoroughly dry bones can pay even
mor il strictly clean. hard. fresh. dry,
boiled butchers bones and pay freight
frosn your station II shipped IN lots q
30 pounds on more. Ship IN barrels
Va cheap saeks.
{. .. pAsE. hyde Park. W.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-08
Paroid mo TAR" Roofing

have sold over 3OO, 600 square feet
of this Roofing in the last ten years 10
over 800 people and have yet 10 hear
the first kick. Ii will last at least 20
years. ! am selling this extra heavy
perfect roof for $3.50 for lOs square
feet with nails, patent rust proof
square caps and cement included. Al
30 Neponset Roofing, good for five
years, for $l.20 square, delivered
free for cash, within ten miles.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-08
An Ounce Of Prevention.

II your cellar is dark and you are
afraid OF accidents when going down
the steps, have the last step whitened,
so that you will easily know when
you are at the bottom. You can sec
this step plainly even In dim light
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-08

And | am yet making those large
Photographs, four for 800. Outside
or inside views and Portrait. will
call If you ask me. All work gnaran-
teed.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-08

For mild, easy action of the bowels,
a single dose of Doan's Regulets is
enough. Treatment cures habitnal con-
stipation. Is cents a box. Ask your
druggist for them.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-08

General Agent for the Reliable
Paint and OIL Go. OF Cincinnati, q.
Address,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-08

Special Salesman for the largest
tobacco manufacturer IN the 7th Dis'
trict in Pennsylvania.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-08

And il you have some old bills you
cant collect, | will tackle them. No
pay until get them.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-08

And if you want the best anctloneer
in Vermont, | can I'LL the bill. You
know | can.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-08

His maiden name il ISL CLONE the
man who writes stories for the MAN
CHESTER Journal.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-08

CHARLES KRANS, Treasurer.