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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13
THE COME and SEE SIGN

This sign Is permanently attached
to the front of the main building of
the Lydia f. Pinkham Medicine
Company, Lynn, Mass.
What Does This Sign Mean?
1t means that public inspection OF
the Laboratory and methods of doing.
business is honestly desired. ItmeansL
that there is nothing about the bus
mess which is not "open and above
board"
1t means that q permanent invita-
ton is extended to anyone to come
and verify any and all statements
made in the advertisements of Lydia
K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Is it q purely vegetable compound
made from roots and herbs - with
out drugsp
Come and See.
Do the women of America continue
ally use as much of it as we are told 2
Come and See.
Was there ever such person as
Lydia L. PinlSham, and is there any
Mrs. Pinkham now to whom sick
woman are asked TO writer
Come and See.
Is the vast private correspondence
with sick women conducted by
women only, and are the letters kept
strictly confidential
Come and See.
Have they really got letters from
over one million, one hundred
thousand women correspondents?
Come and See.
Have they proof that Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
cured thousands Of these women?
Come and See.
This advertisement is only for
doubters. The great army of women
who know from their own personal
experience that no medicine in the
world equals Lydia X. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound for female ills
will still go on using and being BEN
Gifted by it; but the poor doubling,
suffering woman must, for her own
sake, be taught confidence, forshe also
might Just as we'll regain her health.
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Removing Stains.

Glycerine rubbed into coffee or tea
stains will remove them from wooden
and other materials, and itself be then
washed out with soap and water. To
remove blood spots, drop cold water
quickly on the stains, and then cover
with a thick layer of powdered starch
When dry, brush off, when the stain
should have vanished, though it some
times happens that second applica-
tion is necessary. Spots that have
dried into the fabric need soaking in
cold water.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13
He Meant Business,

Two girls on the boardwalk talked
Of young man.
Don't take any stock in him." said
the first HE is flirt. He is jilt."
"But his presents"
HE gives all the girls presents
when he is making up to them. Why,
he gave me something every other
week"
But he gives me-" said the second
girl, such presents as convince me
that he means business this time"
What has he given your"
HE has given me a tea service, a
set Of table linen, Morris chair, a
hall rug, and a beautiful brass bed
stead Exchange.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13
EeM Horses Used In China.

The only places in China where
horses are used to any great extent
are Shanghai. Esing-Tau and Tien'
Tsin. Australian "walers," so called
because they originate in New South
Wales, are the most popular. These
horses are imported into Shanghai in
patches of from 20 to so, are well Ia
ken care of on the voyage, and, ar
irving in excellent condition, are put
into use within a couple of weeks aft
er arrival.
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Strictly Fresh Euus.

There are summer resorts, remote
from any agricultural communities,
where fresh farm products are even
harder to obtain than in the city. 1t
was at such place that the new
boarder, who had eaten four or Ave
breakfasts there, began to wonder
why the eggs were invariably served
fried.
See here?" he inquired one morn
ing of the genial colored man who
waited upon him, why do you always
fry eggs here? Don't you ever boil
them?"
"Oh-oh, yes, sah!" responded the
waiter, pleasantly. "Of co'se, yo' kin
have 'em boiled, If yo' wants 'em. But
you know, sab, yo' takes de risk"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13
Her Reason.

Not long ago there was tried in an
Ohio court suit for damages where
In the principal witness, woman liv.
Ing near Dayton, was induced to come
to court only after several subpoenas
had been served upon her.
When the dilatory witness was final.
ly brought before his honor, he said
In his severest tone:
what reason can you assign,
madam, for disobeying the summons
Of the court?"
Il amt got none, Jedge," answered
the woman, meekly, "only we've got
smallpox down to our place, an I
thought mebbe you'd be kinder pre-
JUDGED agin t."-Illustrated.
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He'd Pull Hard.

Senator Folker, who journeyed to
Albany at the risk of his life to cast
the vote that doomed racing in New
York, had collected number OF in
stances of race-track trickery," said
an Albany legislator.
Discussing, one day, the way jock
eys so often sold races, he said that
there was a Gloucester jockey once,
the rider of favorite, who was over
heard to say in a saloon, the night
before the favorite ran:
40 shan't win unless the reins
break"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13
important to Mothers.
High Art In BilIviIle.

"An' you say it took that artist two
months to paint this little picture?"
Shore did,"
We'll, all I've got to say is, he's
too slow for this settlement. I could
a painted two houses an four barns
In that time, an not half tried. At.
lanta Constitution.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13
And She Is Proud of Il.

Two ladies' were lunching together
one day, when one who is a member
of the Colonial Danes said to the 9TH
er; why do you not Join the Co
lonlal Danes? You surely must be
eligible"
"Oh, yes" responded her friend 81
forget just now the name of my an
cestor, but | know we have been de.
scending for many years. Emily
Rhodes, in Lippincott's.
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the kidney secretions were badly dis
ordered. I was completely worn out
and discouraged when I began using
Doan's Kidney Pills, but they went
right to the cause of the trouble and
did their work well. I have been
feeling well ever since"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13
CACTUS LEATHER NEW PRODUCT.
Giant sasuaro from Mexico Adapted
to New Use,

new York.-The recent discovery Of
nc" product, called cactus leather,
was an accident. like great many
other useful discoveries.
rhere are almost thousand species
Vi cacu' a large number of which for.
est the deserts of Arizona and some
of the states, and extend far into Mex.
leo.
Inc saguaro cactus, or Cereus ri.
eanteus, the largest growth of all.
which towers sometimes TO a height OF
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13
wal,.r still to Be Heard From.

"The French do not understand
their own language" is the wall Of
New York girl travelling in the land
where a fall in the river makes you
in.seine. 81 asked our waiter to bring
me a salad. and he brought me bot
tie of beer."-New York Times.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13
Cherry Jam.

Stem. wash and pit the cherries and
boat slightly to extract the juice. To
each pound of fruit add three-quarters
Mound of sugar. Bring slowly to a
boll and simmer for 20 minutes. skim,
nut into jam pots, and at the end OF
"a hours cover and put away.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13

five months In a
hospital / was dis
charged as incur
able, and given only
six months to live.
My heart was affect
ed, l had smother
ing spells and some
times fell uncon-
scious. l got so I
couldn't use my
arms, my eyeslght
was Unmarried and
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13
Coffee Frappe.

Roll one quart OF water With nan
Gun of sugar, add four ounces OF
ground coffee, and set at the side OF
the stove for ten minutes. Strain and
when cold add the white OF one egg
freeze and serve in individual glasses
tonned with whipped cream
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13
COFFEE
Hopeless.

"Mr. ard Mrs. Spiasher seem TO get
on very badly"
Yes" answered Miss Cayenne. TITS
one Of those hopeless cases where a
man thinks he knows all about horse
races and woman thinks she knows
all about bridge"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13
Rhubsrb PIE.

One cup sugar, pinch OF SAT-
snrinklipg of cinnamon, one table
spoon -four Take half OF each OF tne
Ingredients and spread on under crust
ard the other half on rhubarD'
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13

Old age, especially an honored old
age has so great authority that this is
OF more value than all the pleasures OF
youth.-Cicero.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13
HARD TIMES, INDEED.

"Poor man! so you are a victim OF
the late financial panic?"
Eyes, lady. You see, folks along de
route is too poor now ter hand out
free grub"
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manenty cnra5 sr anu NerYo , Sr Rssidrer
eSend Tor FREE 800 trial bottle and treatisc, Dr
=" H. Kline, Id. e3l Arch Street. PhiladelpLlP Ia
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AnoD,.v IT Cures While You Walk
eai 81 oat-Ease for corns and bunions hot sweaty
'ous achlng feet. 2bc all Druggists.
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FIVE MONTHS IN HOSPITAL.
Discharged Because Doctors Could
Not Cure.

Levi p. Brockway, S. Second Ave,
Anoka, Mimi, says: After lying for
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13
Your Druqaist win Tell You

That Murine Eye Remedy Cures Eyes,
Makes Weak Eyes Strong. Doesn't Smart.
soothes Eye Pain and Sells for SOC.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13

Nothing can atone for want Of truth
-Ruskin.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13

Much sympathy is wasted on people
VINO ought to be ashamed to keep the
Undertaken waiting for a job.
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Back pay is usually slow about Gem
Ing TO the front.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-20

@You are wrong said the girl, speaking
for the first time. sThose are the dia-
monds you wilied me to get. The old
gentleman locked the box In the safe;
he twirled the knob So she gave a won
derful imitation Of the act. Il too
twirled it so. I opened the door. /
brought the box out. ! brought it 10 you.
The diamonds you craved were there
in the box. You were wrong to cast
them away. / saw their glory through
the plates Of steel. l felt 1t thrill my bosom.
You are wrong
And you are crazy, dead crazy
snapped Lessler. Il swear can scarce
keep my hands of you. Now. young
lady, here's your last chance. Go. GO
to the S~turtevant house and fetch the
Van Diemen gems left there to-day
Go. now. go
He rose to full height. his arms extended
over her head, his finger tips touching
her brow. In his distorted face there
was effort. supreme. desperate.
The girl quivered as II from successive
shocks. With jerky steps she made
for the window. She poised In the CASE
ment, her hand seeking her temples.
She gave one glance around. ~bewildered.
then she darted into the storm.
Lessler threw himself modify into
his chair. He drank once and again.
hurriedly. feverishly. 70 n drinks who
would regain composure and confidence.
He feigned indifference. drumming
on the table and whistling. He laughed
aloud. stretching out his mighty arms.
Rut IL Yas Of no nae. Doubt was aaeail-
Ing him; defeat and despair were already
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-20

Bib MoSperrien and his boys any moro,
JudRe,S eaid Doncheoaro Dickensheeta
But whom ehould Judge Peruvian
meet on the street after a while but AT
well, AL said he. $50 theytv 20.
the bad black VOLTS scalp at last. have
sWho havep" said AL.
'why. Dick and Snyder said the
We'll eaid AL MoFaddin. 'al I know
Ia that they came doggone near to losing
a tolerable fair sized dog with some
black on II. 90 Col. Bill MoSperrien tells
me-
were making short work Of It the horse
Dick was on bucked like a gasser oil
we'll. Dick went right on and landed
In the water, plumb In the midst Of the
wolf and dog fight.
when he landed the water few around
so, Col. Bill tells me. that 1t was quite
on D'i but they Gould hear Dick veil t tbas,
II he could only hold on a minute longer
he would drown the wolf. When things
cleared Col. Bills boy Rowland saw tbe
danger and he hollered out:
Hey there, Dick, let 60 o. that
dogl That amt the wolf you're drown
ingl q old Ell
ESQ he was just in time to save Old
Els life, but the other dogs were 90 ali
broke up by Dick pumping In among
'em that before they could get onto
their job again the wolf was crawling
out on the other side Of the hole
SO Judge Sam Perryman thinks he NAV
vet get the scalp Of that bad black wolf,
II Al McFaddin isn't Inisinformed, and
Al McFaddin says he'll bet his ranch
he isn't,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-20

threee Of us. took turns stirring and In
time some balls appeared In the mess.
but they made II. only the moro uninvtt-
ing. | suggested that we might toast
small remaining supply Of bread and
pour the-the contents Of the frying pan
on that.
we did 80. and each man took his
awful plateful and went by himself TO
eat It. We ven turned our backs 10
one another, whether to keep from seeing
or from being seen l hardly know:
Not a word was spoken during the
ordeal, and l don't know just how much
Of the breakfast was really consumed.
l know there was a convenient, hollow
behind the log ! sat on, and l certainly
heard sounds as Of dish soraping from
the brook where the doctor sat.
However 1t was managed. the dishes
were empty when we returned to the
fire. We washed them, ~paoked--still
without. speaking-and started on In ST.
lence, for the night before In u fighting
for the day. We had trudged along for
perhaps a mile or two when the doctor,
who was in the lead, stopped short, looked
up into the trees and remarked:
"To think that there actually. are
persons who object to my medicines
because Of their taste ,
Then he faced the Colonel, calmly
and coldly.
~'That.' said he, that was the very
worst stuff ] ever tasted In my life.and
the less said about the things ! have
tasted the better. II I've got to live on
that sort Of food-foodl-I wan a guar
antee that death will relieve my sufrerings
inside of ~forty-eight hours"
"The subject being thus delicatelv
opened, / expressed a few views myself.
And even the Colonel opined that he didn't
care for that particular yellow taste.
But he said that we'd have a go at n de
hvdrated luncheon and see II the thing
didn't sort Of grow on us.
s. when noon came we had quite an
water, contributed n soup tablet apiece
to 1t, and the Colonel, who felt that II
was a momentous occasion. added a beef
capsule for the general good. l have
drunk worse things.
@Then we had another try at he egg
powder, but the color was the same and
took away n desire to experiment
condensed coffee, which looked like a can
OF dirty paint, and the Colonel insisted
on putting milk powder into that, which
I am reliably informed did not improve
it. I quite believe that.
Il am confident 1t could not have been
worse without the addition. Very pos
we could not eat it or drink it, SO it went
after the eggs. The Colonel fished out
some nut tablets, which vi gnawed In
disconsolate silence for dinner.
Supper was a repetition OF tablet soup
and more gnawings-of. various kinds.
In the morning after a draught OF soup
we headed for the nearest haunt Of civi-
~lization and ordinary, ~undoctored edibles.
1t was there, after u second meal,
that we left the doctor In the act Of letting
out the fourth hole in his leather belt.
"All I have to say is this: ! read about
a horse that was fed on this dry milk
for months at a time. 1t couldn't have
been a horse. 1t must have been a
donkey"
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o r GREEN OARS.
That Color Adopted, Apparently, by tAe
MetrOpoiitan-The Old Green Line.

AuAt SViOT AppafCuuys " Uo
Metropoiitan-The Old Green Line.
More and moro green cars are appeas-
ing. Cars Of this color were seen first
on Twenty-third street; then they ap-
peared on Thirty-fourth street. and now
they have been seen down Broadway and
up Lenox avenue. these green cars being
on the Metropolitan lines. 1t looks as II
the Metropolitan's receivers had decided
to change the color Of it's cars from their
long familiar yellow to this new color, q
dark green, and as II whenever O car
vent into the paint shop to Be repainted
It va turned GU In the newly adopted
color, thus steadily swelling the number
Of the green cars and spreading them on
the oompany's various lines.
There was onoe in New York Q street
q line company known "a the green line,
because green was the predominant color
Of It's cars. II started on the East Side
at the Grand street ferry and worked
across town by q zigxag course to bring
up finally on the West Side at the Forty
second street ferry, returning by the same
route. Going west tho green oars hit
Broadway at Twenty-third street and
ambled up the great thoroughfare to
tur OF west at Thirty-fourth street.
The green cars were q sort OF instftu-
ton. Trayersing the city as they did. and
travelling also moro or less north and
south, they went through moro different
parts Of the city and among more differ.
ent peoples and had q more varied lot OF
passengers than any other street car line
in the city.
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The Emmanuel Movement.
From The Setpdnee Revieto.

We cannot shut our eyes to an obvious
fact-the success Of Christian Science.
We can say two things: In the first place,
that what IL good in It will endure. And
endure In such forms as the Emmanuel
Movement; In the second place. that the
absu,dities Of its philosophical abraca-
datra will speedily vanish into thin air
AID men will forget Mrs. Eddy the god
CESS and remember Mira. Eddy the very
shrewd individual who staked her all on
the power Of suggestion-and won.
The reason which emboldens N TO
prophesy that the Eddy worship part OF
Christian Science will vanish Ii that We
do not believe that the universal law OF
die to i've q be abrogated even by
q shrewd woman. Nothing can survive
the wildhrelike se,ooess With which that
body has forged ahead In the past twenty.
five years. Like the boom cities OF
America 1t will burst some day and when
4 does and men gather up the fragments
those who get The largest number OF
sAComb and their disciples.
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DIVIDING WITH TIE COMPANY.
Bootblack Foreman wiling to Knock
Down Only Half 1His Takings.

The foreman Of bootblaoks on a ferry.
boat got a job the other day at working
on the shoes Of two travellers. When he
finished the first pair Of shoes he accepted
the money that was handed to him and
began on the second pair. He took the 10
cents that the second voyager offered to
him and then rang twice on the bell.
How about that other diner asked
the first man. Aren't you going to ring
that up. too2'
The grimy foreman leaned over and
whispered to the traveller. mo. that 10
for me; One for the company; n for
We'll, how about the bellf What good
is It in q case like this?' asked the man
who had the first shine.<
The foreman shrugged bis shoulders.
1T is 80 much good az you see.' he 10
marked, and smiled.
If that Is the foreman; what are the
rest hkef' commented voyager.
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SHOWPLAOE AND SUN PARLOR,
Varied A~ssemblage OF People at the
battery in September.

In these mellow September days the
seats in the city's great open sun parlor
at Battery Park are all filed daily. They
are placed. some Of them. along the paths
in thepagk, and then there ia a continuous
fringe of them extending clear around
the parks seward edge by the Battery
sea wall. Daily these seats are all filed
with people lounging OF doing or bask-
ing In the sunshine or looking out upon
the unrivalled marine spectacle here
presented, where the North and the East
rivers come together.
There are all sorts Of people on the
benches. city jewellers and people from the
country and people from other lands.
There are idlers and men out Of work;
at the noon hour . scattering Of business
people from nearby streets who snatch
the opportunity for q turn around the
glance at the water life. Among those
who cit long may be men of comfortable
means, or more, retired, who come here
because this is at this q place
pleasant to como to.
Besides the mellow September gun
shine and the view and the comfortable
benches the Battery loungers. or at least
tnOb0 VINO BIZ dlOuS Ouo bcCiou u Tue
parks border, have the benefit Of music.
Not far from the eastern end Of the sea
wall is the landing place Of the Statue Of
Liberty boat, making frequent trips. and
when the boat is waiting at her Battery
mooriug musicians aboard, with the
familiar harp and violin, are constantly
playing music intended for those on the
boat and to attract more passenger.
but affording pleasure also TO those
sitting within hearing on the park benches.
Young ONE strolling by hum the popu-
lar tunes the musicians are playing and
passing boys whistle them.
Here too is a stand where they sell
peanuts and candies and cakes and pref
zels, and perhaps q woman comes and
buys three pretzels, selecting those Of
Just the bake she likes. for the children;
and here comes along an old woman who
stops and buys a pretzel. not an added
enjoyment or diversion. but a meal for
her.
All this time the boats big and little
and Of all sorts are swinging In endless
broken procession around The Battery
and up and down the two rivers and
passing in and out to Q
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a tremendous leap that gave him a good
start and away over the prairie the race
was on.
swell, sir, the dogs chased that wolf
for half an hour, and then the old terror
made a break for a lake that lies in there
side. But the dog Frank had almost
closed the gap between him and the
wolf and into the water he went after
him and was upon him before he had
got half way across
"Old Eli and others Of the pack were
oon on hand, and when we dashed up to
Boiling :, with It'll the iA tsh TT between ssssa T shs 6 sSst
and the wolf.
.The dog Frank had just necked the
wolf and the fierce old calf stealer's time
seemed come when one Of the other dogs
in its excitement grabbed Frank by the
ear and that handicapped him so that
he had to drop his hold on the wolf to
save himself from being drowned by his
ratified some Of the other dogs as they
surged. and plunged and hinged about
In the lake In their efforts TO get a niece
OF the wolf, and the smart old chap didn't
wait 70 see how soon they would get
over II, but started for the other side.
I hadn't plunged, swan in among sSs
Struggling hounds and grabbed this
wolf. He was now mad all the Way
through, and from the temper he W.
In ! was afraid that II / let the doas Get
at him again he would as like az not tar
TO pieces all he didn't drown, and 40 /
just, necked him good and soused his
head under the water to choke and drown
him TO death.
II was beginning to find out that Il
wasn't just dog. that had hold OF him
when Snyder hollers to me:
Don't drown him, Dickl Hustle
him over. here and let me settle himl'
30 ] let up on the ugly old critter
and hauled him over 10 where SNYDER
stood on the shore and Snyder settlei
,nim. And that wolf won't bother Co.