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of the cactus, and began jabbing into
its interior, breaking down the fibrous
walls of the water-cells, of which the
tor-heavy plant is almost entirely com
posed. In a few moments he arose.
Now | can empty my canteen in
the coffee pot, sure of a fresh supply
OF water by the time 1 am ready tc
mosey along"
He filled the pot, set 1t on the fire
and then pressed the uncorked and
empty canteen down into the macer-
ated interior of the bisnaga.
While his coffee was boiling, the
prospector continued his examination
of the f~ortifcation, beginning, in the man
ner of his kind, with the more minute
signs" and ending with what, to q
tourist, would have been the first and
only subject of observation-the view.
On the inner side of the large boulder
in the wall he discerned the faint out
line Of a cross, painted with red ochre.
Scraping with his pick beneath the
rock, to see If the emblem was the
sign of hidden treasure or relic, he I'M
earthed a r~attlesnake. Before it could
strike, with a quick fling of his tool he
sent the reptile whirling high in the
vi tONdko lfS pICClplCt. buL from
the clump of cactus growth along the
parapet arose a sahuaro, with branch
ing arms, and against this the snake
was flung. Wrapped around the thorny
top by the momentum of the cast, il
hung. kissing and rafting with pain
and hatred.
The prospector looked up at the i'm
paled rattlesnake with a smile. Remi-
niscences of Sunday-school flashed
across his mind.
Gee, I'm a regular Moses he ejacu-
lated. First l bring water from the
face Of the rock, and then 1 lift UP
the serpent In the wilderness. The year
Tve spent In the mountains and desert
seem like forty to me, and now, at
last, / have a sight of the Promised
Land. God, what a magnificent view!''
Dropping his pick, he stretched out
his arms with instructive symboliZa-
ton of the wide prospect, and express
sion of an exile's yearning for his ma
tive land.
"Over there is Gods country, sure
enough" he continued, giving tho trite
phrase a reverential tone, which he
had not used in his first expression of
the name of Deity. "Thank Him, the
parallel with old Moses stops right
here, Many a time I thought I would
never get out of the mountains alive,
and that my grave would be unmarked
by so much as a boulder with a red
cross upon it. But now, before night,
I'll make good to the hour. I sure did
I'll be back in the States, and in three
more days at home in the old ranch.
I promised to return in a year, and
hate to leave that strike. though, after
all the hard luck I had been having.
Sixty dollars, a day, and growing
richer. But the last horn was blowing.
No tobacco, six matches, and nothing
left Of the bacon but rinds. Well, the
gold Is there, and the claim'l bring
whatever I choose to ask for 1t. And
Echo shall have a home as good as
Allen Hacienda, and a ranch as fine
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NEWS FOR SHOPPERS

Birds, wings, coques and plumes are
offered in great variety and at reason
able prices at Hahne g. Co.'S.
School hats for girls and misses, of
soft, flexible felt, simply trimmed with
silk scarfs, are among the specials at
the David Straus store.
At L.. S. Plaut & Co.'s there Is a va
riety display Of new autumn suits, in
plain and fancy styles, at prices to
suit most anyone.
Fancy silk mulls and messalines are
on sale at L.. Bamberger & Co.'s. They
could be made into beautiful evening
dresses. ,
Fancy two-inch gold and silver braid,
to be used for hat trimming and for
belts, is sold cheaply at w. v. Snyder
&c Co.'s.
Toilet articles Of all kinds are being
sold at special bargain rates at the
Goerke Company's this week.
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WIVES, SHOW THIS TO HUBBY

Your cellar should be as dry and
clean as your bureau drawer. If it has
not a cement floor, see that 1t Is prop
erly drained. 1t should be thoroughly
summed and aired every few days, to
rid it Of the poisonous exhalation of
the damp earth and vegetable matter.
If supplied with windows Gas 1t should
be), open them wide and let a current
of air through even in the coolest
weather. The vegetables in the bins
may be covered with sacks or old pieces
of carpet to protect them from chance
of chill during the procedure.
AS the weather moderates in the
spring this should be done each day,
and as early as possible the real spring
cleaning should be don n all signs
of winter storage cleared away. 1t is
better to begin here If there is any
chance that ones zest will fail after
the other rooms of the house have been
cleaned and the keen edge Of en-
thusiasm worn off by the continued
strain.
Begin by flooding the place with ma
lures disinfectants-fresh air n sun
shine. Take all the boxes, barrels and
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that first formed the trail ages ago, and
whose petrified footprints still remain
to afford footing for the scarcely larger
hoofs of the ~pack-animal.
An awful stiffness hung over the
scene, that was broken only by the
click of hoofs of horse and burro upon
the rocks, and the clatter of the loose
stones they dislodged that rolled and
skipped down the mountain-side. Not
a breath of air was stirring, and the
sur blazed down from the zenith with
such fierce and direct radiation hat the
wayfarer needed not to observe the
shadows to note its exact position ir
the heavens. Singly among the broken
blocks and In banks along the lodges
the cactus had burst under the heat, as
1T were, into the spontaneous combus-
ton of fiowery flame. To the traveller
passing beside them their red blooms
blazed with the irritating superiority
of a torchlight procession at MONDAY.
The trail leads down to a fiat ledge
which overlooks the desert, and which
is the observatory whittier countless
generations of mountain-sheep have
been wont to resort to survey the strange
world beneath them-with what pur-
pose and what feelings 1t remains for
some Imaginative writer of animal
stories to inform us. From the ledge to
the valley below the trail Is free from
distractions, and broader, more beaten
and less devious han above, indicat-
Ing that It has been formed by the
generations of men toiling up from the
valley to the natural watch-tower on
the heights.
Reaching the ledge, the prospector
found that what seemed from the
angle above TO be an irregular pile
of large boulders was an artificial for
LITIGATION, the highest wall being toward
the mountains. Entering the enclosure
the ~prospector ~dismounted. relieved his
horse of it's saddle and his burro of its
pack, and proceeded to prepare his
midday meal. Looking for the best
place where he might light a fire, he
observed. in the most protected corner
a fiat stone. marked by fire. and near
1t, in the rocky ground. a pot-hole, evil
IDENTIFY formed for grinding maize. The
ashes Of ancient fires were scattered
about, and in cleaning them off his
new-found hearth the man discovered a
potsherd, apparently of a native ola
or water jar, and a Clipped fragment
or hint, TOO Sfnal 10 indicate, whether
1t had formed part of an Indian arrow
head or had dropped from an old flint
lock musket.
Lucky strike!' observed the pros
pector. 81 was down to my last
match" And. gathering some mesquit
brush for fuel, and rubbing a dead
branch into finder, he drew out a knife
and, rapidly and repeatedly striking
the back of its blade with the flint,
produced a stream of sparks, which
fell on the finder. Blowing the while,
he started a flame. When the fire was
ready the man shook his canteen.
Precious little drink left" he said. II
wish that potsherd carried water as
the fiint-chip does fire. However,
there's lots of cactus around here, and
natural water jars. My knife
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MOTHERS, THIS IS FOR YOUR SON

Fortunate is the boy who has a room
Of his own, n made for him, not an
apartment constructed from the odd
pieces Of furniture and half-worn brio
a-brac in h house. A boys room
should be vastly different from q girls.
Let the woodwork be a Medium color,
not too dark, nor too light. Since pic
lures are usually displayed in such
rooms, the paper should be plain. Delft
blue, which Is a medium dark blue,
one of the richest colors we have in
that tone, would be a good selection.
The ceiling and the pictures should be
light. the pictures In narrow wooden
frames. Let the boy select the pic
lures. and even if he does choose O
red Indian in a gilt frame, remember
the Indian means something to him,
and that the red n gold will make a
bright place in the room--look at 1t
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that way. The three-quarter bed should
be of brass, or white enameled iron.
The box couch is g. necessity, since
clothes can be laid full length In it.
The best furniture is mission. One
| Morris and two standard chairs and a
| good sized table will be sufficient. Denim
pillows in delft blue should be made
and a screen covered with denim
should be In the room. The imitation
ebony toilette set of military brushes,
comb. mirror. etc, look best in a boys
room. If a window seat can be pro-
vided, 1t can be made with three
shelves, covered with a curtain, and
this will do service as a book shelf.
Bear In mind that boys like plenty of
room, so do not furnish the smallest
room in the house for your boy. Pro-
vide a chiffonier in which he can keep
the trifes he likes to hoard. and let
him putsthem where he can find them.
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How to Make
the Home More
AHractrve
To Clean Silver Articles.

Usually silver toilet articles are very
ornamental. and it Is difficult to clean
the deeply indented places. The work
can be speedily done If a paste Of
household ammonia and whiting is ap-
piled with an old shaving brush, which
is softer than the usual polishing
brushes. Leave the articles until the
ammonia dries. then brush with a
chamois and clean the indentations
with a dry toothbrush. II the silver is
very plain, immense the pieces In sour
buttermilk and leave them over night,
then wash In suds and dry with a
warm towel. Be very careful in clean
ing silver souvenir pin trays, because
the silver is q very thin coating, which,
when slightly broken. will peel off,
leaving a dull metal surface. Such ar
ticles can be cleaned with gasoline and
polished.
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movable bins out In the open air while
the walls are brushed down and the
floor is thoroughly swept. After the
floor Is swept, sprinkle 1t with cop
peras water, which is not only q dis
infectant, but will drive away rats and
vermin. 1t is a good plan to white
wash the walls and ceiling with a
strong solution Of copperas, say two
pounds to the gallon.
Next wipe off the shelves and scrub
the stairs with strong soapsuds. Re-
owe all suspicion of dust or mold from
Jars and bottles of fruit before replac-
ing them on the shelves. See that no
bit of vegetable matter that is not in a
perfectly healthy condition is returned
to the place.
Do not put anything back into the
cellar that is useless or does not be-
long there. That pile of empty bottles,
the old coffee-grinder, the broken Ice
cream freezer, the rusty steamer
thrown them away! Give them to the
ragman-anything to get rid of them
anywhere SO long as you do not throw
them where they will be a blot on the
landscape.
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He Loves a Widow.
Dear Margery Doom.


I am a young man of 20, and am in
business for myself, and am making out
very well. 1 am In love with a woman
of 25, who is~a widow. Her husband
died after they had been married only
two years, and that Is two years ago.
She says she thinks a great deal of me,
but will never marry again, as she
loved her husband too dearly. Now,
Miss Dom, will you tell me how I can
make her change her mind? 1 know I
could make her happy If she would
only marry me. 1 seem much older
than 1 am, while she ooks very young.
Please give me our help? JOHN M.
1 can only advise o to have pa
thence, and wait. Remember that her
husband has been dead only two years,
and hat her grief for him must still be
very keen, If she truly loved him.
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HEARTH ADVICE % On 1 ;ns asas

seemed to take It very hard. Can you
state whether the difference in our
ages Is going to interfere with our love
for each other? TELEGRAPH.
A years difference in your ages
should not be permitted to count at all.
If you are really in love with each other.
If I were you I would let that young
lady alone until she came to her senses.
If h Is as silly as your letter repre-
sents her to be you ought to be glad you
are rid of her.
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A Good Facial Cream.

If you live in the soft coal regions,
doubtless you are annoyed with SCOT.
To cleanse 1t from the face, taking out
every particle of dust or SCOT, use after
washing a preparation made Of four
ounces of almond oil and our ounces
OF orange-f1ower water. Rub thorough
ly into the pores, and wipe off the mix
ture with a clean towel or cotton cloth.
You will be surprised at the accumula-
ton of CRIME 1t takes from the face and
hands.
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She Has a Hasty Temper.
Dear Margery Doom:

Lear MdTSery LOON.
Please give me your advice about a
quarrel. The young man I go with was
out the other night with a girl I know,
and I saw him. Now, Miss Doom, I
have a hasty temper, and before he had
time to say much I told him not to
come to see me any more. He said he
met her by accident, and I answered
that I did not believe him. I have not
seen him since, and fused to see him
every night. Will you please tell me
what to do, as I am heartbroken?
HASTY.
Write him a sincere little note, asking
him to come to your home and talk the
matter over. Dc not be afraid to admit
that o were wrong. I am sure the
matter will straighten itself out very
nicely. I would advise you to try to
control your temper in the future.
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may get me a drink out of the deserts
thorns, as well as kindle a fire from its
stones. And right here's my water
melon. the bisnaga, the first n rye
found in months" he exclaimed, going
over to the edge of the cliff. above the
level of which peered the fat head of
a cactus covered with spines that were
barbed like a flsh-hook. It's short tap
root was fixed in a crevice a few feet
below the parapet. Lying on the edge
of the cliff. the man sliced off the top
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The Value of the Bath Bag.

One of the best things for the skin Is
the regular use of bran or cornmeal
bags for the bath. To make them. fill
q bag of thin cloth %two-thirds with
bran. oatmeal or cornmeal. bits of
soap and a little pulverlzed orris root, If
you like the fragrance. This bag should
soak in the water for some minutes be-
fore the beginning of the bath. It will
produce a delightful lather over the
body, and there is no skin so rough that
It will not become smooth If this Is
taken two or three times a week for
some weeks. No harm will come. If the
bath bag is used twice or three times,
but it should never be used after it has
become sour.
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as Bar one-yes, by God, it'll be Bar
None, my ranch!'
Out of the sea Of molten air
that stretched before him, that neb-
ulous chaos of quivering bars and belts
Of heated atmosphere which remains
above the desert as a memorial Of the
first stage of the entire planets exist
ence, the Imagination of the prospector
created a paradise OF his own. There
took shape before his eyes a Mexican
hacienda, larger and more beautiful
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collars must have plenty of one-ha1f
inch velvet ribbon, bias folds of satin
or plain satin bands cut and pressed
and with pendant ornaments, chiffon,
lace and net. Black satin collars are
laid in two pleats, headed with ruch-
ing. finished with a double tab at the
front and trimmed with ruching.
Jet and sapphire beads are mounted
on velvet to form dog collars. They
are worn by young women as part of
decollete costumes.
The popularity of the black satin
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Wants Remedy for Superfluous
Hair.

Dear Madame Alta:
I am a young woman. and my face
is full of down, especially over my lips.
Could you tell me something to remove
1t. and not injure the skin in any way?
WORRIED.
Apply n lotion made of equal parts
of peroxide Of hydrogen and spirits of
ammonia to the parts of your face
where the hair is prominent. This will
destroy tho constitution of the growth
and In time kill the roots Of the hair.
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NEEDLE and THREAD
Near=Silk Hats.

There is a big demand for near-silk
and near-satin hats. The frames are
inexpensive and coverd with a material
not unlike sateen. and the shapes are
along the lines of the dressiest and
most expensive hats we find in the fine
millinery emporiums. These hats, while
very ~cheap-many IS cents apiece-can
be trimmed with very good ribbon and
wings and with a large-headed pin or
two. They are found in black, brown,
dark blue, stone gray, toupe and tan.
The black and dark blue hats are es-
pecially rich. Oriental bands add ma
terially to these street. hats.
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To Keep Cakes Fresh.

Sponke-cake, pound-cake, marble-
cake, chocolate-cake, and all other
cakes of the same sort can be kept
fresh for weeks If they are put in an
e~arthernware crock in which Is laid one
or two ordinary apples. Any kind of
apple can be used and will in no way
affect the taste OF the cake. Crackers
and any sort of crisp cookie will keep
%splendidly In a big tin jar.
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A Remedy for Weak Eyes.

Dear Madame Alta:
After being out in the wind my
eyes burn and ache so that I can hard
ly use them. II I write or read at night
the effect Is the same. If you can give
me a remedy / will be very grateful.
DISTRESSED.
A simple and effective remedy is to
battle the eyes with a boracic acid So
luton. Pour a pint of boiling water on
a tablespoonful of boracic acid powder
and when 1t cools battle the eyes sew
eral times a day. Use q glass eye cup
for the bath and every part of the eye
will be benefited.
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HOwN an old trail in the Ghost
IL Range in northwestern Mexico.
Just across the Arizona border.
a mounted prospector wound his way,
his horse carefully picking Its steps
among the broken granite blocks which
had tumbled upon the ancient path
from the mountain wall above. A
burro followed, laden heavily with
pack. bed-roll. pick. frying-pan and
battered coffee-pot, yet stepping along
s~ure-footedly as the mountain-sheep
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She's One Year His Senior.
My Dear Miss Doom:

My Dear Miss Doom:
/ am q young man of 81, and greatly
in love with a young lady who is about
one year my senior. 1 became acquaint-
ed with her through a lodge Of which
we are both members, and I asked her
to keep company with me and her an
swer was favorable. When the time
came for me to place a ring on her
finger I broke the news to her that I
was a year younger than she, and she
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Separate Skirt.

A separate skirt for afternoon wear
can be made of electric blue crepe de
chine. 1t should be worn ovcr a taffeta
p%etticoat. The slashed seam at the
left side should be closed to the knee
line, with the separated points held
back with cloth-covcred buttons, form
ing two small lapels over a panel at
the lower edge of the skirt. The skirt
should be sweeping length with the
least suggestion Of a train. 1t can be
worn with a suede ,belt of the same
color and a white net waist.
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LEMON WITH RICE.

1t is said that a dash Of lemon Juice
added to the rice while boiling, will not
only whiten the kernels. but viii add
Just a suggestion of the lemon flavor.
This will be found to be a pleasant
change.
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Good Polishing Cloths.

Old pieces of velveteen should, after
they have served their original pur-
pose, be saved for polishing cloths.
They will answer the purpose or
channels for plate cleaning, etc., per-
fectly, and save buying anything fresh.
Wash the ~velveteen cloths as often as
needed In soapy water, and hang out to
dry,
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For Dainty Women
Who Court Beauty
Madame Alta Tells of the Value of the
Bath Bag and Use of
Facial Cream.

Apply 1t lightly and do not use more
than once a day. The remedy is slow
but a sure n
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AUNT MATTY'S
COOK BOOK.

TUESDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges cut in halves
Cereal and cream
Dreamed smoked beef on toast
French rolls Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Cold tongue Celery salad
Saratoga chips.
Tomatoes !
Cake Tea
DINNER.
Tomato soup
Porterhouse steak |
French fried potatoes !
String beans Mushrooms.
Lemon pie Coffee
Mushrooms Partisan style. .
Wash and trim twelve cup !
mushrooms and dry them quickly
on a cloth. Put one tablespoon (
full OF butter in a saute pan over !
the fire; when hot add one table, !
spoonful Of finely chopped onions /.
and one teaspoonful Of chopped !
parsley. Stir a few minutes and I
put in the mushrooms; allow Z
them to fry on both sides till I
done; season with salt, pepper /
and paprika and serve on pieces !
of buttered toasted bread. !
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bow, cravat and rosette is very strong
ly evidenced these days. The collar,
however, is usually white.
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If You Make Your Collars.

The woman who fashions her own
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tTo BE Continued romorrow.)
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-03-12
A MODEL FART
Why Go to Canada and, Leave
Such Bargains at Home.

A 6. $50 acres at $75 per acre
One Of the finest stock and grain
farms in the county, 51a miles from
a good town on main line Of railroad,
40 rods to school, R. F. d. at door,
close to church. good neighborhood,
160 acres fine, almost level farm land
in cultivation. Deep black Iowa dirt,
no sand, no stone, no burs, 100 acres
of brush and timber pasture. all well
set to bluegrass. finely watered,
springs, deep wells and wind mill, 2
tanks, hog pasture lots, etc, big young
orchard, all kinds of small fruit, a
monster barn 66xS0, almost new and
stone foundation, cattle sheds, hog
house, cribs, granary, double corn
crib, wood and coal sheds, a fine
house, 2 story, stone cellar 9 feet
deep, an ideal location, $4,000 to $4,000.
Balance easy terms.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-03-12
IT'S IN IOWA

No. 1. 16O acres s miles from
town, good roads, phone in house,
and R. F. D. at door, 40 rods to
school, 100 acres level second bot.
tom fine deep soil, 40 acres rolling, no
waste land, about 40 seeded to clover
and timothy, fine crop Of corn on
clover sod, going 70 bushels per acre,
any Of this farm will produce that
amount, the corn is on the rolling, 40
we'll fenced, 10 acres hog pasture
fenced with woven wire, finely wat.
cred, deep well and windmill, well at
house, fine or room house, q
fine new frame barn, some orchard
Here is snap at $65, will go to SIG
before year. Terms $4,000 to
$4,000, by March 1, 1907. Easy terms
on balance. Journal.