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LAUGHING Gas For Poets.

Sir Humphrey Davy was the first to
inhale nitrous oxide His experiment
was the result of report published
by brother chemist that laughing gas,
called by him oxide of septon, was
the cause and basis Of all contagion.
Cautious experiments made with the
diluted gas produced no i'll effects, and
Davy proceeded to inhale considerable
quantities of the pure gas. Contrary
to his expectations, the effects We're
highly pleasurable. Thrills of pleasure
pervaded his body, and his mind was
filed with ideas and emotions of the
most exalted kind. which, however,
were very indistinct when the effect Of
the gas passed off. 1t occurred to Sir
Humphrey Davy that the gas might
be useful in promoting poetic insplra-
ton, and he accordingly tried writing
verse while under its influence. but the
recorded result hardly shows close
connection between the divine aft1atus
and nitrous oxide. Davy's expert
ments had the effect of making the In
halation of laughing gas for time
highly fashionable. so that in 1907 a
French writer alludes to it as having
become a national vice in England.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-10-08
Clean Milk Utensils.

l believe the ordinary ten gallon milk
can used for the transportation Of com
merciaI milk has been the cause Of
more trouble than any other one thing.
Frequently cans which are supposed to
be clean contain half a pint OF filthy
rinsing water. l believe there should
be an ordinance in every village and
city compelling the milk vender to
wash and sterilize his cans thoroughly
before sending them to the producer.
IN the washing of milk utensils you
should not use soap powders or soaps
of any kind which contain organic fat
BY so doing YOU may convey to your
milk undesira bic tiayors and cause to
remain in your utensils deposits which
Will cOntaminate or deteriOrate the
Inilk.-John d. Nichols, Ohio.
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the pail to which the machine is fas-
tened. The operator sits on stool
and turns a crank at the rate of forty
five revolutions per minute. The sue
ton Of any one Of the pumps can be
increased or decreased by turning q
thumbscrew which controls the air
passage. AS soon as one teat is MIXED
the suction is cut off and the cup re-
moved, while the other pumps continue
working.
. Where several machines are used In
one place, power through flexible shaft
ing, one-tenth horsepower to each ma
chine, may be- used. With power one
operator can superintend several ma
chimes. The device has been patented
IN all countries.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-10-08
Ihe
Coward
BY CLARISSA MACKIE.
Copyrighted, 1908, by Associated
Literary Press

Il must give YOU back your free
dom. will not tell you why, be-
cause you would call my reasons alb
surd. In justice to you it must be so.
Try to forgive me- SO wrote Jack
ErierSOn when he broke his engage
nent and Miss Abernethy pressed her
white lips together scOrnfully and sent
back the betrothal ring by registered
mail in very practical manner.
Then because the long. enervating
spring days had robbed her cheeks of
their wonted bloom and the germs Of
convenient malaria" had dulled the
brightness of her brown eyes Rose
Abernethy's guardian aunt carried her
bodily away into the bracing Adiron-
dack region. where they lived the sim
pie life Of the woods and inhaled vigor
aud peace with the sweet air.
Gradually the cynical lines faded
from Roses face. and when the sum
nier brought greater influx Of WIS.,
it0rs to the large hotels she found her
self back in that whirl OF pleasure of
which she had always necessarily been
4 part
One afternoon she went to her ia
yGritt retreat on the brink of the Fall
ing hill, where huge bowder under
the pines afforded a comfortable seat.
Here she had come every day to wit
Hess the glorious pageantry Of the sun
set, and her joy in its recurring splen-
dor was always tinged with dread of
the sheer precipice that yawned at her
feet.
Now she was reveling in the solitude
of the spot when slow. hesitating steps
broke The silence. She turned as a
man came into view, parting the bush
as with familiar brown hand. 1t
was Jack Brierson.
Apparently he did not see her, for
he continued his faltering advance al
most to the very edge of the hill. Then
he stopped and looked away toward
the west with level eyes and a face SO
stilled from all emotion that its very
tenseness was eloquent of pain.
Rose Abernethys face paled as she
watched him curiously. 1t seemed
very strange to be watching Jack at
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-10-08
Removing Tusks From a Boar.

A writer in the Kansas Farmer Says,
''The most convenient way that we
have found to remove the tusks from
a boar is to place a good, strong inch
rope in his mouth, and by this means
a couple Of men can usually hold him
in a corner Of the pen while the third
with pair of sharp pinchers removes
the tusks."
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RlSkING YOUR LIFE!'
this remote distance with that empty
feeling IN her heart and brain. She
didn't even hate him. Some girls might
have done so after being Tilted, but
somehow she didn't care. She leaned
forward breathlessly as he suddenly
raised the light stick which be carried
and made another step toward the
bring of the precipice.
DON'T she cried involuntar1ly,
and she stepped around the pine and
held out protesting hand.
Brierson turned sharply, and his
blank gaze met her own-unrecOgniZ-
ing, Indifferent
II thought | was aione," he said
courteously, removing his hat.
II thought you did not see that
you were so near the edge of the prec1-
pice," she said in low tone and with
burning cheeks.
He felt about with his stick III
clumsy, unseeing manner and dislodg-
ed a stone, which went hurting down
the steep incline with an alarming
crackle of twigs and earth. He STOOD
iii listening attitude until the echOes
had died away, and then he extended
one hand with helpless gesture.
II am sorry to trouble you. madam,
butt am blind. Will you kindly turn
NE about into the safe path:''
Something warm came into the girls
heart as he spoke, and her lips CULVER
ed painfully She laid a small hand
on his coat sleeve. AS she did so the
turf crumbled under his feet, and, with
a startled cry. he sank away from her
over the brink of the precipice.
Strengthening her grasp on his
sleeve as his weight pulled her down
ward. she threw her strong young
body on the ground and clutched with
her free hand at the tough branches or
a stunted cedar.
LET co. he said hoarsey. "Iou
are risking your lifen'
Il shall not let co. she replied de-
cisiyely. Except for your blindness
you are a strong man,
YES" he said impatiently, but you
must release me at once, madam! II
] have been foolish enough to 1eopar-
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An Inference.

First Old Lady | do so love par
rots, Second O. $50 do l.; they're so
intelligent First 0. LIES. was
down the street the other day and saw
one in cage at store door. SAID,
"Pretty Polly" and he cried. Get
away. you old fool" Second 0. L.
Well. what appropriate remarks they
do make-I .ippincOttS
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-10-08
NEW MILKING MACHINE.
Simple Device Used Abroad to Save
Time In the Dairy.

Time In the Dairy.
A very simple mechanical mixer is
being used in Europe, and reports in
dictate better results than have been
milking machines. 1t is SO simple that
Il boy of ten years of age can easily
operate it, says Popular Mechanics. 1t
consists of four pumps which work in
succession, one after another, and at
the same speed as a person milking by
hand. Each pump Is connected by a
short rubber tube to teat cup, Of
which there are four.
The milk has only short distance
to travel and discharges directly into
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-10-08
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
U. s. Land Office at Spokane, Wash
August S. 1908
Notice is hereby given that Harriet Z. GAS,
OF Spokane, WASH who, on August 8, 1903
made timber entry No. 05l4. for Lot and sH
NWL, Nwk swA OF Section 2, Township
% T.. R. As E. W. NJ, has filed notice of inten
ton to make final proof to estab-
lish claim to the land above described, before
the Register and Receiver OF the United States
Land Office, at Spokane, Wash, on the 9th
day Of november 1905.
claimant names as witnesses John Z. Fee,
of White. Idaho; James w. Mulch and Charles
McCarty, OF Spirit Lake, Idaho; Charles W.
s-3D 1000 Hal J. Cole. Register.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior
Land Office at Occur q A lene, IdahO,

Land Office At Occur AIeHt, IudIU,
Aug. 6, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that Minnie stock
we'll, OF Spokane. Washington, who on July ~
1908, made timber and stone entry Serial NO;
and . Section 4 Township St North,
Range ". B. NJ, has filed notice OF
Intention to make final proof to estabisn q
claim to the land above described, before the
Occur d'Alene, Idaho, on the 9th day OF octo-
Der, 1905
Claimant names as witnesses:
Howard B. Gumaer and Fred A. Dodge OF
Priest River Idaho; Richard NJ Mears ana
Alva A. Stockwell. OF Spokane, WASH
s.i3 1o.1S e. N. DUNN, Register,
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BESSIE CORYELLE
Public Stenographer
OFFICE WITH A. S. SHERLOCK
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department OF the Interior.

Department OF the Interior.
Land Office at Occur d'Alene, Idaho.
Sept 8, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that Emma 4. Whiting.
one of the heirs for all of the heirs of James NJ.
Runnells, of Spokane, Wash. who on July II,
1902. made homestead entry No. 3277, for the
Ek swA and VIZ seq of Sec. IA, Twp. 20 N, X.
5 W. B. NJ has filed notice of intention to
make final five year proof, to establish claim 20
the land above described, before The Register
and Receiver at Occur d'Alene, Idaho, on the
2lst day of October, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses: Andrew Cool
in, John Hanson. Lewis Chase and Fred Sny-
der, all of COolin, Idaho.
9-!O 1915 r. y. DUNN. Register
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
BABYs SHARE OF BLAME.

She had been fitted for two gowns.
the total cost OF which was nearly
$500.
Now" she said TO the dressmaker.
Il want you to do me a favor"
Certainly was the prompt re-
Spouse.
The customer colcred deeply. II
want you to make out the bill partly
for gowns for me and partly for baby
dresses and a baby's cloak"
The dressmaker was used to the
whims OF fashionable women. but this
was something she was a little slow
in compTehending. The customer ex-
planned.
You See" she said, my husband
is very fond OF our baby. and il he
sees that the bill is partly for dresses
for her-well. he won't mind so
much"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
DIDN'T KNOW WHEN TO QUIT.

Once there was man who made a mill
Through some lucky speculations here
and there.
But having gained his million he was
To be listed as a northumberland:
So believing that he knew the conbina-
ton
He risked his all upon single turn.
And. wiser man and sadder. went 10
living
On what he might iegitimately earn.
For he didn't know when to quit. poor
man.
He didn't know when to quit.
Inc fates 20 digging as hard as they
Daily to make a pit
Into which they may tumble some foolish
man
Who doesn't know when to quit
There was a man whose wife was taken
from him.
She had gladdcned him through many
peaceful days.
A second came in time TO make him
And she in turn deserved his fondest
praise:
When she had passed beyond he took an
other
Who had a temper and nirnbie tongue.
She snatched him bald and made him
crawl before her.
a hundred times a day he muttered:
Stungi''
Oh he didn't know when 70 quit. poor
man.
lie didn't know when 20 quit.
The rates so digging as hard as they can
Daily 10 make pit
Into which they may tumble some foolish
man
Who doesn't know when to quit.
There was man who one day whipped
his nclEhhor.
And then ne knocked a saucy coachman
out;
The people got 70 talking OF his prowess
And. filled with pride. he boldly swolled
about.
He called the grocer's boy a fool and
threatened
To use him as mop 20 clean the street.
Kind friends came when the cruel war
was over
And helped him. bruised and bleeding
TO his feet
An. ne didn't know when 10 quit. poor
man.
He didn't know when 20 Quit:
Inc Yates 20 digging hard as they
can
Daily TO make n Dit
into which they may tumble some fool
ish man
Who doesn't know whom 20 QUIT
-CnicaEo Iecprd-Horald.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
CHAPTER XVI.
Gordon Rides Into the countr.

Gordon Rides Into the Country.
Gordon rode aimlessly out of the lit
tie town with it's twinkling lights.
He did not care where he went or
what direction he pursued. He wanted
TO ride of a strange, enervating dejec-
ton that had laid hold OF him the
moment his last testimony had gone
in. II all seemed so pitifuliy made
quate-without Willlston-now that it
was all in. Why had he undertaken
It? 1t could only go for another de-
feat counted against him. Though
what was one defeat more OF less
when there had been so many2 It
would be nothing new. Was he not
pursuing merely the old beaten trail ?
Why should the thought weigh so
heavily now2 Can man never attain
to that higher-or lower. which is IL?
altitude OF strifeless, unregretful
hardness? Or was it. he asked him
self In savage contempt of his weak
ness, that, despite all his generous and
iron-clad resolutions he had secretly.
unconsciously perhaps. cherished a
sweet, shy, little reservation in his In
most heart that maybe-if he won
out
You poor fool" he said, aloud. with
bitter harshness.
Suppose he did A brave speci-
men, he. IL he had the shameful ego
ism to ask girl--a girl like Louise
gentle. highbred. protected. cherish
ed girl like that-to share this new.
bleak. rough life with him. But the
very sweetness OF the thought OF her
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
LOTS DOING.

Il should think that you would be
pretty lonesome here" said a summer
tourist riding on horseback in the
backwoods as he took the gourd of
water an elderly native OF the soil
handed him from a door-yard well.
Wa-al. 1t hain't SO lonesome as you
might think" was the reply. Some
days thar's lots doin' round here. Now,
you take yistid9y. This old yaller dog
o mine had the liveliest tussle with a
polecat right In front o. the house bout
nine in the mornin'. an kin tell you
that the memry O that lasted all day.
The polecat is layin' over thar in the
woods a little piece from here, an you
Kin see him IL you want 10. Then nv
wife killed RATHER four feet long with
IL rattes an a button on, right thar
bout whar you are standin'; an my
darter Mag went out TO gether black
b'ries an had scrimmage with
wildcat Come home with her buds
In rags. draggin' the varmint by the
tail. She's some plucky. Mag is. Then
In the afternoon ] layed out a mad dog
that came yawpin' down the road, an
there was two teams passed here In
one hour, to say nothin' OF two felIers
afoot an a stray COW critter. An my
BOY Bob killed a hedgehog. an NY
wife tumbled down cellar. Take Il by
an large. an thar's plenty doin' hyar
some days. even If IL don't come quite
Up to New York. whar you say you hail
from."-Judge.
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doing 1t made him gasp there IN the
darkness How sitting the air was!
He littec his hat. 1t was hard TO
breathe. 1t was like the still oppres-
siveness preceding an electrical storm.
His mare. unguided. had naturally
chosen the main-traveled trail and
kept II. She followed the mood OF her
master and walked leisurely along
while the man wrestled with himself.
II he really possessed the hardihood
to ask Louise to do this for him she
would laugh at him. STAY That was
a liza black lie. She would not
laugh--not Louise. she was not OF
that sort. Rather would she grieve
over the inevitable sadness OF II. II
she laughed. he could bear it better
he had good, stubborn. selfrespecting
blood IN him-but she would not laugh.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
Strictly Business.

Young man." said the old gentle
man, as he shufied into the parlor, Il
believe-in fact, know-that you and
my daughter are rapidly edging
toward matrimony."
1T is true, sir. replied the poor but
otherwise honest youth. and while !
am obliged TO confess that 1t will have
to be a case OF love in cottage.
still L"
That's all right, young man." in
terrupted the stern parent. Love
In a cottage is the true ideal Of
happiness. You have my consent"
"oh. thank you. sir" exclaimed the
y. m.
Upon one condition" continued the
old gentleman. and that Is. you must
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
Not Mlnd.R eadinn

First Boy-The preacher said that
when the contribution box went round
everybody thought to themselves not
how much they could give. but how
little they could give without feelin'
ashamed. New. I'd jest like 20 know
how he can tell what people is thinkin'
about?
Second Boy-Of course he knows
how folks feel Before ne got 10 be
a minister he used TO sit I'm the con
gregation himsclf-New York Weekly
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
Nearer the Soil.

One feature OF the banquet which
proved by no means the least enjoy
was served. Charles Melton. the mix
ologist OF the Dewey bar, prepared
the punch. and when II comes to pre-
pairing It right your Uncle Charles is
there" with both feet.-Nampa
Qdaho) Leader Herald.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
The Real Attraction

English Girl-You American girls
have not such healthy compilations as
we have. l cannot understand why
our noblemen take fancy to your
white faces
American Girl-It isn't our white
faces that attract them. my dear; it's
our eenbacks.-Chicago Daily News
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
She Didn't Notlcs-

Mr.. Mann-Did you see that woman
just as we crossed over?
Mrs. Mapn-You mean the woman In
the camers hair gown and heavy bea-
yer jacket, with bronze shoes, q hat
trimmed with fuchsias and heliotrope.
with pink ribbons and chiffon yeilf
No. I didn't notice her particularly.
What were you going to say about
her?
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
His First Chance

Didn't you feel terribly nervous
when you got up to address that room
ful OF women"
NO" replied the amateur entertain
er. Il felt triumphant. IL was the
first time ! had ever had a chance to
say word where there was a room
full Of women. Chicago Record
Herald.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
~ThInk Nsroht rrlre."

II is not always the marked changes
In our life or circumstances that pro-
duce such corresponding change. as
we might look for. In character. We
have. what seems. great opportunities.
and pass through them unimproyed:
and again. very trifle shall turn un-
expectedly. the whole course OF our
habits and motives. henceforth.-Mrs
A. u. T. Whitney.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
He Should Consider This

Il see that the king OF Spain as
sumes the title OF Duke or Toledo
when he travels abroad.
You don't say?" answered Uncle
Hiram. why don't he avoid any risk
OF maxim Columbus mad by calm
himself the marquis Of CiMpolis -
Chicago Record-Herald.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
inheritance and Environment.

Inheritance and environment are not
only realities. but are the most impor-
tant elements OF the everyday life.
The thought Of yesterday fixes the
tendency of to-day. The conditions OF
to-day are the background against
which every life is projected.-Albion
w. Tourgee.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
Declares Women Lack Humor.

Ida Rose McCabo says that women
are lacking in humor and that most of
them either take a hyperserious view
OF life or look at 1t from an ultra
frivolous standpoint. Women are too
highly conventionalized TO be abls to
appreciate humor with the keenness
Of men from their broader outlook.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
Hlnh PRICE for Bar. stamn.

One Of the rarest stamps in ex-
lstence. the 20 centimes or Is confines
OF Italy. issued I'm April. 1865. has just
been sold for e36 az a London auc-
ton. The specimen is known as the
variety with dots and surchargs In
verted.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
Boy Was an Observer.

What Is the best place in which
TO keep fresh milk ia hot weather."
asked the teacher. Please, teacher,
in the cow" answered the small boy
who had just returned from a country
holiday.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07

1T takes a great deal Of hard study
to become a famous actress" said the
admirer
Yes answered the star, but for
tunately we can employ stage man
ayers and press agents to do most OF
the studying. Washington Star.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
Cynical.

''Wil that delegation be unin-
structed?" asked the interviewer.
Not exactly Gninsrructed." an
swered Senator Sorghum. but il will
be thoroughly mlsinsormed Wash
lngton Star
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
An Eooist

What We need" said the student Of
finance. lis confidence"
That's what J say" answered Mr..
Sirius Barker. and yet the banks
keep acting suspicious OF me every
time l hint at loan Washington
Star.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
The Evils Of DIvorce.

Not a few OF the matrimonial fail
ures are due to the fact that a good
many women get married merely TO
keep the public from supposing they
have never been proposed to.-Chica-
60 Record-Herald-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
4 Suggestion.

A Boston gentleman has. out OF SYM
PATTY. married woman who was
knocked down by HIS motor car, and
had leg amputated. We believe that
II this kind OF thing were made oblig-
atOry by law we should hear % fewer
people being run over.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
woosen war.hIps Las,.d Lono.

Some OF the old-ume frigates lived
four times as long as our modern bat
uOships and cruisers, and they were
made entirely OF wood. Steel ships
rust out; wooden ships wear out. At
ten years our navy is obsolete or prac-
ucally so-New York Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
conxenleno. for relsnranhlnn-

When a traveller in the grand duehy
OF Baden wants to send a telegram
while he is on the train. he writes
the message on a postcard. with the
request that It be wired. puts on a
stamp and drops into the train letter
box. At the next station the box is
cleared and the message sent.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
Uncomfortable

Breaking in wooden underwear may
be a disagreeable task, but We opine
that il is real pleasure compared to
the job of breaking in porous plas-
ter.-Detroit Free Press.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
SIGN and Guard Of sanity.

a mans life and influence is meas
ured by the range OF interests 10
which he can respond. A store OF per-
manent and valued interests is both
a sign and guard OF sanity.-Henry
Churchill King.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
Crowded Out OF Own House.

The bishop OF London had the ex-
perience recently of being crowded
out OF his own house He had agreed
TO open a bazaar at Fulham palace. but
when he arrived the crush was so
great that he could not at nrst get in.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-07
Unfortunate.

j met eCiess man one day
a poor unfortunate, who begs
From everyone who goes his way
A railroad train cut on his legs.
'Oh luckless. legless man." I said.
Your plight my soul with pity fills,
Your legs are gone''-I bowed nv head
However do you foot your biIls?"
Detroit Free Press.