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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-08-13
EUROPE

Un J6suite espagnol, lie P. AL
cunde, Went de construire un a6-
roplane dun modAle enforcement
nouveau, appel6 le "Condor". Les
essais deja fats ont etc des plus
sarisfaisants.
Par1s,- lie president de la Re.
publique, accompagn6 de MN.
BRAND ct Millerand, sera a Reims,
pendant les fetes de lavistion, du
% au 29 ao1t. LIE general Brun OF
M. Jean Dupuy ont aussi promis
de sly rendre.
Madrid, LIE gouvernement a
ennis une annonce oficlelle, disant
que la crise en- Espagne est main
tenant termin6e, ct que le pays est
tranquille. La liberation de senior
Inglesiae, r6dacteur du journal H.
b6ral +" El progresso'', ct un Ger.
tain relachement de la censure,
sont consid6r6s la meilleure preave
| que lie Danger est passe.
L'ambassade am6ricaine a Paris
| a etc formellement notifi6e que la
France enverra une escadre de
trois navires de guerre d New
York pour repr6senter le gouver-
nement a la celebration Hudson.
Fulton le mois proclaim. Les vais.
seaux seront sous le commando
ment dun amiral. qui sera accom-.
| pagn6 dun membre de pInstitut
de France.
| Londres, "A la chambre dea
communes, M. Haldane, secretaire
de la guerre, q annonc6 que pan.
nee prochaine le gouvernement de.
penserait $500, 600 pour Ia naviga-
tion a4rienne.
"L'envol6e remarquable de la.
ylateur Bl6riot ct celles d'autree
avisteurs nous lndiquent qua Ia.
lvenir la6roplane sera capable de
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-08-13
2eme JOurnee

Mercre Ii await lieu dams l'6gllse
Saint. Patrice une messe soIennelle
de requiem.
Sa Grandeur Mgr rArcheveque
de Montreal await tenu ellie. meme
q presider cette cer6mon1e funebre
pour les forestiers disparus. Mgr
Bruch6sie await CONNIE assistant q
l'autel, M. le chanoine LePallleur,
cure de la paroisse Saint. Enfant
Jesus du Mile End; les d1acres
d'honneur 6taient les R6v6rends
NM. Provost, cure de Bennington,
ct Singleton de Montreal; le Rev.
M. Elliott, de la paroisse Saint.
Patrice remplissait les fonctions
tide diacre d'ofice ct le Rev. M. Pi-
Ion, de la paroisse Saint Enfant
Jesus du Mile. End, celle de sous
dlacre.
Au cours de la c6r6monie. Sa
Grandeur Mgr Bruch6sie, adresss
quelques paroles. II tit avec
tout sou 6loquence habltuelle, une e
touchente ct tres sympathique al
lusion aux membres de lordre dis
parus pour aller vi7re dams un
monde meilleur,
Ii exprima sa plus vive satlsfac-
tion de volr les Forestiers Catholi.
ques r6unis en- ce moment dams sa
vile archi6piscopale ct apres avoir
appel6 les benedictions du Ciel sur
leurs tetee, ct termina en- leur SOU
haitant tout le success don't Ills
evaient besoin pour le plus grand
plen de leur ordre.
A 10 heures de l'avant mid, ,tous
Is delegu6s ont assiste q une pa
rade des pompiers sur le champ
de mars, sp6cialement preparee
pour eux. Les voitures de notre
brigade ont d6fil6 ct ont 6volu6
pendant pres dune heure aux cha
leureux applaudissements des vi
siteurs qui ne tarissaient pas de-
loges sur le splend1de equippement
du d6partement de feu de Mont,
real.
Immediatement apres la parade
des tramways sp6ciaux ont conduit
les delegu6s au belvedere de Ia
montague ou q midi pr6cis un
lunch leur a 6t6 servi.
! Apres avoir joui tout q leur aise
du joli programme d'amusement
qui await etc prepare q leur inten
ton par leurs freres de Montreal
lies d6l6gu6s qui prennent part q le
convention biennale internatlona
le de rOrdre des Forestlers Catho.
liques Sc sont r6solnment mis-
iP@uvre mercredi apres midi et
dams respace de quelques heuret
on q absttu de la bonne ct solide
besogne.
3 Toute Ia s6ance de l'aprea-mid
ainsi que celle du soir ont etc con
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-08-13
Convention deS
Forestiers~Cat

sacrees q la discussion du rapport
du comit6 de la constitution, qui
contenalt un certain nombre dc
arrangements aux lois generates de
la societ6. La plupart des amende.
meuts sugget6s ont 6t6 adopt6s
apr4s avoir subj certaines modifi.
cations.
La question de la classification
des risques a donn6 lieu surtout a
une Tongue ct vive discussion,
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CE QUE NOS LECTECRs POURRA1ENT FAl-
RE FACILEMENT
Tel que nous lavons dit a plusieur
reprlses PEcHo DE L'OUEsT Sc fait tou
jours un plaisir de publier toute nouvel.
le depuis la plus minime jusqu'a Ia plus
importante. Nous prions done nos abon.
n6s ainsi que le public en- general de
nous fafre parvenir CO qu'on almerait s
lire dams les COLONIES de notre journal.
Dams une Vile de Petendue de Mime
apolis ii est impossible de visiter chaque
place d'affaire .ou chaque famllle, mais
ceux qui auraient un compte-rendu d'u'
ne fete quelconque, dun parti de surpri.
Sc, dun pique-nique, dune ceremonie
nuptiale, DUN deces, ou ceux qui aime.
raient q annoncer le depart ou Ia visite
dun parent ou d'un ami. etc.. peuvent
nous fare parvenir ces nouvellea.a pE
cHo DE L'OUEsT se fera toujours un pla1
sir de le rublier
On peut nous fare parvenir ces nous
velles soft en- les apportant directemeh1
notre bureau 3O5 Avenue Centrale, en-
nous telephonant on en- nous envoyan'
par la MALE
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DENTISTE.
Extraction de dents sans doule q
= 1921 AVENUE WASHINGTON n
Mipneapoiis Micn
Les NouveIIeS

CE QUE NOS LECTECRs PoURRA1ENT FAI.
RE FACILEMENT
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Nous enverrons I'm numero specimen
du journal a toure personne qui en- fera
la demande.
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-Vous connaissez le banquier
X....Y ii a fait fortune ct Went
de se retirer des affaires avec de
lolies rentes.
Oui, des rentes triees sur les
ssvol6s"l
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Nos telephones:
Durant la journ6e: T. S. 1883
Lie solr: T. S. 14Ol3
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-02-05

Main street between the south bound
AIRY lines OF said LOTS and IS, and
th~ north boundary lines of said Lots
10 and 6 aforesaid, said tax TO he as
sessed at an equal and uniform rate
IN accordance with the linear foot
frontage upon said portion of said
street; tD TO defray the expense OF
grading, repairing and improving the
street and sidewalks along n irst West
street between First South aud First
North streets, 10 said Street District
No. 6, at an estimated cost Of s720.-
90, and the property to be especially
affected and benefited 10y such i'm
provements 10 the property abuttiug
on the east aud west sides Of said
First West street between said First
South and First North streets, said
taA to be assessed at an equal aud un-
form rate In accordance with the lin
ear foot frontage upon said porti IN of
said street; (g) to defTay the expense
OF grading, repairing and improving
the street and sidewalks along said
Second West street between Normal
Avenue and First North street, In
Street District No. Z, at an estimate d
cost of s4sJ.00, aud the property to
be especially affected and benefited
by such improvements ls the property
abutt ng on tho east and west sldes
OF Second West street between Nor
NAL Avenue and Fret North street,
said tax tn DO assessed ut an equal
and uniform rate in accordance with
tho linear foot frontage upon said
portion Of said street; (hj to defray
the expense Of grading, repairing and
Improving the street ard sidewalks
alonR Third West street between Fire,
South and First North streets in said
! Street District No. 8, at an estimate ed
cost OF S720 90, and the property tc
lee especially affected aud benefited
, by such improvements Is the property
, admitting on the east and west sides oil
said Third West street between said
Fret South and First North streets,
, said Tux TO be assessed at an equaI
aud uniform rate in accordance viii
the linear foot frontage upon ssiC
portion of said Third West street; g.
, to defray the expense Of grading, re
pairing and improving the street enc
, sidewalks along said Second Wes
street between the south boundary
, lines of Lot 10, 10 Block 46 and Lo
/ In Block 81, Plat b. Cedar Cit!
, Town Survey and tho north boundar,
, lines of Lot - in Block "a, and Lo
, 8 In Block SO, said Plat b, In StIee
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-02-05

NOTICE. United states faud Office salt
Lake City, Utah, Dec. -. iWS. To whom Il may
concern; Notceis hereby given that the State
OF Utah has filed liz this Office lists oi lands Sc
lected by the said state undes section 8 of the
Act OF Congress, approved July 10. 1891 as Iu-
dennity Schvol Lands, as follows, viz: MEN
sen sec. y; NWA NMA sec. ~; NwA SWA;
NEA NWlf; WIZ MEN sec. %, n. ~ s., r. "
w., Serial Ui2i3; NWA: M SEA; M SWl4
sec. q, A. 30 s., r.. 10 w, Serial 0l2l9; EH NEl
sec II; NWH NWN; SIS NWA sec. ~. Il, SO S .
X. l6 W.. SEA sen sec %. g. s. s.. n. n W..
Serial Olaii; Nc sec. y, aud 81 sec. 4. r. 90 s
r. Is w Serial ui2t2; NWA sec. ~; NEA sec.
u, We SWA; NWA: VIZ NEA sec. n, Il. Sc
s.. X. 10 W.. serial Ol 400; all sec. 10. r. &c ). r.
10 w, Serial 0l2lT. Copies Of said lists SO far
as they relate TO said tracts by descriptive sub
divisions have been conspicuously posted In
this Office for inspection by any person interest
ed aud by the public generally. This notice
will be published Tor Eve successive week aud
during this period. under departmental In
attractions of April ~ 1907, protests or contests
against the claim of the state to any of the
hracts or subdivisions hcrcinbefore described
on the ground that the same Is more valuable
for mineral than for agricultural purposes
will be received aud noted Tor report To- the Geu
errl Land Office at Washington, II, &. Faliur,
| SO TO protest or contest, within the time speci
| fled. will be considered sufficient evidence OF
the uon-uiiueral character OF the tracts aud the
selections thereof being otherwise free from oh
| lection, will be recommended for approval
| T.. ID. II. THOMPSON, Register
| First Ian. S-Last Feb. 81
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-02-05


Notice Quilted States Land Office, Salt Lake
City, Utah, Dec 20 1908. To whom Il may con-
Germ: Notice Is hereby given that the State of
Utah has filed in this office lists of lands select
ed by the said state, under section of the Act
of Congress, approved July 10. 1894, as Indcmni.
" school lands rs follows. viz: VIZ SEA soc,
"a, NJ NEA sec. a. n. 81 5 n. ~ W, Serial
ol2l5, and SEA NwA sec. "a, T. 81 s.. X. 10 W,
Serial 0i2ia Copies of said lists, so far as they
relate To said tracts I v descriptive subdivisions
Ia e been conspiCuOusly posted IN this Office
for inspection by any person Interested and by
the public generally. This notice will be pub
lished for five consecutive weeks, aud duriug
this period. under departmental instructions OF
April y, 1907, protests or contests against the
claim of the state To any of the tracts or subii-
visions hereinbeiore described on the ground
that the same IL NOR. valuable for mineral
thaa for agricultural purposes will be resolved
aud noted tor report TO the General Land Oncc
at Washington D. c. Failure so 60 protest or
contest within the time specified viii be con
sidercd sufficient evidence of the nou-mineral
character of the tracts aud, the selections
thereof belug otherwise free front objection,
will be recommended for approval Il. d. X.
THOMPSON, Register.
First Jan. & Last Feb 81
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-02-05

90, and the property to be especially
affected and benefited by such i'm
provements is the property abutting
on the east and west sides of Second
East street between First South and
First North streets, said tax TO be as
sessed at an equal and uniform rate
In accordance with the linear foot
frontage upon said portion OF said
street (d) to defray the, expense OF
grading, repairing and improving the
street and sidewalks along First East
street between First South and Sec
ond North streets. in Street District
No. 4, at an estimated cost of $1,000. :
90, and the property to be especially
affected and benefited by such i'm
provements Is the property AUDITING
on the east and west sides OF said
First East street between First South
and Second North streets, said tax to
be assessed at an equal and uniform
rate in accordance with the linear
foot frontage upon said portion of
said street; (e) to defray the expense
of grading, repairing and improving
the street and sidewalks along Main
street, between the south boundary
lines of Lot 3, Block IL, and Lot Is,
Block 16, Plat b, Cedar City Towu
Survey, and the north boundary lines
OF Lot 10, Block SO, and Lot 9,
Block 81, of said Plat 3, in Street
District No. 8, at an estimated coat
OF $1,000. 90. aud the property 20 be
especially affected and benefited by
such improvements is the property
abutting on the east and west sides Of
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-02-05
Notice of Intention 10 Tax.
To Whom II Nay Concern:

To Whom II Nay Concern:
Notice Ia hereby given of the in
tention of the City Council of Cedar
City, Utah, TO levy u special tax and
provide for tho assessment upon the
property hereinafter described la Ce.
dar City, Utah, viz: (al the proper
ty ahuttlng on the east and west sides
of Fourth East street. between First
South street aud Center street, In
street District No. L: (b) the prop.
erty AUDITING on the east and west
sides of Third East Street, between
First South street and First North
street, In Street District No. 2; (c)
the property AUDITING on the east and
west sides of Second East street, be
tween Fret South and First North
streets, in Street District No. 3; Cd
the property admitting on the east and
west sides of First East street, be
tween Fret South street and Second
North street. Ia Street District No.
A.; (el the property abutting on The
east aud west sides of Main street be
tween the south boundary lines of LoI
3, Block II, Plat b, Cedar City Towr
Survey. and Lot Is, Block IL, anC
Plat b, and the north boundary lines
OF Lot Is, Block 90, and Lot 6
Block 81, said plat b. in Street Dis
trict No. s; ~ the property sbuttini
on the east and west sides of Firs
West street between First South stree
and Second North street in Stree
District No. 6; tg) the prorert!
AUDITING on the east and west side
of Second West street. between Nor
NAL Avenue and Fret North street II
Street District No. 4; thl the PROPER
ty AUDITING on the east and west side
of Third West street, between Firs
South street aud First North street Ii
street District M. 8; % tho proper
ty abutting on the east aud west eide
of Second West street between th
south boundary lines Of Lot 10 Bloc
4G, Plat b. Cedar City Town Surve
aud Lot IL, Block AZ. said Plat
and tue north boundary lines of Lo
IL, Block "a. and Lot 9, Block 30
said Plat b, In Street District No. 8
The purpose of said tax is tal {
defray the expense of grading, repair
log and improving the street and sid
walks along said Fourth East stree
between First South street en1 Cente
street, in Street District No. !. at a
estimated cost of $4,000 90, aud th
property to be especially affected an
hapelisted by such improvements
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-02-05


NOTICE United States Land Ofice, salt
Lake City. utch. Jan. 10Th, 1909 To Whom II
May Concern; Notice Is hereby given that the
state of Utah has filed In thls Office lists of
lands, selected by the said state, under Sec
ton OF the Act of Congress approved July 10,
1924. as Indemnity School ands. as follows,
viz; All sec. 80, Up. 81 s II. W., Serial No.
Ol3ai, 81 sec, n; w sec -. tp 80 s., r. W.
Serial No. 0l2g2; All see. % tp. 81 s., r. W,
Serial No 0l39J; So sec 3, 80. 30 s., X, 10 W.
NwIf NEb Sec Is, tp. 2s s.. r, 8. w, Serial
No. Oi3S6; ElS sec. u; So sec. o, 70. ~ ". 10
W., serial No. Oi30s; NWA; Wa NEH; EM
SwA sec. %; NE4 sec 40, tip 80 -, II. W.,
NWh NWi4 sec. q N&NIfA; SWil NEA sec.
4; M SwA sec ~. TIP. 33 $, X. W., NEA
SEX sec. IL; M SWI4 sec 10, Up. 40 s., R. w,
Serial No. 0liOl; So SW4 SW14 sen sec, ~
ny NwA; NW4 MEN sec %; MEN NEA sec.
No. oi3s7; WI NwA; VIZ swA sec. "a, tp. -
) r.. w, NEA; SWA SEA; SEA NWh; NJ
SKA sec. 20, to- SO -. II. 10 W., serial No 0l393;
NEA SWA sec. 3, tip. 81 s., II. . W., NWA NE
sec. II, tp. 35 s., X, II W, 50 NEA Sec. ~,
SEA NwA sec, Is, Up. ~ S.. X. 5 W., serial No.
0i3S5. Copies of said lists, far as they relate
To said tracts by descriptive subdivisions, has
been conspicuousiy posted In this office for In
spection by any person Interested, and by the
public generally. This notice will be published
s consecutive weeks, and during this period,
under ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of April %, 1907,
protests or contests against the claim of the
State TO any of thetracts or subdivisions herein
before described on the ground that the same Is
more valuable for mineral than for agriculture
al purposes. will be received and noted for re-
port 20 the General Land Office al Washington,
ID. G. Failure so 10 protest contest within
the specified time, will be considered sufficient
evidence OF the non-ninerai character of the
tracts aud the selections thereof being other
wise free from obi lection will be recomme uded
for approval. +. ID. II. THOMPSON, Register.
First Jan. ~. % Last Feb. %, 09l
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-02-05
Notice for Publication.
Publ Usher. }

Department of the Interior, u. S.
Land Office at Salt Lake City, Utah.
January IL, 1909.
Notice Is hereby given that Daniel
f. Leigh, of Cedar City, Utah, who,
on February 90, 1902. made Home
stead Application No. 1897, Serial
No o1319, for the So NWh and
Lots and 4 of Section 8, township
So s, r. IL W., Salt Lake Meridian,
has flied notice of intention to make
Final five year Proof, to establish
before the Clerk OF the District
Court, at Parovsr, Iron County,
Utah, on the 20lh day OF February,
1909.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-02-05

NoTIcE-United States Land Office, Salt
Lake City, Utah, Jan, Q, 1909. To Whom II
May Concern; Notice IL hereby given that the
State of Utah has filed in this Office list OF
lands, Serial No. 0272 selected by the said
State, under Section Of the Act OF Congress-
approved July 10, 1894. as Indemnity School
Lands, viz: VIZ SWA; and Lot II Sec. I. II. 30
S., r. l6 w, S. l.. M. A Copy of said
list so far as IL relates to said tracts
by descriptive subdivisions, has been
couspicuously posted In this Office for In
spectiou by any person Interested, and by the
public generally This notice will be published
for s successive weeks, under departmental
regulations of April IS, 1907 and during this
period protests or contests against the claim OF
the state TO any of the tracts or subdivisions
hereinbefore described, on the ground that the
same Is more valuable for mineral than for ag.
ricultural purposes, will be received and noted
for report 10 the General Land Office at Wash
iugton, ID. G., Failure so 10 protest or contest.
within the time specified, wilt be considered
sufficient evidence Of the non mineral character
OF the tracts aud the selection there Of, being
otherwise free from objection, will be recon-
mended for approval. T.. ID. r. THOMPSON,
Register.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-02-05
faut uames 90 witnesses
"a j. Higbee, VIM. j. McOo

r7uwU,u D. iiIgOee, Wm. y. McOoh
nell, John II CORY and william
Sawyer ell of Cedar City, Utah.
Il. ID. II THOMPSON,
Register
(FiTst Jan. 15-Last Feb. 19.)
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-02-05

Legal Blanks at this once.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25

The trouble with most women"
said Jinx when they had finished
lunch, and he was idly constructing
snap-dragon, with the aid of five very
brittle toothpicks and a well-pleased
and non-brittle feeling of satisfaction
with the day and his own part in the
events thereof. is that they never give
complete attention to the subject un-
der discussion
did you like the steak we had for
lunch?" interrupted Mrs. Jinx, with an
interested and sympathetic smile. II
have found new butcher, little
Dutchman; he has opened up where
Wedderburn used to keep
"As | was about TO state, when you
interrupted me with an entirely irrele-
want remark, the average woman only
gives semiattention to anything that
Is being said, and nine times out of a
possible ten when she opens her
mouth II is to give utterance to some
thought entirely foreign to the matter
forming the subject of the conversa-
ton. Some months ago when Orville
Wright was experimenting with his
aerodrome at Fort Meyer, and when
the eyes of the entire world were fixed
upon him and the papers were full of
the wonderful flights he was making,
friend of mine took his wife to see
the trials of the machine, and, as
Wright and his machine rose into the
air and scared like huge, beautiful
and majestic bird, with nothing but
the blue heaven for background, the
man watched his wife and waited for
her to make some remark, feeling
sure that she would give expression
to some thought or utter some ex-
preston OF amazement that would be
worth treasuring along with the mem.
ory of the day and the intrepid aero
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
A Medium-Sized Journey
BY Strickland w. Gillian.

Henry l.. Xerxes was son of Darius
G.. Xerxes, king of Persia The old
mans middle name was Green, and he
was the original Wilbur Wright of
whom we used to recite at school ex.
hibitions. But long, steady reign is
bad t, the aeroplane business, so Oar
ius told the boy one day:
''Zerk, I'm tired of my job Tag,
you're it,. and Immediately took fight.
The son clouded up and began to
reign violently. Having confined him
self largely to the three buckets-of
blood literature, he took naturally to
the military end of the job, and soon
had an army containing million men
Zerk had swell bunch of rough
necks of all nations with him. Cross.
ing that same old Hellespont, he
treked along the edges of Thrace and
Macedonia. with a thousand converted
cruisers under Fighting Bob Evans
lowering along in the water nearby
When they got to Thermopylae, Zerk
was surprised to see lot of Spartans
and Athenians coagulated there as II
for defensive purposes.
do my eyes fool me?" asked Zerk.
Believing it all to be a joke, he
sent word TO the Greeks that this
merry jest had gone far enough, and
that they had better hand over their
shooting irons.
Tell old Stickinthemud to come
take them" was the sassy reply of
the Spartans, whose mothers had told
them to return with their shields or
pawn them,
We'll, what do you know about
that?"
Finally he had a great skullsplitlng
thought, and exclaimed:
Il know They can't fool me any
longer. Those fellows don't want my
army to go through there!" (See w. J..
Bryan's campaign Joke book
When he had broken this news to
his generals. he sat down on his throne
and began to reign again with great
precipitation (for explanation of this
quip see the weather report. while
he thought over what TO do next.
About this time a NANCY coyote
named Ephiates deserted from the be-
sieged Greeks and Spartans and
tipped OFF TO Zerk a sort OF Sunday
entrance through the canyons, by
which his army might get around back
Of the Greeks and frighten them dread.
fully. Zerk looked into the thing, found
Il was as straight as Eph was crooked,
and sent his 10000 (count them: 90.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
One More Unfortunate
BY Carolyn Wells.

MY dear" said Mr.. Wise, to his
wife, as they sat in their cosy sitting
room, after the evening meal was
over, my dear. never let aTfybody in
veigle you into attempting to do one
of those picture puzzles"
What are they. John?" inquired
Mrs. Wise. I've never seen one"
I've never seen one. either,' de-
clared her husband, "and / hope l
never shall. The boys at the bank to-
day were talking about them. and of
all unspeakable foolishness they are
the worst! Only an idiot would waste
hours of good time puttering over RI
diculous little scraps of jig-sawed
wood"
oh, jig-saw puzzles? No, I've never
seen one, but Mrs. Carter, who was at
our Woman's Culture club to-day, said
they were great fun, and she said she'd
send over one for me to try"
she did, did she? WE'LL you'll send
it back to her unopened. won't have