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Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21

81 will run and ask her now" said
Dixie. II can get ready to go right
away"
Mrs. Calendar, did you find a piece
of paper with the chi1d's name on it?"
she asked when they had greeted
Dixies parents.
YES" said Mrs. Calendar.
ut Is my child" cried the princess.
May / have her back for my own"
"If you will allow us to go to Japan
and make our home there" said Mrs.
Calendar
"Yes, will give anything you wish"
said the princess. Anything to get
my baby back"
when shall we leave for Japan?"
asked Mrs. Calendar.
Tomorrow" said the princess.
LAVOHN WELLMAN,
1927 Wall street. Trinity street
school.
well, what is your name, them"
asked the princess?
81 don't know what 1t is" replied
Dixie, "but papa tells me he got me
when / was a baby only years DID,
Doesn't he know anything about
you before?" asked the princess, "and
where did he get you?
HE got me at an orphans home,
and they said was found in box on
an island. Some chlldren had Iouha
me-"
How does it come that your papa
got your"
"Oh, he was at the home. / held out
my hands to him. He could not stand
the temptation, so he adopted me and
here | am"
When Dixie went home she told her
papa what the princess had said. SO
he went to the home and found out
who had brought Dixie there and where
she was from. AS luck would have 1t,
the children had kept the box that they
had found the tiny baby in.
The princess came to see the box.
and at the sight of 1t she uttered cry
of joy. for 1t was the one that her baby
was put in. So they at last had the
whole story cleared up, though 1t had
taken them a year to hunt up details.
Dixie was going to keep on at school
till she was 20 years old, then she was
going with her father and mother Tor
q journey. LEILA CAMPBELL'
Lankershim. Grade s.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21

Then have a suite of parlor furniture
or odd pieces, just as you prefer. The
next room should be the music room,
and here every instrument you can
find a picture of should be put, from
organs to banjos. Don't have any car
pet in the music room and have any
furniture you use of wood only; no
upholstering, as it deadens the sound
of music.
The library can come next-and here
you will want q stained wood floor
paint it a dark brown with lots Of
rugs. Have some comfortable chairs,
a desk, a big table and then fill up the
rest of the room with bookcases and
shelves. In any of the rooms you can
cut out windows if you want to and
drape them with both sash curtains
and long ones.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21

II do wish there was button fairy"
thought Myra. "who would come and
drive this elf away"
Just then the elf fell to the floor ker-
flop, and Myra looked and saw a beau
tiful little fairy with gauzy wings
standing just where the elf had been.
Myra said: "Can you help me keep
my work basket and buttons homer
The fair replied: II am the Queen of
Sewing" and she gently commanded
the buttons to stop rolling around the
floor and get right in their box.
The little queen then said: MY dear
child, you must remember to be useful
or | cannot live in this room, and If
l go the buttons have been telling me
they will go with me, as they do not
love lazy girls"
Next morning when Myra awoke the
first thing she saw was the pink work
basket, looking so fresh and dainty
that she jumped up and took it right
over to her little white bed, and in
few moments all tht buttons and other
things were in their boxes.
She fancied she could hear the but
tons saying:
"After all, Myra is a dear child, and
we are going to try her again and see
If she will sew us on, and once more
be called 'Papa's dear little sewer
lady, philadelphia Record.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
A ROUND OF CONVERSATION

Here is game to test your ingenuity
One player must stand in a circle of
others and ask someone, What do you
know about the moon?" He need not
necessarily say the moon; he can
choose any subject he wants to, but
we will suppose, to illustrate the game,
that that is what he has chosen. The
first player answers, for instance,
THE moon is made of green cheese"
Whereupon the questioner asks the
next person, what do you know
about green cheese?" II know it is
eaten with crackers" that person
answers. "What do you know about
crackers?" he asks the next one. II
know they are baked in an oven," is
the reply what do you know about
ovens?" falls to the next. 'T know
they are blackened with stove polish"
is the answer. "And what do you
know about stove polish?" continues
the questioner 81 know it is blacker
than silver polish" is The response.
Now we have probably come to the
last player, and in his answer he must
bring the conversation back to the
subject it started from, in this case
the moon. If he cannot do this before
the questioner counts ten he loses and
must be questioner himself. In this
particular case when asked what he
knows about silver polish we will hope
he has presence of mind enough to
answer, 81 know it makes things
bright as the moon"
With the next round the questioner
should begin somewhere else in the
circle, so that the same person need
not finish the game.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21

girl would call to her to come play,
Myra would sew on lust one button
and then throw everything in the bas-
ket, instead of putting them in their
boxes, and leave her fathers clothes
all around the room.
He felt very sorry that Myra was
forgetting all about her pretty work
basket. so one evening he gently re-
minded her that her mother was sew
ing all the buttons on alone, instead of
having a dear little daughter help her.
Myra felt quite sorry to think she
had neglected her sewing, but when
she went upstairs and looked in the
disorderly work basket she felt still
more sorry.
''I must get right at the missing but
tons again tomorrow" she said.
Then different mood came over her.
There is Ethel" she added; "she
does not have to bother over a tire
some work basket. l will not sew on
another button, so there!"
Myra now jumped into her soft little
bed. By and by what should she see
but q queer little elf standing on the
table lust where the work basket
ought to be.
He had such an odd high hat on
his head; and he wore long pointed
shoes!
''oh Mr.. Elf" cried Myra; chow glad
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21

am to see you! Have you come to
live with us?"
And he answered: "I am a work
basket Elf! Look at me closely!"
Then Myra saw he had the. work
basket and everything that belonged
in it packed up and hanging to him!
When she said: What is the mat
ter?" the work basket. which had
folded itself up like a suitcase, re-
piled: "Myra we have decided to go
away; we do not care to stay in lit
tie girls room who does not love u.s..
I have been talking. to the buttons
and find they are just as determined
as 1 am to go away"
The buttons at once piped up:
We are buttons, large and small,
And we're going to roam;
Myra doesn't love us,
Myra won't stay home.
The scissors interrupted:
Myra used to me,
And with pride 1 piled;
Now she never sees me,
So 1 guess I'll glide
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21

Get a drawing book. or any book
wRh iiiick, white, unruled sheets,
about 1Si inches long and 10 or 10 inches
wid6. Open to. the second page oppo-
site the inside cover and paste there a
picture of some pretty house. You can
find plenty of pretty houses in the ad-
vsrtising pages of magazines.
Make the next sheet the piazza.
Here you can put straight chairs and
rocking chairs, hammocks, table with
some books and a jardiniere with some
flowers, IL you can find one. A little
Japanese stool looks pretty, too. Cut
out door, paste it down on the paper,
on only one side, so that you can open
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
HIS RECEIPT

southern banker recently told the fol-
lowing about his S-year-old son: The boy
had been Invited to spend week with some
little friends In the country. stay and keep
me company, Jack" said his mother.
'Father goes travelling this week, and
shall be all alone. Here is five-dollar bill
for you instead OF the visit"
Jack promptly closed with the offer. and
the banker as promptly borrowed the SO. at
current interest, thereby keeping, as he OBJ
served, when telling the story. both the boy
and the money in the family.
Some two months later Jack wanted to
recall the loan.
what IS do you mean?" asked the
banker.
why the Ave I gave you"
'I haven't any five dollars"
But 1 gave II to you. Mother didn't l
give him Ave dollars? You saw me-"
'sI certainly did" she replied
'Wheres your receipt, then?" demanded
his father. do you mean to say you've been
lending money without getting black and
white to show for it2'
'Mammie," said the boy appealing to his
nurse didn't give papa five dollarsT"
you poh' little lamb" Indignantly ex-
claimed the old woman Goose you done glib
1t to him, honey"
'There papa" said the budding lawyer,
triumphantly 'there's the black and white
of it."-The Delineator.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
How to Make a Paper Dollhouse

it, and cut the book from underneath.
over the door put a hanging lamp.
The next page is. of course, the hall.
This needs a carpet, so take wall pa
per, if you have any; dark color
would be best, and paste strip about
four inches wide along the bottom of
the sheet Put some hall chairs here,
a card-receiver. a hat rack and fire.
place, an old-fashioned clock, a lamp
and, if you have room enough, you
might use an old-fashioned sofa.
Now comes the parlor. Use some
light wall paper for the carpet as in
the hall. Cut out pictures for the wall
and a long mirror if you can find one.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
CARRIED WATER FROM
THE BROOK FOR MOTHER

A STURDY little figure it was,
"a trudging bravely with a pail of
"A water. So many times it had
passed our gate that morning that
curiosity prompted us to remark:
"You are a busy little girl today?"
"Yess, m"
The round face under the broad hat
turned toward us. 1t was freckled ana
perspiring, but CHEEKY withal.
"Yes, m; 1t takes a heap of water
to do a washing"
"And do YOU bring it all from the
brook down thee?"'
"oh, we have it in the clstern mostly
only it's been such a dry time lately"
And Is there nobody else to carry
the water?"
Nobody but mother, an she is
washin'."
We'll, you are a good girl to help
her."
II was a well considered compliment,
but the little water carrier did not con-
slider 1t one at all, for there was
look of surprise in her gray eyes and
an almost indignant tone in her voice
as she answered: ''Why, of course
help her. / always help her to do
things all the time; she hasn't any
body else. Mother'n me are partners"
Solicited ETHEL McMAM.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU

June 28, 1912, Jean Jacques Rousseau
was born at Geneva, Switzerland.
Near the town is a little island-the
size of a mans hat, so to speak-which
bears the name of the great philoso-
pher and reformer. On this little
mound of well kept earth, surrounded
by a blissful lake, the boy Jean, then
not dreaming of greatness, loved to
play and to think, and there today one
may see a beautiful statue of Rous-
seau as he apeared in the prime of
his life.
1t was to Geneva that Rousseau's
forefathers fed when suffering the per-
secutions of a French king on account
of their Professionalism. And there the
family remained for several genera
tions, enjoying a certain freedom OF
belief that was refused them in france.
One of the descendants was to become
a leader of men, teacher ana PM
losopher whose name shall shine from
the pages of history so long as the
love of freedom is enshrined in all
mems hearts-Jean Jacques Rousseau.
The birth of little Jean cost his
mother her life and in his "Confes-
sions" Rousseau says: My birth was
the first Of my misfortunes," doubt
less meaning that to be born into the
world without a mother was the worst
calamity that could befall child.
Jean Jacques was a delicate, ner-
vous child and seldom engaged in the
rough-and- sports of his more
rugged comrades. His was seriously
strange nature even in youth, and full
of contradictions in later life. On
brother seven years his senior the lit
tie Jean lavished most of his warm.
childish affection, and one day, while
the father was lnflicting chastisement
on the unruly elder son. Jean, whose
heart was torn at the sight of his
brothers suffering, flung himself be-
tween the victim and the heavy whip
welded by the irate father and re-
ceived the blows intended for the er-
ring one. A short time later the
scapegrace brother took the key to
the fields and went his way, never
letting his father and loving little
brother know what was his fate. From
the day of his departure he was never
heard of again, and Jean spent many
lonely hours grieving over him.
After a short term of school at
Bossy Jean Jacques returned to Ge-
neva to go into some occupation for
his livelihood. He went as a clerk in
a notary's office, but was soon dis
charged on account of "dullness and
incapacity." Next he was apprenticed
to an engraver a harsh, domineering
MASTER whose cruelty to Jean made
him resort to falsehood and deceit
when in danger of punishment for
some error in his work. The sensitive
boys life with the engraver became
so miserable and full of fear that at
last, when not quite 16, he fled his
masters house, following the example
set him by his scapegrace brother.
And from that time he became his own
master, made his own way in life,
though he never succeeded in making
either money or friends. His was so
strange a nature that few would toll
understand his greatness.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
Selecting a College

II never knew you to take an inter-
est in football before
"Well, baby is years old now. Time
a careful father was looking into tha
respective merits of the various edu-
cational institutions"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-21
WELL DESCRIBED

Three year-old Louise when riding on
rapidly moving electric car gazed intently
out of the window few moments, then ex-
claimed Mother, just look at the sticks
telephone poes) running home'-The
Delineator
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-06-10
THIS IS MY 44TH BIRTHDAY
FREDERICK A. COOK

Dr. Frederick A. Cook, the arctic ex- plorer, whose friends have become alarmed about his safety and have is- sued an appeal for money with which Co equip a searching expedition, was born in Sullivan county, New York, June 10, 1865, and was educated at the Univerity of New York. His first exper- fence as an arctic explorer was gained in 1891. when he went north as sur geon of the Peary expedition. Subse' auently he acted as surgeon to the Bel gium Antarctic expedition in 1897. Dr. Cook started on his present expedition to the far north in the summer of 1907. He wintered on the Greenland coast, and in the last letter received from him, dated March z, 1908, he was about to make dash for the pole. He was then forty miles north of Cape Thomas Hub bard, on the Polar sea. It was his plan to return last autumn and his fail ure to do 50 has caused considerable alarm among his friends. M
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-06-10
PIMA

PIMA June p.--Mrs. William All red is home from Clifton, and expects to remain here permanently.
 Alvin Lanes has secured & position in Globe, and expects to stay there for the summer.
 Dr. Dryden was called to the noun tains few days ago to the bedside of Mrs. Oscar Tyler, who was very ill. She is reported much better.
 Mrs. Ethel Kelley has come up from G'obe to remain for few weeks at Pima.
 MS. George Davis of Globe, who has been visiting with Mrs. Marshall Frazier for two weeks, has returned to her home.
 Mrs. Davis and her daughter Jesse of Layton were the guests of Miss Ethel Farren Saturday.
 Ed Follet is home from San Carlos, where he it as work, for visit with his parents and friends.
 Andy Carlson is home from Colorado, after delivering carload of beef cat tie two weeks ago.
 John Dodge is home from California.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-06-10
News of hc Valey
Happenings the Banks of the Fertile Ga Chrouced
 by the Silver Belt Staff of Correspondents

the full name. The guests were enter games. The gentlemen were then re quired to give receipts for cooking some artice of food, which caused much mer- riment among the ladies. The game of dissected birds came next, Leroy O. Snow winning the prize. Guessing the names of popular songs, represented by drawings was enjoyed. The following program was interspersed between tn, games:
 Anecdote--'sO First Pig Pen," by W. w. Pace.
 Recitation--'fT troubles of Wo- men, by Inez Lee.
 Song" Rockin Time" by Christy Knudsen.
 Recitation -"Uncle Joe," by Emma Cuff.
 Violin and piano duet by Ivan Gar diner and Edna Lee.
 Comic reading by Professor Wixom.
 Vocal solo by Julia Ellsworth.
 The social closed at II o'clock and all declared it the most unique anc interesting event of the season. About hundred and fifty people were in at. tendance.
 Miss Edna Allen has gone to Stafford to assist her aunt, Mrs. Thorpe, in the restaurant, until her mother returns from Utah.
 Lon Hancock of Eden was in Thatch- CT Tuesday.
 Leroy c. Snow did not go with the apostles, as reported, but remained in Thatcher to look into the condition of the Mutual Improvement work here.
 Mr. Breckenridge, the agent for the Southern Pacific. is in Thatcher to ship carload of hay. Judge Lewis took dinner with Hon. W. w. Pace and family on Sunday. Platt Curtis is home from Colorado where he took carload of beef cate Bishop Kempton of Eden was in Thatcher Tuesday making purchases preparatory to harvesting his grain. Johnnie Jones, who has been i'll fol several months, is reported very low today.
 William Moore has come in from the range with bunch of beef cattle foi David Lee. Mrs. w. w. Pace celebrated her 52d birthday Tuesday, with family din uer, her married children being heI main guests.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-06-10

A great many people who have trifled with Indigestion, have been sorry for it--when nervous or chronic dyspepsia resulted. and they have not been able to cure 1t
 Use Kodol and prevent having Dyspepsia.
 Everyone is subject to indiges- ton. Stomach Arrangement follows stomach abuse. just as naturally and just as surely as a sound and healthy stomach results upon the taking of Kodol.
 When you experience sourness of stomach. beiching of gas and nauseating fluid. bloated sensation, : gnawing pain in the pit of the stomach, heart burn (so-called), diarrhoea. headaches. dullness or chronic tired feeling-you need Ko- dol. And then the quicker you take Kodoi-tbe better. Eat what you want, let Kodol digest it.
 Ordinary pepsin dyspepsia tab Iets," physics, etc., are not likely to be of much benefit to you. in digestive ailments. Pepsin Is only
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-06-10

Sometimes you may be told that there are other things just as good as De. Wits Kidney and Bladder Pills. That ism t 50. Nothing made is as good as DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills for any ailments of the kidney or blad- der, which always result in weak back, backache, rheumatic pains, rheumatism and urinary disorders. A trial of De Wits Kidney and Bladder Pills is sufficient to convince you how good they are. Send your name to E. c. Dewitt & Co.,, Chicago, for free trial box. They are sold here by Palace Pharmacy and United Drug Co.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-06-10
OtSPONOtNT MINER
 MAKES ATTEMPT ID SUICIDE
sI.AsHEs THROAT, WRISTS AND ANKLES WITH TABLE KNIFE
 BUT MAY RECOVER
WAS CONFINED IN CITY JAIL
EXCESSIVE USE OF ALCOHOLIC DRINK SAID TO BE CAUSE
 FOE DEsPoNDENcY

Mentally unbalanced as the result of excessive drinking, Pat Berry, a miner about 50 years of age, attempted to commit suicide in cell in the county jail, yesterday afternoon, by slashing his throat, wrist and ankles with a table knife.
 For two hours Berry weltered in his own blood, before it was discovered that he had attempted to take lis life.
 The cell resembled shambles when the injured man was removed and gwen medical attention. It was at first thought that he would live but short time, but it developed later that al though weak from loss of blood, he had a chance of recovery.
 Drs. Wilson, McPhecters and Maisch were called as soon as it was discovered that Berry had attempted to end his life. Prompt medical attention stop ped the flow of his life's blood that was slowly ebbing away.
 At the county hospital last night, it was stated that Berry was very weak, but that he was resting easily and apparently had a good chance to re- cove:.
 Berry, who had been on a spree for about ten days, was locked up in jail Monday and yesterday morning was taken before Judge Hinson Thomas for trial. The court was lenient with Der ", fning him $S, with the alternative of eight days ain jail.
 The prisoner did not seem to be in a particularly despondent mood, when he was locked up in the city department, and no one had any idea that he would attempt to end his life. When his dinner was served at noon, Berry secreted one of the table knives and did not return it with the dishes, which were collected at l O clock. He then made an attempt to sharper the knife, one of the ordinary silver plated variety, by rubbing it on the cement floor of his cell. With the edge of the knife roughened enough to serve the purpose, the Respondent man made the attempt against his life.
 He slashed the left side of his throat until several arteries were severed and then gashed the left wrist and left ankle. Paths of blood around the cell showed where the man had walked, dragged himself, and finally fell, pros trated from loss of blood. One of the women prisoners happen ed to look into the cell and seeing the gory condition of the floor, called the attention of Jailor Nash and Judge Hinson Thomas.
 But for this discovery, just in the nick of time, Berry would probably have died from loss of blood. Berry is well known character in town. He is competent miner, but his fondness for drink led him to periodical jags, which always resulted in his being locked up. As rule ht had money enough to pay his fine, bu' l this time. he was unable to raise tht amount and in his Respondent condi ton, induced by the effects of alcohol he attempted to end his imaginary srou- blec.
 Berry told one of the. officers, shortly before he attempted suicide, that h' mad paid nearly $2oo in fines during the past year.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-06-10
PUBLIC AUCTION

JUNE l2--s three quarter bsdsteads, 5 full size bedsteads, mattresses, springs, bedding, chairs, rockers, cen ter stands, extension table, wash bowls and pitchers, dressers, l chiffonief, several wash@stands, 6 art rugs, steel range, 3 heaters, 5 oil heat CTS, lamps, dishes, cooking utensils, and many things too numerous to mention. Mrs. J. Harvey Harris, 424 South Hill street.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-06-10
Sore Nipples.

Any mother who has had experience with this distressing ailment will be pleased to know that cure may be effected by applying Chamberlain $ 5alve as soon as the child is done nurs- ing. Wipe it off with soft cloth be- fore allowing the babe to nurse. Many trained nurses use this salve with best results. For sale by all druggists.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-06-10
THATCHER

THATCHER June 9.--Mrs. Virginia Curtis has gone to Layton to spend a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Ellsworth.
 The Young Ladies association gave a penny social at the Amusement hall Monday evening, the price of admit ance being penny for each letter of
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-06-10
chambsrlain's Cough Remedy the Best

" have used Chamberiain 's COugh Remedy and find it to be the best on the market" says E. W. Tardy, editor of The Sentinel, Gainsboro, Tenn. "Our baby had several colds the past winter and Chamberlain Cough Remedy al ways gave it relief at once and cured it in a short time. always recommend 1t when opportunity presents itself. ]" For sale by all druggists
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-06-10
LOST AND FOUND.

LOST--Lady gold watch, with gold fob. Finder leave at Silver Belt and receive reward.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-06-10

FOR RENT--Four-rOom house. 34l
 Worth Sixth street. Mrs. Mankins.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-06-10

Go to the lndian Hot springs. Taks the Laths and drink the mineral waters 1t will do you good
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-06-10

FOR SALE--Or exchange for Globe property, good paying restaurant and lunch room in San Dimas, Cal. Ad' dress M, Silver Belt.