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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-29
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.

UNIVERSITY CITY HIVE No g..
LADIES OF THE MAt't'ABEES meets
SECOND and fourth Thursdays nj each
r1anth.at : SQ =, III, in odd Fellows
aanGx halt
MRS TuEEr KENDALL. L. c.
MIS-, II f. MURRAY. Il X.
4t3 Alder street
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W ANTEp-fOER OR FIVE ROOM
modern house. furnished ar partly
furnished. close in: no children. Ad-
dress I. 4. w. Missoulian
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would not be confer ted 10 be kept In
the house and doing nothing by rheu-
mattsm. Neither are you. who are
always busy and active. Then don't
neglect the first twinge of an ache or
pain that YOU might hnk il just "A
"crick-" Rub well with Billiards. Snow
I.iniment and no matter what the
trouble is. it will disappear at once.
George Frelsheime-
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FOR RENT-kiNNikiNNIck CABIN

FOR RENT-A FURNISHED LOG
cabin. on Blackfo0t river, for camp
ing parties Inquire nj BARRIER &
Narshalfs store
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FOR sCELLANEous.

ONE 3-INrH AND l - INCH WAC
on. Inquire Cannon 4 Mcleod.
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CLEANING AND DTEING.

PARTISAN CLEANING. DYEING &
Feather Works. 52s Woody street:
phone 730. - Il. Schassberger. man
ager.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-03
The Bread Exhibit,

The big attraction at the Coliseum
Thursday was the bread exhibit. which
contained over $50 exhibits of bread
alone from the ladies of Watervile
Fairfield and Oakland together with
exhibits of bread, doughnuts. cakes
and pies, all in competition for special
prizes of money and barrels OF flour.
the greater part of which are offered
by milling concerns manufacturing,
different brands of flour.
The entries closed at noon and the
superintendent of the department, Mrs
J. Fl. WEIGH assisted by the members
Of the committee had all they could do
to receive and place upon the display
plates the triumphs of culinary art
contributed for the contest
The afternoon was occupied with the
Judging of the exhibit and it was no
Easy matter for the judges. Mrs;
George Chapman of Fairfield. Mrs
Carroll Perkins of Waterville and Mrs
lanes Clarkin of Waterville, to name
he winners, as there was such an ex-
'chent display to choose from.
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Premium Awards.
Cattle.

CLASS 22.-PULLING CATTLE.
Oxen, any sizc-Will Webber. Water
lille, list: L. T. Williams. Topsham,
l; John Fish, Oakland. Sd.
Oxen under 4 TT. IMP. E. Gid
len, Damariscotta Mills, list; Walter
\. Gleason, Waterville, I'd.
Oxen under 7 TT. 2 in.-P. E. Gid
len, Damariscotta Mills, list; John Fish
Oakland, I'd
Oxen. it. 10 in. and under-A. D. &
3. j. Libby. Oakland. LIST; Alfred l.
stevens. Oakland, I'd; Walter Gleason
Waterville. Sd.
Oxen, 6 TT. in. and under-A. d. &
B. j. Libby, Oakland, list; Walter Glea
son, Waterville ID
Steers, yrs.-Erank b. Brooks. Gin.
ton, 1st; Harold Howe, Fairfield Center
cd.
Steers. 1 yr.-I.. 4. Williams, Tops.
ham, LIST.
CLASS PEAT. SINGLE ANIMALS
Any age or breed-Mosher & Luce
Pennington, LIST and I'd: D. H. Ting
ley and son. Readfield, 3d.
Two VT. old heifer-D. H. Tingley
& Sen, Readfeld, list; r. E. Gile, Fay
cite, I'd; J. H. Underwood. Fayette, Sd
One year old heifer-E. r. Gile
Fayette. 1st and I'd; j. H. Underwood
Fdyette, Sd.
Hcifer calf-E. E. Gilc. Fayette, Isl
and Sd: T. G. Burleigh Vassalboro. I'd
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PLEASE EXPLAIN.
Why Were These Logs Being Sawed IN
St. John MILF

Van Buren,, Me-, Sept. 2.-That he
saw some of the st. John Lumber Cos.
logs in Cushings mill in st. John. N.
B., was the assertion made under oath
before the st. John river international
commission today by Alexis B. Daigle
Of Madawaska. Me-, an employee of the
Madawaska Log Driving Co.
Three witnesses were heard at the
afternoon session. J. Frazer Gregory
stated that the proportion of the prize
log money that the st. John Lumber
Co. received is in proportion to the
actual driving done from Grand Falls
to Fredericton. 1t is not, he said, in
proportion to their cut, although the
company is mill owner. on the river
and member, for that reason, Of the
st. John Log Driving Co.
During the freshet season, this
spring, said James c. Van Buren,, gen.
eral manager Of the Grand Isle Lum-
Der Co., the majority OF the majority
of the logs would have been on islands.
bars or flats OF the booms If the st.
John and Van Buren, Lumber Com
panies had not held them. He said he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-03
Arrival Of Governor Fernald.

The great event Of the day. the ar
rival of Governor Fernald at the fair
grounds, occurred at 11.30. The Gov
ernOr's party, Including members Of
the staff and Council were escorted to
the grounds by the Waterville Military
Band Of "a pieces, w. d. Haines, lead
err and the procession was headed by
a squad of Waterville police.
The first carriage contained Cover
nor and Mrs. Fernald, Brigadier Cen
eral Elliott c. Dill of Hallowell, and
President Martin F. Bartlett of the
Central Maine Fair Association
Brigadier General James L. Moriarty
of Lewiston, Lieut.. Col. Matthew S.
Goodrich of Waterville. Mayor Frank
Redngton of Watervile and Hon
Fred w. Bunker of North Arson oc-
cupied the second carriage, while in
the third carriage were Col. James Il.
O'Neill of Portland, Col. George NJ.
Kavanaugh of Lewiston and George H.
Vinegar of Oakland.
The party entered at the main gate
and circled about the grounds after
which they were received by j. c. Full
Ter, superintendent Of halls, at the Col
iseum. The party made a tour of the
hall, going through the various aisles
| in such a manner as to visit all the
booths, the Leahy Sisters orchestra
| meanwhile playing appropriate selec-
| tons. Exit was made from the rear
of the Coliseum after which the party
went directly to Exhibition hall and
| thence to the poultry tent, returning
for dinner to the tent of the Winslow
Congregational church, which was
especially reserved for them for this
occasion.
The members OF the Governors par
ty occupied seats in the grand stand
in the afternoon and witnessed the
races and other attractions with which
they were very much pleased.
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CONTINUED from Page One.)

being well matched the greater par,
of the way around. Dimple X. finished
first in 2.l9A with Rather c., whc
started in the sixth position, second
Gurth finished close with Rather G.
giving him a hard hight on the home
stretch. The horses got a handsome
scndoff in the second heat and were
we'll punched all the way around ex-
cept in the back stretch, where they
opened up a little. Dimple X. and
Pollard Wilkes had hot fight on the
home stretch but the Gerow mare won
out with Pollard Wilkes half a length
behind and the favorite, Gurth, in sew
enth position. Rather G.. was the win
ner in the third heat after a hard fight
with both Pollard Wilkes and Dimplc
K. The first six horses of the field
were well punched to the three-quar-
ters post. Dimple X. led all the way
around in the fourth heat with Rather
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-03

past The horse is blue ribbon win
ner in bis class at the Central Maine
Fair.
Bell Roy, the hackney stallion own
ed by DIR. J. A. Ness of Auburn. and
the hay mare. Daisy B., sired by
Wilkes and winner of first prizes In
ladies' and gentlemer's driving class
owned by w. ]. Ford Of Benton Sta
ton, were also exhibited in front OF
the grandstand.
The Aerial Wilson's appeared Sec
ond time, their act this time being an
extremely difficult feat in pole bal
ancirg.
Sheriff Colby Getchell and Deputy
Sheriffs George r. Vickery of Halo
well and J. A. Dawson of Waterville
made a tour of the fair grounds in ar
automobile Thursday forenoon looking
for contraband. They found two pock-
ct pedlcrs in the act of delivering the
goods and placed the men under ar
rest. One gave his name as Charles
Grover of East Benton and the other,
who said that his name was Smith,
claimed to come from Albion.
Sheriff Getchell stated to a Journal
reporter that he never saw conditions
any better on the fair grounds as far
as the observance of law was concern
cd. Conditions along the midway he
stated were better than ever before.
Pickpockets are working this year
on the cars rather than on the grounds,
which is a very easy method and a
great deal less liable to detection. J.
H. Knowles Of Augusta complained
to the police department of the loss
of S. and valuable papers and John
Pooler of POT Water street, Waterville,
informed the officers that he was re-
lieved of 500 while on his way to the
fair.
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Judging of Horses and Cattle.

The judging of horses and cattle
continued during the forenoon. The
following classes of horses were
judged: Trotting bred stations
matched driving horses, saddle horses
ladies' and gentlemen's driving horses,
matched and cross matched ponies in
pairs, ponies, single driver, ponies,
stations. The cattle judged included
Devon stock and their grades. Sussex
stock and their grades, working oxen 5
years old, working steer calves,
matched oxen, years old, pulling
oxen, 7 feet, 6 inches and over, pulling
oxen, sweepstakes, feet, 2 inches and
over, pulling steers, 3 years old, town
teams, sheep, all classes and pulling
steers, 1 year old.
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FRIDAYS Race Entries.

Following arc the entries for the
races Friday in the PIP pace and the
2iS pace. The consolation race will re
main open until the time for starting
it, and is for all horses that have start
Ell and have not won better than fourth
money at the fair meet:
2.12 PACE-PURSE $500.
J. Z. Hanlan. blk g, by Wilkes Boy,
NJ H. Leahy, Boston.
kroxie B.. CHI 6, by Connelley, W. j.
McManemon Boston.
Tony D., by Quad, E. A. Wentworth.
Rockport.
Queen Inez. br m, by Rex American
us. c. Purrill, Ashland.
Little Sweetheart, gr m, by Strong
wood G. w. Gerow. Fort Fairfield.
Lou Foster b m, by Bayard Wilkes,
Frank Wiggin, Lewiston.
Ray del Diablc, CHI 6, Pressure Isle
stables.
isabelle, b m, by Adbell, Pearl Brook
farm, Belfast.
STAKE NO. a, 2.1S PACE-PURSE $500
Dorothy p, Oh IN, by Lord Eden, A.
r. Hoyt, Fort Fairfield.
Lo,lise 3ashford. b h, by Bashford.
=. TX. March, fjlIuS ION.
Altssimus, b g, by Wilkes.
Payiinc, blk, by Online, Henry Bar
ncy Watervlle.
Bobby Wilkes. CHI g, by Emperor
Wilkes. J. W. Withee, Waterville.
Bessie barnes, blk IN, by Zombro, c.
l.. Jackson, FoTcroft.
Little johnny, by Johnny Wilkes.
George Bonaillc, Lewiston.
Doris. b m. by Rupee, w. G.. Rey-
nolds, Winslow.
Alcy Bell, b &, by Alcymont Pine
! Tree stables, Lewiston.
Horsemen are manifesting more in
| tcrest in these two races than in any
| others that have been run during the
| fair Knoxic 3. is considered faVorite
| in the PIP class and J. b. Hanlan sec
| ond. The wise ones are pinning their
| faith to Little Johnny in the 2.1S pace
while Altissimus appears to be second
in rank
| Harry H. Lee of Augusta, the super
| intendent of the horse department. is
| receiving many compliments for the
! thorough manner in which he has look
| ed after the interests of that depart
ment of the fair, and they are certain
| ~ uSSpT.ed 1OE MI. Lee has DeeD one
! of the most hard worked men connected
| with the fair administration and has
/ accomplished very satisfactory results
Il The aerial Wilson's in their darin1
4 revolving ladder and breakaway act.
Il held the immense crowd in the grand
stand almost sDell-bound during thei
! act. Carlotta. Nelson's guideless won
der, who. trots absolutely alone with
| out rider or sulky, lowered he
| previous record of 2.27A. stepping tn,
/ first quarter in .351a and the mile il
| 2.261,.
H Between the heats of the races sew
/ eral fine horses were shown in tn,
II stretch. The veteran driver, "Hod'
Nelson of Waterville, appeared will
II Col Delmar, 214A, by Delmar, Is
| dam, Wilkes Maid under the wire ant
1 proceeded to jog him up and down thu
stretch. The old driver got a grea
! hand from the grandstand as he drov,
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4 = = = : -------------------------
DlsMAsTED IN GALE.
Bangor Schooner Henry cro,bv e.
Used Up-Short Of suonl;..

Pensacola, Sept. The ~.
steamer Eyerilda reported at ,bs ~, "
tom house today that she pass.. "
American schooner Henry cross.. y
Bangor. Me-. about 200 miles ~ x
east Of Cape San Antonio. The scb,'s
er had been dismantled in a hurriss.s. i
and asked to be towed to Soma NJ.
all ner supplies having been exhas
ed. The steamer could not to., n
schooner, but furnished her with ~.
ficient supplies to last her unit, ~ y
could receive assistance.
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DAVIS WATCH STOLEN.
Relic Disappears From New Orlssn
Memorial Hall.

New Orleans. Sept 1T was dis@o2
cred today that the silver watch presenosS
to Jefferson Davis by admirers In W.
ington when he returned as colonel y y
regiment from the Mexican war mas essi
stolen from the Confederate Menns
Hall here. The board of governor, ,.sa
lieves that the theft was perpetualss
more than a year ago. The board y "
communication with person in Me e.'ss
who offers to give information reealu,ssss
the missing relic for cash considering
In the future the Jefferson DAVIS WI VI
at Memorial Hall will be kept under III ~
and kew. Heretofore any one could w
through the place. which holds thous1tss
of letters and personal articles o.
President of the Confederacy. ~
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trotted on that day. The horse got the
word the first time down in the third
heat. Coquette ran away from the
field at the three-quarters pole and
came down the home stretch and I'M
der the Wire fully three lengths ahead
of the rest Of the field. Frank G. fin
ished second after warm scrap with
Uncle Dick. Coquette stepped away
just us lively in the fourth heat as In
the third and the race was seen to be
plainly hers before the first half was
finished. Frank c. was again second
with Uncle Dick third and Flute L.,
who broke badly on the first quarter,
setting her back so far that she could
not regain the distance lost, fourth.
The summary:
Coquette, b. M, by Moquette
tGefOW) ............. .........o L
Frank c.. CHI g. (Nelsom al 3 2
Uncle Dick. b. 6. (McMane-
Flute L., b. m. (Jordan - 4 4
Frank r. H., b. 6. (Smith) ..5 DIR
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knew Of no better method :.
'ogs than that In use at van Ba,'7' !
Late this afternoon the cor vr,sa
adjourned to meet in st. john = q
Sept. 8. I.
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The time by quarters.
First heat-34, los, Las, 2.20H.
Second heat--.35, 10, las. 220A.
Third heat--.35, 1.09, las, 2.20A.
Fourth heat-.36, 1.12, LAT, 2.23A.
3-MINUTI CLASS, TROT OR PACE
PURSE $500.
The first heat in this race was won
by Alice. Don Boy looked like VIM
nrr all the way around but broke just
before coming in under the wire, let
ting both Alice and Bayard NJ. pass
him. Alice won the second heat after
a lively scrap with American Chimes.
Bayard NJ. was placed seventh on ac-
count OF miXup on the track stretch
in which a wheel of the sulky was
broken. The third heat was much
faster than the other two. the mile
being made in 2.20h. Alice was frs,
with American Chimes a close second
and the Augusta horse, Bayard NJ,
third The summary:
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DtpdI NVIIIdI -NdIIIe I dII.
G. a good second. Dora l.. broke on
the last turn and IA collision followed
between her and Star. in which a. f.
Russell, the driver of Dora L.. was
thrown, and the black mare freed her.
self from the sullly and ran nearly
quarter of a mile before she was stop
ped. The summary:
Dimple n b. M by KcntOn
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Chester Dare, blk. g. (Wil-
The time by quarters.
First heats. 1885,. 1.43A. 21914.
Second heat-.3i. 100. l.43, 2.19A.
Third hcat-.3i, Los. l.43A. 2,lSH.
Fourth heat-3t1a. 100, IL, 2.2bM.
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Wesibrook SeHta
Stevens Ave. and College =
Portland, Maine.

Offers special advantages 70 orSolr
ton for admission to college q tcs
sional school; for teaching:. o. "a cos
work of everyday life. AdyancJ tescls
for advanced students. Trainsrh
High standards. Home ;iiustsl
Year opens Sept. 20. 1909 Foolr,atiopt
catalogue and further INTO. Yest<1
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2.24 TROT-PURSE $500.

The first heat in this race was close.
Clorinda and Roderick led the field al
most neck and neck for nearly half Il
mile and then Rather G. forged ahead
and passed both of them under the
wire. The second heat was very close,
Clorinda coming under the wire barely
a neck ahead of Miss Fannie Delmar
with Emperor Wilkes a good third.
The third heat was an exciting one,
Miss Fannie Delmar, CIornda, Emper-
or Wilkes and Lucy BeroW We're
punched on the last half with some
distance between them and the other
six horses of the field. The finish was
close between Miss Fannie Delmar and
Clorinda. There was just time enough
left to complete the fourth heat before
SHUTDOWN The horses got the word the
first time down. Emperor Wilkes, Jr.,
and Clorinda made a dead heat of it
with Miss Fannie Delmar a good third
Lucy Baron was last in the heat on
account of an accident to the sulky on
the back stretch. The summary:
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Miss Fannie Delmar b. m.
Woodbury. .................1 l 3
Clorinda, blk. m. (BurrilD 20 1 0
Emperor Wilkes, Jr., blk. h.
tSmalD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 0
Attorney At Law, b. 6. (Nel-
SOIiJ - y 1
Lucy Baron, br. m. QOWe) Sc
Roderick b. h. (McMane-
mon) Observation-Disclosures. s
Whisper, b. h. (Willard) .....5 I 6 )
Emily Gail, b. m. perry ....S 6 S G
Northern Atlas, CHI. h. (John-
son, Observation-Disclosures DIS
Wilkes Sherwood, blk. g.
(Waite1 - 6S
Lower coast gazette., 1909-06-05
He PUZZLED THE RRITIsHER
evidently poorkeeper Had Never
6eard Of the Lord That Amsrl.
a Minister Served.

Judge George F. Lawton of the MID.
dlesex probate court told me a story
the other day Of an American minis.
Ter VINO was spending his ~sabbatical
year travelling abroad. Arriving IN
London, he made every effort to get
an intimate view of the Two branches
OF parliament in session. OF course
no stranger Is allowed on the floor OF
Inc house Of lords, but the minister
not knowing this, and with the usual
amount of American push, tried to
make his way in. There is a rule.
however, that servants Of the various
lords may be admitted to speak to
their ministers. Seeing the minister
walking boldly In, the doorkeeper
asked:
What lord do you server"
What lord?" repeated the aston.
ished American, the lord jehovah"
For a moment the doorkeeper hest.
tated and then admitted him. Turn
ing to an assistant standing near, he
said:
He must mean one of those DOOR
scotch lairds ."--Boston Record.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-06-05

it. Before 1 had taken one bottle t
was better, and now l am completely
cured."-LENA V. HENRY, Route No.
3, Adrian, Ga.
Why will women take chances with
an operation or drag out a sickly,
half-hearted existence, missing three
fourths of the JOY of living, when they
can find health in Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable COmpound2 e.
For thirty years it has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
has cured thousands Of women who
have been troubled with such all
ments as displacements, inflammation,
liberation, tibroid tumors, irregulari-
ties, periodic pains, backache, indiges
ton, and nervous prostration.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia r. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound will help you,
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass, for advice. Your letter
will be absolutely confidential,
and the advice free.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-06-05
Women to Flight tuberculosis.


One million women, representing
cities. towns, villages and isolated
rural settlements in every section OF
the country, are to-day enlisted in q
campaign against tuberculosis, accord.
Ing to a statement issued by the Ma.
tional Association for the Study and
Prevention of tuberculosis. In legis.
~latures, In congress at Washington, in
society gatherings, in churches and
clubs, through speaking and writing
In every possible way. the women Of
the country are pe%rsistently fighting
consumption.
With an organization established In
every state of the country, under the
direction of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, and with associated
clubs in Alaska, the Hawaiian islands.
Porto Rico and the canal zone, the
women OF the country have entered a
systematic crusade to carry the mes.
sage of the prevention and cure of
tuberculosis into every American
home.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-06-05

preferences they may have had for
other candidates. Said one man, who
is at the head of one of the depart.
ments:
In my mind, Mr.. Pinchot is one of
the lfkeliest men that has been named;
in fact, in my mind he is the likeliest
man that could be named as DR.. An
gels successor. Mr.. Pinchot is broad
gagged, strong, with backbone to put
through any needed measure and to
see that the measure is maintained
afterward. A man exceedingly at.
fable and courteous, and, above all, a
mai of diplomacy.
Mr.. Pinchot is a man Of the day
and age, and of the caliber that will
keep abreast of the times, and he will
be n of the foremost men in the
public eye for years and years after
most public men Of to-day are laid
away on the shelf, as past their pub.
lie usefulness. He is a MAJ of strong
character, just such az is needed at
the head of such an institution as
Michigan when President Angel shall
lay down the duties of Office"
MI. Pinchot is highly educated, and
has served the government as spe-
cial commissioner to foreign countries.
This training has had a broadening Of
feet upon a man naturally broad in
his ideas, and he seems to-day to be
the most logical man for the vacancy
that will occur at Michigan when DR..
shall retire from active admin.
istrative duties.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-06-05
ONE THING THAT WAS CERTAIN
No Doubt In the Bageaseman's Mind
as to Contents Of What Looked
Like Coffin.

IN an emergency the manufacturer
OF Limbnrger cheese was forced to
use strategy with a shipment. Ordi.
narily his product went in special
cars. but in this instance no car was
available and the order must be filled.
Two hundred pounds of the fragrant
comestlble was put in a rough, OBJ
long box, and taken to the railroad
oaggageroom. Then the manufactur.
er bought a ticket for himself and the
box, and entered the train. At the
first stop he went ahead to the bag.
gage car to see that there was no
trouble. He stood by the box in a
disconsolate attitude and shaded his
eyes with his hand. The baggageman
was sympathetic. "A relative?" he
asked. eyes," answered the manu-
f%acturer. 1T is my brother" well"
said the railroad man, philosophically,
you have one consolation. He's dead,
Au rtght."-San Francisco Argonaut.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-06-05
Mutual Surprise.

A mission worker in New Orleans
was visiting a reformatory near that
city not long ago when she observed
among the inmates an old a~cquaint.
ance, a negro lad long thought to be
q model of integrity. Jim" ex.
claimed the mission worker. "Is it
possible / find you here?" "Yassum,"
biithely responded the backslider. "T's
charged with stealin' a barrel O. sweet
pertaters." The visitor sighed. "You.
JIM" she repeated. II am surprised"
"Yassum," said Jim. 80 was l or I
wouldn't be here!"