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squirrel. Ee wigwagged his ears.
shifted, shivered and said:
sHysterical hickory nuts, but my
shower bath is cold this morning!"
TITS the elf prince! It's the elf
princes" screamed the little girl He
thinks he's in the palace
At this the squirrel opened his heavy
eyes and murmured weakly:
Why, hello. it's you! What became
of the promise you broke? Did you
keep the pieces?"
TT rained and they wouldn't let me
come" the little girl cried And when
at last / could come / never could find
you But I'm terribly glad to see you
now"
II forgive you.' sighed the squirrel,
"and since you saved my life, I'm very
much obliged. B-r-r-r! At-choo!
think I'm going to have a chill. You
haven't any hazelnut pills, have you?
That's what squirrels take to cure the
ague. Or, if you could give me glass
of hot peanutade."
when you're well enough to tell
me what happened" said the little girl,
I'D very much like to know"
We'll. you see," said the squirrel elf.
when I saw you last was on the trail
of the scamp.
II spread the word around among all
the squirrels in the park that the Widow
Brindlecoat was terribly worried about
her lost nuts, because she had found
out that they had all been poisoned, and
she was very much afraid that some
body would eat them and get sick.
Immediately all the guilty squirrels
who had eaten some Of the stolen fruit
got sick as sick could be-
THAT was a mighty fine piece Of
did you say Strategy said the little
girl.
.It was very clever, but just little
too clever, for now knew which of the
squirrels were guilty, but I had no
more notion than before where the
stolen treasure was hidden. and the
scamp crew never went near them any
more, thinking they were poisoned. So
I've had to spend my days helping the
widow beg enough nuts to keep her
family from starving-and all my lei
sure time I've been busy hunting the
park over for the lost larder. I've
shifted almost every inch of ground In
the park and nearly worn my nose off
nosing about"
"At last by good luck l stumbled on
them this very morning. There they
were. all of them except what the
scamps had eaten. I started to hurry
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26
What We're Coming To

Senator Depew, at the recent bache-.
lors' cotillon in Washington, praised
the growth of advertisement.
Advertisement" he said, has made
many man many book, many a
commodity. But how much farther
Will IL go?
Verify" said Senator Depew, "I
can imagine a stormy night In the
near future, with March winds bowling
across foaming seas, and with the cap
tain of hard pressed ship shouting to
his mate from the bridge:
" Is that Punk's Pillsp
"'Aye, aye, sir, with Gibraltar Pants
shining to leward,' the mate will re-
ply.
Wen weather Peerless Typewriter
Rock, then. after ALL the captain
cries.
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minute he tried once more and reached
enough to get his other~ear chewed
OFF, He was glad enough to leave 1T
there and get away. He stood on his
head and rubbed his wound in the
snow. He was madder than eyer He
went up slowly, chattering and snap
ping. He was bowled over again, but
as he fell he nipped the lone squirrels
ear and brought him down with him,
and they rolled over and over. fur fly
ing like brindle snowfiakes and tails
waving like little flags in a high wind.
But now all the other squirrels
closed in. and it looked like football
scrimmage among dwarfs.
Fifteen to One-that's no fair"
shouted the little girl. I'm going to-
save him."
mo! No! Youth get hurted,"
Bridget objected
II don't care; / can't stand this"
She snatched up stick and ran yelling
out into the snowdrift. The squirrels
on the top of the swarm saw her and
skedaddled. The others needed only
one taste of the stick to feel that they
had had enough. They fled every which
way.
In a second or two all were scat-
tered but the scamp and the lone squir-
rel. They were both very still.
The scamp looked like one of the
ogres after Jack the Giant Killer had
finished with him.
They're both completely kilt" said
Bridget.
No. The scamp is, but the other one
look. he's still breathing"
The little girl knelt in the snow and
took the bruised and tattered little
body in her arms The lone squirrel
was too weak to resist. She put him
inside her muff. and said:
Lets go to the fountain"
drinking fountain was near by and
in the ice little stream was trickling.
The cup was frozen to the bowl, but
the little girl broke it loose and dashed
some of the water over the head of the
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26
The Singing Heart

I spoke a traveller on the road
Who smiled beneath his load.
How play you such a blithsomes part?"
"Comrade bear a singing Hearth
] questioned one whose path with pain
In the grim shadows long had lain.
How fare you thus life's thorny
smart ?'-
''comrade bear a singing heartw
/ cried to one whom adversity
Could not make bend the hardy knee,
How such brave seeming? Tell the
art"
"comrade bear a singing heart"
Friend blest be thou if thou canst say
Upon the inevitable way
Wherein we fare. sans guide or chart
"Comrade | bear singing hearti"
Clinton Scollard in the Independent.
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AN ENCOUNTER WITH A TRAMP SQUIRREL
by RUPERT HUGHES

A week before this story opens the
little girl had met u squirrel In the
park, who turned out TO be the son OF
guisc of squirrel in order to act as
the fairy detective and discover the
criminals that had robbed a poor widow
squirrel of the supply of nuts on which
she and her family of little squirrels
had TO depend for the winter. While
the little girl and the fairy detective
wcro talking this over the detective
saw shabby scamp squirrel that he
suspected to be the villain. He i'm
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THE next day it rained and the
little girls cruel nurse, Bridget,
would not let her go into the park
to keep her squirrel engagement. The
next day she went to the park. but
never a squirrel could she find that
would say a civil word to her. The
Fairy Detective was nowhere to be
seen. :
And the next day is showed And
the next. And the next. When finally
the little girl could go out again the
squirrels she met behaved as II they
were starved. A whole pack Of them
was scurrying hither and yon, led by
the most disreputable looking wretch
you ever saw.
'Looky" cried the little girl, that's
born"
"WelI, I'm sure I'm born said Brid-
get but how can you tell it's the
scamp"
Don't you member the 'scription the
elf prince gave? He has one ear
chewed off: a hide. that looks as If the
moths had been In 1T. and tail bald
in spots. I'm sure he's up to some mis-
chief. Let's watch"
Suddenly they saw streak OF
brownish gray lightning. 1t was lone
squirrel that dashed past them. In
y
pirate crew, like fox chased by
pack OF hounds.
'Oh the poor thing Oh, the wretches!
Let's go and see what happens"
SO the little girl broke loose and ran,
while Bridget came numbering after
like an ice wagon following pony
cart.
The fugitive squirrel tried to dodge
and double on his tracks to shake off
his pursuers, but they gained on him
and headed him off and he had TO seek
refuge by climbing. Unfortunately, in
his hurry he took what he thought to
be a tree but it was only a stump. He
got to the top. in two jumps, then
turned and faced his pursuers. His
little sides were painting like mad, but
he was at bay, and he was ready TO
make a hard fight of it,
The other squirrels gathered Mound
in a circle and dared him to come
down. But he barked back at them
70 come and get him.
Finally the scamp squirrel made
swift rush across the snow and up the
side of the stump The lone squirrel
was ready for him and bunted him off
The scamp went back for fresh
start and made another dash This
time he reached the top, but the fugi-
tive gave him a cuff across the jaw
that bowled him over again. After a
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mcdiateIy decided to pursue the scamp
squirrel, but he promised to meet the
little girl IN the park the very next
day to tell her how he had succeeded in
his efforts to discover the criminal and
recover the nuts.
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NEWS FOR
THE RAJAh'S TRAP
BY Harold Carter,

Months of Imprisonment had not
sapped the captive's courage; it
was the suspense that counted.
That the rajah meant to execute
him with diabolical cruelty he
knew, but why did he delay?
At first he had feared assassina-
ton, but then he reflected that
Dhuleep Singh had put no prisoner
to death without allowing him a
chance of liberty Some had fought
tigers in the presence of the court;
some had been roped, tied in sacks,
and flung into reservoirs-but with
knives in their hands. A few es-
capped; these had been given high
posts in the rajah's army.
That night when the jailer
brought him his food he thrust
dagger into his hand and whis-
pered:
81 am your friend. Walk out at
midnight when the bell tolls over
head. The guards have been
bribed."
The captive knew midnight only
by the sound of the bell, tolled by
Brahmin acolytes, for he dwelled in
perpetual darkness in his subter
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H0! YOU BACHELORS, READ THIS!

bachelor Here's bachelor girl Who
does 1t in poetry too
herself NO 49, sings tnus
The bound to intercede
and heretofore single life would lead
book we'll for man to live alone
for tbs well bred In the oone
SAL galore
said that his heart was sou
His him the maxim old and sane
If at first don't succeed try and try again.
If fooled, a lucky man;
The fire purifes the gold-once tried it but to mar
a little earth and leave a better man
poor moas who'll get you IL we
always good and true;
He is. his sky be always blue
with
pounds weight well
big mems through veal or
With enough the poorhouse will never CO.
To a well a helpmate always kind
Well help him bear his burdens lost buttons always find
He'll wonder how lived without that long lost rib
Well him temper; he won't need to nb
Press,t
viii consoaions-ring sofest chimes
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FASHIONS,
FADS AND
FANCIEs
TEN MINUTES i'm
LAND OF STORIES

large trained leopard bounded into
the entrance along which the cap
tive had come. And suddenly he
realized his fate. The beast and
he, wandering through the maze
OF paths, must ultimately meet!
Then he looked down and saw
| the dagger in his hand. He hest
tated an instant Then he started
toward the leopard, which picked
its way cautiously along the paths.
Closer and closer they approach
ed as they followed their routes,
the man with many hesltations and
turnings, the beast following the
scent of his track Once they came
face to fact, one thickness of wires
only between them. The leopard
turned, snarling, and the man
thrust his dagger through the
meshes and scratched it's shoulder.
The spectators broke into applause.
One turn - they were carried
apart. The man had chosen the
right passage. He might yet win
freedom without meeting the Loop
ard. But suddenly he perceived
with horror that the path he was
following ended in a blind. He
must turn back! The beast was
close upon him.
He began to run, painting. The
leopard, purring heavily, was Looping
parallel with him. They would
meet face to face. No! A sudden
opening on the left, and the captive
had placed another wall of meshes
between them.
Then a thought flashed through
his brain. Was the leopard really
formidable at close range? Surely
not, unless it could have vantage
ground to spring. Why, the terrible
menace of the big cats lay only in
their litheness. Here, where a man
could hardly squeeze past another,
what was there to fear? If he could
catch it at turn, when the spotted
body was hampered-!
The leopard was running parallel
with him toward the opening in the
wire wall that separated them.
The man stole up to the entrance.
The beast, with a fierce snarl,
sprang for the opening, at which
its victim stood. One instant it's
speed slackened as it turned, pre-
senting its flank to him; the next,
the captive had driven his dagger
fairly beneath the shoulder into
the heart. He darted back as the
heavy body bounded into the air
and fell, quivering, at his feet.
Then, firm and Undated, he faced
the applauding multitude. He had
Won liberty, and Dhuleep Singh
would never fail to heap honors
upon so brave a warrior.
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DALTON'S
WHAT MEN HA We SAID
ABOUT THE WOMEN

Women is at once the apple and
the serpent.-Heine.
wish wish Adam had died with
all his ribs in his body-Boucicault.
A pretty womans worth some
pains to see.-Browning.
There is something still more to
be studied than Jesuit, and that is
a Jesuitess.-Eugen Sue.
Woman is seldom merciful to the
man who is timid.-Lytton.
A woman without laugh in her
is the greatest bore In nature
Thackeray.
Women have more understanding
than we have, and women of spirit
are not to be won by mourners.-
Steele.
Before going to war say prayer;
before going to sea say two pray
ers; before marrying say three
prayers.-Proverb
If men knew all that women
think, they would be twenty times
more audacious.-Karr.
Continued tomorrow
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A woman whose ruling passion is
not vanity is superior to any man Of
equal capacity.-Lavater.
A2rwill not affirm that women have
no character: rather, they have a
new one every day.-Heine.
To marry is to domesticate the
recording angel.-Robert Louis
Stevenson.
AS the faculty of writing is
chiefly masculine endowment, the
reproach of making the world mis-
cradle has been always thrown upon
the women.-Johnson.
Woman is a changeable thing, as
our Virgil informed us at school;
but her change par excellence is
from the fairy you WOO to the
brownie you wed.-Lytton.
The man who can govern a
woman can govern a nation.--Bal-
FAC.
Apelles used to paint good
housewife as a snail, to import that
she was homekeeper.-Howell.
The Indian axiom, do not strike
even with flower woman guilty
of Ahundred crimes" is my rule of
conduct.-Balzac.
The most fascinating women are
those that can most enrich the
everyday moments of existence
Leigh-Hunt.
The brain women never interest
us like the heart wOmen-white
roses please less than red.-Holmes.
Woman is the Sunday of man.
Michelet.
A beautiful woman with the quail
tiles of noble man is the most per-
feet thing, in nature-we find in her
all the merits of both sexes.-Le
Brupere.
A man is in general better
pleased when he has good dinner
than when his wife talks Creek
Johnson
The revolution the Boston boys
started had to run in mothers milk
before it ran in mans blood. -
Holmes.
Among all animals, from man to
the dog. the heart Of mother is
always sublime thing
The Marys who bring ointment
for our feet get but little thanks
Thackeray.
Millions of people, generations of
slaves. perish in this penal servi-
tude of the factory merely in order
to satisfy the whim of woman
TolStoi.
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FAREWELL RECEPTION.

About SO friends and members of
the Plymouth Congregational
church attended the farewell recep-
ton rendered Rev. and Mrs. Edward
Mills last evening at the home of
Mrs. c. F. Armond 2618 Sinto ave-
nue..
A splendid musical program was
given and dainty refreshments were
served.
Rev. Mills recently resigned his
pastorate, but will remain in the
city for some time.
In token of appreciation, the
members and friends present pre-
scented Rev. and Mrs. Mills with a
set of silver knives, forks and
spoons.
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FROM MARY'S
COOK BOOK

German Coffee Cake-One quart
flour, one pint milk, one egg, two
tablespoonfuls of sugar, one tea
spoonful TOunding) salt. one-half
cuprul shortening butter Clutter
and larO, I cents worth yeast. Set
sponge in three-quarters cupful of
water. Have the flour warm. Heat
milk, then beat milk, eggs, sugar
to a foam and add other ingredi-
euts. When all is mixed well beat
dough with hand for five minutes.
Let rise until light. Put into pans
about one-half inch. deep and let
rise again until light, when sprin-
kle with sugar and cinnamon and
bits OF butter also any kind of
chopped nut meats. Then bake
until done.
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ONCE THEY CAME FACE TO
FACE, ONE THICKNESS OF
WIRES ONLY BETWEEN THEM.
ranean dungeon. He waited; when
the first strokes rang out he felt for
the handle, turned it, pushed the
door open. and stumbled down the
corridor to freedom.
He could feel that he walked be-
tween walls of closely woven wire,
which turned and twisted, so that
he followed in a series of circular
movements Suddenly his progress
was arrested by small oval bar
rieri that he could not pass.
He halted, and an instant later
a blaze of electric light, suddenly
switched on, dazzled his eyes, while
thunderOus shouts acclaimed him.
When he could see he discovered
that he was in the vast palace en-
closure. The seats were filled
around him, and in the center, up
on his throne, sat the raiah him.
self, clapping his hands and smil-
ing.
He had walked in the darkness,
before the silent multitude of spec
tators, round and round a huge wire
cage-one of those mazes of wire
paths that are frequently displayed
at amusement resorts. Now he
stood in the center, He under
stood that if he could find the exit
he would be free.
Not quite A door in the arena
opened, and with a 1.-the leap a
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HoW's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case OF Catarrh that cannot DO
cured by Halls CatarIh Cure.
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Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
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sent free. Price, Ioc per bottle. Sold by
all Druggists
ton.
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Cpntbla Greps'
lftterS

Dear Miss Grcy-Pleasc tell me
how to clean a white straw hat
LODORA.
A,-Use oXalic acid, and wash off
immediately, as the acid if left Oh
will rot the braid
Dear Miss Grcy-How long
should my II year old sister wear
her skirts? She is five feet five
and one-half inches tall. and will go
to high school next fall
ADMIRED.
A.-The length Of her dresses for
high school should be half way be
tween knees ana shoe tops.
Dear Miss Grey-Pleasc tell me
what you would do in this case. Am
an Industrious young man of good
habits. Am engaged, and | recently
saw my sweetheart with her arms
around a young man she had known
only couple of weeks. What
should | have done?
MISFORTUNE.
A.-The best thing for you to do
is to forget this girl. and keep your
eyes open for Il girl who is true. No
honest man could be happy with a
girl 50 common" as this one.
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ALL ABOUT
THE DOINGS
OF YOUR SEX
y

The series Of parties termed "A
Trip Around the World" planned
by the ladies of the Woman's club,
have been postponed until later
date on account of the play to be
presented by juvenile local talent
on August 81, under the direction of
Miss Jane Kelton.
Rehearsa1s are now being held in
the theater and the young artists
are displaying unusual talent The
affair is to be given as a benefit for
the day nursery.
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MRS. DIAs is IMPROVING.

Mrs. S. +. Dias, who was seriously
injured by a rock which was hurled
into the window of the home of
Mrs. Archie Macleod, where she
was attending a party last Thurs
day,is, according to reports from
her home today. slightly improved.
The chances for her recovery at
present are favorable.
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PROMINENT SOCIETY
ROMANCE.
(By United Press Leased Wire)

NEWPORT, r. l., July r.
Friends OF Miss Edith Deacon and
George Peabody, both prominent
in Newport society circles, are
planning today to give them a re
ception upon their return from
Boston, following the announce
ment of their engagement.
The announcement was made by
Mrs. Charles Fl. Baldwin, grand
mother of Miss Deacon. The bride
to-be is sister of Princess Radzi-
will, formerly Miss Dorothy Dea-
con. who married Prince Albert
RadZiwill in London yesterday.
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They are elaborate and dainty
the shoes of tOday-and they take
various forms, The most notable
feature is the lowered heel
The news comes that the buskin
shoe of so years ago will be again
the height of fashion, and that even
the shoes of other styles will indi-
cate the buskin influence in the
narrow pointed toe with squared off
tip.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-07

PRETTY LUNCHEON,

Miss Nell Holden. bride to he of
the season, was motif for a pretty
affair given this afternoon by Mrs.
c. c. Cater at her apartments in the
Hotel Review. The entertainment
was in form Of a luncheon and a
five hundred party.
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MRS. FISH Is HOSTESS.

Mrs. George Fish was hostess to-
day when she entertained the mem.
bers of the Ladies' Aid of the Lidg.
crwood Presbyterian church at her
homo. l2li Bridgeport avenue.
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ENJOYING VACATION.

The Y. W. c. A. cottage at New
man lake is the scene of gay activi-
ties nowadays. There are at pres
ent IA girls at the lake, and they
are taking advantage of the comfort
and freedom of camp life.
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ALWAYS IN SEASON.

'Lady will yer gimme bite ter eat fer putin In yer
coal?"
But this isn't the season for putting in COAL"
''Yes'm. But Pm hungry jest de same.'
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LADIES' AID MEETS.

A-fH~ A-~ ~ - w - - ~
Mrs. Kohler, assisted by Mrs, NJ.
]. Williams, entertained the Ladies'
Aid Of the Memorial Methodist
church this afternoon at her resi-
dence on Glenwood street.
SPOKANE GUEST.
Mrs. F, Il. p. McNain of Seattle
is enjoying ayisit in Spokane rs the
guest of Mrs, Robert Simpson at
her apartments in the Elm.
a -
TRAVELLING ABROAD.
kilograms and letters have been
received by the parents Of Miss
Susan Mason stating that she is en-
joying immensely her trip abroad.
4 4 .
WHIST CLUB.
The Monday Afternoon Whist
club will meet Monday, July II,
with Mrs. ID, d. Macmillan at her
home on Riverside avenue.
AT LAKE PEND O'REILLE.
DR.. and Mrs. Drake are enjoying
the pleasures of camp life at a sum
mer resort on the shores of Lake
Pend O'reille.
q =
MARRIED AT LAKE CITY.
Miss Edith Clay, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. r. J. Clay. and Lawrence
L. Brown We're quietly married AT
Occur d 'Alene. Idaho, last Saturday.
Both young people have a host of
friends in this city who will wish
them much happiness.
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Edison Photograph Owners
+. Do You Want Six Edison
AmberoI Records, Worth
So, FREE?
Read This Offer Carefully

Laboratory, Orange, n. j.,
tell friends about the advantages
having Edison Photograph in their homes
a Of pleasure Edison. You
ought your friends get
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MRS SNOW ENTERTAINS.

Mrs. William Snow entertained
circle No. 4 of the Ladies' Aid of the
First Methodist Episcopal church
this afternoon at her home in the
Hotel TOurainp.