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4 LINGUISTIC sscarkpe.

Whsa Ns0ry W. lsasfslis~ ehsslsse
lNtsiieetual Boston.
n to original impression Of IOaUI
fsllowS poem Of "HiawathaS thew
vses found b the seventh book ~
tarss lines following:
straight into the river Kwasind
Plunged ~ 10 he were m otter.
Devs - II - wsrs . beaver.
How this OFFENDING pretsrit passse
~ proofrsadef without protest b o.
AZ those mysteries which have never
bssn rsvealed. But the form certainly
usads its appsarancs and can stu b.
found In copies Of the poem which
vsrs regularly published and sold
Boston never rscsived such shock
since the days when Fenimofv Coopee
Insisted that Il was only In the middle
states that the English language was
spoken in its purity. But that attack
came from an outsider. Here the Of
tender was Of her own household. waa.
IN fact her favorite son. What means
Of suppression were resorted to wm
probably never be disclosed. A mystic
rious reticence has always been pre-
served in regard to this linguistic esca-
pade. The biographers Of LongfeIiow
appear to be silent upon the subject.
Measures Of some sort must, however.
have been taken at once. "Dove" was
expunged, and the decorous "dived"
assumed its place, and the whole trans
sction was 20 completely hushed up
that no public scandal was created
Let him who possesses q copy OF that
first impression continue to cherish II
Whatever may be its worth now. me
time will come when 1t will reach the
value Of the virtuous woman OF Scrip
ture, and Its price will be far above
rubies.-Professor Thomas R. Louns.
bury IN Harpers Magazine.
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Handsome Folder. Received

A very handsome publication de-
voted to the history Of Irrigation, the
development and conservation Of the
water supply In the Rocky Mountain
region aud the results obtained there
from, prepared and published In the
interest Of the Eighteenth National
Irrigation Congress, which IL TO meet
In Pueblo, Colorado, Sept. 1880, and
issued by the Passenger Department
Of the ID. 4 r. g., has just been re
csived. The folder is profusely H.
lustrated. 80 Another beautiful
snd interesting pamphlet received
from the d. 4 r. g. IL that entitled
Camping in the Rockies" which is
chock full Of pointers for the fisher
man and hunter. with Nature In
Colorado," IL the title Of another
illustrated booklet re-
csfved-a booklet Of general scenery
Information. Any Of the three above
mentioned pamphlets are worthy n
place In your home.
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Fijl isiawdsrs' Sugar Cane Dance
A very curious and exceedingly cisv.
or dance may be witnessed In Fiji cali
ID BY the natives ''the sugar cane
meke," or sugar cane dance. 1t rep
rssents the growth OF the sugar cans.
In the Grst figure the dancers squat
low on the ground, shake their heads.
shut their eyes and murmur slowly
and softly an unintelligible sentence.
Gradually they all stand up together.
growing taller and taller. and a. they
grow" they wave their arms and
tremble all over from ankle to bad,
like the tall. tasseled cane waving IN
the wind. and still they keep on chant
Ing louder and louder. The last ns-
ure represents 4 series Of combats
meant to symboiize the exactions Of
the chiefs, who compel the ''kaisL"
willing and unwilling. to come and cut
their crops.-London Standard.
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EXCEPTIONALLY. COLORADO
Is IN THE FRONT RANK

A few days ago the announcement
appeared in the papers Of the state
that the State University st Boulder
had been accepted on the pension list
Of the Carnegie Foundation for the
advancement Of teaching by the
trustees Of that foundation. Proba-
bly, few Of the people who read the
announcent, however, realised that
this action Of the trustees Of Mr.. Car
negie's foundation Is . very definite
compliment to the educators Of our
state. There are just four institu-
lions In the western half OF the Unit
cd States, namely, west Of Lincoln.
Nebraska, which is almost the mid
die Of the country, measuring from
east to west, which have been placed
on the pension list Of this foundation.
These four institutions are the State
Universities Of Colorado and Cali
fornis, Leland Stanford Junior Uni
versity, and Colorado College st Col
oradO Springs. Colorado College was
placed ON the list some three or four
years ago, aud Its president, DR. WE.
Siocum, has for some years bssn one
Of the trustees Of the foands*ion.
having been elected on tho death q
the late president Of the University
Of Chicago, DR.. William r. Harper.
Another recognition Of che quality
Of work done in the State University
and in Colorado College Hes In the
fact that the honorary scholarship
fraternity Of Phi Beta Kappa, which
establishes Its chapters only in the
best Institutions Of the country, has
chapters in but four institutions in
the western half Of the United States.
These four institutions are the ones
named above.
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Watch Syringe.

The watch carried BY the average
man Is composed Of ninety-sight pieces.
and its manufacture embraces more
than 1000 distinct and separate opera.
tons.
Hairspring wire weighs ous-twenti-
eth Of grain to-the inch. One mile Of
wire weighs less than half \ pound.
The balance gives i've vibrations ~
cry second. 200 every minute, 5000
every hour. $4,000 every day and 49,
$4,000 every year.
The value Of springs when dnished
and placed In watches Il enormous In
proportion to the material from which
they are made. A ton Of steel made up
Into hairspfings when in watches h
worth more than twelve and one-half
times the value Of the same weight h
pure gold.
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MAGIC GLASS.


4 eusseve 11Irse ThaA nlsy - 0s6s
1raNspessNt.
ous Of ths most cuYi0as iaveat3o1s
Il this ags h what y called piatini1od
siasa. A piecs Of siass b coated With
an exceedingly thin layer Of q liquid
charged with platinum and than rafss4
to q red beat Ths platinum becomes
snitsd 10 tbs gias In such way -
b form an odd kind Of mirror.
Ths siass has not really lost ~
Transparency. and yet II ons places \
AGAINST wall and looks at Il b. seeo
III irnaeD ~ N an ordinary looking
gSasa. But when light y allowed 10
eoms through The slass from the othef
do, - whsn II = p,acsd IN window,
II appears psrfsetly transpassat IKE
ordinary siass-
BY constructing Q window OF plat1-
nised glass ons could stand cIoss BE-
hind the panes tn an uniliuminatsd
room and behold c5sAsiy everything
going on Outside. whils passsfsby look
ing at the window would behold only
q nns mirror Of sst Of mirrors In which
their own agures would b reelected.
while the person inside remained tn-
visible.
In France various tricks have bsen
contrived with the aid Of this giasa
In one q person. seeing Whist appears
70 b. an ordinary mirror. approaches
II to Raxs upon himself A sudden
change In the mechanism sends light
through, the glass from tbs back.
whereupon 1t instantly becomes trans
parent. and the startled spectacle 6nds
himself confronted BY some srotesque
figure that had been hidden behind the
magic glass.-New Ysfk Tribune.
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The Annual Fourth Of July Killing

1t may surprise many . citizen to
know that . very rational and earnest
movement against the use of fire.
works OH Independence Day II now
in It's seventh year; nor Is 1t umiver-
sally realized among Ms how many Of
our children have, by reason of these
yearly celebrations, suffered the
most cruel death known to medical
science. Were ynv such emotion
possible In the English breast, that
Of satisfaction for the Losses aud hui
milistion endured by England In the
war for Independence, lat least 90
far NJ human life Is concerned.-
could hardly be more thoroughly JUS
titled; for, taking no account what
ever OF our national losses OF many
decades past but only Of those IN
CURED In the last three yeSrIy cele-
brAtions and In the metropolis alone,
we find that 1859 have been killed
and Injured, more than the CASUAL
tiles in the revolutionary battles Of
Lexington, Bunker Hill, Fort Moui-
trle, White Plains, Fort Washington,
Monmouth and Cowpens combined.
Nor have these losses been among
fighting men, but rather among little
children; and Of the latter wounded
on Independence Day many that
have not died have nevertheless been
dreadfully MANNED and disfigured for
iife.-From "Independence Day
The Modern Moloch," BY John b.
Huber, ND, in the American Re-
view Of Reviews for Juno.
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How Il. Manas.d H.

7 The bishop Of Richmond told good
story about his father. "He was
farmer" said DR.. Pulleine, "and a nice
old gentleman too. One gear he took It
into his head to grow nax, 20 he sowed
the seed and. having good crop. sent
It away to be made into tablecloth.
Some time later when seated at dinner
be remarked to lady near him, DO
you know, grew this tablecloth my
selfr DID you reallyf she answered.
with the greatest surprise. However
did you manage itr WELL most mys-
teriously. II you'll promise not to tell
any one Ill tell you. I-plantsd nap
KIM "-London Mall.
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Flockins to can.d.

Canadians are ent6utl sStiC over
the rapid settling up Of their western
provinces through emigration from
the United States, and ars Boosting
to their parent government, of their
achievements, and what they pro-
pose to accomplish In the near fut-
ure. During the year 1909 $1,000
people crossed the line from our
country into Canada taking with
them an estimA ted capital Of $50 O0O,-
COO From the standpoint Of energy,
industry and thrift these emigrants
are drawn from our most desirable
element Of citizenship. 1t Ia now
estimated that during the present
year $4,000 will follow their neigh
bors who went acrosa last year.
They are mostly agricnlturalists and
cattle growers. For these industries
they md conditions practically the
same as they left In the United
States, fertility Of soil, water supply
for irrigating, climate, ETC., but they
fluid decidedly different conditions
Of government; less paternalism and
more literality III the encouragement
Of the vast territory Of unoccupIed
virgin lands. It ought to be appAr-
ent that Uncle Sam must modify
his methods Of dealing with those
who would prefer to remain under
the stars and stripes, develope and
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Poverty 6ae Iee Advantages.
A man on the wane Of life observes
that poverty has advantages and ad-
versity Its uses II you are poor you
can wear out your old clothes. You
are excused from calls. You are not
troubled with many visitors. Bores do
not disturb you. Sponsers do not haunt
your tables. Brass bands do not sere-
made you. No one thinks Of present
ing you with q testimonial. No store
keeper irritates you by asking you,
lis there anything l can do for your"
Begging letter writer's do not bother
you. Flatterers do not hatter you
You are saved many debts and many
Z deception. And, lastly. II you have
true friend In the world you are sure
to know It In a short space Of time by
him not DESERVING you.-Huntsvills
CTex.) Post-Item.
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The HOUSE By the Side Of the Road


There arc hermit soala that live withdrawn
There souls like stars, that dwell apart
In fsowlsae armament
They pioneer souls that blaze their patns
Where htghwAyB never ran
But let me li~e ~ the side Of the road
And b. friend 70 nsan.
Let mo live In = houss ~ the side Of the road,
Where the race Of men 60 by
The mon who are good and the men who are oad
AZ gDod and ~ Rod ~ l.
would not ut In the seOrners seat,
Nor huFl the oynte's ban
Lst mo live IN . HOUSE BY the side OF the road
Aud be , friend to nan.
I ESQ from my house by the side Of the road,
BY the side Of the highway OF life,
The who pres With the srdOr OF hope,
The who faint with the strife
But not away from their smiles nor their TEARS
Both pests u On tnnnite plan.
Lst me live IN = house BY the side OF the road
And be . friend TO man.
know there arc brook gladdened meadows ahead
And mountains Of wcarisome height
That the road passes through the long afternoon
And stretches away 70 the night
And weep with tho strangers that moan.
Nor live In my house BY the side OF the road
Like the who dwells alone.
Let me live In my house by the side Of the road
They are rood they arc bad they weak and strong
Wis.,. foolish-so am /.
Then Why should sit In the scOrners seat,
Or hnYl the cynics han?-
Let me live In my house by the side OF the road
And be friend 70 man.
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SPEED LAWS OF lsle
cssehss oslns Nine Miles sW Hssr
Frightened the gW9lish.

csaehss oelns Mins Mllss IN Hsvs
Frightened the gwSlish.
The outcry daily growing louder In
England against the excessive speed Of
motor cars lends interest to the fol-
lowing passage from The Annual Regis
ter for 1915:
A new coach was started In the
spring to run to Brighton. . distance
Of nfty-two miles. In six hours. .
This. however. became alarming. par
ticulariy In the popuious nelshborhood
Of Newington. through which It passed.
and the parish ofIscess there caused In
formation to b laid against the drIv-
ers for driving furioasly on the public
road 20 a. to endanger the lives Of bis
ms jesty's subjects.
The result Of this u to be read In
Mausard's parliamentary Rcporta.s
June 10, 1916
The attorney general moved for
leave to bring In bin the object Of
which was the protection Of the lives
and limbs Of his majesty's subjects BY
correcting the enormous abuses Of
stagecoach drivers. Within these few
days II would BE- hardly credible what
q number Of applications he had ~
csived on this subject
ZONE accounts were enough to frsses
oas with horror. A eentieman Of ".
racity had Informed him that on Tuss-
day. May n. at $50. the trafalgar
and Regulator coaches Get Oh from
Manchester and rot to Liverpool ct
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me oPsolac TEST.


v1Aaa II osss~sd ~ Aass wfts esssssaA
. crest osai.
HI lfisnAs know that b. wouA rath-
= mis- Aalf IN hous Of . play than
est shoet HI aftsr dianer cigar. and
thsy vses astonisbsd when b. an
nosncsd that BE- had quit smoking.
whats III trosble1" ~ was ASKED.
~Opsonic test" he replied gioomily.
a'What In the world b thatf'
1--WE bss0 run down Of late ard fssf
ins pretty blus. A. thsrs b consomp-
ton In my family. I consulted . sps-
ciaiist. He said I didn't have The dis
sass yet, bat b. would tell me what
my chances wers Of cutting 1t. We
are constantly breathing Tuberculosis
germs, hs explained, but healthy blood
has he power to DESTROY thsm. 10 b.
took 4 drop Of my blood aud inocu-
lated II with Q certain number Of
germs. In half an hour BE- examined
It under the microscope and found that
only half % many germs had been
killed ~ shoulA have been the caas.
Normal, healthy blood y saA to have
an cpsonic test Of 100. 70 my test was
only 80. He advised mo to build mp
my strsngth by sanitary living-lots Of
fresh air day and night. plenty Of
sleep, wholesome food and moderation
10 work and pIeasure."
"Whers does smoking come inf'
sHe said that tobacco had an ex-
traordinary effect In decFeasing the
- "A. ~
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vs,y Mearly Trouble.

V6Fy N66FJy Jf6UN6.
Horace. you don't love me a. you
used 10"
mot altogether. my dear. When we
wsse nfst married loved you for your
beauty. Now love you for your real
wogth, your many excsllencies Of mind
and heart and for your
80, Horace Higgsworthy! You think
I'VE rot entirely over my good looks.
Do youf Let me tell you. Sir
"And for your unfaiiing sweetness Of
disposition. my dear" III
Uncertain whether to 20 ahead and
sco3d him just the same or to indulge
IN. good cry. she compromised BY
1oing neither and fell to darnin. his
SOCKS with renewed energy.
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QUEER TELEGRAPH POLES.
Mads Of Adobe In 0elivia-ore~ini
Trsss ussd In Africa.

Mads Of Adobe IN 0el'vis-ore~ins
Trsss ussd In Africa.
The most original telegraph line IN
The world once extended from the cap
Ital Of Bolivia. La Paz, to the town Of
Oruro. In this part OF Bolivia there
are no growing trees, and wood II 20
dimcult to ind that even the ordinary
household furniture of the natives u
invariably made not Of wood. but OF
dried mud or adobe.
30 when the war broke ont between
Chile and Bolivia and telegraph line
became urgent 1t was adobe that was
chosen for the queerest telegraph poles
In existence. These pillars were built
on stone foundations and measured
about I'VE feet square at the bass. with
4 height Of about fifteen feet
They were placed at intervals Of
about 381 feet and thus held the wirs
at height sufncient to clear the only
animals Of the country, the llama and
the donkey. The total length Of the
line was 156 miles.
Among other curious telegraph lines
b the growing pole lins erected f1
Uganda BY an English engineer. who
could not nnd any dead wood which
would Withstand the whits ants and
hit upon the idea Of transporting grow
ing bark cloth trees 10 ths sids Of ths
roads and using them - poles.
In the Dutch East Indies growing
trees are turned to account also. but
there wire d stretched across The
road between the trees on eithsf side.
and the insuiator II suspended in III
middle. and the line - thus over the
road and clear from vesetation.-Chi-
csgo Tribune.
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n. Origin Of ; Mlssrabls joke.

The Origin Of . Miserable joke.
Confucius had just met William Penn
At one Of Cleopatra's 8 O'Clock tens.
civilian PENN be said. "William
PENN Seems to me have heard Of
you. SIR"
''xes." said Penn. with pleased
smile. II am the man who was might
Ter than the sword"
'.Ah, yes!'' said Confucius. "You are
also the man who invented sleep. are
you notT'
mo" said Penn; 81 founded Phila.
delphia."
'tOh. yes" sud Confucius. II knew
II was something Of that kind."-suc-
cess Magazine.
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THE PALACE WAITED.
A s.ss.stisn rha. Changed IN. P's~s
Of . Pope.

'HlI. ~ V0$Os
At q time when there was great suf-
feriug among the people from lack Of
food and when famine in its worst
form was threatened Pope Alexander
vi. had made arrangements for the
erection Of a magnificent palace. Tho
hest architects had been employed, and
the plans had been submitted and ac-
cepted. and an accomplished builder
had been sent for to come from Venice.
q man whose work had won for him
renown and who was known to be Q
Just and upright man.
The builder had arrived. and at an
appointed time he waited upon bis
holiness to receive the plans and make
his estimates. There Is one thing yet
to be DONE" said the pope. There
has been no proper inscription or leg
end thought Of to be placed over the
main entrance Of the palace. 1t should
be put above the great gate. You have
had experience. Do you think Of an IN
scription that would be appropriate"
.lf your holiness would pardon me
for the liberty, might suggest one
most appropriate at this time"
( ''You are pardoned In advance" said
the pope, smiling. "Now, what shan
It ber'
Sovereign ponti6. let 1t BE- thus:
Command that these stones be made
breadr"
The pope was visibly and deeply at
fected. He paid the builder munif-
csntIv for hIa arDenaoa NJ coming and
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pEsoLATIoN ISLAND.


ksepwsisa Land 10 . RsSlso u Per-
pstsai eterme.
OF an places On earth outside the
arctic and antarctic regions Kerguelen
Land, in the Indian ocean. ID the most
isolated and inhospitable. Indeed, II
II generally known to mariners not BY
it, ofllcial title. but ~ Desolaticn h
land.
Most nations have owned It by turns.
but It has been sooner or later aban-
donsd By them all ~ worthless, and
this although It covers an area vari-
ously estimated ut from 1900 to 1900
square miles. At present France Il In
nominal possession Of Il, she having
annexed 1t In 1888.
The sol b utterly barren. Practi-
cally the whole Of the interior II COW
cred with Snow fields Of unknown
depth, whence glaciers flow down to
ths esa. Where there are no snow
fsids there are morasses and hidden.
trsecherous mudholes.
Ths climate = psobably the worst 10
ths wos1d. Terrific tsmpssts follow one
anotAss practically without csasing
an m aecsmpanied b. tpersnts Of ice
coli rain, hail. alest and snow. Ths
Challenger expsditton spent q month
thses. during which time there were
only thres 0ns days. And this was In
Dscsmhsr-JanuaFy, when It p mid.
summer IN those latitudes.
Its discovefer. n. Kerguelen Trema-
rec. although at frst be professed to b
snfaptured with II. lived to confess
that It was unit for human habitation.
"No< even Dsaimos," be exclaimed
''coaN ax1st there.
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Her Assistant.

The authoress Of whom Fliegende
Batter tells had said that she was
very happy in her married life.
II find my husband such help"
she added fervently.
Indeed" said her friend. docs b
cook o. writer
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rspa-Are you sure that you ar
ma NINA thought Of mo while you wers
awayf Grace-Yes: We beard q man
kicking up great row about bis
breakfast at the hotel, and mamma
said. That's Just like papa"
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He-Here is thrilling account Of
the way In which that daring woman
climbed to the top Of mountain
which Is five miles high. Wonderful,
isn't 1t? She-Yes. What did she
wear7-C Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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In 4 certain store there Is salesman
aamsd Green. Small Clarence learned
Ais name and said. Gay. Mr.. Grssa,
THERE'S man living two doors from -
WHO NJ aams ths nns eos5F -
yoursr
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Ne- ..TAe L.ns or..n."

Ne- ''Ths lsns ors.n."
Hlcks-They say that the blind can
distinguish colors by the sense a
touch. wicks-That's aothins. One
doesn't hate to be blind to feel blue
Boston Transcript.
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Wsll nrMl.

edo you speak the TRUTH"
mot always"
"Why not always?"
II hate to be impoiite. Nashville
American.
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osniua

Al diamond cuts diamond and one
bone smooths second, all parts Of
intellect are whetstones to each other.
and genius. which b but tie result
Of their mutual Sharpening. b char.
octee too.-Aifred Tennysou.
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osnsreua

"Niy husband il the most unselflsh
Of menr' exclaimed Mrs. Youngwifs.
n gave him u whole box Of cigars.
and be only smoked one and gave al
~ rest away"
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Paradise h for those who coatss,
eheiP ansss.-Kosau.
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Ths only serious and formidahas
thing b nature b will-EmessoA
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Ope nay dominats moral su6erinss
eafy b. lakoe. etudy ssvss from d..
esofa0snsat- UAbeeneeA
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1910-03-01

Gen uISite arinSe ipm gif babe.
anna RiIsoatter ainni. osoe | Dc
icrite Gage af December. Sun par
90 aanIfe n9r 100 aar sammel, oct
mansleSe fun nogle faa Gage. I'll
set aaer iibite bapbc bun pGret oppe.
Sun bapbe / lin beSiie Sepetib pGret
en- uaIminoelis Srittig apinbe; men