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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-10-26
Dainty SnaiIs.

The writer who qualified the snail as
"foul and unclean" was guilty of a
libel. Snails are most dainty feeders
and strict vegetarians. as many gar
deners know to their cost. Apparently
three centuries ago snails were more
popular in England than they are now.
The .fastdious author of THE Faerie
Queene' gives a recipe for their prep
arottosl.
With our sharp weapons we shall thee
fray
And take the castill that thou lyest In:
We shall thee fay out of thy foule skin.
And in a dish, with onyons and pepper,
We shall thee dresse with strong vyne
gars.
London Standard.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-10-26
Omen Door and a Lioht.

The wives of north country golfers
observe very touching and pathetic
custom when an accident occurs in
the pit. Directly it is known to the
wife of collier that an accident has
happened in the pit where her hus-
band works and that his fate is I'M
certain she throws open the house
door, and, however inclement the
weather may be, she keeps the door
open and candle burning in the win
dow night and day till the man Is
brought home, dead or alive. In some
cases the door has remained open and
the candle alight during several
weeks.-London Graphic.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-10-26
How Gold Leaf Kills.

The Chinese consul at San Francisco
discussed at a dinner his country's
customs.
''There is one custom" said young
girl, that | can't understand. and
that is the Chinese custom of commit.
ting suicide by eating gold leaf. {,
can't understand how gold can kill"
1.-THE partaker. no doubt" smiled the
consul. "succumbs from a conscious
ness of inward gilt."-Los Angeles
Times.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-10-26
Amending Dickens.

Have a heart that never hardens.
temper that never tires and touch
that never hurts.-Charles Dickens.
Dear, dearl How long Dickens has
been dead! Writing for our day he
would have said: Have liver that
never hardeus. a tire that never pune
lures and a touch that never fails to
land something .-Lifc.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-10-26
MANUSCRIPT Letters Rare.

Manuscripts and holograph letters
from living literary celebrities should
be boarded with great care by their
recipients. The prospect is that they
will grow Increasingly rare Auto.
graph signatures are probably all that
the next generation will be able 10 bid
for in the auction rooms and add TO
its collections.-New York Tribune.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-10-26
A Curious Superstition.

The ancients believed that the mar
row Of the human backbone often
transformed itself into a serpent. Pliny
('Natural History" volume 10, page
66) says that the marrow of a mans
backbone will breed TO q snake. The
Chinese (Worde's Eastern Travels'0
burned the backbone to destroy SER
penis that might hatch therefrom."
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-10-26
fIe Was a Staver.

She (desperately)-Don't you believe
they will worry over your absence if
you fail to return home until such a
late hour? He (carelessly)-There's
nobody to worry except the landlady.
and l make point to keep her wor-
rying by always owing her months
board.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-10-26
Her Self Possession.

Miss Oldcastle is always self pos,
sessed no matter what happens"
"Well. she ought to he seeing that
she has had practice in the self pos
session line for at least thirty-five
years. "-Chicago Record Herald.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-10-26
Elusive Economy.

Economy, unlike charity. doesn't usu.
ally begin at home. In fact. economy
doesn't begin anywhere as often rs i,
should.-Atchison Globe
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-10-26
a comnIox ACCOMPLISHMENT.


"1 understand you speak French like
o native"
NO" replied the student Tive got
the grammar and the accent down
pretty fine. but it's hard to learn the
GESTURES. Exchange.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03
THE GROWTH OF TEMPERANCE

cause Of temperance and of the legal
prohibition of the liquor traffic when
a newspaper. like the Nation, declares
editorially: During the fourteen
years, from 1884 to 1908, the num-
Der OF homieides in Alabama, accord
ing to the. report OF the attorney gen.
erai, increased more than 100 per
'cent. In Macon county, however,
there was a decrease in both homl-
cides and other serious crimes, the re-
ductiep in peDitentiary offences in the
last four years being no less than SO
per cent, and in homicides reaching
rs per cont. The population OF the
county is about 10000, $4,000 being
negroes. The wide difference IN the
figures for the county and the State
is not surprising when 1t Is remember
cd that Tuskegee is in Macon county.
and when 1t Is also known that four
years ago the county went dry As
II is Impossible that the latter cir
cumstance should not have been d.
rectIy influenced by the former, Book
err T. Washington's institution must be
credited with new benefit to those
ii was not formally planned to help"
While the Nation has long befriended
the negro, II has never been, az we
recall. an advocate Of prohibitory H.
ouor legislation. The so-called negro
problem can never be solved with JUS
tice and right until the whiskey bot
tie is smashed and the groggerv Is
closed.---Chtcago Standard
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03

One who travels much cannot but
notice the charge IN general CONVEX
sation in regard to intoxicauts. A few
years ago there appeared to be few
business men who wore willing to talh
about the economic advantages of
prohibition and local option. i ne snecr
at the long-haired teiaperaneU iG-
former and the poke at the expense
of the total abstainer were often
heard. One occasionally hears ouch
remarks yet, but he also hears manu-
facturers boast that local option has
kept their employees sober and made
the factory outputs bigger ana better.
Notwithstanding an occasional back
set, such az Indiana is nov OOAs,e4 81
endure, the sentiment in favor of the
legal suppression of the liquor traf-
fic. and especially OF the saloon, we
believe is steadily gaining. Governor
Kitchin, of North Carolina, recently
said in his message: Prohibition has
now been in force throughout the State
for two years. This Is short period
with which to measure the effects OF
reform movement. We have done
little more than to plant the seed,
whose fun fruitage viii be gathered
by coming generations. And yet al
ready the results fully justify Its adop-
ton, There has been a marked dinf-
mutton in crime, even In the crime of
violating the prohibition law.
II is something of gain to the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03
Elijah Goes up by Whirlwind Into Heaven
on the copyrighted reprinted
Sunday school Lesson fer March Kings 2: lis
By Edward Leigh Pell, D. d.

promises and stand fast. calm and un-
afraid,
You have a right to tht promises.
You have a right 10 be calm and I'M
afraid. You have a right--if you are
Ills own. All there the trouble.
y GU don't feel sure about that, lf you
felt deep down In your aeart that you
belonged to God as truly as your child
belongs 10 you, would you lie awake
through the night watches in fever
Of anxiety about to-morrow's need?
When you were a little child, depend
ent upon your fatners loving care
for your daily bread. did you lie awake
through the night wondering where
to-rnorrow's bread would come from?
AND since you have been "a man have
you ever suffered any doubts about
yourself as a provider for what was
your owa2 Does not q man. who Is
any sort of a man. look out for his
own? Do you ever forget TO feed your
Harse7 Don't you raise whirlwind
around the house when the cook for
gets to feed your dog? III you had a
child and a single crust of bread and
stood face to face with famine, would
you not press that crust into your
chtid's hand and emile upon him while
he ate IL? And do you think your
self better than your Father In
heaven? DO you think you are a bet
ter provider, more considerable, more
prudent, more loving? IL II not be-
cause you do not feel sure that he is
your Father that you do not feel sure
about to-morrow's bread? IL you
feH that you were Gods man as Elijah
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03

Mr.. Turkey Gobbler lived on a farm
ana We were pretty we'll acquainted
with him and his ways. He went
struttfng round as IL he owned the
m. and he was ready to answer
basR To arg one who spoke TO him
he found out in some way that the
master OF the farm fed the ducks a
httie after dark. because they did not
come up from the water till the dark
ness had begun to settle down over
The earth. Well. this wise turkey
sobeler stayed up after fowls bed
Tune, just because If hs did SO he
would get a share OF the corn thrown
out Tor the ducks. Every othsr few,
would be on the roost. and 1t would
be long after the general time for
sueh creatures TO be up.
Mrs. Turkey had brought forth a
hne brood OF little ones, and very
proud was she OF these babies. They
were healthy and promising, which
was something TO be accounted of, for
young turkeys are very delicate, Old
Mr.. Gobb!er from time to time seem.
ed to be meditating over the family
cares OF Mrs. Gobbler. and once or
twice he took one or two of tho
babies a little way from their moth
er and really acted worry fond of
them. One Sabbath morning he COB
bled over and over again, and seem
ed TO have great project in his
head. He talked in turkey to Mrs
Gobbler. and We discovered after
wards that he was urging upon hsr
the necessity of having the children
see little more of the world while
they We're young. and asking her 10
let him take them on trip. She
consented and off went the great
stalking creature, with the tinv ba-
bles gathered around him. His COM
placent air was funny to Soc All day
long The old wretch wandered round
and round the farm, showing the
babies the different objects OF inter-
est. and encouraging them TO think
they Were able to take such a long
trip. The poor babies peeped along
and did The best they could. but one
after another they dropped down ano
died, SO that when Mrs. Gobbler
started to take them back to their
mother he was dismayed himself To
md there were only two or three left.
How he explained matters to that
mother we don't know, but can as
sure you that the, story is all trace.
Anna d. walker.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03
To Kitty.

Dear Kittle, III write you valen-
tine
For of all Ritties you're the best;
Why. some kitties cry and scratch and
bite.
But you're not hit like the rest.
Sometimes, dear Kitty. I'm naughty.
Ies, j am very, very bad,
And then you stop your purring.
And you lie by the fire so sad
Now Kitty. you see this valentine
With hearts IL covered all over,
That means. dear Kitty. / like you
And wish to be your lover.
You never answer thu poatrnan,
When he whistles or rings the ben.
So how you'll get your valentine
I'm sure / cannot tell.
Oh. I'll put It right by your saucer
When you have your supper of milk.
You'n be sure TO see it, Kitty,
For it's tied with this lovely SILK.
Nov, ssxnezn hsr, ikistv,4E 7fsse ,s,tytr. 97--
l love you with ali my heart,
And whatever happens. dear Kitty.
You and j Will never part.
The Chiid's Hour.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03
The Chineec F,nsnlne sufrerers.

The Chinese Famine Sufferers.
President Taft issued last week the
following proclamation calling for
funds to aid the famine sufferers In
China: AS President OF the Ameri-
can Red Cross. l appeal to the peo-
pie OF this country to aid the un-
fortunate multitudes who are dying
of starvation because OF famine in
China. either by money contributions,
which should be sent to the local
Red Cross treasurers or the Red
Cross, Washington, d. c.. or by as
sisting in raising cargo OF -four and
other suitable supplies to be sent to
these people. Congress has granted
the use OF an army transport to the
Red Cross for this purpose The
Seattle Commercial Club. Of Seattle.
Wash. is cooperating with the Red
Cross, and will act az receiving and
forwarding agent for all supplies. I
trust that our people will respond
generously. and that the transporta-
ton lines viii aid In the delivery to
Seattle"
The Richmond Vfrginian will ao-
cept contributions for these sufferers
and will see that they are properly
applied. Please make ii plain In
sending them just the purpose for
which they are intended and write
plainly the name and postonfce of
the sender.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03
WHY THE WIND BLOWS.
The Basic Principle, the Tendency of
HCs Airs TO Rise.

The wind, like other things Of
everyday life, rarely invites notice.
unless it IL unusually high" and
rarely do we hear the questions
Why does the wind blow :" Why
doesn't the wind hlow?"
What is this wind that rushes
"out OF the nowhere into the here?"
Why should Il blow at all. or why
sometimes SO gently and at other
times with the resisiless force OF the
hurricane7
The wind could have no power, II
could not even exist, If the air had
no weight this weight having been
shown TO be about thirty-one grains
for each one hundred cubic inches of
air. When air is put In motion tho
effect lie like that obtained by throw
ing q bail against an object The
harder you throw the ball the harder
It will strike. and the greater the
number of balls thrown at one time
the greater will be the force OF the
BLOW. When the wind is blowing. 1t
strikes what IL blows against, ard
the harder 1t blows (that is, the
greater the speed of the air. the
harder II viii strike against the re-
sistIng object.
What causes the wind to blow or
why the air should Be N motion is
not easy to explain. Simple stated.
IL Is caused by the tendency of hoi
air to rise, and thus TO form a par
ual vacuum into which the cooler
surrounding air rues. in much the
game way as water will rush down
ward to seek its level. II the earth
were smooth, If II Gid not rotate and
II there were no sun. the air would
be motionless. When the sun shines
on wide space Of the earth, the afr
OF that region becomes heated. this
great volume Of warm air rises and
the cooler. heavier. surrounding air
flows in TO take It's place. AS the
earth rotates. there tends to be form
ed ring of heated and rising air
with currents indowing at the bot
tom and at both sides. This is the
condition that prevails near the
equator and causes the trade winds
that blow so steadily. The rotation
or the earth causes the wind south
or the equator TO flow toward the
northwest. and that north Of this
line to flow toward the Southw est
From Mature and Science" in March
St Nicholas.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03
= n DE-. NJ Cndude
n Rv.R
felt would you not play the man as

felt would you not play the man Is
Elijah did?
And would you not feel that when
God was through with you here he
would take you home! In his own
time and In his own way? And would
you not be satisfied to have God
choose His own time and His own
way? How strange that we should
worry SO much over these. matters
that we should always think Gods
time SO inopportnne. and His way 30
very strange. How hard!' you cried
the other day. How hard that God
should take that bright promising.
beautiful boy out OF thu world just
as he was budding into manhood"
How strange!" you cried yesterday.
How strange that God should cut
or that young man OF thirty-nve who
had just got settled in the world
with such noble wife and two sweet
little children." And we talk of lives
cruelty cut off. and OF buds OF promise
blighted and never. never can agree
that il was just the right time. un-
less indeed it is some poor bed
ridden sufferer who is of no kin to
any OF us and whose life is of no con-
sequence to the world. And then as
to the manner of II. Why should
God have made death so horrible 2"
we find ourselves saying over and
over, as the vision OF q loved one In
the last agony looms up before us
In the night, And In this case 1t was
SO horribly sudden. And in that case
was 80 distressingly drawn out. And
the circumstances of your friends
death were so heartbreaking-- all
that. Why Is It that we are not will
ing for God to take His children
including ourSelves-home In His own
time and In His own way7 Is II
because We are not quite sure about
that home or about Him who comes
to take us? TX God was as real to us
az He was to Elijah would we not
be Satisfied for Him to have His own
Way2
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03
saving ,,rate

In the Pilgrims Progress there's a
little BIZ about d chickens way OF
giving thanks.
Ghristiana, the Pilgrims wife, who
set out, after him. To go 70 the Ce-
iestial City. had come to the inter-
prefers house. The interpreter. o
great, good and wise man, was ex
pisining to her and to her boys, and
to Mercy. a young neighbor who
journeyed with them. the many won.
derfui and strange sishts they saw
there.
He invited thems by and by, into a
room where were a hen and her
chickens. and bade Christiana and
the others to watch them.
After little. one Of the ohicks
went to trough to drink. land every
time .sshe drank shs lifted up hsr
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03
Russaax, Bapttsfs.


With the consent Of the minister
of the interior. the Conference OF the
Russian Open Baptist churches has
iust been held at st. Petersburg. Six
ty-two delegates were present. and
many churches sent letters regrettins
their inability to send representatives
Mr.. Prokhanof presided over the
gathering. II WAS decided to join
the Baptist World Alliance and to
send at least four delegates to the
Philadelphia Congress- and the foi-
lowing brethren were appointed: MI
Prokhanoff. Mr.. Malweeff. Mr.. Shene-
man. the minister Of the church at
Simftropol. and Mr., Verbisky. OF Mos
showed that shrdlu 81 81 81 "
COW. Reports were received which
showed that the Gospel is being pro-
claimed all over the great Russian
empire. and that converts are being
made In growing numbers every
wherein Manchuriaf Siberia, and
the Caucasus. as well as in Russia
In Europe.
The conference was held under
severe restrictions, which go to prove
that religious liberty is very far from
being complete. An Official OF the
ministry OF the interior was present
at all OF the meetings, and no foreign
Rsptists were allowed to attend them.
Mr.. Prokhanof says that the restric-
tons have increased In severity since
the Baptist Conference at St Peters
burg last September. Or another
page we give very interesting re-
port OF the conference sent W by Mr..
Prokhanoff.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03

Servant Of God: servant Of man; we'll
done!
REST from thy loved employ"
Through LIES frail glass the sands of
time are run;
ENTER thy Masters JOY"
From his own hand receive the we'll
earned prize
Reserved for thee beneath the fade
less skies
Thine outward frame shall mingle
with the clay,
AS nature doth decree;
But the inward man shall be renewed
"' each day
Throughout eternity.
And thou shalt greet the spirits. rare
and choice.
OF Broadus, Manly. Williams. Harris.
Boyce.
Patience In thee fulfilled her perfect
work,
Patience. the royal queen.
Nor didst thou e'er the tasks Of duty
shirk
When once by conscience seen.
And in the book OF time, or soon or
Thou shalt be named among the good
and great.
BY Rev. W. T. Hundley. .Batesburg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03
FOR THE LITTLE ONES

head and her eyes towards heaven"
See" said the interpreter, what
this little chick doth. and learn of
her to acknowledge whence your mer-
cies come. by receiving them with
looking up."--Life and Work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03
F1eartsease

Eunday.--With Jehovah there II low
ing Kindness. and with him IL pisnts-
Gus redemptton.--Ps. 1870: Z.
. Lord. bieas al good people who TO-
day are trying to hGlp their teIlowA
and 70 draw mems hearts 70 Jesus
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03
Csc BetA Hankx.

Use beth AnnAN.
Japanese children are most carefully
ira tined In the use Of their bands. They
can write and draw with their left
hands Az easily and skilfully - with
their right
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03

AT the time OF the terrible acci-
dent year or two ago AT the coal
mines near Scranton. Pa, several
men were buried for three days. ana
All Efforts to rescue them proved UNI
successful.
The majority Of the miners were
Germans. They were In a state Of
pathy Tor the wives and children OF
the buried men and despair at their
own baiksa efforts.
"A great mob OF ignorant men and
women assembled at the mouth OF
the mine on the evening OF the third
day IN condition Of high nervous
tension which fitted them for any mad
act A sullen murmur arose that Il
was folly TO dig farther--that the
men were dead. And this was fol-
ioWed by cries OF rage at the rich
mine owners
hasty word or gesture might have
proouced an outbreak of fury. Stand
ing near me was a little German
girl, perhaps eleven years old, Her
pale face and frightened xlances
from side to side showed that she
ruby understood the danger of tha
moment. Suddenly. with a great e.
fort she began to sing In a hoarse
whisper which could not be heard
Then she gained courage, and her
sweet. childish voice rang out In
Luther's grand old hymn. familiar to
every German from his cradle. "A
mighty fortress Is our God"
There was silence like death. Then
one voice Joined the girls, and pres
entity another and another. until from
me whole great multitude rose the
solemn cry:
win force of arms we nothing can.
run socn are we o'erriden,
But for us fights the cody Man.
Whom God himself hath hidden.
Ask We Hts name?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03

A great quiet seemed TO fall upor
their hearts. They resumed the work
with fresh zeal and. hefere morning
the joyful cry came up from the pit
that the men were found---aljre.
Never was q word more in season
than that child's hymn.--Our Young
Folks,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03

There are 1Ss,3 church members
In the three Methodist conferences
aeatsring around New YsTk~ City
the New York. New York East and
Newark conferences.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03

During the past few months four
churches OF the Reformed church in
America celebrated their two hun
dred and fiftieth anniversaries
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03
The Proof.

You're very contradictory, m,
SON."
mo. I'm not pa."--IAppincott'A
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03

While the increase In population
In this country for the past twenty
years has been forty-seven per cent.
the increase of church membership
has been II per cent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03

Three hundred and fifty members
have been received into Grace Meth
odist church, New York. during the
nine months OF the passionate of DIR.
G. +. Reisner.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03

BY vote OF 25s TO 90 the senior
clsss OF Yale favors continuing the
policy of compulsory attendance on
daily chapel services.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03

The American Orthodox Friends re-
port 100.072 members. a net gain OF
275 for the past year
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03

Or. W. r. Grenfell, the Labrador
missionary, is now in London study
ing the work of the Salvation Army.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
campaign will eliminate in great
tnterd denomination rally at New
York March 27-30-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-03

Of the 936 prisoners In the United
States prison at Atlanta Ga. only 176
have mo preference" IA TO religious
belief The Baptis@s lead all the
rest with 332 representatives., the
Methodists have tsl. the Catholics
l22.