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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
COULDN'T REPEAT THOUGHTS
Newly Married Man Would Not Tel
Wife What He Was Thinking of
When He Missed Train.

Alfred" she asked. cuddling up tc
him. do you tell ne all your
thoughts?"
why do you ask that. you foolish
little girl?''
Because love you SO. You prom
ised that you would tell me every
thing. Do your"
"Oh. you wouldn't want me to tel
you everything, would your"
She drew away from him in sudder
fright Her worst suspicious were
verified.
You are deceiving mel" she ex
claimed You
mo. no, my dear, don't think that
wouldn't deceive you for the world ;
You have just admitted that you
don't tell me all your thoughts"
We'll, there are some that"
Don't! Don't!" she cried. You
are going to lie. hate lies the worst
of all things. +"
Her feelings overcame her, and she
covered her face with her hands.
Don't be silly" he begged.
silly" she tragicaliy replied. DC
you call it silly for me to refuse to be
deceived?"
You are not deceived. never
You have just admitted that you
have thoughts which. you cannot tel
mel"
"Oh, could tell them to you; but
don't think you would care to have
me do So"
Then what are they?"
They are the thoughts think wher
| have to run to the station in th'
morning owing to a late breakfast
and see the train moving out of thu
station"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
Left Him Far Behind.

Childish standards Of greatness are
interesting perhaps because they are
at once so like yet so unlike the
standards of grown folk. Many an
adult. for instance. has been proud
with no more reasonable basis than
that which little Johnnie displayed In
attempting to "top" the boasting of q
Juvenile comrade.
Eve got real railroad train, with
an engine that goes. an real. live
pony, an really, truly gun, an"
That's nothing!" interrupted the
lads disguised listener. Once ! knew
boy that sat up until IL o'clock
twice In one week."
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23

Alas, another idol smashed; have held
Caesar high;
I've dozed above his works at night
with tired and sleepy eye.
I've joyed to. read his clinical report
that tells so much OF Gaul.
And his Rooseveltian memoirs, I've read
them one and ALL
But had 1 known that Caesar drank To
think he made folk hear
That ''Stein upon the tay-bul. an goo
song ringin' clear"
The late famented Shakespeare put poor
Caesar in a play
That gave him but bit, tbs true. but
he had lines to say.
Perhaps wise Shakespeare knew his
faults, and felt that Caesar lacked
Sobriety enough to last until the final
act.
Mark Antony. no doubt, was moved to
shed bitter tear
By that "Stein on the tay-bul. an a goo
song ringin' clear
thought ]. Caesars fame was won by
feats of war and state
And that his taking off was quite the
sorest prank of fate,
But II j. Caesar thumped the gang upon
their honest coats
And bought the brew that made them
feel that he should have their votes
I'm just as sad as sad can be- in fancy
can hear
Sonorous Latin that told of the "goo
song ringin' clear"
And Plato, too! This is too much; have
a sinking spell
At thinking OF the rumor that old Plate
reasoned well.
To think of that philosopher, with wreath
upon his brow
Asserting that THE gangs all here" and
believing: Here's howl"
Down crash the idols. down and down in
to a sea of beer
Bedirged by ION the tay-bul. with a goo
song ringin' clear"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
"A Hit
A HIT
What She Gained by Trying Again.

A failure at first makes us esteem
final success.
A family in Minnesota that now en-
joys Postum would never have known
how good it is If the mother had been
discouraged by the failure of her
first attempt to prepare it. Her son
tells the story:
1--WE had never used Postum till last
spring when father brought home
package one evening just to try it. We
had heard from our neighbors, and in
fact every one who used it, how well
they liked it.
well, the next morning Mother
brewed 1t about five minutes, just as
she had been in the habit OF doing
with coffee without paying special at
tention to the directions printed on
the package. 1t looked weak and
didn't have very promising color, but
nevertheless father raised his cup
with an air Of exceptancy. 1t certain
ly did give him great surprise, but
I'm afraid 1t wasn't very pleasant
one, for he put down his cup with q
look of disgust
Mother wasn't discouraged though,
and next morning gave 1t another trial,
letting 1t stand on the stove till boil
ing began and then letting 1t boil for
fifteen or twenty minutes, and this
time we were all SO pleased with it
that we have used 1t ever since.
Father was a confirmed dyspeptic
and cup Of coffee was to him like poi
son. So he never drinks 1t any more,
but drinks Postum regularly. He isn't
troubled with dyspepsia now and IL
actually growing fst, and I'm sure
Postum is the cause of it. All the chill
dren are allowed to drink 1t and they
are perfect pictures OF health Name
/ given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek,
Mich.
/ Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's reason"
| Ever rcad the above lettcrs A new
ono nprears from time to time. They
! are geauine, true, and full OF human
interest.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
Modelling
Men
Sure Way of
Success Is Mind
Own Business
av REV. MADISON C. PETERS

HE busybody selfapponed inspector of social
sort of supervisor of other peoples domestic affairs for the
busybody generally begins by reporting domestic nfecitie
:: !, J: : !: !: : !; ;
Hhn From the frequency with which the Bible speaks these
H& people take that they may be considered the foes
RI of society Women generally get the credit for all the busy
EN bodying but the bad babs the Indeed
81 have become useful the community that
- they have retired from the gosspng business and babbng
tatlng, sywhsperng and imperinent medding have
succeeded them and trespsng constantly the community with
their tongues
The bubody remarkable for his health He live anythng
he usually with him bag Of regulations made in cold hash
that he doesn't have to stop for meals He has long legs and
thousand miles jump while he has great genius for smelling His
a from door wide open.
When Commodore Vanderbilt asked how he made much
he said he made half of by mndng his business and the other
half by not minding other peoples business
The why who mind their business because
there little competition There many people busy mndng
peoples business that wouldn't be bit surprised the
of these everlasting getting of the
graves. stes
Without any intention perhaps of doing injury to your nghbor
remark be seized by babb and SNOWFALL by
rolling does telling through the babbng tribe
growing and larger and darker and darker and by the time has
rolled through Babown has assumed the magnitude and bnes Of
base SANDER.
Philip de Ner visited by who accused herself of SLAM
He babe her the market buy chicken just killed and still
feathers and walk certain distance pucng the bird
directed and returned anxious
Lpnxyf bay onft tho animation
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
Slim Chances for Her.

A missionary who was making his
way through oackwoods region
came upon an old woman sitting out
Side cabin. He entered upon re-
ligious talk and finally asked her If
she didn't know there was a day of
judgment coming.
why. no." said the old lady. Il
hadn't heerd o. that. Won't there be
more'n one day."
mo. my friend; only one day." was
the reply.
We'll, then" she unused. II don't
reckon can get to go, for we've only
got one mule, and John always has to
go everywhere first. National Month.
Nv
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
Desperate Occasion.

Manager-Dcctor, are you there!
Please do not wait! Come 'mmedi.
ately. He is i'll, indeed, and unless you
can do something for him the show
cannot go on tomorrow night.
Doctor-Why, they told me 1t was
the leading member of your company
| thought it was the rrima donna.
Manager-It Is the leading member
1t is the press agent. If he doesn't
get better by midnight the morning
papers will have no story about wha,
the prima donna has done in the way
Of swallowing watches, jumping
bridges, saving children or adopting
dogs"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
Home is
Only
Natural
Place for
the Child
By ANNIE G. MURRAY

doubt practically through the day of children who
hardly than infants.
authority
seeded by those of the school, and it well known that tempted
advantage the kindergarten system shk parental
bily
children the home influence if embraces what
called should be the controlling factor instng family
love and unselfshness
oashoned child whom parental authority exercised
quite bright and the newoned
child for whom discipline has been universally relaxed
1t hopeless plan attempt improve the mind the moral
children under of by placing them in what
ticaly prisons
the only natural place for the child and efforts
ought be directed to making in !. ~ A
all the ftest place. )PsSNfsS ~ ~>S7SSSsS-
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
Ancestral Pride of the Future.

"One of my forefathers was signer
of the declaration of independence"
THAT is something" replied Mrs,
Voteby Quinn. But think of the
proud satisfaction with which my
at-granddaughters will point
to the fact that one of their foremoth.
ers was a militant suffragette."
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
Not Always Welcome,

"A man should never go anywhere
when he has the slightest suspicion
that his presence is not desired"
Perhaps" replied Mr.. Cumrox. But
a strict Difference to that idea would
have kept me away from many an
important board of directors meet
ing"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
Value of knowledge.

Officer lat distance Judging prac-
tice)-Well, have you learned any
thing new today?
Private-Yes, sir; If you takes the
bolt out of the barrel and man Just
fits inside Les 800 yards away.
OfIicer-And what is there remark
able about that?
Private latter considerations Moth
in, 'cept that ! din't know it before
Punch.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
Kent II LIN.

And what did you do when the bis
fish took the bait?" asked the neigh
Dor who had come over to hear Of Mr.
Migger's fishing trip.
Il reeled In" answered Mr.. Miggers
"Humph!" commented Mrs. Mig
gers. THAT big fish must have tool
the bait Just about the time you turn
ed the corner to come home"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
Hard Luck.

Good morning, DR.. Squiller."
Good morning, Mr.. Tympax"
DO you remember officiating at my
wedding about six months ago?"
Why, certainly"
And when | gave you $25 as we'd
ding fee you seemed pleased"
$50 l was"
We'll. if you have spark Of feel
ing in your breast, you will refund me
at least $3.50 of that amount, My
wife has run away with a chauffeur"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
A Different Viewpoint.

What a long way you live from the
railroad station, Farmer Stebbins."
only two mics. How far do you
live from the city station?"
ON, live right in the city, Of
course"
But low far from the station?"
Why, W" call it seven miles"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
HOW Poems Are Written.

your ode to Niagara is the real
thing. | felt that way when | first
saw the falls"
Il have never seen the falls" ex-
planned the poet. 81 got the idea from
reading q railway booklet"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23

mabel was so worried for fear all
about her coming marriage to a mil
honarie would get in the papers"
did it?''
mo, That is why she 10 20 much
more worried now"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
Don't FORGET the Waiter.

WELL our vacation is over. We
leave for home today"
Il see the waiter has decorated our
table with rosemary"
Rosemary, Ell? All, yes; that's for
remembrance"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23

1t is undoubtedly true that the sense OF
parental responsibility is diminishing rather
than increasing. Numerous conditions are
combining to encourage this spirit. and
these conditions may be detected in some
of the institutions Of which America is so
proud, notably in the public schools. do
not believe that any teacher can take the
place of a parent, or that any school can be
a good substitute for the home.
kindergarten instruction in the public
schools has produced its benefits, but the
principle has been extended so that it
sometimes has included, unintentionally, no
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
crue, Retort.

Miss Oldgirl-Now | know great
deal more about this place than you
do. Let me give you few wrinkles
Miss Pert-Certainly, for | see you
have plenty to spare
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
Unchanged.

II met Dunkey today for the first
time for years He hasn't changed
much"
"Oh, he hasn't changed at all, but
he doesn't seem to realize It,"
"How do you mean?
"Oh, he's forever talking about what
a fool he used to be. Red Hen.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
JUST PAID WiFE's BILLS.

The Young Man-Do you think a
man could marry when he's getting
Is?
The Older Man-If it's twenty-five
million, yes.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
Proper Treatment.

II have a terrible cold" he COM
planned. My head feels all stopped
up"
Have you tried vacuum clean
err" she queried sweetly.-Judge.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23


"Retrace your steps," said Philip, "and gather
up, by one, all the feathers you have scattered"
81 cast the feathers carelessly away" said the
woman, "and the wind carried them in all directions"
swell, my chid,' said Philip, $50 it is with your
words of SANDER; like the feathers which the wind
has scattered they have been waited in many direc-
tons Call them back now if you can. Go, SIN no
more"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23

HAS Perry ever done anything to
add to the gayety of nations?"
Yes, He tries to speak French
German and Italian when he is in
those countries"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
Qefined.

Magistrate-My good woman, lie
your husbands abuse of you habitual
or intermittent?
Complainant-No sir; it's just plain
cussin'
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
Appropriate.

"The Comeups have got country
place. and now they tell me they have
looked up their family tree"
Its a good tree to go with coun'
try place, it is such shady one"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
Base Insinuations,

II have often seen your husband al
church, madam, during the sermon In
a somnolent condition"
"'Taint so? My husband Is strict
ly temperance"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
Ten Minutes or So.

What are you doing?"
Il was just trying to compute the
length of time 1t would take to exter
inmate the flies If they wore plum.
age fit to go on a woman's hat"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
Teach
Children
Beauty
of the
Flowers
BY William F. Curtis. Jr.

the eyes which with attention and affection II the
wild thyme shepherds purse the cukoo of the
tiny blossoms and hedgerow but pphes
are world would quarrel for them but nature has these
little broadcast with lavish hand and scarcely grateful
little of the SOUL by whose wicket the world
In the garden something of the golden still
ngers alleys where the bees hum about the lilies and the
stocks the lime and the flowers ous
ss the west wind passes
garden counts time and BY his flowers
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23
The Hero's Lament.

Achilles lamented his vulnerable
heel.
TT means my wife will always make
me wipe my shoes of when come In
the house." he cried.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-09-23

Children should never be allowed to
pluck flowers, even in the field and hedges,
merely to throw them aside; they should be
early taught reverence for this floral beauty
which is around them and never be permit
ted wantonly to break down boughs and
branches, OF fill their laps with buttercups
and daisies only to leave them withered in
the sun, discarded and forgotten.
The young should cherish their flowers
as wisely as, and more tenderly than, they
cherish their gold or silver pieces in their
money boxes. The exquisite beauty OF
o,,o,, Az b,,,,h 1os+ Lloeeo,,, ,or orl,, he ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-15
PACKERS SHUT OUT
Members of the Beef Trust VIII
Not Be Allowed to Bid
On Contracts for Supplies to the
British Army.

London, Dec. 15.-The British govern
ment has decided to exclude the Amer
lean meat packers against whom pros
ecutions have been instituted in the
United States from rendering for con-
tracts for the supply of meat to the
British army and navy, pending the
of the government is due to the opposi-
tion of laoor and advanced radical
members Of parliament to the American
trust. The contracts given out by the
war office which had hitherto been Sc
cured by American firms are now ex-
pected to go to Argentina meat pack
erS
1t was explained by officials of the
war office that the government action
was in accordance with its regular pol
icy. In case any company with which
the government dealt became involved
in serious litigation the governm ent
Immediately refrained from giving it
contracts. British firms received the
same treatment under the same cir
cumstances.
Armour Admits 1t.
Chicago, Dec. 15-J. Ogden Armour,
president of Armour & Co., under in
dictment for alleged violation of the
Sherman antitrust act, admitted the
Armour company had been notified that
it's bids for British army contracts
would not be accepted pending the set
tlement of suits by the United States.
Mr.. Armour, however, declined to in
any way discuss the situation or its
effect on the cases now being tried
here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-15
Are Expected to Be in Presi-
dents Hands by Christmas.
TO START NEW YEAR
As a State Is the Expectation
of the Territory.
Canvass Shows Republicans Have
Majority of Offices.

Santa Fe, n. NJ, Dec. 15.-Statehood
as a Christmas present is the ikeh-
hood If present plans mature. The or
ficial canvassing board today COM
pleted the count Of Santa Fe and
Sierra counties and hopes to have its
final report ready by next wednesday
and in President Taft's hands by De-
cember "a so that he can issue tho
statehood proclamation for Christmas
and enable Governo-elect Mcdonald
and the fifteen other state Officers TO
be inaugurated on New Years.
The result has sufficiently progressed
to make certain that the Democrats
have elected five. the progressing Re-
publicans two, and the Republicans
nine of the officers on the state ticket;
that the Republicans have forty-six.
the progressive Republicans fiVe ana
the Democrats twenty-five of the
members of the state legislature on
joint ballot; that of the sixteen district
Judges and district attorneys. the Dem
ocrats have six. the progressive Repub-
licans two and the Republicans eight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-15
STOKES CASE NEARS END
Show Girls Probably VIII Know Their
Fate Before Tomorrow.

New York, Dec 15.-Although the case
of Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad
charged with shooting W. E. D. Stokes
will go to the jury today, it is possible
the girls will not know their fate until
tonight and perhaps not until tomorrow
All that was left of the trial today was
the summing up by District Attorney
Buckner and Justice Marcus charges to
the jury. They are sanguine of acquittal
The very worst they their attorneys
look for is conviction of some minor de-
gree of crime The indictment contains
three counts, attempted murder, assault
in first and in the second degree.
Twenty years Imprisonment is the max
imum term possible for the greatest of
these crimes. If the jury finds them gull
ty of assault in minor degree they
might escape with a few months i'm
prisonment their sentences might be
suspended altogether
Yesterdays reports, it is now learned,
rather exaggerated the gravity of Mr..
Stokes condition. While his recovery is
slow it was said today that he was in
no immediate danger
Before the prosecution began its
summing up today Attorney Moore for
the defense was permitted to supple
ment his argument of yesterday by
briefly calling the jury's attention to
the fact that if the holes in Stokes
coat and hat were really bullet holes
more shots must have been fired than
the six accounted for. Five of these
bullets lodged in the wall and one in
Stokes leg. Where, he asked, were the
rest2
When Assistant District Attorney
Buckner began his speech to the jury
Mr.. Stokes pretty young wife had a
chair up near the judges desk and
Miss Graham and Miss Conrad sat at
their attorneys table
The prosecutor reminded the jurors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-15
BETTER THAN PENSION
Let Government Pay Sufficient SAL
aries Says Report.

philadelphia. Dec. 15.@That gov
ernment employees should receive ade-
quate compensation so as to enable
them to contribute to an old age re-
tircment fund was the principal sug-
gestion in the report of the special
committee on approximation, made
today to the annual meeting of the Ma
tionaI Civil Service Reform league in
session here.
IF the salaries of the government
civil employees are adequate as COM
pared with salaries for similar en-
ployment outside the public service, SO
that the employees can properly be
expected as ordinarily prudent men, to
lay by a sufficient amount year by
year to provide for their own old age,
it is no hardship that the government
should compel them to make such pro-
vision, and it is neither reasonable,
nor does it tend towards personal
ment to add to such salary pension
for life at great expense to the tax
PAYERS the committee reported.
whenever the salaries or compen-
sations of the government employees
as are now fixed are not sufficient to
enable them to maintain the standard
of living to which their positions en-
title them, the necessary advances in
salary or compensation should be
made.
If these principles be embodied in
practice, the report says, there can be
no legitimate objection to the compul-
sorry contribution by a government en-
ployee each year of such a percentage
of his salary as, at a reasonable rate
provide him sufficient annuity at the
age of retirement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-15
TODAY IN CONGRESS
Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Bill
Reported to House.

Washington. Dec 15.-Senate not
in session viii meet at p m Mon
Edward Hines and Nanny
Ahrahams were witnesses at the Lori
mer Investigation ,
cisra of United States Steel corpora
ton before the interstate commerce
committee.
Railroad counsel discussed with en-
ployers' liability committee suggestions
for a liability bill.
House met at noon
Steel investigation continued. Scna-
tor Oliver. Pennsylvania, testified that
ore rates to Pittsburg were too nigh.
Rules committee heard argument
bv Representatfve Iindbergh, Mime
sofa, for Investigation Of the socalleu
money trust. General Crozier urged
on military committee a war basis
supply of ammunition for the army.
Republican minority report on Con-
troller bay Inquiry arraigned Demo-
Gratis for alleged unfairness.
Agreement to adjourn over tomor-
row set aside. Recess from l:Ol p
m. to 4:30 p. m. TO receive and con-
slider urgent deficiency appropriation
bill carrying S2.0OO,0OO. Representa-
tive Mondell, Wyoming. spoke III op-
position to the repeal Of the sherman
antitrust law.
sugar trust investigation commit
tee began inquiry into sugar Increase
of several cents pound last summer.
Labor committee authorized TO Visit
Philadelphia and Stamford, Conn, IN
investigating a scientific system or
shop management
Senate foreign relations committee
members consulted on Jewish pass
ports legislation plans.
An agreement with Russia was ru-