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ter will not think you have wasted the
time you have spent talking to me-
So Mister Rabbit ran along in front of
the dog up the mountain until they
came to a big opening in the rocks.
Here said the rabbit. "is where the
bear lives and I will go in and deliver
the message that you wish to see him."
And so saying Mister Rabbit disap-
peared into the hole in the rocks. The
dog. as he stood outside the opening.
said to himself: II certainly made a
good bargain with the rabbit, for in ex-
change for him am to get the bear for
my master, and / shall be the favorite
of all the pack" But though he, waited
a long time the bear did not appear, and
he began to fear that his master would
beat him for being gone so long. At
last he became so worried that he
walked short way into the hole, and
when he Gid he saw that II was not a
bear den at all. but that the hole just
led crookedly through the rock and out
on the other side. and then he realized
that Mister Rabbit had escaped by maxi
ing him think that in giving him UP he
was to get something better.
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He is continually dOdGinE a nagging.
Is II any wonder that, between the
discomfort Of expecting the nag and the
misery of getting II, he is driven TO any
excess. any change?
Besides every keclev cure or hospital
for inebriates, there should be an insti-
tute for nagging wives 1t is the mod
scn substitute for the old-time ducking
stool.
Woman who nags, you are honey
combing the very foundations of your
marriage with the burrowing
evil that will cause it TO collapse. You
should take yourself in hand before it
is too late.
As you value your home. your hus-
bands love, your childrens respect, you
should break yourself OF the habit that
will. without the shadow of a doubt, rob
you of all.
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Have Their DaV.

Your crown is in jeopardy" said
the prime minister.
II know it, replied the petty king
People nowadays don't seem to have
any more respect for a crown than they
have for a last years straw hat"
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z TOU are the woman who nags.
" You are the mother whose chill
III dren are first on the streets in
tho FTbpv Glad TO
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Such Language.

Visitor-Dees langwadge of yours ees
vera queer.
The American-How?
Visitor-I say to my friend Giuseppe,
You are getting on we'll" An he say,
Yes, ! am we'll OF now."
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Selected Letters.

Lodger-But your little girl is read
ing the dodgers letters.
Landlady-Oh, that's all right. 1 don't
let her see any that will hurt her.
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the morning. They are glad to
get out of the house. Your husband IS
the earliest man in the office and the
last one out. He hates TO come home.
You make the atmosphere Of an ice
house seem agreea BILE by contrast 10 the
frigidness of your neighborhoOd. You
kill all affection, all kindly interest and
sympathy by exposing them to blight
and chill that you create.
A newspaper laid on a chair, cigar
ashes dropped on a lapel. a spot OF
gravy on the tablecloth, a boyish burst
Of enthusiasm, anything everything pro-
vokes your hell-born habit TO activity.
Can you not see that Satan took a
personal interest in the formation of the
nagging habit? 1t is his masterpiece.
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For the legal principle involved In this
story see United States v. Barrett. III
Fed, 36a.
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flash your sdr' he said or jar loose
from tie lady,"

and held II under his broad thumb; then
he smiled benignly.
''Mlsiher Parks" he said. otis the
speed limit you are after wishin' TO eX-
ceeig'
NO" ! said: 81 am the King OF the
Golden Mountain on the quest OF a
fairy"
Go along; you're fooIin'." he said.
by no means l answered u want
to find Madame Ncrsay.'
He whisted softly. Madame Nersay.
is il, Ills only the devil that knows
where she is now, but where she'll be at
one tonight. 'tls Scally that knows as
well the devil. In a dago cafe on the
Bowery. which is next door TO Paddy
Moran's dance hall, she will be attn and
drlnkin and carryin' on. She's a bad
one. this Madame Nersay. 'Tis back TO
the tall weeds your friend Scally would
advise you TO be goin'.'
Al haif-past twelve that night | found
Madame Nersay and the cafe called
''dago' by my friend Scally. II was o
fragment OF Paris, transplanted 10 the
Bowery by Monsieur Popnot an oily.
obscqulous litile creature from the Mont
martre, He came running out to the curb
10 bow me in-thc coming OF a hanson
was an event. He enumerated his wares
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ne had the last one safely in. he relaxed
his grip on the jewel case. locked his
handbag and hurried out Of the bank |
handed the case to Miss Caroline Pick
ney. She opened IL and caressed the
jewels lovingly. But she said no word.
and gave no evidence Of the great emo
tion tu2ging at her except the trembling
OF her hands. Then she put the case In
her bosom and went down 10 her car
riase In the company OF Mr.. Montague
Thomas
/ went out behind the pair Of them.
Not In ell my life had / bcen so thor
oushly puzzled What did this woman
need with Randolph Mason Il she In.
tended to pay a painted actress the full
could have done as well as he. What
need was there 10 send me scouting into
the Tenderloin and then here? The thing
the iron lid OF some hidden trap fall
swiftly and crush Madame Versay, In
stead, I had carried out MHson's dlrec-
tons TO the final letter. only to see the
thing ended. For Randolph Mason II was
not defeat only: II was n capitulation,
a rout. His standard had been dragged
off the field by n variety actress and n
red light detective, l was unspeakably
bitter and depressed.
My train to New York left over the
Southern at II o'clock. I would go 10
the postoff!ce for some letters gent after
me get little lunch and hurry out OF
this city. ! went into the postotfIce. got
my letters. and was coming out when n
deputy marshal touched me on the
elbow and asked me TO come up to the
district attorneys office, | knew then
that Mason's trap had sprung. and l
hurried with the litue mnn up the iron
Mr., Robert Henderson was boiling In
picturesque explctivcs when entered
the anteroom Of the prosecutor for the
government His collar was wIited down.
IEf cT1p NIL iT,S
threads OF perspiration lay along the
fat folds OF his chin. He broke out
louder when he saw me. That's him.
That's one OF the gang" he shouted.
Now, get the other one. Get this Caro-
line Pickney woman, and we'll land them
in the penitentiary."
with soft. drawlng accent that purred
dangerously like cats. appeared In the
doorway of the district attorneys office
May l inquire" he said. who il Is that
is about to send Miss Caroline Pickney
to the penitentiary7"
IT'S me- said Henderson. Her and
this yegger have been shown the queer.
Your language is unintellig!ble,' said
the man.
"Why. green goods" growIed Hender-
SON. 'tPassin' counterfeit money. that's
what ] mean"
II was my turn TO be astonlshed. So
the packs were counterfeit, Surely Mason
could not have made SO dangerous q
blunder. lie knew the laws OF the
United States. He could not have opened
the doors of the penitentiary wider 10 us.
The mere possession OF counterfeit money
was crime. Perhaps he did not be-
lieve that Madame Yersay would dare
come TO the officers Of the law with e..
Perhaps some other arm OF his plan had
broken down. l was amazed and alarmed.
The man IN the door looked inquiringly
at mo. / took out my card and handed
It TO him. He bowed. "I am the dis
trict attorney" ne said. Then he spoke
to the deputy marshal. Go outside.
close the door and see that am not in
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, no such dignity as that, was merely
one coming under flag OF truce with a
message from Miss Caroline Pickney,
/ said this over several times and In a
variety of ways before Madamas Suspi-
cions were smoothcd down. Then ] laid
before her an offer 10 pay ten thousand
dollars cash for the jewels. y clean-cut
her her. hands for for the jewels in ours, i did
not go further into the place or details
of payment that would better follow
little later on.
"I'lI stand for that" said Madame Yer
have 10 show it 10 Henderson, IL nc
don't flag 1t. the old hen can have her
sinners.
wondered mildly IL we might find
Sure" said Madame xersSa'o The, Then
she summoned Popinot. .Cali up Hen
derson,s Detective agency, she directed.
''and tell Bohbic TO chase In here.
While we awaited the chasing In Of
Bobbie, drew the celebrity out a Ut
tie on the subject OF the slumoerline ring
Caroline pickney and her halI-brother.
Bishop Slmonton OF New York. He was
an orphan and a very ebon sheep: HAY
ing fallen a victim to Madame Nersay's
| charms. he had shouldered the onerous
duties OF an angel" burned his
money and firalb swlped'' the jewels
from hIs relative and bestowed them upon
this DuIcinea. These jewels Madame
Vcrsay thought It advisable to retain.
since the law could not take Il rail-
out Of her with Juggling the youth.
She appealed To me to affirm the moral
soundncss OF her attitude In this.
moor girl must look out for herself.
WAS spared the embarrassment OF Il
decision on so vcSeG question bv the
arrival OF Bobbie Henderson. ! was also
glad Of all the people IN the Cafe n
Lumc d'Or when he came bursting in IL.
He was person with q variegated waist
coat. many seals and yellow diamonds.
and face that would have convicted
him before any Jury in America without
word OF evidence for the state. Tie
sailed down UPON me with the buster Of
the cast wind.
Flash your star. he said. or jar
ioose from the LADY," His language was
hevcnd me. but his manner admitted of
no doubt.
Madame Versay spranc up and thrus;
her elbow vigorously into the region -
his diaphragm. "Cuttt out. Bobbc.' she
sniG. 'You ain't wise To the gent Hes
no plain clothes Johnnie. This things
business.
Mr. Robert Henderson WAS ilhminel,
He drew no chair and Expressed his
desolation at the error. Then the three
OF US got down To the details cf Madame
SersaY's business The Offer 10 pay
cash was pleasing Ia Mr. Henderson. T.
sounded good" but he would take no
chance on q double cross" being hand
ed out" The money must lie paid In
his presence at a bank. No meet me
under the oak tree for him. He was
onto" the inlauities OF the human fam
Ily.
BY gradual. indirect suggestions. un.
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Madame Versay suddenly changed her
tactics. She leaned over, seized the
young man by the collar and shook him
What she said I could not hear. but the
effect on tho drunken youth was marked
He pleaded In blabbering slobbers:
That's all right. you keep them; they're
yours You dissolve them in YIN ger
and drink them like Cleopatra. You re
good lil' thing. you're a good. III, sweet
thing"
The mans droollng grew gradually in
articulate. his head wobbed. Presently
he made en- Intellectual effort TO pat Mad
anne Nersay's porcelain cheek, and fell
forward with his arms outstretchcd on
the table, Popinot's Burgundy was in
Olse,
The woman ordered tumber OF whis-
ky and drank II like water. Ny hour
had arrived 1 arose and threaded a way
TO her table.
Have ] the honor" I said "to ad-
dress Madame Fersay?"
A further light came into the cold.
tallow eyes. Not so loud" she said.
Are you a plaip-clothes Johnnie2'
l assured her that 1 had attained to
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,srIGpted-" He turned then to the de-
What IL MI this turore about7'
Henderson gave the matter swiftly in
detail. trnnslatlng his tenderioin terms
as he proceeded. When he had concluded
the narrative. the district attorney asked
his satchel, took out a pack stripped of
the gum band at either end Of *. and,
holding the end Of tho pack in his fingers.
torncy
The lawyer had been listening with the
closest attention. his face. clouded and
mer morning. Are the others Ike this-'
he asked
The same" replied Henderson"
good tenner on the top and bottom and
Then said the district attorney.
The laws OF the United States have not
been Violated. This bills are not counter
What hs sjacuiatsd, % !Hs @Is siH', S' tSssi coed
No. replied the lawyer; 1t is not
Astonishnent drove Mr.. Henderson to
!, ms ST primal TI 1nH tongue Ee nan" he said
The district attorney was amused. He
.ook the pack ot money and spread IL out
Of the Confederate States OF America
They are In no sense counterfeit The
passing of these bills for money Of the
United States is no crime against It's
laws. The Federal courts have time and
aoaln so decided although these bills
closely resemble certain bank notc Issues
OF the Federal government and have
been more than once complained Of by
the treasury department
Theu he added with n courtly bow TO
Henderson. MY dear sir. you have In
your nands the promise OF vanished re-
public 10 ray you some ten thousand dol
, lars Once upon time. these bills might
have purchased you an excellent lunch
and perhaps n cigar with Il. I doubt lt
4 little, now. You might try MoseSy
Taylor on the corner below Mention
Juhnl Early
Then he turned 70 me. Mr.. Parks"
he said. ''as you have not these potent
tokens Of a great sentiment TO assist
YOU. I must beg the honor Of your pres
ence at luncheon with me. ! have heard
OF Randolph Mason"
For the legal principle involved In this
story see United States v. Barrett. III.
Fed. 369.
(Npyt t'Tbe H~
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in his pocket A virtue OF the highest
order TO her: doubtless the only one re-
mining.
| selected little table by the wall.
and not Wishing TO be poisoned ordered
"A oittle Of bass ale and a plate OF dry
with a generous tip. The place was evil
IDENTIFY Bohemian rendezvous OF low
order The, atmosphere was stencil OF
freshly sprinlsled with new. sawdust. The
chairs and tables were Of metal Iron
alone could resist large primitive en-
otions when they got In action. The
boot-toe. did not wreck a wire char. 1t
could be Strengthened presently in the
up with ietsam from the undercurrents
OF New York. Gentlemen going swiftly
down 10 the sill of the world beasts COM
ing up from il, set somehow into even
Monsieur Popinot's many -colored lights.
1t was the deprav!ty of Paris without a
touch of its seductive esprit The naive,
Rouge and the Folie Bergere. "Je vous
aime, don-nez mol cinq francs" was not
here, This place was an oak for crows
] wondered on what limb OF II perched
Madame Nersay.
l was about 10 summon the good Popl-
not 10 my assistance. when young man.
very drunk. came IN accompanied By a
took table opposite to mine The young
man wore soft slouch hat. which he
promptly threw lnO ilOOT. j Ien &c
began to hammer on the table with the
ferrule OF his walking stick and shout,
"Heah henh, Popinot. you old dog. Il
bottle Of Burgundy FOR Madame Ncrsay
It's the wine OF love and laughter"
My eyes went instantly to tha woman.
She was a medlum-stze. conspicuous
blonde, with a rather trim figure. ex-
celent arms and throat. made the most
OF by a low gown OF black velvet. Her
complexion WAS the usual sort TO be had
from boxes and paint pots. Her mouth
was q perfect cupd's bow. and exquisite
Her nose was Durgeois. but not ohtrusivc
and not bad Her eyes, however. were
tallow. Her bright yellow hair was coilcd
height and to lengthen her face. While
her companion was unspcahaby drunr.
this woman was coldly sober She
stantly refilled the mans glass, but
scarcely tasted her own. l was evidently
spectator at the epiloSue OF quarrel
which Madame Versay was striving 10
drown In the mixture OF alcohol and
claret that Popinot sold for Burgundy.
She spoke almost IN whispers, but now
and then the man broke out In voice
that could hear,
NO I won't wait no NOAH | want
them back. You said you only wanted
them To- star in. That's what you said'
to star in,
Madame versay pettcd him on the arm
and Cooed over him Bat Fer face was as
cold as wedge. The man harped on
the one idea. mo; I was drunk. Didn't
l tell you I was drunk when I did it?
and they've got TO go back to her"
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with true Latin enthusiasm. His caviare
had arrived that very day. II VAS mag
nifique. and his wines, ah. monsieur,
he alone In all this raw land had wines
His brother Anselenl had hunted France.
nosed II, fingered II, tasted II. that he,
Poplnot, might have champagne. frag-
rant Ike those little meadows nesting at
the foothills OF the Pyrcnees, Bergundy.
of the Disc: and absinthe-here language
failed him. He clapped his hands. "Eavis-
sante. monsieur
Madame Popinot who presided over the
cash drawer by the door, beamed upon
me as I entered. She was a daughter OF
the little shops along the Seine. fat and
vigilant. knowing instantly II the new
conner had the price of glass of wine
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tronage OF those who arc so unfortunate
rs To be afflicted with the Drink Habit
t:ignedJ ID. n. McAL1STFR. NJ. d
Day Drink Habit Treatment In the world
today that WAS originated. IS compounded
and administered by regular and
licensed physician. 1t Is a purely vegeta-
bic and perfectly harmless medicine. Ia"
ken internally without any hypodermic
Injections. II IL administered under an
absolute agreement that II results are not
entirely satisfactory AT the end OF the
treatment NO CHARGE IS MADE. Homo
treatment can be arranged for those who
prefer.
city is one OF Go similar institutions cs-
iablished In all principal cities OF The
United States and In some OF the for
ciSn countries. Complete information and
the addresses OF all Neal Institutes may
be had upon application to the Neal Inst!-
tute. 3il So Fourth East street. Salt
Lake City Utah, Phone Bell 1879.
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MBER CANADIAN PARLIAMENT
ENDORSES NEAL TREATMENT
~. ii. McAlISfsr, Nj. r, Says "The Neal
Is a Medical Wonder"
RES DRINK HABIT in 3 DAYS

Az 'ne many OF the hundreds OF
inli e endorsements given To the
ldin Ncdl Treatment by prominent
M men from all parts OF the
:" y conuncn, where the treatment
n %iliihlstered comes from n ply
1es ansh standing In his profession
,sre, ing member Of the Canadian
/ NJ. nc makes the following au-
on. n.'a'ement for public use and in
AVA. Canada. Feb.S. 1911.
jn~.sno thorough personal and profes-
M ss!,sation OF the Neal Treat
nj noung lis pathological and phy-
hn, acton ssn In antidoting the poison
|rnn," "nu noutralizing and cllminat-
noan,..ne .ne system and the wonderful
h ivnsial ns results OF the trcatment-
4 snrihg The Drink Habit In three
NIL, m greatly pleased and as
Is 'psiec0 and amazed, THE
a MEDICAL WONDER and
on stno1rsed by and have the CO.
Il Vi all good people and the pa
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an unknown variety actress. only the
devils imps knew where. Such birds
had no marked tree to roost In: besides
this person was probably Madame Gladys
by now, or Estelle something or other.
could not go back TO Mason for fur
ther light He would stare at me and
walk away. My directions were accu-
rate; find Madame Nersay first and then
go to Richmond.
/ turned up the collar OF my great
coat, and went down for a conference
with the omniscient Scally, I found him
directing commerce with the gestures OF
a Roman pretor. | darJed past the
row of cabs To his island of safety and
seized his hand. moment later, when
the tide had passed, he took my bill
from between the fingers OF his glove
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Kidney Diseases Are curahla

Under certain conditions The right
medicine must be taken before the dis
ease has progressed too far Mr.. Perry
A. Pitman, Dale. Tex. says: "I was
down in bed for four months with kid.
ney and bladder trouble and gall
stones One bottle of Foley's Kidney
Remedy cured me we'll and sound. -
Ask for it. Schramm-J ohnson, Drugs,
five stores.
Tribune Want Ada.
Bell Main 5000. Independent $50
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>NGE12G11 $45,OOO.OO
1t Is Not q Coincidence

That Mrs. McNair happened to be in New York JUST
IN THE NICK OF TIME to scoop the cancelled of
twenty of the best wholesale dresakers LESS THAN HALF
PRICES owe call them Dressmakers because thes product
equals the best custom made garments)
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The attorney general OF Texas has rem
dercd an opinion holding that accident
policies with accumulations are discrimi- =
natory. and. therefore. illegal The opIn-
Ion Is OF interest to Utah poiicyholders
from the fact that the section OF the
law relied upon by the Texas authority is
similar In most respects TO the Utah in
surance code. and the further fact that
nearly all OF the accident companies
doing business In this state have the
In his opinion, addressed to the state
insurance commission OF Texas, the at
torhey general. In part. says:
The law does not authorize an acCl-
dent insurance company under the char
acter OF policies Issued by all such. com =
panies. that Is. one-ycar term policies.
10 give accumulations and grant add
tional benefits to policyholders who have
carried policies with the company for
one. two. three, four or five years any
more than II authorizes q new accident
cumulations and additional benefits TO
persons who have been previously In
sured In some other company. II in
wolves n discrimination for a company TO
give 30 per cent accommodations or added
benefits TO n person who has been insured
with the company for three years and not
grant to a new policyholder the same
The policyholder who has been in
sured In the company for three years is
not. according TO the experience of the
bcNNNi ibSh tDtu u uCm
policyholder who has never been insured
at all. The companies should not be NJ =
lowed to thus discriminate between their
policyholders. All accident insurance
policies are Issued only for one year, and
the company in promising the accumula =
tions and added benefits referred to do
not promise them absolutely and uncon =
ditionally, but only upon the contin-
gency that the company insure the per-
son for second, or n third, or q fourth.
or a fifth year. The policyholder has no
fn daY1, md ~
and, properly speaking there is no such
thing as renewal policies. Each policy
Issued at the end OF each year is a new
quired to issue tho same contract TO a
new poicyholder as TO one who has been
previously insured with II. All such ac-
cumulations and benefits as are referred
TO above. should, In my opinion be pro-
ibited by you"
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Forecast for Salt Lake City and Utah
Generally Fair Monday and Tuesday.

Comparative weather data at Salt Lake
City, August S. 1911.
The highest temperature today was 10
degrees. the highest in this month since
1874 was 10l degrees. The lowest tenn
perature last night was SO degrees; the
lowest this month since 1874 was "A de-
grees. The mean temperature today was
So degrees. the normal was IS degrees
The accumulated deficiency OF temperat-
ure since the first OF the month Is 3s
degrees; the accumulated excess since
January / is 80 degrees.
The relative humidity at a. m. today
was 81 per cent; the relative humidity at
p. IN. today was 90 per cent.
The total precipitation for the "a hours
ending at D. m. was .04 OF an inch; the
total for this month to date Is .0f OF an
Inch: the accumulated deficiency for this
month To date is 0s OF an INCH the total
precipitation since January 1 TO date Is
9.22 inches; the accumulated deficiency
since January ] Is lis inches.
The sun rises at $3.50 a. m, and sets at
7:3S p. m, August Z. 1911.