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FOR SALE-SEE II. A. VAN HORN FOR
information regarding the beautiful
Owens valley with it's wealth OF agricul-
ture and stock, its unparalleled eli
mate, its fertile soil, and inexhaustible
resources. The man with homins in
stinct finds here his ideal. 1t is a
paradise for the man of small means
anu the land of unequaled opportunity
for the man of wealth seeking for in
vestments. Fl. A. VAN HORN, FL
Centric Music store. El Centro. 2Stf
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FOR SALE = so ACRES ADJOINING
the town site of Silsbe (east u OF
tract 16D. About 65 acres is best OF
level land. balance in bed of New
river. Title U. S. patent. Price $1,000.
Terms cash. Inquire OF GEO. w. MICH
OLS, care of Ira ,ten Land Co, El
Centre, Cal. or Paul Junker, ll13 Logan
ave, San Diego Cal.
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WANTED-IMPERIAL VALLEY PROF
erty. VIII pay for same with clear,
South Dakota land and cash. w. n
McKlBBEN. 1907 w. %7th Place Los An
celeS. ~.
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FOR SALE-SO ACRES DECIDED LAND,
acres in alfalfa pastured with dairy
cattle for S years; $4,000, on terms to
suit purchaser. Splendid ground for
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FOR SALE-LlVE STOCK

FOR sALE-25 HEAD GOOD MILCH
cows, $40 each. WILLIAMSON RANCH,
Santee, San Diego Co., Cal; go
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FOR SALE-40 CHOICE DAIRY COWS.
cash or terms 3 miles east, q south OF
Heber. j. O. OARROUGH. IT
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Wear Grover shoes for tender feet.
Al Sa1omnn'a
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POULTRY
PASTURE AND PRODUCE

FOR SAI.E-SEED BARLEY, FREE
from foul seed Inquire at Mobile store
H. H. JEWETT.
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FOR SALE-FIRST CLASS DAIRY
cows and heifers, cash Or terms. r. B.
MOORE, Ell Centro Cal
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MONEY TO LOAN

CHASE JOHNSON, LICENSED AUG
tiOneer Address El Centre. Cal.
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,DR SALE-ONE GOOD WORK AND
brood mare, 1l50 lbs. bred TO jack. APP
ply II. GALLAHER, Seeley,
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FOR SALE-30 HEAD GOOD DAIRY
cows $40 to $50. H. D. WILLIAMSON.
Santee, San Diego county, Cal. s63
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FOR SALE-7 MULES, 2 EXTRA GOO
draueht mares. . driving mares. wOI
horses, ! fancy young drauSht stud.
young horse, pony build, 1 very ger
tie cnhd's pony and colt; renovator. ne
wagon, cultivatOrS; good as new Sin
pleN cream separator; 50-galOn tam
cans, etc. 7. -. MCCALL, Impera
Phone lI71.
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WANTED - A FEW GOOD, LIGHT
driving horses, suitable for livery use
Inquire OF c. n. Clark at O. K. stables
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FOR SALE-20 YOUNG BOARS, THOR
oughbred Poland China, SIS, $50 an,
$25. PRATT RANCH, 3k miles south
west from Imperial.
For Service-Prince Albert Perchero
stallion, dark bay, weight 1900 pounds
fine action. Season S15, to insure So"
Service exchanged for hogs and heifc'
calves. PRATT RANCH, Az mile
northwest of FL Centre, opposite Craw
ford & Davis ranch. 65
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DRY CLEANING
SEWING AND DRESSMAkiNG

DRESSMANING, CHILDREN'S CLOTH
es Il speciality. Prices reasonable. MRS
EATON. second house east of Him
Lumber Co. on Main st. t6i
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FOR SALE-A FEW CHOICE SOWS.
plge and heifers, at MOOREHOUSE
BROS. ranch, one-half mile south of
Heber
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FOR SALE-3O HEAD Of CHOIC.
dairy cows. mostly Jersey, Y cash o
will take shoats of 100 lbs. and up
part pay. Also will rent so acres 6
best dairy ranch in valley. . miles SN
El Centre on Y. w. BrodnaX ranch. :
bargain for the right party. S. !
SHIELDS E'l Centre Z,
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WORK WANTED-CHARLES RED, AN
American negro, and his Mexican part
ner, want work. They will cut two
acres of corn day. If you can give
these men work inquire at Preston &
Gibson's Pool Hail. FL Centre. 53tf
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FOR SALE-FOUR GOOD BROOD
mares at my ranch, Az miles due west
of Ell Centre. BURT L. YOUNG.
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FOR S.AI.E~~s0 ACRES OF MII.O MAIZE
hog fenced must be feo on al once.
Address CLARK w. ADAlR. III Cen
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By CASTOR LerOux
Author of THE Mystery of tie NNow Room. etc.

ing the place which you nlled IN my
heart. Then the voice was silent. |
called to n. but II dld not reply: ]
begged and outrctted. but In vain. |
was terrified est II had gune for good.
] wis., 10 heaven II had. dear =
That nlUht 7 went home in a desperate
condition. I told Mamma Nalerius. who
said why, Of course. the voice Is jeal-
ous!' AnG that. dear, nrst revealed TO
me that | loved you"
Christine stopped and lad her head
on Raouls shoulder. They sat Ike that
Tor a moment in silence, m they did
not see, did not perceive the movement.
st a few steps from them. - the creep
Ing shadow Of two great black wings. a
shadow that came along the roof so
nerr. 80 near them that II could have
stillled them by closing over thrp.
"The next DAY" Christine continued.
with q SIGH. ~ went back TO my dress
Ing room N a very penslve frame OF
mind The voice VAS there. spoke to
M with great sadness and told me
pllinly mat. II I must bestow my heart
on earth. there was nothing FOR the
voice To- DO but 10 40 bac 10 heaven.
And II said his with UGH an accent OF
human sorrow that I ought then and
there 10 have suspected and begun 10
h,!irys that was the victim OF my de-
luded s-1Ses.
But uy f.tI In the voice, with
whica 'Hu .7 .lu of Wv father was 50
closely .at.ru.1al.i remained undis-
turbcl. feared u%utll~g 80 much as
tNnt / might never hear II again | had
t'uuplt about my love for you and re-
allied an tho useless danger OF II, and
| dld not oven snow n YOU remembered
me. Whatever happened, your position
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The arr Family
a Mysterious Nan Is Running M. Jars Credit!
CTS the Creoit Was Feeble. 1t Is Sheer Cruelty
cOryhsht. leIl. By me Pres rnllthins co. nh, Saw Ycr. wolal.

that nhayoe is so and maybe amt so?
No, 1t amt safe TO hit no stranger these
days. Hit your own friends and rela-
lions. because you know as much on
them As they know on you. But done
hit no strangers"
Just then Schmidt, the de!icatessen
dealer. came In ana Joined Mr.. Jarr.
so YOU are having a Dutch upper
at your house tonight init friends" he
asked.
Not that I know o.
But your cousin. what IA staying
with You. comes into my store and or
dered Sweitzer kas and rye bread ard
potato salad and sliced liberwurst. and
pickles home. and then no gets two bot
ties OF white vinegar what he is IN a
hurry 10 take back 70 make chicken
salad with" said Schmidt. go l guecs
!t's all right"
Il nave no cousin and there's no
Dutch supper at my house tonight
said NJ. Jarr.
"S-s-sh!" aid Grrs. who mad been peer
ing intentiy over the window screen
into the street, Here zones that celler
again, Hide behind The icebox and we'n
catch HIM
Mr.. Jar and Schmidt hid behind the
icebox, and the mysterious r~ed-nosed
nan who had been haunting the neigh
borhood came into Gus's place.
Hello. hello" he SAID afrahlv TO Gus.
mo hard feeNngsi No hard feelings
FIJI this bottle with gin, please
by golles. He's empt'oi ont the vim
egar!" cried Schmidt. Who was peekinE
out.
Gus in sullen silence that be:okened
the coming storm filled the bottle, and
the stranger put II in his inside pocket,
az 1t was a fiat pint bottle.
Now. please" said Gus. the money"
And he produced the nigh tstick he kept
under the bar.
Charge It TO Mr.. Jars account"
said the stranger
But Gus shook his head resolutely.
The stranger smiled and brought out the
bottle and put It on tho bar.
ION, very WE'LL" he said airily and
made for the door.
Get him. fellers." cried Gus.
But IN their haste Mr.. Jarr and Mr.,
Schmidt jostlej each other and before
they could recover their balance the
strange. was of and away.
Anyway. he didn't get the GIN said
Gus.
But: 10 expert Schmidt shifted at the
bottle. IT'S the other one with the
white vinegar in It," he said sadly.
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as the voice Of an angel,
II had never got the Angel OF Music
whom ny poor father had promised to
scu1 mo as soon ~ he was dead, |
really think that Mamma Ndlerius was
a little DIT 10 blame. | told her about
n, and she AZ once said, ~ must Ne the
Angel; at any rate. you can DO no harm
by asking him / did 80, and the
mans voice replied that, yes. II was
tho Angels voice, 90" voice which l
was expecting and which my father
nad promised ne.
"I'rom that time onward the voice and
| became great friends. II asked leave
10 give me lessons every dav. | agreed
and never failed to keep the appoint
ment which 1t gave me IN my dressing
room. YOu nave no ileI. though you
have heard tho voice. OF what thoss
lessons were llke.'
NO. | have no idea said Raoul.
what was you" aorompaniment?'
I'VE We're sccoI panied by q music
which 7 A. uo' know # vas behind
he wall and wonderfully arrIr g.. The
voice seemed 10 understand u.s cN-
drtly, 'o know prc".H.I. r.. my
father ual o.. om t|,l.uinE .t IN q
few weeks t'ua I hardly knew SELF
when SANG Nd4 even frirh;cled.
a so wv 90 |'' ~ ~ N. ~. Hh| ~ ~
behind II, but Mama Na.crlIs reas-
sured me. Sho said that she knew l
was much too sample a girl 10 give the
devil a hold on me. . My prog
ress. by the voices oWu order, was kept
a secret between the voice, Mamma "a
lerlus and myself Il was "A curious
thiug, but, outside the dr~essing-room,
sang with my ordinary, everyday voice
and nobody noticed anything, ! did all
that the voice asked. II slid Wait and
see. we shall astonish Paris
And I waited and lived on IN a sort
OF ecstatic dream. II VAS then that :
saw YOU tor 80" hvs' t'wa ONE evening,
In the house. / was so Cad 'nat
! never thought ~ concoalug my delight
when | reached my dressing room, Tn.
fortunately, the voice was there besor,
me and soon noticed. by my air. tina
something hac happened. II asked wha'
was the matter and I saw no reason
for ksepins our story secret or conceal
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The Phantom Of the Opera

'otch me IN my d~ressing-room at mid
night exactly. lie will he waiting for
u" f. the d~iniuy-room by the LAX,
". shall be IRE. and you shall
take ne away. -" You mus prom
isc me thai. BlOul, even II | refuse. for
feel Tint, II ! go back this time,
| shall perhaps never return"
And she gave a sign 10 which II
seemed 10 her that another sigh, be-
hind her, replied.
"Dldn't You hear?'
Her teeth chat,ered.
NO said Rsoul, 81 heard nothing"
1T II too terrible she confessed, ITO
be always trembling like this. .
Anl yet We run no danger here, We are
al home, In the Sky. In the open air. IN
the Hight. The sun Is flaming, and
night birds cannot bear to look at the
sun. ! have never seen him by day
light II must be awful .
oh. tho rrst time I saw him! I
thought that he was going to die"
why asked Raoul. really fright
confidence was taking.
Because / had seen HIM"
This time Raoul and Christine turned
round at the same time,
There Is some one In pain" said
Iaoul. Perhaps some one has been
hurt. Did you hear?"
II can say Christine confessed.
Even when he IL hot there my ears
are full OF his sighs. Still, ~ you
heard d"
They stood up and looked around
them, They were quite alone on the
Immense lead roof. They sat down
again and Raonl said:
Tell me how you saw him nrst."
81 had heard him for three months
without seeing him. The nrst time
henrd II. | thought, as you old. that
that adorable voice was singing in an
1thsr rnom. | went ouf and looked
everywhere; but. aS you know, Raoul.
my dressing room IL very murh by ~
sell, and ! could not ma the voice out
side my room, whereas II went on
steadily inside, And It not only sang
out II spoke TO me N answered my
questions. like a real mans voice. with
this difference. that II ives a. bssutitu'
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little OF the music Of heaven dmt
know how II was that Ca riotta did not
come 20 the theatre that night nor way
' was called upon to sing In her stsad,
but ] sang with rapture had never
known before and felt for a moment
as II my soul were leaving my body 2"
"Oh. Christine said Raoul. my hear
qulvered that night al every accent %
your vp'se saw the tears stream down
your checks ana I wept with you. How
could you sing. sing like that willis cry.
inE2"
II felt myself falnting.' said Christine.
81 closed my eyes. When | open,d them
you were by my side. But the voice was
there also, ltaoul ! was afraid for your
sake and again I would not recogn,zs
YOU and beam ~ laugh when you re-
minded me taat you had picked up my
scarf m the sea- =
"A'as, there Is no decegvlug the
voice : The voice recognized vol
ana the voice was Jealous! sssh
said that, II | dii not love you. would
not avoid YOU, but treat you like my
other odd friend, II made me scene
npon scene. At last. l said TO rls
voice, That Will do! | am going "A
Perros tomorrow. TO pray on nv
fathers grave. and I shall ask NJ
sAP Nt 1'otuN w 81 WI me 10
as you please replied the voice. 'bu.
j shall be at Psrros. too. for I am
wherever o are. Christine: and. 10
you are still worthy OF me, II you have
not lied TO fne. I will play you the
Resurrection OF Lazarus. on the stroke
OF mldnight, on our fathers tomb and
on your fathers Violin
That. dear. was how I came to write
you the letter that brought you 20
Perros. How could I have been so be-
gusled? How was It, when I saw the
personal, the selfish point of view OF
the Voice. that l did not susUsot same
imposterF Alas, I was no longer mia-
tress ot myself; l had become his
thing"
hut. after an cried Raoul. you
soon came TO know the TRUTH WY
did YOU not at once rd youPsek e that
sbominshas uisAtnarsf'
10 he Continually
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ture, lifted his huge Tyre to the near;
II a crlmsun sky.
II was a gorgeous spring ercn.n2
Clouds, witch had just received thesf
eossamer robo OF gold and purple from
the setting sun. drlfted slowly by. INC
Christine said to Rnoul,
soon We shah q further and faster
than the clouds. TO the end OF the world,
and then YOU will leave me, Raoul. But
If, when the moment comes for you TO
take me away. | refuse 20 80 with you
well, YOU must carry me of by force
AN you afraid tina you will change
your mind, Chrstlne?"
II don't know" she said. shaking her
head in an odd fashion. He Is a de-
mont" And she shivered and nestled In
his arms with a moan. II am afraid
now OF going back to live with him
80 in the groundg"
What compels you TO 60 back. Chris
tlne2'
~ I do not go back to him. terrible
mlsrortunes happen But ] can't
do Il. | cant DO Il. 80 | know one
ought 10 he sorry for people who live
underground. -. hut he IL too
horrible! And yet the time Is ~ hand
! have only u day left, and, IL ! do not
g., he vii come II fetch mo WIKI hts
voice, And he viii drag me with him,
underground, and 20 on his knees De
fore me, with his deaths head. And
he will tell me that he loves me! And
he viii cry! Oh, those tears. Rdoul,
thQse tears In tho two lack eyesockets
OF tho deaths head cannot see
those tears flow again"
She wrung her hands in anguish,
while Raoul pressed her to his heart.
40. no, yOu shall never again hear
him tell you that he owes YOU You
shall not see his tears ret ne ~,
Christine, let us fly at once
And he tried 10 drag her away, then
aud there, But she stopped him.
no. no. she said, shaking her head
sadly. mot now! II would be
! too cruel let him hear me sins
tomorrow evening and then VI
win 90 away. You must ONT AMI
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aln't you brother-in-law. you can pay
me 40 cents"
Mr.. Jarr laughed.
What are YOU talking about he
asked. Il tell you ! have no brother
in-law. l gave no one a written order.
! am not stuck for anything. even II
you are
But the written order say II he amt
good for 1t you are" said Gus. 80. as
he amt good for It, you pay me-"
Let me see the written order"
Gus produced It.
This Isn't genuine" said Mr.. Jarr.
Yes, 1t s." said Gus. II seen him
write IT,"
Then YOU knew Il was a forgery"
replied Mr.. Jarr. "Ic YOU saw him
write it you must have stopped to think
q and realized It wasn't my
writing"
'"Have I ever seen your writ!ng7"
asked Gus.
WHO was this party" asked Mr..
Jarr. you know It's all nonsense
about my being Responsible
IT suppose YOU a!n't," said Gu. with
a sigh. But he got the drinks before l
axed for a written order. and as he
wac a stranger 70 me | didn't want his
name, so | axed him to write yours
What sort OF n looking Teller was he?'
why, he was a red-nosed Teller nit
Grape on his hat"
by George! II was Omission No.
that isn't his right name, either"
s'IIu urbnf nm npiun IN IDH' asked
Gus. TT I hit him and Chuck him out,
suppose he is a prominent colored man
and I get locked up ard IT all ONE
ont IN the papcr against me about my
being married before and a lot Of things
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on the corner.
Il have no
brot her In la w.
said Mr.. Jarr, ~
you mean me-
''Ha." said Gus.
That's what |
{ h o II z h I. He
wanted to hans
me up, but !
wouldn't let him
til he give me
YOUR written or
der. So, as he
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JuWEWTVT TTG gWV TV" VTUUE0T YOU IT It yOUF pNVt 10
help them. If you max 1t you business to know he kind of frendships yor
SON and daughters are forming yOu will have ne a long va toward saving
them from unhappuoss
The evening world., 1911-03-24

domes and the triangular ped!ment, She
breathed freely over Paris. the whole
low.
she called Raoul to come quite close
10 her and they walked side BY side
along the zinc streets. In the leaden
avenues: they looked at their twin
shapes in the huge tanks, fun OF stag
nant water. where, in the hot weather,
tho little boys OF the ballet, a score
or so. learn TO swim and dive.
The shadow had followed behind
them. c.inging to their steps, and the
two children little suspected its pres
ence when they at last sat down. trust
ingly. under the mighty protection OF
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B city II e n S
Advice to Lovers

-rIIIS is q little sermon to the parents OF some OF the
young people who write TO me for advice,
More particularly it IL a sermon TO the mothers and
fathers Of yonng girls.
First. let me ask a question. How many OF you parents
really know the kind of men who are calling on your
daughters? DO you, who are fathers. bother to look up the
record Of a young man whom he FIRST comes to call? Or
do YOU, the mother, remember TO GO into the parlpr whese
the youns people are for a few minutes, SO that you can
see for yourself the attitude OF your daughters young men
friends toward her?
surely you do not expect your children TO have the sane
Judgment the years have brought you. 1t Il your place TO
nake n Nnlr hMhlness 10 know the Kind of fr.endshins Your
The evening world., 1911-03-24
Has Tired

Has Tired.
| A. GIRL who signs her letter ". A."
~ writes;
II have been engaged for seven
months alrd my nance Is oeg.rnng 20
neglect me, Although when / asked
llm II he Is tired OF me he says he Is
net, but he goes to dances without me
and calls on other girls
Unless the young man feels he oan
limit hks attentions to o you should
b~eak your engagernent.
The evening world., 1911-03-24
By Roy L. McC Card ell.

20 Jour brother-in-law was Just In
ny here. Is he all risht?' asked
Gus. the proprietor Of the cafe
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Her Parents.
MAN who signs his letter
n IL, b." writes:
Il am In love with a young
iady ana ANXIOUS TO marry her. wnat
wish to know Is; How may ! obtain
her parents consent to our wedding
Go to the young lady's father and tell
him you wish to marry his daughter.
lie will then either give you his con-
sent or his reasons for Withholding It,
The evening world., 1911-03-24
CHAPTER XII
ApOHO's Tyre.

-lN this way they reached the
roof. Christine trlpped oyec
It as lighly as a swallow
~ Their eyes swept the empty
- spaCe between the three
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Reflections Of q q 8
. Girl
BY Helen Rowland

Copyright. iaii. BY Ts Prs Publishing Co uhs xse Tee WsA0.
FTER all. the most vital question Of ne 6ev'
n to any uOm0~ 10 "WH vos msrry NOR
From tho poy IN ~htcA the vStoAafs womas u
going IN for c~0orcftes asd such thtnSs u seovld q.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-19

magnificent. bu: the day was ushered
In with the firing OF cannon. and PEG
pie formally congratulated each other
on the resurrection. Then. carried
away with the excitement Of the occa-
sion. there was much buffOonery.
which perhaps 1t is just as we'll not
to recall.
One Of the pleasantest usages OF the
day was the donning of new clothes.
as a symbol both of the renewal OF
nature and of the new hope created
by the resurrection Of Christ.
There were long ages In which the
observance of Easter was confined to
the Catholic and Episcopal churches.
while other Christian bodies viewed ii
with dislike or on principle condemned
II. The Puritans in particular alb
hcrred it as something idolatrous and
sacrilegious. But little by little this
prejudice has faded away until now
some respectful notice of the day, If
nothing more. is almost universal So
be it: everything that promotes Joy
fulness in the human heart. beauty
and decorum in human life. and
thoughts of the love and providence
Of God in the human mind is a bless
ing to mankind.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-19
PUT YOUTH ON HIS GUARD
Evidently Recital of Romance Long
Passed Made No Appeal! to His
Feelings.

Charles" said a sharp-voiced wom-
an 10 her husband In a railway car
riage. do you know that you and l
Dnce had a romance in a railway car
riage?"
Never heard of it" replied Charles
IN Il subdued tone.
Il thought you hadn't: but don't you
remember. II was that pair OF slippers
{ presented TO you the Christmas be-
fore We were married that led 10 our
Enion? You remember how nicely
they fitted don't you? Well, Charles,
pne day when We were going TO pic
mic you had your feet upon a seat.
and when you We're not looking l took
your measure. But for that pair OF
slippers | don't believe we'd have ever
been married.
4 Young unmarried man sitting by
immediately took down his feet from
the seat-IdeaS Magazine.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-19
MADE HIS ESCAPE IN TIME
Metaphors Of Millionaire Found Ne
Response In the Breast Of
the Farmer.

The millionaire accepted the farm
er's cordial invitation to ride. and with
much scrambling gained q seat on top
Of the hay.
My good man." said the millionaire,
patronizinsly. this swaying. rolling.
sweet-scented divan is . couch upon
which l could win slumber and be ir-
resistible TO the arms Of Morpheus
whenever l courted sweet sleep.
The farmer stinfened. I'll hear no
more of your talk; I'm a respectable
married man. an Ill ask you where
you're goin' so l can avoid the place.
Dreamily the millionaire smiled.
I'm getting back to Mother Nature.
who has been outraged and abused BY
me for years; l am a broken man.
ard she will forgive me and bring me
back TO health"
The farmer stopped the team and
pulled q three-tined pitchfork from
the brace sOcket-but his passenger
vas gone-Success Magazine.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-19
REAL BLESSING TO MANKIND
Faster Observance Means Much For
the Welfare Of the Christian
World.

This is the time Of Easter, the NOV
able feast OF the church by which all
the other movable feasts are arranged
in the calendar. the accepted anniver-
sary of the central fact in Christianity
and Christendom, the most joyfu! Of
all observances to the pious heart.
To understand its spirit and the
numberless customs and usages that
have grown up around it notice must
he taken of its origin and character.
The crucifixion of Christ plunged his
followers into despair. and this de-
spair heightened their joy when he
rose again. In like manner, ever since
The self denial Of Lent and the solem-
mites of Good Friday. increase the
cheertulness and gayety of Easter. In
some countries and at one period Of
the church's histor- this revulsion of
feeling took the form Of extravaganza
and even levity.
Not only were the ceremonials and
music Of the churches sublime and