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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28

Do not drink poison relying on the
antidote you may possess. Arabic.
Just For Change.
The great celebrity was seriously I'll.
and the attending physicians had dag
nosed his case as appendicitis. They
SO informed him.
Very WELL" he replied calmly. 81
have only one request to make. pre-
sumo an operation is inevitable~
at is" they told him.
THAT being 3d." the great man went
on, in the same calm manner, please
arrange to operate on me from below
1t is my desire, when the time comes
to operate. that l be rugged up securely
in some hammock like arrangement
and that the surgeons work upon me
as | swing suspended over their heads. "
His mind is wandering" whispered
the attendants.
Not So" corrected the patient, mot
at all. / wish merely to give the news
papers a chance to say something else
than that | am under the knife. -
Brooklyn Times.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28
The Worst Yet.

Johnny handed the following note
morning:
"Dere Teecher-You keep tellin' my
boy to brethe with his diafram. May
be rich children has got diaframs. but
how about when there father only
makes $1.50 a day and has got five
children to keep? First it's one thing
Trans. That's the worst yet" ladies
Home Journal.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28
A PerpIexina Question

The funny man in the party said:
can you name an animal that has
eyes that cannot see, legs and cannot
walk, but can jump as high as the
Eiffel tower?"
Everybody racked his brains, and
there was deep silence for awhile, and
then they all gave it up.
1.-THE answer" said the funny man,
us a wooden horse. 1t has eyes and
cannot see and legs and cannot walk"
Eyes; but how does it jump as high
as the Eiffel tower?" asked one.
1.-THE Eiffel tower" said the funny
man, as he made preparations for hur-
ried departure, cant jumpr"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28
No Excuse.

Walter (whose attention has been
called to a gross error ir addition)--
Very sorry. sir; but. even if you hadn't
found out the mistake, the firm would
have benefited. not me- Dlner-Then
you have no eXcuse!-Punch.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28
Clever Deduction.

MY son." explained the new client,
had dog named Crimson. This dog
was taught to growl when anybody
mentioned Yale"
Zone minute" interrupted Sherlock
Holmes. 81 deduce from this that your
son went to Harvard"
$50 he didP' exclaimed the new eli
ent.
"Marvelousp' cried DR.. Watson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28
Quite Familiar.

There is not much in name per-
haps," said young Sunday school
teacher. "Still it did give me a turn
last Sunday when l asked a boy in
my class how many apostles there
were to have him look up and reply
carelessly, oh, dozen or SOP"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28
Ton of Fireworks Needed.

IT will take more than ton of fire
works to supply the displays for the
six big night shows at the Spokane
Fair, Sept. 80 to Oct. 6. Every exhibit
ton will be better than the usuaN
Fourth Of July fireworks.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28

Knicker-So Jones is a famous
crank? Bocker-Yes When he dies
they will stop the wheels in every
body's head for FIVE minutes.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28
Eorce of Habit.

Merchant Ito clerk)-This won't do.
Every time you see "6' you call 1t
"2." What is the matter with you
nearsighted?
Clerk-No sir; it's a matter Of habit
used to work in ladies' shoe shop
London Tit-Bits.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28
ONLY WAY to Speak.

The only way to speak the truth Is
to speak lovingly. Only the lovers
words are heard. The intellect should
never speak. 1t does not utter a nat
ural sound.-Thoreau.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28
BUYING Precious Stones.

In buying gems always beg, buy or
borrow microscope and examine the
stone carefully through the telltale
lens. Flaws invisible TO the naked eye
which depreciate or entirely destroy
the value of the gem will be easily
recognized.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28

"Where were the kings of England
crownedr' was the question on an ex-
animation paper
ION their hends." wrote a boy in the
space left for the answer.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28
"Miss Spokane"

The Spokane Fair Autograph this
wear shows the now famous Miss Spo-
kane inviting the Inland Empire to
come to Spokane the week Of Sept.
both and is very handsome piece of
work. Copies may be had free of
charge by writing to Robert H. Cos
grove, secretary, Spokane.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28
Sacrificed to Reform.

"You have abandoned rhe picturesque
custom of browning a queen OF the
MayT
YES" replied the merry villager;
1--WE had to give it up. There got to be
so many candidates and so much CAM
paigning that politics left us no time
for business. Washington Star.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28
Has a Riuht to Be ResentfuI.

81 don't mind having my trousers,
my coat. my necktie. or even my col
lar splashed with mud by an automo-
bile" says South Broad street man.
But when the motorcar spatters my
spectaces so that | can't see to dodge
the next one | think have a right to
feel resentful."-Newark News.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28

"John. want the baby named Paul."
"My dear. Paul was woman hater.
Mercy. Did you think | meant that
Paul? I'm naming him for Paul
Jones."-Chicago Tribune.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28
PLACING the Blame

81 admit without hesitation" said
the man who tries to conceal his self
esteem. that whatever | am today Is
due to the influence of my wife"
That's right replied MIR. Growch-
err. Always blame the woman."-
Washington Star.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28

Mother-My son. haven't | told you
II is poor form to dip your bread IN
your cutfeei Harry tagged tive' Yes.
mother; but it's good taste Judges
Library.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28
Very Easily,

Griggs-- Wealth does not necessarily
bring happiness. Briggs-No, but if 1t
should prove disappointing one can
easily get rid of it, Boston Ira nscript.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28

"The hour OF II has struckT Kissed
the ghost.
81 don't blame it." replied the mate
rialist. 1T was worked to death long
ago."-Judge.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28

Smith Jones seems to have no
thought for anything except his
clothes. Brown Yes; be Is perfectly
wrapped up in them.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28
Needed Cranking Up.

Rose-You had to give Clarence a
hint before he'd propose, eh?
Lily-Y-yes; he didn't seem to be
equipped with a self starter.-Chicagc
Tribune.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28
Riuht to the Point.

"1e is a man Of few words"
''Yes, and they are. What is there In
It for meT "-Detroit Free Press.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28

The eyes believe themselves, the ears
other people.-German.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28
The Electric illumination.

Twenty-Five thousand electric lights
will blaze every night at the Spokane
Fair this fall during the week Of Sept.
80, and, besides these, four mammoth
searchlights and dozens of stage lights
will be used to illuminate the Con
quest of Mexico" the elaborate out
door spectacle to be produced each
night.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28

Good faith Is seldom guest. When
you have him hold him fast.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28
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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28

Those days are lost in which we 90
not good, those worse than loss IN
which we do evil.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-28
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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23
KILLING OFF THE STORK.
Campaign Started In Germany Against
Its Destruction.

Campaign Started IN Germany Against
Its Destruction.
No one who has had any delight in
Hans Andersen's tales can hear I'M
moved that the storks have fallen upon
evil times. -Four years ago il was no
ticcd that they We're building less on
Turkish housetops. and their diminish
ing numbers were regarded by the SUI
perstitiOus Ottomans as an evil omen
for the future Of the race In Europe.
ON leaving Europe al the end Of sum
mer they seem 10 penetrate far down
into he interior Of Africa. one that had
been caught and marked In Prussia
was captured In Natal. near Colenso
Of evil memory. Whether the disap-
pearance OF wild animals from South
Africa before the advance Of the set
tiers also affects the storks Is a ones
ton not yet settled.
The storks i'm Germany have TO con
tend with prejudice most difficult TO
They are looked upon rs enemies Of
sport. 1t II true that they sometimes
raid the families of hares or find their
food in ponds well-Steckeu with fish.
But the damage they do, in this way IS
negligible in comparison with the great
boon they confer on farmers by de-
stroying mice and moles.
Ii we are tO-bcleye tina. German or
pathological paper, Mttcilnngen uerer
die Nogolwcit. a bad example in the
treatment Of this useful bird has been
set in high places. The Grand Duke of
Oldonburg is said 10 nave given orders
for the curtailing OF the number Of
storks in his state. Fifty per cent of
them are IL ne shot down. BY depriv
ing the female birds Of their male ad-
mirerS the grand duke hopes 10 'cut
down the birth rate" Tn" German
paper containing this announcement
protests against Il barbarlty which de-
Irivcs villages Of their old established
guests, but 1t adds that similar cases
are reported from upper Franconia.
where the owners of sporting estates
are actually compelling tie peasants to
remove the storks' nests perchcd an
their cottage roofs.
The paper appeals To the public TO
put stop to this work of destruction.
In AlSacc happily such brutal me; hods
are unknown. There the bird which
symbolizeS such venerable traditions
is treated with universal respect.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23
Up the Mountain.

Here we only prize the good,
STAYS unsulli"d round us burn
II Sc In r,pertant mood
From your wandcriuss would gc5l:l!,
If 50 fan 10 find tte bliss
That ~, found WilE rs Of yors,
or when. lp;,lcss iuirth HE this
Gives your hearts delight uo more.
TI,H Ictn"u in pilgrim siiisn.
Gladly ~ tEc mountain 80.
Whils ycul strains rcptutant rise
And our brothers advent show 'ss
Rapture grows III hearts di,luc
Whom Ions lost sl'acr' round.
Every ,tior Sc haye mad"
VIII loves ciaiice wash away.
We, viii hast, your steps to meet
IS ye Come ia majesty.
M5ul"ur blessings WI eutreat.
Oars " thus "il. do9tt d..
Goethe.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23
POWER OF GERMAN CHIEF

In former days when The -ypSicS of
all the tribes of 2 single country. north
Iicrman ANA south German. were iiliit-
cd intFH1 independent whole they had
their regularly chuSen leaders. chief
| tlinS or hcadmen. Those If Hungary
/ have sim their chief and second III
command. In This respect natter.
hayc changed considerably with llIc
! German gypSfes Wandering IN large
Z tig1ed companies ceased To- Ice to,crut.
~ long ago, aud of Tate wears they
] have been forced 10 split into little
/ bands, travelling in family parties Of
/ one or two wagons. On that account
] they have but single chief. He Is
elected, and only one who knows how
/ to Gain the esteem and affection Of the
others can become head. lie must also
be fairly wealthy, according to gypsy
standards and tried and daunles,
/ man
The chief gives verdic,s In ali dis
/ putes between -Npsics, but especially
F.. wien any one has tiunsgresSed the IAN
and is bale edo. For this purpose an
annual tSil ASSEMBLY Is held. general.
~ In ElSass in autumn The meetings
are secret. and strangers are never adj
mitlcd, There all judicial matters are
settled ana decisions givn by the chief.
According TO tie Oticuse. The accused
may be- made bale edo for coil,lc
Of years or expelled altogether. while
others are restored to honor or con
dcmncd To- remain bale edo for n fur
Their period of years Only in eases oC
revenge for hloodshcd docs the chief
possess no rights of settlement.
After such Il tsil there Is n merry.
making Those who have been re-
stored 10 honor and arc tlus no longer
bale edo, with their connections ana
friends. spcild money aud treat the Oil.
or, from JOY at being received AGAIN
into 4he community to become ON a
more one Of them. They sing. dance
feast and play genes
The reverse of the medal is thn, y
grcoi gathering If Ills Kind ends. ns II
rule, IN u regular FREQ iigh. i'm ppiuf Of
fact real battles are oftcl fought. Tie
reason Is that To such tsil mony
come who come ouly 10 imd their emo
mics. those who wear ,hp death shirt.
9nd men who seek rovcntc for blond
slcG or have something - fight ont hc
tween themselves. Aftr4 prelude q,
mutual insults the >,uillc begins. blow,
h, ere struck and therc are stabbing and
'hoo;ipg. Tho incident seldom closes
$ without hloodshcd and often man
: slaughter
i'ni Sif n reconciliation should he IF
: fcctcd with his opponent II is lasting.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23
3.-F amHy

mans palmislry there is little sci
ence.r although she processes to attach
some Importance Ia the lines of the
heart and life. For the lines and
mounts gypsies have their own eXpla-
nations, which NOW and again coincide
with those OF the ordinary gorgio palm
list, but which for tile mast part are
not t. he found in any written book.
They depend almost entirely upon
face reading ana a keen perception Of
personal characteristics. The bearing
uf stranger the dress, speech and
manner, thr expression and type Of
feature are All noticed ana noted be-
fore the fortune telling begins.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23
a CcmErenlise.

Hattie George proposed I" me ~.
night @
= Matte bid keg 1hnt must hive
bean right are. ! Ind Pcfn<ed him.
lie wasn't certain whichjh" would d..
Which hr would o. What DO YOU
mean"
why. he wasn't certain whether he
would propose to yea or Jump in tn"
lake" Cleveland Pain Dealer
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23
Robbed OF Glory.

Her husbands family was English
Wasn't it,
Yes. aud very good StocL too. He
claims relationship 10 Gladstone"
Gladstone. That should please his
wife"
1T doesn't 1t hurt her pride dread
the Great COmmoier. Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23
No Lonoer an Attraction.

My chorus girl client requests a
change of venue. your honor
she can get 1uir trial right here"
NO doubt. hui the people In this
town have seen all her gowns Kan
sas city Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23
TO BE.

To be gentle; to forgive; :
True to life and GLAD to live;
To be watchful and to be !
Rich with boundless charity: =
To be humble in success,
Strong Of heart in bitterness, !
Tender, gracious, thoughtful. good =
In our man and woman1ood.
IN. D. Bismarck. (
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23

some years been accused of being too
much club" and too little "automo-
'bile"--ln other words. Of paying too
much attention To- the lighter side OF
club Eifc and too Hide tn the eraver
ThcFclub hns made serious effort 10
COMPUTE this charge hy Installing
swimming bath, TurkiSh bath. fencing
room, gymnasium. with punching bag
etc, in what was once the clubs gar
age.
The example % tile Royal Automo-
lille club Of England has fired itS
French confrerc to this effort. The
swimming bath is q, yards long By 9.
the depth running from three feet %
nine. The water IS sterili2ed by violet
rays and carefully Uttered.
Louis stevens. who last year Was
selected as thr All Western hn'.
hack is again q factor III the max cup
or Mlnncsota's strong team this year.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23
The Enad Question.

DO sou believe that two can live as
chcapy as one?''
Not unless one OF the two Is veg
etarian. Detroit Free Press.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23
Domeotic Ecoromy.

Father What. Another new dress ;
Daughter You needn't be cross.
bought ii with my own money Ia.
ther- Where did you get it? Daugh-
teri sold your fur Illustrated
Bits.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23


IA letic meets. The event has
been marked as dangerous be-
cause fatalities have resulted from
wild throws The Harvard Crimson
asked for the opinion OF noted train
crs on the question. Here are the an
swers in brief: l~<v
"Pcoch" Donovan Of Harvard. -'"fle
hammer throw.~as ii Is, is regarded as
Il dangerous event. and II the danger
cannot he eliminated | think II would
be best to substitute for the event the
throwing OF weight for height"
keene Fitzpatrick Of Princeton.-''l
am very much in favor OF substituting
the thirtyfiye pound weight for the
hammer, for II weight that can be
thrown over thirty feet is dangerous 10
competitors and officials
Harry Huffman Of Dartmouth. My
opinion is that the regulations Of this
event should remain rs they are, and
the necessary precautions should he
taken against accidents"
Thomas Kecnn Of Syracuse. Il cam
not see where the danger Viii he less
ened by substituting a heavier bali
and shortening the handle The
chances of q broken wire would nat
urally be greater with heavier bali,
and IL would be more liable TO acct
dent ,han heretofore"
5. G. kraeuzlein of Michigan.-."I
believe the idea Of shortening the han
die and increasing the weight of the
ball very good one.
John Moakley 81 CorneIl-'If 4
change is 10 tie made in tn hammer
throw event Il would IL the best a
substitute the thirtyiivc pound weight.
would have the length rs the handle
shortened"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23
q Pack OF Sheer Nonsense
l'asGcss kGvies.

"NG0., n. .rrr lour. lady fa.d IA
professor. "!vl ,r- gong out int" u ,
word. Nfy al, iec - yuu i this r.
!oar.";f."
~ ,lN, g.. p"f,san", Gas Ne 'in
OK ectCalrl ,pun,r. ''i,Ct ny Dire slnnEo;
won'tl,t enc. Washington Herald
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23

their strength
FIRST HoME-WHERE?
The gypsy belongs To II wandering
race known in western Europe since
l4lT and now throughout tn" world.
II is generally agreed that in language
ana origin the gypsy probably is Il
Hindu.
ASK gypsy where the race came
from In the beginning and if he Is an
educated Romany. he may say
Egypt" Possibly he will not as
these tawny Skinned, lustrons eyed
folk claim llmdnslan. Persia, Turkcs-
tan and half dozen other countries rs
| lhcir first home
| The gypsy language contains about
! 5000 words ANA their tongue. the io.
mani chiv, as they call il, IS classcd as
q modern Aryan dialect
As matter Of fact. The common i'm.
! preston that gypsieS are natural born
child stcalcrS does the Romany pe1-
/ pie an injustice. There are many
camps and types OF Romantics with
! whom the better class of gypsirs re-
fuse 10 associate, aud The extent of
I their recognition OF them Is only be
F.. passing of the lime of day as they may
accidentally
The origin OF The idea that gypoic-
arc kdnaprrs Is attributed To Spain.
where the Rom is regarded rs being
hut one step from the evil one and
where, indeed his morals are more lax
than in Ibis country. Several cascS OF
child stealing In both Spain ana portu-
g3r have been known, but the motive
i'm each case was neither revenge nor
nope OF ransom. but tile SupcrsliliouS
Lone that the stolen child would bring
"bak' lnck, not alone To tie one who
actually stole it, but to the entire camp.
FAMILY JURISPRUDENCE
\ remarkable thing about gypsy
home lie is The division into Individual
families. Sometimes families travel
alone fathcr mother ana children,
or, il they are wen along in years, y
husband and wife. Sut very often. cS.
pc niaily If bound toward some general
meeting place "a funeral or summer
camping ground, a large company
may be- seen together. Often three
generations of the same family or even
four may roam the country toGether
NJ matter how small the group. there
is No pdXing of domestic arrangements
ana affairs: cpch family has its owl
. ,Jcllug division of stove ana table ans
catiu. tent besides separate slccpin.
| tent aml wagon.
Early marriages are The rule, par
ticularly among the foreign class .
| American gypsies. a justice of tn,
peace or Catholic priest usually per
forms the ceremony
\ gypsy pG"pn Is now ,hc cNccpiloI
IN Amcricu, but thc custom haS glyc,
, -ypsy women distinct status IN pOin
4, If The hearing the mon Of her famN
.imut her opinions Age always com
, maHdS ih" respect 81 the GYPSY
+. GYPSY FORTUNE TELLERs
lllr Rbmauys usual method Of look
Ing into the future Is 10y the palm
! though ,hls is sometimes done ID
8 cards. sometimes, hi dropping clin
m!o clcHr water aud again 10y certain
clarms. varied by trlhing Sclght ~
hand performances. In the gypsy wC
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23
Early Training.

"lara. l"l'. you 10 not denaAd
M iNcaj4a,on
No: | ttyl that once with IN trf
when Wls d .iiA AID had baeA ~taai
ing 'arl 90, considerably ne worst
Of it. KANSAS C.ty JCcrnal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23
Two Views.

She saw hat and liked II very much
Asserted that sumner such
AS il she'd seldom seen before
Tho hat she liked was In n store.
She CHANGED 10 spy this hat next day.
But passed II by In scornful way
Tho hat ut this time. be IL said.
Was oa another woman's head.
Judge.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23
Sonnnthinn Liz Ihat-

Snagg-l wish TINT guy would pay
mp. I've been boninS him for that
dollar he owes me for six months.
Flagg Sort OF wishbonc. CHI?
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23

I'hr Automobie tinh nr France,
which has sarh splendid quarters on
the Place dc H. CDacurd". has t"r
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-23
And the Road Locked Rough!

II fear have made q mistake
WHY
HE proposed in n taxicab. The min.
ute accepted him he paid the bill and
we got out and walked. Kansas City
Journal L