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The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16

The Boy obeyed His Dad and Learned
to Use His Eyes.

The Boy Obeyed His Dad and Learned
to Use His Eyes.
In the daily half hour confidential
talk with his boy an ambitious London
father tried to give some advice.
BE observing. my son." said the
father on one occasion. Cultivate
the habit Of seeing, and you will be
a successful man. Study things and
remember them. Don't go through the
world blindly. Learn to use your eyes.
Boys who are observant know great
deal more than those who are not"
Willie listened in silence
Several days later. when the entire
family, consisting of his mother, aunt
and uncle. were present, his father
said:
"Well. Willie, have you kept using
your eyes. as | advised you to do?"
Willie nodded and after a moments
hesitation said:
81 have seen few things about the
house. Uncle Jim's got bottle of
hair dye hid under his bed. Aunt Jen-
MES got an extra set of teeth and a
lot of false hair in her dresser, ma s
got some curls sewed in her hat. and
pas got a pack of cards and box of
dice and leather covered flask behind
the bookcase. London Tit Bits.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16
Sweden Aids Its Athletes.

Sweden Is the only country in which
the practice of athletics among adults
Ii state aided. The Swedish National
Union of Athletes has since its foun-
dalton received an annual subsidy of
10000 crowns ($5.40N from the gov
eminent. The union bestows gold, sill
yer and bronze badges on all who at
tain certain standard In athletics. In
order to encourage the continuance of
training in later life these badges are
bestowed according to age as well as
proficiency. The gold badge can be
secured only by men over thirty-two
who can swim 200 meters. take a long
Jump Of ave meters. put the weight
sixteen meters and run ten kilometers
In fifty minutes. This performance
has to be repeated annually in order
10 retain the badge.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16
THE AUTHENTIC LEE.
His Two Master Spirits Were Lofty
Pride and Fierce Enthusiasm.

Pride and Fierce Enthusiasm.
Under the habitually unrufied COM
posture Of that ocean Of reserve and
dominated. as l believe. by two master
spirits. lies the authentic Lee. And
what were those master spirits which,
blind to facts and deaf to reason, drove
him ON from Farmville? Were they
creations of his own? No. not at all.
Nature herself had planted them. And
what were they? One. an all pervading
unconscious pride. a pride not sordid
or arrogant. but lofty; the other, diff
fused through his whole being and pulls
ing In every vein. a burning. even
fierce. enthusiasm.
These. in my judgment. were the in
grained controlling temperamental
qualities in Robert r. Lee which deter
mined his fate, The former could not
stand the humiliation of being over
thrown completely in a cause he be
lieved right: the latter converted him at
dangers first challenge. as was again
and again displayed in the field. into
a prompt and inveterate fighter.
As. for instance, at Antietam, al
though he had met and stood off Nc
Clelan, yet with such carnage that it
was in effect defeat, still for day
after the battle he held his ground
among his dead. resolutely challenging
his adversary to come on If he dared.
So. too. he stood for a day at Gettys-
burg after his frightful repulses, invit-
ing Meade to attack. and when with
his bleeding army he reached the food
ed Potomac. with every bridge swept
away. undismayed he turned his back
on the raging stream and. planting his
colors, defiantly babe the Army of the
Potomac to strike.
Who can forget. too. how quickly he
accepted Hooker's gage Of battle in the
wilderness and how a year later-the
violets were Just in bloom again for
the first time on the blood stained
ground of Gettysburg plunged at
Grant?
No eagle that ever few, no tiger that
ever sprang. had more natural cour-
age and l will guarantee that every
field he was on. If you ask 1t about
him. will speak of the unquailing battle
spirit Of his mien.- Be not deceived
Lee. Notwithstanding his poise. was
naturally the most belligerent man at
the head of any army in the WARRIOR
ris Schaff in Atlantic.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16
Nioht Jobs For the Jeweler.

Under the jewelers. letter box and
door bell was second bell labeled
Jewellers night bell" kindly ex-
plain" said the visitor. lis the crav
ing for diamonds and wedding rings
90 Unsuitable that you have to get up
at night to meet the demandT'
at Is not the prospect of making a
sale that gets me out of bed after mid.
night" said the jeweler. "but the mis-
fortunes of my fellow man. About the
only people who ring me up after
working hours are those who have a
piece of jewelry on that they can't get
or and don't dare to wear until morn
ing for fear of blood poisoning. These
accidents happen often. Every doctor
In town knows ! can be routed out
In an emergency case, SO all rings that
must be filed of swollen fingers, all
earrings that must be removed from
inflamed ears. all necklaces and brace
let's that must be taken from bruised
necks and wrists without delay are
brought to me."-New York Press.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16
SAVING A WORK OF ART.



An instance OF the ingenuity exer.
cised by restorers of damaged master
pieces Of painting is afforded by the
rescue of famous painting now own
ed by the widow of the late John Hay
secretary Of state
Mr.. Hay had Madonna by Botticei-
II which was painted on wooden
panel at least 400 years ago. The
wood had begun to crack. and it was
feared that the painting would be
ruined. but a restorer was found who
said he could save it.
The first step was to paste thin strips
of tissue paper on the face of the pie
ture, pressing the paper into the un-
even surface of the paint Layers were
added until thick body of paper con
cealed the picture.
Then the picture was turned over,
and the restorer began to sandpaper
the board away After many months
of careful work he had all the wood
removed. and nothing but the paint ad-
hered to the paper A piece of linen
canvas was then glued to the paint.
and the work of removing the paper
from the front of the picture was un
dertaken. 1t required nearly year to
complete the work. but when 1t was
done the painting was left in shape to
last another four centuries. -Chicago
Record Herald.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16
The Frat Fiction.

The Tale of Two Brothers." written
$500 years ago by the Theban scribe,
Ennana. librarian of the palace to
King Merenptah. the supposed Pha
raoh Of the Exodus. is the oldest work
Of fiction extant The tale was writ
ten apparently for the entertainment
of the crown prince. who subsequently
reigned as Seti II. His name appears
In two places on the manuscript-prob
ably the only surviving autograph sig.
natures Of an Egyptian king. This
piece Of antique fiction. written on
nineteen sheets Of papyrus in q bold
hieratic hand, was purchased in Italy
by Nine. d'Orbiney, who sold 1t In
1857 to the authorities of the British
museum. where It In now known as
the D'Orbiney papyrus.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16
BULLIOT'S RASH BET.
A Bankers Waeers on st. Swithin'.
Day Rain Leqend.

A Bankers Wagers on ST. Swithin's
Day Rain Legend.
There were few frenZied fnanciers
In England at the beginning of the
eighteenth cetury If the banker BuI
Hot, of whom the following story is
told. can be taken as an example: The
feast of st. Swithin. July 15. 1725, was
a particularly wet and stormy day.
Trusting implicitly in the old super
stition which says that If II rains on
st. Swithin's day 1t will rain for forty
days thereafter. Bulliot opened a poo
for every one who was willing to bet
against him. The affair attained so
much notoriety that the wager was re
duced to writing.
"If, dating from st. Swithin's day.
reads the memorandum. 1T rains more
or little during forty days successive
ly Bulliot will be considered to have
gained. but II IT cease to rain for onl,
one day during that time Bulliot has
lost"
For two weeks 1t continued to show
Or every day, and SO confident did the
banker become that he accepted as
stakes not only money. but gold head
ed canes. jewels. snuffboxes and even
clothes. When his cash gave out he
offered notes and bills of exchange
Another week passed. and Bulhot's
star was still In the ascendant
But when the twenty second day
sank into the west bright and cloud
less the unfortunate banker was ruin
ed.-London Graphic.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16
DIsARMlNG FATE.
= Domestic Dialogue That Made Old
# Deacon Wood Wise.

So Osasogue That Made Old
Deacon Wood Wise.
4 notice Mrs. Simmons is having a
new porch put on to her house" said
Deacon Wood. polishing his glasses.
Yes" said his wife; .'she always
wanted one clear. across the front of
ehe house, but Silas never would build
one. so the first thing she did with the
insurance money was to have one"
The deacon looked at his paper
thoughtfully for a moment. then re.
marked: .a
The Wilder Davis is setting out a
good many flowers, isn't she? She keeps
getting seed catalogues at the post
office"
YES" replied his wife: her heart y
been set on posy garden a good many
years, but | should almost think
fwould make led Davis turn over il,
his grave. He always thought flowers
was such a foolish waste of time and
money"
For time the deacon was silent
then he said. Wasn't that a new rub
Der tired buggy | saw Prunella White
I'm yesterdays"
YES said his wife. with ANNA
ton. land I'm glad she's got it at last
She rode around for years in an old
farm wagon. though Leander could
well afford a decent buggy for her and
the girls, but II he'd lived they'd never
have had one"
For time the deacon remained sunk
IN thought: then he asked:
IF you had a considerable sum OF
money to do just what you wanted
with, Mandy. what would you getT
I'D have me hardwood floor in
that Kitchen" his wife said firmly II
oever scrub that old floor but what !
run my fingers full Of slivers."
Mandy" said her husband. with
1ervor, you'll see the carpenters at
work on that new floor tomorrow
mornin'." And the deacon resumed his
paper with sigh of relief.-Youth' y
Companion
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16

She entered the grocery store with
nre In her eye See here" she said
to the clerk. II bought this stuff be
cause the card in your window says
IT'S an excellent substitute for butter =
yes. ma'am: SO 1t is
well, it's a grand substitute. must
say! I tried frying bit of fish with
Il this morning. and the taste was so
awful I had to throw the fish all
away."-Boston Transcript
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16
Naming . Town.

The late Colonel Sanders was can
wasting Montana for votes for himself
for governor. He came to a little
settlement, not yet named.
He met a man and said, 81 am VIII
bur #. Sanders"
YES" said the man.
II am running for governor Will
you vote for me. my friendY'
NO"
"Well," said Sanders, producing a
bottle, will you have a drink p
You betg' said the man.
And that is actually the way the
town of Ubet got its ame.-PhiladeI
phia Saturday Evening Post
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16

It would appear from the researches
Of the astronomers that the exact
shape of the sun Ii not known The
generally accepted idea that the sun
y a sphere Is. some hold. at least open
to question. Practically every series
Of measures shows departures from a
spherical form. OF course the depar
lures. considering the great size of the
solar globe. are very minute. There
seems to be a nuctuation in the shape
Of the sun corresponding In period with
the sun spot cycle. There are also In
0ications of ductuation having a pc
Rod of about twenty-eight days-Ex
change
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16
Doesn't Like to Move.

A most curious and sluggish crea
ture is the tautawa. q nine inch lizard
whose home is In New Zealand. This
little imitation saurian has the reputa
t1on Of being the LATEST creature ever
created. He is usually found clinging
to rocks or logs along the shores OF
rivers and lakes and has been known
to remain In one position perfectly mo.
tionless for many months How the
creature manages to exist Ii mys
terry.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16
A Wonderful Child.

Zerah Colburn when a child had the
most wonderful memory for figures
ever known. He performed operations
Of addition. subtraction. multiplication
and division on sums involving from
eleven to twenty places of figures with
out setting one down on paper. Being
once asked to raise eight to the six
teenth power. he almost instantly re
sponded, 1.-THE answer is 281. 474.976.
71O.856."
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16
DO you RIDE, WALK OR PUSH?
An Old Stage Coach Story From Pc
IiticaI Viewpoint.

Iiticai Viewpoint.
The following story was told at po
ntical banquet by well known poll
tician:
IL was going to the seashore. and TIN.
5erkwater railroad left me at wretch
Cd station about ten miles from th"
resort However. we We're consoed rs
the Information that the numbering oid
stage made daily trip. and went "a
bargain for my fare.
DO you want to go first second 90
third class? asked the driver
True to my creed that nothing wa
too good for me, | chose n first class
passage at IS cents.
"'All right Git in and choose yout
seat
81 watched the other passengers PAY
their quarters and half dollars. oui
when we started found a twenty i've
cent man on my left and fifty ceul
man on my right In fact. all passed.
gers were sandwiched In regardless ~
financial benefits,
II was mad clear through. but luck IT,,
Gid not boil over. We logged along m
til we struck an awful piece of road
when the driver stopped. stuck the
blacksnake whip into the socket. tied
the lines round 1t, jumped or his seat.
5erked open the door and shouted:
".An you twenty-five cent men and
you flfty cent men must get out and
1t the seventy-five cent gent stay
where he Is. The fifty cent men must
walk and the twenty-five cent men
must push or we'll never get the stage
ont Of this goldarn sinkholer
"And. gentlemen. this is the political
situation. The seventy-fve cent men
are riding. the fifty cent men are walk
ing. and the poor twenty-five cent beg
gar Ii pushing the political machine.
Are you riding or walking or pushing?'
st Louis Republic.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16
Mother Was Riuht.

It was at the dinner table. and the
hostess addressed her husbands broth
or thus:
do have another piece OF pie, VIII.
Ham,
why, really. I've already had two
But it's SO good I believe l will have
another"
"Ha. he! Mothers a winnerr said
little Frank excitedly. "She said she'd
bet you'd make n pig of yourself
Harper's Magazine.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16
A aasis of Confidence.

by Jove." said Wilkes after the
vaudeville performance was over. lit
must take a lot of nerve for that maj,
to lean up against a board while his
wife hurled all those knives at him
Nerve nothing!" retorted Bikes
Hes perfectly aware she couldn't hit
him II she tried. Harper's.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16
Explained.

81 hear Miss Strongmind has chucked
poor Thompson said Dabney.
~Ead. hut true" said wilkins.
"Why. l always thought Thompy was
q brick" said Dabney
"He is." said wilkins That's why
che threw him. guess. Judge.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16
Queer Wasting.

Mrs. Codgers is dreadfully afraid
Of embonpoinf." remarked Mrs. Gads
10y.
els that SOP chirped Mrs. Wopper.
my favorite awnt had 1t and the poor
thing just wasted Birming.
ham ge-Herald
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16
His Little Scheme.

Going to Wombats dinner party?''
Guess 30. Why Is he announcing
that reporters will be rigidly ex-
cluded?'
THAT'S his scheme to get the affair
well written up"-Louisville Courier
Journal
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16

"Mr. Spooncr. isn't this the third
time you have asked me to be your
wife?'
IL believe It Is. Miss Jennie"
"Well. you've famed the air three
times You're out on strikes."-Chica
20 Tribune.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16
A Beng aIese Peculiarly.

A doctor remarks: What strikes one
most at Bengal hospital is the lack
of sense of proportion in the estima
tion of diseases. man Ii gravely
perturbed because he has not sneezed
for three months. but he Is compare
fively Indifferent to. the fact that he ex
hibits the early signs OF leprosy."
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16
Nothing to Conceal.

Barber-How do you-er-part your
hair. sir? Customer partially BALD.
Along the line Of least resistance,
young man.-Chicago Tribune.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16
She Works at Home.

Hicks-I understand Mrs. Bias has
learned how to keep her husband at
home. Wicks-Nonsense! Bias Is out
with 1.-THE boys" nearly every night
Hicks-YOu misunderstood me. mean
the work she does at home keeps him.
She's a dressmaker, you know.-Phil-
adelphia Ledger.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16
Wouldn't II Be Finer

"Radium is constantly giving OF par
f1cles of itself. yet never gets any
smaller
Gosh! That's the kind of stun for
q bank roll."-Pittsburgh Post
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16

But for some sorrow and trouble we
would never know half the good there
& about us.-Dickena.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-09
MIFFLIN.
BY KATHERYN GowMAN.

On New Years evening, the Royal
Neighbors lodge here held their annual
supper in the town hall, and Thursday
evening the Rebekah lodge held their
installation and supper.
Miss Martha Brown has had the
presence OF her little niece, Miss Lenice
Nolen, from Rewey, at her home dur
ing the last week.
Our schools commenced Monday,
after enjoying the holiday vacation of
two weeks.
Mrs. l.. Jenkin and daughter lamar
took their departure Saturday for
Waterford, Wis. where the latter will
be assistant principal i'll the high
school.
G. c. cambridge of Platteville made
his son Will and family a pleasant
visit over New Years
Mrs. e. Il. Blackney and four child
rem returned home Sunday from Lin
den, after enjoying a weeks visit with
her parents Mr. and Mrs. Liddicoat.
Miss Fannie Richardson, who visited
with relatives here Thursday and Fri
day, went to Mineral Point Saturday
for brief visit before returning to her
school duties ut Iowa
Claude Goldsworthy attended the
leap year dance held at Linden New
Years eve
Saturday evening the Modern Wood
man Lodge of this place held their in
stallation in the Gruber hall after
which they and their invited guests,
their wives and families and the Royal
Neighbors, repaired to the town hall
where bountiful repast was served.
Miss Jennie Holt from Elmo was a
guest among friends here for week or
So
Mrs. Phil. Paynter and son have re-
turned to their home at Mineral Point
after spending the holidays here circu-
lating among relatives and friends.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-09

compared with the strength of Sena-
tor LaFollette, and 1t will further
show whether the Democrats are to
be listed as progressive. 1t is not
considered likely that LaFollette and
McGovern factions will reach any
compromise on the speakership al
though such compromise, declare
leaders on both sides, would be in the
general interest Of the progressive
program outlined in the platform of
the Republican party.
While the situation Is indefinite as
to names and number of candidates
who will be in the field for speaker,
five Republicans and one Democrat
are already soliciting support. The
Republicans are Ray Nye, Superior,
Thomas ]. Mahon, Eland Junction,
S. c. Golf, Elkhorn. L. L. Johnson,
Door county, and Merlin Hull, Black
River Falls. The only Democrat in
the field is O. F. Roessler, Jefferson,
whose candidacy meets with the op-
position Of Wilson progressive Dem
ocrats, who claim that Roessler is
"reactionary."
! Strongly Republican.
The legislature will be strongly Re-
publican. The returns as they have
been made to the secretary Of states
department show that in the senate
there will be twenty-three Republi.
cans, nine Democrats, one Social
Democrat, and one non-partisan. In
the assembly there will be fifty.six
Republicans. thirty-six Democrats, one
Progressive Republican, (the return
Is in that language), one "Stalwart
Democrat" (the return is in that Ian
guage), and six Social Democrats.
mass OF legislation largely pro.
gressive in character will come before
the legislature, The conservation o.
human life. the Improvement of liv
ing conditions, with legislation aimee
to reduce the high cost of living, ant
the improvement of rural school con
ditions, are among the matters OF i'm
portance on the calendar A new bill
to give TO state greater regulation o
the supreme court. which declared un
constitutional the waIerpower bill
passed by the last legislature, will
come up This bill VIII meet with tn,
usual opposition of the waterpowers
The bill will be introduced early. an,
the debate will probably drag alon;
until near the close OF the session
The bill will be discussed in Joint con
ferences. and both sides will be give,
their day in court.
Senator Hustlng on the Job.
Senator Paul Hustipg. Mayville
Progressive Democrat led the fjGht i,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-01-09
WALDWICK.
BY LEILA NJ. DAVIS.


Mrs. Thomas Uren and Mrs. Chad
Harker visited Mrs. Walter Humbert
Thursday.
Mrs Huxtable, Mrs. Celia Ching,
Mrs. Ella Ross, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Ross spent Thursday with Mrs. Clara
Buckingham.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Harker Of Min
eral Point are visiting in this vicinity
Mr. and Mrs. Elias Noble of Marsh =
field arrived Thursday evening to at r.
tend the funeral of Mrs. Noble is
father. Mr.. Perry Davis.
The Evangelist came Saturday night
to help Rev. James with the meetings.
Dwight Uren spent from Thurday to
Sunday with Clarence and Floyd Hum
bert
Miss Veva James Of Mineral Point,
returned to her home Saturday.
George and Anna Davis and Frank
Thompson Of Argyle attended the
funeral Friday.
Mrs. George Humbert returned to
Evanston, H., Monday.
Mrs. Charles Cleckner of Monroe,
Mrs. Fred Winger, Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert Stevens Miss Stella Noble of
Mineral Point attended the funeral
Frilay