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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-24
scHooERoY ANSWERS

OSHOOEDOE .AtAOWEh0
Much butter is imported from Dem
mark because Danish COWS have
greater enterprise and superior tech
nical education to ours.
Wolfe declared that he would rath-
er repeat Gray's Eligy than take
Quebec.
The courage of the Turks is ex-
planned by the fact that a man with
more than one wife is more willing to
face death than if he had only one.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-24
OF COURSE

First Doctor-Why do you charge
two hundred dollars for curing case
of humps when you amputate a leg
for twenty-five dollars?
Second Doctor-Oh, when 1 saw a.
leg off, do it at cut rates. Stanford
Chaparr \
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-24
--U-U-
EVIDENTLY

Rosemary-Haye you ever been
impressed by the mystery of Mona
Lisa's smile? ~
Thornton-No. She looks to me
just like some woman who is doing
her best to laugh at one of her hus-
bands jokes.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-24
LITTLE MABEL ROSE

LITTLE MABEL ROSE
In her dressing sack
Little Mabel Rose
Softly settled back
In her dressing sack
She settled on a tack,
Which ended her repose,
In her dressing sack
Little Mabel Rose!
New York Nal
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-24
A MISNoMER

/ Father"
What is it, Comus?"
Why are some men called soldiers
of fortune?"
h 81 don't know, my son. never saw
lone of them with money" Youngs-
town Telegram.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-24
PRICING 1T

III HkISlNG u
| Timid Youth-What do l have to
1pay for marriage license?
& Facetious Clerk-Well, you get it
ON the instalment plan.
Timid Youth-HOw's that?
- Facetious Clerk-Two dollars
down and most of your salary each
week for the rest of your life.
GOOD WORK
Warden Ito new prisoner)-What
work can you do? What was your
oecupation?
Prisoner was a 'cellist in an or
tchestra.
Warden-Well,. then, well set you
1sawing wood.-Boston Transcript.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01

Mann only %26 was for services, inl
two homicide eases, one disappearance
ease and one ease where n man 5 body
was found on the railroad under sus-
picious circumstances. The rest was
for expenses, including automobile,
hotel and assistance The payments
in each case were rs follows:
Nichols ease. the triple tragedy Just
over the Guilford line in Halifax.
+. Mann, per diem. 50; expenses,
Sl6.12
Kingsley ease, the disappearance of
i man in the towns al Nottingham
and Readsboro under suspicious circum-
stances-C. f. Mann. per diem. SO;
expenses. $203G5. divided as follows:
C.. +. Mann, $3.50; +. \. Harrow,
ki0j: Earl Davis, $3.50; W. NJ.
sparks, IS; W f. Howe, $3.50; +. l..
Welman, S26.30
Foster ease, a homicide case in Hall
fax in which the respondent was given
i long state prison sentencp-C. ~.
Mann, per diem, ST.; expenses, Si91
divided Is follows: +. y. Welmau.
SOL; Mcdonald. S4f; Earl Davis, So;
Mann. 50.
YanozansH case, the body Of 81
| Polauder being found in the Brattlcho
70 railroad ward bearing marks tina;
caused Il suspicion Of foul play T.
! Mann. per diem, -; expenses SD.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01
EXPRESS CO. WILL
Do LOCAL BUSINESS
Brattleboro Designated as One Place
for Making Experiment of Collect
ing and Delivering Packages.

Brattleboro has been selected as one
Of the places in the territory of the
American Express company where the
plan Of delivering express matter
through the medium of the company
within the municipal limits is to he
tried for a time.
Orders have been received here TO
make local deliveries of any articles
sent to the company for such delivery
In other words an order may be teie
phoned to the local office of the ex-
press company that there is n package
ut No 900 Blank street for delivery
TO III Jones street. The company will
call for it, give a receipt, take the
package to the Office and book il and
then deliver it to the point addressed,
taking Il receipt to show delivery.
Charges Will be at the regular ~5tes,
which range from 2l cents, up, 30 md
ing upon the size and weight OF the
package.
Only month ago the company be
gan the delivery of express matter to
the Fort Drummer district This latest
innovation will tend TO make further
inroads into a branch of the delivery
business that has heretofore been en-
tirely in the control of local men.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01
WHERE MONEY PAID
TO SHERIFF WENT
Itemized Statement of Payments to c..
E. Mann Show that Most of 1t
Was on Expense Account.

In story recently published show
ing IN unusually large expense in the
attorney general ) department under
the classification Of detective service
it was shown that nearly $3.50 was
paid in nine months to Sheriff c. f..
Mann of Brattleboro. In order 30
correct any misunderstanding sheriff
Mann wrote to State Auditor Horace
r. Graham for Il statement in detail
Of the money paid him, saying;
Will you please send me at your
earliest convenience statement OF
each voucher included in the charges
TO me for detective service. 4 state
ment las appeared in the public press
as to the amount paid me for detective
service. | am anxious to straighten this
ont, and am therefore asking tor this
information.
The state auditor 5 reply shows that
out of total of $47Iu2 paid to Mr.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01

ly for the members of her order, con
Guiding with IN interesting story of II
the workand growth of the Daughters
Of the American Revolution through
out the United States. Miss Clark was /
followed by Mrs. Julius J. Estey of /
BrattlebOro, who, in a brief way. re-
the work and growth of the Daughters |
of which she is a prominent state re-
preventative. Mrs. Estey spoke en-
Enthusiastically of the spirit which |
prompted the giving of the tablets and |
congratulated the people Of Wilmington
upon their good fortune in being thus
| honOred.
A Reminiscent Talk.
Rollin S. Childs Of Brattleboro then
referred TO the lives and characters
/ Of the several veterans whose names
were separately read as they received
some reminiscent tale which related
to their war and civic history. 1t was
a remarkable presentation of facts
marshalled from memory and history,
and the audience repeatedly cheered
his efforts A pleasing little incident,
in this connection, was the enthusiasm
with which the audience received the
? name of Martin l.. Fox of Jackson
. vile. who was the first man to enlist
from Wilmington in 1862 and who was
present to receive the plaudits of sons
and daughters of veterans with whom
he served The audience, as a mark
of respect to Mr.. Fox, stood while Mr.
! Childs feelngly referred to the fact
stated. The quartet and the band the
latter led by Rev. G. ". Russell OF
J East Dover, interspersed the program
) with appropriate selections.
, Memorial hall was attractively deco
e rated with flags, bunting and flowers
: while the townspeople showed respect
y for the day by displaying their flags
y from many of the buildings At th'
: conclusion of the exercises in the hal
All repaired to the banquet room o
Lawton post, where delightful din
ner was served by men and women
connected with the post.
In the afternoon automobiles tool
the veterans and their friends to tn
different cemeteries outside OF the VII
laee, where the ceremony of decora
ton was performed as usual.
Wilmington people were unanimou
in their praise Of the way the veteran
/ conducted the memorial ceremonie,
/ which were declared to BE Of the higl
i est interest and profit TO all.
j Brattleboro sent a large delegation
/ including nearly 4 score of Daughter
i of the American Revolution, who's
j work in marking the graves of Rev,
q lutionary soldiers is most commendah
8 and in line with The object Of this pa
riotic order
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01
GRANITE SHED BURNED.
Loss of About $4,000 Sustained From
Fire at Barre.

BARRE, June Fire of unknown
origin last night destroyed W.sTB.
Jones company s granite plant and
threatened the destruction of Williams
town village near here. The auto fire
truck from this city and help from
other towns averted larger loss.
The burned building replaced the
the big stone shed destroyed last
summer and was recently rebuilt at q
cost of $4,000. The damage to two
houses adjoining the stone shed APP
proximates $4,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01
Gift from Maj. It. w. Childs
of This Town Unveiled
i'm Wilmington
MEMORIAL ADDRESS
BY REV. ID. f. TROUT
Tablets Bear Names of Wilmington
Soldiers in Civil and Revolutionary
Wars-Several Brattleboro Persons
Participated in Services.
Especial to The Reformer.)
WILMINGTON, June

Wilmington coupled its Memorial day
exercises with very interesting ded
cation of two attractive memorial tab
lets, one bearing the names of 10
Civil war veterans, the other the names
of % veterans of the war of the
Revolutions The tablets, which are
the gifts of Mai. F. w. Childs of
Brattleboro to c. p. Lawton post Of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01
Brown Has Been .Going Some. ,
CRutland Herald.)

Brown must go says the Advance.
Judging from the record, he has al
ready been going some.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01

AGRICULTURE, shampoong, scalp
treatment, facial massage and manicuring;
badness treated efectually Flora NJ.
Kavanaugh, Is American Bldg. Tel. G05-W
or 366W. 11tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01

ARCHITECTURAL Draught in g.
House and bungalow plans on hand.
Special attention given to detail work.
Charles +. Barrie, III Main St. Soft
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01

LAWN MOWERS SHARPENED -
VIII call and return mowers sharpened
in 24 hours. Leave orders at Robbins <
Cowles or telephone G6SW. w. 7. Han
mum, 149 Western avenue. 7479
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01

Will the person who was seen pick
ing up a sterling silver card case be
longing to DR.. Grace Burnett please
return to owner, thus avoiding further
trouble. and receive reward. 77-78
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01

LOST-About 10 days ago, a sheep
that had not been sheared. Finder
please notify j. l.. Baker, Guilford, Vt.
Rural 8 77-79f
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01

HIGHEST cash prices paid for rags,
rubbers, metals, hides, skins and bones.
Geo. Gass, % Flat St. Tel office SIGN.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01

TO RENT - Six-room tenement on
South Main ST., bath, electric lights,
hot and cold water and spring water
for drinking; in Al condition and To-
cation. J. Z. Meilen, Agent, Brattle-
boro, Vt soft
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01

MeVeigh farm offers special rates for
board during the month of June. Fay
cite Miller Brattleboro. 1882
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01

SEWING Machine Needles and sup
plies for all makes of machines at j..
b. Dunton s, 16 Flat st.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01

TO RENT-House Of p rooms, corner
of Elm and Elliot SITS, suitable for
boarding house, hot and cold water, bath
and electric lights. ID. w. Tenney, Agent,
10 Walnut St 71tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01

MARGARET r. ROOT. Stenographer
Office, Root s Pharmacy. 26tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01

SWITCHES, pompadonrs; combings
made up to order. Mrs. e. 2. Bailey,
III Main Street. 53-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01

TO RENT-Thrce floors in Uliery
building annex, suitable for plumber,
Job shop or wholesale business. Rea-
sonable rent. J. G. Unery. 297-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01

CHlROPODY and Shampoo parlors.
Mrs. +. p. B&iley, III Main st. 'Pkone.
53-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-01
Special Notices

MARGARET f. ROOT. stenographer
Office Root s Pharmacy. 26tf !
CHIROPODY and Shampoo parlors.
Mrs. +. p. Bailey, III Main st. 'Pkone.
53-tf
SWITCHES, pompadours; combings
made up to order. Mrs. E. p. Bailey,I
III Main Street. 53-tf
SEWING Machine Needles and sup
plies for all makes of machines at j.
B. Dunton s, 16 Flat st.
McVeigh farm offers special rates for
board during the month of June. Fay
cite Miller, Brattleboro. 1872
HIGHEST cash prices paid for rags,
rubbers, metals, hides, skins and bones,
Geo. Gass, % Flat St. Tel. office SIGN,
LOST-Ab0ut 10 days ago, a sheep
that had not been sheared. Finder
please notify j l.. Baker, Guilford Vt.
Rural 3. 77-79f
ARCHITECTURAL Draughting
House and bungalow plans on hand.
Special attention given to detail work.
Charles Z. Barrie, IL Main St. soft
HAIRCULTURE, shampooing, scalp
1 treatment, facial massage and manlcurlng;
badness treated effectually. Flora NJ.
Kavanaugh, Is American Bldg Tel. G05-W
or 366-W tiff
/ LAWN MOWERS SHARPENED =
IWnl call and return mowers sharpened
in "a hours. Leave orders at Robbins &
ICowles or telephone G6S-NV. w. z. Han
mum, 149 Western avenue. 74-7a
Will the person who was seen pick
ing up sterling silver card case be
longing to DR. Grace Burnett please
return to owner, thus avoiding further
trouble, and receive reward. 77-7e
Pupil NURSES, male and female
wanted at the Taunton State Hos
pitaI Training School for Nurses. Fo
particulars address DR.. Arthur Y. Goss
Supt., Taunton State Hospital, Taun
ton, Mass. Cot
, AGAINST YOUR WILL
perhaps you We're persuaded to insure
| But as against your Will, the insuranc
| policy is infinitely better. 1t admin
| listers your estate. Free from expens
/ and litigation. National Life ms Co
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-02-14
NOTICE OF CONTEST.
uErrasn sr.sr. i...ss osr1eI ~ ,.,iI

uErrEn trNsEt LkAS DFf1uI Q
hurnk t'suaui. .annasf -. lnis.
To I.ohrri J. strange u i,euie. uscEun cun-
rou A., her,fi,, nutihue ti,si carris 4. bsar
ho gives licrln. Ornrui,. a. hcf is,ai ufiius 40
arcas. cie OF aEunHrf =. iHis fis a. thm uniu'
her duly pnrrpburelnd spIslicHttoH a. uuiltcai
aud s.uurt the cEnts'llatln 81 Nouf hunusland
cutrs hrriEi No psgeS mace Ansi'E "a iuih fo'
iut & ner q Tp a.. , d a.. fNN., Enc iut +.
snc ~, Nis. srrtissp 2 ue ugslit a.. enuiA
Ennr. ~ fanl wIiirinrttt Meridian and No
ffoupas fuf her puutrN nht hlirepI Thai sale
Euis-rs sifunrr has shuils ai@poup-e sKif
trurt. EiiHi ls established maintained
reniaunre or l'innue aAf improvements thurr
On nue hnf alsut irc himself and changed iiis
rrsiannus iiiorufrun rfci hinrs fhs asis al tist
cntrt
Nou grv thetuiurr furthuf nutlAee that tbf
sEic allegations VII h. tEkun 10 ltiia ufiins n,
having b,-un nnu icssef i3 sop, Gnn yopf Hgin
entry W.3I iSs uEuunlrd thrreGhnns utinauf ynuf
furthui riEif 81 iis hnETd thuruif eiihrr tuii'r'
thit ofiins 81 spisun q pnn lat IA Tie a thif
uiius within twenty dryt Euuf 1ht Pot AZ a.
lsuhnnnsiuu II tilis nn.ius. af aiGpsn Auluu
Ypur Hnfwrf unduf cath, Hterihnally muuiirE .
Ene runisuueinf tu thuHt Gliurnfl1if uf rotiir rni
81 H Yul ial within tAni time ~ fis n tins
ufiirr tiuf lfruui thai guu hHpf surtad rurf ni
ruur gnrsr st thr ssid contestant ciihui h.
trrrrui ~ ~ ruEiuirfuc mail ~ lhif srrs'irt 10
mnnt by iht arifrrf 81 uutr ui ruuf Enrvrf
20 tns nnttoria an issirSui. lsruui al uufh ruf
Nns must he rithfr flt stla usfiinHtufi W~ififl
urInoN sehEmuui uf hif rrruifr tn the ruIH
ui thr lsssrnpu iJ ~hum the auhVu4y wa mHdr
HlHtinF phrr Gnd Nhcrt the uuifs dtiiivui
ed % innar fif trriHicird mali i,Fssti. 81 surli
service niuHi rDnsiri 81 the nfiidnNlt al thf liuf
Eop - whom TIT nppy wnf mEiluG HtHfint
shnn Eue @ thf ptsi uflnf 10 " hint n wa mailed
Hno thH GfaHvn mus bt Rfntraii PAM icd iy tlfs
tsoHtInHnrr's rrruiIr inf the lrfiaf
Nnu should HtHtt IN yuur eihwtr ths namt al
The IOai ofirs 90 winch ssu acuirt fntufs
notices to be sufi Ia yuu,
Wa EAEHE EnrlEof
nHis td iirhi puiliuEtiuu 1HnnHfs aath lps
Jntr th nenunu ituhliuuiiuu lHnuGrf n Inis
DEts al siirc puhlicHtlnn FrlrnGrf =. 1ms
nnir al iuurth Tuiiiuntipu fuhru1rs ian lria
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-02-14
SHE HAD A NIxsLE TONGUE.
The Old Duchess cpuIe and DID ssear
Like Trecper.


Tho cid nAscheas 81 81 Aihans, who
hud been the widow ~ MIR. Coutth, the
hefl.er. when the duke. much her Jun
inr In nre murried her. waf one uf the
hnlhtuul visitors nj falmouth. My firat
view nf her. however. was Of the Orien
aicl. on her wuy through 10 Kenmore.
~ hen the duchess Rne her retinne NJ
rived IN eight carriages: fur though by
larth ~ nu family. she hno most "a
nltea idea W her own Importance nnd
when puy'inr a series uf short visits 10
country houses wns No convinced uf
flie suvare condition uf the highlands
uhni she travelled always with her own
chef nud pnrissier. who alone were per-
ui.fted 10 cpuk her meals NJ the inns
she mupped NJ on the rpad.
shall moi easily forget the sight ~
the disrurring 81 the duchess own
harriet when II pulled NJ NJ the Inn
ipafl Tlrm emerged her Ernce herHtlf,
uu enormously fnt woman. then fnl-
lowed her three nieces. duuEnterr uf
sir Trunris Burdeft, whereof the
Youngest and best looking became IN
herltreHs Of her wealth. Hnd burunrat
Burieti -Cuutts
These Young Indies. evidently IN NOR
tHl terror ~ their awful relutive-noi
without reasun--fulloweo the duchess
n single file. dutifully carrying each
some urticle necessnrT 60 her grnces
.uufnrT reticule. cushion wrnrk,
npulzs. foutstoul and hRr of toilei requi
sites. the duchess fuvurite lap DOG and
her psi purrU In u cnEe After them
rume her Crnce's privnte physician.
who truveied always In the sHme car
r.ase US herself. 10 ne 70 he on the spot.
while the duke prefeiTeo the coach boa
20 the company inside-IHno no wonder
al the time the Duchess tongue was
heurd ruinE-sculding complaining.
uhusinr everybody. from her husband
downward. In unmeaRured terms. The
unfortunate nisces came IN for no small
shure ~ her hsrnnrne and earned pain
fully any shnre uf her fortune she muy
have left them IN her will. for she
svnre like trooper or BilnnesEnte
nshwife the whole fime.-iLncy LoCin
IN Curnhil Magazine.
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-02-14

Hry. are the MOST sEncting O. worship
ers. When they prby 70 their iouis
they ask for definite material blessings
and they expect results The hft of an
100. fn ChinH IL precuriouk. Gifts viii
be hegI'ed i'efore II only hs long rs IL
seems 10 be bringing about the wishes
uf rs followers II the shrine fails
upon evn times nDd diRhpsointS its
worshiI,ers their homage soon fades.
Nui only DO the gifts cease. but the re
seurful people o. the countryside VIII
come IN q body and smash Ia. tnsfb
cieui symbol
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-02-14
CHEMICAL ExkcTkESs.
sunson's FuRt Aftsr @ts eohlss o.
solut,en Rad Been upsra-

Solution Rad Been Upset
The remarkable siciIl N dealing witt
lhe nuisrriul Of their experiments thEi
some chemists hnve 10 well illustrated
by the following story tuld o' the great
Cermnn chemist Prufessur Robert Bun
zen
Professor Bunseu evnp0rrtec fftt
nuEshendE % wufer from the DurE-
helm spring nnd carefully isolated
frum the residus small quantity ~
the salts ~ two very rure elements
la,.iium and rutidium. lie dissolved
these salts H. q small t,eHkef uf wHteT
and sei them aside on his laboratory
table
one duy friend came 10 See Profes-
SOY Bunseil. Cunurired 10y the chemist
his visitor Ia leaning against the lnbO-
raipry table tipped over the benksr and
spilled It's contents on the floor and on
his clothing The solution looked IKE
Ilsin winter. 10 the man thought moth
ING 81 the nct1dsut and few minutes
later took his departure
shortly after the EeutlemHn hho gone
Buuseu noticed tint the cuntents Of
the i4,n ktf hho been spilled Instantly
he ran out 10 the street overlook nis
friend aud brought him hack 10 the
laboratory
With wutsr Buusen carefully extinct
"a tbe salts from the sls.sve uf the gen
teuut's coat and hif Undertaking
vnsh..d his nrru ci.-Ent.d ug drop
thsi ind spHrtered 0n his shoe. careful
ly washed the floor and the table, col-
le,ted all the solutions together, puri-
drd Them and On evaporation found
thui be- had recovered the vEluhi,le
salts, So perfect wRs his aEln TINT he
Ind not lost weiEhhble amount
YOUTHS Cumpun3un
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-02-14
FIRST IN DARKEST AFRICA.
hunps Parks Daring Plunge iufs fhs
AeArt Of tho Centinert

Guuro PHrk sturisd out on his Afri
can exT,eaitiun-fhs first serious al
tempt thni wns ever InRde &C. explore
the "ani't coutineuf" On Oct "a. l7g5
The lion hearted scOichmHn, with tive
negro servants ss.i out from Gambia
Oh the west coGHt. and plunged ienr-
iessly into the task which before him
10 white mHn hho ever attempted
u took b reEl man 10 plunge into the
unknown interior. flied with tales Of
the mOnsfrOus and the terrible Huge
serpeuis. roaring lions. great black
cnuuihhis. srorcidng bsut. dshdiy fe-
vers-wb0 would Dare 10 challenge
these things And % Afr1cn remniDsc
"dnrk" uUtil yesterday. IA II were.
While Moses WRE battling with his
problem IL the Arabian wilderness.
while civilization was maturing IN
Egypt und Greece: while Roman repub-
lies nDd euIdres were rising and fall
ing; while the modern nations were
coming into lltdng. while crusaders
were fighting and trDubboOuTt sing
ing while Columbus was discovering
the new word HDo Washington was
founding the United States Of America.
But III lREf the mnn and the hour
met. and the son Of the Selkirkshlrs
farmer took his brave lenp into the
myBtery. Il ..4s zystery be remniDso
a year and q half when he renppeGnsd.
returned 20 England and wrote ''rrEF
els In the Interior q Africa" a bDok
wl1ch is sfiIl one Of the most interest
irg IN the lftrnT1es Of the world
ln the year 1893 Mungo PErk started
nn lds second fI1p 10 the dhrf c0un-
Nfan a trip from which hs was never
b uefurn- Resolved. with true Scotch
F1f, 10 ''discOrer the mouth Of the Nj
E1e or perish IN an attempt" fHrf
pushed on through the phfiiiesS forests
IAiA ~ reDchsd point between 8 ana
- notth iaEitn1e. where IN nftsupting
- nakf hIs escape fr0m the natives.
R1o N'ere about % kin him. he was
1toN1e1 "a me lnigiIty strsan. which
.111a1 ~ nnorpfnd a. hia moaf ntftng
sp,1.1l1e1l. 3Ev. T. d. Gregory An
t>@ xofk 4zpe<cHn-
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-02-14
ns.ar e o., Mth II, 90. o..

On me most trying occasions the
cnGinens of the Duke o. Wellington
~.4x pesfert The instance given by
Es1eozs Gurw0Dd IL quoted in Life
fhe Gnte wns once IN grenf danger
4f hezne drDwncd AZ ssn il wns bed
1la1e ~nen fbe cnptEin q the vessel
&a11x 10 3sn and snid:
~ xtl soon be nll over with uE.
x6rv rReli." answered Wellington.
-xAee skan2I nnf take on my boots"
The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1914-02-14

Tp prev eii liunicum from ruttinE und
falling 10 pieces II should i'e treai''d in
the following muuner' See that II b
perfectly dry Hud isy II on The hnur
fhos downward, ar n mng be hung
ovsf line with the bRcE outside
Make mixture 1f lnsecd OIL red ieno
and eriers io nhow the thickness of
Elvceriu aud Eirc the hDcE 81 the
nnOirum thin cunt Let II dry thor
ouEtlv Md spme more red lend 20 the
mixture mike u thicker and give the
linnieum Hnffbw cont II musg mi bs
laid i'efpre y is perfectly dry.-Ex-
ciiHnce