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The Ketchikan miner., 1914-05-22
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 One morning Il merchant whose goods did not very strongly substanti. ate his advertising claims put out a new sign. He was pleased to see that great many people stopped to read 1t. but directly he was puzzled and an. gered to notire that they all went on laughing. There was nothing funny about the sign. 1t merely read:
 If You Buy Here Once
 You Will Come Again. The merchant went outside in cas. ual sort of way and glanced at his sign to see what was the matter. Some one. no doubt former customer. had added another line. 1t now read:
 If You Buy Here Once
 You Will Come Again
 10 Bring 1t Back.
 Youths Companion.
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MEXICAN POTTERY.
Primitive Methods of the Skilled
 Workmo of Duranue.


 WorItmon of Durango.
 Practically all the pottery used in the Durango section of Mexico. from the tiniest teacup to the largest flower pot, is fashioned by hand from Duran. go clay There are about twenty such factories in the city, employing from five to fifty men each. The clay used in this industry is obtained from the base of Durangos famous Iron Noun tain, one mile north of the city.
 The vessels are all fashioned by hand and foot power The only instrument used is large wooden wheel, through the axis of which passes q pole about three feet in length, terminating at the other extremity in small wooden wheel set parallel to the big wheel The operator sits so that he may turn the large. wheel tset horizontally near the floor so that it will move freely with his foot, which in turn causes the little wheel above. on level with his chest, to revolve very rapidly. A convenient sized lump of the clay dough is placed upon this little wheel. and as the mass revolves by the i'm. pulse of the laborer's foot, he hollows out and fashions the vessel.
 The skill and deXterity of these work. men is little short of remarkable. With only the eye to guide, he fash ions with astonishing rapidity vessels which do not differ one from the other in either size or shape. A single la borer is able to complete about thirty six dozen jars of nearly quart ca pacity in day.-ArgOnaut.
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CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
The Old Time Custom of following at
 the Horses Tail."

hssC EsVt oS - ons
 Animals seem to have no idea of ex- ercising to keep warm. They just turn their backs to the wind and crouch. but perhaps if one had only limited amount of fuel it would be better just to keep spark alive till the snap was over than to burn it all out in few hours.-
 The first legislation against cruelty to animals is said to have been an enact ment passed in the days of Queen Elizabeth prohibiting blowing at the horses tail," as then practiced in Ire land.
 This custom consisted in flashing the blow beam to the horses tail with a bit of rope and then, while one man held the blow, another walked back ward before the animal. guiding it with blows of stick. It seems as though this plan must have cooked the blow so high into the air that the point would take no hold on the soil. It seems also as if only the most spirit less of equines would have submitted to the treatment, but that it was ire quently done the act against it proves The cruelty of the practice needs no demonstration; it could not have been profitable. but was perhaps preferable to starvation. Whether the English leg islators were moved solely by pity of the miserable beast or whether they desired to make market for English blows and harness does not appear From "A Farmers Notebook" by c. B. D. Phelps.
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Colcred Glasses.

Wearing spectacies to protect tho eyes from the glare of the sun is . very old custom. The natives of the far northern regions long ago invented spectacles of wood with very narrow slit in the center to diminish as far as possible the continual glare of the long arctic day. It is said that the Emperor Nero. who was an albin0 and whose eyes were therefore very sensitive to light. used amethysts UT emeralds to shield his eyes,
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HIS DREAM MATERIALIZED.
Curious Incident In the Career of
 Novelist S. R. Crockett.


 One morning the postman brought to S. R. Crockett, the novelist, letter from the editor of the St. James Gazette containing a small check as payment for contribution. MT. Crockett knew that nothing was due to him, that he had been paid for all articles. and-remarkable man-he did the check up in an explanatory note and returned it to the editor.
 The next day back came the check from the editor--remarkabe man with a note saying it was due. The St. James Gazette had published an article from the pen of Mir Crockett which had not been paid for. hence the check. Again Mir. Crockett-re- markable man-returned the check, and still the remarkable editor refor- warded it, this time with the article cut out of the columns of the St. James Gazette.
 Now comes the curious feature of the incident. When MT. Crockett clapped his eyes on the article he was astonished to find it one of his dreams materialized. One night. going to bed extra tired, he dreamed that a good idea for a St. James, Gazette column had occurred to him. that he then and there sat down, wrote it and posted it. Next morning he remembered his dream and made up his mind some day to write the article exactly as he dreamed he had written it, when, to his astonishment, came article and check from the newspaper. Few writ CTS earn checks while asleep.-London Standard
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Smoky citie. Also Foqoy.

The relation between smoke and fog Is ably set forth in Il bulletin issued by the Mellon Institute of Industrial Re search. University of Pittsburgh. and written hy Dr. Herbert Fl. Kimball. professor of meteorOl0gy. United States weather bureau. He sums up the mat ter by saying:
 City fogs are more persistent than country fogs. principally because of their increased density due to the smoke that accumulates in them.
 "ln consequence of the above tt-rre are fewer hours of sunshine in the cities than in the surrounding country.
 .The sunshine Is less intense in the city than Si the country. the light of short wave lengths. or the blue light suffering the greater depletion"
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BUSY TAIL OF A WHALE.
Legend of the Origin of the Idea of the
 Screw Propeller.

oCVeW TTopeucTs
 The following extraordinarily inter- esting story Is printed by the Marine Journal with the express stipulation that it cannot guarantee it's authentici- ty, but gives it for what it is worth.
 "'Way back in 1858 the stout Dutch bark Groote Marie, Captain Van der Broeck, bound from Amsterdam to the East Indies, became dismantled in try ing to round the Cape of Good Hope and, because of high seas, was in q generally bad plight. Just as things were looking particularly black an in- vestigation of a terrific blow received by the vessel on her high. square stern revealed the fact that large whale had crashed partly through the rear boards and had got caught in the tim bers Fortunately water which was pouring into the aft hold was prompt ly blown out through the open hatch way by the struggling animal, and in endeavoring to release itself the big mammal dashed the water with its tail so violently that it propelled the bark ahead at seven knots an hour into Cape Town harbor
 Tt was in watching the mighty eff feet of the wbale's tail that the good captain conceived the idea of screw propeller. but neither the Dutch mer. chants of Cape Town nor his brother shippers of Amsterdam were suffi- cientIy interested in his tale to unite with him in patent.ug the device."
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"Good Morninq!" '"

When we are at our best flood ol life pours itself out in the simple old words "Good morning"-a flood of meaning which strains to express itself ill thousand ways. but has to be con tent with verbal symbols. Our phys ica and vital energies. our love. oul playfulness. our stores of gratitude for the worlds past gifts. all that is calling us toward the future, comes rushing out in the time mellOwet greeting. The depths of us. the con centrated and imprisoned energy o1 our inmost life, calls across the dis tance to the unseen depths of our Tel lOw.-Atlantic.
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INVERTED THE DUEL.
vaor Vanished With the Choice of
 Weapons and Conditions.

Representative Borland of Missouri gives an account of the challenge to q duel which occurred in Louisiana, sup posedly among the last challenges of that environment in the state. The affair was between d gentleman who belonged to one of the oldest families there and sturdy blacksmith of Geor- gia, who had become man of politicay influence.
 The gentleman took offense at some remarks of the Georgian and sent him challenge. The powerful blacksmith was nonplused.
 "T know nothing about this dueling business said he, and positively will not fight
 "'You must urged his friend. No gentleman can refuse.'
 "I am not gentleman replied the honest citizen of Georgia. I'm only a blacksmith
 "'But you will be ruined if you do not fight continued his friends. You will have the choice of weapons, and you can choose so as to give yourself an equal chance with your adversary
 "The giant requested time in which to consider the matter and ended by accepting. He sent the following reply to the Louisiana gentleman:
 "'I accept. and in the exercise of my privilege, I stipulate that the duel shall take place in Lake Pontchartrain in six feet of water, sledgehammers to be used as weapons
 "As his adversary was about five feet eight inches ins height and the blacksmith was seven feet. the con- ceit of the latter so pleased the Louisi- ana gentleman that he declared him. self satisfied, as he was one who could appreciate a joke as well as perpetrate one, and he declared the duel off. ."-EXchange.
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Just an Oversiqht.

It was 9 o'clock in the morning in an English town, and the roads were had been given q weeks notice, was facing the last day of her sojourn in the house. She handed the usual cup of tea to her mistress in bed and then said sweetly, "Oh, maam, when ye asked me yesterday if we had every thing in for tonights party l forgot to tell ye we are out of coal and the fur mace is goin' out"
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Hail to the Chief!

gregarious feast where the speeches strung out endlessly. Circumstances obliged him to stay. The speeches were strung out partly because the chief and dullest orator was not ex- pected until late. Finally he came, and there was rush of committeeman to escort him to his place.
 Hello" exclaimed Jones' compan. ion, what is that they are making such bother about?"
 We still follow" answered Jones sourly, "the ancient custom of bringing in the bores head."-New York Post.
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Saving Time.

Say" exci,im imed the excited young man with tue discolored optics, "l want you to strike me off few thou sand cards
 All right. sir" responded the print CT. What shall put on them?"
 'Just print None of your business in big type. Then when the next per- son asks me how got this black eye 1 can just hand him card and save words" Philadelphia Ledger.
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Real Thrift In Derbyshire.

An admirable thrift prevails at a certain Sunday school in Derbyshire. and this is effectually demonstrated at the annual tea party. The needless expense of printing new tickets for this festivity is avoided. says the Man. chester Guardian. by the simple ex- year. Those at present employed bear the inscriptions:
 Queen Victoria: Diamond Jubilee.
 Admit one to tea. Probably the majority of the young revelers had not been born when the tickets were printed.
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ALGERIANS ARE LIARS.
They May Tell the Truth at Times, but
 You Are Never Sure.

O0Y way Sti SU0 tCOhtt 6S uIUtSot O0S
 You Are Never Sure.
 The chief fault of the native Alge- rians seems to be a certain predilecti0n for lying. It appears to be an instlnc- tive desire to deceive. not so much for the sake of profit as for the sake of de- ception. Albert Edwards, in "The Bar bary Coast" tells us that he asked his French host why one of his workmen wore green braid on his turbans, since in Persia only those who have made the pilgrimage to Mecca are thus at tired.
 "Mohammedv' my host called. The tall, dignifled native left his blow and came over to us.
 Have you been to MeccaT M. Gar det asked in Arabic.
 "No, Sidi," the Arab said and went back to his work.
 to me- But like as not he has been there six times. If they would always lie you could understand them. But sometimes they tell the truth. Perhaps he hasn't been there. If I should ask six of my workmen about 1t three would say that Mohammed had been to Mecca. three would say he hadn't"
 So l stopped asking my host ques- tions about the Arabs. But in all tho time have been in Algeria have never found Frenchman who felt diff ferently about 1t. Guy de Maupassant. whose eyes pierced so deeply through the lies of French life. could not fathom the Arabs. "They are incomprehensi- ble." he writes 'They lie."
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Books.

the voices of the distant and the dead and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages. Books are the true Ievei- CTS. They give to all who will faith fully use them the society, the spiritual presence, of the best and greatest of our race.-William EIlery Charming.
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Symbolism In Japan.

When a child is born in Japan the parents put up outside the house the sign of a fish or doll. according as it a boy or d girl. The fish represents being who has to swim against the stream and make his way in the world The doll stands for one who is there to be petted and made much of.
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SchoolhoY Aspiration.

A schoolboy wrote the following es- say on soap: Soap is a kind of stuff made in cakes what you can't eat. It smells good and tastes orfel Soap al- ways tastes worse when you get 1t ID your eye Father says Eskimose don't kimOser'
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Mada Him Live Up to 1t.

DowntrOd Never write letters. my boy. that you'll regret in after life. Dewtell- You speak as from expert ence: Dowutrod do. In early cor respondence with the lady who is now my wife 1 signed myself Your obedi- ent servant"
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This Earthly StaGe.

"The sum-" remarked the kindly citi. zen. "shines for all." people," averred the caustic citizen. "They seem to think the sun ought to be handled as a spot light. "-Louisville Courier-J Journal
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Look Pleasant, Please,

How did you manage to quiet that ugly. bowling mob so quickly?'
 "Got camera man on the scene" answered the resourcefu police cap tain. "Then every man of them perk ed up and tried to look. handsome" e. Louisville Courier Journal.
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A Vaishnava Love Lyric.

In one of our Vaishnava lyrics the lover says to his beloved: "l feel as if l have gazed upon the beauty of thy face from my birth. yet my eyes are hungry still; as if have kept thee pressed to my heart for millions ot years. yet my heart is not satisfied-"- Rabindranath Tagore.
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Hia Prafaranea.

Good gracious" exclaimed a vicar as he met village laborer weari'y pulling loaded wheelbarrOw. Tt would be much easier If you pushed it."
 "Daresay." was the answer. "but I'm sick of the very sight uf it."- London Telegraph.
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Ethan Aliens Foundry.

Ethan Allen prior to the American Revolution operated an iron furnace and foundry in Litchfeld county. Conn. His iron foundry subsequently furnished much of the shot and shell that was used in the Revolution. Mag azine Of American History.
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Not Ideal.

"You and your wife never argue?' "Never." replied Mir. Meekton.
 What an ideal state"
 Perhaps it isn't so ideal. some times fancy Henrietta hasn't enough respect for my opinions to bother about arguing with me" e."-Washington Star.
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Some Heat Left,

First Married Manls there ever an occasion when everything at your din ner table is stone cold! Second Mar ried Man-No, not everything. We al- ways manage to have heated argu. ment.-Judge.
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Mioht and Mane.

Tom Hood. the punster, once describ- ed the meeting Of man and d lion, and in doing so he said. ",The man ran
 off with all his might and the lion with all his mane."
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As He Saw 1t.

Wife-Oh. 1 saw the dearest little hat today.
 Hub-Thats just like you-always looking for the dearest instead of the moderately priced. Boston Transcript.
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A Monologue.

Tommy-Pop. what is the difference between a dialogue and monologue? Tommy's Pop When two women talk. my son. it's dialogues: when woman carries on a conversation with her hus- band it's a Philadelphia Rocnrd
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Ilnmasked.

"l was introduced TO your wife to- day. and she glared at me.
 "l cant account fol that
 Il can. 1 pose m your scapegOat, you old fraud!' Kansas City Journal.
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Somethinu Like That,

"Herr Schmidt is so fat that he can't get near enough to his counter to sell goods.''
 "H'm. Sort of corporation in re- straint of e."-London Answers.
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Old Saw With New Handle.

The pessimist Fletcherizes his qui- nine pills 'rhe optimist gets treed by q bear and enjoys the view.- Yale Rec ord.
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 His Weioh.

What is the way of the transgres. sOr?" asked the boob.
 "Fifteen ounces to the pound" re- piled the grouch. = Cincinnati Enquirer.
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TemperamentaI,

"How is the star actress today?"
 "I don't know. The doctors in her room now taking her temperament."- Baltimore American.
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Tact.

Willie-Paw, what is tact? Paw Tact is the art of making other people think they know more than you do, my son. Cin innnti Enquirer.
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Do You See the Point7

Probably the man who gave circula- tion to the idea that there is always more room at the top had never seen Il pyra mid.- Woman's Home Companion.
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He that will not he counseled cannot be helt.ed. German Proverb.
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Explosive.

An ambitious young writer having asked .Whai ma"nZine will give me tht h.est~f f"~l'u Iliekestt was told t.tr e flne Ii you con tribute A u~.y AgLl~IS.
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Why. lndeed2

Mamma" said Little Willie. why does the minister always say lastly in the middle of his sernOn!"- Woman's Home Companion
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Ultra Modern,

"AIadge Flighty is certainly an up to date girl"
 Up to date. Heavens. She's up to everything Boston Transcript.
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Too much io worse than want.-Ger- man Proverb.
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Social Seal,

Social Scale.
 "Pa," said Freddy. what is social scale?"
 "Generally speaking." replied pa, tits place where they weigh money"
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We'll. It's Suspended.

We'll, It's Suspended. "POp. tell me one thing" "What is it, my son:' "ls suspended sentence hanging matter:"- Baltimore American.
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A good lookout drives i'll luck away. French PrUverb
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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-07-30

MOT all the dresses made for little
~ girls are long wasted. Those de-
signed for dress-up occasions, the
late afternoon promenade, or the little
lady's appearance at the dinner ia
BILE, are often made OF foulard or 9TH
er light weight silk, and along the lines
pictured here. They are not quite so
faultlessly adapted to the childish fig
ure as the longer wasted models, but
they afford variety and look well on
the too slender bodies of fast-growing
children.
At this stage ('the awkward age" 1t
is pitilessly called) the mother is put
to her wits end to clothe her little
maid attractively. II is ruinous to
allow the child to become conscious
that she is not as graceful as she will
be later on. Let her either be uncon-
scious OF her clothes or made to feel
that she looks particularly well in any
one Of her new dresses, and this will
help her immensely In carrying her
self well.
This simple little dress OF ring-dot
foulard is in mauve color with q white
dot. The wide taffeta collar is in
plain mauve and is finished at the
front with a little cravat bow OF the
foulard. There is no attempt at dec
GRAFTON In this model The three half
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-07-30

ONE of the handsomest OF the many
" beautiful lingerie blouses which
have added so much to the beauty OF
apparel this summer. Is very clearly
pictured here. 1t Is made OF fine or
CANDY and depends for its effective
ness upon the fineness OF the fabric
and the faultlessness of the work as
well as upon a fine choice of lace and
embroidery used in decorating.
The upper part of the blouse is cut
in kimono fashion from a piece OF
the organdy tucked in squares, in
tucks an eighth of an inch wide A
panel is set in at the back and front
of the plain organdy. Cluny lace
edging or some other equally good
lace, is used in setting ip these panels
The lower part of the blouse back
and front is OF the plain fabric.
The sleeves are finished with a
band Of the plain organdy to which a
net frill is attached by fine line Of
hemstitching.
Whenever the plain organdy is
used a dainty design in hand embroid
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-07-30

inch hand-run tucks above the hem
are put there for the purpose of
frightening the skirt when necessary.
The skirt is longer than 1t appears
In the picture, measuring about a
third longer than the waist, when
length OF waist is measured from the
shoulder, and the skirt from waist
line to hem. The skirt is laid In small
box-plaits at the top and bottom and
set on to the waist with a narrow,
plated frill, standing up.
The wide, black velvet belt is a
new item in style for little girls. It
drops below the waist line at the left
side and is finished with a fiat bow
without ends.
A little dress In average good quail
ity in foulard will stand consider.
able wear, and in staple colors will
bear careful washing. Considering the
pleasure which little girls manage to
get out OF silk for wear upon their
simple state occasions" the average
mother is inclined to indulge thom in
this BIT OF finery. But little misses,
adding six OF more inches to their
height in year, require planning by
the mother, lest they grow out of
their most treasured clothes long be-
fore they have worn them out.
JULIA aoTToMLEV.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-07-30

cry adorns It, The collar is finished
with small embroidered scallops and
the flower design. appearing on the
waist elsewhere. is repeated here. The
collar is wired with the finest Of wire
to support 1t at the back.
A waist cut on somewhat similar
lines and made Of figured wolfe is
shown in the second picture. In this
model all seams are Joined with pip
ing of cord covered with the material.
There is a vest of plain white net and
a collar of net and lace. Pearl but
tons fasten the vest and small bows
of satin, matching the flower in the
wolfe, add a pretty color note and a
smart finish.
Both these models are finished at
the waist line with a narrow belt
which sets under the skirt. There is
very little work on the blouse of voile
but the daintlness OF the fabric, show
ing lavender flowers on a white ground
and the fineness of the plain net in
vest and collar, produce an effect of
elegance almost equal TO that in the
elaborate blouse of organdy.