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Hia YalIarneed.

Many persons are under the impres-
sion that America has few, II any, na-
tive plants worthy Of cultivation In the
home garden They have been accus-
toned to look upon them as weeds and
Wild things, and so unfamiliar are they
with native flowers that they fail TO
recognize them when they meet them
outside their native haunts. A writer
tells how be transplanted a stalk Of
goldenrod from a fence corner In the
pasture to q place In his garden II
dourished luxuriantiy and sent up
many stalks as high as a mans head,
esch crowned with a great plume Of
brilliant flowers. A neighbor was at
tractsd by the beauty OF the plant and
declared It must have cost its owner
some dollarS When told. however,
that numbers Of the same plant were
nour1shing behind his barn he eKclaim-
ed: "Whatl You mean to tell me its
yaIlerweedF' And he went away with
the air OF one who had been imposed
upon--Country Gentleman
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Tn. parknes, 5.for, Dawn.

II Is proverbial that the darkest
hour precedes the dawn" W. T. Den
ming. the English authority on me-
teors, has recently called attention to
the literal accuracy OF this proverb. as
established by his own observations
on thousands OF nights. He says:
Before dawn a greater darkness
seems to drop down Ike q mantle upon
the immediate surroundings. Objects
which were plainly observable during
the previous hours Of the night ara
blotted out, and q nervous feeling Is
sometimes induced by the dense opac-
fly OF the air"
he claims to have noticed this
phenomenon when the subject was far
from his thoughts, so that Il could not
have been purely subjective He Is
unable to state the exact interval be-
fore sunrise when the remarkable dark
ness comes on nor whether it Is CON-
mon 10 each season and sky conditions
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Way of the RIusIay.

The blueJay-Cyanocitta cristan-a
purely an American bird He Is about
twelve inches long. II light purplish
blue above and graying below. The
collar and frontlet are black and the
wings and tail ultramarine. barred,
the outer tan feathers being tipped
with white What a graceful. beauti-
ful bird this Is, impertinent and noisy,
bis raucous scream followed by q Choir
tie that sounds much like q mocking
"Ha, ha. ha. oh, my" He is accused
Of robbtng the farmers corn crib, Of
sucking the eggs Of other birds and
even OF tearing to pieces their young
The sportsman as he goes through the
woods, gun In hand. thoroughly hates
the Jay, which Is q kind Of game war
den, sounding an alarm to the other
birds as their enemy approaches Nat
uralists have placed him In the crow
family despite his beautiful plumAge,
but his manners and his morals are
more Ike those Of the sparrow hawk
Indianapolis News.
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M cIaarmaksrl, Lururr.

Besides the privilege Of having news
papers and novels read 70 him while he
works, the Cuban cigarmaker demands
another tndulgence-that Of cheering
his labors with cigars provided by the
firm Every morning ak high grade
wrappers are handed TO him for his
own use, and IN these be folds a. much
as be likes Of the tobacco supplied him
for the days work. The cigars thus
made and consumed are said 30 cost
the Havana tobacco industry q sum Of
close on $4,000 q year. The head Of
one great firm once declared that be
would willingly make over bis factory
and plantations TO his employees II In
return they undertook 70 give him ths
cigars they rolled for themselves.
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ma sIaN RaeA

History has contributed 10 Ssp-
arats the two masses Of SlavS. The
Mongol yoke for two centuries intro
duced AEiatic customs among the Rus
dan slavA The Turkish yoke for
many centuries and down b our own
Hmss innmnced the character and Gus
toms Of the Bulgars and Serbs. On
the other hand. the Latin Slays fol-
lowed the historical sTolut1ons Of ths
occident-they were with Godfrey Dc
RouiIlon at the crusades, they wOrs
touched with the fame Of the renaaS-
sance, they have had their part In the
Development Of modern thought-LAt-
eraTy Digest
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cana Of khe Mouth.

The use OF a tooth wash does not
approach the conditions OF laboratory
test though there can be little doubt
that a good deal Of germicidal work In
the mouth is done by the vigorous ap-
plication Of the toothbrush, and It may
be pointed out that the tongue may
well be included In the process. To Be
effective, however. the action Of al an
tisept1cs takes time, according to the
vitality Of the organisms they encount-
e., and usually the tooth brushing
process does not occupy many seconds.
This question Of time exposure Is i'm
portant. but II Is very generally over
looked and consequently the antiseptic
treatment OF the teeth falls short Of
that effectiveness which Is shown to
be the case In laboratory experiments.
The tooth washing process should be
more prolonged and the antiseptic wash
allowed to remain In contact with the
teeth and gums for some minutes In
stead OF seconds before finally washing
the mouth clear Of antisepdc with
plain water.-London Lancet
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HOw eOoLDworn, Ar. Tracked.

To guard the million books In the
New York public library against the
ravages Of boOkworms and other in
sects which feed upon the paper, the
glue on the backs and the cloth and
leather bindings, constant care Is
exercised. and a keen watch kept for
any evidence Of their activities. One
woman is assigned exclusively to this
work. When treating the books she
wears u huge apron which completely
covers her gown. A cheesecloth vel
protects her face against the germs
which lurk In the musty documents
and even the air she breathes Is screen
ed against contagion. Close touch Is
kept with the health department, and
books which have been returned from
infected areas are fumigated before
being restored to circulaton.-Ex-
change.
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I.nan Eirr. With J.pans...

Every japanese is a japanese hrst.
whatever else he may be second In
this unified patriotism they are incom-
parable. It extends even to the minor
affairs OF life. There Is no japanese,
OF high or low degree, who will admit
any fault OF his country to a foreigner,
however strict his censure may be
when talking to his friends. II there
are faults the japanese conceal them
They never volunteer any information
as to drawbacks. and they always have
an excuse for failures. No condition
can arise in Japan whereby a foreigner
can learn from a japanese Of anything
to the detriment Of the country. The
statesmen viii not tell you anything.
The coolies viii not tell you anything.
They are units Of concealment They
put the good face on everything. II Il
Japan first with them, Japan first al
ways, and always a super-Japan.-Sam-
uel G. Blythe In Saturday Evening
Post.
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LittIs Problem.

II the telephone company charges 10
cents to carry your voice across the
Hudson river, and II the telegraph
company charges 25 cents to carry tsn
words across. and II the ferryboat
charges 8 cents to carry your body
across. and II the tunnels charge Z
cents for carrying your body under the
Hudson river, and II the express COM
panies charge % cents for carrying q
20 pound parcel across. and II the gov
eminent charges IS cents for carrying
q 20 pound parcel across, compute the
amount Of logic in a square inch Of
modern civilization.-Life.
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ThieNnn In chlIa

Ths Chilean masses have q bad
name for larceny. In Chilean portS
ship passengers are warned to lock
their cabin doors, and loaded lighters
have 10 be guarded at night Chilean
stokers win saw through the bulkhead
into the vessels hold, steal goods and
hide them In the coal bunkers TN the
night after they arrive In port, when
they nnd opportunity to lower them
oversize to q confederate In a boat I'M
der cover OF darkness. Harbor thieves
WIN even cut hole In the bow Of q
vessel and make OF with boatlOads Of
freight The Germans OF southern
Chile have the worst opinion Of Chilean
honesty. and In Santiago i was biddsn
not1ce the high walls and grated win
dows Of the houses Of the better clasA
Professor Edward AlsWorth Ross n
South Of Panama"
The broad ax., 1915-07-10

Probably the most remarkable bufId-
ing constructed wholly OF ice was TIE
palace built On the Neva by the Cnari-
IA Anne Of Russia Large blocks Of
Ice were cut and squared with ersat
care and laid on one another by skiII-
tul masons. who eemented the Joints
with water, which Immediately froua.
The building. when completed. was
nfty-six feet long. seventeen and one
half feet broad and tWenty-one feet
high II was Of but one story. The
facade contained door surmounted by
an ornamental pediment and six win
dowss the frames and panes OF which
were all Of Ice An elaborate LaIus-
trade, adorned with statues, rac s!eng
the top OF the facade and another bal
ustnde surrounded the building at the
level OF the ground The grounds were
further adorned with a life size figure
OF an elephant, with his mahout on
bis back A stream Of water was
thrown from the elephants trunk By
day and a fame Of naphtha By night.
a tent OF ice contained a hot bath.
IN which persons actually bathed. There
were also several cannons and mortars
OF Ice, which were loaded with bullets
OF Ice and iron and discharged.
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Napkin Rinoa.

But for the napkin rings. They are
relics OF a departed age, reminders Of
the era Of the Saturday night bath. the
old folks concerts and the painted pan
Dramas Of the Nile. They abide now IN
out OF the way corners, tarniAhed and
forgotten, bands Of old silver, often af-
fectionately inscribed at the command
Of gtyers long since turned to dust
They are the sort Of reminders OF q
gentier but less fastidious generation
that we do not Ike to part with ex-
cept for some good reason and have no
desire 20 keep. The serial napkin went
long ago. To the melting pot, By al
means, with the rings, and that they
may melt up into millions Of dollar'
worth Of silver is our sincere wish
New York Tines
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Granite and Lime.

Granite Is the lowest rock In the
earth's crust. II is the bedrock OF the
world and shows no evidence OF AMI
NAL or vegetable life. II is the parent
rock from which all the other rocks
have been either directly or indirectly
derived. 1t is claimed by scientists
that all the lime in the world has at
some time no doubt been a portion OF
many different animals and possibly
Of human beings also.
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uIh.l.c cn.:n.ai..

Little is really known about his
Whaleship. This b surprising. consld-
ering be h such an Interesting subject
The blue or sulphur bottom whale -
the largest animal living today. Spec
linens have measured eighty-seven feet
IN length. which in all probability
Weighed about seventy-fve tons Odd
y enough. although the mouth win
permit twelve men TO stand In Il the
throat Is only nine inches In diameter.
These particular whales feed on MI
mute shrimps-about three-Quartsrs Of
an inch In length-and they probably
never touch 6sh while they can obtain
these. From the inside OF one Of these
whales Eve barrels Of shrimps were
taken The sperm whale possesses
spermaceti IN liquid form In the up
per portion OF It's head From one Of
these whales twenty barrels OF sper-
maced were taken out OF the ease"
This same type OF whale also yields
ambergris. that valuable substance
used 30 extensively In the manufAe-
ture OF our best perfumes
The broad ax., 1915-07-10

zone OF the most curious experiences
I ever had" says James Oliver Cur
wood. the author. occurred on my frst
trip to James bay, the southern por-
don OF Hudson bay. We reached the
bay Just az sunset 1t happened that
was the first to awaken in the morn
ing. and when I crawled out OF my
tepee l gave a yell that reused the
camp. The sea was gone!~ Not a sign
OF that vast grass grown dip In which
IT had been. Ny first thought, and q
natural one, was that was out Of my
head. Where had the sea gomez Had
we really camped on its shore the night
before? strained my eyes, but could
see nothing but that dip speckled with
pools Of water. ! was In the company
Of a Hudson bay factor at the time,
and turned to find him laughing.
Then the explanation came At this
point James bay was unusually shall
low. and at low tide the sea dropped
back seven milesl During the night II
had actually left rs seven miles In
land"
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Chimes. Name. Of Places.

Chinese names Of places often define
their character. Thus the terminal
yang means fortress, Pingyang the
fortress Of peace" ''Cheng" means a
walled city" "Shan" Is a mountain.
''hai" the sea, "Kuan" a camp; thus
ShankaikCan Is the mountain sea
camp" A cling" ls a mountain pass;
Motienling. near Mukden, Il the
heaven scraping pass"
The suffixes tao" and ''to" indicate
Islands; 'pO" or pho" a harbor;
"wan." a bay; "kiang" and @ho," a
river; "kow," a port; ''fu." a first class
city; '.ju," a provincial capital Pei"
Is north, man" Is south. king" Is cap
itaL These sufixes help to explain
such familiar names In these days as
Sanshantao. Chemulpo. Talienwan.
Yangtsekiang. Hoangho, Yinkow. Che
n. Anju. Peking and Marking.
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MaoauIax md Iis Razor..

haeaulay was a self shaver-though
not with a safety-and the woeful re-
suits ara recorded IN his biography.
When he sailed for India and his cham
bers were cleared there were found
between fifty and sixty strops, hacked
into strips and spltnters. and innumsr-
able razors In every stage Of disrepatr.
At one time be hurt bis hand and had
to 90 to the barber. After the opera
tiOn he asked the charge. ~0h, what
ever you usually give the person who
shaves you" was the answer. ~In that
case" said Macaulay. II should give
you q great cash on either cheek
London Mirror
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Do6nino Ratman,

what IL a batman7 The term seems
to Be 4 military one. II apparently
means the driver or manager Of pack
hOrssA A bat horse q q pack horse
which carries oneers' lugEAge. -Bat"
q q pack saddle and. like % many milt
taU words, II Is French There q q
common French proVerb, -Cest Ia que
b bat le blesss"--That is where the
saddle hurts" or. a. We say, where
ths shoe pinehes."-Manehestsr Guar
dian.
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A a diver the loon szcelA, and natn-
rally, for Il n his sole means Of hyelt-
hood. Not only is be mervslously quick
but he can remain under watsr noR
a seemingly endless tina In swim
ming under water be uses both wings
ana feet and can 90 for several bun
drod yards In this fashion- Ths loon.
ifks many other waterfowl sleeps On
ths water with bis hsad tucked undsE
In wing.
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The AInaea.

In spite OF attempts to introduee the
alpaca into countries away from In
native habitat. failure has attended
them. II Is rarely found below an Al
titude Of 5000 feet Its wool q Of an
exceedingly hne luster and quality and
occasionally attains a length oe six
inches.
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rhs cbsap.st Papsr.

London used to possess the cheapest
Journal ever published. II was called
the six-a-Penny; or. Penny-a-Week
Town and Country Daily Newspaper.
and subscribers Of l penny weekly had
the paper delivered to them every day.
while single copies were q farthing.
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stass FRIGHT

Statesmen are said frequently to SUI
far from stage fright John Stuart NIL
utterly collapsed on one occasion when
aslZed TO speak In public The late
Mgr. Benson was another who was se-
riously amieted whenever he had 70
nreaeh.
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Eneouraoino.

Doctor-Well. Casey, are the eyes
improving? Patient-Sure they are,
sir. Doctor-Can you see better; can
you see the nurse now? Patient-Sure
can thot, sir. Faith. she gets palmer
and palmer livery day.-London Opin-
ion
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Great Mama

~who n that long haired fellow at
TIE other tabler
-rhat Is Bzzxvzynskczitz. the n
nous Russian pianist BE has made
q great came for himself"
Must have made Il out Of barbed
wire. didn't hsT'-Exehange.
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TimIna thalnuah.

me old coIOred man had climbed
y une dentists chair Of torture.
-s.s soAA / give you laughing "a M
=. queried the tooth carpentsr.
~, sot TN after de tDof am ont. boss.
~. 49, the old man. Reckon n,ebnT
teel mo- iak lamn' den.s
The broad ax., 1915-07-10

Dan NJ. Jackson, head Of the Eman-
mel Jackson Undertaking Company.
oo59 S. State Street, while assisting his
men to lower coffin last week from
the third floor of an apartment build
ing which contained the body of a large
sized person, strained his muscles to
tbe fullest extent and came very near
rupturing several blood vessels, COM
pelling him to give up business for
one week and recline in bed for that
length of time. Mr.. jackson expects
70 be out again soon and be able to
tend to business.
William Herd, his wife and baby
how. are here with rs on q three-month
furlough. Mr.. Herd belongs to the
Mounted Service School Detachment,
[. 5. A, located at Fort Riley, Kansas.
This is a school of equitation and horse
training for q. s. A. officers. In his
detachment are 142 men. This branch
of the service is somewhat of an in
dependent body. in the line of duty.
These young men receive special train
ing in horse shOeing, farriery, cooking
and baking. The latter training is for
enlisted men as weI as officers. The
ColOred men pass just as high on the
honor roll as the White; they get the
same grading, and there is no partiality
shown.
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Aroused III. curin.itx.

"Tm sorry 1 told the boss that be
couldn't get along without me. 1 Just
aroused his curiosity"
Aroused his curiosityg-
"Yes. He was curious to know II
what l said was so and decided to
make the experiment "-Detroit Free
Press.
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unharninaaa.

Thsy who have never known pros
psEity can hardly be said to be unhap-
Do. II a from the remembrance Of
joys We have lost that the Arrows Of
adaietion are poInted-Emile zola.
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Ambiguous.

Artist (showing latest picturel-Ay
obteet was to Try TO express al tne
Sorrors Of war. Friend-I have never
seen anything more hon1ole-0OeA
Transcript
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Ma.tly Hlmsslf.

Il bar be brought back some me2-
ling visws Of foreign placeAr
~Yes; be has photos Of himssf stand
ing on London bF1dgA himself leanang
aGatnst the leaning tower Of Pisa and
himsslf N front Of ths pyramtd4!
Youi-vfTIe Courier Journal
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Al Of Shopping.

-What are you down forF
sTo buy myself a box Of face pow
der. WIN you help me select itT
s-Certainly," assented the other lazy.
suppose we begin By looking at re
frieerators and lace curtains"-Louis-
VIE COurier-J Journal
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osttina n RIGHT.

-ArS Clinnick thinks great deal u
her husband"
You've got the wrong preposihon
Make # for instead Of toE's-Br0Wn-
ing's Magazine.
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Detective q q m,eHey, yousei WOt-
char hanging around this ere front
door ferl Supposed Bugiar-Tm wait
ing for tn lady inside to git asleep.
Wsrrs married--Philadelphia Bulletin
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seood Mornino.s

It Is customary In most countries -
say @Good morning as a greeting even
when It isn't true. But the Engiish-
man says "Beastly morning" and 4
generally Knew YORK independent
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Mabel-Marry himl Why, hiS grand
fnthsr kept pigsl Edith-I know. BE
told me that your Candidates stole
two of them--NeW York Globe
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And No Wonder

What made that stout woman %
turiousY7
Just as she was getting on the sub
way train the gateman said Both
gates, lady.'"-Philadeiphia Ledger.
The broad ax., 1915-07-10

In New Caledonia hsads of infAnkB
aro squeezed into diRsrsnt shapes the
faces of boys being Heightened 70 lcok
IIks warriors and ths girls racas made
oval b. pressing up ths chm
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Took Her Part.

-0h, Tommy, that was too bad Of you
to eat your sisters share OF the cakeF
why, mamma, didn't you always
tel me to take her partT-Exchanga
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Hin RoIa

4 suppose since the baby came your
husband is no longer the hero Of your
domestic drama"
~Oh, no; he's merely the walking
gentleman. American
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R,x-xou used to walk IN your sleep
DO you stin do soi Dtx-No. ! az
carfsre to bed with me noW'-S0'n
rrnnacrapt
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Our Neiuhbor.

What is meant by our neighbOr We
cannot doubt It Is every one with
Whom we are brought into contact
EhOsOeTer it be, whom we have any
means Of helping.-Dean Stanley.
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a MusicaI Opinion.

-what selection /. that the orchestra
has lust nnishsdP
Il don't know. Sounded to me NE
nSuralgia expressed In uEie."-Lon-
don Tit-BitA
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Not ouha.

Hlggs-Crooke is a criminal lawyer.
isn't be? Diggs-He's a lawyer, but as
to bis being criminal / think he's too
careful to quite overstep the line
New York Globe.
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Chinese Sugar Cane.

One variety Of Chinese sugar cane q
raised for chewing In its natural state
and is kept in good condition for months
BY being buried in the ground
The broad ax., 1915-07-10

wu have no one IN my empAoy
vho 4 not above suspielon- Can you
o5ur ne q spotle@ ehaaeosrr
TO. ma,am: It got some ink spot q
aa-Bsi9more American
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Zeal without sense usually goes
piumb to waste. A dog digging for an
imaginary cat In a flower bed has
plenty Of EeaL-Pittsburgh Post
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M ant infant speseh b D. ~ q
eho consonants M end r. .
~ ane ths Ant wUsaS -S and
%s
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Domestic pipIomat.

An. Crossdyke lived IN the country
Why do you insist on your new
slfTants arriving Saturdays nOWr 9
Iaend asked her one dag.
wen, / have had some experience
: oln these modern girls" replied ArS-
y Previously used 10 engage them
ssonoays, but now get them TO coms
satundays.-
Sut Whyr asked her naghboE.
There's no train back 70 the ely
uu Monday afternoon" said AE. q
.ureRdly. ''and hubby a extremely
ul to his Sunday dinnerr-Lon-
oon answer
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m nm remember the time Whsn
- vsu4sd a girI,s picture more enH1
srV4hfnR else IN the vorid1 : Pifn-
6-rEh Post
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Modmt pa


aPa. what Is an idealr -. -.
4Trs what you mother mouse- .-.. -
carried whsn she got ne--
,Frss Pre-
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Btx-who do you consider your best
frisnd. the one who would do the most
for youf
D1x-Ny wife's husband = Boston
Transcript
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Knowledge is proud that be has learn
ed 50 much Wisdom is humble thaf
be knows no more.-Covper.
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Professional Jealousy.

-Guess I'll have to get rid Of one Il
ny household treasures"
How so?"
'The parrot is jealous Of the phone
Eaph"-Puck.
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-. man srsr weffsd cay a1d ia
"a = 81 4 fhsrs w0uld b hEicln "
sSsnos and fortuna-Pintareh-
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Never mind ridicule. never mind Do
nat there is victory jet for Justice
Emerson.
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A Iona sIow frisndship b TIE bsst;
q Iong. dow snmity TIE dsaGlsSt.-
11aEElam-
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Can't. Louis B. Anderson, who Va

Capt. Louis B. Anderson, who was
= strong supporter Of Mayor william
Hale Thompson, prior to the primaries
last February and at his election in
Lpril. who is backed up by State Sen.
,tor George F. Harding, was the first
of this week selected as one Of the a..
astant Corporation oOunsels of Chicago
and it is claimed by his friends, that
he will pull down $500 per year for
his legal services.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-08-19

Solicitors and agents for all
sorts of goods, have commenced
to make their rounds and some OF
the farmers say they are being
pestered to death. When soli-
citor comes around just tell them
you are building up the communi-
ty and are going to keep the
money at home where it will
do the most good.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-08-19
BIDS WANTED

For painting the Carlson school
house in district No. 5, two coats
of pure oil and white lead. Bids
to be opened the 18th of August.
The board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
Sandstone School Beard,
49-1t Sandstone, Mimi.