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Show THE WEEKLY KEFLEX. XAYSVILLE. UTAH SHE BACKED THE WINNER. j I onion Benevolent Lady Proved ian Angle to the Me'onchely Man. A benevolent old lady in one of the streets which smi rerain the red brick houses t,f od time Ne torkrTooked out her parhr window tne day and saw a man walking up and "down "th 3 sidewalk. a;rartntly in great dejection. There was something pathetic and appeafing m his manner; so she took a dollar bill, put.it in an envelope, and write on the euelope. "Neter say die. She slipped out of the hou'-in the most casual manner she could assume and handed the enveloie to the man as she passed him. Next day the same melancholy man called at her house and presented her with $10. It's funny, he said, you're the only one that backed that horse called 'Never Say Die. Aj v , i .V- t - e Not the Answer She Expected. teacher The had the explained a hich was dcncern-Inthe forms of goernment, and geography lesson, g jiad made an interesting talk to her e pupils on the succession of kings, election of presidents, etc This lesson occurred during the latter years of Victorias reign, and to see if they understood clearly she asked a few questions. Now, if Queen Victoria should die. ihat wyld the. Prince of Wales be? No answer. you remember I told you that the Prince of Wales was Queen Now if she Victoria's oldest son should" die, can't you think what be third-grad- The Saving Clause. M&ifhbortnif Cha&fr3 ..The spirit was pleading to enter the Pearly Gate.. Tfave you ever done a charitable t or someth ng th at w ould entitle you to entrance? asked the guardutn. No, sir, responded the applicant "An woefully. or- asked a bystander. Made His Mark. the laconic answer. Professor, what has become of What power car is it?" Tom Anpleton? Wasnt he studying came the answer. wlfli the class last year?! "What seems to 'be the matter kith Ah, yes, Appleton poor fellow. A It fine student, but absent minded In the Well, from the- way she acts, I use of chemicals. That discoloration, should say that 19 of the horses were on the ceiling. Notice it? "Trouble? Forty-horse- was ,, - - dead.tj year.--Suc- ' Yes. Thats him. 1 Inseparable, I always Im not surprised. Mother, said little Mabel. do miswould make his mark If Tom thought sionaries go to heaven? he got a chance. Why, of course, dear, her mother replied.' Tied, Not Tide. Do cannibals? "I never shw anything like this He "No, I am afraid they don't. tide. Here I've been pulling stead "But mother, the little girl insistily for ten minutes and we don't seem ed, if a eanniial eats a missionary; to have moved a fobt. hell hate to go, wont he? Oh. Mr She (after a pause) I ve Stroker, just thought of someGenerally the Way. The anchor fell overboard a thing! "Mother," said a girl, I short time ago, and I forgot to tell don't think yen know much about you. Do you suppose it could have bringing up children, do you? on something? caught What makes you think that, dear? An Illustration. Because you always send me to Professor (lecturing) In conclubed when I'm not a bit sleepy and sion, 1 would instance a mental aber make me get up when I am. ration, a mania to which the learned are frequently subject, and occasion How to Avoid It. ally make themselves ridiculous with "A rolling stone gathers no moss, out Jkn q win g It. Af hich lag-remarked the- - ccmsen'ailveTcftrzeh: the worthy professor took instead Of fourse, replied the restless of his hat the lamp shade from oh the only way to avoid be- the bracket beside him, put it on hla person; coming a mossback is to keep on roll head and walked out of the room. , tec-B- W ar lng." a -- bile. "Yes, Is 1 "What did you do til your life? Well, I lived - fifty years in the United States and never criticised John D. Rockefeller, poked fun at Roosevelt or carried a lit cigar into Auto Trouble. a street car." He was patiently endeavoring to "Come in, quoth the guardian, some action of .out his automo- and the get spirit was acclaimed. would be? One small boy knew. phan he answered. to be found so ci u t s d e himself seems to be an almost universal feeling among mankind. Dort Wo du nlcht bist, dort Is das ' Gluck" As the years' pass by, the fallacy In It begins to make itself felt, but each Individual has to find It out for himself In the Bchool of experience; nor must he hope by any argument to convince those who have not yet learnt the lesson. Thousands are now accustomed to take an annual holiday in the Alps, but most of these, having only a few short weeks at their disposal, stay at a hotel. There are, however, many and their number Is ever increasing who go out with their families and spend the whole season In the mountains, yet who grow weary of continual hotel life, and seek after something that shall be not only more Independent but less expensive, for to many the question of expense looms larger every h can hardly do better than take a furnished chalet in the hills. There are many such to be found, and although rents tend to increase, they cannot yet be said to be excessive. Tho Swiss have realized the fact that there is a growing demand for Welappolnled chalets In good situations, so that many have recently been built and others are beftig adapted. Those thinking of taking such a chalet for the. winter months would be well advised to see that it stands at an altitude of not less than 3,500 feet , above sea level. Should It be lower there will be some risk of fogs from the plains and lakes' Hang above It, and of wet mud taking the place of Irm, dry snow. It may be remarked In passing that for housekeeping purposes tt Is useful toi ;hoose a place within easy reach of somq town i such as Mcmtreux or Interlaken, though much shopping is best done by post. If the bouRe la arge it will sometimes happen that the owner will retain a few rooms for hla own personal use. In .this case he will almost always be glad to whenever It Is asked for. The average SwIsb village, let Jt be said, doei not usually provide the luxuries of a Capua, but the visitor will quickly discover where to obtain everything that he needs. He will soon find that hla chalet can be managed,., with remarkably little servant power. may be called a necessity, and, In a private house where the ventilation can be properly attended to, it does not produce the stuffiness that Is such an undesirable feature in ao many hotels, j , "At Rome as st Rome Is a useful rinotto for those who live sway from their country. The Swiss peasant has his own opinions and bis own way of looking at life. Therefore, a visitor should not be angry with him when he finds that he has a fixed notion that all foreigners are Is it "surprising That the villagers, being intelligent if somewhat narrow and uneducated, should look upon the gens de sejour who come from afar and live In nice houses,' and, so far as they can see, do no work whatever, as almost Inexhaustible gold mines? They would hardly bo human if they 'did not use their 'opportunities of making hay while the sun shines ; only It rests with each visitor to see that he' dues not unreasonably large share personally contribute of the 'bay. The dweller in hotels 'sees but one side f Swiss character the outside; for though the Swiss may he ' lsemphatlcilly 'not-be business-like- , On the contrary, he is vigorously Independent.' the" lather, of a large family 'will receive-an- y' crumlps ftvmUther rich be. grateful-foIn the shape of discarded clothes for mans table. (he Use of his boys, provided that (hey Ate offered f as from an equal to an equal, for he is very sensitive. But in a Aort Time one of the boys will probably 'bring a bakket of eggs to thank madame. :The' writer was onCe'Ssked to photograph sorne'girls,' and a few days later a the dbildreilt mother; Might message came-froshe do some of the. household washing free of charge In return V That is not such a bad' kind of independence! At least, U compares favorably With a Variety that' is' to be 'met with, which thinks to show Iti'TndependeruSe in Tough 'manners, but Is not above taking everything it can get without mkkiag any adequate return. Take him all round, the Swiss peasant is an Interesting and a good man to deal with. Suspicious at first, ind sensitive alwa'ys. he responds' warmly when he Is treated with tact and' sympathy, One of the very first questions that occur to a possible chalet dwelfer Is: Will there be plenty of cbfigenlal society, or shall we 'be 'dull? To which the reply must be made that the atodUnt of society dependslargely on the place selected, and. Its nature on 'one's self. It Is always possible to ascertain beforehand the number and size of the hotels in , the village, and these ma' be looked upon as a fairly reliable Index 'of the visiting population. 'Moreover, it has been the 'writer's experience that hotel keepers, far from locking; askance at chalet dwellers, welcome them and willingly anew them the Use Of their skating rinks gjid toboggan run on very moderate terms. , Mkny chalets are now built with as open fireplace In the drawing room, where cheerful wood fires may be lighted. And, let it be remembered, that in most places, wood is so plentiful that within a Tew minutes walk of the chalet Sackfuls of fir cones and armfuls of sticks and logs may be collected; nor la it possible to exhaust the supply. Yet in the daytime artificial heating can often be sun shines in dispensed with. Day after cloudless beaulyadd It Is possible to sit out on the balcony reading hour after hour. So dry Is the air that snow evaporates with the heat more rapidly than It melts, so that unless the thaw be rery prdnetoneed there Is a total absence of slush. ' Last winter, a week of snow at the of December was followed by six week of '1 AT happiness 1 " glvO-hel- Central-heating- " .i Ohsequ-tttWt'nator- t. -- r This "Genuine moh-sieurfin- d' $375.00 Empress Upisht Grand Jpiano Only $267.50 it Yfcarfi &o Bay for J rFf VammteA Tm Years. 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Most people have at S e no A I least heard of the fields of wild narcissi that ex.j2 tend from Los Avanta all the way Into country, and many hate seen them; but not. so many are aware that they may be seen in numerous other lllatrlcts of the Alps Jnevery valley golden globe flowers grow In masses that catch and reflect the sunlight while orchids, and lities of many kluds and with - each colors ether In brilliancy. A little higher up st the melting of the snows may be, found the delicate solilanella, most modest of flowers; but A Chaeh perhaps more gorgeous Typical than auy other, at least dally sunshine. This period when seen in masses, Is gave way in turn to a time the gentiana verna, when snow and frost transwhose Intense a sure formed the whole countryside blue, spread on the vivid Into a perfect fairyland.' green of the young The snow is crisp but not , forms a wet, the air keen yet not natural carpet of raw, angl everyone comes In loveliness. with the glow of health on Amid such a Paradise his. countenance. Though it of flowers tho idea of an Is possible to feel pleasantly artificial garden Is untired in such air after a long thinkable! . tramp or a big skiing expey ',1 It will sometimes hapdition, there is never a senpen that a late snowfall sation of weariness. Here, the Yill&fe frozen Fountain will occur even in April and there in a sheltered corThe calet .or May. ner the sun will chase away and find a breakfast dweiler may comTIowhT0 prirrK lh e.RHQ w.an.dalmasL4o sta nt y a roses and gentians the forerunners of spring-- will couple of feet of snow outside his windows. While he Is breakfasting, the sun rushes out from beburst into flower. Even In December, if the hind a neighboring ridge and in an hour or two season be a mild one, they may be found. A lit- tie later, fields of delicate snowflake.s are common there is no more nowr That same afternoon roads and meadows will be dry and, flowers once locally. With the lengthening days of February more firm and upright. Soon tt becomes too hot and March, when tbe sun, rising higher' In the to sit In the sun. That Is the end of the winter beavens, disperses the snow, every meadow and ' season. pasture teems with the loveliest of flowers. There seems to be no end to Natures prodgality. Acres For those who have become wearyof the noise and acres of cowslips, of a size and richness not and hurry and dirt of town life, what greater known to England, bloom uninterruptedly for change could be imagined? )t may be that there ' more than six weeks. Anempnes, white and yelwill come a moment to the chalet dweller when he will Teel, mingled with reluctance at leaving in and the wildest thrive low, large prosmall, the calm llfe'of tbe mountahis.'a certain anticifusion; while In the woods, fragrant daphne is followed by (he wild lily of the valley. In many patory Joy at the thought of returning once more to the crowded 'days of cty life. But what of places tbe pheasant eye narcissus grows as thick as grass, and scents tbe while neighborhood. Inthat? It only means that the spell has worked t deed, from a distance of ten miles, the mountain , that the cure Is complete. If noticeable-Impression- v w 5W .,$i ;..f jL, grass-shoots- unsur-passabl- e '" h a , 1 few-etr- ay ENGLISH HOME GF JL iw In a' fold of the Kentish hills, surrounded by 'apple Wchtrds and hop gardens, there stands. a , bumble building whowo walls are eloquent of tbe 'pa. it, "a writer in the London Globe says. It Is admost'tbe only one of Its kind left standing so far as 'the exterior is concerned In its entirety. The adjoining land was granted to one of his knights by Edward I. In 1272; and the most antlquarlan opinion is In favor of the bouse having' bedn built shortly, after. Our knight, in the Instter of building, did not despise the record of the 'past, for be adopted tbe Norman method, ' then dying out. of placing his living rooms on the second floor. This made for safety and the ground floor apartments were simply windowless dun- ' geons and stdrerodms. In those days they built for strength, and the "stalls of Kentish rag 'are of great .thickness, calculated to withstand the assaults of any quarrelsome neighbors, while the turret,, which gives admittance by a stone IpiraT staircase to tbe living rooms above, Is guarded top and bottom by massive oaken doors, and Is lighted by oylets through which a rain of arrows could be poured upon intruders below. The main style of tbe building is , that "of the transition from early English to decorated. Oblong in form, it has gables north and south, and at either end of the long east wall is a square projection. Ascending the stairs we find ourselves In a room of trnljr noble proportions, occupying tbe length and breadth Of tbe building, 28 feet by and lighted by windows east, west, north and south. It is open to tbe roof, which contains nearly, if not quite, its original form, and has a fireplace and an ambrey or cupboard in which cooking and table requisites and alms for tbe poor were kept. In this aire" or altre the family lived and worked, and here visitors and better class retainers slept Here, perhaps, from the beams supporting the roof bung the store of dried provisions for winter cse, and the herbs collected reli-abl- e' -- 18, tbe squires dame. It was here ia tbe "aire that at even, the family fathered round tbe firelight (candles were by expensive luxuries In those days) to listen to story of battle or chase. The windows Were hut glass might be fixed In the shatters, Iron hook for which still remains. Oaken set ties did duty as seats by day and as resting places at night and meals were served on a board placed "en trestles hence, perhaps, the phrase the fee live board. te TtFl . i v4 From the bail a doorway gives admittance to of those square ctum bers already noticed as ' built on the ends of the east wall It Is the "lords chamber," the sleeping room of the Women Ind children. The walls are thick" and lancet slits, 'High above breach, let taVdlip.Hfcht by day, while the shutter hooks, still tightly- - wedged in the wall, show how Jealously ' the retreat was guarded by nighL It was the inner sanctum, the part of the house, where those jnost protected knight-foundearest to the d refuge in. troublous days and chlldncn obtained privacy from the more public life of the balL The other projecting room throws further fJght on tbe dtspositlbns of bur knfght A soldier, a domestic man,9 a man pfta'stebe kss also a man of religion. Kor tWs rhom,4 a 'little' larger than the lords chamber. Is the' chapel. R has a long, narrow, early English wfndow.pidwp jmaller ones, and retains on window 'arch and' piscina tracery of much architectural beauty. , on s . THE POWER OP MELODY. think that music exercises an elevat, ing Influence? Not- always," replied Senator Sorghum,', I bare known some mighty good men to be defeated because they couldnt afford to hire enough brass bands. Washington Star. Do yon - A HOPELESS MINORITY ---- -- "The trouble with Tibbie Is that he takes too seriously." . You mustnt blame Tibbie for thaL His titude is in the nature of a protest. ' "I dont understand. iooL" else him takes for a "Everybody at- . THEfR WAY. The high cost of living ought not to affect t prlma donnas. J Why notr - , s Cant they get everything for a song?" " SEEMS LIKE IT. ' "Dont schools sometimes commit practical bulls r "How -- eor "Why, they finish their scholars with a cor TniacetaenL i - |