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.Z: uninii r V 3 r . , tVlsst nid.l. ... lien tho traditional hen wns about .o cross the trntlli Icmal road the wise s;oose laughed uproariously. "Tell mo, Biddy." chuckled the wise joofc, "why does the lion cross tlie rond?" "Because she Is not ft goose to stand In the rond and got rim over," retorted the lion. And Ion minutes 1 a t r. when tho pwKO picked himself out of tho mud and shook t!io gasoline out , of his broken Toothers, he was a gadder but wiser bird. .rv. 4, 5JV P-ri MM What a Settlor Can Secure In 160 Acres Cram-Crowing Lund FREE. SO to 0 Bu.hrl. Whm la tlx, Acre. AO to 30 liuiheli Oats to the Acr. 3S to BO Bushels Uorley to thi Atre. Timber lor rencintr and Cuddinas I-'RCE. Cood Laws with lw Taxation. SpUndid Rail-oad Facilities and Low Rate. Schools and Churches Convenient. Satisfactory Mi-'lrts for all Production. Cood Climate and Perfect Hcatih. Chancaa f r Profitable Investments. (tome of tlio:clmlcpst train-producing lands In fiaskatrlicwnn nnd Alberts may now lie neqnlrr: in these most healthful and proapcroua Bcctiuue tinder tlio ' Revised .hmesiead Regulations by which cnt'y may be innclcby proy(on Certain cotidltior)A),hw tKe father, mot iinr, snq.cluughti.'r, brother or ulster o( Inirnib'tig fionvntoiKlen, Knfry fee In each cnv.pl f Per pamphlet. Last Pent West'pnrtlrularH nsto rnrcs, ronton, bant timo to go Had where to locnto. apply to W. D. .Scott, Superintendent ( Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, or K. T. Holmes, tu lacksftn St.,?t. Paul, Minn, nml J. M. M.i.-i ..arhl.-m. llos lift, Waterlown, ho. Dakota Autliotued Uutcrie Dient Agents. I'lsnss sar where ynn us this adTertisement. . 8clmp-iibouer on 11 rnorrlsjr. Oh, for some Asmodeus of morality to make not only roofs nnd walla transparent to Lis. favorites, but also to lift tho veil of dissimulation, fraud, Hypocrisy, pretense, falsehood nnd de ception which Is spread over nil thlngi to show Imw little trite honesty then in In the world nnd how often, even where It la least to be expected, be hind nil the exterior outwork of virtue, ecretly nnd In the Innermost recesses, -unrighteousness Kits at tlie helm! I Is Just on thlB account Unit no umnj men of the Inner kind have four footed friends, for, to be sure, how Is n man to get relief from the endless dlssimu Intion, falsity nnd jnnllce of 'mankind If there were no dogs Into whose hoii est faces be chn look without distrust! Tho I'uriuer In the l.lj(b( botian. A farmer had secured nn appoint ment ns light keeper In n Maine eons! lighthouse The first nicht he went ot duty he lighted tij) promptly nt dusli and nt. 10 o'clock carefully extinguish ed the lamp. The next day, of course there wivs trouble, nnd when lie win taken to; task ho replied that lie sup posed 10 o'clock was late enoiiKh t keep the lljjlit solus, ns he thoiiKht that all honest men should be In bed nl thnt hour. Ronton Herald. SINKS AND CHAINS A FRE flUENT CAUSE OF TYPHOID n . "T I a Xt null r i runiy mese ana iou win ti3 Safe from Contagion. IIS1XFECI1I.6 THE ONLY FRcVENTIVE. Borax, a Simple, Safe and Sure ' Method. How to keep our homes cleau, tweet nd free from germ lutlueucet It a question. While there la no occasion for alarm, It Is nlwnys well to be forearmed on the theory thnt "An Ounce of Preven tion Is Detter Than a Pound of Cure." aud no ounce of prevention bus yet teen discovered that is more simple, tuore direct aud more effective, yet liarmles, to the human system, than liora x. Borax has been known und used for eiieratlons us a puriUor nnd preven tive against epidemic Influences orln Inntlng from uncleanly condition's re-Bulling- from unsanitary sinks und drains, Had when used as u hot solu tion In the proportion of two table spoonfuls to s jsalion of hot water flushed through the otTetulliisr loca tions, removes every trace of disease I ccruis nnd renders the pipes cleau f and wholesome. ltorax In inbllUou to Its hygienic J4jualltli;s. Is n household necessity, and rnn be used ' for numberless domestic Ifurposes. It softens tlie water, makes linen Uazziina white, will cleaie-e 7?very article in the kitchen or diolns Truoiii aud muke It bright, will prevent mollis, soften nnd ubiten tlie "skin, remove dundrun nnd clou use the C!lp. aud for ele:ins!ii mid sterllU (UK baby's milk battle and nipple bin J'llO fipiul, Korax. unlike every ether cleanser and disinfectant, is absolutely barm ''Ht'Ss lo the system, und Is safe, simple, jeconomie.'il. and can be purchased nt ."i'.v drc'lst or S. rocery. A ualnty ...t, i .... .... ., : fl'ioh," will U ci:t fire lo any Mother l'cdlnjr i.nn-.e :cl tuMress of her baby ja I'd l'i t"nu lut, wie-iKjuud vQrtaut l:'f --M Mttle-reun," Jiorur. with Be In ; tamp. Addles pnclfle Coast Boras FENIMOEi: COOPER A STORY OF THE REVOLUTION CIlArTKR XXV. To ths eaKor incpiires of Miss Peyton Mlativo' to hor success in her romantic xcursion Frances could say no more than that she was bound to be silent, and to recommend iho same precaution to tlio food maiden also. There waa a stalls playimt around thn beautiful mouth of Francos, while she uttered this injunc tion, which Mitisfied her aunt that all was as it should bo. She was urging her niece to take some refreshment after hor fatiguing expedition, when tha noise of a horseman riding to the door announced the return of the major. Frances had not time to rally her thoughts before Dunwoodia entered one door, as Mis Peyton, with the readiness ot female instinct, retired through an other. The eountonanre of Peyton wna flush d, and an nir of vexation and disappoint ment pervaded his manner. "'Ttvas imprudent, Frances; nay. It was unlciml." he' cried, thron ing himself In a chair, "to fly nt the very moment thnt I hnd assured him of safety 1 1 enn al most persnnde myself that you delight in creating points of difference In our feel ings and duties. There wns no danger Impending., Me had the promise of Har per, and it Is a word never to be doubt ed. Oh! Frances! Frances! hnd you known the man, you would never have distrusted hi assurance, nor would you have again reduced me to tho distressing alternative." "What alternative?" asked Frances, pitying his emotions deeply, hut eagerly seizing upon every circumstance to pro long the Interview, "What alternative! Am 1 not compell ed to spend this night in tho saddle, to recapture your brother? You niftlte me aeem your enemy ; I, who would cheerfully shed the last drop of blood in your ser vice. 1 repent, Frances, it was rash ; It was unkind; It was a sad, cad mistake." Hla bent toward him. and timidly took one of his hnnds, while with tho other slio pently removed the curls from his burning brow! "Why go ot all, dear Teyton?" she asked ; "you have done much for your country, and she cannot exact auch a sac rifice as this at your hands," "Fiances! Miss Whartonf exrlainiod the youth, springing on Ids fret and pac ing the floor with a cheek that burned nnd an ey that sparkled with wounded in tecrfty; "it is not my country, but my honor, that requires the sacrifice. Has he not fled from a guard of my ' own corps? But for this, I might have been spared the blow We shall ace, before to-morrow's sun, who will presume to hint that the beauty of the sister fur nished a mask to conceal the brother! Xes, yes; 1 should like, even now," he continued, laughing bitterly, "to hear the villain who would dare to surmise that such treachery existed !" "Peyton, dear Peyton," said Frances, recoiling from his angry eye, "you curdle my blood would you kill ray brother?" "Would I not die for him?" exclaimed Dunwoodie, as be turned to hor mora mildly; "you know I would; but I am dis tracted with the cruel surmise to which this stop of Henry's subjects me. What will Washington think of me, should he learn thnt I ever became your husband?" "If thnt alone Impels you to act so harshly toward my brother," returned Frances, with a slight tremor In her voice, "let it never happen for hira to learn." "And this la connotation, Frances!" "Nay, 'denr Dunwoodie, X meant noth ing harsh or unkind; but you are not making us both of more consequence with Washington than the truth will Justify?" "I trust that my name Is not entirely unknown to the commander-in-chief," said tho major, a little proudly. "Frances, I leave you with a henvy heart; pity mo, but fool no concern for your brother; ha must again become a prisoner, but svery lair of, bis head Is sacred." "Stop! Dunwoodie. I conjure yon," cried Frances, gasping for breath, as she noticed thnt the hand of the clock still wanted many minutes to the desired hour; "before you go on your errand of fastidi ous duty, read this not that Henry has loft for you, and which, stanutloss, he thought he was writing to Hie friend of his youth." "Whera got you this note?" exclaimed the youth, glancing his eyes over Its con tents. 'Toor Henry, you re lndeod my friend! If anyone wishes ma happiness. It Is you ! Head for yourself," he added, holding the note toward her. Frances recived It In astoniahme it, and read the following: "Life Is too precious to be trusted to uncertainties. I leave you, Teyton, un known to all, but Ca;sar, and I recom mend him to your mercy. Dut there Is a care that weighs me to the earth. Look at my aged and Infirm parent. lie will be reproached for the supposed crime of his sou. Look at those helpless sisters that I leave behind me without a protec tor. Prove to mo that you love us all. Let tho clergyman whom you will bring with you unite you this night to Francos, and become at once fcrother, son and hus band." The pnpr fell from the bauds of Fran ces, aud she endeavored to raise her eyes to tho face of Dunwoodie, but they sank abashed to the floor. "Am I worthy of this roufidence? Will you send ma out this night, to moot your own uromcrr or will it be the officer of Congress in quest of the officer of Brit ain?" Frances grew giddy. She turned an anxious eye to the clink, and the band teemed to linger over its face, as if with Intent to torture her. "Speak, Frnueoa," murmured Dunwoo die; "may 1 summon my good kinswo man' tieterniine, for time uressea." "Peyton ! I cannot enter into such a solemn engagement with a fraud upon my conscience. I have seen Henry since his escape, ond time is ail-iaiportant to him Here is my hnnd; if, with the knowledge ot tno conv,pienees of delay, you will not rejw t it. It Is freely yours." "Uejeet it!" rried the delighted youth; 'I take It as the richest alft of heaven. There Is time enough for us all. Two hours will take me through the hills; aud Dy noon tomoirow I will return with Washington's pur.lon for your brother. tn.l Henry will help to enliven our nuptials. ' "Then meet .me here in ten minutes," said Frances, trratly relieved by the un burdening her mind, and filled with the opet of soctirinjr Honry's safety, "and I will return sud take those vows which will bind me to you forever." - Miss Peyton reoelved the avowal of her lecu. with infinite astonishment, aud a little displeasure. It was violatinx all tht order uuj dis'orura of a w)itg to gjjt It Bp te Usui, and wilb so UtUs sNiauay, But Frances, with modest firmness, de clared that her resolution wns taken, nnd the maid returned to the Apartment, accompanied by her father and aunt, at the expiration of the time thnt she had fixed. Dunwoodie) and the clergyman were already there. Frances, silentlly, placed In his hand the wadding ring of hor own mother.and.after some little time spent In arranging Mr, Wharton ard herself, Miss Peyton suffered tho cere mony to proceed. The clock stood directly before the eyes of Frances, and she turned many nn anx ious glance nt tTie dinl ; but the solemn language of the priest soon caught her at tention, and her mind became intent upon the vows she was uttering. The cere mony was quickly over, and as the clergy man closed the words ot benediction, the clock told the hour of nine. This was the time that Harper hnd deemed so Im portant, and Frances felt as If a mighty load was at once removed from her heart. Dunwoodie folded hor in his arms, sa luted tho mild aunt again anil again, nnd shook Mr. Wharton and the divine repeat edly by the hnnd. In tho midst of the felicitation, a tap was hoard at the door. It was opened, and Mnson appeared. "We are in the saddle," said tho lieu trnant, "and, with your permission, I will lead on ; as you are so well mounted, you can overtake us nt your leisure." "Yes, yes, my good fellow; march," cried Dunwoodie, gladly seizing nn excuse to linger; "I will reach you nt the first halt." The noise of a horseman was hoard ap proaching the house, nnd an officer wns shown into the room. The gentleman wore tho dress of on aide-de-camp, nnd tho major at ome know him to be one of l lie military family of Washington. "Major Dunwoodie," he said, after bowing to the ladies, "the comma ndor-in-ehiof hns directed me to give you these orders." Ho excuted his mission, and, pleading duty, took his I"nvo immediately. "Here, indeed," -cried the major, "is nn unexpected turn in the whole affair; but I understand it; Harper has got my let ter. Listen." "Sir t'pon the recipt of this, you will concentrate your squadron, so as to be in front of a covericg party which tho enemy hns sent up in front of his forager, by ten o'clock to-morrow, on tho heights of Crolon, whore you will find n body of foot to support you. The scape ot tlie English spy, hns been reported to me, but bis arrest is unimportant compared wilh the duty I now assign you. You will, therefor, recall your men, If any are In pursuit, and endeavor to defeat the enemy forthwith. "Your obedient servant, "GEORGE WASHINGTON." "Thank God!" cried Dunwoodie, "my hands are washed of Henry's recapture; I can now move to my duty with honor." CHAPTER XXVI. The commencemnt of the following year was passed, on the part of the Americans, In making great preparations to bring the war to a close. New York was the point that was threatened by the nliiod armies; and Washington, by exciting a constant apprehension for the safety of that city. preventing such re-enforcements from be ing sent to Cornwnllis as would have en abled him to Improve his success. At length, as autumn approached, ev ery Indication was given thnt the final movement had arrived. The French forces drew near to thu royal lines, pass ing through the Neutral Ground, nnd threatened an attack in the direction of Kingsbridge, while large bodies of Ameri cans were acting in concert. By hover- injj around tho British posts nnd draw nigh in the Jerseys, they seemed to threaten the royal forces from that quar ter also. Kir Henry Clinton rested se curely within bit linos and cautiously dis regarded the solicitations of Cornwallis for succor. It was at the close of a stormy, day In the month of September that a large as semblage of officers was collected near the door of a building that was situated in tho hearfof the American troops, who hold tho Jerseys. To one In particular wns paid a doferonce and obedience that announced him to be of the highest grade. Many a hat waa lifted as Its owner ad dressed this officer; nnd when he spoke, a profound attention was exhibited on every countenance. At length the general raised his own hat, and bowed gravely to all around him. Dismounting, he stepped back a few pacee, and for a moment view ed the condition of his horse with the eye of one who well understood the nnl snal, and theu, casting a brief but express ive glauce at his side, be retired into the building, followed by thnt gentleman. On entering an apartment that was ap parently fitted for bis reception, he took a seat and continued for a long time in a thoughtful attitude, like one in the habit of communing much with himself. At length the general raised his eyes, and spoke. "Has the man whom I wished to see arrived, sir?" "He awaits the pleasure of your ex cellency." "I will receive him here, anc" alone, If you please." Tlio aide bowed and withdrew. In a few minutes the door ajjain opened, nnd a figure, gliding into tho apartment, stood modestly nt a distance from tho general. His entrance was unheard by the officer, who sat gazing at the fire, si ill absorbed iu his own meditations. Several minutes passed, when he rpoko to himself In an undertone : "To-morrow we must raise tho curtain and expose our plaus. May heaven pros per them !" A slight movement made by the stran ger caught his ear, and he saw that be was not alone. He pointed silently to ihe tire, toward which the figure advanced. A second mild nnd courteous posture mo tioned to n vacant chair, but the si ranger refused it with a modest acknowledgment. At length the officer arose, and opening a desk, took from It a small but apparent ly heavy bug. "Harvey Birch," ho said, turning to tho st runner, "(he time lias arrived when our connection must cease; henceforth iiud forever we must be strangers." Tlie peddler dropped the folds of the great coat that Concealed his features, and gased for a moment earnestly at the face of the speaker; then dropping his bead upou his boioai, he said, meekly: "If it be your excellency's pleasure." "It is now my duty to pay you for mese serines; nuiierio you Lave post poned receiviu; year reward, aud the debt has become a heavy one. Here are a hundred doubloons; you will remember the poverty of our couutry aud attribute to U tae small ueaa of your psgr." Ths peddler wfciH Ms eyes U he com tenanoe sf the npenker; bnt, as the ethor held forth thn money, he sieved back, as if refusing; the bsr. "Ibv your excellency think that I have exposed my life nnd blasted my character for money?" "If not for money, what then?" "Whit has brought your excellency Into tho field? For what do you daily and hourly expose your precious life to battle nnd the bailer? What is there about me to mourn, when such men as you risk their all for our counfy? No no no not a dollt.r of your gold will I touch; poor America has neod.of it all!" Tho bag dropped from the hnnd of the officer, nnd flj nt the feet of the peddler, where It lay neglected. Tho officer looked steadily at the face of his companion, and cont inued : . "There are many motives which might govern me, that to you are unknown. Our situntions are different; I am known as the leader of armies, but you must de scend into the grave with the reputation of a foe to your native land. Itemember that the veil which rnticnnle vmie set, a rharacter tannot be raised in years per- naps nevur. lake enough to secure a support to your age. Remember your risks nnd cares. I have told you thnt the chnrsotois of men who are much esteemed In life depend on your secrecy; what pledge t in I give them of your fidelity?" "Tell them," said Birch, advancing, and unconsciously resting one foot on the bag, "tell thorn that I would not take the gold !" (To be continued.) THE SCIENCE OF PUNISHMENT. Vlellma In Many Cnaes Do Xot Know the Hcaaon. It Is a fact that ninny a child Is punished without knowing that ho Is punished, snys Success. He mny neith er see how he did wrong nor that the punishment hns anything to do with it. I know of n little boy who was ordered to plve up wearing his precious v,i;cli for n tlmo ns n penalty for u minor offense which tad nothing to do with watches or proporty. The next time ho did the snme deed he met his father's reprimand with a cheery plea that be lind obediently taken off his watch! A punir.hnient may thus be taken as n kind of conditional sanc tion. I have known children who were smneked by their parents, who showed eventually thnt they did not know that tlie enstlgiition meant that thnt particu lar deed was wrong. It has been ac cepted ns one nmoug many things not understood In this ambiguous and con ventional world. We see, then, thnt punishment must Ik? Intelligent as well ns calm nnd fair. Now, ndd thnt It must be timely and also sure. Severity hns very little to do with reformation, exept that It us ually retards It. Frequency nlso re duces the efficiency. Treated Intelli gently and good-naturedly, a child can often be brought to sea that his course Is objectionable. In such a case a child will often co-operate with his parent In devising a penalty for him self. It Is not possible In the limitations of this article to prescribe for every poss'lblo offense. Taken with tho fore going general principles, a few exam ples will suffice. A child who hris n habit of leaving the door open may be made to shut It nnd stand by It every time, counting fifty i If he neglects to brush Ids teeth, lie must go without some or nil of his breakfast; If ho does damage through heedlessness or disobedience, ho must give compensa tion by work or money; if he defaces a brick wall, he must clean It. or. bur ring that, lie given a brick to crayon for a period. The penalty of unpunc tuality tuny lie restraint for double the number of minutes lute ns tho old Hebrews punished theft by a twofold, fourfold, fivefold restitution, nccordins to the sort of property stolen. A per son who cannot lie trusted can some times be punished by trusting him his sliamo being his penalty of pain. Young people trained to high Ideals mny also be trained Into self-punish-mcut. . I once heard of a boy who, having told an untruth, was obliged to go about with a placard on his back, "I am a liar." The discipline wis de fended on the ground that he grew up to be n good niun and a minister ! .The discipline was outrageous, and might have cost the boy his character. It was enough to harden lihu Into adopt ing the course advertised on bis back. It is nmnzlng how many children turn out better than their training. Peter Spoiled the, nedtfe. There Is something about a hoii; hedge that challenges the destructive InsUnct In mankind. John Evelyn, the diarist, had one of the finest In En gland In the grounds of his home at Deptford, and Peter the Great ruined It for him. That extraordinary war, when he came to the docks to learn shipbuild ing, took a tenancy of Evelyn's house. Whenever he felt In need of relaxation he tat down In a wheelbarrow and caused a servant to charge with It at tho holly hedge as bard as be could go. Also he cut up Evelyn's fine lawn most terribly by "looping and shewing of trlkkes" with his suite. Altogether, ha did not do tho house or garden any good. But the owner could get no a do qua te ciliipeusutlon. London New a Her Mnjesty'a Kllqnette. Queen Alexandria of England Is strict on such iolnts of etiquette us make It a breach of decorum, for In-st.-unv, to hand anything but new and unused coin, fresh from the mint, to the cousn-t of the British sovereign. To tt.ake hive to her majesty Is pun ishable, by the law of Britain, with death, in les8, of course, oue happens to be t:i- king. lVc.illar Hindoo llrunsa. Drums used In Hindoo religious pro cessions are called doles. They lire made of baked earth, nnd sometimes a yard long, and twice ns large nt the center as at either end. Kettle dmais u rv thin oopiH-r basins or howls, cov ered with parchment or calfskin, w hich Is hold In place by an Iron hoop. Dusty Khoiles Didn't it almost break Percy's heart when he fell over board? Weary Willie Yes, but he felt better about It when he found that II was the Schuylkill. It Is estimated that 3.1XKJ marriages are performed dully throughout the world. wi warn y - t i In order to bring the literary history of Mr. Koosevelt up to rial It mny bu mentioned that he lately wrote; a warm ly coinmenihitory letter to Hltjnor Fc ar.7.aro:( has vigorously lmlor-.e Anne Warner's "Suss,, CIorr"; of John Bitrmttgh's delightful little book, "Camping nml Tramping with Rooeo vtlt"; Is Ik-arty sponnoc for Prof. Ivd wnrd Alsworth K.W vm enys on "Sin and S.s-Ioty"; ne,ra n Mistral's Memoirs ns a fervent admirer of Pro vencal, ami coiitiinKw to Ignore the Iter. Mr. Loig. "From Van Dweller tt OeMtmmter," by Allert Blirelonv Pslno, is t record of a search for a lwtne in aad around New York. Th nvany hummis and trying situations liscl.les.tel to the eonrch are set down wlta faithful nnd amusing accuracy. All the modern trials of domesticity are here recorded, and the compensation, or at lenst some of them, as well. What the small hmise liolder In and n round Babylon may have had to undergo, we do not know. We can be sure, however, that It was not the modern npartrooat flat or the moving van. But It maty have been something fnr more bsdious, Mr. Paine, at any rate, has not found life tedious. Into an otherwise unsympathetic study of Gorky Ford Madox Ilueffer introduces tho following illumining par allel: "Tourguenleff Is dead nml Dos Jolovsky Is dead, and, as a novelist, so Is Tolstoy. There is nllve to-day only one.HuKslan Imaginative writer whose appeal to the world Is widespread. He, of course, la . Aleksyel Makslmovich Pyeshkov, a man or as, who uses the pseudonym of Maximus tli Bitter Maxim Gorky. Broad-f.u . .1. with a set frown, high-cheek Ismcd. rather hah voleod, rhapsodizing und a little over bearing, you cannot Imagine a greater contrast with the gently wise, smiling, civilized and Had face of Tourgueuicff. H, as it were, Maxim Gorky sits by the roadside violently breaking storves for tho onward march of humanity, Tour guenielT with a resigned irony destroys the boulders that beset us, as dkl Han nibal the rocks of the Alps, aceto ln fuso." In tho last ten years in England there has been the same marked in crease of interest In bird life that there has been In tho United States. Books of the outdoor world have multiplied In England ns they have In America nnd the demand for them in both countries seemingly is as brisk as ever. The ad vance In illustration methods since It has been found to be entirely possible to photograph living animate In their native haunts, has aided materially In keeping alive the Interest of laymen In natural history subjects. Frank Finn, an Englishman who nt one. tlmo was connected with the Indian Museum, Calcutta, has written an exliaustlve bird book which he calls "Ornltliologl cal Oddities." In it he gives the life histories of scores of tlie world's birda He writes as Intimately of the Indian drongo-cuckoo ns be does of the Eng lish skylark. The book Is full of knowl edge of the kind flint one does not get In the ordinary ornithological work In tended for lay reading. Mr. Flnfi is an authority on domestic birds and wild birds and has been recognized as such for a long time. His book is full of ap pealing illustrations nnd one does not have to 1k a scientist to enjoy either the pictures or the story. SILENT WIVES OF KOREA. 'hy Do Not Speavk L'nlea Secesialty Deraaails It. It Is said that In Koron after a na tive woman Is wedded slie bncomes practically sioelil8ss, says the Boston Post This Is In conformity to custom and caste. A Korean wife does not after marriage i)cconie absolutely mute, but she does not speak un I mm neoaanlty demands it. And, by tho way, if none of us talked any mope that) necssMity demanded this world would be full of large chunks of sllemce. The Korean wife does not chatter like a paroquet; hot air is something In which ahe does not deal. Of course, If the house got on fire sho would mmrtlon it, or if she were to step on a snake she wouldn't try to keep the fact a secret, but she does not talk over tlie back fern) when bringing in the wssh or couverse with her neighbors when sho Is washing the windows. If nhe did she worild lose her caste aud her social tuting would slump faster than a oppor stxx. Probably many a brutal huiMMl who reads these lines will sigh and say: "Ah, that my wifo wore a Kureaa!" There has nn linpresrilon got abroad lu this laud of the frue and Uie home. of the grafter that our wotuea are omllnsM and tiresome talkers. In the ey f the musses tlie A in or U a wife holds the longdistance rectus! at a continu ous convorsutloiutllst. Ami upon this Impression Jests and JokolMs arw free ly built. The eternally balking wlM I a prolific? source of Induration for com ic weeklies and the vaudeville singe. Two comedians oomo down lu front nnd, with their noses touching each other, engage In a ruirld-flre oonTersui tloti: "I got a talking machine down to my 'house!'' "Oh, you got a talking machine down to your house how much did you pay for It?" "I didn't pay nothing for it I mar ried it!' (Shrieks of laughter from the large and select audience, i But If the wife is voluble of spvwh, is her husband a sphinx? If a womau is a human phonograph, is a man a clam? Not exactly not so rhat you could notice it from the road throtit'h the binoculars. Most of the husostml who like to Joke atsiut the wagging tongues of tliolr wives are living ex pounders of the hot ulr tliesvry. They are the chaps who have nothing to say and devote uiost'cf their time to say lug it they are full of persiflage, ver bosity and prunes. When tlnvy o)mi their mouths their tongue, rua awty with Hiesn. Sland one of these tire some expounder- of the obvious up ls stdo a talking machine nnd he wlil mnUe it .und like a whisper.. Man, ns he nvorxg.-ss up, Is full of bluff, brag nnd blustw, and thafs worse tluin you can say of the. average woman. , , , GREATEST TOET IN THE WORLD. ew lark llaa four Hundred and Fsnr Mllea ot Hocks. The New Broadway Magazine give some very Interesting data regarding the nhlpnients to and from New York the greatest port lu the world. More than twice ns many vessels clear tho port of Iuidon, to be sure, says the New Broadway one every fourteen minutes as against one every half-hour for New York but the average cargi value is only f-17.242. whereas that . New York Ik $1U.::(1T. In point of ton nage. New York exceeds London In l.Cl (0,(1(10. This Is due t n difTrvciic' in the character of the poris Cant unit-1 be Iwrne In mind in comparing th-.'-.n London is England's one -o!ii:ii:t. I:., center and, aside from Liverpod I;: only great place of export m il im; r;. On tin other hand. New York is r.o the commercial renter of Ametic; When the manufacturer of sjo.'n i Boston tends bis goods to Baltimore. I; oil her sends them by rail or by vc:.-. direct, without entering New York. I he wants to send his gor.d;; to l';.;v or Germany, lie sends thctn fro:;i f.: port of I tost on. Thnt Is, the chief ports .of t!ic. lantlc sea coast. New Orient -p.. fua;!.': ton, Mobile, Norfolk. Philmle!pj;:i Boston, engage n coastwise nrd for;'!;.: trade in entire Indcpend o." N. . Y'ork. Ics t'lnn 2S .r cent o," N York's tonnage is repn.ci::--d i:i ' wise trade, whrreaa li.liy .". I p: : i . of London's is coastwise. In ;words. of London's comnie-.ve. a:-.::':.-ing to f l,;t7i.(;(;(',''M) ' niit.all.v, ,;.; $i;.sr..0(i(i,(K)) represents fon k'-i tv:; :. whereas of New York's r.l.Lli !.(;,'.; i annual commerce fstM.cilC.I.Ui t"r.--scuts foreign trade, or en netual c.ve over London of !?17!i. :('(!.'( ;i. To accommodate th;s cinenicr. trni!. New York lias 4Vi miles i f in.jiniv water frontage ; that. Is,' -:;! t::ii.s docks.' This is half the (Tiani-.- 1 tween New York m l Chi: . . -don has less than V.i)i miles :' si::,;'.-: water frontage. I.lverpiid has than 1(H) miles, while Hanijuvg. A werp, Rotterdam or Ilavro has en;-:: less than Liverpool. Practically nil t': available water f rentage of tlist 1V--cign ports has been absorbed by. th-.-ir docks, while New York has Imp'rov-i only a li'.tlc over one-half of. Its avail able shore. When all the avaialble coast II lie Is improved, ns it must lie rapidly, it will measure nearly as many miles ns lie between the Atlnntic sea board and the Mississippi river. The Always ObllKlnsr Ofliees Boy.- There was an incident which hap pened last summer which gives sonic faint idea of the mystery of a theatri cal manager's suite of offices. A news paper man who had nn appointment with tlie manager, but not time to waste over the office boy, hastily en tered the rovoption room. "Are you ready to go out to lunch?" he called to the manager through the transom of the private office. "Yes," came the answer, "I'll be out in a moment." Then the visitor turned to the office boy and said In the way of satire: "Could you tell me If your boss Is in?" "Well, really," said the boy, with out any sign of emotion, "1 couldn't say positively, but my impression is that he went down to the seashore about noontime." Charles Belmont Davis, In Outing. Uuerr Ant WIuk. In the "Comptes Rendus" Mr. Charles Janet has an Interesting note on tlie muscular apparatus of the wliu.s of the queen nut. Although the wings are only used once in a lifetime of per hap ten years, tliis nj.parntus is the biggest organ lu the body. After fer tilization the wings are cast aside nnd the muscles disappear, being replaced by little columns of adipose tissue. The disappearance of tire muscles has been ntfributed to phagocytosis that is, the absorbing of the tissues by leu cocytes. Janet, however, shows that there Is no phagocytosis, but that tlie material of the muscles goes to enrich the blood. London Globe. Ho Suiv tbe Uame, The office boy had buried counties grandmothers, brothers, sisters, aunts and cousins, but lie felt ait enthusiasm for tlie baseball game that day which would Hot be downed. Suddenly an Idea struck him. Ap proaching tlie easy boss with tin air of familiarity which had been nurtured by long usage he asked ; "May I leave at noon to-day, sir?" "And why, my boy?" "There It a fancy fair at our churel and mot Iter wants me to go this after noon. She was so anxious that slit bought me a ticket which cost a dollar at she was sure you would allow mt the few hours off. I have to assist at tho refreshment stall, and It seems a jil t y to waste" "But surely you nre above sin h things as that which taKe you away from your work. Why not give thu ticket to oue of your sisters?" "Well, you see, sir, that wouldn't b1 fair, for I'm the only one of our fam ily who can be depended upon to eat a dollar's w orth, a ml " His supreme nerve won the day. Smith's Matinziiie. Now mid Thru. Diogenes Cits B. C.) My lamp It nearly out und 1 have not yet found, an honest man. Siibisemi Server (1(hm; I have been everywhere, but they nre too slick for nie. I can't find those dishonest lei lows. Amerli an Sps-li:tor. Ilaa It Itrr O.-curred lo You. When the frost is on the pumpkin, And the fodder's iu the shock. Then it ir.ikea a fellow figure, How to get Irs coat from "hock." The l'.olieniia'i. Being a hypocrite Is bud euough, but it oV not make ns many people mfe-ral as hrntal frankntsMdoet. Tne Sablert nxhnaatea. Mr. Ilighsome was reading th ne- paper aloud to his wife. Ho had begun on the department of "Marine Newt,1 when his wife esid:. "Skip that, Hugh." "Why?" he nsked. "Aren't yon, Inter Wted in the movements of 'ocean vet aelsP "Not now. I got enough of theii movements when we went across last spring to satisfy my curiosuy for . the rest of my lifetime." Then Mr. Ilighsome turned with alac rity to the sporting page. 8-raTB or Oitro, TiTT or ToLF.DO, I . Ll CAS COCSTV. I Frank J. Cheney mnkes onth thnt he la aenlor partner of the llira of K. J. (,'heney A Co., doing; business In the City of Toledo, CfMintr and Stnte aforesn'd. and tlm ssld firm will pT the sum of OSK HfNHREU lrM,AK8 for each and ever.v case of Ca tarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Haifa Catarrh Cure. FJtAXK J. t'HKXEY. Hworn to before me and subscribed In niy presence, this Otli day of Iieeeinber, A. l. 18Srl. (Seal) A. TV. r.r.EASON. Notary 1'fiu.ic. Haifa Catarrh Cure Is tiil;en Internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous iirfaees of the system. Send for testlmo Dktls free. V. 3. CHENKt A CO. Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggist, "oe. Take Haifa Family fills for constipation. Dover, England, will have a new har bor, which will be completed in 1010, when it will accommodate fifty men-of-war. Tho Pe-ra-na Almnnao In 8,000,000 lloniea. The Peruna Lucky Day Almnnae has become a fixture In over eight million homes. It can be obtained from all druggists free. Be sure to Inquire ear ly. The 1908 Almanac is already pub lished, and the supply will soon be ex hausted. Do not put It off. Speak for one to-day. Glass bathtubs nre coming into general ose in Germnny. They are cheaper and more sightly than thoso of porcelain. Only One "IIHOMO tinNINE" That Is LAXATIVK ItltOMO Qt 'tNIXR. Iv. for the signature of K. TV. (iitOVIJ. Used th World over to Cure a Cold In One day. 23c. Flllnl Obedience. "Harold," she murmured in his ear, "mamma says I mustn't encourage you to como here so, often, and I have to do as she toilsome, of course, but you don't need any encouragement do you, dear?" Mih. TVInslow's Soothing Syrnp for Child ren teething, softens the gums; reduces Iti Ihiwiiuutlon. allays pnlu, euros wind to lie. 2."c a bottle. The Ditto Mark. Members of a London firm hnd been annoyed by the tardiness of some ot their employes in reporting for work. Not long since a book wns provided, In which the late comers wer instructed to write their excuses. But the clerks proved lazy and orig inal. At the top of a page a late one would write, "Train delayed," or "Om nibus horse dead," as the case might be, and the rest foil into the habit ot making ditto marks, and letting It go ot that It happened that a man with a really good excuse caused this system to be dropped. One morning he appeared and wrote In the book with great prido: "Twins arrived at our house last night." , The second late person that morning was In a great hurry, nnd did not no tice the innovation, but made his cus-. tomary ditto marks, and the rest of Jhe men on that page followed suit The excuse book was abolished. Nuum u . . v- . . - ss ife. 'A clergyman happened to tell his son one Saturday afternoon what lesson he would read in church tlie next morn ing. The boy got hold of his father' Bible, found the lesson place and glued together the connecting pages. In consequence the clergyman read to his flock the following day thnt "when Noah wns 120 years old he took unto himself a wife, .who was" here he turned the page "110 cubits. long, 40 cubits wide, built of gopher wood and covered with pitch In nnd out." After reading the passage the clergy man read it again to verify it. Then, pushing back his spectacles, he looked gravely at his congregation nnd said: "My friends, this Is the first time I ever read that In the Bible, but I ac cept It as evidence of the assertion thai we are fearfully . nnd wonderfullj made.'; Human Life. Good Advice from Raskin. It was John Ruskin who wrote: "I would urge upon every young woman to obtain as soon as she can, by the severest economy, a restricted, 'ser viceable, and steadily however slowly Increasing series of books for use through life; making her little library, of all tho furniture in the room, tho most studied nnd decorative piece ; every volume having its nsslgned place, like a little statue in Its niche." RAILROAD MAN Didn't XAU.U Ileln Starved. A man running on a railroad has to be In good condition all the time or he Is liaDle to do harm to himself and others. A clear, head Is necessary to run a locomotive or conduct a train. Even a railroad man's appetite and digestion nre matters of Importance, as The clear brain nnd steady band result from the healthy appetite followed by the proper digestion of food. "For the past five years," writes a railroader, "I have been constantly troubled with Indigestion. Every doctor I consulted seemed to want to starve me to death. First I wns dieted on warm water and toast until I was al most starved ; then, when they would let me cat, tlie Indigestion would be right back aim In. "Only temporary relief came from remedies, and I tried about al'.-of them I saw advertised. About three months ago a friend advised me to try Grnpe Nuts food. The very first day I noticed that my appetite was vatlstbsl, which had not been the case before, that I can remember. "In a week, I believe, I bad more en ergy than ever before lu my life. I have gained seven pounds nnd have not had a touch of. Indigestion since I have been eating Grape-Nuts. When jny wife mw how much good this food was doing me she thought sho would try It awhile. We bell.-ve the discov erer of Gruie-Nut8 found the 'Perfect Food.' " Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to TVelJ. vllle," In pkga. "There's tt!,Rea'ou." 1