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By HELEN OLDFIELD
IT AXVl'.OUVS luisincss if a ntloinau should dioose
II To wait upon a lady, if tin
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wt, iu ;-H(llY il llltll ili:iu, mill l I it. Ill tilling nil niiwii
lis it anybody's business if a lady lias a Inau?"'
It is a pity, but t!.iri ar- many people' who, whether
from contemporaneous liunum interest or from import inont
curiosity, manifest a jm-at
with tliat wliich is none of
fo llioir neighbor's, nll'airs.
the affairs ""arc those of the heart; nothing so much attracts
these busyboilies as an incipient love atiair.
If Johnny Jones, on two or (hive successive Sunday nights, goes to
church with Susy Smith; if Edwin at reception or lawn party shows a
preference for the society of Angelina above that of the other damsels of
their set, forthwith tongues begin to wag, an engagement is taken for
granted, and knowing looks and open comment freely are indulged in, to
the greater or less embarrassment of the young couple, who in all prob
ability merely were enjoying each other's congenial society, with no ulte
rior purpose of matrimony in view.
Of course it may be said that the young folks ought not to mind a
little teasing and that they arc foolish to care. Hut sometimes the teas
ing is more than little, and for the folly, is it not among the saying of
sages that all men, still more all women, especially in the days of tlrir
youth, are prone to folly as sparks that fly upward ?
The woman who is capable of a genuine platonie friendship may he
willing to run the gantlet of small talk so long as she and her friend
thoroughly understand each other, but always there is the haunting doubt
as to whether he really does know that she is not in love with him. Ami
when, as so often happens, the friendship glides into love she never can
be altogether sure that her suitor is not asking her to marry him because
he is in love with her but because other people have persuaded him that
she expects him to do so.
Yet this situation less is to be dreaded than that vague connection,
a little more than friendship, a good deal less than love, where neither
quite is clear about the feelings of the other, where the
woman is fettered by conventions and the man, who
could make matters clear, is satisfied with undefined
relations. It is one of the many eases in which men
fail in candor to women because they dread a scene.
For the rest, it is not to be wondered at that
the world at large does not believe in platonie friend
ship between men and women; the point in which it
is at fault is that it will not leave such affairs to
ripen into love or to fade and fall at leisure without
interference, which almost invariably does harm rather
than good.
Good
Fresh Air
Cure for All
Maladies
By L 0. HENDERSON
cool. I slept on the ground.
The third dat out (or was it the fourth?) at the Boar creek crossing
I shot a deer with my revolver and began to eat its flesh; my appetite
increased and after a week I wag hungry nearly all the time. Bacon,
baking-powder biscuits, black coffee and wild game made up my bill of
fare. From Gordon I traveled for three weeks south into the sand hills,
my only company being a saddle horse. Sun, soil, air, wholesome food
and all the physical exertion I could perform cured me completely. Xor
kas there been any return of the malady.
I am now past 50 and in perfect health. The cost of my cure was
less' than $100, and it need not hava cast as much as it did. The thing
o do is-to.go out on the dry, sunny western plains, sleep on the ground,
keep moving and don't stay long enough in any place to die. Eat simple
end wholesome food, sleep on the ground and nature will take care of
tuberculosis.
Ask your physician if my prescription is not a perfect one sun, soil,
air, food, exercise to the limit can your doctor add anything to these?
So
Advice to
Mother of
Girl of
Eighteen
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I find
By ELIZABETH McCULLEM
the
approval upon affection without giving
some just and definite cause. When a girl hiw attained an age of fairly
mature intelligence "because'' is not enough of a reason to give her for
anything. But it is the girl's place to listen to what her parents have to
say and to be just.
Possibly her mother's dislike
upon some circumstance that can be
it is best to bow to the division made
In any case meetings upon
avoided. Appointments of that kind
the right to ask it of her.
But 1 would like to write a little
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remind tliem uiai n is a i way a oeuer ior a young gin lo sec tin man she
insists upon seeing in her own home. Streets tad purki uru b.:d place
Judy lmt refuse?
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disposition to concern tlienisrlvesJ
their business ami solely pertains
Ksptiially is this noticeable when
. There is a euro for consumption; I
found it by accident 25 years ago. I had
declined steadily for more than two yers
and was so weakened on account of the
disease that I could not walk two city
blocks without stopping to ret. The phy
sicians assured me that I could not live to
exceed three months.
I sold my business and went to Val
entine, Xeb. There I contracted with a
ranchman to take me to Gordon on a bed
of hay and blankets in his wagon. We
were oix days going through the sand hills.
The days were hot and sunny; the nights
many girls that write to me for
advice tell me tUr are in love with a man
of whom their mother does not approve.
They dislike to deceive their parents, but
they care for the man too much to give
him up. They therefore go on meeting
clandestinely, somewhere outside of
own home.
When a girl tells me a story like this
it difficult to advise her. Speaking
generally, older judgment is best, but on
other hand 1 do not believe that it is
a parent's right to place the seal of din
for the man of her heart is founded
explaiued away. If it is not, tlien
ot older judgment.
street corners and in shops should be
cheapen the giri and no man has
note of warning to the mothers and
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NINE ALMOST LOST TONGUES
Statesmen of Europe Hold That the
Extinction of Small Languages
Is Desirable Politically.
Thore are no less than nine almost
forjrotlen tongues which since the bc
KlnnliiK of the nineteenth century
liavo retaken their places, politically
and In literature, among the lan
guages of modern Europe. The nine
are (irec'k, Houininian, Iiulgarian,
Senian, Magyar, Czech, Finnish,
Norsk mid Flemish.
'Ire list does not include Gaelic,
whic h Is i:o wexporlencinj', resuscita
tion In soir.e parts of Ireland at the
hands of tlit Coolie leagao, nor Pol
ish, which achieved a political and
literary revival in (lalicla.
The ni.li- languages lirst named are
now u.icd by fifty millions of people
a fact which does not suggest much
likelihood of the approach of a uni
versal lnni;iinge."
At the beginning of the nineteenth
rentuiy the statesmen of Europe, al
most without exception, held that the
extinction of the smaller languages,
which had already ceased to hold a
place in courts or general literature,
was desirable on political grounds.
In Europe, French, English, Ger
man, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian,
Russian. Turkish, Dutch, Danish and
Swedisli were the only languages rec
ognized as European, either In an of
ficial or literary sense. The last live
wero almost unknown outside of their
own lands and even there they were
nearly without literary use.
GOOD PRACTICE ON DUMMIES
Motorists Try to Dodge Obstacles,
Moved by Pulley, Suspended
Across Race Track.
One of the features of motor life at
Brooklands, England, Is the monthly
Moving Figure to Be Dodged.
bogey competitions. Obstacles are
suspended along the race course and
kept moving across the track by
means of a pulley, says Popular Me
chanics. It Is the object of the motor
ists to dodge the figure.
AMUSING MAGIC WITH SUGAR
How to Put a Lump of Sugar In a
Bowl of Water Without Let
ting It Get Wet.
Can you put a lump of sugar at th
bottom of a bowl filled with water
without wetting the sugar?
Of course you can that Is, provided
you know how. Here's the way to bo
about It:
Fill a large, bowl about half full of
water. '
Take a goblet and cut a piece
cardboard Into circular shape, so .that
It will fit closely Into the . top of the
goblet.
Place a lump of sugar on the piece
of . cardboard. Then 'force the card
board Into the glass. Lower the glass,
In a vertical position, Into the bowl ot
water.
The lump of sugar now reposes upon
the piece of cardboard at the bottom
Place a Goblet'Over the Sugar.
of the bowl. Still It Is dry, for the air
In the upturned goblet keeps the wat -r
from entering.
See If You Can.
Sit on the groeo4 with your legs
crossed u ne'er you, fold your arms, and
get up without unfolding them.
Place the tips of your fore fingers
together and press them against your
chest. Then ask anybody to pull them
apart by pulling your wrists. So long
as you keep your fingers touching your
chest they cannot do It.
Stand sideways close to the wall,
with your ana raised flat against the
wall, and the rest of your side touch
ing the wall. Th?n try to ralae tho
legs ou the other side without fallltiK
over.
Hold up your hand, and try to bend
each finger separately, leaving tin
oiher straight. You will And that
when you bend the third finger the
fourth, or llttlo finger, will bend with
it; or If you bend the fourth, the third
will bend a Nik
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BOYS' OBSTACLE WATER RACE
New Wrinkle for Swimmers That
fords Much Fun for Participants
and Spectators.
Our readers who are at summer re
sorts where there Is bathing or who
nre fortunate enough to live In the
country, where swimming is a com
mon sport, always have a nearly per
fect pastime at hand. Hut, after all,
the best of everything grows monot
onous after a time, and a little spicu
of novelty often doubles th fun in a
pastime to which you have become so
used that you take It us a matter of
course.
Here Is a new wrlnk1 for bathers
and swimmers, wM.h, besides being
great fun for those i-.tt.lng pail In It,
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Diving Under Board.
will furnish amusement for crowds
and crowds of grown-ups, its well as
young folk of your own ege who nro
not expel t swimmers, but who Till
wish they were when they see you
taking part In It, says a writer In Good
Literature.
One of the best of waler sports to
watch as well as to take part in Is a
water obstacle race. Of course, you
know all about the obstacle races on
land, In which the racers crawl
through barrels, over boxes and
fences, run up and down inclines,
Jump over hurdles and nil that sort
of thing; but In the water, well, It le
finite new, and you cannot possibly
Imagine what fun It is until yon try
It.
Two or three boys enn furnish lott
of sport, although It is very much
better to have five or six, or ever
more racers. The race Is not alwayt
to the fastest swimmer, and the mort
racers there art- 'he more chance th
less expert on- have. The race
should be held l ater not more than
shoulder deep. that In case of any
one's becoming Ired out, he wtl' not
have to over 't t himself In go ing
ashore, or spell the race by reqi..rlng
the asslstnncti ' the other racers.
The swlniiiiPi start at a given
nal, as In any o her race, and then i
fun commetiei-h The leaders soot,
come to a board or a pole across tht
course, under which they must dive
swimming under water and rising on
the other side. Then for five yard
or so they have clear sailing, but then
they come to a more serious obstacle.
Two posts stand up In the water,
their tops a few Inches above the sur
face. Across them Is a pole or crosa
bar. This must be climbed over, and
any one who has ever tried to cllnib;
out of water knows how difficult and;
slow a task It Is. It Is easy enough If
one goes about It very slowly, but
that Is just what our racers may not
do.
The crossbar safely past, the swim
mers come to several logs tied by
thin cords to a pole driven In the
Getting Over an Obstacle.
water. v Each racer must untl o:.e of
these logs, climb on It and paddle It
with his hands' a matter of five, yards
or so. If he- be not very careful and
steady on bis perch, the log will roll
over and he will be dumped (ntb the
water. In that case he must again'
climb on his log and paddle after the
others, who will have gone on down
the course.
The foremost racer, astride of his
log, comes to a little flost anchored
at one side of the course. On the
float are a lot of small paper begs,
each one filled with dry scraps of pa
per. Here he abandons his log and
grasping a paper bag holds it high
above the water with one hand and
swims to "the finish line ten yards
away. He must not get the bag wet,
under penalty of losing the race, and
In case of every one getting more or
less water on his bag, the paper in
side Is examined and the Judge con
siders the dryness of It In deciding
who has won the race.
Many laughable mishaps occur at
almost every new obstacle In the race,
and. the result can never be foretold.
You may Invent many new obstacles
and make the course as long as may
be desired, but you must remember
that swimming Is much more exhaust
ing than dry land sports, and be care
ful not to overdo it, and especially
careful to hold your rate In shallow
water.
There Are Lots of Him,
"Does your husband never come
home smiling?"
"No, he's nfrald of hydrophobia."
"What in the world has that got to
do with it?"
"If he was to come home smiling
tho dog might bite bltn before it recog
nized him."
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DEEP SEA TALK.
The Porpoise I hear that tho
sporty old lobster went all to pieces
In bis last days.
The Tortoise Well, I should sny he
did po to pieces, and small pieces.
He ended up In a lobster salad.
cuticura" cured" him.
Eczema Came on Legs and Ankles
Could Not Wear Shoes Because
Of Bad Scaling and Itching.
"I liavo been successfully cured of
dry eczema, I was inspecting the re
moval of noxlouc weeds from tho edge
of a river and was constantly In tho
dust from the weeds. At night I
cleansed my limbs but felt a prickly
sensation. I paid no attention to It
for two years but I noticed a scum
on my legs like fish scales. I did not
attend to it until It camo to bo too
itchy and soro and began getting two
running Bores. My ankles were all
lore and -scabby and I could not wear
shoes.' I had to use carpet and felt
slippers .for weeks. I got a cake of
the Cuticura Soap and some Cuticura
Olntmontjj , In less than ten days I
could put on my boots and in less than
three cfe,ks I was free from the con
founded itching. Capt. George P. Bliss,
Chief of Police, Morris, Manitoba, Mar.
20, 1907. and Sept. 24, 1908."
Fotur .Viufj t'tom. Corp Sola Prop., Bortoa,
A Useful Baby.
Speaking of tricks to win the sym
pathy of Juries In criminal cases,
Judge Wllliard M. McEwen, In a re
cent address before the Illinois State's
Attorneys' association, said: "I know
ot four cases where a baby played a
prominent part In getting the acquit
tal of the defendant, and I later
learned that the same baby had been
used in each of the cases, although
the supposed mothers In each case
were different women." Law Notes.
It's the iudumpnt of mnnv smokers that
Lewis' Sinple Hinder 5c cigar equals in
quality mont 10c cigars
In Madagascar everyone wears silk,
which Is cheaper than linen.
CinllDtlon nttiwn and siimrAtrn tnanr nerlnni
dl-M.. H In tburuuKhlr rurral hr Dr. I'loro
fleMtaot Pellet. Tba Iuni Uuillf laisuv
Woman thinks she w ill be man's su
perior when she gets her rights.
. " Do you know of any woman who ever received any
benefit from taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound?" ... , If any woman who b suffering with any ailment peculiar
Jo her sex will ask her neighbors this question, she will be
surprised at the result There is hardly a community in
this country where women cannot be found who have been
restored to health by this famous old remedv, made
exclusively from a simple formula of roots and herbs.
During the past 30 years we have published thousands
of letters from these grateful women who have been cured
by Ljrdia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and never
in all that time have we published a testimonial without
the writer's special permission. Never have we knowingly
published a testimonial that was not truthful and genuine.
Here is one just received a few days ago. If anyone doubts
that this is a true and honest statement of a woman's experi
ence with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound write
and ask her.
Houston. Texas. "When I tint bgan taking- Lydla E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound I was a total wreck. I had been
sick for three years with female troubles, chronic dyspepsia,
and a liver trouble. I had tried several doctor's medicines, bat
nothing; did me any good.
44 For three years I, lived on medicines and thought I would
never get well, when I read an advertisment of Lydla E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound, and was advised to try it.
MMy husband got me one bottle of the Compound, and It did
me so much good I continued Its use. I am now a well woman
and enjoy the best of health.
"I advise all women suffering from such troubles to give
Lydla K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a trial. They won't
regret it, for it will surely euro you." Mrs. Bessie L. Hicks,
810 Cleveland St., Houston.
Any woman who is sick and suffering is foolish surely
. not to give such a medicine as this a trial. Why should it
not do her as much good as it did Mrs. Hicks.
LOW COLONIST FARES TO TH5
WEST AND NORTHWEST.
Union Faclflc Passenger Depart
ment announces that Colonist Fares
will bo In effect from Sept. 15 to Oct.
15, 190!), to all points In the West and
Northwest.
This year the West looks more
promising than ever. Now Is the time
to secure land at low prices, and, at
the same' time, to visit the many Inter
esting points In the WcBt and North
west, at which liberal stopover ar
rangements may be made.
A better estimate of raw lands can
be mndo now than formerly, because
these lands are In proximity to new
farms that are producing wonderful
crops.
For descriptive literature, write
to K. h. Lomax, O. P. A., U. P. R. R-,
Omaha. Neb. ,
Women in Postal Service.
The distinction of first appointing a
woman postmaster does not belong to
America, nor is tho employment of
women in the postal service a new
Idea. As early as 15 IS n woman post
master was appointed to look after
tho malls of Ilralne lo Comte, an Im
portant town of Franco. In tho try
ing times of tho Thirty Years' war,
the principal olllce In tho postal serv
ice of Europe was held by a woman,
Alexandrine do Hue. From 1C28 to
1U1G she was In chargo of the mails
of tho German empire, the Nether
lands, liurgundy and, Lorraine. She
was known as a master general of the
malls. In America, Elizabeth Harvey
was tho first to hold a place In the
postal department. She had charge
of the letters In Portsmouth, N. II., in
the beginning of the seventeenth cen
tury. A half century afterward Lydla
Hill was placed In charge of the post
ufllce In Salem, Mass.
Not Qualified for the Job.
Father (Impressively) "My son, I
want you to be very attentive to your
new teacher, who Is a man of wide
and general information. He can
teach you everything you need to
know." Small Hoy (derisively) "He?
He don't know nothin'i Why, he
can't even tell who's pltchln' in the
league teams."
The "Black-Hand" Business.
Mrs. Dart My husband got a letter
to-day saying something dreadful
would happen If he didn't send the
writer a sum of money.
Mrs. Smart My husband gets
dunned for his bills, too.
i C30K)dtf i
for young peoplu.
