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SOAP
Wlio Invented soap? That this
Is not a modern convenience is well
known. But just when it came into
general use is a mystery.
In Biblical times cleansing agents
were used. The books of Job and
Jeremiah contain the word "soap."
But this is merely a convenient use
of the word in translation. The
Hebrew word "borrith," for which
it was submitted, is a general term
for cleaning substances. What these
substances were is unknown, but
were probably little like the modern
soap.
Plilny speaks of the invention of
soap by the Gauls, who, however,
used it only as a sort of pomade or
hair dressing. He also refers to the
use of both hard soap and soft soap
by the Germans. The use of fuller's
earth which has saponaceous quali
ties, for cleansing purposes, was
known to the Romans. Philadel
phia Evening Telegraph,
THOUGHTFUL
There is an elderly business man
of Cleveland, of whom friends tell a
story amusingly illustrating his ex
cessively methodical manner of con
ducting" both his business and his do
mestic affairs.
The Clevelander recently married
a voun? 'woman living in 9 town
not far away. On the evening of
the ceremony the prospective, bride
groom, being ddtained by an unex-"
pected and important matter of busi
ness, missed the train he had intend
ed to take in order that b,e might
reach the abode -of his bride at 7
o'clock, the hour set for the wedding.-
True to his instincts, the careful
Clevelander immediately repaired to
the telegraph office, from which to
dispatch a message to the lady. It
read: "Don't marry till I come.
Howard." Harper's Weekly.
.. CAUSE FOR GRATITUDE
"Ah, my dear Mr. Briefless," said
Mr. Hardcash, seizing the young
barrister's hand and shaking . it
warmly, "I am so immensely obliged
to you. That case the other day,
you know I won it."
"Thanks," replied Briefless, "but
did I represent you?"
"No, my dear fellow," replied
Hardcash; "you represented the
other man." Home Herald.
THE SPEAKER'S POWER
Practically, in many cases, the
epeaker is the whole congress. No
bill can get through the house this
session except allowed by the com
mittee on rules, and the speaker is
in effect the committee. Whatever
he opposes is as dead as the late
Julius Caesar of Portland. And we
boast of our representative govern
ment! Portland Journal.
Failure
to euro Indigestion is largely due to
the old theory that when the stomach
becomes Inactive it needs something
to mechanically digest its contents, and
cathartics, purgatives, etc., are used,
which give only temporary relief, be
cause they digest by irritating the lin
ing of tho stomach.
Modern science recognizes the fact
that it is the nerves that furnish mo
tive power to digest the contents of the
stomach.
Tho nerves agitate and mix the food,
and stimulate the secretions. When
they become weakened they lack
energy, and Indigestion, dyspepsia, sour
stomach result.
Dr. Miles'
Restorative Nervine
will relieve obstinate cases of indiges
tion, dyspepsia and stomach trouble by
strengthening these nerves.
"I had severe stomach trouble. Dr.
Miles' Nervine, and Nerve and Liver
Pills .cured, me. I can now eat any
thing; without trouble." '
X.. 0. O'BRIEN, Winston-Salem. N. Y.
The first -.bottle-will benefit, if not,
the druggist. will return , your money.
THE EARTHMT PARADISE
When the last little dreamer la
dreaming,
The last little child is in bed;
When the last little eyelid reposes,
The last little prayer has been
said;
Ah, then, by the side of the sleepers
The mother and I have our
thought,
And wo rise from our mutual kneel
ing With the tenderest faith over
wrought!
When they come to our arms in the
evening
For story and ballad and cheer,
For the healing of each little sorrow,
The drying of each little tear,
The heart says a grace for the com
fort Of the roof that is over our head
And .the mercy that cares for and
gives us
Each day of the day's meed of
bread!
When they twine in love's tender
enfolding
Our necks with the arms of their
grace, .
And they sink to the slumber of
childhood -With
a shadow of smile on each face,
We tell all our hopes for them over
And build airy bubbles of gleam
Where they walk, men and women
of splendor,
In the conquering cities of dream!
One moment we want them grown
taller,
The next wish they'd stay as they
are;
In fancy life leads them to triumphs
On green hills of glory afar;
In silence love holds them enfolded
And dreads the drear day they
may roam
From the beautiful valleys of child-
hood,
The ties that havo bound them to
home! '
When the shadows of dusk bring
them creeping
For rockaby rides on our knees;
When the last little sleeper is
sleeping
And the birds are asleep in the
trees;
We rise with our arms round each
other,
In the faith that is sweeter than
art,
And a feeling of happiness flooding
The broad everglades of the heart!
And somehow we know we are
grateful,
And somehow we find in our care
A comfort too deep for defining
In the little lives nestling there;
And somehow the spirit- grows
stronger,
The heart beats in tune to the day
And the shadows we wear as a gar
ment Fall off and are folded away!
When the last little dreamer Is
dreaming,
When the last little chattering
tongue
Has lost its lone way in the silence,
The last lullaby has been sung,
Oh, then, in that hour of content
ment, The feeling is born in tbe breast
That home is the gateway of heaven,
And love is the portal of rest!
Baltimore Sun.
MAYBE
A great-grandfather of Robert L.
Gerry, the son-in-law of E. H. Har
riman, refused to affix his signature
to the constitution of the United
States because it conceded "too
much authority to tho president."
This may be one of the reasons Mr.
Harriman took so kindly to the"
young man. Kansas City Star.
HOW DID HE DO IT?
Count Offendorf of Austria has
purchased from Countess Shuvalovo
of Russia the entire town of Dubno,
with Its fortress, in Russian Poland.
Tho strange part of it Is that tho
count could pay $2,000,000 for tho
town and fort in spite of the fact
that ho never, so far as wo know,
becamo tho son-in-law nf nv Amnr
lean railway magnato or lumber
king. Chicago Record-Herald.
EXPIiAINS MANY THINGS
This story from Tennccsee about
an eminent supreme court Justice
who wrote an important opinion in
his sleep suggests an explanation of
many things. Ohio State Journal.
ONLY TWICE
There are two periods In a man's
life when ho is unablo to under
stand women. One is beforo mar
riage and the other after. Harper'
Weekly.
WASTE OF TIME
Nodd "Thoro was to bo a nicety
Ing of my creditors today."
Todd "Well, wasn't thoro?"
"No. They unanimously agreed
that they couldn't afford to spend
tho time." Lifo.
MODERN DIAGNOSIS
"Your child undoubtedly ha
chicken pox," says the attending
physician.
"And why does she havo continual
chills with it? Is not that unusual?"
asks tho parent.
"Well ah no doubt It is a now
manifestation of our changing con
ditions. I might diagnose the case
as cold-storago chicken pox." Sue-
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