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YOUR FRIEND TODAY
Ellznbcth and Martlia wcro friends.
Ellzaboth Bald the word should ol
ways bo written with a capital K.
Martha declared that every letter that
went Into the making of so precious u
nanio should bo a capital, whereupon
Elizabeth kissed her affectionately,
and they both declared that no matter
what tho years might bring them thoy
would keen their tlo of frlondshlp
pure, and true, and lofty.
"And," Bald Martha, who was the
mora ardent and Imaginative- of the
two, "there aro to be no secrets be
tween us; not even thought secrets."
To which Elizabeth agreed In an ab
stracted manner which did not quite
satisfy her friend.
So Martha suggested that they draw
up nn agreement of eternal love nnd
loyalty to he solemnly signed by each
of them, nnd when Elizabeth said she
didn't seo the use of such a thing, her
friend burst Into a storm of grief that
qulto took the less intense girl off her
feet.
"Why, you darling Martha," com
fortcd Elizabeth. "Of course, we'll
write tho vow, nnd sign It. I only
meant thnt all tho vows In tho world
couldn't make mo truer to our friend
ship, or moro certain that I shall al
ways love you Just as I do now."
Whereupon Martha dried her tearB,
and spent many weeks In tho compo
sition of a vow of frlondshlp which
"But Ho Doesn't Know You aa
would have seemed more like a con
tract of tho relinquishment of all per
sonal liberty than a promise of undy
ing love to on outsider. Rut tho docu
ment quite satisfied tho friends, who
considered it a masterpiece in Its own
way.
In tho weeks nnd months that fol
lowed confidences becamo almost an
obsession with tho girl, Martha. An
ovcrconsclous little soul, sho spent a
deal of her tlmo In self-examination
for fear that sho would depart from
the letter of her promlso and hold
back the admission of sonio thought
or action from Elizabeth.
Tho vow was taken less seriously
by Elizabeth, upon whom friendship
eat with lighter meaning.
Martha, in her frank nnd girlish ar
dor, would have called her friend a
traitor, had sho known that she did
not share tho deeper Hfo of Ellzaboth.
Elizabeth would have said that sho
merely protected a God-given right,
and that tho matter of the vow was a
Billy thing, to which sho bad agrcod
morely to humor her friend.
So tho ycnrB wont by, and tho
friends becamo women grown.
Their companionship had been very
closo, and their affection for each oth
er was a matter for admiration among
their associates,
Tcoplo said that they had never
seen such remarkable confidence be
tween two young women.
So far as Martha was concerned this
was true, ilio shared her every
thought of consequenco with Eliza
beth. Sho unveiled her weaknesses as
well as her strength to the elder girl,
nor did sho notice that every year bad
brought Elizabeth moro reserve, so
grent was her absorption In her own
confidences.
Ono day Tbo Wise Woman, who had
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NEWSPAPrR ayMDICATCf'
heard much of Martha and Elizabeth,
sat quietly by whllo the former ex
pressed It as her belief that friendship
Is tho greatest thing In tho world,
"Tho sort that will stand tho test
of actual self-denial Is very rare," said
Tho Wise Woman.
"YOUR FRIEND TODAY IS OPrEN
YOUR ENEMY TOMORROW. THERE
FORE, NEVER TELL, YOUR FRIEND
WHAT YOU WOULD NOT WANT
YOUR ENEMY TO KNOW." '
Martha listened as ono might listen
to treason.
Then, remembering Elizabeth, she
abruptly left tho room.
"She is young," remarked The Wis
Woman. "She will learn."
It came to pass that tho personal
Interests of tho friends conlllctcd for
tho llrst tlmo since, In that far away
yesterday, they each signed tho vow
of eternal lovo and loyalty.
They fell In lovo with tho samo man.
For a timo Tho Man, knowing tho
closeness of tho tlo which bound tho
two young women, was very nice to
both of them.
Then it became apparent that ho
was moro Interested In Martha, and
after a little ho asked her hand in
marriage.
And for tho first tlmo in her Ufa
the girl, Martha, found it difficult to
open the deepest chamber in her heart
to her friend. Instinctively, she
bugged her secret It was so precious
I Do. He Doesn't Know You."
a thing this matter of loving and be
ing loved that sho did bo want to
cherish it for Just a little whllo against
tho knowledge of all tho world. But
she remembered tho vow, the letter
of which she had kept for years, so
shyly sho told Elizabeth that she and
Tho Man were to bo married.
"And you have tho audacity to tell
mo this, you sly minx!" hissed tho life
timo friend of tho girl, Martha.
"You're a perfect little sneak, that's
what you are! You've enticed him
into this with your confiding little
ways. But ho doesn't know you as I
do! He doesn't know you!" sho cried,
beside herself with rago and disap
pointment, for the girl, Elizabeth, also
loved The Man and wanted to bo his
wlfo moro than aho wanted anything
elso In all the world.
Becauso of tho vow which Martha
had always kept to tho letter, and
which the wiser girl had always set
aside as a mighty foolish sort of thing,
Elizabeth was as familiar with tho
weaknesses of her friend as she was
with her own. Sho know her as sho
know herself, for In her interpreta
tion of tho word friendship Martha
had always uncovered her very aoul
for tho other girl's inspection.
And, so it was that tho confidences
which tho girl, Martha, had given in
tho sacred name of. friendship were
mado tho property of all who cared
to hear them, and bounded back liko
boomerangs to hurt her a thousand
times with a hurt bo poignant that
sometimes tho injuries dono her
seomed moro than she could bear.
And Tho Wlso Woman Bhook her
bead gravely and remarked ngaln that,
bo long aB human nature Is human na
ture, it will never bo safe to tell your
dearest friend anything that you would
not want your blttorett enemy to
know.
jmwrizL.
BASEBALL HELPS
REPTILE HUNTER
American, Once He lllustrateo
the Curve, Had All Na
tives' Aid.
CATCHES 500 SNAKES
Not a Reptile In All Santo Domingo
Wan Safo After Clarence R. Hal
ter's Enthusiastic Following
Took up the Trail.
Now York. This Is whero sport put
ono right over the pinto for sclcnco!
It nil happened down in Santo Do
mingo. It was to this land thnt there trav
eled last May Clarcnco R. Halter, oi
tho department of herpetology, nnd
Frank E. Watson, department or ento
mology, both of tho Ametlcan Musoum
of Natural History, ono in quest of
Bnakcs, tho other of bugs. Thoy had
letters of introduction nnd hopeful dis
positions and a zeal for work.
And yet, Bomohow, tho rcspcctablo
natives of Santo Domingo did not
warm to them at first ns thoy might,
and especially the Honor Halter.
Caught Five Hundred Snakes.
Ho caino back from thure a day or
bo ngo laden with spoils, Jlvo hun
dred in all tho strnngo nnd solemn
EOlunodon and tho shrinking and sight
less typhlops, dragged, unresisting,
from its inir. Everybody helped when
they really learned to nppreclato what
a very wonderful man indeed wus tho
Scnor.
It was a hot day, and at a certain
city thcro were gathered nouns hun
dreds of tho natlvo boiih watching
otghtoon men playing at nit American
gamo I would not gc so far as to say
that thoy really wcro playing It.
Thcro wero nlno players to a Bide,
though, nnd thcro wcro bats and balls
covered with horsohldo, nnd things
wcro going rather slowly on tho
wholo. Tho pitcher tossed a ball aa
though It weru an npplu ho was be
stowing on a calf.
"la It not tho great American gnmo
of baseball?" asked a prominent citi
zen of tho Scnor Halter.
"It certainly Is not," nnswered tho
Scnor, who wa then taking his day
off and some clmncey.
Thorn caino over tho features of tho1
Santo Domlngan an incrcdiilmui smile.
Ho called tho manngor of tho team
and said that tho gentleman from tho
States would ho glad to show how
tho great game was played.
Then Box Didn't Go.
Just about forty seconds after that
tho Sonor Halter was in tho pitcher's
box. First tho hall trickled out from
his fingers and then turned tornado.
It camo as though Btralght toward tho
stand! Down on their faces went tho
The Inmates Were Dragged Wriggling
Into the Light.
spectators, nnd looked up ngnln, nnd
a mlraclo indeed tho ball had turned
about in air and had disappeared!
Tho batsman was fanning tho air.
"Play yet again, Sonor; you are tho
great wonder!" criod tho most proml
nont citizen, and from that moment
tho reputation of tho young scientist
was made. Now ho mado tho ball
speed llko lightning until it smoked
ItH course. Agnln it Bwopt about in a
graceful sorpontino curvo. How mar
voloua tho drops nnd tho inshoots,
Been for tho first timo In that part
of tho world! Tho mysteries of tho
spltball hold tho populaco In thrall.
They shouted for moro. When tho
garao was over the younger element
Insisted that tbo Sonor should teach
thom all tho "American pitch."
Then It was that they drew from
him that ho had been on tho sneond
team nt Columbia Unlvorslty and for
a tlmo had pitched ovon for tho regu
lar nlno.
Messrs. Halter and Watson told how
much thoy desired to have snakes and
hugs. After tho explorers had scored
in thin way thcro was no Bnnko in
Santo Domingo too good for thom.
Tho awainps and thickets wero ran
sacked and tho inmatos woro dragged
wriggling into tho light. Natives who
had been afraid ovon of a frog hunted
up reptiles and placed them at the
feet of tho expedition.
GETTING RID OF INVENTOR
How General Miles Handled Wlldcyed
Man With Bulletproof
Army Coat.
When General Miles was n tho bend
of tbo army ho used to bo continually
besieged by cranks with pncutuntlt
firing guns, dirigible war balloons ami
other martini Inventions. Hut tho gen
oral would weed those crunks out with
admirable spued. An Inventor In Ills
office one day tolls of a cm hum Inci
dent In this relation.
A card was brought In and laid bo
foro tho general.
"Oh. send him In." said Miles. "Ills
business won't tnko moro than u min
ute or two."
So In caino a wlldoycd, longhaired
man twisting his Boft hat nervously
in both hands.
"General," ho said, "I hnvo hero"
nnd ho took out n small parcel "a
bulletproof army coat. If tho govern
ment would adopt this"
"Put It on; put It on I" said (ioncrnl
Miles. And ho rang tho bell. Tho
clerk nppearcd ns tho Inventor was
getting Into tho coat.
"Jones," mild tho general, "toll tho
captain of tho guard to order one of
his men to load his rifle with ball and
cnrtrldgo and"
"Excuso mo, general," I forgot some
thing," Interrupted tho Inventor. And
with n hunted look ho disappeared.
Two Birds Indicted.
Tho complaints against tho robin
have dwelt on his fondness for
cherries, strawberries, blackberries,
raspberries, pearB, poaches, primus,
grapes nnd even olives In California.
Tho bluebirds' consumption of culti
vated fruits seems moro limited, being
practically confined to cherries, rasp
berries and blackberries, and Its trun
cating porlod is vory Bbort. being only
from Into fall to early spring whon
tho Insects which it prefers are scarce.
He Took a Chance.
"lt'fl a good thing you hnd accident
Insurnnco, Isn't It? That Tall must
have laid you up for two weeks."
"I know, but It doesn't help mo out
In this enso."
"And why not?"
"Why, It carried a clatiso forbidding
mo to cngngo In any oxtrn hazardous
occupation."
"Well, you weren't, were you?"
"Yes, 1 wnB trying to sell .lones sotno
llfo insurnnco."
Mutual Benefit.
"Why do you Bend your wlfo and
daughters to tho Bcashoro whllo you
stay nt homo?"
"Wo'ro all moro comfortable," ro
pllcd Mr. Cumrox. "Mothor and tho
girls liata to seo mo In n wilted col
lar and I'm very much annoyed by
their bnthlng suits."
Some Town.
"Wo'ro a growing town," Bald tho
loading citizen of Painted Post.
"I don't know," said tho traveling
man, "thcro aren't any moro people
hero than thcro was last year."
"I know that," said tho proud resi
dent, "but tho Smith twins put on long
pants last week."
Experienced.
"What cxpcrlenco hnvo you had?"
demanded tho hotel proprietor to tho
applicant for tho position of mana
ger. "Exporioncof Why Bny, I'vo had n
homo in tho country for yenrs, and
ovory friend I'vo got In tho world
ownB nn automobile"
Doesn't Miss It.
"Docs your furnaco smoko to a dls
agrooablo oxteut, Mrs. Jags?'
"No, but my husband docs."
The Best Mill
Cannot grind good flour from poor wheat, nor can the human body get good
health from food and drink which is not fitted to the individual.
Right food the kind the system re
quires, goes a long way toward putting one
on The Road to Wellville.
This road leads to comfort, happiness
and long life.
Grape-Nuts
is a delicious food scientifically prepared from
wheat and barley.
In the making, the starch of the grains
is partially pre-digested for quick and easy
assimilation and furnishes the nourishment
Nature requires for the daily rebuilding of
body and brain.
It pays to keep oneself in the highest
condition of physical and mental vigor.
"There's
What Women Will Do.
Suppose you tried to think what
fashion never could do Wouldn't
you have fixed on furs In summer ns
thn Ann! Impossibility? And yet they
did wear furs this summer with the
thermometer at SI, thn humidity at
HI. tho breeze iilmuiil, and In that
month In which the llantlle fell and
tho Declaration of Independence was
signed I Of cnursu yoli left our coat
nt homo during those dog days?
Collier's Weekly
So Paw Says.
Utile Lemuel Say, paw, what Is a
lending cltUouY
Paw A lending citizen, son, Is n
man whoso evatnple It Isn't always
snfo to follow.
No Mistake About It.
"A mans homo ought to bo tho
denrost spot In tho world to him."
"When tbo bills nro coming In, It
Is."
Clinrlty also uncovers a lot of our
neighbors' sins.
ills iiifiwh a
Will Clear $1.00 Worth of Land WM
Get rid of the stumps nnd prow
bit; crops on clcnrcu land. Now
ilk
The Wholo Truth.
Tho reputation of children for toll
ing tho truth about their elders was
enhanced in Massachusetts recoutly
when Coventor Walsh, attending tho
dedication of a public building, ad
dressed a number of pupils In tho
elementary grades. Ily way of giving
his youthful audlcuco an object les
son In various forms of patriotic
service, tho governor pointed to his
military aid, who waB In a gold
laced uniform, nnd asked: "Who Is
tills man?"
"llo is 11 Boldlcr."
"What does ho do?"
"Fights for his country."
"Who am I?"
"Tho governor."
"What do I do?"
"Nothing," chorused tho children,
who, lucredlbln an it may soem, had
not boon coached boforchnnd.
So Friendly.
Tho women who called Just becaimo
thoy couldn't get out of It wero met
nt tho door by tho maid.
"My mistress Ib taking her beauty
sleep," Alio said.
"How long does It tnko her?" asked
ono of tho womon.
"Oh, less thnn hnlf an hour."
"Sho looks It," said tho other wo
man In a whlnpor to her friend. Then
they loft their cards and trotted nlong.
Year After Year.
"Thoy can't fool all tho pooplo all
tho tlmo."
"Hut tho Bummer hotel proprietor
manngcB to stick us for two weeks
of It."
Whon a young mnn Is sum ho enn't
llvo without n certain girl ha ought
to marry her and dlscovor hla mis
take. Many a man who apparently acts
llko a fool fools us by not acting nt nil.
Bad Food
a Reason" for Grape-Nuts
5-7 The General Saji:
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Wfir irntl yttnr
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"litri.ln rnuffni"
when you tin not
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own local dr-tttr whom you lino.?
Certain teed
MaBaM
Roofing
i pinrtntrrd In vmtlnR 5 yciirt for 1 ply.
10 yenrt for 2 ply, nnd 15 years for 3 ply.
nnd tlir repnmilillty of our bin mllU
itnnils belilncl II1I1 kii a ran (. Ita quality It
the highest nnd it piice the moit reasonable.
General Roofing Mfg. Company
IVotti'i latoft mutufattHttrt n Itoaflno
din! llulMl10 JMjvri
N.wT.tVCilr BMtoa CUu flttAartfc
FhiliitlpMa AllmU CI.t.IiwI IMitit
St.Loiii Clottaritl K.iujCllr MIumimB
Sa Ft clit S.itlU UaJ.o HmW Stimr
I'nr Nile, i:nj- 'lrri, or 'trml I6S n. In
No. Ark fruit licit Uiiiuh linn tlnintliy hy.
ever l.tplltitf tprlnit. I mi ilwrllliiKn, burn,
rinnUn lniiim', lirn limine ill1 Will not aril
llirouvli mil mtitr niitn t'nntiln In farm.
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M4TTi
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is the time to elenn up your farm
while products bring high prices. Blasting is
quickest, cheapest nnd easiest with Low Freez
ing Du Pont Explosives. They work in cold
weather.
Write for Free Handbook of Explatlvet No. 69F,
and name of txearttt dealer.
DU PONT POWDER COMPANY
WILMINGTON DELAWARE
HE ASKED THE RIGHT MAN
Railroad Man Has His Curiosity Sat
isfied In a Startling
Manner.
A Loulsvlllo attorney and n railroad
man who lias his "stopover" hore
went to a theater tho other night. Tho
railroad man saw a llashlly ilresood,
rod-faced, sporty-looking Individual
sitting In 0110 of tho boxes.
"Who In that tough person Hitting
lit the box?" tho railroad man askod
pleasantly, "llo looks llko n drunken
hurglnr."
"That,", said tho uttornoy, "Ib my
cousin."
Tin) railroad man gasped a couple
of times beforo ho could get a grip on
himself. Then n smile nprend ovor bis.
faco as bo romnrked:
"Woll, 1 wont straight to hcadriuar
torH for information, didn't I?" Louis
ville Times.
Ills Plea.
"Well, Oiuldyhump," Bald 8qulr
Peavy, addressing a colored citizen
who wan suspected of having wan
dered from tho straight and narrow
path, "what hnvo you to Buy for your
self?" "Dos dls, yo' honnh dls yuh am
muh prevarication:" was the roply.
"Nemmlno waddor I's guilty or not.
but doss tempt mercy wld Jostlco and
tuhn mo looso. Ttihn mo looso, sab,
nnd hIio'h yo' bawn I'll do as much foi
yo' aomo tlmo!"
Waning of the Honeymoon.
Young Wlfo (six weeks mnrriago)
Darling, do you lovo mo utlll?
Husband What a silly qucstlontf
Why, of cotirso I lovo you Btlll and
tho stlllor tho better.
A good many cases of lovo In a cot
tage turn out badly through lack oC
tho cottago.
WON'T MIX
and Good Health Won't Mix.
Tho human Btomneh stands much abuse
but It won't return good health it you give
it wrong food.
If you feed right you will feel right, for
proper food and a good mind is tho sure
road to health.
"A year ago I bocamo much alarmed about
my health for I began to suffer after each
meal no matter bow llttlo I ato," says a
Denver woman.
"I lost appctito and tho very thought of
food grow distasteful, with tho result that
I was not nourished and got weak nnd thin.
"Thoro was no ono to Bhoulder my house
hold burdens, and como what might I must
hear them, and this thought nearly drove
mo frantic when I realized that my health
was breaking down.
"I read an artlclo In tho paper about soma
ono with troublo just llko mlno bolng bene
fited by Grape-Nuts food and acting on this
nuggestlon I gavo Grape-Nuts a trial. The.
first dish of this delicious food proved that
I had struck tho right thing.
"My uncomfortablo feelings in stomach
and brain began to disappear and in a short
tlmo I was again myself. SInco than I have
gained 12 pounds in wolght through a sum
mer of hard work and realize I am a very
different woman, all duo to tho splendid
food, Grape-Nuts."
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