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A GIANT COFFEE CORNER.
Cy .A. IV. Atwood.
No country or organization bag ever at
tempted to control the price of a commodity
on anything like the colossal seal that Is now
being reported to by the government of Brazil,
and a group of merchants ond bankers asso
ciated with It, to prevent a further decline In
the price of coffee. On Aug. 0, 1000, the Presi
dent of Brazil signed the so-called valoriza
tion bill, providing for a $75,000,000 bond Issue
by the States of Sao l'aulo, MInas and Rio, the three coffee-producing
States of Brazil, und guaranteed by the
general government. Already a large proportion of the
loan ha been placed, and with the proceeds about 7,500,
000 bags of coffee have been purchased by the government
and net aside with the purpose of raising the price of
coffee. Enemies of the valorization heme assert that It
must ultimately fall, as anything In the nature of nn
attempted corner Is sure to do, since It lscontrary to the
laws of political economy. The friends of the scheme
deny that any effort Is being made to corner coffe or to
create a trust or monopoly In that commodity and cer
tainly In spite of the heroic efforts that are being made
to support the price of that article there has been no evi
dence In the movement of prices since the valorization
law went Into effect to warrant the assumptlea that any
oornev la likely. Van Norden Magazine.
"WOMEN NEED HIGHER EDUCATION.
By James Bryce.
It Is true that the greatest geniuses
have not been women. Terhaps they
make a better showing against men
In the world of affairs than in the
5 world of pure thought, which seems
odd when one considers how seldom
they have bad the chance of showing
high statesmanship. But the argu
ment that the greatest men have sur
passed the greatest women really Is
quite beside the present question.
Colleges and universities are not in
tended for Platos. and Newton, and
Goethe. They are Intended for
young persons of ability aud Intelligence above, but not
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JAilE3 BBTCE.
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neceasarlly far above, The average. It la enough for us
to say that, taking all but the few leading spirits of each
age, the faculties of men and women are practically equal
And generally slmllnr.
Women can do a great deal In iwislng and shaping
public opinion. Women are quite as well qualified to mas
ter economic principles as meu are, and they even are
better qualified to apply those principles In the .daily work
of administration. They have more tact, more sympathy,
more patience, more willingness to take trouble to, eoin-
nrehend the smallest details. Where the work to be done
Is for the benefit of children, and no. work is more Im
portant, they plainly are the best fitted for It America
never will forget what was done by the women who came .
from the North to teach the colored children after the
Civil War.
Every one among us. young or old. inun or woman,
ought to have some kind of Interest, some Hue of study,
or some form of practical work outside the direct und
main business of his life, something to which tlie mind
can turn for relief from that business. It often is hard
to secure this second outside Interest, perhaps as hard
for women as for men, because tlu'y are subject to more
frequent domestic Interruptions and are apt to be entan
gled In a coil of so-called social duties, mostly uscles.
But we must all try to secure It.
AMERICAN PATENT LAWS.
By Justice David J. Brewer.
The whole system of the patent laws In this
country Is quite wrong. This Is the way It
operates : A man sends In an application for a
patent. lie has to pay a eertalu sum to have
the patent granted him. It Is a comparatively
small sum. This, of course, Is In addition to
whatever he pays his agent or commissioner
for securing the patent. Now, If the govern
ment finds that he is not entitled to a patent
his fee is returned to him.
Now, look what happens under the present erroneous
system of granting patent. The government does not
want to refund the money, and in consequence the coun
try Is deluged with a mass of useless patents. The great
majority of them are not original or are not Inventions.
They are only distorted applications of the real Inven
tor's Idea. This reckless and wholesale Issuance of pat
ents Is a detriment to the genius who gives the world an
Invention. If his Invention la of any real value there
will be a thousand other men who spring up with slight
modifications on It and also get patents. The real In
ventor is thus robbed of the proceeds of hU genius, and
the United States is afflicted with continual and ceaseless
litigation on the subject
P0ST0FFICE AND CRIME DETECTION. '
By George B. CorteJyoa.
It will be- readily understood that
the guarding of the malls for the
purpose of keeping at the minimum
the manifold abuses to which they
are Inherently subject Is a task of
great magnitude ; but It Is being bet
ter and more efficiently done every
year, affording much Justification for
the remark, which was made not
long ago, that "the Postoftlee Depart
ment of the United States is the most
effective agency In the world for the
detection and prevention of crime
and the apprehension of the crim
inal." North American Review. '
GEO. B. CORTELYOU.
THE KINSHIP OF KINGS.
t la Not a Very Powerful Tie When
Commerce la ait Stake.
1 If alliance by kinship could guaran
tee the peace of nations, Great Britain
is In a position to maintain friendly
relation, with nearly all the countries
of Europe, nays the Philadelphia
JLedger. The birth of an heir to the
throne of Spain brings that country
Into close association with England, as
far as royal relationship goes. King
Edward married the daughter of . a
fculer who was called "the grandfather
of Europe," and a British Journal re
calls with much gratification the des
ignation of King Edward as "the un
tie of Europe." The British monarch
Is second cousin to the King of Bel
gium, to the King of Portugal and to
Ferdinand, the elected Prince of Bul
garia. Among the nephews and nieces
of Edward VII. are the present or ex
pectant rulers of Russia, Germany,
Greece and Sweden. The King's daugh
ter Maud was married In 1800 to
Prince ICarl of Denmark, now Kin"
Haakon VII. of Norway. These are
Austro-Brltlsh royal relationships. A
trilateral kinship exists between the
King of Italy .and King Edward, and
an indirect connection can be traced
between the British monarch and the
King of Servla, the Queenof Holland
and the royal house of France, If that
be worth mentioning.
It Is Impossible to say what Influ
ence tliese direct and indirect bonds
between the British dynasty and con
tinental rulers would have in keeping
the peace of Europe If it were men
aced by a substantial dispute. Royal
relattonshipshave not prevented war In
the past and most persons will not
place much confidence in such connec
tions as factors for peace In the fu
ture. National sentiment counts for
more In these days than the personal
Interests of sovereigns.
. Whatever the effoat, it Is obviously
one of the purposes of royal marriages
to cement the friendships of nations.
Such alliances are often affairs of
state rather than of personal affection,
but theyhave not superseded the neces
sity for the political alliances, offen
sive and defensive, under which the
nations are grouped. The ties of royal
fclm-hip do not appear as part of the
motive for such political alliances and
we imagine that they would prove to
be ouly a slight deterrent If they were
the only obstacle to a collision. The
Interruption of commerce In the mod
ern age Is a much more powerful pre
ventive of International warfare than
the kinship of kings, and commerce Is
the only unwritten alliance that counts
tor much as a peace factor.
Nlckaaniea.
"It's funny how a nickname, given
to one during one's boyhood, will stick
to one throughout a lifetime, Raid a
man recently. "The variety of nick
names Is also amusing. if I ,Vere
asked to explain the conditions, I
hould say that It was because the
"rest of the kids' didn't like the real
names and Just substituted others to
suit themselves. For Instance, a boy
eomes to school with a lengthy name
that a fond mother has given him with
no doubt In the world that he will hear
It all his life. Usually her fond hopes
are shattered and the little 'dear will
come home from school the proud iws
sessor of such a 'hang-on as Tip, Rip,
Bull or Buck. And It sticks, too."
Columbus Dispatch.
EVOLUTION OP HORSE'S HOOP.
ANIMAL ORIGINALLY HAD FIVE TOES, BUT FOUR WERE WORN
AWAY.
The horse had originally five fully developed toes, but In the course of
ages the two at each side wore away, and the middle one was developed until
It became the hoof, as It Is now seen. The evolution of the horse's hoof Is
Illustrated by the analogy of the human hand, where the middle finger repre
sents the toe of the horse whjch has remained In use. In the hoof of the
modern horse two narrow spllntboues still represent former toes. Illustrated
London News.
WORD SHELVES IN BHAIN.
A Juan has no right to kick about the
bats his wife wears. All he has to
4o la pay for them be doesn't have
to wear them.
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Indication Prore Word Are Ar
ranged There I.Ike Library Book.
Disorders of speech, due to physical
damage In the brain, show that words
are there arranged somewhnt like tinoks
on librnry helves. . When a man,
therefore, learns u new language he
has to provide a new shelf for Its
words. This Is proved by the case,
among many others like It. of a man
who, besides his mother English, learn
ed French, Latin and Greek. He be
came word-blind In English, but still
could read French, though with (some
mistakes, and Latin with fewer mis
takes than French, while Greek he
could read perfectly showing that his
English shelf was mined, his French
shelf damaged, his Latin shelf less so,
while his Greek row escaped entirely.
Other Instances 6how that the books
may be so Jammed sldewlse, so to
speak, that not one of them can be
got out, In which case the event proves
that on each shelf the verbs are placed
first the pronouns next, then the pre
positions and adverbs and the nouns
last. A man wos brought to my cllnlo
who could not utter a word. My diag
nosis ascrll)ed his disability to a tumor
like swelling In the speech area, which
might be absorbed by giving hhn Iodide
of potassium. I then had him remov
ed so that he could not hear what was
said, while I told the class that If he
recovered he would very likely get hit
verbs first, and his nouns last. When
he returned two weeks afterward, on
my showing him n knife he said: "You
cut;" a iencll, "You write," etc. Three
weeks later he had nil his preposi
tions, but he could iinme no noun frtr
several weeks afterward. The reason
are that verbs are our Innermost and
first learned words, because we know
that .we see, we hear, etc., U-fore we
know what It Is that we see or hear;
while what It Is that we see or while
nouns represent things outside of us,
to which we later give names. The
nouns that we learn last and there
fore forget sooneat are the names of
persons; that Is why elderly people are
ever complaining thut they cannot re
coll names. Everyltody's Magazine.
Telling fortunes may not be a very
good business, but It pays better than
I baring yours told.
A Door and an F-sij.
A farmer In a western State possess
ed two dogs, a big one called Alice and
a small one that wus named Billy. Al
ice, greedy creature, was fond of fresh
egss. When she heard a hen cackle
she always ran to look for tho nest
One day she found one under the fruit
shed. But she could not get the egg be
cause she was too large to go under
the shed. She went away and soon re
turned with Billy, bringing htm just
before the hole.
Billy was stupid and did not under
stand. Alice put her head In and then
her paws without being able to reach
the egg. Billy seemed to understand
what was wanted. He went under the
shed, brought out the egg and pjut it
before Alice, who ate it with great sat
Isfactlon, and then both dogs trotted
off together. Chicago Tribune.
Wanted's Darker Sbade.
Jacob Rlis has a Btory of a little
lad who shines shoes for a living. This
loy went to a mission Sunday school
and was keenly disappointed when, at
Christinas time, his gift from the tree
turned out to le a copy of Browning's
poems.
Next Sunday, however, the superln
tendent announced that any child not
pleased with his gift could have It ex
chunved. Jimmle marched boldly to
the rront with nts.
"What have you there, Jimmle?"
"Browning."
"And what do you want lu ex-
change?"
"Blacking." Harper's Weekly.
Uut Talked Ahonl.
"Mrs. Smith's hair didn't used to be
that color," said one at the club. "It
used to be yellow, didn't It?"
"Yes, It did," admitted the other.
"She changes the color every little
while to give ieople something to say
about her. They'd Ignore her entirely
If she didn't do something to attract
attention, she's so Insignificant"
Bat Oae Dedaetloa.
The Clergyman You should seek
work, my friend. You know Satan finds
employment for Idle hands.
The Hobo Tanks, kind sir. Many
times before I've been told to go ter de
devil, bat never la such dlpplyniatk
langwldg. Pvck,
Marrelnna neenneratlT Vatne of
l.onir Meat In lied.
At the climax of our powers from
one-third to one-bnlf of our whole life
Is spent In sleep, and In our Infancy
nearly all our time Is given to It
Yet, strange to say, while every human
being fr.in the time of Adam until this
hour has known sleep from actual ex
ptrloiiee, no man can accurately defiiM
or explain It. J
It cannot le wholly fatigue that In
duces sleep, else why should the feeble
octonctmrlnn sleep least and tho In- i
fant who does nolhlug In particular
sleep many times as much as Its grand
parents Even modern science Is most
vague on this bnllllng subject and finds
no better use for It than "the repair
of wasted tissues."
t'lupiestlonably resenrch with the
mleroscnjtp does prove that fatigue, la
some degree at any, exhausts and vi
tiates the nerve cells, while rest and
sjecj appear to restore tliem to the nor
mal. When Lord Brougham returned
homo after his brilliant and exhaustive
defense of tjueeii Caroline be retired
at once and gave orders that he was
not to be disturbed on any account, no
matter how long he should sleep. Ills
lordship's household olicyed ; but their
amazement grew Into positive terror
when tho young advocate's "nap" had
prolonged Itself forty -eight hours!
Brougham's physician afterward de
clared this marvelous sleep wus na
ture's own remedy for relieving a ter
rible mental strain and had certainly
warded off some serious brain disorder.
But, then, every oae of us nt least
knows the marvelous recuperative
value of a long sleep. And yet nil this
time digestion, respiration and many
other vital functions are In full power,
Just as In the waking hours. Ouly the
senses and the higher cerebral mani
festations are less active.
It seems clear we need more than
three or four times as much nourish
ment while awake than asleep. And
yet we wnke In the mornLng without
either hunger or falntness such as In
variably accompany a long waking fast
Moreover, the first morning meal Is
ordinarily the lightest of the day, with
people free to consult their own tastes
In these matters.
How shall we explain this strangw
discrepancy In the action of the stom
ach by day and by night? it is no
answer that we work in tho day, hence
waste and hunger; for the same crav
ing for food during the day Is experi
enced by a person taking little or no
physical exercise as by the bricklayer,
foundryman, or other worker engaged
In the hardest manual toll.
Obviously, then, a condition of things
has been suiorlnduced In sleep which
Involves not only a discontinuance of
Intercourse with the world, but a posi
tive susiension of some of. the stern
est exactions of our nnture.
There Is another result of deep sleep
which Is seldom remarked. Lie down
upon bed or couch, and however tired
you may bo you will rarely remnln In
one position long If you be awake. At
frequent; Intervals you feel an Impulse
to turn over or move some of your
limbs to relieve what has become on
uncomfortable position. On the other
hand, when you fall asleep, even
though you have tho hard ground for
a couch and, like Jacob, a stone for a
pillow, you may lie quietly for many
hours without moving, except for In
voluntary respiration. Nor when you
awake will you experience any dlseom
fort even lu that part of the body
which has borne the most pressure,
such as could not be contentedly ea
dured for Ave minutes when awake.
Indeed, . not only will there be no
sense of pain or discomfort, but rather
one, of positive refreshment. It Is said
among the myriad theories of sleep
that this condition Is merely "the as
sertion of the lower or vegetative con
sciousness"; and, further, that If the
higher Intellectual consciousness could
hold permanent sway sleep would
cease altogether.
The length of time a man can pre
serve his mental faculties without sleep
varies with the Individual constitution;
but the Inevitable result Is delirium
before many days. The Chinese punish
certain flagrant criminals by A system
of diabolical teasing so as to prevent
sleep altogether; and this Is regarded
with the utmost horror even by the
most hardened criminals. New York
Press.
Mattreaa (Mm Ronaevelt.
John Baylor, formerly a plumber
who has been In Panama for some
time, has good reason to remember
President Roosevelt. When the Presi
dent visited the canal Bone Baylor
stood In line with others waiting to
shake hands with him. Mrs. Roose
velt, struck by the fine appearance of
the young American, called her hus
band's attention to hhn. The Presi
dent then turned to Baylor and asked
him if he suffered any hardships.
"I would be happy but for on
thing," answered the plumber.
"Whut Is that?" Inquired the Presi
dent. I
"I'd' give anything for a mattress to
sleep on."
"You will have one, my boy," ra
siHtnded the President, with a warm
grip of Baylor's hand. That nlglH
there was a fine mattress awaltiuf
Baylor at the house where he llvef
with otlwr workmen. Nevv Yorl
World.
Ibllla and Hot Hatha.
Hot water bathing Is beneficial t
counteracting the effect of n chill. First
It undoes uuother mischief worked bj
the chill. The latter Inn sent too muel
blood Internally, so risking congestion
Heat brings the blood to the surface
Heat is not life, hut It Is one of tin
factors of life. IiuIishI, dissolution al
ways occurs when the internal bodllj
temperature Is greatly lowered. Heal
will not keep a body alive anil great
heat will kill It. Iu many niorbU
states of the system, as rheumatism
hot baths are of great service. Warn
baths are useless. The heat should bi
as great as can bo borne without pain.
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HOW TO EE HAPPY THOUGH RICH.
RICH woman recently took her life be
cause she was tired of having nothing to do,
The left a pitiful little note behind saying
she was absolutely of no use to anybody.
Mrs, James I Henry, wife of New England's
lumber king, who Is worth some $ J0.(KH),(XM),
Is busy In her home from early morning un
til late at night scrubbing, cooking, cleaning, caring for
the children, aud sewing buttons on her husband's
trousers.
There's a lesson behind tho story of the rich woman
suicide; It Is unnecessary to say much about the rich
woman who does her housework. One could find nothing
to do; the other cares for her children and Is the real
mistress of her home.
One gets tired of feasting and playing. A person
wants to be serious oivaslonally that means work. The
lumber king's wife solved the problem that tho rich wom
an suicide was unable to solve. She cares for her chil
dren and does fier housework. She laid aside her seal
skins, gave her auto to her children and with a song on
her lips took the broom and the duster and got busy.
The rich woman who tok her life was sadly mistaken
when she said that she was of no use to anybody. There
Is plenty of work for the rich woman In the philanthropic
field to keep her days full and happy. But the home Is
the place. That's where charity shouM bo, first and last
The real queen of the home is the woman who knows
her home from the kitchen to the psrlor and nursery.
Chicago Examiner.
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HATS OPP TO WOMEN.
kOUNT JOIIANN VON HARRACH 6t Aus
tria has set out to organize an International
society for the prevention of salutation by
taking off the hat according to the custom
followed by men In their recognition of
women. Since the count Is a member of
Viennese high society It Is presumed that he
needs something to occupy his attention. This agitation
which he has started will help to employ his time and
wtll add somewhat to the gayety of nations.
The couut contents that hat-llftlng Is very bad for
hats. It mast be admitted that the higher and heavier
the hat, the more will much fingering of Its brim result
In wear and tear. But men even men addicted te, the
wearing of silk hats usually are willing to suffer some
slight damage to their headgear as part of the price of
their homage to members of the gentler sex. The prac
tice of baring the head Is unhygienic, says Count von
Harrach. It causes Influenza. He says he always laughs
It American men for uncovering their beads In the pres
Hiee of women regardless of drafts arJ the next .day
colds. The count everestlmates the danger. Courtesy
docs not deinnnd that a man stand with head uncovered,
for example, If he meets a woman while out strolling In
a blizzard.
Finally, Count von Harrach says that the method of
salutation by hat-rolslng Is absurd. It mny be that he
has read the history of the origin of ceremonial institu
tions as set forth by Herbert Spencer, mat philosopher
cites the fact that the primitive Tahltlans when In the
presence of tlicltvklng, besides disrobing to the waist un
cover their heads. "Heiice It seems that removal of the
hat among European peoples," says the great evolution
ist, "Is a remnant of that process of unclothing himself
by which In early times the captive expressed the yield
ing up of all he had." Perhaps Count Ton Harrach ob
ject to having men recognise what he may regard as
their coptlvlty.
But let the count do his worst. Civilized man will
continue to lift his hat to woman as a sign of tho respect
he has for her and of the homare he Is glad to pay to all
members of his mother's sex. Chicago Dally News.
LEARNING TO BUY.
HAT we need, more than statistics as to high
A I I prices, Is a schooling In thrift In the home.
HUitC 11 IS 1 VI "lie VI lc iiimiij
to study saving and to learn how to buy and
how to feed the family on less than
formerly was used. No home Is con
ducted on the least possible expenditure. Most homes
are run with an almost prodigal disregard for saving
money. Many a household could be operated on half
the sum now being expended. Many a family could be
fed as fully, as wholesomely, and as well, on half what
It costs to-day to do the trick.
The science of buying to the best advantage; the study
of what to buy, how much to purchase, aud the science
of maklag the most of that which has been bought are
the things which ought to be given most thought and
study. It is worth while to consider. In the kitchen, the
problem of living rationally, carefuly and sensibly, with
a reasonable outlay. . '
The rise In prices Is not the only evil thing. The rise
of recklessness and the sbsence of a calculating thrift
must be counted In jwlth living expenses. Most peopls
can remedy these last evils. Des Moines News.
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LAND FRAUD CONSPIRACIES.
ATE disclosures made by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, under the Tillman
Gillespie resolution of Congress; evidence
given by employes of the General Land De
partment; facts brought to light by the
army of special agents and by attorneys
of the Department of Justice, have disclosed
a condition of rottenness with respect to fhe disposal of
public lands Which staggers Imagination and challenges
credulity. The p"opl of the United States have not
begun to realize the Inestimable loss which has been
occasioned, the enormity of the crimes which have been
committed ' and the mass of corruption which has be
smirched the high and the low, the Individual and the
corporation, the private citizen and the public servant
and even permeated and controlled a branch of the Gov
ernment Itself, during the successful consummation of
land-fraud conspiracies which have existed since the
early sixties. Tho World To-Day.'
RICH CHURCH UNDER FIRE.
Dlapoattlon of Taut Wealth a Mra
terr Which Cauaes Seandal. k
Trinity Church, In New York City,
Is under fire again, and It has, as usu
al, been as serene under the bombard
ment as Gibraltar would be If pepper
ed by a broadside of popguns. Trini
ty Is the serenest as well as the richest
thurch corporation In the world. It
Is In regard to the riches of the church
Trinity's holdings consist In largo
part i of west side tenements, and It has
often been criticised as an Inconsider
ate landlord.' These buildings are old
and ages behind the times. Some were
originally fine private dwellings that
have been rearranged to accommodate
several families. . - , ',..
Many are ramshackle wooden struc
tures with brick fronts. The many fire
escapes with which they are adorned
by order of the city authorities tell
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Practice sometimes makes perfect
For Instance, It makes a perfect beaj
of the man who has to bear s goo
deal of It on the pUmv
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RAMSHACKLE TENEMENT OWNED BY TRINITY CHURCH.
that the fuss is about What the
wealth of Trinity Is and what Is done
with Its Income has been a burning
Issue for more than, u century. It la a
standing mystery In New York. The
property of the church is held by Trin
ity corporation, and It Is u clone one.'
The extent of X wealth Is a secret re
corded In the c(jrsratlou lsio'.is. atvl
they ore open only to a few of the
higher officers. v
Outs'. !;s carinoi a complins
view if ie cliiircn ho'il'it, heci.'is.'
much I.,' t.ic proper' stand on' ihy
tax rolls In the mines of persons to
whom It Ills he,n leased for long
terms. Estimates of the church prop
erty held by Trinity and property
uism which It p:tys taxes iane from
$iO,(XM),(HH) to $100,000,001). .The best
of these estimates seem to be those
that most nearly approach tho latter
figure.
In the control of this vast wealth
the twenty-two wardens and . vestry
men of Trinity are alutolute. The actu
al management Is left In the bands of
a committee of half a dozen men. No
report are required to be made to the
Stato or auy church authority. An an
nual report Is prepared and Is opened
to the vestrymen, but they are allowed
to see only such books as are mention
ed In the report The list of persons
allowed to vete at Trinity church elec
tions Is seers
what the building Inspectors have
thought of them. The picture shows s
type of muny tenement houses owned
by Trinity church corHiratlon In the
crowded part of lower New York. The
ramshackle building here shown Is on
King street. .
The church ow us, too, much valuable
business property. One real estate au
thority has estimated the taxable and
Income ;.' ring in- ,i. f tile cl)tiiv!i
at $:;o '.; i . ,w n- uoiit.ixoi-:
notiln.M !.. M'urii'.g ; ,'iiviy at $5.'
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PERFECTLY SATISFACTORY. ,
Dinar .Married Jaat the Kin
Wife Ilia Mother Liked.
When Danny Martin married 'Lisa
Tomklns, Dulverton openly disapproved
the match. 'Liza was a large, lazy.
plnk-and-whlte, peony-faced creature.
notably without "faculty;" and to:
bring such a bride to the house which i
old Mrs Marlln, now entering on herj
eighties, and presumably needing the1
help of an able and Industrious daugh-j
ter-ln-law, had kept In Immaculate or-i
der for over half a century seemed so
unsuitable as to be nearly cruel. i
"If 'Lisa Tomklns brings her slack I
ways Into Danny's kitchen," one pes
simistic neighbor prophesied, "It'll be'
the beginning of the end for old Mis'
Marlln; you'll seel 'I've known old
folks os spry as she Is give out suddlnt
and drop quiet Into their. graves. Folks
at her age can't brace up to bear do-
metlc crosses." , '
But old Mrs. Marlln, who had been
reticent and presumably disapproving
before the wedding, was found to be in
a very different frame of mind shortlrj
afterward.
"Danny couldn't ha suited me better
If he'd picked her out a-puppose," the
brisk little old woman confided, Jubl-t
lantly, to. an Inquiring cousin. "Why,;
Jane, you'd scarcely believe lt-r-lt!
sounds too good to be true but 'Llaa
don't Interfere with the work no
more'n If Bhe wa'n't there! Just let1
her set behind the teapot to meals for'
Danny to look at and beside the windy
mornln's, fool In' with a bit o' sewtn'
and watchln' the passlu', and go out
or have folks In arternoons, and get
Danny to help her write notes to firms
and magazines for patterns and sam
ples and slch evenln's and, landl
she's contented as a kitten and no
more bother. 'Cept for cook In' enough
extry, and s few extry dishes, I'd clean
forgot she was in the house. It's more'n
I'd have dared to hope for, an' I trust
I'm thankful.
"You're at liberty to tell lnqulrin
friends. Jane, direct from me, that I
regard It as the clostn' and culnilntin'
blessing of a long life that my son
Dun'l has married a perfectly satisfac
tory wife." Youth's Companion.
Advlavx Kutliiu I, Ike a Dojj.
After till tho warnings we have been
rectivlug for many years past con
cerning the necessity of thoroughly
chewing our food, here comes Dr.
Wiley, thief chemist of the United
States government, and tells us not to
chew our meat at all, but bolt It like
a dog. "Flesh-eating animals," says
Dr. Wiley, "tiever chew their food.
They bolt It Man by chewing his meat
makes It Indigestible. The saliva
mixed with the meat forms an alkaline.
Before the nieiit can be digested that
alkaline must be neutralized. Chew
ing mechanically Is a good thing, for
It breaks up the meat, but practically It
is s bad thing, for It makes It hard
to digest Of course, chewing Is bene
ficial when eating starchy substitutes"
f'lrraa Too Strnna; fur Election.
With a rnthc-r dejected air he walked
Into the county commissioner's office
i t Scr.inton. i'm Gon('rii.n. Judge
rli'.'tloo i re!1;'ll r'--i"i1 p. ho
sail. r. '.vp t.d tie iwtKot box
Ujmn tke I'.t s.;.
"Oh. yes, Mr. Goodrich, t.nifiag your
returns, ell? Well, how did everything
go up your way?" The face of Good
rich brightened up as the clerk talked
to blm In a pleasant tone.
"Well, to tell the truth, things didn't
go very good. I was there, but I was
the ouly one thut showed up during the
six hours; all the rest went to the cir
cus at Oarbondale. Suppose I get my
pay, all right, eh?"
It was true. Not a vote bad been
east. Even Goodrich, the only one on
deck, could not vote, no one being there
to tuke the ballot from him.
The circus at Carbondale was to
blame. Philadelphia Record. , '
Some people seem to want their
horses to scare st sutomobllss, a
they will bare a grievance.
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