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CONTAGION NOT INFECTION.
For many years the Idea of Infec
tion In disease has gradually merged
fnto contagion. The International
Congreso of Hygiene, which held lt
seBBlonB In Washington, would nocm
to have definitely settled that dis
ease conveyance Is always by con
jtaglon and not Infection It Is contact,
either direct or Indirect, with a patient
suffering from a particular dlscaso
that causes the occurrence of that
'disease in a second patient Much
killed to bo said of Infected places,
ays the Now York Herald Swamps,
jlow ground or marshy surroundings
Kvero thought to bo tho cause of dls
lease. Tho night air had a bad ropu
jtatlon as a fomenter of Illness of va
rious kinds. Now wo know that It Is
ithe mosquito which directly carries
(various diseases nnd acts as an Inter
mediate host between one human vie
Itlm and another. In tho samo way
tother carriers of dlscaso havo been
(found. Files, floas, ticks, rats and
ivarlous forms of parasites aro respon'
.slble for dlscaso distribution. Even
Vmong human beings certain individu
als provo to bo "carriers" of Infectious
material. They may bo Inmtnceptlbla
themselves or have acquired Immu
nity from tho disease, yot can convey
it to others. Always when a com
munlcablo disease occurs It can bo
traced to a procedlng case with which
there has been contact either directly
or indirectly.
Dr. Wiley is right In his contontlon
that proplo dlo too young. Human
life should bo prolonged, and It can bo
by higher education on matters of
hygiene. Tho average expectation of
life In tho Uultod States le only about
44 years. It should bo much higher,
and probably will be hereafter, for
people aro learning more and mnrqJ
concerning tho prevention of dlaenno
As a mattor of fact, tho most vnluablo
study in our schools Is hygiene, says
the Boston Olobo. If tho young folks
aro taught tho valuo of food nnd modi
erate xerclse thoy will grow upc
istrong and possess a knowledge of
how to take care of their bodies.
IThoro 1b too much ignorance among
young and old concerning tho proper
jcaro of tho health. How few there are
jwho know oven how to rat; that Is,
ito consume only those things which
mill create a sufficient supply of vl
UJIty with which to ward oft dlscaso,
Tho sooner moro attention is paid in
all our institutions of learning to hy.
gleno and kindred toplcn the beller.il
will bo for the students. Nono but
the strong and healthy can enjoy Ufa
or engage successfully in its battles.
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The age when wo boaBtod of hold.
Jlng our own opinions la past. Today,
(If we possess any vlow at all, It is not
usual to express thorn. This Is a po
jllte, a non-controvorstnl ago, one in
Which one fears to confess to strong
(feallnss. To hold ono's own opinion,
Us to risk' being called opinionated,
jand tho world of today would avoid
that at all costs, Bays tho London
(Mirror. Our conversation has do-
) generated Into a state of non-committal
phraseology, and a superficial
.amiability Is tho right note to strike.
fAinlablo we must bo, the world de
mands it; argument is the worst of.
'form. There was a time, when two
subjects only politics and religion
iworo held taboo; today all subjects
that may lead to dissension are to be
javoided.
, In 1908 Great Drltaln imported 348
American automobiles. See how tho,
figures have expanded: 1909,427; 1910,
11,101; 1911, 3,734. In tho first six!
'mouths of tho present year tho num
Iber of American automobiles pur-
lohaacd in Ureal amain war a,.,-., inn
jtotal value of these machines was
$481,000 In 1908 and $2,901,000 In 1911.'
The machines shipped to Great Brlt-t
sin from this wurilry In tho flrct half
of tho current year were worth $2,702,
000. It is evident thnt American
manufacturers can mako sorvlcoablo
automobiles, and mako thorn ckcnjtfy.
HO Invented th
Christmas treo?
Whenco docs It
come? It la n
curious fact
that most of tho
old chroniclers
havo thrown a
veil of mystery
around the
Christmas treo
and mako no at
tompt to ex
plain Its origin.
It has boen
stated that the
treo camo to us
from Egypt.
This legend Is well propagated In
old Irish and Welsh fairy tales.
Tho idea is that In ancient Egypt
thoy usod a slip of tho palm tree
with twelve shoots on It nt certain
wlntor festivities. Tho treo sym
bolized tho year with Its twclvo
months.
Consoquently, any one who Is
equal to tho effort may bollovo that
tho modern Christmas troo repre
sents that twolvo-shootod slip of
palm. Minds of less stalwart cro
dullty may prefer to trace the
Christmas treo back to Germany
only, whoro thoy had Christmas
treos long before thoy wero ovor
heard of in this country or Englnnd
or Franco.
Tho Christmas treo was not In
troduced into Englnnd from Ger
many until after the marriage of
Queen Victoria to her German con
sort, Prlnco Albert, nut whoro did
tho Germans got tho Christmas troo
idea from? S. J. Adair Fits Gorald,
writing in T. P.'b Weekly, offors nn
oxplanntlon of this by Baying that
far away hack In tho nges you And
Teutons believing In n mystic ash
treo, Yggdrasll, which, with Its
roots and branches, united tho
world of tho living and tho world
of the dead. "At tho foot of Ygg
drasll sit tho throo Norns, who do
tormlno tho destinies of men. nnil
Yggdrasll's branches bear gifts for men to take."
Is that our Christinas treo? Anyhow, tho idea
thnt Prlnco Albort introduced it into Great Ilrlt
aln is very prevalent. Ono of tho prottlcct and
moBt eagerly lookod for ovonts of tho Chrieimas
tido that of the Hotting up of tho ChrUtmas
tree Is associated with tho lato Empress Fred
erick of Germany. Quoon Victoria, nfto.' tho
birth of tho prlnonHs royal, had Christmas cele
brated at Windsor In 1840, nnd "on that occasion
Prince Albert Introduced tho pretty Gorman cus
tom of decorating -a ChrlstmaB treo. Stace that
period It haB becomo a welcome cuBtom or both
rich and poor, and affords n gracoful means of
distributing llttlo presents. It was probably
first imported Into Germany with tho conquering
leglonB of Drusus, and is alluded to by Virgil in
tho "Georglcs."
It will bo Been by this that tho goncrally ac
cepted notion is that Prlnco Albort wbb ronpon-
slble for tho British adoption of tho pleasing
troo nnd all that It means, symbolical and prac
tical, to tho youngatora. But on tho threshold
of this acceptation wo aro mot with this state
ment from tho "Grevillo Memoirs," under dnte
Dec. 27, 1829, when Queen Victoria was yot but
ten years old. "On Christmas clay tho PrlncosB
Lloven got up a llttlo feto, such nB Is customary
all over Germany Three
troos In groat pots woro put
on a long tahlo covered with
linen; each troo was Illumi
nated with threo circular
tiers of colored wnx enndtes
bluo, greon, red and white.
Ileforo each was displayed a
quantity of toys, glovos,
handkerchiefs, workboxos,
books and various articles,
presents mado to tho owner
of tho tree." This prlnccBB
wna a Russian, and In hor
later dnyB lived mostly In
Parln. Then again Prof.
Dltchflold, In his "Old English CuBtoniB," says
that tho Christmas treo was first Imported Into
England by somo German morchantB who lived
at ManchoBter In tho first years of tho nineteenth
century.
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Boyoud reasonable duration, np
plauso is an uncivilized nuisance Pub-'
llio meetings are making It wear that,
Scharactor, says llm Biooklyn Eaglo:.
(Manufactured applause is becoming
'fi contest of "Btunta." "Stunts" Buch
have been resorted to aro simply
barbarous. Public opinion should
top them and candidates should ro
sent them. Thoy mado no votoB Thoy
arc a hindrance to good mnnuers and
eq offense to good taste.
Every automobllo of Sorvia and Bui.,
garla was appropriated by tho gov
ernment at tho outbreak of tho war.
Talk about tho deprivations of tho,
battlefield 1 They're not in It, with'
tho deprivations of the home! ,
A California man has Just been
given a Judgment of $100,000 against
a man who alienated the affections of
hU wife. Now it only romalns for him
to collect the Judgment and marry
Again.
A Nebraska Judge bad an operation
performed to save him from blood
poisoning, due to tho fact that a rat
nibbled bis ear while bo slept Tho
sleepiness of tho Judiciary has beon
a standing Joke for yoara, but this es
tablishes a record.
A Chicago woman who Is suing for
divorce alleges that for four years
she shaved her husband and cut his
hair. It would seem as If ho would ba
the one to want a divorce.
"Although
wo aro accustomed to consldor Gormany the
homo of tho Chrlstmah treo, It hnn not been gen
era! there for moro thnn a couplo of centuries.
Old peupta nr still living whoso parontB novor
saw ono In Gormany. Tho decoration of houses
with ollvo leaves nnd greon brnnchcB, na In Eng
land at ChrlstmaB, Ih n fnr moro ancient custom,
nnd rnn bo noticed In Hottlcolll'H picture of "Tho
Adorntlon of tho rfhopherds," In tho Nitlluiuil Gal
lery In London. It Is, aa Fritz Ortwoln obaorveB,
a distinct roimmnt of nn uuuliml lututhun custom,
aa at tho turn of tho yenr during tho twelvo
days of tho Jul festival In honor of Woden, gteon
ery could bo fetched by all from tho woods
without punlahuiont, and every hall wab deco
rated with gro.i lcnvoB and brnnces.
Again, In olr works on EngllHli otiHtnum s
find many rofwunces to tho dcpointlng of tho
Interior of tin, dwellings, as woll M tho pious
adornment of tho churches with HToonery, nnd
tho Introduction of a fir treo na ymbollcal of
the palm. l, tho halls of tho bftronB and tho
squires and in tho gigantic kitchens of the
farmers n 11, troo ovor hold promlnont placo,
but whether ordlnnrlly decorated or not Is not
Bpeclflcnlly yecorded, Hero wo aro In doubt
In all probability tho romalntng fruits of tho
orchards o tho yonr woro hung upon tho
branches at a propitiation to tho gods of tho
fruits of tlip earth to Inmiro xood harvests.
Going nbioad wo got fuller knowlodge of these
things. The custom of cnrrylne away branches
and trees from tho woods at Chrlstmns tlmo In
various paia of Austria becarao bo oxtenstvo on
account of tho superstitions of tho peasantry
that at SaUburg, In 1755, nnd at Nuremberg, In
17G8, severo by-laws woro Issued Against porsons
purloining Irom tho forests. In tomo regions of
Hungary a Bolemn procession with n decorated
tree takes place through oauh village beforo tho
shephold play boglns. "It Is adorned with rib
bons and fmlt, and Is impposod to symbollzo'
tho treo ot knowledgo. Although moat of tho
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Christian cuBtoms adherod to by the AuHtrlan
German peasant can bo traced back to heathen
ish Germanen rites, somo dispute tho, use of a
tree at the Jul fostlvltlr-3; nevertheless, It Ib cor
tnln thnt In Sweden needlo pines and firs were
set up nt this tlmo beforo tho houses." Teutzol
of Saxony, an antiquarian authority on thoso
subjects, says: "The ancient heathen sat beforo
their houBOB between two crossed plno troes and
ate and drank at tho turn of tho year for nine
teen days."
Tho Christmas treo was introduced into Aus
tria some eighty years ago by a Duchess of
Wurtomborg and spread throughout Germany.
About 1840 It Is supposed to havo taken fresh
root In England, and bocamo highly popular.
Both Thackoray and Dickens seized hold of the
lden of happiness begot of Chrlstmaa gatherings
nnd tho Christmas troo, and Charles Dickens In
18G0 used "The Christmas Treo" as a title for
ono of his annual stories.
Although Christmas was not celebrated In the
first centurtos of tho Christian era, there are
Indications In tho records of early Roman his
tory of tho sotting up of a decorated treo at
Christmas tlmo and tho presentation of gifts of
fruit and toys. Tho Romans aro supposed to
have taken tho Idea from tho early Egyptians.
Centuries old, tho customs of ChrlBtmns on
sorvnnco havo taken myriad forms In tho various
countries of the world. In many casos they per
petuate somo ancient custom which long ante
dates tho advent of Christianity. Such aro tho
customs which havo grown up around the mis
tletoe, worshiped by tho ancient DruldB of Brit
ain as a sacrod and magical plant. An old Eng
lish writer, speaking of tho Druids' colobratlon of
the wlntor solstice, our Chrlstmaa, says:
"This was tho most respcctablo festival of
our Druids, called Yujetldo; when the mistletoe,
which thoy cnlled all-heal, was carried In their
hands and laid on their altars as an emblom of
tho salutlferous advont of Messiah. This mistle
toe thoy cut off the trees with their upright
hatqhets of brass, called colts, put upon ends of
their Btaff8, which they carried In their hands.
Innumerable aro these Instruments found all
ovor the British lslos. Tho custom la still pre
Borvod, nnd lately at York on tho ovo of Christ
mas day they carry mlstlotoo to tho high altar
of tho cathedral, and proclaim a public and-universal
liberty, pardon nnd freedom to all sorts
of Inferior nnd even wlckod people, at the gates
of tho city, towards their four quarters of
hiaven."
Tho lore of tho Btrango plant la prominently
In evldenco In tho Voluspa and othor Scandina
vian Sngas. It waB with a mistletoe branch or
an arrow prepared therefrom that the blind
and heavy-headed deity Hoder aimer his deadly
blow at Balder, tho god of light or benevolent
principle of northern mythology. Tho Inspira
tion of tho uso of tho mlstlotoo was, of course, duo
to tno oppos
ing prlnclplo
of darkness
or evil. Tho
plant which
furnlshod tho
deadly dart
grow on tho
slopo of As
gard, and wns
tho solo ngent
kno w n to
gods or mon
a in o n g pol.
Bonous plants
which had
not given definite promise to Froya to prove
harmless If usod against the person of hor son
Balder. TIiub Scandinavian mythical lore ac
counts for tho death of tho latter. And accord
ingly, a traditional Idea of the poisonous proper
ties of tho mlstlotoo 1b found to persist In re
mote regions of the north and west of Kuropo,
oven to tho present day. In Great Britain (In
tho Forest of Dean) It haB beon usod down to
recent date nB a popular romedy In tho treatment
of cnrdlao troubles. Llko tho strophantus of
African arrow poison fame, It proved a rellablo
substltuto for digitalis.
Kissing under the mistletoe Ib all that now ro-
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mains of a once horriblo Druid rite.
The ceremonies 'which the mlstlo
too figured In among the ancient
Druids always accorded It a placo
of honor. The myths that clung
around It in their wondering, puz
zling minds woro many moro thnn
the few that have como to us in
these later years. But, old as they
aro, thoso hoary, heathen myth
lack tho truo flavor of antiquity
when It comes to measuring tradi
tions by tho centuries.
Oh, we do not by any means owe
our mlfltlotoo to tho Druids. Wo
can go back bo much further for the
first adventures of tho mistletoe
that tho Druids bocomo merely
modern Innovators. It was ono of
tho noblest of tho treos In Paradise,
the lordly treo of good and ovll;
and on Its twig hung the apple
which Mother Eve plucked with
such disastrous consequences. Alas
for Mother Evo and Father Adaml
And alai for us, their punished
helrs-at-law divine I But alas, too,
for tho wicked, handsome, tempting
tree of knowledge which put human
ity In such graceless plight! Upon
Its lofty crown, Us massive trunk,
its delicious fruit, descendod tho
universal curse. It, shriveled away
from tho horrified earth; It dwin
dled to the meanest Binallness; It
was cast out Into tho bitter cold;
It became a parasite and beggar,
existing by tho bounty of vulgar
neighbors. Only In the pearly
translucenco of Its shrunken fruit,
the most trivial of berries, did It
preserve somo somblanco of Its
onco radiant splendor.
And It has preserved somo of itB
prlstlno virtues, too, in traditional
Christian lore, an If it woro still hedged about
with a vestige ot the glory that arrayed It in
Paradise
Tlmo waB, and tlmo is now, when epilepsy is
ons of tho scourges or mankind: only now we
look for its cure, as wo look. for its cause, in
quite natural means and conditions. The notion
that Bomo poor devil with tho falling sickness
has been cursed from on high Is held scarcely
compatible, In popular sclonco, with the prlncl
plcn of eternal Justlco or with cold observation
of cause and effect.
But In times that wero, in Wales, when an
oplloptlc doveloped tho symptoms characteristic
of tho disorder, It was commonly believed that
ho waB being scourged with tho "rod of Christ,"
and that wbb tho name by which the diseaso
went, although it had another designation as
well St. Valentine's slcknesB. The euro for it
wan believed to Ho in the Rod of Jesse. Tho uso
of the mlstletoo as the Rod of Jesse In epilepsy
was general and, If faith can work wonders, per
haps tho miracle of cure did sometimes attond
Its employment.
Perhaps It didn't. If hard headed science
choose to tako a shy at that gracious addition to
tho list of miracle-working agents. But whether
It did or didn't the mistletoe's raro birth and
fruition still carry with thorn
tho temlerest of Christian
faiths, an they carry, too. tho
story of humanity's most far
reaching disaster. It Is ono
of the Christmas greens
which has the warrant of re
ligious associations dating
back to tho very beginnings
of man's creation, even as it
Is accorded tho sublime
honor of typifying the ances
tral origins of tho Redeemer
of Man hlmsolf.
But what about the mlstle
too kiss?
Hm! To tell tho truth. If we wnnt to be con
sistently Christian In our Christmas greens and
the purposes to which they should bo put, ther6
Isn't anything about It, at least of any records
which such careful Investigators as Alfred E. P.
Raymond Dowllng havo dug up while studying
the gonornl subject. Nono .will deny that the
most consistent Christians havo taken to tho
mistletoe kiss with abundant enthusiasm and a
faith In Its oxcollcnt results that hna never boon
surpassed. But that doesn't mako the mlstlotoo
kiss any more Christian than It over was.
Isn't tho excellent story of fooliah Mother Evo
and tho original mistletoe applo enough for nny
loasonablo Chrlstmns decorator who wants to
Justify Its employmont?x And If It Isn't, haven't
wo tho legend of tho Rod of Jesse to make It
distinctly ono of tho Chrlstmns green3? As for
tho kisses that are supposed to go with It woll,
If you InBlst on knowtng about them, you 11
simply havo to take tho consoquenqes, snmo
as Eve did when she Insisted on tasting of
that confounded treo-of knowledge.
The mlBtletoo Kiss seemB not to be Chris
tlan at all Druldlcnl, probably, and therefore
heathenish, and therefore very, very wrong.
So, all young men who encounter it, nrtfully
suspended whoro a pair of rlpo, red lips muBt
pass, do you piously refrain or, more piously,
tear down the hoary old temptation and fleo
tho accursod roof, as If It were the house of
Arrla Marcolla and you wore not Gautler's
young Frenchman. And you, maidens, give
lenvo to no' pngan rites; remember tho fato of
your poor Grandmother Evo and beware lest
the fruit of tho mlstletoo, accursed tree of
knowledgo, provo now moro bitter In the mouth
than It did In Edon.
But If you havo Ivy, wreathe It gonerously, for
tho French know It as tho herb ot St. John, the
disciple whom the Savior loved, the emblem of
pure friendship, the vino that heeds not decay
and death of Its beloved, but clings ever moro
closely as tho fall impends nnd bears up its fall
ing ally against all adversity. Learned students
of thoso legends havo surmised, too, that It may
bo tho herb of St. John tho Baptist, who is usual
ly pictured as tho boy In his camel's-halr coat,
gazing at IiIb cousin, the Infant Jobub.
Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and glvo advice FIIEI3 OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, ho
Is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 178 West
Jackson boulevard, Chicago, 111., and only
ncloso two-cent stamp for reply.
Thero Is no question about it that the
bent investment the avorage man can
mako is to buy a homo of his own.
"Put your rent money into a homo of
your own" has been good advice
which the real estato men havo been
giving for years. It has been main
tained that this Ib the simplest and
easiest method of making a real sav
ing, and It does euem that for tho man
who Is paying out $25, $30, or $35 ev
ery month for rent no saving could
bo more easily accomplished.
Resident property Is considered
such good security that it Is very sel
dom that any difficulty Is encountered
In arranging for the financial end of
a homo building proposition. In al
most every locality, especially In tho
suburbs adjacent to our largo cities,
thero are real etato operators who
will build exactly ns tho homo buyer
desires, according- to his plans. Pos
session of tho proporty Is Becurcd by
a comparatively small amount down
and a monthly payment thereafter no
larger than would bo paid out as rent
for the sanio house.
Tho only difference between rent
ing and buying, according to this
plan, Is that after seven or eight
years tho man lias In one caso a bun
dle of old ronC receipts to show for
the smaller house, using tho money
so repelved as a first payment on tho
largpr, more costly structure.
This Is probably tho ideal method
of saving money through homo build
ing, for, at tho end of twenty or twen-ty-flvo
yenrs, a really flno proporty
has been acquired. Each ono of tho
scries of homes has been adequate to
the needs of the family nt that tlmo
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1 he design shown herewith Is very
suitable for tho house to begin a
series of home building, such as has
been mentioned. This is a five-room
story and a half cottage, which ought
to appeal to any two young pcoplo
Just starting out In life's highway to
gether. Although small and slmplo In
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deed to the property.
If tho building is properly located In
a growing community, the natural ad
vance In its valuo will counter-bal-unuo
Its depreciation.
By means of this method of homo
buying an astonishing number of fam
ilies are working up every year from
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A great many havo purchased two
or three different homes by theso
methods, starting in with a small, In
expensive cottage, and as tho needs
of tho family grow larger havo sold
deblgn It has that cozy, homc-liko all
which is most desirable. It Is plentj
largo enough for two people, with a
guest room to spare.
A house of this kind always com
mands a ready sale and never stands
vacant If offered for rent. Even where
thero aro a number of largo houses
standing vacant It is very seldom that
a desirable flvo or six-room house can
be found
This houso Is twenty-flvo feet six
Inches wldo by twenty-six feet. It Is
covered on the outside with narrow
siding put on over tar building paper
and seven-eighths Inch rough sheating.
The interior Ib finished in birch down
stairs and yellow plno upstairs The
living and dining room floors are best
quality red oak, maplo flooring boln,
used for. the kitchen, pantry, back en
try and bath room. For tho remaind
er of tho second floor yellow plno
flooring is used.
For a houso of this size a surprise
Ing Hinount of room Is secured down
stairs by the arrangement of living
room and dining room opening to
gether with a columned archway. Tho
fireplace nook is a cozy feature that
will bo appreciated in a houso ot this
kind. Thoro should bo a cemented
basoment, or cellar, under the entire
houso, and a warm air heating plant
Is to be recommended. A square,
compact houso of this kind Is very
easily heated by meanB of a warm air
furnace which should be placed aa
near tho center of the basemont as
possible. Tho cost of this building,
not Including thn heating plant nor
lighting, Is estimated at $1,700.
DOESN'T KNOW HER WEALTH
Mrs. Hetty Green Would Havo
"Take Stock" to Determine
Her Mlllons.
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His Presentation Speech
Bridge and Uables.
"Women must give up either brldgo
or babies; the two ftra Incompatible,"
declares John Drew, who Is In Pitts
burg this week.
"A woman cannot dovoto herself to
brldgo playing and at tho same tlms
perform her woll, hor materm-l
duties," says Drow. "Bridge ccrtainfy
is a cause of race s-Jlclde. And It hss
becomo bo serious that It can't l?o
Ignored any longer. In England the
i hriit?f Prn7ft llfiR brrnmn Rn vlnlnnt
"Can It bo $10,000,000, $27,000,000 or j lhoy t0 m0( u , ailfva,ly uurUng tte
$100,000,000?" J business of the thtrs. Thero nio
"I nm un old Quaker, and when I I n)any pcoplo who wld rather pla.7
"How much aro you worth now?"
Mrs. Hotty Green was asked on her
birthday.
"I haven't tho least Idea." She said
it very frankly. Sho left llttlo doubt
s to the truth of her statement
Tho winning grace and youthful dig
nity with wMch children often fulfill
their part ou occasions of civic, otato
or royal pageantry Is ono ot tho most
charming features of such occasions.
Sometimes, indeed, tho llttlo folk do
not bohavo oxnetly as thoy are ex
ported to do; but thoy are as likely
to improve on tho original program as
to spoil it
In Italy in the days when tho pres
ent Dowager Queen Margborlta wob
tho lovely young brldo of tho crown
prlnco, a llttlo anecdote ot her ro-
coptlon In ono of tho hill towns was
current alike In society and in tho
prosB. Tho llttlo boy who was to pro
sont tho usual bouquet was tho son
of a distinguished literary man, and
bo had been taught a pretty poom
of a few lines, In gracoful praise or
tho prlnceBS. But when tho moment
camo to recite, ho stood mutely gazing
ut hor, too ovcrcomo to speak. Aft
er a momont, In order to relieve tho
situation, the princess smiled, and
hold out her hand for tho flowers. The
llttlo fellow hold back for a moment,
then, to tho delight ot tho assembly,
oxplalncd, confidentially, as ho gavo
tho flowers to hor,
"Thero wero vorses, but you aro so
beautiful I can't remember them."
Youth's Companion.
Wise mon no'er sit nnd wall their
loss, but cheerily Bsek how to redress
their harms Shakosponro.
Lucky.
"Thousands of years ago men shav
ed themselves With sharks' teeth ot
with pieces of flint," said tho young
man who had been reading tho "Notei
ot Sclonco."
"How lucky," replied tho fair mal
en.
"Lucky? Why so?"
"I mean bow lucky It is thoy hnvt
got to making razors' In Germany.
Otherwise the poor mon would still
havo to shavo with sharks' teeth and
pieces of flint, wouldn't they?"
say I don't know what I am worth I
mean that. You see. If I sell a piece
fit property In Chicago for $300,000 I
Voop tho monoy on deposit In the
banks there. If I sell bonds In St.
LouIb for $500,000 I keep the money
with tho bankers there. In that way
the banks help me to dispose of what
1 don't want."
"Ib there no way In which you can
arrlvo at an approximate value of
our wealth?"
"Yes; I could tako Btock of what I
havo."
"Will you do that, or do you Intend
doing so?"
"I had not Intended doing so, hut It
you want mo to, I will." Mrs. Green's
old straw hat, covered Ith black silk
lace, which sho has worn many yenrs,
tottered back and forth on her head
as sho called for her Bon. When
Colonel Greon arrived Bhe Bald:
"Eddlo, this gentloman wants to know
how much I am worth. I guess we
hotter tako stook." "Eddie" whls
pord with bis "mom," and thon Mrs.
Green said: "Wo will tako stock of
everything wo own on January l..
Not until Uicn will wo know Just
what w do "
bridge than eat.
"So It takes no grert stretch of tha
imagination to think of women pre
ferring bridge to b.ibles. For you
tiow babies take tlmo and attention
aid a woman cannot devote her time
t. bridge playing and .itlll perform her
internal duties." John Drew In New
YVk Sun.
Victor Hugo a Suffragist.
nnd woman, what will you do with
her?"
'Leave her whoro she is the serv
ant of man."
"Vos, one one condition."
Vhat?"
'That man shall bo tho sorvant of
woman."
Can you think of It? Man a serv-i
an? Never! Man Is master. I ad-,
mft only one royalty that of tho flro
side. Man in his house Is king." '
"Yos, on ono condition."
"What?"
"That woman shall bo queen there."
"That is to say, you wish for mani
and woman "
"Equality "From "Tho NlnetlN
J Three," by Victor Hugo.
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