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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. BEST F01 OF GENERAL Provision for Cows and Horses in a Plan That Has Been Well Laid Out. BOX STALLS ARRANGED FOR Haymow and All Other Appurte nances Are Provided For as They Should Be Qambrel Roof One of the Strongest of Its Features. By WILLIAM A. RADFORD. Mr, William A. Radford will nnswer qupftlona and give advice KUEfi OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building work on the (arm, for the readers of this paper. On account of his wldo experience as Editor. Author and Manufacturer, be Is. without doubt, tho highest authority on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries to William A, IUd ford, No. 1827 Prairie avenue, Chicago. Ill , and only Inclose two-cent stamp for reply. , A good general barn is often re quired on a farm, whore It Is not ad visable to have a big barn separato for tbo dairy cows and for horses. In the general barn shown in tho illus nations, room Is provided for 12 cows ind 4 horses. In addition to this there are two box stalls that can bo used for any kind of stock. The box stalls each have an entrance from tho out- i tlde and are thus well separated from the rest of the born. It is a very good plan to have at least onu box stall in a barn, and It la even better to have two or three. In case valuable stock, such as an expensive herd bull or a stallion is kept, it may be necessary to keep him away from the other an imals. Also in case a cow or a horse is sick it can be bandied much bet ter if It is away from tho other an imals. The haymow la capablo of taking care of a large quantity of clover, al falfa, and straw. Tho roof la of tho gambrol type and la solf-supportlng, so that there are no columns or posts In the central part of tho maw to inter fere with the storage of the fodder. The gambrel root ia one of the strong est of root designs, so there will be no danger of It not standing the strain due to the wind and the snow. Tho floor under the haymow la made of matched and dressed flooring, so that tbo dust -will not go through and both er tho animals that are below. Many men consider that this is a useless cx penso, but if they have had any ex perience with a largo barn thoy will know that matched flooring is abso lutely necessary under tho mow in a good dairy barn. The foundations and floors aro mado of concrete, which, of course, is tho nt?lx h e.TA, , VA fnw 5TkL5 IWAUIU.L1W yvy I twatb 1 1 -duiquxxu best material for this purpose Tbo! side walls aro carrlod down four feet to the broad footings that support the walls. Along each side of tho food alloy 1b a row of C-lnch wrought-lron columns. Theso aro supported on con crete piers. Too much care cannot bo exercised in making theso foundations right Nearly all tho weight of the fodder, straw, etc., in tho haymow Id carried by those columns. Care must also bo oxercisod in preparing the ground beforo putting down tbo concrete floor. It should bo thorough ly compacted so that tho floor will not sink in some place and thus crock. The concrete sldo wallB aro carrlod up to grade and the framo is then erected on top of them. All the doors opening to tbo out side aro of tho Dutch typo. Tho Dutch door is ono of tho best kinds that can bo put in a barn. During the warm weather the upper part can bo left open so, as to provide plenty of air, and the stock can bo kept inside It desirable, Thoro is only ono pro- caution 'tliat muBt be mado with this kitfd of a door. The top and bottom parts-must be carefully hoveled where they meet, so that tbo door will be stormproof in the wlntortimo; other w)so the draft through this opening may keep tho barn too cold, Tbo part of the barn occupied by the horses lu shut off from the rest of tho barn by ewinging doora. It is doslra ble In a combination barn to havo tho horses and cows separated as com pletely as possible. In this barn tho doors closo both' tho litter alloys and the feed alloyt oxcopt when thoy are I h k B XpSri't'isi'tSIBfMSyiii-' """" 5. k--is u w "v- -TiJr w8l SMdfii wmmMir?! I 7 lroteiEDB&K , IZJ i . - UTTO!. ALLEY J J ! - " " . Wmm j t.w i i 1 r i 1 l. laaMBia i i s .w -wi a r IX I N-fl I iHAUtf-M AMD IOTK QCW.T 7T.ID ALLEY I )f II HI HftEBTl MANCEt.. II 1 V wcr I I i IrtM lyn I J JtflLS iauM.aHArr.t fflim.fe. I I I f x LITHE iXAUm. TOACK J r J "WEE. Aim m J lu ubo. Tho box utalla aro in tbo as tho horse Tho vontllatlng aystom Is tnken oft by two foul-air shafts. Thcso are placed in tho partition between tho box stalls and tho cow stable on each oldo. Tlioao shafts reach from near tho floor to tho ventilator on tho roof. This carries away tho foul nlr from tho stablo proper and nlso ventilates tho haymow. Intako flues aro provided which take tho air Into tho stable Just below tho windows and discharge It near tho cell ing over the stock. Good vontilatlon is absolutely necessary in a dairy barn if tho best of milk Is to bo produced. Tho cxpenso of installing a flrst-claBs system will bo moro than mado up in tho returns from healthy stock. At the end of tho barn in which the cows arc kept Is a silo which opens into a feed alloy running between tho mangers. This alloy Is equipped with a feed carrier running on a track. Tho work of feeding tho stock in such a barn as this Is mucli castor when tho feed can be carried on a track running tho length of tho barn. Tho carrier runs into tho horso part of tho stablo also, Tbo sllago for tbo cattlo and tho hay for both tho cattlo and tho horses can bo conveniently' handled with this apparatus. In back of tho rows of stalls on each side of tho barn aro litter carriers, which assist in tho handling of tho manuro so that it can bo got to tho fields beforo it loses any of its value as a fertilizer. Tho stalls in the part of tho barn occupied by tho cattlo aro placed on a' slant with a gutter behind so that they can bo readily flushed out with a hoBO. Tho floor whero the horses aro kept Is flat, and there aro no guttors behind the stalls. This is tho accept ed stylo of construction for horso and cow barns. ' REPUTATION THAT IS COSTLY To Bo Regarded as Generous Means That You Must Live Up to the Understanding. A good roputatlon la vory exacting. Especially a benevolent one. Tho gen tleman who Is rogarded as largo hearted and gonoroua lives a vory ex pensive life. Ho is tho first to bo called upon when donations aro bolng requisitioned for nny and every tom fool objoct undor tho sun, and ovory- ono considers ho haa a right to tell him his troubles and wasto his tlmo. And when ho gives a rotusal whero n contribution was confidently lookod for it causes a rogular panic. I know a man who dollboratoly cul tivates a reputation for niggardliness and hardness. Naturally soft and sen timental, ho found life a grievous bur don entiroly peopled with parasites. So ho laid tho foundation of a horrible roputatlon with diabolical thorough ness. "When his natural generosity bursts its bounds ho would boo to it that tho service reached its nronor sourco through other channels, prof. WT"T tai i si f' HANGtE. erably someone to whom ho owod a llttlo grudge. Onco you aro known as a glvor to charity your doom Is scaled. Tho nows fltos and lottors pour In from ovory concelvablo quar ter, asking, pleading, demanding. And when the known benefactor gives, It Is taken as a right. Giving is Ills special job and no particular gratltudo is called for. Dut when your man blossoms forth with his rare spasms of goneroslty It shines forth In glorious effulgence and ho wallows In gratltudo for wooks. Los Angolos Times. Cabby's Opportunity. Tho cabby regarded tho broken down taxi with a gleam of delight, but did not speak. Tho chauffour be gan operations on his machine. He turned and twiBted It, and bangod it, and screwed it, but to no avail, and still tho cabby upoko not. Then tho chauffeur wiped his Drow, and tho cabby, still with tho gleam In his oye, crossed over. '"Ero." ho oxclalmed grimly, holding out his whip; '"ere ycr aro, mlstor, 'it 'lm with thlsl" A Family Trait "Oh, mother J" exclaimed tender hearted llttlo Frances, coming in from school with tears lu her eyes. "Thora wbb tho pltifullest llttlo orphan thoro today I Ho had holos in hlu stocklns' an' all his clo'es, an' his shoos weren't allko an' ho hadn't any bat It made mo cry to look at hlmj ho was tho orphanest llttlo boy I ovor saw, Oh, I JuBt know that poor chlld'a father an mother's both o"rphnns, tool" Pittaburgh Press. " Biimo end of tbo bam BtallB. V. 1 IK, WM ft N-JronAHUMirit .JftW ,UZf V Joe Schultz. J T0P NOTCHERS IN MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUES .CCOWJY& Who is tho greatest ball playor In tho gamo today? This question Iuib been asked thou sands of times and has caused innum erable arguments and yet remains un settled. It Is nlmost certain to remain undecided, ns exports, nowspnpor writers and basabnll men nro unablo to agreo, writes Oscar C. Roichow In Chicago Nows. National leaguo men think that certain players in their or ganization surpass thoso in tho Ameri can leaguo, whllo mon In tho latter body bollovo thoy possess tho bost in the gamo. linns Wagner, Johnny Evors, Mor docai Drown, Frank Chance, Ty Cobb, Joo Jackson, Trls Speaker, Ed Walsh, Eddie Collins and Hal Chnso havo boon referred to nt somo tlmo or oth er as being tho star of all ball play ers. Fans, and mon connocted with tho game, who admlro ono of thoso mon still aro of the opinion that ho Is tho lcador of tho lot. Wagnor, Cobb, Speaker, Collins and Jackson havo probably tho strongest right to tho roputatlon owing to their ability to hit, field and run bases. Roger Brosnnhan of tho Chicago Cuba, who is regarded as ono of tho smartest ball players in tho National BROOKLYN PICKS UP A STAR Hailed as Best Hot Corner Artist In International League Last Year Hit at .316 Clip. Joo Schultz is a Brooklyn playor who is figured to havo a great carocr n basoball. Joo looks after tho third bag for tho Superbas and up to dnto lias dono tho Job well. Schultz playod jwlth tho Rochester team in tho In ternational leaguo last year and was hailed ub tho bost hot corner artist In y cvtwisiLsis that classy minor loaguo organization. Ho hit tho ball for .310 and mado Buch a good lraprosslon that several of tho scouts got on his trail. Brook lyn was fortunnto In landing him nnd Manager Wllbert Robinson thinks ho will rank among tho stars of tho game by another year. Heinle Wagner Springs Surprise. PhyslclanB said Helnto Wagner would never bo nblo to play again, but Hoinlo 1b ready for duty any old time and might bo back In tho gamo an a regular wero It not for tho work of Barry and Scott Winner Under .600 Mark. It looks now aa If tho winner of tbo National loaguo raco will llnlsh with a percontngo undor tho ,C00 mark. Tho closo cintoat makes It impossible for r '.y team to run a high nvcrngo. Lame for Life. Mark McLafforty, tho Terro Hauto Inflelder, who rccontly broko his ankle, may novor play again, nccordlng to pbyclclans, who say tho Injury la such that ho will bo lamo for life. Trls Speaker Has Rival. Trls Speaker has a rival in going back and catching a fly ball. Ho Is Happy Folsch, Whlto Box outfleldor. Speakor has moro oxporlonco and la a trlllo faBtor than tho Whlto Sox rooklo. Mack Wants Coast Players. Counlo Mack la attor two playors from tho Pacific Coast loaguo. Ho wants to get Third Baseman Rates of tho Portland team and Pltchor Plorcy of, tho Vernon team . in') . iJZA.CK&air' loaguo, paid Hans Wagner a big com' pllment when he declared that the Pittsburgh shortstop Is tho greatest ball playor the gamo has ever had and ovor will have. Bresnahnn docs no) think baseball ever had a man ol Wagner's ability, and does not think there will ovor bo a player who will play the gamo as ho haa played It for 17 years. Tho Cub manager is so strong In his bollef that ho declared ho would not glvo Wagner for five Cobs, Jacksons or Speakers. "I havo watched Wagnor for 17 years and In that tlmo havo nover seen him mako a mistake nnd no one elso has. Ho started to play tho samo year I did nnd because of his natural ability I took an interest in him and watched his work closely. I must say in all truthfulness that I havo nover seen him do tho wrong thing. That may bo putting it rathor strong, but it is tho truth. I havo talked with mon who havo been with him for years and they havo told mo tho samo. Tommy Leach waa on tho Louis ville club with Wagner and also at Pittaburgh, and bo will confirm what I say. Fred Clarke and Gibson will say tho samo. Thoy havo yet to boo him blunder in a play." BASEBALL CTTAi-MITC I J Wallte Schang of tbo Athletics Is to bo married soon. The American association has voted to retain eight umpires instead of cutting down to flvo, ' Baseball teams at tho bottoms of tho various percontngo columns aro In dangor of wot foet. Tho National league raco cannot get much closer without causing somo sort of a combustion. Al Mnmaux, tho star youngster of tho Pirates' staff, baa mado good as a singer of Irish songs. Mnnagjr McOraw says bo haa no in tention of disposing of Rubo Mar quard and Chlof Moyers. Fred Tonoy and Fred Molwltz, two Cub enstoffs, aro playing grand ball for tho Cincinnati Reds. Jimmy Breton, formor Illinois baso ball atar, has been shipped to tho Salt Lako club by tho Whlto Sox. RoportB havo boon circulated around tho circuit this summor that Ty Cobb's throwing arm is gotting weak. Manager Brosnahan doclaros It Is outrageous that tho Cardinals lot Ar nold HaUBer got out of tho leaguo. Managor Robinson Is not ns boister ous as somo commanders, but ho has his nthlotes hustling nil tho tlmo. John Collins has recovered his bat ting eye, and oxpects lo demonstrate that fact for tho balance of tho sea son. Pittsburgh has socured Garry For tune, pltchor, from Ashevlllo, N. C. Sovoral other cluba would ltko to got a fortune Griffith nnd Stalllnga wero a fa pious battory onco upon a time, but thoy aro hardly worth tho namo of battory at prosont. President Ebbots of tho Dodgers la pleased with his boys and thinks that hla team haa aa much chanco to win tho pennant ns any club. Managor Grlflltha of tho Sonntora thinks it will bo necessary for John son to chnngo his stylo of pitching It ho is to continue winning. Tho Cleveland team will bo com posed of youngstors next year, for Terry Turner la the only veteran Lee Foul now has on hla pay roll. GREATEST SLOW BALL Wise Men of Baseball Never Agreed on Old Question. Hard Hitters Watched for Clark Grif fith's Teaser, but Never Seemed Ready for It Peculiarities of Other Men. A basoball fan has naked, to decide an argument, for tho namo of tho pltchor who, In all baseball history, hud tho greatest slow ball. That quostion has boon put to tho wise mon of basoball many times, and thoy havo never agreed. Old Hoss Radbourno, Clark Qrifllth. Hank O'Day, Virgil Carvln, Christy Mathow son, Otis Crandnll, Rubs Ford, Fred Falkcnborg and Eddlo Summers havo been named. Summers, with Dotroit in 1907, and part of 1908, had a wonderful slow ball. It was his "knucklor." After a tlmo gripping tho ball toro his finger nails to tho roots, and ho lost tho grip that mado him a winner. There nro four good present-day slow-ball hurlors Russ Ford, with his "soap-bubblo" ball; Falkcnborg. with his "revcrso emery;,' Mathowson, with Ills "fadeaway,' and Crandnll, with his "snake curve" Crandnll went to the majora at an ago when most pltchors aro nearly nil in and his arm was none too strong. Ho was a wondor for a fow Innings, and McQraw used him to llnlsh games for faltering fast-ball pltchora. Dattcrs say Crandall'a alow ball floats up as big as a balloon, but when hit won't go anywhere. Tho trouble is. watchful batters can tell when the ball is coming, for Crandnll has to Clark Griffith. exposo his peculiar grip of the ball when proparlng for dollvory. Ford mixes his alow ball with speed and tho "8pittor." Falkcnborg says ho copied his slow ono from Virgil Garvin when both wero with Pittsburgh. Falky grips tho ball far back In tho palm of hla hand, holding It between tho butt ot his thumb and the palm and relenslng tho pill without friction, so it hardly rovolvos as it sails to the plate. ' Matty's fadeaway breaks in on top of tho bats of right-hand batters so oven If thoy hit it thoy cannot Bend it far. Batters always watched for Clark Grlfllth's slow ono, but thoy novor aeemod ready for It. Griff had an uncanny knack of pitching Juet what tho batter did not want. QUERY OF AN IDAHO MAN A sports writer took a friend from idnho out to tho gamo at tho Polo Gicunda. "That." saltf tho sports writer, pointing to tho Dotroit outflold, "Is tho greatest outfield In baso ball." Veach muffed a fly. Cobb mado a weak throw trying to cut off a run. Crawford mis Judged n elngle, making It a triple. "You'll see somo great base running today," tho sports writer said later. "Cobb and Mnisel In tho samo game. Groat stuff. Both clubs aro good on tho sacks." A llttlo later tho Yank base runners throw tho gamo away by boneheaded baso-runnlng. Tho gamo ovor, tho man from Idaho turned to tho basoball writer and sold: "Do you think you'll llko writ ing basoball, when you got ac customed to It?" gyyyrAWVVV(j Feds Sure of Compton, Tho officials of tho St. LouIb Fed eral league club aro quoted as saying that despite Peto Compton's salo to tho Boston Braves he will be with tho Sloufeds noxt year. Thoy apparently aro quite confident that tho resorvo clause in tho contract bo signed with Kansas City and which la transferred to Boston can bo brokon, but that haa yot to bo proved. Donnle Bush Overlooked. Donnlo Bush is ono of tho greatest shortstopB in basoball, but ho is not Bpoken ot often when tho Tigers aro discussed, bocauso Cobb, Crawford and Veach monopolize all tho conversa tion. Fame for Fred Beebe. Fred Beebo, tho old-tlmo Cub hurlor, has won famo tor himself at last Ho pitched n no-hlt gamo in Buffalo tho other day against tho Montreal team. Ho did not allow a run, and only ona man reached second baso. GETTING By NATHANIEL C. i (Copyright, 1915, by the McCluro Newspaper Syndicate.) THE DIARY OF AN BOY. AMBITIOUS Monday Chango of timo tablo. Train I usod to tako atarta ten mln utea lato. If not on tlmo I'll bo lato at ofllco, ao loft earlier. Arrived at olllco fifteen minutes ahead of timo, but got buay. Mr. Smith waa late. Thanked mo for doing aomo of his work. Ho lookB tired. Guess ho'a worried. Doing all I can to mako thlngB easier for him. Maybe 1 don't do much, but I try to. Ho'a all right when ho isn't nervous, but think ho has causo to bo. Just back from Do bating club mooting. Enjoyed it very much. John Morgan had tho afllrma tlvo and I had tho negative John won. Next tlmo I'll do better. Tuesday Worked "hard up to flvo o'clock. Mr. Smith lookod all tired out Asked him 11 I couldn't atay and help him. He thanked mo and said "Yea." Stayed until G:30. Mr. q. took mo out to supper, and said ho didn't know I was so quick at figures. He's all right Guess I'm going to bo ablo to help him moro than I over did. When 1 got homo I read ono of tho trado papers. Going to do it regularly. Didn't know thoro waB so much in it worth while. Wednesday Didn't havo much to do this afternoon, so wont through tho letter file. Found threo lottorB that hadn't beon answered. Told Mr. S. and ho seemed much pleased. Took Marion to tho movies. Had a good tlmo. She's a lino girl. Guess I'll seo moro of hor. Sho sceniB In terested In what I do. Thursday Mr. Smith Intrusted mo with a confldentlal errand. 1 was pleased bocauso ho Is alow at trusting peoplo. I guess I delivered tho gooda, becauao' ho smiled whon I mado my report Walter camo in thla ovening. Ho haa a Job llko mine, and we compared notes aa far aa wo could do It without giving away tho business. Friday Thlng8 aa usual In tho ofllco. Mr. S. out of town. Ho didn't get back until after flvo o'cIock, and found mo thoro, as I had atayed to finish up Bomo work. Seemed pleased. Ho is paying moro attention to mo than ho used to. Called on Marlon. It docs a fellow good to bo with a senalble girl. Getting to like her much moro. She has somo brains. Got homo early. I'm no good If I don't get to bed in decent season. Saturday Got in early. Mr. Smith caught mo working. Smiled again. Beforo I left ho called mo into his ofllco end showed mo a re ply to ono of tho unanswered letters 1 gavo him tho other day. Ho had answered it and a big order bad como In. Said ho was going to raise my pay tho first of tho month and mako me his private aocrotary. That suits mo all right, all right Don't know of anything that would suit mo better Just now. Guess I'm gotting there. Told Marlon about It. Sho was tickled to death. Somo girl. COLLEGE EDUCATION. I asked threo questions ot Arthur T. Hadloy, LL. D., president of Yalo uni versity: "Why would you adviso a boy who intends to cntor a profeasion to gradu ate from college? "Why would you adviso a boy who Intends to enter business to graduato from college? "Why would you adviso a boy who intends to enter somo mechanical trado or business to graduate from an instituto of technology or other high scientific school?" Doctor Hadloy'a reply was brief and conclso: "I think that ovory hoy, no mat tor what his trado, oucht to bo tech nically trained, oven at great pecuni ary sacrillco. I think that tho major ity of boys who can afford a college courso aro butter off with It, whether thoy Intend to enter professional llfo or business llfo; but I should not mako tho answer to this question by any moans so gcnoral and unrosorved as that to tho other." I most heartily ngroo with tho president ot Yalo university. Un questionably a collego education will bo of value in after llfo to every boy, whether ho Intonds to enter a busi ness or a profession. Tho coHoko. rightly used, broadens ono's horizon, disciplines ono's mind, and enables ono to grasp a situation and to handlo it bettor than ho would bo llkoly to do if ho wero unacadom ically trained. I should not, howovor, advieo any boy, it ho ia to enter business, to mako WAR TAKES WELL-FED MEN The Nations Involved In Conflict Have Found' It an Asset In Economic Efficiency. When wo come to mako up tho profit and loss account on the war It is to bo hoped that peoplo will not for get to include tho vory valuable so cial lessons that wo havo learned, les sons which, If wo can profit from them In peace time, will bo Incalculable ben efit Thoro la ono which may bo over looked, and which oven now Is only partially appreciated, so It Is porhapa desirable to lay stress on it It la tho proper feeding of the working claases. TblB is no recommendation of So cialism. It la merely the obvtoua truism that It pays the manufacturer to aco that his workmen are well fed, since thereby oven in peace times ho gots regularity ot attendance and ef fective dlschargo ot duties. When tho best mon ot the country wont to war thoro woro many peoplo who woro sur prised at tho inefficiency ot much ot the labor which was left They do- A START FOWLER, Jr. an unduo sacrillco to obtain a college education, a sacrillco which would bo llkoly to undermlno hla health or ro quiro him to pass through unprofitable hardships. If ono is to tako up n profession, whoro ho will uso hla college educa tion as a part of stqcn in trado, thou I should consldor him Justified in making greater sacrifices than I should If ho Intended to go Into trado. If ono is to practico a mechanical trado, whoro a. broad knowlodgo of mechanics and science is llkoly to bo drawn from every day, I should certainly recommend graduation from an inatltuto of technology or other scientific school, oven if ho had to enduro more than ordinary hard ship, for this education stands for ofllciency and promotion, even though tho ono possessing It has to begin nt tho bottom of tho lad dor and work at tho samo bonch with thoso who havo not beer school-trained for tholr vocation. Somo sensible peoplo, as well as thoso who aro not capablo of weigh- lng values, claim that many a boy haa f been spoiled at college or other high institution of learning. This Is prob ably true to a limited extent If an analysis Is mado, howovcr, I think tho result will show that tho boy was spoiled before ho went to college, or xk, ,,,,,111,1 ,r.o "annllnrl" If tin hn,l Tint gono. Collego will make the wlso man wiser and tho fool moro foolish. Tho, collego does not mako or break a man. It helps thoso who aro willing to bo holpcd, and undoubtedly contributes somowhnt to the downfall ot tho fel lows who will nover amount to any thing. Success is possible with or with out a collego course Success is eas ier with a good education and likely to bo greater in tho end; but let no man feel that ho will succeed becauao ho Is a collego man, or fall because ho Isn't Tho man, not the college, i3 re sponsible Tho collego helps. It should not do less, nnd it can do no moro. PERFUME AS A MEDICINE Medical Men Aro Coming to Believe In Its Efficacy In the Treatment of Illness. According to tho Modical Record tho timo Is approaching when odora of all kinda, agreeablo and. tho reverse, . will bo mado uso of in therapoutlcs. Tho digestive apparatUB la strongly affected by odors,' according to the writer, and nausea 1b a common aymp-. torn of this action. Several example aro given of the action of odora. For oxamplo, "aovero faintness ia some times observed to overcomo persona upon their entranco into a room in which tuberoses are kept Headacha ib often produced by tho odors eman ating from tho honeysuckle, lily, rosa of Sharon, or carnation. Tho odor from freshly ground coffee produces in somo individuals a sickening sensa tion, followed by nausea, and in rare Instances vomiting, but usually it ia agreeablo and appetizing." Tho meth od of treatment would be in the form of atomlzation, and tho beneficent ef fect largoly exerted upon tho nervous systom. "Tho odor of vnnllla and he liotrope aro credited with possessing a soothing Influence over persons sub ject to attacks of nervousness. The uso of toilet water in the form of a spray will ofton roatoro thoso exhaust ed with tho cares of business, social, or domestic duties." Odd Origin of Word "Caucus." The, origin of tho American caucus dates back to rovolutlonaray days, bo lng traced to tho Caucus Club of Bos ton. ThlB club was composed main ly of persons engaged lit shipbuild ing. It was ono of tho most radical opponenta of British oppression. Tho Caucus Club and tho Merchanta" Club of tho samo poriod uaed to moot be foro elections and agreo on candi dates for town and provincial offices. "Caucus" is believed to bo a corrup tion of "caulkers." On a Big Scale. Plan out your llfo on a big scale. That la what immortality should mean to you. If your llfo were measured by a few year8, you might be forgiven for becoming absorbed in tbo trivial things, llttlo pleasures, llttlo ambitions, petty triumphs and victories. But you aro to llvo forever and the trivial can not satisfy you. Plan for great things. Reach up to tho high things. nounced its irregularity, its drinking habits, and its indifferent output They forgot that you cannot tako an under fed workman. Both hla physical con dltlon and his habits stand In tho way. Tho fact Is being slowly brought homo to us, with tho result that canteena aro now springing up in all parts ot tho country, mostly under government auspices. London World. Almost Impossible Task. Tho twenty-six letters of tho alpha bet may bo transposed In so many millions of ways that all the inhab ttanta ot tho globo could not In a thousand million years write out all tho posslblo transpositions of the twenty-six lettora, oven supposing that each wrote forty pagea daily, each page containing forty different transpositions. Hard Job. A Long Island man promised to return to his wlfo if sho would ac knowledge that ho waa boss. It is protty hard to change natural facta by an acknowledgment ot the oppo Blto. Minneapolis JouriaL 4 i f V ; i