DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
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Comfortable Quarters Make for
Contented Animals and Sub
stantial Profits.
FIRST-CLASS PLAN OUTLINED
Design Shown by the Illustrations Is
One of the Best That the Ingenuity
of Experts Has Produced Ample
Ventilation Provided For
by the Builders.
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD.
Mr. William A. Radford will nnswer
questions Riid clve advlco KHKIC OF
COST oil nil subjects pertnlnlnK to tho
subject of bulldliiB work on the fnnn, for
tho readers of this paper On account Of
Ids wide experience us Hdltor, Author ntid
Manufacturer, he Is, without doubt, tho
highest authority on nil theso subjects.
Address nil Inquiries to William A. Rad
ford, No. 1S27 l'ralrlo avenue, Chicago,
111 , and only Inclose two-cent stnmp for
reply.
It Is difficult to dispose of every hog
In tho fall to advantage, because In u
bunch of hogs thcro aro always somo
that are not fat enough to sell.
It also Is difllcult to feed such hogs
so they will make prolitablo gains
after cold weather conies, unless they
$Aro kept In a warm house.
Breeding stock also needs warm,
comfortable quarters for winter, where
they may make good use of a uniall
amount of feed and bavo sufficient vi
tality to develop strong, healthy litters
Qf pigs. To provide facilities for
handling bogs under these different
conditions we aro illustrating a mo-dlum-sizcd
winter hog house.
It is divided into ten pens, flvo on
each side of tho house. There is a
center feeding alley between tho pens.
' and each pen has an opening Into this
feeding nlley.
The foundation and floor is mado of
concrete by first digging a trench, for
'& outsl(lc walls, deep enough to go
uulow frost.
Thcro aro also four concreto piers
on each side of tho center alley.
Theso piers aro tho foundations for
tho posts that support tho roof; the
ramo posts answer for divisions be
; "ti the Individual pens.
'i - outside concreto wall reaches
all tl; way round the building and
extends up to tho low eaves at tho
back. Thia Is to make a solid concreto
wall protection against tho cold north
winds.
At tho front and at tho ends of tho
building tho concreto reaches only
about eighteen inchci abovo grade.
Tho entire hog house llcor area is cov
ered with concreto surfaced with co
nient mortar to mako it w.'ter-tlght.
Thero Is a-olopo to tho nll v floor
and a depression through tho cc.itor.
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not doep enough to form a gutter but
sufficient to collect tho water after
cleaning, and to lead it out through
the back or farther door.
Tho floors of tho pens aro eloped so
they drain Into tho center alloy and
tho manure Is taken out this way by
means of a manuro carrier. Tho In
tention la to uso somo kind of stable
absorbent to take caro of tho liquid
manuro nnd tho slop water that col
lects around tho troughs. Tho drain
through the centor alley Is for remov
ing wash water when tho pens are
washed out with tho hose. Somo damp
ness accumulates around the feeding
troughs with tho most careful manage
ment Tho easiest outlot Is in front.
In practico this plan works tho best
because it keeps tho dampness away
from tho nests It is In plain sight
where the men aro likely to bo remind
ed of tlis necessity of keoping "bo
Iioueo clean. This arrangement kous
the bcddlug dry with little labor.
All contreto hog house floors should
luuo raised wooden platforms for the
nests Thoso platforms should be made
of matched boarding nailed to 2xl's
turned on edge. Each nost should
ha vi a i all of 2x4'a to keep tho bed
ding in place and this rail should be
sot in from the odge of the floor about
three Inches, to form a step for little
vice. The nests should be movable
ir easy cleaning.
It is common practico to raise the
nests above the floor at cleaning time
by placing them on top of the division
fences They are then ei tlrely out o
the way of cleaning, so a thorough
Job may bo done Sometimes permit
ncnt cleats are nailed to the walls to
hold tho nests when lifted. The bed
ding, of course, should bo renowed
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ofton enough to keep It clean and sail
Itary.
It Is butter to run tho bedding
throiih tho cutting box, especially for
sows with small pigs; but It pays to
cut tho bedding for other hogs, be
cause tho short lengths of straw get
scattered around tho floor and absorb
liquid manuro much better than long
straw.
Wo are learning the value of liquid
manuro from numerous experiments
at tho various agricultural experiment
stntlons and wo aro often surprised
at tho splendid results.
Winter hog housos for breeding
stock aro roofed somewhat differently
from other farm buildings. It la de
sirable to bavo the sun shine Into tho
nests at farrowing time. This perspec
tive shows that tho roof or this hog
house is pitched to catch tho rays of
the sun nt the proper nnglo during the
fall and spring farrowing seasons, nt
about 42 degrees of latitude.
Tho size of this winter hog house Is
30 by 24 feet. Tho pens nro nearly
C by" 9 feet, which Is considered about
right for a sow and her litter.
Such pens also aro large enough to
hold four or flvo Bhonts for fnttenlnr
In early winter. Four or live growing
hogs will live together in a pen with
out injury to each other, but a larget
number aro likely to pile up to keep
warm and tho sninllcr onc3 are In dan
gcr of being smothered Such losse
rarcly occur when the number is llm
itcd to live, especially when they arc
practically tho sanio in size. There Is
no criticism against making small pens
in a winter hog house.
Ventilation Is another necessity In a
close-built hog house. This plan pro
vldcs ten windows and sovon doors, nil
or any of which may be opened to lot
tho fresh air in and the foul air out
While ventilation is necessary in a hog
house a draft Is a bad thing. To pro
vent diafts the sill is Imbedded on tho
top of tho wall in fresh cement mor
tar; tho mortar Is troweled against tho
sills both inside nml outside. A draft
coming through under the sill Is just
tho right height to do tho most dam
ago.
Tho wooden walls above tho sills
aro mado carefully by using building
paper on tho studding and the paper
Is covered with drop siding. On tho
Inside tho work is done in tho same
way, except that matched celling
boards aro used.
Between tho pens tho partltlonh
should bo tight boarded wjth matched
stuff to protect tho young pigs when
the house is not fully occupied.
Some hog raisers mako pen parti
tions of hog wire, which Is all right
if the houso is kept full.
Thcro is considerable body bent
from hogs when tho houso is well
filled, which keeps tho placo comfort
ablo oven in cold weather, but there
are times when such a hog houso on
tho ordinnry farm will bo nearly emp
ty. At such times tho solid partitions
between pens aro warmer.
Coal Improved by Sea Water.
Work which has of lato years been
accomplished in recovering cargoes of
coal from sunken vessels has tended
to nhow that tho combustion of tho
product "is improved by submergence
in salt water. Coal subjected to the
action of sea water for n number of
years has been found to burn almost
entirely away, leaving only a small
amount of ash and no clinkers. Somo
time ago several cargoes of coal wero
recovored from old vessels which were
apparently lost about a century ago
The combustion of this matorlal was
found to bo excellent. Crates of coal,
each holding approximately two tons,
wero submerged by the admiralty In
1903. and at different times slnco cor
tain of them have been raised and ci
poriments conducted. Tho tests all
have been In favor of tho salt-water
treatment.
Natural 'nfcrence.
"Day boforo yesterday." rolatcd tho
landlord of tho Petunia tavern, "a fel
ler that had only been In town half
a day walked Into tho middlo of tho
street, right out in trout hero, gave
sort of a shout, and dropped dead!"
"Was tho train so lato that bo ex
pected to bo obliged to stay hero ovor
night?" asked a hypercritical drum
mer whoso sales nnd not boon all that
ho had desired. Kansas City Star.
Roso In Revolt.
Johnny, who was moro proflclont In
tho art of wheeling tho baby buggy
than In tho selection of his pronouns,
became tlnd of being '-ailed on so of
ten to perforin this duty. So when
mamma summoned htm In tho midst
of nn exciting gamo of tag he relieved
his mind thus- "Now, mother, what's
the world comin' to? Evo'r since that
baby got bore It's been nuthln' but
'Johnny, wheel she' all the tlrao"
Papa Probably Did.
Paul had been naughty, whacking at
the parlor chairs, and poking the cush
Ions with 4ii ornamental sword, and
as a crowning horror, In examining
a meerschaum pipo had dropped and
broken It. Im grim silence his father
glared at tho wreck nnd Paul slatwi
back at him. transfixed, till at last ho
broke tho tonslon himself. "Woll, why
why don't you do fvimothliig?" he
demanded.
New Business.
Lighting, tho experts say, Is a mod
ern art; in fact, some aviators haven't
yet measured It completely. Wash
ington Post.
HELPING WOMEN IN CHINA
Practical Work That Is Doing Done
by League of American Ladles
Working In the Orient.
To Mrs. Lotta Cnrswell Ilumo, an
American, belongs tho credit of or
ganizing and pushing to succcsa the
Woman s Social Sorvlco league of
Cbangshn. China. Cbangsha In tho
only city In tho Chlnoso empire In
which tho commission sent out by thr
China Medical Hoard of the Hockefcl
lor Foundation found hospital social
service actively developed.
The Woman's Social Sorvico league
of Cbangshn was organized in 1913,
and since tho beginning has been a
distinctly Chlnoso Institution, for Mrs.
Ilumo, believing In natlvo leadership,
has steadily refused to nssumo any of
ficial position. Not only Is tho mem
bership mado up exclusively of native
women, but nil tho funds except J1D0
used during tho first year of Its work
woro given by Chinese Tho wlfo of
tho governor of tho province In which
Cbangsha is located Is tin active mem
ber of the Icaguo and besides her reg
ular membership foo gave ?G0 to tho
work,
"Soon after organization wo discov
ered that the work had a double sig
nificance," said Mrs. Ilumo whon tell
ing of efforts In establishing tho
icaguo nnd getting It going "On tho
one hand It offered practical rclluf to
tho poor whllo teaching thorn methods
of self-protection ngnlnst dlscaso and
by offering facilities for relief from
disease and unhygienic living. It also
furnished tho well-to-do, leisure- class
of Chlnoso womon an opportunity for
performing unselfish service for otii
cr3. This Is something they bavo sore
ly needed to savo them from tho dead
ening effect of life without outward
oxprcsslon. Tho enthusiastic response
of theso womon proved that a deflnito
point'of contact had at last been found
between tho two classes of women in
China"
Before going to China Mrs Hume
studied nursing nt Johns Hopkins uni
versity under Adelaide Nutting. Tho
methods employed at Chnngsha nro
American adapted to Chlneso condi
tions. Even tho book "Holt's Care of
tho Baby," was carefully adapted to
tho use of Chlneso mothers before be
ing distributed as a circular supple
menting league lectures to mothers.
Oncc-Ovcrs.
In certain linos of endeavor day
dreaming seems to bo necessary, but
it has no placo in the practical busi
ness side of the world.
Business is founded upon feasible
plans well thought out and executed
after study of markets and demands,
cost of handling and ways of meeting
competition.
Thero is no tiruo to dream about It
or of tho way you will spend tho
money if your plans aro successful.
While you dream the other fellow gets
"tho worm;" In other words, gets
ahead of you.
So banish your day dreams and get
right down to bard tacks. Uso your
brain in planning ways to make that
accumulation and let tho ways to
spend It take caro of themselves.
You will have to study solid, stub
born facts and recognize their truth
before you can expect to have a cred
itable bank account.
Dreaming won't bring it to you
Dreaming may prevent you from get
ting it.
Rural Mall for Arctic.
Rural free mail delivery In the arctic
circlo Is tho latest accomplishment of
tho Winnipeg post ofllec, and letters
aro beginning to collect at the local
post pfllce for residents In tho "Land
of the Midnight Sun."
On November 29 tho first of these
arctic rural mail carriers will leave
Edmonton, Alta. Ho will go as far
north ns Fort McPherson, delivering
letters to settlers and squatters on
tho way. Ho will start by railroad and
go to Athabasca Landing, then by
stages, horso and cutter, and when
tho trails get too heavy ho will uso a
dog sled.
On December 29, January 28 and
Fobruary 25, other malls will lcavo for
various parts of the arctic circlo and
Herschell Island, headquarters of San
Francisco whalers. No letter must
weigh moro than half .an ounce and
preference will bo given to thoso reg
istered. 11 possiblo licwspapcrs will
bo taken. Winnipeg Dispatch New
York Sun.
His Handicap.
"As I was engaged In tho very dis
agreeable and undignified task of split,
ting up somo hickory knots yester
day," related Jay B. Iden, tho poet, "a
wayfarer camo along and offered to
rellovo mo of tho Job In return for n
pairof my old trousors. Unfortunate
ly, I had them on at tho time and the
reading circlo was convening in tho
houso. On that acount I was unable
to avail myself of his kind offer."
Kansas City Star.
Bluebird a Friend of Man.
Llko tho robin, tho bluebird is very
domestic, but unlike tho robin, it docs
not proy upon any cultivated product
or work any Injury whatsoever to the
fruit grower. During tho fruit season
In fact flvo-slxths of its food consist?
of fnsocts. It seems, therefore, that
the common practico of encouraging
tho bluebird to nost near houses by
placing convenient boxes in which It
may build Its homo is thoroughly jus
tilled.
Work Worth Cultivating.
The art of selling Is a very lmpor
taut one, and should not bo neglected
by nny young man who intends to go
Into buBinesB, oven If ho doos not ox
pect to be a salesman. Ho will cer
tnlnly havo to sell his own servlcos,
and that is ono nf the hardest tasks
that any young man can undertake
Dean Johnson, New York University.
Wise to Their Ways.
"Madam," said the hook canvassor
to tho lady who had opened tho door
In answer to his ring, "if you hnve a
moment to spare, I'd llko to show you
this great work on tho 'Habits of Sav
age Animals.' "
"No uso wasting your time, young
man," replied the fomalo of the spe
clos. "I've beon married three times
and know all about their hablt3 "
GETT1NGASTARTJ
I NATHANIEL C. FOWLER, Jr.
swwki i win iiiiiiiiusiaujaraamjgMHyig
(Copyright, 1910. by tho McCluro Newspaper Syndicate.)
SNAGS.
Progression's mnrchlng road is sol
doni straight. It runs along tho high
ways and into tho byways, ovor tho
vnlloy. tho hills, and tho mountains.
Thero Is no royal road to succoss,
no easy way of accomplishment, not
withstanding that "Royal Roads" nnd
"Easy Ways" abound In half tho spell
binding harangues which Irresponsible
writers and talkers hurl upon their
young victims, who, with bated breath,
drink In tho words which seom to pro
claim tho doctrino of "Something for
Nothing," or "Much for Littlo."
I recall an incident: A friend of
initio, woll grounded in oxperlonco,
started an ontcrpriso undor n now en
vironment. His apparent immedlnto
success was remarkable. Tho business
paid at tho start. Ho was elated. His
friends congratulated him. Ills small
capital appears. to bo sufficient.
Business rolled In mid profits seomed
assured. This condition continued
for many months. Then ho struck n
dend center. Business dropped off.
Profits no longer appeared on tho bal
ance Bhcot. To uso tho langungo of
tho 3troots, ho was "up against It,"
and "up against it" hard. Ho porso
vered and won, but for nearly a year
his uoso was at tho grindstone. Ho
worked day and night. Every weok ob
stacles presented themselves which
appeared to bo almost Insurmountable.
In tho end, however, his perseverance,
combined with ability and experience,
conquered, as Is usually tho case.
Comparatively few men succeed
continuously. Few, very few, busi
ness houses pay a continuous profit.
Likb our highways, tho business road
is not constantly smooth, and It Is
seldom straight. Cold-tipped pros
pects may bo leaden underneath, and
tho sky Is not ofton clear for moro
than a fow days at a time. It is sure
to bo cloudy, It is sura to rain, Tho
glorious encouragement of tho sun is
not to bo wholly depended upon. A
dark day is coming.
Success depends not only upon cap
ital, oxporienco and ability, but upon
an appreciation of possiblo, if not
probable, disaster.
Tho good trado of today may not bo
duplicated tomorrow.
Tho best of goods do not sell con
tinually, and thero Is littlo profit
which docs not fluctuate.
Even the strongest municipal bond
may bo worth moro today than It will
bo tomorrow.
Nothing in business appears to bo
standard and suro.
Every road olthor has a snag In tho
middle of it. or thcrd aro snag3 be
side it which the storm will drive Into
the center.
Expect difficulties. Anticipato snags,
oven when you appear to sail on tho
flood tide of success.
Many a yachtsman has started out
on a calm morning nnd been wrecked
by tho afternoon storm, oven during
a season of good weather.
Reef boforo tho hurrlcano strikes.
Bo ready to meet tho wind nnd storm.
"Mako liasto slowly." See that your
anchor is ready for heaving, that your
lines aro strong enough to hold. Bo
prepared for wind and wavo. If they
don't como you aro fortunate If they
do come your preparation may enable
you to ride them and mako a Bafo
harbor.
Recognize tho fact that thcro is
such a thing as a snag, even when you
do not see It. It is thero, or may bo.
And, if it is there, do not bo discour
aged. Do not sit back and wall In
listless tone, "Just my luck. I might
have known it." Tacklo that snag
with a mighty determination to wrest
It from your path and annlhllnto it.
Then, when it has ceased to bo, march
on to tho next obstruction, fortified
by tho consciousness of your power
to handle what is to como, as woll as
that which has been.
THE EYE AND THE EAR.
You wero born with an empty brain.
Naturo did not glvo you intolllgcnco
and refused to contribute oven tho
self-presorvatlvo instinct of tho, ani
mal. All that you know today, and
all that you can over receive, ontors
your hoad olthor through tho oyo or
tho car. Each voluntary or Involun
tary glanco of tho oyo, and each sound
which enters your ear, is registered
in or on a brain cell, thero to remain
forovcr, oven though you may forget
tho occurrence.
You cannot help seeing, and you can
not help hearing. Much of what you
seo and what you hear may bo of lit
tlo or no consequenco to you, and It
IMPORTANT WEAPON OF WAR
Cnptlve Balloon Enables Army Com
manders to Locate Positions That
Are Held by the Enemy.
Tho cnptlvo balloon is playing nn
astonishing rolo in this war. It was
first used In maneuvers for slgnnllng
purposes only. Aviators did all tho
work. It was takon Into this wnr as
something antiquated Hut It has como
to unexpected honor, thanks to the
conditions of modern warfare Cap
tlvo balloons are to bo seen all nlong
the front and thoir valuo Is great
Thoy carry aloft wholo battorlos of
photographic apparatus
The avlntor. soaring through tho air
at a tromondons speed, has not the
leisure to mako tho observations pos
sible to tho man In tho balloon. The
balloon la stationary. IJ romalns ou
the spot for hours and oven for days
Even if tho obsorvor suffors fiom tho
equivalent of sea sickness ha remains
aloft. Ho is the oye of the artillery
Ho watches every move of tho oppo
nent, tho Hashes of his guns and con
trots tho tiro of his own, But his
would scorn n wasto of brain material
to record thoso r.oiinatlons; but, as
you cannot avoid this recording, it
behooves you to dotormlno, ns far ns
is within your power, what you shall
soo nnd what you shall hear.
You must seo and you must hear
anyway. Will you attempt to rogulnto
tho oyo nnd tho oar. or will you nl
low them to run amuck?
Thousands, yes, millions, of men
soo and yet too not; and ns many
henr nnd yet hear not. They lie dor
lnnnt, and nllow Impressions to come
to tliom nnd to occupy tho cells of
their brains, without using discrimina
tion In tho receiving nnd without nt
tomptlng to utllizo tho result.
One man walks along tlio city or
tho vlllngo street. His oyes and his
cars nro rocoivlng Innumerable Im
presslons, which ho docs not nttenipt
to regulate, and which ho allows to
play havoc with his brain Another
man, whllo ho cannot avoid that which
Is boforo him and around him, dis
criminates, focusea his oyes nnd turns
his cars toward tho sights nnd sounds
which will add to his slock of In
formation. It Is ns easy to seo nnd hear Intelli
gently ns It Is to nccopt involuntarily
Impressions nnd sensations
It Is Imposslblo for tho bright, nnd
intelligent man to look out of tho
window, to walk nlong tho street, to
occupy n chair at his desk, to mlnglo
with his follow men, without obtain
ing something worth whllo to him. to
his work, nnd to tho world at lnrgo.
It Is not enough to rccolve, for moro
receipts may have no commercial or
other valuo. It Is what you do with
what you rccelvo that counts in ovory
market.
What you need Is everywhere In
doors, outdoors. In the street, In the
fields nnd woods. Will you merely
nllow It to pass lusido of you, either
through your oyo or through your car,
unconsidered, or will you so regulate
your brain that It will separate the
wheat -from tho chaff and place it in
a position which will benefit you and
your community?
Will you bo n receiver, a moro re
tainer, or will you bo a mill over roadj
to grind the grist that Is constants
coming to you?
You aro master of It all It Is for
you to say whether what you receive
is to bo benollclal or worthless. Ke
colvo you must. What aro you going
to do with what you rccolve?
AMERICAN PROVED HIS WORTH
Chief Factor In Getting Great Brit
ain's Army to France In Time to
Be Effective.
Germany Isn't tho only country that
produces efficient men. When Eng
land bocamo a bolllgeront nation
about a year ago her first great prob
loin was how to transport men nnd
munitions to Southampton, tho port ol
embarkation for Franco nnd Belgium,
in tho least possible time. Karl
Kitchener called a conforenco of rail
road managers and gavo thorn GO
hours In which to bo icad: to haudlo
tho necessary traffic. Ono of tho on
forces was Henry W. Thornton, tho
American who loft this country two
years ago to become general manager
of tho Great Eastern rnilway of Eng
land. Ho took tho leading part in
carrying out Kltchcnor's ordors nnd
in 48 hours after tho conforenco ad
journed tho railroad equipment wnn
all ready, with steam up.
This Instanco of American efficiency
will bo especially Interesting to cltl
zens of Columbus. Sixteen yenrs ngo
Mr. Thornton, then holding u compara
tively humble position with tho Penn
sylvanla Railroad company, was a resi
dent of this city nnd many of us ro
mombor tho big. good-natured, hard
working follow who, starting with no
moro chanco in llfo than a million
other American youths of his day,
In 10 yenr3 ha3 becomo ono of the
biggest rnilroad men anywhere Co
lumbus (O.) Journal.
Will She Beat It?
Benedict I soo a girl at tho Unl
vorslty of Indiana recently mado a
world's record when she vnulted 0
feet and 1 Inch.
Bachelor Geo! I'd llko to seo hor
when sho gets hor first proposal of
mnrrlago!
Reason For Doubt.
It Is estimated that thoro nro 19,000
species of fish in tho world; but ro
ports from tho summer resorts in
dlcato that groat doubts us to the
veracity of this statement exist.
porch is most dangorous Shrapnol
und sholl search constantly for his
rnngo and olovatlon, which havo to bo
altored at frequent Intervals. Thoy
laroly find their mark, but tho balloon
somotlmos has to bo romovod to a
distance
Tho wholo landscapo is spread out
boforo tho balloonist as one gigantic
battlolteld. but not u living soul is to
bo toon Man Is biding from man
crouching in holes In tho ground, all
animated "with onlv one thought to
kill
Accounting for Prairies.
The treolosB prairlfas or Texas, Mex
ico and Centinl America are attributed
to primitive Indlnn agriculture, iMtmn
emeu eluured nnd nltnrwards aban
doned wero prevuutud by fire from be
coming reforested, until all piimittva
agriculture ended In the ng or grass,
pralrio Urea, wandering bullaloeB, and
uomndlc hunters
Guts Money Value.
The man who spends nil his niouu
on his family at leant guts somethlni
for It Detroit Frog Press,
The Making of the Pup.
Ted and James M , who llvo
somo dlstnnco from tho city, havo a
young bull dog, which thoy insist
noods training. Tho dog is by naturo
feiQclous, so tho training is not diffi
cult. A short tlrao ago n tramp was about
to enter their front gate, whon he
spied tho dog and changed his mind,
not soon enough, however, to avert
disaster.
"Sic 'cm, Kid, sic oml" cried tho
boys in delight.
Kid immedlntoly began to play with
tho tramp's ankles in a way which
gavo causo for alarm.
"Take your dog off, or I'll kill lilm,"
yoll6d tho victim, trying to enrry out
his threat.
Tho boy grinned. "Stand It if you
can, mlstor. It's hard on you, but it'll
bo tho making of tho pup!" called
Ted. Indianapolis News. '
Scriptural Proof.
"At a negro camp mooting In North
Carolina," says Senator Bon Tillman,
"a testifying penitent roforred to him
self and his unconvortod brothers ns
'niggers' in a spirit of abject hu
mility which ho doomed well pleasing
to his Maker. Tho presiding eldor,
who 'nniencd' his speech nt proper in
torvnls, Ilnnlly throw out a guntlo ro
buke " 'Call yo'so'f n cullud person, broth
er,' ho admonished, Impressively.
'Nlggors is n term of roproacli Invent
ed by proud whlto folks. Doy ain't
no mention in do Biblo of niggers.'"
" 'Ob, yes, doy Is, parson,' the peni
tent contradicted solemnly. 'Don't you
ree'lect do placo whoro it tclln 'bout
nlggor Dennis?'"
Useful Friends.
"I hopo you nrp solccting plnymatos
whose companionship will bo of valuo
to you," said Jimmy's mother.
"Oh, sure," replied Jimmy. "Skinny
Jones Is sliowln' mo how to spit
through my tooth, and Tug lllgglns
says If I'll glvo him my roller skates
ho'U tonch mo tho punch that knocked
out Jim Corbott."
Healthy.
"How Is tho cllinato out horo?"
asked tho intending purchaser.
"Great!" exclaimed tho real cstato
agent. "Finest In tho world. Why.
wo haven't had but ono death hero in
tho last ten years, nnd that was a
doctor who died of starvation."
One Advantage.
"Do you find living with alimony bet
ter than living with a husband?"
"I Miould Bay I do. That comes in
regularly, nt least."
It usually Is tho man who30 distinc
tion Is Hint or being the father of a
great mnny children who deserts them
and the woman who bore them.
A stitch In tlmo may closo tho
mouth of n gossip.
Bouncing Health
come naturally with childhood, but in later
years are usually the result of right living
Proper Food Plays a Big Part
Many foods especially those made from
white flour are woefully deficient in certain
mineral salts which are essential to life, health
and happiness.
To supply these vital mineral elements,
so often lacking in the usual daily diet, a food
expert originated
This food, made of choice wheat and
malted barley, supplies all the nutriment of
the grains, including the phosphate of potash,
etc., required for the daily rebuilding of body
and brain.
Grape-Nuts has a delicious, nut-like fla
vour is ready to eat direct from the package
with cream or good milk, and is complete
nourishment.
"There's a Reason" for Grape-Nuts
Sold by Grocers everywhere.
TOO MUCH FOR HIGHWAYMAN
Prospective Victim's Flow of Lan
guage More Effective Than Any
Use of Deadly Weapons.
Footpad (presenting pistol) Fork
ovor yor rhino, and bo quick about It.
Near-sighted editor I bog your par
don? (Sternly) "No monkeying. Unllm
hor; produco tho blunt."
"Pardon mo, but I do not exactly ap
prehend tho drift of your "
"Clieeso your patter. Don't yor soo
1'vo got tho drop? Unload yor oof?'
"I am totally nt a loss, my dear ail
to porcclvo tho relevancy of your ob
servations, or to"
"Whack up, or I'll lot hor speak!"
"Is thorc any peculiarity in tho ex
ternal scorning of my apparel or do
menuor, sir, that impels you, a total
stranger, to"
"Onco moro, will you uncork that
8 wag?"
(Hopelessly bowlldorcd) "My friend,
I confess my utter inability to gather
any coherent idea from tho fragmen
tary observations you havo imparted.
Thero Is something radically irrccon
cllablo and incapable of correlation
In tho vocabularies with which wo en
deavor to .mako tho reciprocal or cor
respondontlal intorchango ef our
ideas intelligible You will pardon
me I suggest that synchronization of
purposo is equally indispensable with
homogenolty of cerebral impression as
well as parallolism of idiom and "
But tho highwayman had fled in dis
may. Tit-Bits.
A Good Day.
"Lady," said tho wayfarer, "though
I look llko a common tramp, I waB
not nlways llko this. I have seen bet
ter days."
"That's what they all say," an
swered tho lady of tho houso scorn
fully. "It'a true, just tho Bamo," insisted
tho Bhabby ono. "Why, ono day laBt
week I got six handouts of grub arid
four dollars in roal monoy."
Enforced Sobriety.
"I mot your friend Luslio tho other
day. Ho said ho was on tho water
wngon." '
"That must havo boon on Thursday
or Friday, wasn't It?"
"It was on Friday. How did you
guess?"
"Ho's nlways on tho wagon tho last
two days before pay day."
A young man ought to aavo some
monoy boforo ho goto married, for
ho'll probably novcr got a chnuco aft
orward. Eternnl vigilance is only another
name for a woman whoso unmarriod
daughter is beginning to tnko on flesh.
Tho average woman Is willing to ad
mit that nny man is perfect who
thinks she, is perfect.
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