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AGRICULTURE IN WESTERN
CANADA.
5ts Grain Fields.
Ranching Lands.
Dairying Resources.
The Editor of tho Wisconsin Agrl
culturlst, who wns one of a pnrty of
editors of ngrlcultural papers who
look a trip through Canada during tho
past spring, writes to his paper lu tho
following strain.
Tho reason of his visiting Canada
was to satisfy himself that tho reports
coming to his paper regarding tho
wonderful resources of that country
were accurate. In view of tho wonder
ful settlement that was going on there,
many from this country crossing tho
lino in search of permanent homes
and In view of what ho had heard In
regard to conditions of soil, water, cli
mate, topography, fuel, grasses, rain
fall, matkets, etc., and also the Influ
ence which these have had on the
present and future of agriculture, ho
aleemed It necessary to make an ex
tended trip through all of tho abovo
territory.
In speaking of the Province of Manl.
toon, he says:
"The province of Manitoba com
prises within its limits the far-famed
grain-growing valleys of the Asslnl
liolnc and Red rivers. Although called
tho Prairie Province of Canada, Mani
toba has large areas of forests, numer
ous rivers and vast water expansions.
"Tho soil is a rich, deep, mould, or
loam, resting on a deep clay subsoil.
It Is well adapted to wheat-growing,
giving a bountiful yield of tho finest
quality, known the world over as No.
1 hard wheat. During the past ten
years tho growth of wheat and other
grains has steadily Increased, until
tiow tho production, by 35.000 farmers,
reaches over 100,000,000 bushels. Of
the 23,000,000 arable acres In Mani
toba, probably not oue-half of It Is oc
cupied. Cultivated grasses yield about
two tons per aero and native grasses a
ton and a half.
"There can be no question but that
dairying will become a great industry
throughout tho Northwest, and espe
cially cheese-making, as the cllmato Is
favorable and similar to' that of On
tario. 'Crops grown aro wheat, barley,
-oats, flax, rye, peas, corn for fodder,
lirome, potatoes, roots, etc. Tho soil
is very fertile and moisture ample.
The cllmato Is good and the growing
season, while not quite so long as In
Wisconsin, matures crops as the sun
shines much longer, rising about 4
o'clock and shines until about 9 at
night. One can easily read a news
paper at 10 p. m. The long days mako
growth fast and push crops to matur
ity ahead of frost.
"The ranching, the wheat-grpwlng
and the mixed farming belts all cross
over Asslnibola. The yield and the
quality of wheat raised along the main
line of tho Canadian Pacific railway,
at such places as Indian Head and Its
allipd districts, havo become famous.
Its possibilities aro shown by tho
averages of tests made it the experi
mental farm lu 1902, when Heven va
rieties of tho most suttablo whoat,
Hown on April the inth, were cut in
130 days and yielded 4,311 pounds of
straw and 43 bushels and 2 pounds of
grain per acre. Its mixed farming
area is excellent, Its range cattle,
liorses and sheep are the equals of any
seen In tho Northwest, aud Its treeless
portion Is underlaid with coal. The
town of Medlclno Hat Is heated and
Illuminated with natural gas. There
nre abundant deposits of brick, pottery
and flro clays."
Agents of tho Canadian Government
will be pleased to mall an Atlas to any
one Interested and also all other In
formation regarding railway rates, etc.
When a man marries
ho
wants
something clinging to cling to.
Teoalnte nml Wlllon Dollar Grass.
The two Greatest fodder plants on
arth, one good for 14 tons hay and the
other SO tons green fodder per acre,
(rows everywhere, so does Victoria
Jtape, yielding 60,000 lbs. sheep and
swine food per acre.
JCST SKKD lOO IM ST1MPS TO TUB
John A. Salsser Seed Co., lt Crosse,
Win., and receive lu return their big
satulog and lots of farm seed samples.
W. N. U.)
Self-conquest Is the greatest of vie
ories.
Pleasure Is but a weed, Joy a fruit.
FREE TREATMENT
to ovory Sufforor of Stomach, Hoart
and Nervous Dlsoaso.
Tim Klnui Chemical Company. SiM Good
Itlock. lH-s Mollies, loiva. Iiavu discovered a
new and wonderful Medlelno which they call
"Elmo C'aetarine" which tflves Immediate,
relief and ivrmaneiuly cures every caw of
rUontnch. Heart. orXervo Diseases that havo
tried It. They luivo made arrangements to
kIvh away W.ito Ui-rent Ixixes of Elmo Cac
tarltto lu the United States to ihii!o atlllcted
with any dlaeaso or woakis of tho Heart.
Stomach or Nerves. They want uvcry body to
try It at their eMense. Semi no money or
lamits Just wrllo jour namo and address
lilalu and say what paper you saw th Is in and
KPt, a ikjx of this wonderful Medlclno free.
!et well and tell our friends, that's all wo
want. Write today.
Talents are tools, not merchandise.
Lovo Is always far sighted.
RRI) CROS9 BAI.t. BLUB
Should be in every home. Ask your grocer
for it, Lage 'J oz. package only 5 cents.
(live a woman authority and
convert hor into an autocrat,
you
Vhcn Your Grocer Says
he does not have Dertaooo Starch, you may
tx sure he is afraid to keep it until his
stock of 1- or. packages are sold. Defiance
Btarch Is not only letter thau any other
Cold Water Starch, but contains lb ox. to
the package and sells for same money as 12
oz. brands
Opportunity is tho cream of time
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6en4 (ur 1UU J. MUHIALL, Slonx City, low,
Mark Twain.
Mark Twain does not lot his Ncv
York friends forgot him. Ho rocentlj
wrote from Florence to ono of thorn:
"My house Is tho Villa Quarto. So 1
shall get up my autobiography for a
quarto edition. Don't say anything to
the fellows who are wilting their lives
In octavo.''
Deafness Cannot Be -Cured
by local application, at they rinnot reach the dl
cated portion of the oar. There l only one way to
if
lr cm
cure drafnena. and that l ur mnHltuUoiial r.mnll.a
l'eafnr la catiril liy an Inflamed condition of the
mucoua lliiltm of the Kuatachlan Tube. When tblf
tubo la Inflamed you baMiariliiiMIng ound or Im
perfect hearing and when It la entirely cloacd. Dear
tie u the reault and unlet the Inflammation ran tin
taken out and thla tube restored to Ita normal condi
tion, liearlnn will bo demroyed foretori nine canet
out of ten are cauaed liy ( alarrh. which la nothing
bur an Inflamed condition of the timeout aurfacea.
Ve 111 Rite One Hundred Dollara for any cae of
Peafnnaairauaed by catarrh) that cannot on cured
by llall'a Catatrh Cure. Send for circular!, free.
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Potd by prtiRiinu. V
Take llall'a 1'amlly Villi for contttpatton.
When a man marries ho wants some
thing clinging to cling to.
The woman who can talk well
not always tho one who does It.
is
Wlgnle'Stick i.aunoky ni.CE
Won't spill, break, frcqzo nor spot clothes.
Costs 10 cents and equals 20 cents worth of
any other bluing. If your grocot does not
keep it send 10c for sample to Tho laundry
Blue Co.. 14 Michigan Street, Chicago.
When a mar shows contentment he
Is apt to be regarded as lacking In
It Is more profitable to read one
man than ten books.
Those Who Have Tried It
will nia no other. Defiance Cold Water
Btarch has no equal lu Quantity or Qual
ity 18 oz. for 10 cents. Other brands con
tain only 13 oz.
Peoplo who think themselves "so
good" are often only hysterical.
A man cannot go where temptation
cannot find him.
Stop? tho Cough anil
AVorkH OfT tho Cold
Laxative Bromo QuinmoToblots. TriceGSc.
Bachelor girls aro spinsters
rcfUBo to admit it.
who
Faith Is the secret of firmness.
EITC permanently eared. No (Its or nerreasncM af te
r 1 1 d first day'a uaa of Ur. Kllne'a itreut Nerre lleator
er. Send for I'll KK 3.0ll trial bottle and tnatlia.
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It takes a woman to carry oft a Ho
with a smile.
lO.OOO rianU for 100.
This Is a remarkable offer the John
A. Sinister Seed Co., I-a Crosse, Wis.,
makes. They will send you their big
plant and seed catalog, together with
enough seed to grow
1,000 fine, solid Cabbages.
2,000 delicious Carrots.
2,000 blanching, nutty Celery.
2,000 rich, buttery Lettuce.
1,000 splendid Onions.
1,000 rare, luscious Radishes.
1,000 gloriously brilliant Flowers.
This great offer Is made In order to
induce you to try their warranted seeds
for when you once plant them you
will grow 11b others, aud
am. roa but ICo rosTxoB,
providing you will return this notice,
and If you will send them 20c In post
age, they will add to the above a pack
nit of the famous Berliner Cauliflower.
(W. N. U.)
Tho Coreans use neither bedsteads
nor chairs.
Little Maple Custards.
Make a plain cup custard mixture,
adding a pinch of salt and sweetening
with a very little maple sugar. Put a
small quantity of maple sugar or syrup
oTir the flro and boll until It Is re
duced to crack degree when tried In
cold water. Stir while boiling to pre
vent burning. Pour a little into the
bottom of small custard cups and let
It harden; then pour In the custard
mixture. Place the cups In a shallow
pan with water andset in a mederate
ly hot oven and cook until the custard
Is set In tho middle. When done take
out and turn out the custards while
hot so that the maplo syrup will run
down over them, forming a sauce.
Servo at once.
Found Some of It.
Representative Reeder of Kansas
saw a five-cent piece on the floor of
li Pennsylvania avenue car one after
noon, while he was on his way down
from tho capltol. He picked tho nick
el up and said: "Is there anybody in
the car who has lost a ten-dollar gold
piece?" Ten people, white and black,
promptly said in chorus: "I did."
"All vlght," said Iteedor, as he slid fot
tho door; "I just found a nickel of It,
I don't know where the 'other nine dol
lars and ninety-five cents went."
This Is Miraculous.
Manhattan, Kans., March 14. One
of the strangest cases that has over
been heard of In Itlley Co. Is that of
the three-year-old daughter of Mr.
Jonas Bnibaker of this place.
Somo time ago the little girl took
whooping cough, which was followed
by pneumonia. When tho pneumonia
left her, she was taken down with
malaria fever with at times symptoms
of Spinal Meningitis.
The family doctor brought her safe
ly through these troubles, but after
the fever Brlght's Disease set in and
the doctors gave her up. Her father
tells tho rest of the story:
"Wo began to give her Dodd s Kid
ney Pills and after she had, taken
about three and a half boxes, she was
entirely cured. Now shells well as
any child, running and playing as if
nothing had evor been the matter
with her. Tho doctors said she was
beyond tho reach of medicine. Dodd's
Kidney Pills certainly saved our lit
tlo glra life, whon sho was so far
into tho chronic stage of Brlgbfa
Disease that, we thought nothing could
sr.ve her.''
Most of tho good times we have aro
not appreciated until tho next day.
Lt us all grow lettuce, if prices aro
to continue at present figures.
JHALFWAY HOUSE!
A" STORYOtT THK PL A 1 N S
$ 1V ' IIO'U. At 1 1U ' Ol rill( SIOKY HI' THK COWHOV
I C r ighti .f, 19UB k JO Attt.ttH L t In t .1 it ' . A t w Vrk 1
fih jnWllW wSA1 aWtW wijWw
CHAPTER XXI. Continued.
"There must bo some motle shown
for the supposition of such an net ns
murder. What motive can be rIiowi
hre? Certnlnly not that of robbery.
The horse of tho missing man camo
bnck alone, its Inrial dragging, as wo
shall prove. It hud not been ridden
since tho lnrlnt wns broken. You nil
know, ns we shall prove, that thin man
Juan wns never known to ride a horse.
Wo shnll prove that he walked sKty
miles, to the very Bpot where the
liorso hml been tied, and that he
scorned lo touch a horse on his whole
journey. Ho wanted no horse. Ho
stole no horse. That was no motive
'To be subject to the law, as you
very well know, a man must be mor
ally responsible. He must know right
and wrong. 1 shall show to you that
when this man was a child he was
struck a severe blow upon the head
and that since that time he has never
been of sound mind, his brain never
recovering from that shock, a blow
which actually broko lu a portion of
his skull. Since that time he hns
had recurrent times of violent Insan
ity, with alternating spells of what
scams a scml-ldiocy. This man's
mind never grow. In some ways his
animal souses aro keen to a remark
able degree, but of reason he hns
little or none. He can not tell you
why he does thus or so. This I shall
prove to you.
"I ask you, gentlemen or the jury,
you who hold this man's life in your
hands, nro you going to hang u mini
for murder when It Is not shown a
murder has been done? And would
you hang a man who Is more ignorant
than a child of right or wrong? Is
that fair play? Gentlemen, wo nro nil
.here together, and ono of us Is ns good
as another. Our ambitions are the
same. We stand here together for
tho best Interests of this growing
country this country whose first
word has always has been fair play.
"I say, first give
Now, Is It your already formod wish
to punish this man? I say, no. I say,
first give him his chance."
As Franklin ceased and seated him
self the silence was again broken by
a rising buzz of conversation. This
was proving really a very interesting
show, this trial. It must go on yet a
little further.
"Call William Hasktns," said tho
prosecuting attorney, standing up,
with his hands in his pockets.
"William Hasklns, William Hasklns,
William Hasklns! Come Into court!"
cried out the clerk from his corner of
the store box. No immediate re
sponse was made. Some ona nudged
Curly, who started up.
"Who me?" he said.
"Is your name William Hasklns?"
asked the Judge.
"Reckon so," said Curly. "My folks
used to call mo that. I usually go
under tho road brand o 'Curly,'
though." He took IiIb seat on a stool
near the storo box, was sworn, with
his hat on, and the prosecuting attor
ney began the examination.
"What is your name?"
"Why, Curly."
"What is your occupation?"
"What?"
"How do you make your living?"
"Punchln cows. Not that I 'low it's
any o' yoro d d business."
"Where do you reside?"
"Where do 1 live?"
"Yes."
"Well, now, I don't know. My folks
lives on the Brazos, an I've been drlv
in' two years. Now I take up a claim
on tho Smoky, out here. I 'low I'll
go North right soon, to Wyomin',
maybe."
"How old are you?"
"Oh, I don't know; but I 'low about
twenty-four or twenty-five, along In
there."
"Where were you last Weduesday?"
"What?"
Were you one of the posse 6ent
out to search for Cal Grcathouse?"
"Yep; mo and Cap Franklin, there."
"Who olse?"
"Why, Juan, thC7e, him. He was
trallln' the hoss for us."
"Where did you go?"
"About sixty miles southwest, Into
tho breaks of the Smoky."
"What did you find?"
"We found a old camp. Hoss had
been tied there and broke his lariat.
Busiios was broke some, but we didn't
see no blood, as I know of."
"Never mind what you didn't see."
"Well, now"
"Answer my question."
lfflfrryu)fr&!
"Now, say. friend, you don't want to
get loo gay."'
'Answer the question, Mr. Uns
hips," said the court.
"Well, all right, Judge; I'll do It to
oblige you. The most we saw there
was where a lire had boon. Jxiokud
llko a right smnrt flro. They was
plenty ' ashes lyln there."
"Did you see anything In tho
ashes?"
"Whnt business Is It a' yourti?"
"Now, now," said the court, "you
must answer tho questions, Mr. Has
klns." "All right, Judge." said Curly. "Well,
I (litniio hardly whnt wo did see any
mor'n whnt 1 tole all the boys when
we first brought Juan In. 1 tole you
all."
"Wry well," said the prosecutor;
"what did you see? Anything llko n
man's figure?"
'We object!" said Franklin, but
Curly answered: "Well, yes. It did
look like n feller n-layiu' there. But
when wo touched It "
"Never mind. Did the prisoner seo
this figure?"
"Shore."
"What did he do?"
"Well, ho acted plumb loco. He get
down an hollors. 'Mndre do Dios!' ho
hollers. I 'low he wuz plenty cenred."
"Did he look scared?"
"Well, when we roped him ho didn't
make no kick."
"Never mind.- He saw the figure In
tho ashes?"
"What do you know about It? you
wnsn't there."
"No. but I am going to make you
toll what was there."
"You aro, huh 7 Well, you crack yer
whip. . I like to seo any feller. mako
me tell anything 1 don't want to tell."
"That's right, Curly." said some one
back In the crowd. "No bluff goes."
"Not In a hundred!" said Curly.
"Now, now, now," began the Judge
drowsily. Tho prosecuting attorney
him his chance."
counseled of craftiness, at this junc
ture, foreseeing trouble if he insisted.
"Take the witness," he said abruptly.
"Cross-'xamlne, d'fensc," said the
judge, settling back.
"Now, Curly," said. Franklin, as he
took up the questioning again, "please
tell us what Juan did after he saw this
supposed figure in tho ashes."
"Well, of course, Juan acted plenty
loco 3011 know thnt."
"Very well. Now, what, If anything,
did you do to this alleged body In tho
ashes?"
"What did I do to It?" said Curly.
"Why, I poked It with a stick."
"What happened?"
."Why, it fell plumb to pieces."
"Did it disappear?"
"Shore It did. Wasn't a thing left."
"Did it look like a man's body,
then?"
"No, It Just looked like a pile o'
ashes."
"Bore no trace or resemblance to a
man. then?".
'"None whatever."
"You wouldn't havo taken It for a
body, then?"
"Nope. Courso not."
"Was any part of a body left?"
"Nary thing."
"Any boot, hat or bit of clothing?"
"Not a single thing, fur's I c'd seo."
"Well, now, Curjy," said Franklin,
"please tell us how long you have
known this prisoner."
"Ever since we was kids together.
He used to be a ruozo on my pap's
jnnch, over fn Snu Saba county."
"Did you ever know him to receive
any Injury, any blow about the head?"
"Well, onct ole Hank bwartzman
swatted- him over the head 'with a
swinglotree. Sort o' laid him out,
some."
"Did he act strangely after receiv
ing that blow?"
"Why, yos; I reckon you would your
self. Ho Lit him a good lick. t was
for lidln' Hank's favorite mare, an'
from that time to now Juan ain't
never been on horseback since. That
shows he's loco. Any man what walks
Is loco. Part o' the time, Juan, he's
bronco, but all the timo he's loco."
"Ho has spells of violence?"
"Shore. You know that. You seen
how ho fit that Injiiu "
"Oh, keep hlni to tho ltuo," pro
tested the prosecutor.
"Now, say," Insisted Curly, "if you
want something thex ain't none o' you
said a word about yet, I'll tell you
somothiug. You see, Juan, he hail a
sister, and this here Cal Greathouse,
he "
"I object, yo' Honoh! I object'
cried tho Btatc's attorney, sprnglng to
his feet, "This is brlngln" tho dignity
o' the law Into ridicule, sail! Into ridi
cule! 1 object!"
"Kr, nh-h-h!" yawned tho judge, sud
denly silling up. "Mourn court. Mr.
Clerk! We will t?t to-morrow morn
in' at the same plnr. at nine o'clock
Who is lu charge of this prisoner?
There ought to be some ono to take
cure of him."
"I reckon I am, Jutige." snld Curly
"Ho Is sort ' stnjln' with mo while
Bill's under the WQnthor."
"Well, take him In charge, somo
one, and have him here lu tho morn
ing."
"All right, judge," until Curly quiet
ly. "I'll tnku enre of him."
It was three o'clock of the nfter
noon. The thirst of a district Judge
hml adjourned the dlHtrlct court.
Frnnklln's honrt sank. Ho dreaded
the night. Vhe teal court, ns he ad
mitted to hl'i suit would contluuo Its
session that night at the Cottage bar,
and porhnps It might nut adjourn untl'
n verdict had been rendered.
CHAPTER XXII.
The Verdict.
There enme over tho town of Ellis
vllle that night nn ominous quiet. But
few men appeared on the stroets. No
body talked, or If any one did there
was one mibject to which no refer
ence was made.
Franklin finished his dinner, went
to his room and buckled on his revol
ver, smiling grimly as he did so at the
thought of how Intimately all law Is
related to violence, and how relative
to Its environment Is all law. He wont
to Batterslelgh's room and knockod
entering at tho loud Invitation of that
friend.
"Shure. Ned, mo boy," said Batter
sleigh, "yo've yer side arms on this
ovenln'. Yo glvo up tho profession of
arms with reluctance. Tell mo, Ned,
what's the campaign fer tho evonln'?"
"Well." said Franklin, "l thought I'd
step ovor aud sit awhile with Curly
this evening. Ho may be feeling a lit
tlo lonesome."
"Quito right yo nro, mo boy," said
Bnttcr8lelgh cheerfully. "Quite right.
An' if ye don't mind I'll Just jlno yo.
It's lonesome I am mesolf tho night."
Batterslclgh busied himself nbout
his room, and soou appeared arrayed,
as was Franklin himself, with re
volver at his belt.
"Shure, Ned, mo boy," he said, "an
officer an' a glntloman should nlvver
appear abroad without his side arms.
At laste, methlnkB, not on a night like
this." Ho looked at Frnnkln calmly,
and the latter roso and grasped the
hand of tho fearless old soldier with
out a word. The two strolled out to
gether down tho street In tho direc
tion of tho shanty wlioro Curly was
keeping his "prisoner."
(To bo continued.)
CLEVER TRICK THAT WON.
Ambitious Youth Sold His Verses by a
Ruse.
Many years ago, writes Mr. Thomas
Bailey Aldrlch In "Ponkapog Papers,"
a noted Boston publisher used to keop
a largo memorandum book on a table
in his private office. Tho volume al
ways lay open, nnd was In no manner
a private affair, being tho recoptacle
of nothing more Important than has
tily scrawled reminders to attend to
this thing or the other.
It chanced one day that a very
young, unfledged author, passing
through tho city, looked in upon tho
publisher, who was also the editor of a
famous magazine. Tho unfledged had
a copy of verses secreted about his
person. Tho publisher was absont and
young Milton sat down arid waited.
Presently his eye fell upon tho mem
orandum book, lying there spread out
llko a morning nowspaper, aud almost
In spite of himself ho read, "Don't for
get to seo tho binder," "Don't forget
to mall E. his contract," "Don't forget
H.'s proofs," and so forth.
An inspiration seized upon tho
youth. He took a pencil aud at the
tall of this long list of "don't forgets"
ho wrote, "Don't forget to accept A.'s
poem."
He left his manuscript on tho table
and disappeared, That afternoon when
the publisher glanced over his memor
anda he was not a little astonished
at the last Item; but his senso of hu
mor was so strong that ho did accept
the poem It required a strong sense
of humor to do that and sent the lad
a check for it, although the verses re
main to this day imprinted. Youth's
Companion.
Mechanical Aids to Rapid Reading.
At tho meeting of the French Acad
emy of Sciences, held recently, M.
Andre Broca and M. Sulzer commu
nicated a paper on the subject of rapid
reading. They showed that the dif
ferent letters of the alphabet are not
all appiehended with the same quick
ness, For Instance, the time taken
to recognize an E la nearly one-third
longer than that taken to recognlzo a
T. They consider that the alphabet
Is badly designed from a physiological
point of view. It should be composed
of very simply designed letters as T
or I,. Rapidity of reading would thus
bo IncreaFcd and "brain fag" would be
notably diminished. It would also be
better to have the letters printed In
white on a black ground than the sys
tem which obtains at present. The
time taken to recognize a letter print
ed In black on a white ground was
nearly ten times longer than white on
a black giouud.
An Interesting Girl.
Ooldonrod I'm ' quite anxious that
you moot hor.
Sllverton What port of a girl is
she ono with a past?
Goldenrod No; but I don't thnk
she'd object to ha ring oue. Town
Topics.
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A Burglar "With Religion."
Former State Senator Guy otico was
askod to defend nn ex-convict who
was charged with burglary, snyB tho
Now York World. Ho refused tho
case, but had n talk with the prisoner
In tho courso of conversation the
burglar said:
"I had a partner- onco, but ho got
religion."
"Indeed I I presume he quitted tho
business?"
"Nlxy; I just fired him. see? What
could a man like me expect of a
chump who nlwnys wanted to open a
safo with prnyers?"
The Mistress Was Forgiving.
D. C. Browcr tells of a colored maid
who camo home about two hours later
(.linn Bho ought aud burst out to her
mistress:
"Oh, missus! I'so got 'llgiont I'so
got 'liglon."
"Very well,' said the mistress. "I'll
forglvo you this time. But don't let
it happen again." Boston Record.
Comes to the Same Thing.
Rings Do you consider it proper ta
mind the baby?
Bangs Well, I think It proper to
mind tho wife.
Now a Respectable Citizen
Drummcc Whnt became of old
Tuffnut, who formerly owned a dis
reputable dlvo on Blank street';
Merchant Oh, ho reformed several
yenrs ago nnd Is now ono of our most
honest and respected citizens.
Drummer What business is ho In
now?
Merchnnt None at all. Ho mado a
fortuno out of his dlvo and retired.
Two Methods.
"The average married woman," said
Henpeck, "works her game so as to
piny 'man-of-the-houso' and get con
trol of the purse strings."
"Oh, I don't know," replied tho
other, whoso wife Is a cute, cooing,
little creature, "hometlmes she playa
her game bo as to work tho man-of-the-house
to the sumo end." Philadel
phia Press.
Signs of Progress.
"I think Arthur would have propos
ed to mo last night If you hadn't coma
In tho room Just when you did."
"What reason have you for believ
ing that?"
"Ho had taken both of my hands In
his. He had never held, moro than ono
of them at a time before," Stray
Stories,
A Common Falling.
"He started out to be tho architect
of his own fortunes. ' Did ho suc
ceed?" "
"Well, ho s the architect all right,
but he didn't succeed In putting up
much of a structure,"
"What seemed to ne the trouble?"
"He revised tho plans too often,"
Queer Notion.
.
Mr. Peck Jack writes me from the
country that It's lovely out there
regular paradise, he says.
Mr. Bj'nks ll'm! Did lie take his
wife with him?
Mr. Peck Shucks, man! What'B
your Idea of paradise, anyway?
Exchange of Compliments.
"I lovo you, papa," said four-year-old
Margie, as she climbed upon her
father's knee.
"Ami I lovo you, dear, when you
aro a good girl," rejoined her father.
"But, papa," continued Margie, not
to bo outdone, "I love you even when
you uln't no good."
Force of Habit.
Ho What would you do If you were
starving, dear? Would you steal a
loaf of bread?
She Certainly not! I'd walk into a
cafo and got a meal aud charge It.
Ho To whom?
She To you, of course. Detroit
Freo Prois.
Not an Everyday Occurrence.
Cheerful Widow Why so dismal?
Futuro Husband I am afraid our
woddlng tilp will take all tho cash
I havo saved up?
Cheorful Widow What of it? A
wedding trip only happens ouce ia
five or six years.
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