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LOOKED FOR OTHER TWO.
Little One Had Out One Idea of Term
"Fore-Handed."
Llttlo Catherines lins been boarding
on a farm this summer, and many of ;
tho rural expressions nro wholly un
familiar to hor. One day sho chanced
to hear her country hostess praising
tho good qualities of a certain thrifty
neighbor.
"Ho really nln't got much, com
pared to somo folks," said tho farm
er'a wife, "but ho makes out wonder
ful well; ho's so foro-handed."
That evening tho man thus lauded
happened to drop In, and Katherlno
Immediately sidled up to him, with cu
rious eyes. Slowly sho rovolvcd about
tho chnlr In which ho sat, and bo per
sistently did sho gazo nt him that tho
farmer's wlfo finally noticed It.
"Well, Knthorlne," sho said, "you
seem to And a good deal to look at In
Mr. D ; don't you?"
"Why," replied tho child, her llttlo
forehead wrlnklod In perplexity. "I
did want to sco his two uvver hands,
but I can't. Is ho slttin' on 'em?"
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By WBLLARD W. GARRISON
Jangle Association Decides on Protective Auxiliary) for Only
Living Ex-President rs Visit
y HIS meeting will ploase
oomo to ordo r,
roared King Leo, rap
ping for order upon
Vice-President Jumbo's
hard cranium.
"This uxeouttvo committed has
summoned tho inombors of tho East
African Junglo association, post
haste, to assemble hero for tho pur
1)0 bo of organizing tho Theodora
"You certainly wouldn't marry a girl
for hor money, would you, Tom?"
"Of courBo not; neither would I have
tho heart to lot hor becomo nn old
maid becuuso sho happened to bo well
off."
got
Absorbing.
Silas Ha! Ha! Reuben
bunkoed again.
Cyrus Do tell! Whnt was It this
time?
Silas Why, Hcubcn saw an ad
that stated that for ono dollar they
would send him soino of tho "most ab
sorbing llteraturo ho over read.
Cyrus And what did thoy send
him?
Silas Why, thoy sent him a pam
phlet entitled "How Blotters Aro
Mado" and another entitled "Polnta
on Turkish TowoLj."
The Old-Time Boy.
Tho boy of to-day who complains of
anything should bo mado to read tho
rules and regulations laid down for
boys In old colonial days. Ho had to
stand up at tho table. Ho must go to
bed at candlelight. Ho must not sit
down In tho presewco of a visitor. Ho
must not shout Ho must not run
without causo. Ho must not throw
stones at animals or birds. Ho must
not Idlo on tho street, and if ho had
been found trying to stand on his
head ho would havo gono to Jail for a
week.
Tho extraordinary popularity of flno
white goods this summer makes tho
eliolco of Starch a matter of great Im
portance Defiance Starch, being freo
from all Injurious chemicals, is tho
only ono which is snfo to dso on flno
fabrics. Its great strength ns n stiffen
or makes half tho usual quantity of
Starch necessary, with tho result of
porfect finish, equal to that when tho
goods wcro now.
No Liquids.
"Deso political meetings aro fakes,"
grumbled tho tall tramp in tho greon
shirt.
"Why so, pard?" nsked his chum.
" 'Cauao last night 1 wont to a meet
In' billed as an 'ovorllow meotln and
thcro wan't nothin' ovorflowin' not
oven root beer."
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Expedition About $1 '5, 000 Over 100 Men
Needed for Expedition.
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trees. For exports point out that
Just nt that moment when tho bul
let falls ot Its mission, tho Bnvngo
mala will charge
Hunting tho rhinoceros takes n lot
mora sclenco than that which Is
needed for tho Hon In African Jun
gles. Tho rhino Is mora eavngo
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lloosovclt Protcctlvo
auiUIary," continued
tho chairman.
Tho glraffo wns on
his foot In an Instant, doraandlng rec
ognition with both hind feet and his
neck.
"What? Protect Rooscvolt? You go"
"Sit down!" ngnln roared King Leo.
"Tho gontlumnn from tho tall pines will
plcaso not get so florid." Then turning his
back upon tho glrnfTe, he continued: "Tho
object of the auxiliary will bo to afford ns
much security for tho mombors ot this
society as may bo obtained by cautionary
measures within our commonwealth. Tho
motion having been made, I find that tho
majority aro in favor, thereforo I dcclnro
It adopted. Following uro tho officers of
tho auxiliary: Leo, chairman; Kongo, sec
retary; nud StrlpeB, clialrmnn of the com
mittee ou predatory privilege. Tho chair
man of tho auxiliary will report resolu
tions March 4, 1003. Until that tlmo wo
Btand adjourned."
Dr. Monk, who had been kidding Ser-geant-nt-Arms
Ithlno, ofllclal bouncor. be-
causo the latter had Just begun to hoc a
joko which tho former told nt a previous mooting,
had darted Into tho sheltering branches of a cocoa
nut palm but was conipolled to return upon feel
ing tho glraffo chewing at his tall. Tho latter hav
ing mistaken Air. Monk's tall for n cocoanut leaf,
clovorly changed tho subject by Introducing the
Hoosovelt question again.
"Say, old man, I don't know whether this aux
iliary Is Just tho best thing with election coming
on. Supposing tho Jungle guards should bo called
out during tho primaries. Whoro would wo got
off at? You eao that auxiliary Hat of officials Is
with the opposition and It'll bo Just like thum to
call out our voting Btrungth to trail tho ox-prcsl-dent.
I know how It is In my precinct, und I
gueBS you know whero Uio Congo river bunch stand.
Well, so long, Doc. Don't throw any mushy cocoa
nuts at Theodore If ho sees you first."
Tho habitues of tho jungle disbanded and went
tholr ways, tho party in power determined that th
only living ex-preBldent, whon ho beenmo such,
should not get tho upper hand when he made his
visit to Africa In search of gumo and tho opposing
minority determined to koup ono oyo on Roosevelt
und tho other on King Leo's bunch.
Hear shooting In tho ennebrakes of Louisiana or
trailing Druln In tho HocklcB Is tarno sport ulong
Bldo of that which Theodore Uoosovelt will find In
Kast Africa when ho goes thoro after his term of
oflico expires. It will bo necessary to tnko over
100 men on tho hunting expedition, if ho goes after
all tho big game to bo found, and, Judging from
what tho cartoonists say nbout htm, It will bo his
purpose to dcjiloto tho fastnesses of tbo dark con
tinent to tho greatest posslblo ox tout. How will ho
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show up ngnlnst Uio lion, ele
uhant. bongo, hlnno. rhino, ze
bra, tigers and smaller animals? From Indications,
tho Democrats declare, thoro will bo no Jungles
when Theodore leaves.
Flvo thousand pounds of ammunition will ho
needed, six months' food Ib nn ubsoluto noros
slty and an expert declares that tho cost from
tho tlmo ho steps onto the continent uutll ho
leaves will uggregnto nbout $lli,000. That Is a
largo amount of money to put into six months'
hunting, but Urltluh and Clormnn sportsmen say
It Is worth tho price.
Tho real heart of tho hunting regions of Afri
ca Is In rthodesln. There nro cnnnlbals thore,
also hostile tribes, but Itoosevoltlnn diplomacy may
becomo a splondld usuet, and backed up by his
fighting experlenco gained on Snn Juan hill und
In sparring bouts with the somite, there should be
no serious dmigor.
Ono of the features of tho expedition will bo
shooting Hons by night. This hus been authori
tatively announced by tho magazine which Is to
pay Mr. Itooqovclt 1 a word for bis stories of the
hunt. In stalking Hona by night tho president must
ubo on automobile headlight, which African ar
chives say King Leo hates. Ho dislikes It bo much
that each season several dozen natives uro killed
und carried away while carrying Jungle torches.
Tho lnlr of tho Hon must bo halted with n llvo
donkey. One of tho hired help holds tho light and
tho president holds tho gun, ulways In readiness
to end Leo's career ou sight.
Whon tho king of boasts is (lighted, the nutlvo
swings the spotlight full upon him und In tho single
Instant that the lion is dazed by the glaro, Mr.
cornered.
tho cleverest of beasts. Tho
ones wo boo with circuses look
ns If thoy couldn't run fast or
far. Perhaps thoy can't, but tho
one who Is disturbed in his lnlr
In declared to be tho fastoat thing
nlloat. Tho shot which 1b mwuit
to kill tho big hruto miiBt bo
placed JUBt behind tho flhouldor.
For thoro the Bkln Is exceptional
ly soft and tho bullet will plorco
his heart. Huntsmen say tho
safest precaution against dlnastor
Is to hit rhino thcro flrat. Tho
hiiiiio precaution holds truo In
tho enso of tho clephnut and hip
po. Hoth aro tough-skinned nnl
mals and terribly ferocious when
Ills prey having beon killed, tho aides
wltli the president will sot to wor'K'to Bkln tho
bcntUs.
Hut tho most Bought nnlmnl Is tho bongo, nf
tor which ovory African hunter Is keen. U'h tho
rnroBt animal on tho dark continent. Accord
ing to ono wealthy ISuroponn, tho market prlco
for n Blnglo Bpeclmen Is $G,000. Tho bongo la
wilder und moro timid than tho American
deer.
Tho great continent of Africa for conturics has
held civilized peoplcB la n hypnotic state. It
simply tremn with mysteries and to get at tho
bottom of thoHo, thousands of lives havo been
Bnuffcd out by wild beasts, natural formations
of tho country and tho novelists as i ill. Sta
tlntlcs, gathorod between the years of 1801 and
187C, havo It that over one-third of tho works of
fiction of thoso generations wore based on tho
darkest continent.
Arnbs. Portuguese, Dutch, French. TcutoiiB
and Hrltons havo held sway In that order In tho
most populated pacts of Africa. French, Dutch,
nermann and IJngllnh are ntUI prevalent thcro
and evidences of tho nuhjects of Portugal and
tho wandering Arnbs aro ntlll to bo found li tho
stylo of building, customs und costium-a.
Tho tlasslcB of LlvliiRBtono, Speko nnd Stan
ley tell us what It w.ih ouco like nnd now wo
aro to havo a preuent day rohoaraal by Itoose
velt hlir.aelf. Africa confrontH the traveler with
tliu grandOBt, moat mysterious, must dllllcult
touring proposition that Is to be found the world
over.
Kitty Isn't sho tbo moat contrary
thing?
Uotty Why so?
Kitty Sho's boon conxlng and conx
Ing mo to go to her picnic, nnd I won't
do It,
In Your Youth.
And then thoro was tho tlmo you
took Her to tho county fair. You woro
that now $9.98 suit; had Dowcy Mun
ger'a best roadster nnd rubbor-tlrod
rig nnd n now whip with a red ribbon
tied around It. Sho woro a whlto
dress with a hluo snsh, and a string
of bluo glass beads about her neck.
Mind thoso onirics In your "dally ox
ponso" hook enndy, 10 cents; pen
nuts, G cents; merry go-round tickets,
2G cents; nldo bIiow, 20 contB; wclnor
wurst snndwlches. 20 cents; lomonndo,
10 conts; Ico cream, 20 conts; shoot
ing gallery, 10 conts; tintypes you'vo
got 'em yet, you sitting nnd alio stand
ing with her hand on your shoulder
CO conts. Goo, but you thoMght you
"blow yourBOlf" that day, didn't you?
Los Angeles Express.
Lnundry work nt homo would bo
much moro sallsfaclory If tho right
Starch woro used, hi order to got tho
desired Btlffuoss, It Is usually nucca
sary to usu so much stnrch that tho
beauty and Iluonuss of tho fabric is
hidden behind a pnsto ot varying
thickness), which not only destroys tho
appearance, but also affects tho wear
ing quality of tho goods. This trou
ble can bo entirely ovorcomo by using
Deflnnco Starch, as It can ho applied
much moro thinly hocnusn of Its great
er strength Uinn other nmkea.
Indla-Gcatlon.
Hero Is a story tho hlBhop of Lon
don told John Morley tho other dny,
says tho Philadelphia Inmilror. They
wero holding nn "exam." In an Kast
end school, nnd thu teacher wns ex
plaining tho chief products of tho In
dian empire. Ono child recited n list
of comestibles. "Plenso, miss, India
produces curries and popper and cit
ron and chillies and chutnoy and
and" "Yes, yes, nnd what comos
attor that?" "PIoubo, mlsB, I don't ro
member." "Yes, but think. What lo
India so famous for?" "Plenso, 'm,
ludln-gcstlon."
None for Him.
"Well, what doos tho lint hill como
to this summer?" Inquired Mr. Jug
Kins. "Lot mo boo," Bald Mrs. Juggins, pro
ducing tho long papor. "My Morry
Widow, Initio's pink Morry Widow,
Ella's green and Mamlo's mauvo Morry
Widow total J99.90."
"Oco!" said Mr. JugginB, "Noarly
a hundred I Woll, with tho ton cents
remaining, I guoss I'd bettor havo my
old strnw dono up again."
His Idea.
"Woll, Just what Is a socrot, any
way?" "A thing to bo kept"
"Yes."
"On tap"
"Oh!"
"Until sovoral pooplo havo forrotcd
It out"
"Woll?"
"And then It. Is published with big
hoad Hues." Nashvlllo American.
SELF DELUSION
Many Pcoplo Deceived by Coffee.
Wo Ilka to dufoud our Indulgences
nud habits ovon though wo may ho
convinced of their actunl harmful
nous. A man enn convlnco himself that
whisky Ih good for him on n cold morn
ing, or beer on a hot BUinmor day
whon ho wnnts tho whisky or boor.
It's tho samo wlthcoffco. Thousands
of pcoplo miff or headaches and norv
ousnoBB yonr after year but try to
persuade thomsolvos tho causo is not
coffee because thoy Hko coffoo.
"While yet a child I commonccd us
ing coffeo and continued It," writes a
Wis. mun, "until I wns a regular cof
foo fiend. I drank It ovory morning
nnd In ennsequonco had a blinding
hendacho noarly ovory afternoon.
"My folka thought It was coffeo that
nllcd mo, but I liked It and would not
ndmlt It was tho causa of my troublo,
bo I stuck to coffeo and tho hoaduchea
otuck to me.
"Finally, tho folks ntoppod buying
coffeo and brought homo somo Postum.
Thoy mndo It right (directions on
pkg.) nnd told mo to boo what dlffor
onco It would miiko with my head, and
during tho first wook on Postum my
old nfllletton did not bother mo onco,
From that day to thin wo havo used
nothing hut PoBtiim In plnco of cof
feo honduchoH aro n thing of tho past
and tho whole family la In lino health."
"Postum looks good, smells good,
tnBtcs good, lu good, and does good to
tho wholo body." "There's a nonson."
Niimo given by Poatum Co., Dnttlo
Crook, Mich, ltond "Tho Kond to Woll
vlllo," In pkgs.
Ever read th" novo letter? A new
one appears fro line to time. They
are genuine, tru nnd full of human
Interest.