THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE
IRA. L. IJAJ113, Publisher.
TERMS, 11.25 IN ADVANCE.
WORTH PLATTE, NEBRA8KA
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PARENTS AND TEACHERS.
Thousands of pcoplo are complain
ing every year that the public schoola
are not "making good." They cannot
understand why the great majority of
boys, after reaching tho sixth or bov
enth grade, fall to$ass their cxamln
ntlotiB, become discouraged and drop
out of school, sayo tho Columbia State.
Tho small proportionate number of
graduate)! thoy regard an proving that
something la radically wrong In tho
nehemo and mothods of Instruction.
Not for a moment do thoy romember
what thoy are asking of tho
nchools. If they would comparo
tholr outlay for education with
tho outlay for heating or light
ing their homes and then comparo the
results, they would agreo that no other
Investment yields returns worthy to
bo mentioned by tho sldo of their In
vestment In the public schools, yet
they Insist that tho schools should ac
complish for nvcrago boy or girl ten
tlmoB what they do accomplish Tho
mother or fnther who will glvo to tho
children In tho family an hour of as
slutanco each day will have no reason
to be disappointed with tho school sys
tem. If they will threo tlmcB a year
visit tho schools and spend half an
hour In them, learning at first hand
what the task of 'tho teachers la and
how much thu taxpayers havo asked
the school nystom to do, thoy will con
clude that wonders aro bolng achieved
at nominal cost and they will bo con
vinced, moreover, that In respect to
their own chlldron thoy may not ex
poet tho working of miracles unless
they set themselves to do faithfully
what 1b physically beyond tho powers
of tho overworked teachers.
Tho fact that' several Nebraska
young womon graduating from tho de
partment of agrlculturo at Washing
ton Into places of responsibility as
need expert, soma In utato universi
ties, whllo naturally gratifying to
their neighbors, Is most significant In
this, that Jt shows what a potent in
fluenco tho government Is exerting to
ward Implanting tho principle of In
tensive ugrlculturo, says tho Omaha
Uoo. Tho first steps In tho procesB of
making two blades of grass grow
wherp but ono grow before Ib tho
propor soloctlon of ceod and proper
preparation of tho soil. Th,o federal
government Is doing a groat work,
thcroforo, In thus fostering thla move
ment and cooperating in It with state
educational Institutions. Together
thoy aro making tho soloctlon of seod
for agrlculturo and horticulture a sci
ence and a business. Of courso, this
openB up to young men and women lu
crative fields of servlco, but that Is
only Incidental to tho main purpoBO
of Improving methods of farming.
Women are Indignant over tho state
ment of a German export at Washing
ton lately that cooking Is a 16st art
In vlow of tho cooking echoolB and
tho housowlvos' leaguco, both bo popu
lar now, and In tho way which wom
en nro curnostly trying to ralpe cook
ing In tho oycis of tholr box to a eel
emco worthy of respect and attention,
tho statement Is rather a sweeping
ono. In fact, tho uverago modorato
mind takoB all tho broad assertions
concerning tho general dotorloratlon J
or mo wona with moro than a fow
grains of nllowanco for tho zeal of tho
spcakor on special occasions when
broad statements scorn to bo In or
der. For purely material comfort, for a
padded Hfo for tho rich and ono with
fow Bpllntcrs for tho Iosb fortunate,
tho old world offers advantages above
America, Bays tho Cloveland Lcador.
Tho chances for tho education of tho
oyo and oar In beautiful pictures and
In worthy music aro superior to those
of this now land; tho doforence paid
to moneyeven in countries supposed
to bo monarchlal and castle-ridden
Is moro marked than it la hero,
Europe la an Ideal placo for thoso
who lovo luxurious living and aro able
to pay for it.
In giving tho amounts of dressmak
ers' bills for royal ladles an account
says that Queen Wilhelmlua heada tho
liBt with a considerable lead. Dut
whllo sho drosBOB moro expensively
than tho ompresscs of Germany and
UuBBla, It la to bo remembered that
sho has ono groat advautago over
thoso Imperial ladles, as she, and not
her husband, hold tho purseatrlngB of
tho family and has tho lout word when
It comet to orders In tho caso.
A KaiiBns City mother has earned
tho eternal gratitude of tho general
public by Inventing a baby "silencer."
Cry and protest oh It may, the baby
can make no nolso. Tho Idea of this
"silencer" might bo extended with
profit to older shoulders.
A Now York man went mad at tho
sight of water and shot hU wlfo.
Thero is danger In oxpostng Individ
uals to sudden shocks of that character.
To Whom
Should ,
We Speak?
Br REV. HOWARD W. POPE.
Suprrinttfxiciil tl Mtn cf tin
Moody DiUa lowilulf. Quco
TKXT-Jcrcmlnh 1.6-7: Tlien said 1, All.
Ixinl God' behold, I cannot speak' for I
urn a child. Dut tho Lord snlcl unto mo,
Hny not, I nm n child, for tliou Hliall ro
to all Unit I alinll Hcncl tlico, nnd what
soever I command theo thou slialt speak
Thore Is no rule
of universal ap
plication, but ono
must consider thu
ago, sex, and gen
eral condition of
thoso whom ho
approaches.
Uncle John VaB
sar was iiccub
tomed to npeak to
ovory poruon
whom ho met on
tho subject of re
ligion, but his rulo
might not bo the
bent ono for all.
Ho was n man of
years and experience, and ho could,
hold hla own with pcoplo whom a
youngor person could not so success
fully deal with. On ono occablon ho
accosted two laUlcB In n hotel In
Iloston and Inquired If they were
Christians. "Certainly," thoy replied.
"Have you been born again?" ho
asked.
"ThlB is Uoston," ald the ladles,
"and you know that wo do not bellovo
In that doctrlno hero."
Undo John opened his Bible and
showed them whnt God has to Buy
about the subject, and In a short time
nil threw wero on their knees. Whon
her husband returned nt night, -ono of
the ladles told him about her oncoun
tor with Undo John. '
"I wish I had been hero," said tho
man.
"What would 'you havo done?" asked
hla wlfo.
"I would have told him to go about
his business."
"Hut, husband, If you had been here,
I think you would havo said that ho
was about his business."
That was n true estimate of Uncle
John Vnssar. Ho mado It "Ills busi
ness" to witness for Christ always and
everywhere. Let us mako It our busi
ness to witness for tho mnstcr at all
times, and In all places. It may not
seem beat to speak to ovory ono whom
wo moot, but wo should nt least 'bo
willing to do bo, If God requires It.
Whether ho does or not. can usually
be determined by asking him.
Mr. Moody's Rule.
Whon Mr. Moody was just beginning
to do Christian work, ho promised
God that ho would speak to ono per
son at least on tho subject of re
ligion, ovory day for a yonr. He kept
his promlso faithfully until tho last
day of tho year. That night as ho was
about to retire, ho romomborod that
ho had not spoken to any ono that
day on the all-important question. It
was rather late, but ho did not wish
to break his record, and so ho rushed
out Into the afreet, and hailing tho
first person whom ho met, ho In
quired If ho was a Christian. Tho
man told hhn it was nonq of his busi
ness, and added some other remarks
not altogether complimentary.
Mr. Moody returned to his room
thinking that ho had mado a fool of
himself, and that probably ho had hurt
tho catiBo which ho meant to help.
Ono of his frlondB who had hoard of
tho Incident rebuked him shnrply. and
told him that ho must stop Bpcaklng
to people in auch nn nbrupt way, or
ho would mako himself obnoxious.
God evidently took a different vlow
of tho matter, for In a fow days tho
man whom ho addressed so abruptly
sought him out, apologized for tho way
In which he had abused him, told him
that ho had had no peace Blnco that
night on account of his sins, and asked
him to show him tho way of salva
tion. If wo llBton to ti.o devil ho will
toll us that any kind of Christian
work Ib foolish. Let us listen to God
alone,
Begin at Home.
It Is so much caBler to npeak to
cthora than to those of our own house
hold, that thoy nro llablo to bo over
looked, but wo certainly havo a duty
at homo which wo cannot afford to
negloct. If our UTo haa been Incon
sistent, wo had better confesB It
frankly beforo wo talk to others about
tholr llfo. If wo wait until we aro
porfoct before wo begin, wo shall
never begin. Itemombor that all God's
work Is dono by Imperfect workmen.
Do not omit to spoak to tho children
of Christian parents, ministers In
cluded. Too often they have been bo
buBy looking nfter other people's boys
and glrlB that their own have been
neglected. Wo are often mistaken In
assuming thnt those who II vo In Chris
tian homes must necoHaarlly be Chris
tians, aurely all of our huhoolma'tes, shop
mates and friend have a right to ex
pect of us n real inloroBt In tholr
spiritual welfare. It Is not wise to
talk to them constantly on tho Hub
Ject of religion, hut we should let
them know how wo 'feel, and that
they are on our henrt all tho time,
even If we only peak to them occa
sionally. It is here perhnpB that the greatest
porploxlty arises, but let ub nover
forgot that wo havo an Infallible
guldo who Is sutllcent for ail emergencies
WORK BY THE GOVERNMENT
Much of a General Nature, Such as
Uniform Extension of Accurate
Geodetic Control Points.
"Irrigation In Texas implies moro(
than tho watering of arid lnnds," aald,
Governor Colquitt of that state, In anj
address beforo tho National Irrigation"
congress, held at Salt Lake. "It Inv
piles tho watering of wet lands"!
added the governor, "and tho subso-,
quent unwntcrlng' of both nrld and
wet lands by meaiiB of drainage.
"Thla two-fold feature of Irrigation,"
Bald tho governor, "was demonstrated
In tho practice of rice Irrigation In tho
coastal pralrlea, whore the average
rainfall rangoB from HO to 4G Inches
annually; and where, by moans of
Irrigation, tho Btato of TexaB pro
duces moro than one-third of tho rlco
grown In tho United States.
"Tho legislature of TexaB," said
tho governor, "Is having a survey
made of all the Hwamp and overflowed
lands In tho state, with the vlow of
reclaiming them by thlu elaborate sys
tem of drainage.
"Undoubtedly, the burden of doing
the detailed and special part of the
surveying will nlways fall upon the
states," remarked the governor, "but
much of a general nature at IcaBt
should bo dono by tho federal gov
ernment, such, In part, for example,
as the uniform extension of accurate
geodetic control points, and precise
level benchmarkB, over areas where
no basis measurements now exist, and
whero tho regular preliminary topo
graphic mapping by tho federal
bureaus may bo definitely postponed;
tho measuring in aecond-feet of the
Hood volumes In Btrcums and rivers,
as well uh tho mlnmum How, with
moro extensive and uniform record of
tho climato features governing them;
mid tho moro systematic collection of!
data, and continuous ltoeplng of rec
ords of tho underground water supply
In areas whero such Information Ib
vital."
An Interesting report of conditions
In tho state of Washington was made
to tho congress by Gov M. E. Hay.
He stated that tho irrigated urea In
his state embraced 400,000 acres but
that as soon as projects now undor
construction aro completed tho Irri
gated area will bo SOO.000 acres ad
ditional. Ho estimated that the posBlblo Irrig
able area in tho state was over 3(000,
OOOsieres. This does not include the
western portion of tho Btate whero
heavy rainfalls obvlato tho necessity
of artificial irrigation.
Although lumber has been generally
regarded ub tho main Bourco of tho
wealth of Washington, tho governor
made tho astonishing statement that
It would not bo long before tho pro
ducts of tho Irrigated farms of the
state would rival In wealth tho com
bined returns of cereal farms and the
lumber lncuBtr.
The governor stated that tho pub
lic aervlco commission in his stuto
was keeping an eaglo eye out for all
fraudulent irrigation projects and land
grubbing schemes In the determina
tion of preserving of tho lands for
tho home builders.
DEPTH FOR IRRIGATION DITCH
To Make Soil Retain Moisture It Must
Be Kept Well Mulched Deep
Plowing Necessary.
If the Boll Is dry and .iard and the
water will not go Into It, the Irrigation
ditches must bo mado below tho hard
Inyer of soil. It Is necessary In many
of tho" orchards to mako the ditches
with a plow. Mako them deep with
wido bottoms where the soil Ib heavy
or mado up of lino particles In light
eandy soil It Is not necesuary to make
tho ditches so deep, tho ordinary shal
low, narrow-bottomed ditches are good
undor auch conditions, writes R. B.
Tromblo of Wenatchco, Wash., in tho
Western Farmer.
To mako tho soil retain moisture It
must bo kopt well mulched, a dust
mulch Ib vory good, but It must bo
kept well worked and the mulch
should be threo or four Inches deep.
Another great help In making the
Boll hold molsturo Ib to keep a good
quantity of humus in tho soil. This
can bo done by plowing under cover
crop or by applying manure, or both.
Tho best method for our conditions,
since thoro will be nlways a shortage
of manuro. Is to grow a cover crop and
aau a small quantity of manure to the
cover crop and plow both under to
gother. Wo muBt provide for thu con
tinuous additions of humus to the soil
for In this district tho humus is very
Boon consumed out of tho soil.
For a soil to properly receive the
molsturo from an Irrigation, It must
bo In good physical condition. It If
ImpoBslblo to propriy Irrlgute a boII
which Is In u poor physical condition.
Many orchard boIIb aro in a poor phyB
leal condition purely bocnuao they
have not boon properly plowed, or,
what L worBO, havo not boon plowed
at all. With orchards properly plowed
at tho right time, Irrigation Ib much
moro olllciont, and It Is easier done
Care of Garden.
The garden la the best-paying piece
of ground on tho fnrm, If properl
cared for. and tho labor required tc
caro for It Is not so great If It Is laic
out with tho ticHlgn of getting the
most possible for tho amount or Inboi
expendod. It should bo bo arranged
that a largo share of tho work can be
dono with the horao.
Rye Straw.
Ryo straw Is to bo strictly kopt
away from sheep. OBpeclally owes; tht
risk of ergot In tho straw Is to be
avoided on account of the danger ol
abortion by Kb BoriouB "effects In thla
way.
MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY IS SERIOUS
DRAWBACK TO SUCCESSFUL CULTIVATION
Considerable Interest in Very Destructive Insect Recently Aroused
by Action of Department of Agriculture in Calling for
Hearings on Advisability of Quarantine.
The Mediterranean Fruit Fly and
Tho recent announcement of Secre
tary Wilson of tho department of ag
rlculturo of his purpoBO to hold hear
ings for the purpose of determining
tho advisability of a quarantine against
Importations of plants, fruits or trees
from countries whero tho Mediterran
ean fruit fly is known to exist, has
aroused conBidorablo interest In this
very destructive Insect, and thero have
been many demands on tho depart
ment for Information concerning It.
To meet this demand Dr. L. O. How
ard, chief of the bureau of entomology,
has had prepared n clrculnr No. 100
of his bureau of which A. L. Qualn
tanco Is tho author.
That the Mediterranean fruit fly Ib
a most serious drawback to tho suc
cessful cultivation of fruit In tho coun
tries whero It Is established, thoro
can be no question. Indeed, the cul
tUatton of fruits is scarcely posslblo
In tho worst Infested regions. The
fruit-growing Industry of Bermuda was
practically destroyed many years ago
by tho Introduction of tho insect into
that Island. Its Introduction Into tho
United States In all probability would
bo calamitous to tho orchard Interests
of our moro southern states and of
California, In which regions It would
find conditions very similar to those
In countries whero It now exlotB In
most destructive numbers. By tho
establishment of a strict quarantine,
such ns proposed by tho secretary. It
Is believed that It will bo possible to
prevent disaster to the American fruit
Industry.
The greatest amount of damage is
dono to the ripening fruit by tho fe
male, which, with her sharp oviposi
tor, pierces the fruit and deposits the
small glistening white eggB Just under
neath tho Bkln. These hatch In a very
short time, two to four days in midsum
mer. Their development, however, de
pends upon the ripeness of fruit in
all probability If the fruit is green,
tho eggs will not hatch. Tho larvae
or "maggots" when hatched at once
GRAPES NOT HURT
BY HONEY BEES
Busy Little Workers Never Func-
ture Skin of Luscious Fruit,
Says Expert.
There aro tome subjects on which
It Is ImpoBBlble to convlnco our older
farmerB and fruit growers that their
inherited notions are at fault. No
amount of scientific assertion and
demonstration by tho highest authori
ties avail to change their opinions or
to make them hesitate to assort! and
reassert them In their communica
tions to agricultural Journals und lu
meetings of societies where such ques
tions are dlscUBaed.
Ono of these Is that under certain
climatic or other conditions whoat
Heed 1b transformed to cheBB seed"; and
auother- much vouched for at this
Boaaon Is that bees are injurious to
grapes, saB a writer In tho Farml
I'rogross
Again and again have the most caro
ful observers announced hi lectures
.and published horticultural Journals,
that tfiey had nover Been a honey boo
cut the skin of a ripe grape or of any
othor fruit
Of course. It was freely admitted
that boeB were often seen Blpplng tho
juices of grapes that had been pecked
by birds or clipped by the sharp Jaws
of wasps and other Insects; and In
this they do no harm, for a punctured
or Injured grapo Is of no further value
to the.vineyardist.
In an endeavor to settle this matter
beyond dltputo, 13r. ltlley, whllo en
tomologist of tho Department of Ag
riculture authorised ono of his assis
tants to investigate) the matter thor
oughly, and to do this a portion of a
grapo trelltH with bearing vines en
closed In the most secure manner un
der n wire hcreened tent of considera
ble sUe, together with a hive of boos,
with Bulllclent honey for their susten
anco. Ah the grapes ripened tho clus
ters weru under almost constant In
spection during tho daylight hours,
and, though the boeB buzzed nbout
them, never onco during a period of
Boveral weeks was c bee ueen to cut
a grApo. though when some wero part
ly crushed bj the attendnnt, the bees
woru eagor for a sip of the fresh juice.
It would seem that nothing could
bo more concluBlve for tho exculpation
of tho heeH from tho charge of being
depredators In vineyards, backed, as
It Ib, by many other observations on
V
Larva. (Greatly Magnified.)
begin to feed on the pulp of the fruit.
In nprlcotB they make straight for tho
conter; In peaches and other fruits
thoy nro moro Inclined to work out In
different directions. When fully de
veloped, which usually requires a fort
nights or threo weeks, they leave the
fruit, which has previously fallen, and
enter tho ground. Here they soon
change to tho pupal stage, and remain
for 12 days to three weekh, when they
become' transformed Into u Ity.
completing ono generation.
Tho governments of certain coun
tries havo put in force regulations for
tho enforced control of fruit Hies, und
In each Instanco the principle follow
ed haB been the Inspection of orchards
and cleaning up and destruction of nil
fallen fruit. At the present time the
United States authorities arc experi
menting with tho "polBon-balt" meth
od fif fnntrnlllnr- tho Inswt (tlmllnr to
i that tried In South Africa. In that case"
tho bait consisted of a solution of llvo
gallons of molasBcs, ono pound of ar
senate of lead, and 25 gallons of wa
ter. This was used in tw form of a
spray evenly distributed over tho
trees, bushes, prickly pears, etc. Not
only were thousands of the llles pre
vented from reaching maturity, but
tho deposition of eggs In the fruit al
ready ripening waB almost completely
stopped. The fruit on all the late va
rieties of treated trees ripened per
fectly, and was sold on the market and
guaranteed free from the maggots. On
the trees that were not sprayed tho
situation was just the reverse, almost
every ripe fruit being Infested by
maggots ranging from newly hatched
to fully developed. The pupa wero
also present under some of tho decay
ing peacheB, and there wero numerous
flies flitting about tho trees. Tho pol-soned-balt
method of controlling tho
lly appears entirely feasible In this
country, especially In more or less arid
regions, where tho spray cannot bo
washed off by rains, and Is not other
wise disturbed.
the actions of bees In the open; and
yet tho samo charge is made, year
after year, by grapo growers who ex
perience loss In having their clusters
mutilated, and who seem determined,
to consider the harmless been qb tho
principal source of the trouble.
FERTILIZER FOR
GREENHOUSE USE
Many Weed Seeds and Disease
Germs Contained in Ordinary
Stable Manure.
The use of rotted stable manure as
a source of greenhouse plant food has
been tho custom for so many years
that moro effective forms of plant
food make headway slowly; yet thla
rotted stable manuro has many disad
vantages. It always contains moro or
les weed seeds as well as disease
germs, and it supplies plant food In
available form very Irregularly.
Also by fermentation It materially
Influences tho temperature of Uio
seed beed, a temperature we have no
means of regulating. Tho ammonia it
contains Is not nitrated, hence for
forcing It cannot be safely relied up
on. For greenhouse work the fer
tilizer chemicals should be used, such
as nltrnte of soda, acid phosphate,
and BUlphato of potash. They should
alwayB be used In such proportions
that 100 pounds of ammonlate nitro
gen aro alwayB accompanied by 30
pounds of phosphoric acid and 70
pounds of actual potnsh.
Tho quantity to bo applied should
correspond to nbout three-fourths of
an ounco of ammonlate nitrogen per
square yard of surface; that Is, to
each yard of bench,' ubo about flvo
cuuees of nitrate of soda, threo ounces
of acid phosphato and two ounces of
BUlphato of potash, A mixture of these,
proportions may bo dissolved In water
and applied In small proportions every
few clays, taking caro. however, to
cease applications with those plants It
Ib desired to fully mature as spon as
tho dcalrcd growth Ib made.
Good pasture Requirement.
Time was when tho hogB were sup
posed to havo had excellent care whon
thoy had all tho grain and slop they
wanted In nn 8x10 pen. Nowadays a
good pasture of clover, alfalfa or rape
Is considered an Indispensable ad
junct In tho hog raising business by
all farmera who aro Interested In eco
nomical pork production
BACKACHE"GETS
ON THE NERVES
Many who Buffer from backacho
nnd weak kidneys nro unnaturally
Irritable, fretful anel nervous. Not
only does constant backacho "get
on tho nerves", but bad kidneys fall
to eliminate all tho uric acid from
tho system, nnd uric acid rrritatea
tho nerves, keeping you "on edge"
nnd causing rheumatic, neuralgic
palnB. Dbnn's Kidney Pills euro
these Ills by curing tho kldnoya.
Here fl proof:
V
A California
Case:
Mn.K.WUti,l&l9
Tenth Arcnun, San
Francisco, (Jul nnyai
"1 ludanch nlmrp,
ahnntlnit pain
through my kidiloyn
It aoeiuod thnt, a
knlfn fft-ro blng
thruU Into tup. Mr
bark wa no laranl
could lianllr MiNtp.
Itoin'a Kidney 1'llU
carril inn alter Uoo- i
tots failed. 1 hriTO ' .
bnd nu troublo W
,lnco- "wtj ntmn TMt St,r,
Cat Doan't at Any Drug Sloie, 50c Dox
DOAN'S k?lnlIy
FOSTER.MlLBURNCO.. Buffa!o.Niw York
IMI'lt()Vi:i) IDAHO FARM, 320 AC'KEK.
nil in Im Irrigation, 1C0 acnn fn airalfa, 60
atr-'M urulit, home, barn, fenced, pcrpetunl
rlRhl to 2U9 InUioa vrnti-r. Kelllng nt C5 an
acre to ilnae uu eatatr. JIO nn ncrn below
market prlro. Hnty tirmo. Ailrirrax 1. e
IIANM .U, 4 Mutual Llfo lllilc. tientdr.
VVn.ti.
1'or Mile nr ltrnt, 000 Acrm, lnirorl
faun, tiny Hrr. mild rllmnte, new It It.
ImllilJiiK. no tommiiutlons, -aay Irrma. Owner,
Win. Kiirlcl., Crnxifonl, ICocrr Mlllx Go., Oil.
S.MKT IIIIWAN, Cnnnda, pood forma ir.
to s::. i,i in ii on cany crop pninciila If
d.nmci II. m:).1, VipeHtmii', .MlnnpMiln.
NEITHER HAYSEED NOR ANGEL
But There Need Be l-lttlo Question
That Young Lady Had Much
Ingenuity.
Across tho line on tho Kansas sldo
where the study of agriculture is
compulsory, one of tho high Bchool
girls took homo her monthly report
card and proudly announced:
"I took tho highest grade In tho
class In history, English literature
nnd Gorman."
"That's all very well," replied her
father, critically examining the card,
"but how about thlB grade In agricul
ture?" "Oh. well." explained tho daughter.
"I'm no hayseed!"
A littlo farther down a deportment
grade, not altogether satisfactory, ap
peared. "And how do you account for this
grade In deportment?" ho Inquired.
"I'm no bloomln' angel, cither,"
she replied. Kansas City Star.
Too Much of a Good Thlhg.
"I was very happy," said the pro
fessor, "when, after years of wooing,
she finally said, 'Yes.' "
"nut why did you break tho en
jagement so soon after?" asked his
friend.
"Man, it was she that dissolved It."
"Really?" said the friend. "How did
that happen?"
"It was duo to my accursed absent
mindedness. When. s. few days later,
I called at her homo. I again asked
her to marry mo." Youth's Compan
ion. No Scabs,
Hlushlng Bride What was that our
friends stuck all ovtr our suit cases,
dearest?
The Groom Hontr, love, that was
a union label.
The Language.
"So the firm's gono under"
"Yes, I am sorry to Beo them going
up."
If we could see ourselves as others
Fee us wo wouldn't believe It.
"PROUD AND GLAD"
Because Mother Looked 8o Welt
After Quitting Coffee
An Ohio woman waw almost dis
tracted with coffeo dyspepsia and
heart trouble.
Like thounandB of Others, tho drug
caffeine In coffeo was slowly but
Btcadlly undermining her nervous
system and interfering with natural
digestion of food. (Tea Ib just as In
jurious ns coffee becauso it contains
caffeine, tho poisonous drug found In
coffeo.)
"For 30 years," sho wrlteB, "I have
used coffee. Havo always been sick
ly had heart troublo nnd dyspepsia
with ulcers in stomach and mouth bc
bad, sometimes, I waB almost dis
tracted and could hardly eat n thing
for'a week.
"I could not sloop for nervousness,
nnd when I would Ho down nt night
I'd belch up coffeo and ray heart
would troublo mo. It was Ilko poison
to me. I was thin only weighed 125
lba,, when I quit coffeo and began to
use I'ostum.
"Pioni tho first day that belching
and burning in my stomach uloppcd.
I could slcop as soundly as iniyono
nnd, after tho first month, whenever
I met any frlenda thoy would ask mo
what was making mo so fleshy and
looking so well.
"Sometimes, beforo I could answer
quick enough, ono of tho children or
my husband would say, 'Why, that Is
what I'OBtum Is doing for her' they
wero all bo proud nnd glad.
"When I recommond It lo anyone
I always tell them to follow direc
tions in making I'ostum, ns It 1h not
good to tnste if weak, but fine when
It haB tho flavor and rich brown
color." Numo given by Postuin Co.,
Dattlo Creek, Mich.
Itnnil tho little book, "Tho Road to
WollvlUe," In pkgs. "Thero'o a rea
ron." F.trr rt-nil tlie ntiove IrtterT A net
or nrpriiro fruiu tlmr to tlnw. Ther
rr Krnulnas Irur, and fall of haoiHi
Inlerrai. Adr,
WBm
WMwr
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