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THE WALKING FAD.
A ravlvnl of interest In pedestrian
imn la reported from New York,
whero, probably, the "automobile
lmco" nntl othor niimonts now and old,
duo cither to the craze for nutomobil
lng or uiinplu neglect of ordinary
healthful exercise, aro to be found at
their worst. In any ovont tho walking
fnd has taken a strong hold on the
metropolis nnd mnny walking clubs
arc being formed. The value of walk
ing as a ploasurable and health-promoting
oxerclso cannot be denied. Tho
troublo with most people Is that thoy
do not walk enough to rcallzo Its ben
efits. Automobiles for Hiobo that
can afford thorn and tho trolllos for
the less-favored many offor a tempt
ing caso of transportation that Is
hard to resist As a result there
are few men who can ungngo In a
brisk long walk without becoming
overfatlguod. Tho present rovlval of
walking, If It docs not prove to bo
only a passing fad, may accomplish
great good In getting men away from
the dreary monotony of pavod streets
nnd tho dust and smoke-laden at
mosphcro of the cities, out into tho
clean, pure, Invigorating air of the
country, refreshing tholr lungs, ton
ing up their circulation, driving away
ir.nny of tho minor Ills that annpy and
j:lvlng them a cleaner and better out
look on life.
Somehow tho Impression hnB gono
nbroad that Boston has Invented a
now slang word, and thut tho bjiiiio Is
"fudgy," says tho Boston PoBt. Even
tho usually well Informed Now York
Ilernld remarks that "from tho rnro
(led air of Boston a now bit of slang
haB been evolved, a poor, anemic word,
'fudgy,' used to indlcnto that every
thing is as it should bo. It will doubt
less provo a convenient term In Bos
ton, a city In which a vaBt number
o people look upon thorn with com
placence and dcclaro that tho town
could not bo improved upon. But it
will nover take root in a city liko
ours, which 1b alwayB being reformed
and uplifted and rebuilt and InveutI
gated." Tho Herald and nil othor
newspapers that mention tho mattor
rro barking up tho wrong treo.
"Fudgy" is not Boston slnng und novor
will be. It is unheard, savo perhaps
from tho lips of a row noodles who
aro said to havo enriched their danc
ing vocabulary with tho word. But
they amount to nothing; thoy can not
mako slang. Slang comos from othor
and abler quarters.
What's tho matter with tho girls
theso days? Can't they hold tho at
tention of any one? is it necessary to
keop repeating tho word "listen" in an
oidlnary talk whero tho "talkooiB all
intention? A miss of perhaps seven
teen years nuked for a cortaln brand
of face powder In a drug storo re
cently, says tho Now York Sun. Thin
is a fair account of what Bho said:
"Listen I I want n box of yuh face
powder. Listen! Do you keep that
there kind that comos with with a
mirror? You know tho kind I mean.
Listen! What shado do you think I
need? Is Rnychel (Rachel)' too dark?
Listen " That was aa 'much us I
heard. But it waB onough. It a girl
has n toothacho, or a wart on her
linger, or a headache, it Is "Llatou, lis
ten, listen," to tho patient or in many
cases impatient drug clerk. No miss,
it Eccms, considers hor vocabularly up
to date unless It is burdened with
"listen." Girls, tnko a tip. Put "listen"
on tho shelf. .
A dispatch from London Btntes that
two tiny coffins havo been found in tho
monnstlo burial Ground of Peter
borough and havo boon placed in Pe
terborough Cnthedral. Ono Is two feet
ulx Inches In length and the other two
feet eight inches. Thoy aro said to
be tho colllns of tho twin children of
King Cnnuto (99rrl03D), who woro
drowned in WhlttieBoy Mcro as thoy
woro crossing to bo educated nt Pe
terborough Abbey. Every reader of
English history is familiar with tho
t tiecdoto of tho courtiers who told
King Canuto that ho waB tho lord of
the waves as well as of tho land, nnd
will recall tho dramatic way in which
ho rebuked tholr flattery by sotting
his chair on the beach whllo tho tido
was rUlng and commanding tho waves
not to engulf it, which, however, they
promptly did. But tho still mora I in
prcBslvo ctrcunistanco that two of Ca
uuto'B children lost their lives by
drowning probably will bo nows to
tho gencrnl reader, though it happened
nlno centuries ago
Nowport Nowb boiler maker saw
tho Burgeon's Instruments, rouo alertly
from tho oporatlug slab, and run
nwny, not allowing thorn to opornto fot
appendicitis. Now Iio'b fully recover
cd. Question: What feo aro tho sur
gcons entitled to for working thucurol
Knitting Ib being tnken up by some
of tho British peers aa a better menus
of killing tlmo than solitaire, becausai
"you havo something to show for It."
This may bo tho germ of an idea ol
eolng to work.
MTRTlfe
GOOD COUNTRY ROADS
Narrow-Tired Wagon Is
Destructive Agent.
Mos'
Highways Alco Havo Been Ruined bj
Wrong Method of Working Dif
ferent System of Supervision
Is Advocated.
Good country roads nrc ruined 1i
many ways, some of which must bo
lntd at tho doors of tho officials in
charge, and somo we win only hold
tho farmers themselves responsible
for. Good ronds arc mined by weath
er, water and wnnton neglect. Man
Ib tho chief destructive agent nnd we
must pay somo attention to him and
his ways, Bays the Western Farmer.
, Any good dirt road can bo ruined in
a ehort time by hauling heay loads
over It In narrow tired wagons The
common one und three-fourth-inch tire
does more harm to country roads
than any other destructive agent Wo
wonder why the farmers will continue
buying theso wheelB when a broad
tiro say four-Inch will make rather
than dcBtroy good, roads. The broad
tired wagon pulls easier and that
should bo Bufilclent reason why the
chnnge should bo made.
It BeoniB a wnsto of money to make
a dirt road hard and smooth, dragged
nt tho propor time and nil that, and
then have a lot of men haul big loads
of grain, hay, wood or what not over
It Just aftor a rain and their narrow
tires cutting away in. Of course they
nil keep in tho ono trnck so each suc
ceeding tiro cuts a little deeper. If
nnothor rain comcB before the tuts aro
dragged full then tho whole road goes
to plecos. Thoro should be a tax or
Bomo legal ponnlty against tho narrow
tired wagon. Wo aro not pleading for
low wheels, though wo believe In
them, too, but wo do urgo every one
to buy wide tires. Tho old wheelB
san bo mndo ovor and wide tireB put
du at a slight cost.
IloadB havo been ruined by the mile
by tho wrong method of working.
Tho old syfltom of working out tho
road tax under a supervisor or road
boss Is wrong. It never yet has made
a good stretch of road. It never will.
Tho practlco of tearing up the road
Jn tho fall after harvest because
that'o tho only tlmo ho can get farm
era to work plowing tho sodded sides
up and scalping tho whole conglomein
tion of sods, stones nnd clods into the
mlddlo of tho road Is tho worst systom
that over can bo practiced. Tho sea
son Ib wrong, tho system is wrong
and tho road is bad all winter nnd '
next spring.
Who has not Been brush piled in
soft places, gravel dumped In mud
holcn, and ovon sand put in chuck
holes by theso road bosses? It's a
suro way to make a had road worse.
Who has not seen denso groves of tall
wIIIowb pllo tho rond full of snow
which mndo a mud hole exist tliero
for weoks uftor tho rest of tho road
waB dry? What Ib the remedy? A
different syBtom of road supervision.
Itomovo tho ofllco from politics, get
men who havo Btudled or will ntudy
road building nnd keep thorn ns long
as they aro olllclent. Pay road tax
in cash and let this skilled road boss
hlro IiIb men. Ho should keep tho
samo mon nil tho time. They becomo
more cHlclcnt all tho time.
FOR MORE IMPROVED ROADS
Much Valuable Aaslctance Rendered
by Office of Public Roads Per
ishable Products Wasted.
Many of tho model hlghwny laws In
widens states havo been prepared un
der tho advlco of tho road experts of
tho dopartmont of agriculture, and
all tho data and statistics of tho office
of public rondo aro at tho disposal of
the legislatures.
In tho InBt bulletin of tho otllco of
public ronds it was stated that at tho
closo of 190D, 8.CG per cent, of tho
roads in tho United States wero Im
proved. This represents a gain lu tho
total road mlloago Improved for thq
fivo-year period, 1904-1009, of 1.52 per
com., or, in oinor woiub, tiio per
centage of Improved rondn has In
creased during tills period from 7.14
to 8.CC por cent.
In tho threo yenra thut havo elapsed
(ilnoo then, It is roughly estimated
that tho percentage of Improved ronds
has gono well bojond 9 per cent., and
possibly closo to 10 per cent It Is
estimated that If 20 per cent, of thq
public highways wero improved
each highway being selected and Im
proved with n view to tho proportion
ate traffic upon It a high degree of
efficiency In hlghwny transportation
would bo reached, It 1b figured that
millions of dollurs would ho saved an
nually In tho transportation of crops,
tho wear and tenr on horses and ve
hicles, and In tho minimizing of tho
waBto in truck farming. Whero roads
are bad, tho farmorB frequontly flud it
Impossible to get their products to
tho shipping points nnd tluiB perish
able products are wnBtod, perceptibly
Increasing tho cost of living.
Pretty Hat for Child Has
Braid Brim of Sapphire Blue
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For little misses from nlno to four
teen years old a great number of
shnpes to choose from havo been
provided. Now fabrics and now col
orings furnish, too, opportunities for
unusual millinery for children. It Is
a season of gay colors and odd fab
rics. Katlno In silk has been employed
with lino results In hata for misses
Soft crowns of this material are
combined with braid-covered brims
A hat of this sort looks best trimmed
with ribbon.
Anothor sort of crown with a braid
brim Ib shown In this picture This
is an unusually pretty hat with braid
BEAUTIFUL EVENING GOWN
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An evening gown of black satin and
(old embroidered lace ovor groselllo
silk. Tho waist ends in a pointed
back panel.
Trimmings From Chlneoe Skirts.
Chlncso skirts in tho original cor
tainly posbcbb as many varied uses as
the famous porker, whoso only loss Is
Its squeal. The front and back pnnois,
with their rich cmbroldorlca in Peking
stitch, make exquisite long sailor col
lars which will miraculously turn your
most commonphico frock into a verl
tablo creation. Thu yards on yards
of two-tuned Chinese bluo embroidery
bandings mako trimming galoro tor a
Btunning gown and hat. A striking
pnrasol in theso days of unlquo onos,
Ib mndo from tho skiit's pleated and
ombroidered oldoa, and an equally of
fectlvo piano lamp shado can bo
evolved from tho snmo, with tho addl
tion of tho panels.
Irish Crochet In Colors.
Tho now Irish crochot, printed In
colors, Btrongly resombles tho Bul
garian designs. Bauds of this trim
ming aro used as a bordering on thin
:repons and vollea. Colored voiles,
juch ns champagne, palo gray, roso
pink, etc., nro trimmed with bands
at all-whito Irish crochet, while nil
whlto vollea and cropons nro trim
med with the Irish crochet in color.
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brim of sapphlro blue. The crown is
covered with silk over which is
stretched a flowered chiffon show
ing tho patent of gray grounds cov
ered with tho brightest of ilower
forms.
Itlbbon is hero tho most appropri
ate trim and is placed about tho
base of tho crown in a plain folded
band. Four loops, wired to hold them
in place, pfotrudo at tho back. Tho
framo shows a graceful irregular
brim and well balanced round crown.
Tho little hat is constructed to follow
out tho most up-to-date ideas as to
outline, material and colors.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
ADORNING THE GUEST ROOM
Particularly Effective Touches May
Bo Given to Draperies, Especially
if They Are of Cretonne.
If you havo crctonno draperies in
your guest room there aro many at
tractive articles you can make to
add comfort and beauty to tho room.
Purchase crctonno to match, or, it
tills is impossible, a design showing1
tho same coloring.
Lovely bureau scarfs aro fashioned
by cutting tho cretonne tho exact
dimensions of tho bureau top. Cover
thin with whlto marquisette and be
tween tho top and tho china silk lining
place ono thickness of cotton wadding.
Whipstitch tho edges together nnd
finish them with a narrow edging of
gold laco.
Thp marquisette softens tho colors
of tho cretonne, producing a pastel
effect.
A rectangular sofa cushion can bo
mado of tho same materials, and la
particularly beautiful when ornament
ed with a Inrgo flat bow of ribbon in
ono corner.
In rose designs tho crctonno is ex
tremely artistic when veiled with mar
quisette. For tho dressing table a long pin
cushion should bo mado to match.
Finish either end with a rosetto of
satin ribbon.
Frames for sowing stands can bo
purchased to match any wood, and it
would bo nlco to supply your guest
room with ono with a cretonne top to
match tho draperies.
Cover tho crctonno with tho mar
quisotte and lii.o it with china silk.
Gather this with a heading to tho
frame and finish each corner with a
bow of ribbon. Tho top hnngs pocket
liko from tho frame' and holds all the
articles necessary for mending. This
is a very usoful article, and the well
appointed guest room should bo sup
plied with sowing stand.
Fashionable Colors.
This Is tho tlmo of year when col
ors! chaugo, just as do hats and gowns.
Court bluo Jb ono of tho latest. It is
a cross betweon electric and gend
arme. Tnupo has shed 'ts brown tinge and
haB acquired tho tint liko elephant
gray.
Ono of tho prettiest blues is bluo
vig, a dcop and yet bright shade.
Shrimp ia tho favored pink.
A glorious red which looks extreme
ly well with whlto Is called rougo
Veuotlan.
Chalk whlto is on vogue.
Amaranth is a claret shade.
Caramel is another protty edition
of brown.
Vordegris Ib ono of tho smartest
greens.
MlmoBa is a yollow thut verges on
orango.
Petunia Is tho successor of tho
fuchsia modley, with tho purple and
lod tints predominating.
Protecting Jewelry.
It Ib well to cover Jewelry with a
thin cont of collodion when storing
it in tho safety deposit vault. 'The
collodion can bo dlBSolved with alco
hol or ether when the jewelry is
brought forth ngaln. Jewelry of al
most overy description can be thor
oughly cleaned with soap and wator.
It should then bo packed in boxwood
sawdUBt for several hours until It is
dry In every crovlce.
ESKIMO IS MORE CIVILIZED
Coming of the White 'Man Ghow3 Rev
olution In Lives of Northern
Pcopfe.
Nome, Alaska. Tho coming of tho
white mnn is effecting a slow revolu
tion in the lives of tho Alnska eskl
mos, especially those who spend tho
warm months nt Nome Theso Eski
mo, who live on a beach all summer,
havo already picked up many of tho
ways of cultivation, eat some of tho
whlto man's food and wear some of
his clothes. They are still very dirty,
however, love blubber and nil fat as
well as ovor and prefer fishing to any
othor variety of toil. They aro liter
ally children of tho sea, which yields
Eskimo Preparing n Skin.
them food, raiment, light and fuel.
They aro very skillful seal huutero
and expert boatmen. The boats are
made of skins stretched taut over a
ngiu iramo and some or incin aro ex
ceedlngly difficult to manage.
Tho beach at Nome is wide and
sandy and tho Eskimo enjoy the tlmo
they spend there. Tents are pitched,
but tho shelter of the great boats tuin
cd on their sides is depended upon to
a largo extent. Cheap cooking uten
bIIb bought at the stores have replaced
many of the crudo dishes formerly
used, and sometimes an old stove is
seen in use.
Tho Eskimo men aro rather skillful
with tools, and the women do certain
kinds of needlework expertly. The
heavy garments of skin are remark
ably well made and oven tho shoes of
skin aro fashioned much more neatly
than ono might expect. In winter
very heavy furs are worn, and the
head is covered with a largo hood
Tho men have devised various rough,
but highly efficient tools and use them
deftly to mako boats, sleds and weap
ons. Although the Eskimo are Indescrib
ably filthy and inclined to take advaii'
tago in some ways, they are almost
Invariably good natured and fond of
a Joke. They aro intelligent, Qr.ick to
learn from people and enjoy the gamea
of civilization. They are not at all
belligerent and avoid a quarrel if they
can.
A CHALLENGE TO GERMANY
Delcasse's Appointment to St. Peters
burg and "big Increase in French
Army Taken as Defiance.
London. In tho present critical sit
uation in European politics, Franco,
Germany, England and Russia aro all
watching each other to sco which
takes the first stop.
A British diplomat, discussing the
elements imparted to tho situation by
tho accession of Polncaro to the
French presidency. Bald:
"It is admitted by all who aro ac
."luaintcd with tho currents of diplom
acy m Europe that the coming of
Polncaro has put more electricity into
tho Franco-German situation than
thero has been in many years. The
appointment of Dolcasse, who has an
avowed partisan policy, as ambassa
dor to St. Petersburg, and the In
creasing of Franco's army constitute
nothing Ices than a direct challenge to
Germany, tho answer to which has
not yot been given nnd which, when
It comes, may stagger the world with
Its suddenness.
"That Germany, which insiste1 on
the dismissal of Delcnsso from tho
cabinet Jn 190G ns a result of the
Moroccan imbroglio, giving the
French tho alternative of war, should
now ent humble plo In tho face of this
open doflanco from tho head of tho
republic. Is nt tho present moment,"
tho diplomatist said, "a mattor of
undisguised amazement to all the
clnnccllorles of" tho world. Indeed,
nover within tho last ten years, not
even in tiio Moroccan crisis, has a
Franco-Gorman war been nearer."
Judge's Pullet Is Some Layer.
Tarrytown, N V. Judge Robert F
White owns a buff pullet of remark
able egg-laying ability. A few days
ago D. C. Paulding, n fancier, mado
tho statement that ho owned a hen
that had laid 235 eggs in tho year
ending January 31. Judgo White
samo back tit his neighbor with tho
statement that his pullet had laid 287
eggs in tho year from Fob. 7, 1912.
ludgo White says tho hen is tho only
ono ho has.
Buclracho
makes lifo a
burden. Head
aches, dizzy
spells and dis
tressing uri
nary disorders
aro a constant
trial. Take
warning! Hub
pect k I d n j
troublo. Look
about for &
goodkldnoy
remedy.
Learn from
rts whr hna
"Awry Future """ '," ,uJ
Tells a itW found relief
from the eamo suffering.
Get Donn's Kldnoy Pills tho
samo that Mr. Leo had.
A Texas Caso
J. II. let. II! W Walnut BL, Cltburnn.Tet . Brt
"For four yra 1 enJured ralnery from grarol.
Slorpuino WRS mj onij reut-i. I uau lornura iwinn
Ininy Imclcand It nanhoril forme to p" tho kid
tipy eccrttlon. Vorni a Kidney Pllli cured inequlck
ly, and 1 hate teen well eor alnco."
Get Doan'a at Any Store, 50c a Doz
FOSTER-M1LBURN CO.. BUFFALO, N. Y.
The Army of
Constipation
Ii Growing Smaller Every Day.
CARTER'S LITTLE
LIVER PILLS are
responsible they
not only give rch
they perma
nently cure Cod-.
ttipation. Mil
lions use
Biliousness. mr ?'-
Indi'ccttioj, Sick Headache, Sallow Sim.
SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE.
Genuine must bear Signature
ALLEN'S
FO0TEASE9
The Antisepticpovder clnken into
the shoes 1 lie Standard Item
cdy lor ttic feet lor n quarter
cmtury 30 000 testimonials Sold
Trade MtW even where, 25c. Sample 1 Klin.
Address Aden S. Oltmted l.e Kov NW
Tbo Mnn v.-!io put the ECs In FEET.
A Hundred Years Ago.
There were strong indications that
Europe would becomo imolved in a
disastrous war
It was feared by some people that
the government at Washington was
going to wreck things beyond tho pos
sibility of repair
Hetty Green hadn't baved a cent.
Indiana had less than twenty suc
cessful authors.
It was generally believed that the
rich were getting richer and the poor
poorer.
Old inhabitants were insisting that
tho climate had changed for tho worso
since they wero boys.
No Englishman had considered it
necessary to wrlto his impressions of
tho United States.
Not a Minute Wasted.
"Can I get my pants pressed while
you cut my hair?"
"Certainly, sir."
"All right. Boy, shine my shoes at
tho same time and hand mo that news
paper. By tho way, get tho restaurant
next door to send In a couple of sand
wiches, and I can bo eating my lunch.'1
Important to Wlothors
Examine carefully every bottlo of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Ttnfirc tltn
signature or iLajCJ7r7&JsJLia'
In Uao For Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for rietcher'8 Castoria
Alcoholic Consumption Large.
The alcoholic consumption a head In
this country is a. little less than 23
gallons a year, of which 21 aro con
tained in beer.
No thoughtful porson uses liquid bluo. It's a
pinch of blue In a larco IjoI tlo of water. Ask for
lied Cross Hall llluu.tlio bluo tlmt'sull blue. Adv
And many a homely woman
sides over a happy home.
pro-
A Weak Stomach?
U, Havo you indigestion or dys
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other of the many ills com
ing from a weak stomach ?
DR. PIERCE'S
Golden Medical Discovery
for forty years has done a
"lion's sharo" in eliminating
these distressing ailments.
Ordvsr a Bottlo from
your Druggist today
SPECIAL TO WOMEN
Do you rcallzo tho fact that thousands
of women .aro now using
A Soluble Antiseptic Powder
as a remedy for mucous membrane af
fections, Buch as bore throat, nasal or
pelvic catarrh, Inflammation or ulcera
tion, caused by female ills? Women
who have been cured say "It Is worth
its weight In gold." Dlssolvo in watei
nnd npply locally For ten years the
Lydla E. Plnkham Medicine Co has
recommended Paxtine in their private
correspondence with women.
For nil hyglonlc and toilet uses It ha
no equal. Only Cue a largo box at Drug
gists or bent postpaid on receipt of
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Mass.
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