H Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects. j
THE WOMAN'S SHARE.
1 1 1 1;3 sailor, the engineer, the employe in m -
JTT I dcr mill or lead works, the mliifr, take, their
I I lives in their hands when they go to their
A I i.-uLu rit. liiiiiiru thidr I'Mltl'llL'IV 1111(1
pys tlioni tribute of pralsft when, us often
huppeiiH, they meet dlsasler or dentil In their
vocation.
JButevon their risks lire not so trying to lart niul flesh
cm the dull, ceaseless, gloomy forelMidlng under which
ttwfir women folk miiRt always live. The womiin who
fcmB the breakfast her good mnn cuts tuny he the last
ttHml ticforn he In brought home mangled or dead from
nrfftfor mill bennt a severer test of courngo than he who
ftmn forth to danger.
Kray woman whose husband works in the comparative
wtitty of Held or shop ought to send a sympathetic
tthmbt to the wives and daughters and mothers and
jMTvrttiearbi of the thousand and more miners who re
4rt4tr net so horrible u death In northern France. To
imM to the ungulsh of the loss came the dlsllgurenjent of
ifce-tftad so complete that of tho first one hundred and
mix todies rescued, only forty were recognized.
Cta the day of the burlul slxty-slx colHris bore the
ntJe words, "Noli reconnu." It gave the last touch to
Ste-ac"y f the distracted women who wept ami walled
t& the funeral, that they could not even know whether
men whom they loved were among the blackened
When the women turned from the graves, It was to
mx the harsh exigencies of dally life- the need for
MntA ami shelter and clothes. The apprehension of years
fcudt for them become a grim reality.
An wo read of peril by laud and sea we are bound to
MMwsnbcr, not only the Imperiled, but those who wait
w wnleh for them and live by them Ihe women win
uln this fear If not the danger.-- Youth's Companion.
CHEATING THE REDMAN.
kSTOItY which reflects little credit upon the
Jjk I parties concerned comes from the White
' I F.urth Indian reservation In western Mln-
' afe I n j iiitiukint Mint mmitu (i ri nlnlitv at
liquor In the hands of the speculators. Since
June 111, the report says, the Indians and
half breeds have been permitted to dispose
off Uclr holdings or to place mortgages upon them. It
twwi a' Hue chance for the Indian-cheating rascals who
wktciu Tor such: opportunities, and so It Is not surprising
Ste read that In place of money the drunken redinen were
gjeven tlm cheeks redeemable at the saloons for liquor.
WUr most shameful part of the dispatch says: "The
Wgttit at the reservation Is powerless to check these evils,
gr the luw has clothed the Indians with the right to do
hey plen.se with their lands."
It is the same old story repeated again ujid again dur
foR tlie years since the white men and the million first
Kurt tuithe conflict for the possession of the 'continent, a
war or oxtcrmlnntlou through the weapon of liquor, with
jto accompanying command, ".Move on" until the tcrrl
ftwy under control of the llrst possessors of the country
lis circumscribed within narrow bonds. Several writers
arc proclaimed the shame of the thing In burning words.
Jbttltuu It. (llildlugs In his "Kxlles of Florida," Charles
EL Ioc In "Ited Patriots," Seth K. lluuiihrey In "The
Uudluii Dispossessed," Mrs. Helen Hunt Jackson in "A
32talary. of Dishonor" and others of her books have each
VsM iv story of substantial uniformity in Its details, a
muxnttve of oppression, deceit and wrong. The famous
.lames (!. Blrncy lost n.Mch of his social iiosltlon when
he eiamplond the cause of the Indians whose lauds ills
neighbors In northern Alabama and Ccorgla coveted, but
he stated his conviction, based upon careful investigation,
that In every case of trouble between a white man and
a redniau the white ,1111111 was tiie original person to
blame.
Noliody cares much for the Indian nowadays. Vi one
ever cared much for him. lie has hud a hard tight
against so-called civilization, and the government whoso
ward lie has been has not helped him In time of trouble,
but has fallen back upon some technicality of law and
allowed swindlers to client him and rob htm of his lands
while he has been crazed with drink. N one ever
made an Investigation of Indian questions, it really seri
ous Investigation, tracing matters to the bottom, without
a feeling of shame for his country In this chapter or Its
history. The tin tag and red liquor episode- at the White
Karth reservation is nothing new. It Is the old utory with
new actors In the scenes. Chicago Tribune.
T
DIPHTHERIA'S SURE CURE.
UK Chicago health department makes this as
sertion In the bulletin of the department :
"Kvery deatli from diphtheria should be
made the subject of Judicial Inquiry, as oth
er avoidable deaths resulting from negli
gence, culpable Ignorance or criminal inn 1-
I i itl A ttiii fl ttk '
r I in 1.11 I Jivsif iti
This Is startling, but It Is none too ttrotig. ns those are
aware who have observed the administration of diphthe
ria antitoxin, Before the discovery of that remedy, diph
theria was tlie deadliest disease of childhood. Only in
rare Instances did those attacked by It recover.
But now, as the health 'department says, the death
rate from that ean.se "continues u reproach to those timid
or Ignorant member of the medical profession who
neglect to use the antitoxin in the early stages of the
disease and In Mitllclcnt quantity."
Diphtheria can be cured in every Instancy by the use
of antitoxin. If It Is used soon enough after the disease
lias developed. Not one person ought to be allowed to
die of It. When death occurs, as the result or It. the au
thorities ought to Inquire into the circumstances, and
severe punishment should be visited upon the persons re
sponsible for failure to prevent It.
. The progress of knowledge, however Important, among
the great mass of people Is Incredibly slow. Cndouhtedly
many persons even in Chicago. Where the newspapers
have published the facts about diphtheria antitoxin time
and time again, have no Idea such a discovery was over
made us this certain cure for one of the worst diseases
that have ever ravaged the human r!ice. Chicago
Journal.
THE
YEARLY RAILROAD SLAUGHTER.
iF we were engaged In a war In which during
the last year over 10.000 people hud been
killed outright and nearly S.'.lKK) wounded
It would equal the casualties of any year
of the Civil War on either side, and would
not only be the principal topic of interest,
hut would till the land with mourning, and
there would be Intense anxiety and unremitting effort
to bring it to an end. When, however, we are otliclnlly
informed that hetwucu June I'.O, liio.'t. and June .10. 100 K
10,01(1 persons were killed and N-U." Injured in railroad
accidents In the I'nltcd States it seems to make no more
Impression on us than an idle talc - Cincinnati Fuqulrer.
1 A GENTLE "TOUCH." I
JMttlie means with which money can
Eta. extracted from the unwilling purse
jff iite American tourist are In full
ROBRtk-e on the slopes of Mount Ye-nntas-
Most of them are delicately
Mfattded forms of highway robbery. "On
saw-way down the mountain," says the
auUt of "A l.evaiillue Log -liook,"
"to Jwtautlful Italian boy approached,
;pt tIa hand on our cuniugo, and gave
uw a Btiuuy smile twenty-live eeine-
"lie walked along u few yards, ami
afttt ire i it forward and patted the near
HKitite'ff (lank ten centeslml. lie stoop
rdl dawn uud presented to miidnma a
wawll plwe of lava lll'tcen cente.slmi.
V firt the price low purposely, as Ye
o&rfjfis is entirely composed of lava and
teaNrty miles round. Again he walk
sd along In silence a few yards, nnil
fttast remarked, 'Fine day' ten eente
mS. Ha saw a yellow flower by the
iifwfc? of the road, which he gathered
ttutA presented to madama with an
sfcSer Biuiny smile thlrty-flve cento-
-tCenr L Interfered. 'Fair youth,'
rwSii l. 'waste not thy time upon heed-bsa-
and uuuppreclatlve travelers like
4UEwfrCK. Wo need no little pieces of
Van: our horses do not caro for ca
tsoEMcs; wc have no use for sunny
SfcsMan smiles. Here Is a coin, fair
liny;: it is the smallest I have; If I had
in Iter It would he yours, but tuke
1tt -write my blessing.' 1 gave him a
qriYn worth alsnit a penny.
"TCiter handsome hoy gazed at tint
fawner coin with the expression of a
aH who has Just bitten into a had
dealer. Ho protested that he did not
it, ami tried to give It back to
rain.
"Mack; ye, good youth, said I,
not your tlmo on us. That
mW all you will get Fur dowu the
HOW TO KEEP THE BOYS ON THE FARM.
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UVXWil1'lill'i'l'lll'l'lll'i1,WflH(J
IS LD Si
Win ii (In Ciuvn Conn llomt;,
Willi klinglc, klatigle, klJngie,
'Way down the dusty dingle,
The cows are coining home;
Now sw'Ct and clear, and faint and low
The airy tinkllngs from some fur-off
tower,
Or puttering of an April shower
That makes the daisies grow
Ko-kllng, ke-klang, kokllnglollngle,
'Way down the darkening dingle
Tlie cows come slowly home.
Soft sounds that sweetly iniiiglf,
Y nh jingle, jangle, jingle,
The cows are coining home;
Midline, and l'e:iii. and Florhnel,
De Kujnp, Itedrose, and O'retchen Schell,
Queen Box.s, ami Sylph, and Spangled
Sue
Across the Held I hear loo-oo,
And clung her silver lil,
(to-ling, go-lunir, golinglelingle,
With fHlnt, fur sounds thut mingle,
The cows come slowly home ;
And mother-songs of long-gone years,
And Imby joys, and childish tears.
And youthful hopes, and youthful fenrs,
When the cows come home.
With rlngle, rangle. ringle,
lty twos and three and single.
The cow are ooiaing home.
Thnmgh the violet air we see the town,
And the summer sun u-sllpping down;
The maple in tlie hazel glade
Throws down the pulli a longer simile,
And the hills are growing brown.
To-ring, to-rung, roringleriugle.
Hy threes and fours and single.
'11 .v. .,!.....!.. i. .......
I VM1.- Willi null, 1,1 lliriut-.
The same sweet sound of worldless psalm,
The siiine sweet Jtine-dny rest and calm,
The same Mveet scent of hud and balm,
When thu cows come home.
With a tinkle, rankle, tinkle,
Through fern and periwinkle,
The cows ure coming home;
A-loitering in the checkered stream,
Where the sun-rays glance and gleam.
Starine. IVachblooin and I'hoebe Thyllis
Stand knee-deep in the creamy lilies,
In a drowsy dream.
To-link. to-lank, tolinkielinkle.
O'er banks with buttercup a-twinkle,
The cows come slowly home ;
And up through memory's deep ravine
Come the lirook's old song and its old-time
sheen,
And the crescent of the silver oueen.
hours for digestion and mellow sweet
apples one and one-half Iioum. About
live ounces of raw, ripe applet rcdulres
three hours ami ten n inutes for diges
tion, but if the fruit s unripe a much
longer time Is required.
"In different countries opinions vary
markedly regarding tho relative whole
soineness of raw and ccoked fruit.
Thus, Ihe (ioniums us. comparatively
little raw fruit and eonM ier It far less
wholesome than cooked fruit. In tho
I'nltcd States raw fru!t. of good quality
Is considered wholesome, being us much
relished as cooked fruit, if Intleed It H
not preferred to It. li'e large number
of digestion experiments which have
been made with varied mixed diets do
not Indicate that there !s any special
difference between tlie two rations, ait
regards thoroughness of digestion."
On the handling and marketing of
fruit tlie Dejmrtnient of Agriculture re
ports: "Jt Is very important that IrulU
should be handled, stored and market
ed under sanitary conditions, as they
are commonly eaten raw and not all
persons are careful to vush them be
fore serving. Fruit winch has fallen,
to the ground may be easily soiled with
earth, water or other 'material which
may contain typhoid or other bacteria.
Samples of food purchased In the street
and examined by a Ceiuuin investiga
tor showed tubercuiosis bacteria and
many other forms of niicro-organlsms."
Under the heading, "The Hygiene of
Fruit," Prof. Imgwortliy writes: "Gen
erally speaking, fruits are wholwomo
and pa In tit Die foods, yet It Is not at ail
uncommon to find that one or more
sorts cannot be eateui by an Individual.
Such cases are explained on tho ground
of some personal Idlosyncrusy. It Is
commonly conceded that most frulta
are laxative."
CATECHISM OF CIVICS
l lion ( Ion X
I u(i-r-ail
i kiinkle. klnngle, klinglc,
ii loo-oo. and moo-on. ami Jingle,
Willi
Willi
The cows are coming home
And over there on Merlin liili.
Hear the plaintive cry of the whmnoor-
will ;
The dewdropa lie on the tangled vines,
And over the poplars Venn shines;
And over the silent mill,
Ko-ling. ko-Iuug. kolinglelingle,
With a tlug-a-ling and jingle,
The cows come slowly home.
Let down the bars, let in tbu train
Of long-gone songs, and flowers, and rain;
For dear old time come hack again
When the cows come home.
-Agnes 10. Mitchell.
FACTS ABOUT FRUIT FOODS.
of
of
Indianapolis Sun.
dusty road behold yon carriage. In
It tnere Is a Chicago millionaire with
his wife, Ids niother-lu-law, and eke
Ids wife's sister, lie Is rich and gen
erous. 1 am poor and mean. Fly to
the Chicago aillllonalre. Touch the
Chicago man I mean, touch the Chi
cago mini's heart.'
'The youth with sunny smile under
stood Jiie. He followed my advice, and
over lava blocks he bounded away like
a chamois, In a short cut to head off
the ( nlcago man.
"Driving down the mountain, I saw
thut the laps of the Chicago ladles were
covercu with yellow wild flowers gath
ered from tho roadside, and.the air was
perfumed with sunny Italian smiles.
But when the Chicago man's carrlaio
was at thu foot of the toll-road I heard
a violent altercation galng on. The
youth with the sunny srnlle wus de
manding of thu Chicago uillllonalrti tiv
francs, lie said he had been hired by
him to walk along by the carriage.
push It down-hill, pick flowers, gather
lava, and make himself generally us
less. The bystanders all agreed with
him they were all guides and carriage
drivers. They showed the Chicago man
that he was wrong In grinding tin
jace or ine poor, so lie reluctantly gave
up live francs, and presented It to the
youth with tho uuuny smile.
"Ah, he was Indeed a beautiful lxy,
with his Jet-black eyes, his curling hair,
his bright and sunny smile, l'.ut I am
glad l passed him on to the Chicago
man.
Don't be mad If you are Interrupted
when you ure talking. It may have pre
vented you from saying something fool
Ish.
Some people always take advice from
u stranger.
(ioveriiiiii'ii I (JIvcn (In KcnuIIn
Soiik: Itfft'iii lOvperlnieiilN.
The I'nltcd States Department
Agriculture has been experimenting
witli the jMisslbilitles .if a fruit and nut
diet, according to tho Kansas CMv
btar. AL the (.alltoriiia experiment
station men. women and children have
been restricted to those roods, under
the department s direction. The results
are given in the department's year book
for 1P0." in an article by 1'rof. C. 1
l.angworthy on "Fruit and Its Cses as
u rood.
"Fruit may well oe eaten In ''much
larger quantities than at present," says
I'rof. Laugworthy. '".t will be 'seen
that in the California investigations
the fruit and nut diet supplied tho sub
Jeem with amounts of protein 'albu
men) and energy wii'di are directly
comparable with tho.sj obtained by
many other iiersous from a mixed diet
though In general the quantities wotv
smaller than is supplied by the diet of
the average family.
"it should be said thut tho persons
living on a fruit and nut diet apparent
ly maintained their uon nil health and
strength, and It Is only fair to con
1 1 ... t I . i .
eiiuie nun u mr any reason sucit a
course seems desirable it Is perfectly
possible to select a diet made up of
fruits and nuts, which, for long periods
at any rate, will supply ihe iwuly with
the requisite protein and energy. It
would be going too tar k conclude on
tho basis of the California Investiga
tion that a fruitarian d!"t In general
Is equal or superior to tlie ordinary
diet."
In adillWon to the dietary
a number of experlmerts in
were made.
"In point or digestibility both fruit
and nuts can be favorably compared
with other and more common food,'
says Prof. l.angworthy. "Apparently 't
Is fair to say that stomach digestion is
Influenced by the nature of the fruit
and Its stage of ripeness. Mellow, sour
apples euten uncooked require two
mill . unworn of
(o A in e i-l on ii .
What are the principal products of
the United States?
Historical Novels and Health Food"!.
Where Is the Corn licit located?
It extends from the Chicago IQ
change to Trinity Ciiur:?li in Wah
street.
Does the climate vary much In din
ferent parts of tho Union?
Yes.
What Is considered to lie the hottest
region In the country?
Zlon City.
And the coldest?
John D. Koekefeller safe deposit
vault.
What common product is raised lu
the same proportions all over the coun
try?
Babies.
Are there any exceptions to this?
Yes. Newport and Sonth Dakota.
What are these babies used for?
in tin. South, to run the factories; in
the North, to furnish New hducatlonal
Systems.
JTow Is the Trust Crop grown?
By magnates and rile common peo
ple.
What is a magnate?
Almost any dishonest mnn who has
money enougli to Keep out ot jait.
And when the common people havu
gathered the Trust Crop, how are they
paid?
In common stock.
Does this yield anything?
Oh, yes. When you squeeze It It
yields water enough io make a good
circus lemonade.
What are tho principal trades of the
Cnlted States?
Operating for appendicitis, writing
advertisement poetry 'lud going out on
si tike.
Travel.
Tin ideal vacation for school chil
dren combine recreation with a pleas
urable acquisition of knowledge. The
educational processes should never he
IntciniDteiL only varied. No. form
, 111. . I ti T . .1
of
requisites w
modern life iullllls these
atunl.v as travel. It interests.' educates,
enthuses, invigorates, broadens and en
nobles. To be well travcle(l is now
quite as much a part, of a iinlshed edu
cation as to be well read. ;
The world Is large and It requires .
long time to see it all. Po It Is not loo
early to begin in youth. Moreover, It
very frequently happens tlm if travel
Is not indulged In during early life, It
never will be. Upon attaining their
majority, many persons become engross
ed In business, professional pursuits or
family cares and do not have the leis
ure to gratify the Instinct and passion
for travel. 1'nronts of means, there'
fore, might do well to consider the ad
visability of planning their chil
dren's vacations with liberal amounts
of travel In them. The young folks will
enjoy nothing so much as a vacation on
wheels behind "tin Iron Steed."
studies,
dlgestloit
rnlliedii Kolu.
"What was tho most Interesting ruin
that you saw abroad?"
"Well," answered Mr. Cuinrox, "the
ruin that most Interested me was a
year's income, totally demolished."
Washington Star.
We have reached Llie age when wo
don't see what's the .matter with eating
the picnic lunch on the dining room
table at home,, und- having no busketn
to carry.
