M. PELIETAN MAKES
BID FOR SUPPORT
French Minister of Marine Be«
ing Managed by an Am
bitious Wife.
CLERICS MAKE TROUBLE
Combes' Ministry Does Not Even Yet
Seem Out of the Woods With the
Church Policy—Russia Has
Too Many Princes.
Paris special: M. Camille Pelietan,
the minister of marine, formerly the
most modest and retiring of men, has
grown considerably in his own estima
tion since his marriage.
He now even seems to think that,
should the present government be
forced to resign, the whole French na
tion would be on Its feet, clamoring for
his return.
At a recent banquet he said, speaking
of the Fallour law, which restricts the
right of opening schools for the in
struction of children.
"There Is too much liberty nowa
days, and certain kinds of liberty are
dangerous.
"It is just and right that men are
given the liberty to gather peaceably,
as tong as this right is only given to
adults.
"It Is right that we should have free
dom of the press, because Journalists
address citizens In possession of their
reason: but when It comes to free
dom of Instruction limitation is neces
sary, because teachers address children,
and children have no right to liberty."
Speaking of the possibility of the fall
of the ministry. M. Pelietan said that
personally ho would be only too happy
to be forced out to give room for the
party who stands for reaction, he felt
aure that the whole nation would rise
in protest.
Of his old modesty nothing seems to
be left, and Mine. Pelietan Is said to be
very ambitious.
The anti-clerical policy of the pres
ent French government, as advocated
by M. Combes, Is causing serious trou
bles In all parts of France.
The actual removal of the cross from
nearly all public buildings and the In
tended removal of the cross which has
surmounted the dome of the Pantheon
ever since that magnificent structure
was built have given the lower classes
of the population of towns and cities
the Impression that any one may rob
or violate a church.
In several places mobs have Invaded
the Catholic churches in search of val
uables, and seem to have been surprised
when the police Interfered.
One of the most flagrant offenses Is
reported from Montpelier, where the
mob, after having tried unsuccessfully
to break into the magnificent Cathedral
of St. Matliieu, put fire to the church
and tried to drive the firemen away.
The great majority of the French,
the farmers and vlneyardists, as well as
the laboring classes outside of the
large cities, are beginning to feel In
censed against a government which
openly fights the Catholic church and
thereby tempts to these deeds of vio
lence, and a sharp protest against the
policy of M. Combes may be expected
on the floor of the parliament.
M. Combes had Hardly come into
power before he provided his son Ed
gar, a most Insignificant young man,
with an excellent position in the coun
cil of state.
M. vane, tne Keeper or tne seal, nut
found an Important position for his son
uk judge at Tunis.
M. Chaumie, unfortunately, had no |
ions old enough to occupy prominent
position, but during the visit of the
king of Italy he succeeded In making
Ring Victor Emmanuel decorate his
•ldest son, evidently hoping that this
decoration would In time make him
more fit to occupy a position of im
portance.
In the meantime the dissatisfaction
of the French people with the present
irovernment Is growing so rapidly that
oven the royalists, who have kept silent
for a long time, have begun to raise
their heads and have Issued a circular
calling on their supporters to rally
around the royal standard In the hope
that the chaos whloh would follow the
overthrow of the present government
would give them a chance to come Into
power again.
Of course, no one any longer takes
'he royalists seriously, but there are
tnany people, whose know ledge of poli
tics cannot be denied, who think that
the days of the present ministry are
counted, and that It wll lbe fololwed
y a strong reaction.
During the last two or three years the
price of meat, and especially beef, has
grown so high that even the chefs of
the most fashionable restaurants have
looked to And substitutes.
These substitutes are of many kinds,
and it Is said that at the present time
no four-footed animal Is sufe any long
er, and that the meat of horses has al
most entirely replaced beef.
Statistics for the last year show that
during that time Parisians and their
guests have eaten 41,790 horses, 4S0
donkeys and 49 mules.
A chef of one of the most exclusive
restaurants In this city recently said
that, aiocrdtng to his opinion, horsu
meat. If from young horses, was far
superior to the choicest beef, and that,
were it not for the strong prejudice
against this food, he would not ob
ject to letting the whole world know
that It was used very largely In his
cuisine.
Though our present administration Is
exceedingly radical In many ways, and
claims that It Is Impossible now to ob
tain any office under the government
except by force of merit. It Is evident
that this rule does not apply to its own
sons.
In the Tennis Court.
Boston Herald: The following con
versation between two young women
was overheard the other day at a ten
ds court near Boston. After one girl
had listlessly tried to return the ten
nis ball with her racquet she remarked
to her companion, "I’m glad Muy left.”
"So am I," was the response. "She’s
•Imply awful. She thinks she knows
All about the game and likes to boss ua
around.”
"Oh, she makes me bo mad. I suppose
•he would try to teach the great Doher
ty how to play If she had the chance.”
“Say, that was a pretty shirtwaist
•he wore. Do you suppose she made It
herself?"
"Probably. But she tried to make me
think she had It made for her.”
“She’s too proud. I don't think her
waist la half as pretty as the new one
l got the other day.”
“Where did you buy It, Annie?”
“Well, 1—I—er—I got the cloth at--.
and mother made It up for me.”
“Oh!”
"Well, let's play."
"1 don't care to.”
"What did you come here for?”
“Oh, Just to talk.”
I WATER RESOURCES.
i -
Geological Survey Issues Interesting
Report on South Dakota.
The Importance of an adequate water
supply In South Dakota iB more than
ordinarily apparent when the character
of part of the soil Is considered. In
drift regions It shows accumulations of
alkali, which sometimes Interferes
with the growth of vegetation. This,
however, depends upon the amount of
moisture. When the moisture Is abund
ant the alkali seems rather a fertilizer.
Persons Interested In the agricultural
development of the state will find a
perusal of the Olivet geologic folio,
which has Just been Issued from the
press of the United States geological
survey, much to their advantage. In
this folio and the folios In preparation
concerning the adjacent quadrangles of
Parker. Alexandria and Mitchell, which
' will be Issued within a month, the wa
ter resources of the district are thor
oughly considered, and Important rec
ommendations concerning their conser
vation and re-enforcement are made.
The Olivet quadrangle, so named for
the town of Olivet, an aggregation of
about 160 souls, lies mostly within the
drainage basin of James river and em
braces portions of Hutchinson, Bon
homme, and Yankton counties. The
country Is mostly level, or presents low,
rolling slopes, rising out of broad ex
panses of plains. The surface Is In large
part covered with a mantle of glacial
deposits consisting of gravel, sand, silt,
and clay of varying thickness.
The most Important natural resource
of this quadrangle Is water, which Is
readily divided. Into surface water and
underground water. Under the former
are Included lakes, springs and streams,
and under the latter the sources which
furnish shallow wells, artesian wells
and tubular wells.
Most of the lakes In this region are
dry toward the end of the summer.
They receive their waters directly from
the rainfall and their endurance conse
quently depends on the extent of the
drainage basin, the depth of the reser
voirs and the sufficiency or lack of pre
cipitation. After a succession of wet
years the lake beds over the whole dis
trict are filled with water, but on the
other hand, during a season when the
rainfall has been light they are some
times dry enough for tillage. Perma
nent springs In this district are rare,
but a few occur along James river and
Its principal tributaries. James river
Is the only stream that can be depended
upon to contain water throughout the
year. Portions of certain creeks are
seldom entirely dry, but In the latter
part of summer the water rarely flows
continually more than a mile or two
above their mouths.
The most accessible underground
water Is that which flows near the
surface of the ground, seeping through
the yellowish upper portion of the till
toward a water course wherever there
are shallow accumulations of sand to
form conduits for it. Where the slope
of the surface Is toward an under
ground basin the water of the yellow
till flows out and forms an open lake,
so that the general water level sinks.
It may then be drawn upon by shal
low wells, and for a number of years
may prove to be entirely adequate for
the demand of neighboring farms, but
In time of drought it Is gradually ex
hausted. Early In the period of set
tlement of the region there shallow
wells were the main dependence of the
farmers. In 1881 and a few years sub
sequent water was abundant In them,
but after a series of dry years it be
came exhausted, and farmers were
forced to go deeper for their supply.
The next lower water Is derived
rfoin the sand and gravel at the base
of the drift. These are reached by
penetrating the till by borings, usually
an Inch or two In diameter, to a depth
Of from 100 to 26# feet and even 300
feet below the surface. There are In
the quadrangle wells of this class which
have been flowing for more than twen
ty years.
The deep wells supplied from sources
In the till are commonly known as
tubular wells. It seems evident that
the original source of this supply Is
the local rainfall, the same as that of
shallow wells, but It Is a more constant
supply, because the water enters more
Sradually. It Is more continuous and
oes not waste In evaporation. It
should not, however, be considered In
exhaustible, for If a tubular well 1s
drawn upon too freely the supply may
gradually fall, the decline being first
apparent In an elevated region.
It Is universally agreed that the main
artesian supply Is derived from the
sandstone and sand beds of the Da
kota lormatlon, though smaller flows
are obtained from sandstone In the
Benton formation. The Dakota sand
stone owes Its capacity as a water
Btorer to several causes. The first of
these Is Its great extent, for It under
lies most of the Great Plains from the
Rocky Mountains eastword to about
the rilnety-flfth meridian. The high
elevation of Its western border, which
j Is located In the moist region of the
1 mountains and Is crossed by numerous
mountain streams, I9 of great assist
ance; so also Is the fact that It la large
ly sealed at Its eastern margin by the
I overlapping of clays of the Colorado
: formation, and, where these are absent,
by the glacial till sheet. The denuda
: tlon of wide areas by older streams, es
j peclally in North and South Dakota,
I so as to bring the land surface below
the level of the pressure height pro
duced by the elevated source of the
water at the western border of the for
1 matlon Is another cause of the ef
ficiency of the Dakota sandstone as a
water reservoir. Wells supplied from
the Dakota and overlying sandstones
may be either pumping or flowing
, wells.
The folio contains a detailed discus
sion of variations In artesian pressure
and Includes some valuable suggestions
to well borers. The possibility of deep
j er flows in certain portions of the
quadrangle seems strong It Is sug
gested that the supply of underground
water be re-enforced by the construc
tion, where practicable, of dams aerosa
shallow water courses In such a way
as to produce ponds. The water of
these will gradually sink Inte the
ground and reach the shallow and
tubular wells which are ordinarily re
plenished by the percolation of raln
. fall.
) The folio, which Is 96, Is the work of
J. E. Todd, who acted under the direc
tion of N. H. Darton. It Is a sale pub
lication and may be obtained from the
director of the United States geological
survey, Washington, D, C., for the sum
: of 25 cents.
It is reported that in view of the loot
' lng of Boer blbles that took place dur
ing the 'ute war the bible society te to
make a free distribution of 6,900 Dutch
blbles bound In leather.
A locomotive testing laboratory will
i be a feature of the transportation
building at the world’s fair.
A wine cask has Just been built In
California to hold 97,009 gallons. Its
Iron hoops weigh 40,000 pounds.
To keep the whole German army Ifl
the field for a week would cost $30 000 -
000.
I Cork lias the best dressed and most
1 prosperous looking population In Ire
land.
A Handy Post Puller.
Pulling out old posts Is a difficult .task
for they have a way of sticking that
makes one feei as If they were twenty
leet long. The handy device shown In the
Illustration can be readily made at home
and will make the pulling of posts an
easy task. The lever, Indicated at B,
should be of strong material and be nine
or ten feet long. A hole is bored In this
lever a foot from the large end and a hook
(see A In drawing) bolted on the top end
, but projecting so that It will easily catch
: the links of the chain, which is a log
chain, with a hook on one end. For the |
fulcrum select a piece of wood sufficient
ly thick so that when the side pieces are |
i nailed on as shown the lever will work ;
easily between them. This center piece ,
should be about two feet and a half long i
and the side pieces six Inches longer, as
shown in the cut. A hole should be bored
through these outside pieces to match the
hole In the lever and so placed that there
will not be a strain on them or the side
pieces will split; the strain should come
entirely on the center piece. In using, slip
' a long bolt through the holes after setting
the lever In place between the side sticks,
place chain around post, hook on lever
under the chain and you will pull the post ,
without a great deal of effort.
How to Winter Ducks.
! Many who can raise ducks successfully [
have difficulty In wintering them, due, In
the opinion of the writer, almost entirely
to lack of ventilation and permitting the
houses to become damp. The duck can
stand more cold than chickens, provided
the cold Is of the dry kind; dampness
makes trouble for them every time. In
wintering ducks always provide a board
floor, or, If the floor must be of earth,
cover It to the depth of several Inches with
chaff and arrange the drinking fountains
In a part of the house so that it will be
practically Impossible for the ducks to
soil the chaff and wet It. with water from
the troughs. An excellent plan of ventila
tion Is to divide the quarters Into two
rooms, each room having two opposite
1 Vlndnws; then, each day drive the ducks
frito one room, closing the door between
jmd thoroughly air the room they left, al
lowing the wind to blow through It for an
hour or more; ventilate the other room on
the same plan. Ducks treated In this
manner as to their quarters will go
through the winter in good shape and be
strong, healthy breeders at the proper sea- ;
son.
Large or Small Areas.
' It Is generally admitted that one acre
well tilled will bring better returns than
five acres poorly handled and this Idea Is
evidently In the minds of the writers who
are advising farmers to cut down the
size of their farms to a very few acres.
Such advice is wrong for It gives some
people an Idea that they can make more j
money In raising special crops on a few j
acres than It Is possible to do with many
acres under cultivation. If one Is located
where there Is a good market for small
fruits and vegetables and one understands
growing them then serious consideration
should be given to the plan of cultivating
fewer acres. On the other hand If grain
or potatoes raised on a large scale bring
good returns it would be foolish to change
one’s whole method of farming unless the
advantage of a market for the smaller
crops were very great. It must be re- .
membered, however, that whatever branch
of farming Is followed the scattering of
energy, labor and fertilizer sufficient to
give ten acres good handling over twenty
acres or more Is far from good business
and on tills point there Is certainly oppor- i
tunlty for decided reform.
| Coming Substitutes tor Barrels. |
' In some of tlie apple sections the prices
for barrels range from 60 to 76 cents each
and not enough can be made even at that
price to any where near supply the de
mand. The scarcity of lumber suitable
for the purpose is given as the reason for ■
the high price. A number of men who j
handle large quantities of apples for ex- I
port are looking Into the question of
boxes made of paper or rather of paper
pulp placed under an Immense pressure
so that they are, practically, as hard as
wood. It will be noticed that the word
“boxes” Is used and Investigation by the
writer showed that these men considered
the day of the apple barrel about over.
It was said that while undoubtedly many
heavy shipments of apples In barrels
would be made for years to come, the de
mand for carriers containing smaller
quantities was so great that if the paper
box plan was found feasible the manu
facture would be confined to boxes. Men
tion of this Interesting subject Is made
here as a solace to those growers who
have become discouraged on the barrel
question and as an advance hint to grow
ers as to what they may expect in the
way of future demand by the consumer.
Consider well this additional hint. When
you begin to put up fruit in boxes bear
,n mind that in the majority of cases it
will go direct to the consumer In the
original package: It will not be assorted
by the middle man as barreled apples are,
so If the mistake Is made of putting small
apples In the middle Just so much will be
done to discourage a trade that, If honest
packing Is done, will become enormous be
yond all present expectations.
Poultry House Window Curtains.
Unless one Is located In the far north
whero even during the seasons of rain It
Is warm there Is no section where It
would not be a good plan to provide some
I sort of an arrangement to go over the
1 windows of the poultry house when the
night promises to be cold or unusually
damp. An excellent plan Is to have a
i sliding window of closely fitted boards
which may bo put In some place at night:
another Is to have a curtain of heavy
cloth which can be buttoned over the
I window of glass Just as one buttons on a
I curtain to a carriage. If these protections
are not possible then take a strip of water
j proof paper and tack to a rough frame
i made of laths. At night put these over
1 the windows on the Inside, and hold them
| In place with a wire driven through the
sido pieces Into the slils at the house. This
I
j may be a crude way but It Is better than
no protection, costs but little and can be
put In place In a few minutes.
Skim Milk for Cows.
I If one has a separator In the dairy then
Is no objection to feeding the skim milk
to the cows provided it Is given them
while sweet, that is, when not stale or
in any way soiled. It is best fed back
to the cows mixed with bran and adds
materially to the food ration generally
Increasing the milk flow decidedly. The
plan of feeding skim milk from the cream
ery to cows should not be carried on for
such milk is unfit even for swine unless
one is reasonably sure that it is from the
milk of the same day. It is probable that
the feeding of skim milk will be found
most profitable when given to hogs or to
the poultry, but where this stock is not
kept in sufficient quantity to consume the
skim milk it may be safely fed to cows
under the conditions named.
Handling the Breeding Sow.
Too little attention is paid to the health
of the breeding sow, as a rule, and per
haps this is because of the general prac
tice to breed the animal for only a year
or two and then turn her into pork. As
a successful raiser of hogs for many years
the writer has felt that the idea that a
sow wan good for breeding purposes for
two seasons at most was wrongg. If the
sow is properly cared for in all ways there
is no reason why she cannot be bred' for
a number of years and the progeny be all
that is desired I consider it absolutely
essential to the good health of the sow
that she be fed a small ration of roots or
other succulent food three or four times
a week for two.months or more before
parturition to keep the bowels in good
condition. If Bhe becomes constipated
give a dose or two of epsom salts and in
crease the ration of root crops. Exercise
is also absolutely necessary, but she
should take this exercise in a sheltered
place, where the sun shines if possible,
and it should be continued for some time
after the pigs are dropped. It will be
some little troublo to give this additional
care, but it will pay.
Caring for the Dairy Cow.
No one will question the statement that
any animal that Is well treated will do Its
best for Its owner; the trouble Is different’
people have different Ideas of what con
stitutes good treatment. The average
man feels that plenty of good food Is all
an animal should expect, while other
men endeavor to make kind words and
an occasional pat take the place of prop
er feeding. A veteran dairyman, a Ger
man, showed the writer his stables made
of rough lumber and crudely built, but
well lined Inside with building paper so
that they were warm. Each stall was ar- .
ranged so that the animal had perfect
freedom In the enclosure and yet could
not turn sufficiently to soil the bedding.
Every stall was thoroughly cleaned each
morning and night, all straw removed
and a moderately strong solution of car
bolic acid sprinkled ever the floor. A
light layer of straw was placed on the
floor during the day and at night a heavy
bed was made. Every day, usually Just
after milking and while the cows were
eating, they were groomed with brush
and comb Just as the horses were cared
for. In the morning each cow was wiped
off with a large cloth to remofe any dost
that might be on Its coat from the straw;
This was done before milking, the udder
being also cleaned with a cloth. Of
course these cows are well and properly
fed, but our friend has figured that the
treatment referred to has considerable to
do with the milk result, and he Is un
doubtedly right.
Feeding Hens for Eggs.
A farmer attending an Institute once
asked a poultry expert how he could have
his pullets and hens lay during the win
ter. The reply was, “make them believe
it Is summer.” He then went on to ex
plain that if one would go over in his
mind what he had seen the hen pick up
on the range during the summer and
try and provide good substituted, there
would be little trouble in obtaining win
ter eggs. Let us see how this works out.
First of all the hens on the range are
well supplied with green food and that
they consume It In large quantities Is
proof that It Is necessary to their good
health and for egg production. Then the
next Idea of the hen on the range Is to
get all the Insects she can. It Is thus
seen that green food and meat are essen
tials In egg production and It Is safe to
say that If these are supplied in proper
quantities with almost any grain ration,
not wholly corn, the egg results will be de
cidedly pleasing. As stated last week one
of the best green foods Is clover and It
will pay to buy It. Cabbages and root
crops are also good. The meat fed should
be fresh and sweet or If this Is not ob
tainable the prepared animal meal should
be bought. Try the plan of reproducing
summer In the poultry menu and Arid
how well It works.
Making a Farm Sled.
The Illustration shows a farm sled that
Is equally valuable for use In the winter
and summer so that It will pay to build ll
solidly, particularly as It is designed to
carry heavy loads. Oak planks should
be used for the runners and a good also Is
two Inches thick, ten Inches wide and
eight or ten feet long. The ends should
be rounded as shown In the small flgure
of the runner and top of each should be
so beveled that when the floor Is nailed
U Vi
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3
on the runners will stand on the ground
at the angle shown In the large view
which Is the proper spread to make the
sled run easy. The planks used for the
floor should be an inch and a half thick
or thicker If the sled Is to be used for
carting stones or any rough substance
which will wear the boards. The runners
are braced at either end with a rod as
shown In the out and any attachment
desired for fastening a team to the sled
■an be put on readily. Next week an
illustration of a sled tongue will be given
which could be attached to this sled very
nlcoly.
9
HER HEART’S COMMAND
By Angelh Morgan.
(Copyright, 1903, by W. R. Hearst.)
“Of what actual benefit is It to come in
contact with the world, as you call It, If
the experience doesn't really make one a
happier and better being?"
"It depends upon what you mean by
happier and better.” There was a tinge
of defiance in Miss Harlow's voice, which
she tried to conceal beneath a frankly
cheerful smile.
The unexpected appearance of Wesley
Oraham while she stood on the corner
waiting for a homeward-bound car had
rather disconcerted her. She had reso
lutely discouraged his attentions for the
past six months and had not seen him
for several weeks.
It was the wilted, weary time of day
when wage earning women are not apt to
look their best. Despite the fact that
Miss Harlow had long put vanity under
her feet as out of place In a woman striv
ing to make her mark In the world, she
felt a distinct vexation that Graham
should meet her Just now.
His argument, too, annoyed her. He
seemed to take delight in showing up the
modern woman in pathetic Instead of
glowing colors.
Miss Harlow pulled vaguely at her
disheveled veil and wondered If any soot
spots sprinkled her chin.
Her ignorance regarding this was not
a synonym for bliss, and when Graham
swung upon the packed platform of the
crowded cable car beside her she was
guilty of taking a surreptitious glance In
to her mirror.
Reassured, she bravely pursued the ar
gument.
"Happiness,” she persisted, Ignoring
possible listeners In her earnestness, "is
not conducive always to one's best de
velopment. I mean happiness as the
world understands It.”
She clung to the doorway for support
as the car swung round a corner, rigidly
Ignoring the encircling protection of Gra
ham's arm.
"What do you mean when you say
that?” he demanded. “Are you sure that
you know what you mean?” \
“Of course I know,” she replied quietly,
though with spirit. “I mean that even a
strenuous life of unceasing toll and ef
fort, unbrightened by romance or pleas
ure, Is, because of the larger life that
goes with It, far preferable to an exist
ence of purely selfish happiness. Women
are seeing that today as never before.
Absolute Independence is the prerogative
of the modern woman. She refuses to
lean. She does not have to lean.”
As the words left her lips the car again
rounded a corner sharply, sending the
helpless passengers lurching against each
other.
Her rigid attitude was of no avail this
time. Before she knew it she swayed
backward Into the curve of Graham's
steadying arm.
On the Instant her eyes met hts fully.
A startled moment of silence followed.
Then Miss barlow seized the broken
thread of their talk with a desperate and
visible determination. It was as though
she had In that moment mentally faced,
fought and vanquished an unseen enemy.
Graham watched her features merciless
ly as she hurried on with her positive as
sertions and declarations, but she would
not allow her eyes to meet his.
Her manner grew yet more distant when
he left the car with her and started to ac
company her homeward.
At the door of her boarding house he
startled her with an abrupt question:
"Are you always going to discourage me
this way? Aren't you ever going to give
me any hope?”
Taken aback by his straightforward
ness, Miss Harlow uttered a half gasp,
while her swift upward glance caught
the look In his eyes. “Goodby.” she said
hurriedly.
"I expect an answer. Won't you send
me some word?” he persisted.
"Perhaps,” answered Miss Harlow. The
yielding in her own voice alarmed her.
She hated herself for being sorry when
he turned to go. A strange distress strug
gled at her heart, so she hastened up
stairs to her room.
A new and powerful realization was
forcing itself upon her with a marvelous
Insistence. The plognant sweetness of it
enwrapped and thrilled her. It was the
memory of that startled moment In the
crowded car.
Alone in her room she seemed no long
er able to Ignore that memory. But she
was strong, as the new woman Invariably
Is, and her well trained will, accustomed
to combat, leaped now to assert Itself.
"This Is folly,” she muttered, “and not
to be encouraged by even a thought. With
a larger life of usefitfness stretched be
fore me, such a consideration Is out of
the question.”
But the argument between heart and
head waxer more earnest yet, despite her
efforts to silence It.
After dinner she sat out on the steps
In the damp, sweet spring dusk and ab
sently Joined In the conversation of other
boarders. Her thoughts followed an un
dercurrent of thetr own.
"It Is folly. You must banish it from
your mind,” said reason.
"But I cannot forget It. The memory
clings to me so. How do I know that I
ought to banish It?” protested her heart.
"Because It Is weakness—the primal In
stinct of the feminine to lean on some
thing stronger for support. The new
woman does not lean. She does not have
o lean.”
Her very words! Spoken at the thresh
hold of that golden moment when the
touch of Graham's arms had thrilled her.
The memory surged over her now, nor
could reason beat It back. She knew at
last that the shelter of those arms meant
more to her than all her glittering dreams
of Independence and achievement.
Side by side with her vision of happi
ness the specter faced her of a lifelong
ambition trembling to Its ruin. But the
Bpecter did not dismay her.
“As his wife," came the final plea of her
heart, "would you not fulfill even a high
er destiny?”
After a time she went upstairs to her
room, singing softly under her breath.
At her desk she sat writing a letter. It
found Its way to mall box on the corner
that night. In it was the message for
which Graham waited.
The Street Wrongly Named,
Yonkers Statesman: Churchman—The
man who named the New York streets
made some great mistakes.
Gotham—Do you think so?
“I certainly do. Wall street, for In
stance, should have been called Water
street.”
Hoogley—When I entered your yard
last evening your dog barked at me.
Wilby—You could hardly expect me to
keep servants and let them fill In their
time barking at folks, and I'm too busy
myself to attend to It.
Some Famous Giants.
Following Is the height of some famoux
giants:
John Middleton, Lancashire, England, i
feet 3 tnches.
Patrick Cotter, the "Irish giant,” S
feet 7 Inches. «
Charles Byrn*, Ireland, 8 feet 4 Inches.
Big Sam, porter of Prince of Wales
(George IV.), 8 feet.
Robert Hales, 7 feet 6 Inches.
Chang Woo Gow, 8 feet.
The “Amazon Queen," 8 feet 2 Inches.
Joseph Wlnkelmaler, 8 feet 9 Inches.
Elizabeth Lyska (aged 12), 6 feet 8 inch eg
Rothschild's Maxim*.
New York Herald: The following
| twelve maxims form part of the will of
! Mayer Anselm Rothschild, the founder
of the great banking house at Frank
forth. They are now attracting atten
tion in Europe and are recommended to
those who desire to succeed In life:
1. Seriously ponder over and thor
1 oughly examine any project to which
you intend to give your attention.
2. Reflect a long time, then ieclde
promptly.
3. Go ahead.
4. Endure annoyances patiently arc
fight bravely against obstacles.
5. Consider honor as a sacred duty.
6. Never lie about a business affair.
7. Pay your debts promptly.
8. Learn how to sacrifice money
when necessary.
9. Do not trust too much to luck.
10. Spend your time profitably.
11. Do not pretend to be more Im
portant than you really are.
12. Never become discouraged, work
xealously and you will surely succeed.
Bright’* Disease Cured.
Whitehall, 111., Dec. 7.—A case hat
been recorded in this place recently, t
which upsets the theory of many pliy-’
siclans that Bright’s Disease is incur
able. It is the case of Mr. Lon Man
ley, whom the doctors told that he
could never recover. Mr. Manley tells
the story of his case and how he was
, cured in this way:
“I began using Dodd’s Kidney Pills
after the doctors had given me up.
For four or five years I had Kidney,
Stomach and Liver Troubles; I was a
general wreck and at times I would N
get down with my back so bad that I
could not turn myself in bed for three
or four days at a time.
1 “I had several doctors and at last
they told me I had Bright’s Disease,
and that I could never get well. I
commenced to use Dodd’s Kidney Pills
and I am now able to do all my work
and am all right. I most heartily rec
ommend Dodd’s Kidney Pills and am *
very thankful for the cure they work
ed In my case. They saved my ltf#
after the doctors had given me up.”
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Carthage’s Escape.
New York Sun: Cato was demand
ing that Carthage should be destroyed.
“Then why not send it to the laun
dry?" asked an Irate senator.
Appalled at the total annihilation
Implied, they voted to order out the
ships Instead. *
Mr*. Winslow’s SooTnnta btrup tor Children
teethins; softens the gums, reduces inflammation, ai
>S7S pain, cores wind colic. 26 cent's bottle
A Remarkable Shot at Antelope.
Outing: Perhaps more remarkable
shots have been made at antelope than
at any other American game. This is
natural, of course, since, being usually
In plain sight, they were often shot at
from great distance, and many a man
making a lucky guess at distance and
holding just right, has been enorfnously
proud of a very long shot that killed.
Of such long shots few were successful;
but those that were so. often made for
the rifleman who fired them a great—
but wholly undeserved—reputation. I
myself made the most extraordinary
shot at an antelope that I ever heard
of, which, however, has nothing to do
with good shooting, but rather with the
erratic course that a rifle ball may
take. With several soouts, white men
and Indians, I rode over a hill to see
three or four buck antelope spring to
their feet, run a short distance and
then stop and look. I made a quick
shot at one, which dropped, and on go
ing to him found him not dead, though
desperately wounded. The animal had
been standing, broadside on, his face
toward my left. The ball had struck
the left elbow, splintering the olecran
on, passed through the brisket, broken
the Irght humerus, turned at right
angles, and gone hack, cutting sev
eral ribs, broken the right femur, then
turned again at right angles and came
out through the inside of the leg, and xwT
struck the left hock Joint, which it dis
located and twisted off, so that It hung
by a very narrow string of hide. I nev
er again expect to see so extraordinary
i course for a rifle ball.
Some Famous Giants.
Following Is the height of some famous
giants:
John Middleton, Lancashire, England, 9
feet 3 inches.
Patrick Cotter, the ‘‘Irish giant,” 8
feet 7 Inches.
Charles Byrne, Ireland, 8 feet 4 Inches.
Big Sam, porter of Prince of Wales
(George IV.), 8 feet.
Robert Hales, 7 feet 6 Inches.
Chang Woo Gow, 8 feet.
The “Amazon Queen.” 8 feet 2 Inches.
Joseph Winkelmaler, 8 feet 9 Inches.
Elizabeth Lyska (aged 12), 6 feet 8 Inches.
St. Louis Lumberman: A patient In a
hospital had to be fed on a dally diet of
egg and port wine. His physician asked
him how he liked It.
“It would be all right, doctor,” he said,
"If the egg was as new as the port and
the port as old as the egg!”
Munich, a city of 500,000 Inhabitants,
las only one high school for girls.
ABOUT FEAR.
Often Comes from Lack of Right Food.
Napoleon said that the best fed sol
diers were his best soldiers, for fear
and nervousness come quickly when
the stomach Is not nourished. Nervous
fear Is a sure sign that the body Is not
supplied with the right food.
A Connecticut lady says: “For
many years I had been a sufferer from
Indigestion and heart trouble and In
almost constant fear of sudden death,
the most acute suffering possible. Diet
ing brought on weakness* emaciation
and nervous exhaustion, and I was a
complete wreck mentally.
"I tried many foods but could not
avoid the terrible nausea followed bj
vomiting that came after eating until
I tried Grape Nuts. This food agreed
with my palate and stomach from the
start. This was about a year ago.
Steadily and surely a change from sick
ness to health came, until now I have
no symptoms of dyspepsia and can
walk ten miles a day without being
greatly fatigued. I have not taken a
drop of medicine since 1 began the use
of Grape Nuts, and people say I look j|
many years younger than 1 really am.
“.My poor old sick body has been /
made over and I feel as though my
head has been, too. Life Is worth liv
ing now and I expect to enjoy It for
many years to come If I can keep away
from bad foods and have Grape Nuts.”
Name given by Postum Co,, Battl*
Creek, Mich.
There’s a reason.
Look In each package for a copy of
the famous little book, “The Road to
WeliviUe.”