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COMMODORE Somerrillo Nicholson
of the United States Navy, in a
letter from 1837 It street, Northwest,
Washington, D. C., says:
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We have on file thousands of testi
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iiw and navy.
We can give onr readers only a slight
glimpse of the vast array of unsolicited
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Only Self Made Man.
From the Portland Oregonian.
The only self-made man In the world,
Dr. Mary Walker, now has an opportunity
to rejoice and be exceedingly glad. She Is
vindicated. A wise Judgo In Pasadena,
Cal., has rendered . a decision to the ef
fset that he finds no ordinance whereby
women shall be prevented from wearing
trousers If they choose. Mrs. Mary John
ooa. leader of a cult In Pasadena called
"heath to nature,” raised tho issue. There
la a oolony of these pants-clad ladles In
that city, and they may parade the streets |
at will, trousered like papa. If not bearded j
Uhl a bard. Let us hopo they will go up |
that grand street called "Millionaires’
MB*” and pass by the home of Bob Bur
gotta, who may find material 111 tho scene
for a new lecture entitled "Tho Rise and
Fall of the Skirt,"
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Invisible.
Chicago News: The Judgo-You say you
•rs not a vagrant, yet you have no visible
means of support.
The Hobo—X did have dls mornln', ycr
i-i-m-t
The Judge—Then why Isn’t It visible at
the present time?
The lloho—'Causo X went an' eat It.
“•y-b*r)'l Keaeedy'e Feverlte Remedy, Rand.
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There You Are.
■"Why do you tnlnk she has never
had any musical training?"
"Because when she sings you can
understand every word she says."
Tee Can Get Allen’s Foot-Kase FKKE.
Writs to-day to Allen S. Olmsted, Le Itoy, j
K V., for a FREE sample of Alh-us Foot- !
Saw. a powder to shako Into your shoos. I
It mm tired, sweating, hot. swollen, ach
tag feet. It makes new or tight shoes easy.
A rertuln rate for Corns ami Bunions. All
Itruggls-.s and Shoe stores sell It. 'Joe.
A Suitable Epitaph.
Iters lies a lad named Johnnlo Sloan,
Who tried some thin ice with a stono.
Tne stone. It seems, did not break through
*o Johnnie said. “I’ll skate there too."
Alas for that deceptive stone—
It weighed much less than Johnnie Sloan.
—Milwaukee Sentinel.
I have used Piso'a Cure for Consump
Uob with good results. It Is all right.—
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Not Slight.
Ctncfnnatt Commercial-Tribune: "May
Chubble is a friend of yours, lsnt' she?"
•Only a slight acquaintance.”
-The Idea! How can you say that? Why,
ah* weighs ISO If she weighs a pound.”
A Btory with a moral conies from
Uganda. A Hon, thinking It about time i
So lunch, seized a white man and bit
him. His teeth went through a hot- |
lie of whisky w hich the man was car- i
eying In his pocket und this gave hint j
nuth ■* short; that ha turned UtU.— j
AuMiuun Globe. <
i AN AMATEUR SMUGGLER
Washington Star; A tall, cumbersome
gentleman swung aboard the Chevy
Chaao car the other morning looking as
fresh aa the daisies by the roadside.
"Hello, Bill," said the sandy-complex -
loned person In the back seat. "When did
you get back to this neck o' the woods?
Last I heard of you, you'd- gone abroad
with your wife to Bee the sights of the old
country.”
"Oh, I've been back a month,” respond
ed the cumbersome gent. "But my bettei
half In still across the pond with her kin
folks.”
Right here It should be known that th«
tall, cumbersome gentleman Is of.the Ideal
type—at least, he has that reputation. To
bo sure, he smokes occasionally, but he
looks not upon the wine when It Is red, and
on Sunday he teacehs Sunday school out
Kensington way. In other words, he Is ons
of those scrupulous persons who walks th«
straight and narrow like an amateui
walks a tlj^itro^r. H^ married a devei
little lad/oT the mlschevlous sort, and
that Is the cause of this pitiful talc.
"Have a good trip?” asked the sandy
person In an effort to maintain the con
versation.
"Fine, fine,” replied the man with the
scruples, "except that the wife worked
one of her rude and rasping Jokes on ms
when I came home, and as a result my
conscience will worry me for the rest of
my days. These women folks seem to
have a mania for smuggling goods through j
the custom houses, und I blush to admit
that my wife is not an exception. Well,
sir; when I received a cablegram from
my boss to hurry home at once on Import
ant business It was decided I would have
to come homo alone. The day before I
was to sail my wife blow into our apart
ment at the hotel with an armful of
truck which she calmly announced she
was going to put In my trunk.
"When she unwrapped the stuff 1 saw
laces and gloves and peekaboo apparel
until you would have thought she was
traveling agent for a ladles' furnishing
house.
uo you expect me to jug mat mie ot
goods to America with me,’ 1 asked.
" 'Certainly,' she said.
" ‘But the duty will amount to so much,’
said I, ’while If you bring the stuff over
you can get it In free us wearing apparel.
" ‘That Is Just why 1 want you to tuko
It,’ replied my wife. ‘You can smuggle
this In, and then when 1 come 1 can bring
»ome more.'
"Well, Blr, when that word ‘smuggle’
reached me I nearly passed away. I’ll do
almost anything but lie and’steal, and to
my way thinking, smuggling la a little
at both.
" 'Smuggle It In,' I gasped. 'Why Cath
erine, what do you mean?’
“ 'I mean smuggle It in,’ retorted that
wife of mine. 'Just put some of It here
and some of tt there where the customs of
lloers won’t look for It; tip the Inspector
■. 13 note, and you'll squeeze It through ail
right.’
“The next ten minutes was devoted to
»no of the red hottest curtain lecture*
you ever read about. I handed her enough
Stood husbandly advice about honesty and
truthfulness to flu eight books, and when
[ finished I thought I had put her on the
riulet. She whimpered a bit and said some
thing about my being cranky and rude
and mean, and then she went off to bed.
"It took me an hour to square myself,
but Bhe promised to never mention smug
gle to me again. She acknowledged It was
wrong to smuggle, and the family hotill
ties were dispensed with. Bright und ear
ly the next day I set out.to give the part
ing hand to a few London friends and
when I returned home I found my Sara
toga packed and ready for shipment. I
thanked the ilttlo lady and we made
tracks for the boat.. The adieus were the
real thing, and all the way over to this
side of the briny I was cherishing the |
thought that I had the dearest, sweetest
and withal the most reasonable helpmeet
that ever Joined hands with a mucker like
yours truly,
"As we hoije to off New York I wa»
handed a telegram from my boss—not my
wife, understand, but the boss what hands
are my weekly—saying as I must hotfoot
to Chicago without even giving my squlnt
sra a treat to glimpse at the Bowery. So
me for the train, and my trunk was
stacked up In front of the door at our
romfy bunk house near Chevy Chase
lake.
"In the course of two weeks I pulled
Btakes In the west and steered for home.
Everybody was tickled foolish to see me,
Including Don, the dog, and Nlggln, the
cat. The trunk was there, and as my lin
en was all tq the bad, I pried open the
IU1. There, staring mo In the face, was a
note In a dainty blue envelope addressed
to Walter, dearest.’ Talk about your
mushy superlatives and saccharine noth
ings, the first page was so full of them
that the ‘standing room only’ sign should
have been displayed. But the second page
—It’s a sin and a shame to discuss it, and
[ wouldn't tell you about It If you weren’t
a pretty good friend of mine.
“Turning over the new leaf, the epistle
rambled something like this: “Now, Wal
ter, my love, unpack your trunk carefully.
When you come to your tuxedo coat, look
In the Inside pocket and take out a pair of
long kid gloves. In the outside pocket of
your tuxedo you will llnd two more pairs
of gloves, while stitched Inside the lining
of your brown silk smoking Jacket you
will encounter a few yards of Irish point
lace.'
"What do you think of that?” demanded '
the tall, cumbersome lad, showing his ]
rage. "And that wasn’t all, by a long
shot. I found eighteen other varltles ot
ladles’ wearing apparel In that trunk, and
capped the climax by uncovering a small
pearl necklace that I had never cast my
squlnters on before. At the end of the
doleful note that sweet and demure wife
of mine said. ‘That Is about all I can re
member, Walter, but examine everything
carefully, my darling, because you might
run across something else. You are such
a dear, sweet husband, and as an amateur
smuggler you can't be beat.’
The sandy-eomplextoned person sup
pressed a smile but the rest ot the com
muters In the back seat gave the blue
eyed lad the merry ha I ha!
"And now, gentlemen," resumed the
amateur smuggler, "I want your advice as
to the better manner In which I can chas
tise that better half of mine when sha
shows up on the premises."
The commuters shifted uneasily In their
seats, but there were no volunteers.
"Change cars for Georgetown and the I
avenue," bawled the conductor, and the j
farmers wended their respective ways j
with a feeling of pity for the lad with the
big blue eyes.
King Corn Velvet.
Paper made from corn stalks at one
third the cost of making It from wood
flbro and rags Is the latest advancement
In paper-making. Samples of the new
paper equal Hue goods made from linen, |
It resembles Japanese Vellum so closely |
that only an expert can detect the differ- ]
cnee Is a statement made by the American
Exporter. The company owning the pat
ents on the machinery Is negotiating for
a large paper mill at Kankakee, 111. Thera
la not a particle of waste In the corn stalk,
out every vestige is utilised, portions being
used In the manufacture of cellulose, gun
cotton, powder varnish, lubricants, pa
pier-mache. etc.
Unequal Distribution.
Chicago Tribune: “You wish a hair
cut, sir?" said the barber, looking at
the nearly bald head before him.
"Where?"
"Out of my ears and oft my eye
brows, you fool!” angrily exclaimed !
Oldboy.
FIGHTING THE ARMY WORM.
While It Is said that every Insect has Its
natural enemy the only case which farm
ers have had this certified Is In that of the
army worm, which in the middle and
southern states creates havoc among
grasses and, sometimes, grains. The army
worm Is migratory In a certain Btates and
when it Is traveling Its Insect enemy taeh
lna flies take possession of It and destroy
It by laying eggs all over the body of the
larvae. The maggots which hatch from
these eggs feed entirely upon the worm
and thus destroy It. It is not, however,
wise to depend entirely upon these Insect
enemies of the army worm, but one should
take precautions to prevent the ravages of
the worm in the event of its natural enemy
not appearing. One of the best remedies
Is the same that is used to destroy that
enemy of wheat, the Hessian fly, which is
to plow a furrow along the edge of a
narrow decoy piece of wheat or grass and
each day drag a heavy log or other article
through the furrow to destroy the worms
which fall into it in its course. The illus
tration gives one an idea of the so-called
fall army worm, which generally appears
In wheat fields from the neighboring grass
lands and feeds on young growth. These
worms usually appear in early September,
sometimes earlier, so they should be care
fully watched for and tho remedy sug
gested applied.
LESSONS FROM STATE FAIR.
If there is one thing in which the farmer :
and fruit grower can afford to be a little
extravagant it is In spending the money
necessary to attend both his county and
state fairs. A subborn fruit grower who
lives near the writer could not see why it
was necessary to assort his fruit before
marketing. Wo persuaded him to attend
the state fair one year and took care that
ho should ovor-hear tho conversations
which took place between representatives
of city commission merchants and fruit
growers. These city men wero on the
ground to ascertain who were growers of
first class fruit so that they could ar
range to secure their output. When our
friend heard bargains mado for tho de
livery of future crops at prices far beyond
any he had ever received he concluded it
did pay to grow first class fruit and mar
ket assorted grades. This is but one of
the things which may be learned at tho
fairs. Go, take tho wife and children; mix i
with other farmers and fruit growers, i
learn how they do things and you will ab
sorb more Information of value to you in
a single day than you could get In a month i
in any other way. i
LOOK WELL TO SWINE NOW.
If swine need clean quarters at one time 1
more than at another it is In August when I
the combination of rain, humidity and
hot sun causes the vermin to multiply rap- -
idly. This Is the way a veteran swineralser i
treats his swine during the hot weather, i
Three times a week the 3'ard Is cleaned |
thoroughly, the house Is cleaned dally, the i
refuse being carted away to the manure
heap. Right down to tho earthen bottom i
he goes with shovel and hoe and then the i
yard is thoroughly sprinkled with a solu- ■
tlon of carbolic acid. If there are low ;
spaces they are filled in with gTavel and |
over all is spread a light coating of sandy |
soil through which lime has been mixed.
All troughs are washed out clean after the i
swine have eaten and then a few sods ;
from an old pasture are thrown in where ]
the hogs can munch them. Water is given, i
Jn troughs, soverals times daily, and a ■
rough shed is erected in one corner with 1
a roof to provide shade. The swine are i
growing finely, are perfectly healthy and, ]
as a consequence, can be nicely fattened a I
little later. I
WHAT ABOUT THE FALL CROPS.
If the crops of the farm are to be mar- j
keted away from a local market so that a 1
commission man must be relied upon no 1
better work can be done now than to look '
up the best middleman available in the '
city where one ships. Go to the local bank \
and ask your banker to give you the
names and addresses of two or three 1
commission men who are rated In the 1
commercial agency books as being reliable. '
Visit thes men, talk with them and ask
them to give you the names and addresses
of two or three men who send them pro
duce similar to that j-ou propose to send
Write these men, enclosing a stamp for '
reply, and ascertain what their exporl- 1
enco has been with the commission man;
If It is favorable go and see the merchant ;
again or write him and find out Just the
quality of produce he can handle to ad- !
vantage; tell him what you can send him, :
be guided strictly by his directions given '
from time to time and above all send hun
exactly what you agree to send him. Do
these things and if your man works out 1
all right after you have done your share, !
stick to him hard and fast and you will
find it very profitable. i
CEMENT FLOORS FOR HOGS.
Objection 13 made to the cement floor In
the hog house because they are not good
for the animals to sleep on. This Is readily
overcome by this plan of arranging the
swine house. Divide It Into two rooms,
making the Inner room the bedroom and
making the floor in this room of planks
over which the straw for bedding Is
placed. Instead of boring holes in this
floor for the liquid excrement to pass
[ through und be lost, slant the floor toward
tho outer room and at Its edge place a
sloping gutter so that the water will pass
oft to a vessel set to receive It. The floor
of the outer room, and this room should be
the larger of the two, should bo of cement
sloped In the same manner to a gutter as
the floor of plunk. In this room tho win
lows should be placed liberally on the sun
ny side of the house and provided with
solid board shutters which may be closed
at night to keep the Interior of tho room
warm. These board windows may close
from the outside If more convenient and
do fastened with a wooden button. A dark
corner of this room should be left without
I any straw and after a time the swine will
I learn to use It for evaluations. Swine are
not nearly so dirty as we think If given
half a chance to be clean. Both rooms of
■the house should be thorouhgly cleaned
each day.
HORTICULTURE IN MAGAZINES
If a number of correspondents had not
written the editor of this department con
cerning magazine articles on nltro-cul
ture, space would not be given to the mat
ter here but the Inquiries denote that
many farmers are giving serious attention
to such articles which, as a rule, have
little in them to commend them of a prac
tical nature. Generally speaking these
articles are put together by men who
know nothing of the subject of which
they write; they have gathered some facts
which are Interesting and are able to put
them together In an interesting manner
but often making a sad mess of them from
a practical standpoint. Some years ago a
brilliant writer had an article on Belgian
hares In a prominent magazine and this
article was really the beginning of the
boom In this Industry In which thousands
lost all they owned. Writers for the agri
cultural press may not be very brilliant
In their writings but at least they are sin
cere and practical. Don't look to popular
magazines for accurate information on ag
riculture or allied subjects for you won't
find It.
PASTURING MEADOWS.
The question of pasturing meadows was
sent to one of our contributors who has
raised the finest hay In his state for years.
He replies “don’t,” but afterward modifies
this by saying that while his first advice
is not to pasture the meadows at all he
realizes that In some locations and under
some conditions It may be safely done. Tho
new meadow, and especially the one on
rather light soil ought never to be pas
tured nor should any meadows be pastured
when It is so green and wet that the hoofs
of the animals sink deeply. Where the
meadow is on rather gravelly soil and Is
good and strong the second growth in the
fall may be pastured for a time, provided
it is not done too long nor the cows per
mitted to eat the grass too short. If this
is done, especially In the colder sections
there is apt to be considerable grass win
ter killed. Our contributor makes a prac
tice of cutting the second growth In the
late fall and leaving It as a mulch then In
the late winter, but before the thaws begin
ho top dresses, on the snow, the meadow,
and reaps a correspondingly large crop the
following season. This plan may not suit
you but at any rate be careful about pas
turing too long In the fall.
wv v» vj i I vy i— ls ■ im u ur iviiL.r\.
If on© woul realize where klrraness to
animals pays let him have a herd of cows
to milk who fear their owner because they
are constantly being struck or yelled at
harshly and then turn him over to milk
a lot of cows who have been kindly treat
ed. While the holding up of the milk may
be due to some trouble with the udder or
the teats, nine times out of ten it is be
cause the milker is not in harmon: with
his cows or because there is no regularity
1n his time of milking; this last is import
ant for animals are largely creatures of
habit and are likely to resent it if they are
not promptly cared for. Milk each day at
the same hour you milked the day before;
feed regularly each day and water as reg
ularly. Treat the cows with kindness,
teach them by regular handling that when
you place your hand on them it is in kind
ness; give them a caressing pat or two
each time you pass them and you will
find they will respond in the only way
they can, by giving you milk, all they
have, and being gentle.
FOOD FOR HORSES WITH HEAVES
The hors© suffering with heaves has
weak digestion hence the food given
should b© a laxative character although
not grass, as a rule, unless the horse Is
inclined to be constipated when an hour
on the pasture each day will do him good.
In th© matter of the manger the essential
thing is to keep it free from dust and tf
the roughage is fed by itself it should be
well moistened before being placed in the
manger. A better plan would be to cut
it rather fine and mix it with the grain
given generally wetting the entire mass.
In some bad cases it will be necessary to
feed the horse a steamed ration which is
made by grinding the grain, cutting the
hay very short and mixing the two thor
oughly then placing in some receptacal
which may be covered and pouring boil
ing water over the mass and let it alono
for five or six hours. As a rule more or
less in the way of root crops may be safe
ly fed to horses with heaves.
LIME NECESSARY FOR ALFALFA
It is safe to say that alfalfa cannot be
grown successfully unless the soil is well
limed. There are many fields today that
are yellow and sickly solely for the want
of lime and this is the only bar to suc
cess where a partial growth has been suc
cessful. There is the usual idea concern
ing alfalfa that obtains with almost all
plants that can be easily grown and that
is that (to use the slang of the day) “any
ojd soil will do.” Alfalfa is too valuable
a crop to lose sight of and it Is worth all
the time it will take to study its habits
and for experimenting. To begin with see
that the soil is not sour and to be certain
of that use the litmus test, given in this
department many times, and if needed, ap
ply lime to the soil at the rate of one or
more tons an acre as necessary, and do it
for at least two years before the ground
is to be used for alfalfa. It will pay to
spend this time in learning about the needs
of the plant and preparing the soil for it.
DEVICE FOR HOLDING BAGS.
When one man has to fill a bag he finds
it more or less troublesome keeping it open
hence the device here described will appeal
to him particularly as it costs but a trifle
and is easily made. Have the blacksmith
form for you a half circle of stout spring
wire looping it once in the center and
crooking each end upward and sharpening
them. Then have him make an iron hook
-n.
with a long flat piece at the other end so
that It may be fastened to the side of the
wall and project out. When the bag is
filled, hook the wire in the sides of the
bag just under the hem and place the ring
in the center over the hook on the wall and
one la ready for business. The illustration
[shows the plan plainly.
What They Took.
From Harper’s Weekly.
It Is reported than on a recent occasion
when Arthur Balfour, Joseph Chamber
lain, Lord Charles Beresford, and the Jap
anese minister were dining out together,
Mr. Balfour, who was standing treat,
asked Mr. Chamberlain what ho would
have.
"Thanks, I'll take Scotch, Arthur," was
the response.
"And what will you take, Lord Charles ?'•
"I'll take Irish, Arthur.”
"And what will you take?” addressing
the Japanese minister.
"I’ll take Port Arthur, thanks,” was the
answer.
Proven Honesty.
New York Tribune: Woonsocket
had for a long time a chief of police,
one Alf Church, noted for his bluntness
and straightforwardness. One day a
grocer wrent to Alf for Information
about a certain Joe White, who had
applied for credit and a book at his
store, and the following dialogue en
sued:
"Good mornln’, Mr. Church.”
"Mornlri’.”
“Do you know Joe White?”
“Yes.”
“What kind of a feller is he?”
"Putty fair.”
“Is he honest?”
"Honest.! I should say so. Been ar
rested twice for stealing and acquitted
both times.”
Gratitude Well Expressed.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Aug. 14.—
Mr. C. L. Smith, painter and decorator,
whose home is at 309 Anne street, thl*
city, makes the following statement:
“I w'as laid up with some kind of
pains. Some said it was Lumbago,
others Sciatica, and others again Rheu
matism. A few of ray friends suggest
ed that it was lead poison, hut what
ever it was it gave me a great deal of
pain, In fact, almost completely crip
pled me. I had to use two canes to
walk about and even then it was •
very pninful task.
“A friend advised me to try Dodd's
Kidney Pills and I began the treat
ment. After I had used the first box
I was able to throw away one of the
canes and was considerably improved.
The second box straightened me up so
that I could go about free from pain
without any assistance and very soon
after I was completely cured, well and
happy, without a pain or an ache.
Dodd’s Kidney Pills seemed to go
right to the spot in my case and they
will always have my greatest praise.”
They Never Do Anything.
"What I object to in America,” de
clared the English lord, “is this: With
the exception of your tramps or men
dicants you have no leisure class.”
"Oh, yes, we have,” replied Miss Sul
furic. 'We have our members of con
gress.”
air*. Winslow’s sooTurso stbup ror Children
teething; softens the gums, reduces inflammation,
tars omin. cares wind colic. 25 cent-a bottle.
Ruskin on Money-Madness.
The Way of the Modern Bagmen.
Following the conclusion of Mls3
Tarbell’s character sketch of John D.
Rockefeller in the pages of the August
McClure’s Is a short quotation from
John Ruskin. It has no connection in
form with the Rockefeller article, but
coming upon these living words of
Ruskln’s fresh from Miss Tarbell’s
powerful narrative the strange man she
has so keenly analyzed is, in a meas
ure, understood; and the pitable figure
of Ruskin’s words is seen in a new
light:
"We do great injustice to Iscariot in
thinking him wicked above all common
wickedness. He was only a common
money-lover, and, like all money- lov
ers, didn’t understand Christ. » * •
He didn’t want Him to be killed. Ho
waS horrror-stricken when he found
that Christ would be killed; threw his
money away instantly, and hanged
himself. How many of our pres
ent money-seekers, think you, would
have the grace to hang themselves,
whoever was killed? But Judas
was a common, selfish, muddle
headed, pilfering fellow. * * * He
didn’t understand Christ; yet believed
In Him much more than most of us do;
had seen him do miracles, thought He
was quite strong enough to shift for
Himself, and he, Judas, might as well
make his own little byperquisites out
of the affair. * • • Now, that Is the
money-seeker’s idea all over the world,
lie doesn’t hate Christ, but * * *
doesn’t care for Him—sees no good In
that benevolent business; makes his
own little job out of it at all events,
come what will. And thus, out of every
mass of men, you have a certain num
ber of bag-men. • • • whose main
object Is to make money. And they do
make It—make it in all sorts of unfair
ways, chiefly by the weight and force
of money itself, or what is called pow
er of capital. . . . That is the mod
ern Judas’ way of 'carrying the bag,’
and 'bearing what Is put therein.’"
HEART RIGHT
When He Quit Coffee.
Life Insurance Companies will not
insure a man suffering from heart trou
ble. The reason is obvious.
This is a serious matter to the hus
band or father who is solicitous for
the future of his dear ones. Often the
heart trouble is caused by an unexpect
ed thing and can be corrected If taken
in time and properly treated. A man
in Colorado writes:
“I was a great coffee drinker for
many years, and was not aware of the
injurious effects of the habit till I be
came a practical invalid, suffering
from heart trouble, indigestion and
nervousness to an extent that made me
■wretchedly miserable myself and a
nuisance to those who witnessed my
sufferings.
“I continued to drink Coffee, how
ever, not suspecting that it was the
cause of my 111-health, till, on applying
for life Insurance I was rejected on
account of the trouble with my heart.
Then I became alarmed. I found that
leaving off coffee helped me quickly, so
I quit it altogether and having been
attracted by the advertisements of
Postum Food Coffee I began its use.
“The change in my condition was re
markable, and It was not long till I
was completely cured. All my ail
ments vanished. My digestion was
completely restored, my nervousness
disappeared, and, most Important of
all, my heart steadied down and be
came normal, and on a second examina
tion I was accepted by the life insur
ance company. Quitting Coffee and
using Postum worked the cure.’’-Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
There’s a reason, and it is explained
In the little book. “The Road to Wen
vine,'’ la each pkg.
DECADENCE OF AN
OLD TIME GREETING
Has the Old Time Smile ol
Welcome Become a Thing
of the Past?
SUPERSEDED BY THE GRIN
The American Girl of Today Seem*
to Have Entirely Forgotten the
Pretty Little Trick of Her /
Grandmother.
“If I found myself suddenly forced t«
earn my living I would start a class In
smiling. The American girl of today hai
forgotten her grandmother’s pretty trick
of smiling, and I believe I could make *
fortune if I opened a school.”
So said a charming old lady who ha4
not tampered with her hair when it began
to turn gray, and whose cheeks were iik«
the petal tips of a bridesmaid's rose—just
the sort of a woman who would not think
of wearing anything but real linen lawn
or a soft silk in the afternoon.
Facing the assemblage of women—it wa*
an afternoon reception called by the mis
leading title of a tea—a study in smile*
brought strange results. There was th«
hostess, with a thin, drawn, polite expres
sion about the corners of her mouth, an
expression that somehow said that, whil*
she w'as very glad to see you, she wa*
wondering in her heart of hearts whethel
the desirable guests would all put in an
appearance.
Then there was a smile of a woman just
beyond, the president of a noted woman'*
club. Hers was the smile of the absent
minded. You could tell by the blank look
In her eyes that the smile she bestowed
on her companion merely cloaked hei
thoughts regarding the program for the
next meeting.
Just opposite stood a really beautiful
girl whom an obviously young man was
trying to entertain. She smiled, too, th«
smile of bored belledom. Yonder was a
stately dowager whose cards for dinner*
and dances were in great demand. A
pretty young matron basked for a mo
ment in the dowager’s smile, but it wa*
the smile of the patronage, irritating rath
er than soothing.
Two rival beauties met at the punch
table and they both smiled the same smile
—call it “catty” if you like, for somehow
you Beemed to see their teeth, and you
knew that'each was taking mental inven
tory of the other’s points, good and bad,
QOtably bad.
A slender, wiry little creature bustled
*cros3 the room to greet her hostess and
her smile was the smile of weariness that
follows on the quest for social recognition
when the seeker is hampered by lack ot
funds or family. And not less than half
i dozen women were smiling that self
sufficient smile that made you wonder if
your hat was on straight, or your gown
had gaped at the back.
And yet1 there are smiles which every
woman can acquire If she goes to the
school that Dame Nature teaches; tho
smile of welcome that makes you feel glad
that you have come unto this woman’s
house; the smile of genuine pleasure as if
It were just good to live today; the shy,
gentle smile of the young girl whose en
gagement—a love affair and not a mar
riage of convenience—has just been an
nounced; the radiant smile of motherhood
which illumines a woman’s face when she
thinks of the little laughing eyes in the
cradle at homo; and, best of all, a contag
ious smile of the woman who is growing
old gracefully and keeping her heart ^
young. And always lips and eyes smile
together.
These smiles are rare, so rare that the
dear little lady of the school is justified
In thinking that the American woman, no
matter what her social rank, makes a bus
iness and not a luxury of her social rela
tions and pleasures.
THE DEATH OF HOLLAND.
How “The Littlo Church Around tha
Corner" Came to Be So Named.
From "The Autobiography of Joseph
Jefferson:" Upon the announcement
of the death of George Holland.
I called at the house of his
family, and found them in great
grief. The sister of Mrs. Holland in
formed me that they desired the funer
al to take place from the church, as
many of Mr. Holland’s friends would
like to mark their love and respect for
him by their attendance, and that the
house in which his family lived was
too small to receive the large gathering
of people that would he likely to as
semble. The lady desired me to call
upon the pastor of her own church,
and request him to officiate at the
service. I at once started in quest of
the minister, taking one of the sons
of Mr. Holland with me. On arriving
at the house I explained to the rev
erend gentleman the nature of my
visit, and the arrangements were made
for the time and place at which the
funeral was to be held. Something.
I can scarcely say what, gave me the
impression that I had best mention
that Mr. Holland was an actor. X did
so in a few words, and concluded by
presuming that this fact Should make
no difference. I saw, however, by the
restrained manner of the minister and
by an unmistakable change in the ex
pression of his face that it would
make, at least to him, a great deal of
difference. After some hesitation he
said that he would be compelled, if
Mr. Holland had been an actor, to de
cline holding the service at the church.
While his refusal to perform the
funeral rites for my old friends would
have shocked under ordinary circum
stances, the fact that it was made in
the presence of the dead man's son
was more painful titan I can describe.
I turned to look at the youth, and saw
that his eyes were filled with tears.
He stood as one dazed with a blow
just realized; as if he felt the terrible
injustice of a reproach upon the kind
and loving father who had often kiss
ed him in his sleep, and had taken him
on his knee when the boy was old
enough to know the meaning of the
words and told him to grow up to be
an honest man. I was hurt for my -
young friend, and indignant with the
man—too much so to reply; and I rose
to leave the room with a mortification
that I cannot remember to have felt
before or since. I paused at the door
and said:
“Well, sir, in this dilemma is there
no other church to which you can
direct me, from which my friend can
be buried?”
He replied that “there was a little
church around the corner" where I
might get it done, to which I answer
ed:
“Then, if this be so. God bless ‘the
little church around the corner,' ” and
so I left the house.
Ruling Passion.
Cleveland X’lain Dealer: “Here is an
account of a young woman who saved
her father's life by putting his gashed
foot—with its severed artery—in a past
closely packed flour."
"I 'spose th’ flour was wasted."