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Chilly.
A certain member of a Boston club
habitually evinces such a frigid de
meanor that many of hlB acquaint
ances have facetiously averred that
“It gives one a cold to shake hands
With him."
One evening a group at the club
were discussing the disposition of the
■aid member, when a newcomer ven
tured this:
"Why, gentlemen, I understand that
It Is the custom In this club when that
chap attends a dinner hero to Ice the
claret In order that It may be at the
■ame temperature ns the dining
room."—Marper’s Magazine.
Financial Cripples.
They wore taking the visitor from
up-state around Manhattan, showing
him the sights. The big automobile
rolled past many wonderful buildings,
*11 of which the host pointed out with
iBome feelings of civic pride. At last
they chanced to pass by the Municipal
ll/Odging house.
"What's that place?” asked the
rural visitor.
"Oh, that's one of New York’s home
for cripples," was the reply.
i “What kind of cripples,’’ was asked
“Financial," was the reply, as the
car sped on.—New York Herald.
No End to His Bad Luck.
John D. Shoop at an Anti-Cigarette
league banquet, explained his feelings
In the story of the colored man.
"How are you getting along, Lnz
«rus?” asked his master. Interestedly.
“I gets along poorly." replied Laz
arus, who complained of his misfor
tune at longth. "Master John, 1 has
■uch bad luck," says he, "that whon l
dies and Is laid away In the tomb and
the good Lord says to me, ’Lazarus,
come forth,’ I know 1 Is sho’ to come
fifth.”
Sosslp.
Polly—Miss Yellowleaf says she al
ways tries to get her beauty sleep.
Dolly—Well, all I can say Is she
must suffer frightfully from Insomnia.
—Woman’s Home Companion.
NO WORDS WASTED
A Swift Transformation Briefly Do
scribed.
About food, the following brief bu(
emphatic letter from a Georgia wom
an goes straight to the point and L
convincing.
"My frequent attacks of Indigestion
and palpitation of the heart cul
minated In a sudden and desperate ill
ness, from which I arose enfeebled In
mind and body. The doctor advised
me to live on cereals, but none ol
them agreed with mo until I tried
Grape-Nuts food and Postum.
"The more I used of them the more
I felt convinced that they were Ju3l
what I needed, and in a short time
they made a different woman of me
My stomach and heart troubles dtsnp
peared as If by magic, and my miud
was restored and is as clear as it evei
was.
"I gained flesh and strength so rap
Idly that my friends were astonished
Postum and Grape-Nuts have benefited
me so greatly that I am glad to beat
this testimony.” Name given bj
Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
“There’s a reason," and It is explained
In the little book, "The Road to Well
Yille,” in Pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A mev
ear appears from time to tlaia. The:
are (mint, true, and full of bttuiai
lateredt.
Masters law while
TRAMPING WITH PACK
Peddler Came to America Ten
Years Ago, Utterly Unable
to Read or Write.
Boston, Mass. Special: Moses H.
Bteuer, who 10 years ago could not read
or write, has been admitted to the
Masachusetts bar. He Is 6G years old.
Steuer came to America In 1900 and
started as a peddler, carrying a pack
through country towns around Boston.
He became Involved In a lawsuit,
pleaded his own case in his own langu
age because ho had no money to hire
a lawyer, and his clear and direct argu
ments won the case.
Inspired by his victory, he studied
English, learning to read from sign
boards on the country roads as he
tramped with Ills pack. Then he went
to night law school, earning his way as
ho went and reading law books on his
peddling travels. He passed his ex
aminations with high honors.
An Elephant’s Roll.
From the New York Herald.
The spectacle of an elephant rolling
down a precipice head over heels must
be a rare and exciting scene. Such a
I sight came within the experience of
a British officer In India charged with
the contract of an establishment which
Included the capture and care of ele
phants.
This officer and a large body of na
tive servants were taking a herd of ele
phants through the country when they
came to the foot of a steep ascent In
which was a pass where they could
go only In single file and which took
much time to get over.
The officer saw that they should be
kept for hours If this were the only
way up, but ho felt sure that the op
posite side of the Bpur around which
the "nullah” wound must be at least
as easy as this; so, leaving his chief
assistant and half the following to get
up by the first route, he took all the
elephants and the rest of the men
along the "nullah" and around the
spur, where they put the elephants at
the sleep ascent; the unloaded ones
taking the lead and breaking down the
bamboos and the long grass. After a
tedious climb under the hot sun the
party reached a level saddle on the
top at 12 o’clock. At the some time
the chief assistant brought up the last
of his detachment.
The men now preceded the officer
along the narrow saddle, while the ele
phants rested to cool and feed after
their climb, and the officer and his
men followed In an hour. The saddle
was exceedingly narrow and' obstructed
with bamboos and grass. A mishap oc
curred In the worst part of the way.
One elephant, Bunda, wus leading,
the officers beast being second at the
time, when a largo portion of earth
over which he was passing suddenly
gave way and with a bellow of fright
the unlucky Bunda slid down some
yards and then rolled over and over
five distinct times down the steep
grass lit 11 and stopped short Just by
a deep ravine at the bottom.
As Bunda made no sound when he
got to the bottom the officer feared
that he must be killed. There was a
great smashing of pots and pans dur
ing his roll, for Bunda carried the na
tivo doctor’s efTects, among which were
his live stock, consisting of eight
ducks.
Looking down the long lane of gross
the officer was relieved to see Bunda
getting to hla feet; his gear was left
half way, the girth ropes having brok
en. Ills mahout, like many natives
when feuddenly confronted by danger
or difficulty, had quite lost his senses
and now commenced to beat his breast
and exclaim that hla elephant was dead.
The officer pushed him nsldc, sending
him flying down the slippery lane after
his elephant, which he nearly reached
before he stopped. The officer followed,
holding on by the grass, and the two
men tried to soothe the unhappy beast.
After somo difficulty, Bunda was got
on the path again and the party pro
ceeded.
Three Remarkable Women.
In the Woman's Home Companion
there Is an article entitled "Three In
teresting Women.” Kaoh of these wom
en In her distinct Held Is accomplish
ing something big and fine. One, Helen
M. Gould, has enormous wealth and her
cheerful philanthropies have no strings
tied to them; another, Kathleen Norris,
Is the author of "Mother," one of the
year's great Action successes. The
third, Minnie Maddern Flske, is both
un actress and a manager of great
courage and ability. Of Helen Gould
the author says In part:
"Miss Gould brings gifts, she doesn't
Rend them. She loves humanity, not In
the abstract .and at a distance, but
close at hand. When the firemen of
New York voted her their character
istic present, a flre-line badge, it was
not so much because of general finan
cial aid us In recognition of the fact
that, at the time of the terrible Wind
sor hotel Are, she, first of all the neigh
boring residents, threw open her doors
and converted her beautiful Fifth ave
nue mansion Into an emergency hos
pital. When the veterans of the Span
ish war gave the inarching salute as
they saw her face at her window. It
was not by way of acknowledgement of
a check of $100,000 to the war depart
ment, or of another $05,000 to the Wom
an's Relief association, or even of
many smaller gifts to save the families
of soldters from want, but In recogni
tion of personal visits to Camp Wim,
and the car loads of fruits and medical
supplies that followed them. Admiral
Dewey has said, ‘If the men on the
American battleships had their way,
thore would be a statue of Helen Gould'
on every fighting craft that files the
Stats and Stripes.’
"Miss Gould Is a small, dark-haired,
sweet-faced young woman, addicted to
quiet, tailor-made gowns of black or
gray. She has an easy, vivacious man
ner and a girlish laugh. Is fond of
horseback riding—and Is afraid of
thunder. She Is rather pleasantly old
fashioned. There Is nothing new or
startling In her earnest phrase, 'I want
to be of use In the world'; but she has
at least lived and worked In accordance
with that simple ambition, and hns
learned for herself that 'The more one
tries to help others, the more one loves
I to do It.' "
I My Guest.
A though I had with kindness full.
I seat it forth with prayer,
To one who sat In sorrow's gloom.
Its joys she could not share;
* But cast It from her with a sigh;
t Still weeping In the gloom.
The thought unoarod for lingered by,
Then fled that dreury room.
It floated In the ambient air,
A dream, a quivering spell.
1 An angel met the little thought.
r And guided It full well;
f To where a poet dreaming sat.
He caught the w«nderer fleet.
And hound it In a little verse,
I A sonnet strong and sweet.
And now It wings Its happy way,
To many a weary breast;
« Who thank the poet for his song,
y The thought was but my guest.
B — Lillie Barr Munro In March Nautilus.
f(. ."
AT ODDS WITH £57":
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CHAPTER XXX—(Continued.)
T can well believe It,” and (TAncenls
smiled. "I was deputed to arrest him,
and I found him very harmlessly en
gaged In looking over his collection of
anuft boxes at flceaux. He was as
tounded when I gave him an Intimation
of what the duchess had been doing,
and was very Indignant that she had
caused him to be sent to prison. He
was taken to the Chateau du Dourleans
stopping at every shrine along the road
to pray, for he was firmly convinced
that the regent was going to have him
killed. The regent has little cause to
love him, and will doubtless try to
make a case against him."
“But he cannot suoceed,” I said, con
fidently. "There will a hundred per
sons ready to testify In the duke's be
half.”
"That la all the news,” concluded
d’Ancenls. "Paris has been talking of
It for a week and the topic Is not yet
exhausted. Shall I tell you, my friend,
of what they talk most? It Is of your
ride, and there are BO pretty women
ready to worship you. There has been
one In particular who has made It a
point to Inquire of me every day how
you are getting on.”
"And who Is she?” I asked, with
leaping heart.
D'Ancenls looked down at me quiz
zically.
"'Tls more serious than I had
thought,” he said, laughing. "There
will bo many to envy you your good
fortune, de Brancas.”
"But her name?” I asked again.
"What, man,’ cried my tormentor,
gayly, "would you have me be Indis
creet?” No, no. You must find out the
name for yourself. Ask the lady of
whom you are thinking and see what
she says.”
I caught at his hand, but he eluded
ho, and laughed merrily as he looked
back from the door.
“Get well quickly, my frle.nd,” he
said. “Do not keep her waiting," and
he was gone.
But I did not for a moment question
the reply my heart had given me, and
when Dovau looked In on me again a
short time later, he found me looking so
contented that he laughed with pleas
ure.
"In faith, monsieur," he cried, "I be
gin to believe that Captain d’Ancenla is
a better physician than I. What magic
did he use?”
I merely smiled.
"When can I get out of this 7” I
asked.
"Oh, we will see about that," he an
swered, his professional air back upon
him in an instant. "Three or four days
will tell the story.”
“Three or four days? Nonsense!" I
exclaimed. "Why, I am strong enough
to get out of bed this moment," and I
started us if to rise.
"Patience, patience, monsieur,” and
Levau held me hack. “Suppose I say
tomorrow, provided that you pass a
good night and are ns much stronger
In the morning ns I expect you to be?"
"Agreed, And now cannot I have
something to eat? I am marvelously
hungry."
“As much os you like,” cried
Levau, heartily, and ho hurried
away to send my supper to me,
I did It ample Justice and en
joyed It greatly, then lay for a long
time thinking over all that d'Ancenis
had told me, but more particularly of
Louise, and finally dropjied asleep.
I felt like a new man the next
morning, Save for a little soreness at
the back of my head and In my.
shoulder, and a slight weakness in my
legs when I tried to walk, I was as
well as ever. My clothing was
brought me, and I walked around the
room leaning on Levan's arm. He
seemed indefatigable In Ills attentions,
and after 10 minutes of this exercise
he pronounced himself satltlcd with
my condition. Breakfast never tasted
better tlian did that one, which I.evau
ate with me, and os soon aa I bad
swallowed It I was anxious to depart,
for Richelieu's danger weighed heavily
upon me, and 1 knew not how soon
the regent might take action. Car
touche’s llight from Paris had cut off
all hope of a rescue at the last mo
ment, even had the scoundrel been in
clined to aid me, which wus now ex
ceeding doubtful, and whatever was
to bo (lone must be done by me alone.
After a little demur Levau consent
ed to my departure, provided 1 would
take his carriage and not attempt to
walk. I agreed, of course, and was
surprised when he prepared to accom
pany me.
"Is it that I am under arrest?” I
asked, an explanation for his extreme
attentiveness coming to me suddenly.
"Not at all, monsieur," he answered,
readily. "It is only that I have sworn
you shall recover and that my reputa
tion Is at stake. I am not going to
take any chance of failure.”
"I hope that some day I shall be
able to repay you for your kindness,
monsieur,” l suid, moved by the evi
dent sincerity of the man. "At pres
ent I am not able to do so, nor to
more than thank the nurse to whom
you say I owe my life."
"Think no more of It, M. de Brancas,
I pray you.” bo protested, with his
familiar gesture. "Let there be no talk
of payment. Indeed, I have already
been more than paid by the persons
who have token an Interest In your
case.
"And who were they, monsieur?” I
asked, with some surprise.
But he merely waved Ills hand again
and led me down to the coach, which
was waiting. The drive across Paris,
the fresh air of the morning, and the
sight of the busy city were to me like
a tonic, and I felt my strength re
turning with every moment. Levau
looked at me with evident satsfactlon.
"You will do," he said. “With that
color In your cheeks I have no longer
any fear for the result."
We soon reached the Hotel de
Richelieu, and the Joy of Jacques, who
ran down the steps to welcome me,
was touching to see. He would have
had me carried Into the house, but I
would have none of It, and Insisted
on walking In myself. I.evau left me
at the door, admonishing me to rest
as much as possible fob a day or two,
and to summon hint If there were any
unfavorable symptoms. Jacques led
the way to the room on the first floor
where I had often dined. Ho arranged
a chair for me, brought me a glass
of wine, set a stool under my feet,
and would have kissed my hand had
I permitted It.
i "There, there, Jacques,” I protested,
I as he asked me for the 100th time if
i there was anything else f.e could do
I for me. "I am not going to die, my
good friend. In a day or two I shall
be well as ever and then we will see
what can be done for Richelieu.”
| "I knew you would say that mon
sieur!” he cried. "I have heard of
your wonderful exploit of the other
evening. Who In Paris has not heard
of It? Nothing seems to stop you,
monsieur, w hen once you get started.”
I thought to myielf that the walls
— ' 1 "..i,—"" ' -rr~**y
of the Bastfle were likely to stop me
very effectually, but I did not want to
damp his confidence, ao I merely
smiled, and after a time ho left me
alone while he went to give orders
for dinner.
An hour pasBed, during which he
looked In upon me once or twice, and
I was dozing before the Are when I
heard the door open again. Supposing
It to be Jacques I did not turn, but in
an Instant I was startled by a hand
upon my shoulder.
"Richelieu!” I cried, springing from
my chair, my weakness vanishing as
If by magic, and I canght his hand.
But what miracle is this? Have you
escaped, men, end In broad daylight?
Ycu must not remain here. Come, a
horse, and in an hour you will be
safe.”
"Ah, do not fear, de Brancas!" he
exclaimed, bitterly, dropping into a
chair as though utterly weary. "T am
quite safe. I have no need to leave
Paris.”
I gazed at him a moment In
amazement. Never had I seen that
pleasant face so wretched. His
hair was disordered, his eyes bloodshot,
his clothing disarranged.
"What 1b ItY’ I asked, with a sodden
fear at my heart, "what has hap
pened?"
"You do not know, then?” and he
turned h!s eyes wren-fly toward me.
“On my honor, no."
"It was the regent who released me,”
and he paused As (me pauses at the
brink of a Chasm which must be
crowned,
"The regent 7” I was too astonished
to say more.
'Yes, the regent. But he had his
price. It wo* not out of kindness of
heart. It was because he know that
It was worse than death. Do you know
what his prtae was, 4e Brancas? I will
tell you. His prloe was his daughter. !
To save me Charlotte has agreed to
marry the Due de Modena. The mar- •'
rlage takes places tomorrow morning
at the Palais Royal, and she sets out ;
at once for Italy."
CHAPTER XX
THE BECHET STAIRCASE.
I fall back Into my oh»lr and gazed
Rt Richelieu In speechless horror. This
was a blow I had not foreseen and
which I was totally unprepared to
meet. The regent. It seemed, had scored
a second time. In faot, he appeared .
to hold all the winning cards.
“I suspected that Orleans would try
a game of this kind," continued the
dnke after a moment. "You remember
I warned you against It, de Brancas?"
"Yes, I remember," I groaned, "and ;
yet I did nothing to prevent It.”
Richelieu arose quickly and came
toward me.
"Believe me,” he said, taking my 1
hand, "I am not blaming you In tho
loaet, my friend. But you have a band- j
age about your head. You have been 1
wounded, then? Forgive me for allow- :
lng my own affairs to blind me so."
I answered with a pressure of the
hand. I
'Yon have not heard?" I asked
quickly.
“I have heard nothing,” said Riche- i
lieu. “They permitted me to receive i
no one, to speak to no one. They would
not even permit me to wave my hand
kerchief to you, as you know. What
has happened?"
As briefly as I could I told him the
story of Madame du Maine's arrest and I
repeated what I had already heard
from d'Ancenls.
"This Is all very well," said Riche- !
lieu, when I had finished, "but you have !
not yet told me how you received your
wound, de Brancas. Come, my friend,
I suspect another of your dare devil
adventures. Tell me about It.”
Bo I told him the story of my night ;
ride and the rescue of the regent. Rich- I
elleu heard me with sparkling eyes.
" 'Twns well done." he cried. “By
my word, I would I had been there. .
You are right, de Brancas, assassina- '
tlon Is something no gentleman can ;
countenance. I am surprised that Ma- \
dame du Maine should go so far. She ;
must Indeed have been desperate.” He
remained silent for some moments,
musing deeply. “So the regent was too
quick for us and everything Is known
—even my treason, for so It must ap- .
pear to him. In faith, I do not wonder !
he had sworn to have my head. And
yet,” he added, "T would he had taken i
It rather than that Charlotte should \
pay this prloe.”
"How did you learn of It?” I ques- |
tloned.
“An hour ago,” said Richelieu, "a
guard came to my cell and told me to
follow him. I did not doubt that my !
destination was the Place de Qreve, !
but I had found Imprisonment so Irk
some that I wna ready to welcome any
change, even the block. Besides, I was
not sorry to have the opportunity of
showing the regent how a gentleman
should die. I was taken to the office
of Mtlson-Rouge and left there alone
with him. He told me that the regent
had ordered my release, and when I !
remained too astonished to reply he j
handed me a note.
" ' 'Tls from the regent,' he said. j
"1 opened the note, suspecting some
new blow. You may guess my feelings
when I saw that It was a command
to be present tomorrow morning at the
Palais Royal to witness the marrlago
by proxy of Charlotte and tho Due do
Modena. Across the bottom of the noto
was written, ‘the price paid for the
head of M. le Due de Rlchelied.’ I tore
the note Into a thousand pieces. I told
Malson-Rouge that I would not accept
the price and commanded him to take
me back to my cell. He merely smiled,
and said that the price had already
been accepted by the regent, since my
head belonged no longer to mo but to
him, and calling two guards, he had
me led to the outer gate, which was
closed behind me."
“I’ll wager 'twns the first time In the
history of the Bastile that a prisoner
had to be forced to leave It," I cried.
“Come, monsieur, do not despair. The
regent has overleaped himself In re
leasing s'ou so soon. The price may
have been accepted, but It Is not yet
paid."
"Not yet paid?”
"No. And furthermore, it need never
be paid if you do not wish it."
“You have a plan, then?” cried
Richelieu, his face brightening.
“Perhaps."
“Come, let us have It," and he
clasped my hand again. “I should have
remembered that I had your clear brain
and loyal heart still to rely upon."
“Answer me one question, M. le Due,"
I said. "Suppose the princess and your
self wtre In a carriage speeding to
wards the frontier. Suppose your flight
was not discovered for eight or 10
hours. Do you think you would be
safe?”
"Safe, de Brancas? Why, man, with
one hour's start we should be safe.
I have a dozen horses tha like of which
are not to be found In France, not even
.In the regent's stables."
1 ' ..■"..
"And where are these horse* ?" I
asked.
"In my stables here."
"Then, my dear friend," I cried,
spring to my feet, "consider It done.
At 10 o’clock tonight Mile, da Valois
i and yourself will set out from Paris.
' In two days you will be safe at Mons,
) that Is, If you are permitted to pass
j the frontier.”
j "Trust me for that,” said Richelieu,
i "A thousand pistoles will accomplish
j wonders. The only thing I do not un
tierstand, my friend, is how you will
manage to get Charlotte into the car
riage with me."
“M. le Due,” I queried, "do you
imagine for a moment that the thought
of this marriage pleases her?”
“No more than It does myself."
"Would she not, then, welcome an
opportunity of escaping It?”
"Oh, I believe solr’ cried Richelieu.
"Well, trust me, M. le Due, you shall
i offer her that opportunity tonight.
But we have no time to lose and there
in much to do. Leave the details of the
. plan to me.”
I ”1 do not understand, but I trust you
! fully, my friend,” said Richelieu, and
; asked no further questions.
A relay of horses was started to St.
Quentin and a second to Oompelgne,
! to await the arrival of the carriage
containing the duke and Ms companion.
The lightest and most comfortable car
riage to his stables waa brought out
and thoroughly overhauled. I myself
saw that It was piled with cushions
and equipped with everything that
could add to the oomfort or conveni
ence of the travellers. I provided for
every possible contingency of which I
could think, and personally interviewed
the man whom Richelieu had selected
to drive until I was satisfied that he
was thoroughly acquainted with the
road and that he was no coward. The
tumult caused by the discovery of the
plot had quieted down, and on Inquiry
I found that the gates of the city were
again open day and night, so that
Richelieu would have no difficulty in
passing the barrier. We decided that
the carriage should take the moat di
rect route and trust to speed, as It was
Important above everything that it
should reach the frontier ahead of any
of the regent's emissaries. Richelieu
collected together all the money he had
and stored It In the coach. X added
a sword, a brace of pistols, and a mus
ket, and a similar equipment to the top
of the coach for the use of the driver.
To the rear was strapped a case con
To the rear was strapped a case con
I could think of nothing more.
All this had taken time, and ovenlng
had come before the final arrangements
wore completed. Then Jacques lighted
the candles and summoned us to din
ner, a summons which I was not sorry
to obey, for the day’s work had wearied
mo greatly. He had provided a feast of
great elaborateness as a farewell to his
master, but Richelieu seemed too ner
vous to enjoy it. As for me, I was so
certain of success that I felt no great
anxiety.
"HomA thin will nnf rl" T vomnn
"Come, this will not do,” I remon
strated, seeing that he was merely
playing with the food. "You must eat,
my friend. You will have need of cour
age before you reach Mons, and I know
of nothing which so tends to make a
coward of a man as an empty stom
ach.”
‘‘You are right," he answered, “but
if you knew the anxiety I am suffering
at this moment you would not expect
me to eat. Do you really believe we
shall succeed?”
”M. le Due,” I said, earnestly, ‘‘suc
cess will depend largely upon yourself.
I agree to bring you into the presence
of Mile, de Valois. If you can persuade
her to flee with you, well and good, we
succeed; but if you cannot do this, we
must retire defeated. Come, I drink to
your success.”
“And I to yours,” he answered. "For
give me, de Brancas, for again think
ing only of myself. I hope with all my
heart that you will be successful.”
I bowed with brimming eyes, for he
had touched me closely.
“It may be long before we dine to
gether again, monsieur,” I said. “May
I assure you of my devoted friend
ship?”
“I have no need of such assurance,"
and Richelieu arose from his chair and
came to the side of mine. "I have al
ready had a hundred proofs of It, in
return for which I have done so lit
tle.”
"Oh. do not say that,” and I faced
this man whom I had come to love with
a great tenderness. “What should I
have done in Paris but for you?"
And as I looked into his eyes I knew
that here was one whose heart was
brave and loyal.
Too moved to say more, we continued
the meal In silence, each busy with his
own thoughts. Mine were of Louise
Daeour, and I wondered what the fu
ture had in store for us. A sudden
thought occurred to me.
“Mile. Daeour may choose to accom
pany the princess,” I said.
"And if she does, you will Join us,
will you not, de Brancas?” asked Rich
elien, quickly. "Believe me, my friend,
nothing would please me more than to
have you with me, but I was loath to
ask you to leave Paris while she re
mained behind.”
I consented, and it was agreed that
I snould Join the duke at Brussels with
in a week if Mile, de Valois took her
companion with her. And if, I added to
myself, the regent did not see fit to
wreck upon my head the wrath which
he would doubtless feel towards Rich
elieu. But of this I said nothing.
(Continued Next Week.)
Flowers in Minneapolis.
“The Garden club of Minneapolis closed
a successful vacant lot gardening cam
paign in the fall of 1911, with a harvest
of vegetables that demonstrated the prac
tical value of cultivating city vacant lots,
put Minneapolis on the map as one of
the most progressive cities in the country,
and resulted in other cities less success
ful in a similar venture, swamping my
self as president of the Minneapolis Gar
den club with requests for Information in
regard to our plan and methods of cam
paign.” This is the enthusiastic declara
tion of Leroy J. Boughner of the Minne
apolis Tribune in the Survey.
“The members of the Minneapolis Gar
den club planted 825 vacant lots to vege
tables and flowers In the year of 1911—
200,000 square feet to vegetables and 250,000
to flowers. It covered every vacant lot
along two miles of the main arterial street
with grass or flowers, cleared 600 acres of
rubbish find screened 20,000 feet frontage
with bushy plants. Under its influence,
700 persons (not its members), also gar
dened vacant lots and 18,000 had gardens
at home. Nineteen hundred acres in all
were improved. The cost to the Garden
club was $3,584.43; the value of the crop
was $11,801.78.
“In Minneapolis there are 5,000 acres of
vacant lot, sufficient to supply the entire
state with vegetables. The economic val
ue of vacant lot gardens to those who took
them up greatly outweighed the cost. So
many vegetables were grown that com
plaints were made by the grocers. Many
of the stores were supplied with fresher
vegetables at a lower cost. People in va
cant lot garden neighborhoods bought
from the gardeners; the hotels during the
week of the Minneapolis Civic celebration
served vacant lot vegetables.”
California Is to ask congress to make
I a grunt of $250,000 a year for the up
keep of Yoeemite park. If this is re
fused. the United States will be asked
1 to cede the park back to the state on
j the ground of neglect.
In a Bad Way.
Stranger (in train)—A man in your
business can't get h.ome very often, I
presume?
Commercial—Home? I should say
not. Why, sir, I get home so seldom
that I can’t remember half the time
where I live. Have to telegraph to
the firm to send me my address!
Stranger—You don’t Bay so!
Commercial—That’s true. Why, one
time I was away so long that I forgot
I’d ever been married and I took
such a fancy to a pretty woman I met
in a strange town that I eloped with
her.
Stranger—My! My!
Commercial—Yes. It would have
been a terrible thing; but when I call
ed on the firm during my honeymoon
and introduced her tbe old man told
me she was my wife before.—London
Tit-Bits.
Exposing Children to Disease.
In an article on the treatment of
sick children in the Woman’s Home
Companion the author, Dr. Roger H.
Dennett, a famous New York special
ist on the diseases of children, says:
“Never, never, never expose the
child to any contagious disease in or
der that he may have it once and be
done with it. Even the so-called sim
ple children’s diseases, such as meas
les or whooping cough, have a death
rate that is appalling.”
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels.
Sugar-coated, tiny granules. Easy to take
as candy.
Many a man with one foot in the
grave does enough kicking with the
other to make up for it.
For constipation use a natural remedy.
Gartield Tea is composed of carefully select
ed herbs only. At all drugstores.
Friendship and confidence are plants
of slow growth.
Relieves
Backache
Instantly
Sloan’s LinimeJit is a great
remedy for backache. It
penetrates and relieves
the pain instantly—no rub
bing necessary—just lay
it on lightly.
Here’s Proof.
*1 had my back hurt in the Boer War
and in San Francisco two years ago I
was hit by a street car in the same place.
I tried all kinds of dope without sue- ’
cess. Two weeks ago I saw your lini
ment in a drug store and got a bottle to
try. The first application caused instant
relief, and now except for a little stiff- *
ness, I am almost well.”
FLETCHER NORMAN,
Whittier, Calif.
SLOANS
LINIMENT
is the best remedy for
rheumatism, neuralgia,
sore throat and sprains.
Miss E. Rim of Brooklyn, N.Y.,
writes: “Sloan’s Liniment is the best
for rheumatism. I have used six bot- g3
ties of it and it is grand.”
SoM by all Dealers.
* Price, 25c., 50c., and $ 1.00.
Sloan’s
Book
on
Horses,
Cattle,
Hogs and
Poultry
sent free.
Address
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Boston,
Mass.
Constipation
Vanishes Forever
Prompt Relief—Permanent Cure
CARTER’S LITTLE
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but gently on
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Stop after
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Sioux City Directory
“Hub of tbs Northwest.”
GOING TO BUILD?
The Lytic Construction Company,Sioux City,
can help you. Store buildings, churchea,
school* mnd larae residences erected any where.
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