Imp City Northwestern
4. W. BURLKIQH, Rwkltofcw.
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Tact in Conversation.
Pleasant conversation, among intel
ligent people, should be flowing and
natural,' neither stilted nor frivolous.
It should be instructive, without ped
antry, and polished without being af
fected. Those who really converse
reason without arguing, joke without
punning, skilfully unite wit and rea
sons, maxims and sallies, ingenious
raillery and severe morality. They
speak of everything in order that
every one may have something to say;
they do not investigate too closely, for
fear of wearying; questions are treat
ed with rapidity; precision leads to
elegance, each one giving his opin^n,
and Bspporting it with few words, says
the' New York Weekly. No refined
person attacks wantonly' another's
opinions, no tactful person defends
his own obstinacy. They discuss in
order to enlighten themselves, and
leave oft discussing where dispute
would begin; every one gains informa
tion ; every one recreates himself, and
all go away contented; nay, the sage
himself may carry away from what he
has heard matter worthy of silent
meditation.
The coyote is a much despised ani
mal of the wild and woolly west, and
even Mark Twain's vivid description
of its powers of speed is not sufficient
to establish it in popular respect. But
it seems Colorado farmers have come
to the opinion that the coyote has
qualities heretofore unsuspected anrl
which if they do not add to his repu
tation for morality indicate a higher
grade of intelligence than he has been
credited with possessing. Colorado is
renowned in various ways; amoug
other things for raising the finest mel
ons. Now it appears the coyotes have
not only developed a taste for the mel
ons, but the sagacity to pick out the
ripest, best and sweetest. As a con
sequence, says the Trov Times, the
<k
melon farms are frequently raided by
the beasts and the farmers are heavy
losers. Ordinarily a coyote is held in
such contempt that little or no atten
tion is paid to him. But when he be
comes a destroyer of Colorado’s
choicest melons he is daring fate too
much. It is now likely to be war to
the f’eath, and the coyote crop will be
killed off in order to save the crop of
melons.
Figures collected by the Internation
al Society of State and Municipal
Building Commissioners and Inspect
ors show that every week, on an aver
age, fires in the United States burn up
three theaters, three public halls, 12
churches, ten schools, two hospitals,
two asylums, two “colleges,'’ six apart
ment houses, three department stores,
two jails, 26 hotels—the fires at sea
shore resorts this summer will raise
the hotel average—140 “flat” houses
and 1,600 single dwellings. Such a
record of waste is bad, but it is not
surprising in a land of wooden build
ings. Moreover, many of the buildings
destroyed would have been torn
down if they had not been burned. A
countryman who suffered from a slight
fire said he had lost two houses and
three barns if you counted the dog
house, the. chicken house and the cow
shed. In such lists as the foregoing
a house is a house be it ever so
worthless, and a “college” may call
itself so even if it occupies but three
rooms and does most of its business
by mail:
Last year German yachts which
came here to race for the Roosevelt
cup were defeated. This year our
boats contesting for the Emperor Wil
liam cup at Kied, Germany, Were bad
ly beaten. Yacht-designers usually
succeed best in building for home wa
ters and for weather conditions to
which they are habituated. These in
ternational races, however, are not
without their usefulness. Yachting, a
clean, beautiful sport, is of great value
in its influence on the important sci
ence of ship-building.
The word tram is derived from a
man’s name—Outram—Thomas Out
ram. Outram lived In Derbyshire,
England, and in the beginning of the
last century he invented a peculiar
sort of track that diminished the fric
tion between wheels and roadbeds.
These tracks of Outram’s, though
nothing like a trolley track, were
called at first outramways, then tram
ways, and when street lines and street
cars came into existence they were
dubbed respectively tramways and
trams.
Joe Akkiojoglau, a Turk living in
New York, has had his name changed
to Joe White on the ground that White
is the English of Akkiojoglau. While
it is none of our business, we approve
of the change simply because it saves
wear and tear on the alphabet.
If some enemy Of the Japanese
would introduce the toy pistol into
tfieir country it might not be neces
sary to build many more warships for
the purpose of protecting ourselves
against the Yankees of the east.
A Boston newspaper calls the dear
old luscious quahaug “Venus mer
cenaria.” It is but fair to say the
words we^e written in an gpothesls
of the clam. The Hub hasn’t relin
quished its hold on culture.
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Now that the British cavalry, regi
ments are to be mounted on horses
bought in Kentucky, will Missouri
kindly cease chortling over the fact
that it supplies the British artillery
with* mules?
OURAMERICAN KINGS
FARMERS THE BACKBONE OF
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
FEEDING THE OTHER NATIONS
Greater Need of Study of Economic
Principles by the Tillers of the
Soil—Building Up the
Towns.
American farmers are the wealth
producers of the nation. In the United
States annually the products of the
farms exceed in value all the gold the
country has produced in a score of
years. If the term can be used in a
free republic, the farmers are the
American kings. The results of their
labors feeds not alone a single nation,
but assists in supplying sustenance
for a large part of the people of nearly
all lands of the earth. ’Tis the prod
ucts of the farms that give the means
of support to the great railroad sys
tems, that keep the thousands of great
steamers plying the oceans, that make
possible the thousands of great enter
•prises. While the farmer is among
the most independent classes of the
land, too often he fails to reap full
reward for the work he has accom
plished. He must fight combine after
combine, and pay taxes to support in
stitutions from which he receives no
benefit. This is because of the con
centration of capital in the hands of
a comparatively few in large financial
centers. But is not the farmer to
blame for this condition to a great
extent? Does he not make it possible
for the concentration of wealth in
large cities? He certainly does lend
his support to the building up of
trusts, and to capital concentration,
when he fails to patronize enterprises
in his home town, and refuses to help
build up its industries.
There is a "penny wise and pound
foolish" attitude on the part of farm
ers in many communities that is de
structive to their own interests. It is
seeing a profit, quite often purely
cmaginary, and in striving to gain it
lose sight of the truth that they are
wielding the sword that will eventual
ly inflict a serious wound to them
selves. This is the practice of pur
chasing goods at trade centers distant
from home. Towns and communities
are made wealthy by retaining as
great a part of the earnings of its
people as possible. The larger the
town can be made, the more valuable
becomes the farm located nejtr it, be
cause the home market is made bet
ter and higher prices are secured for
products.
Money earned by the farmers and
the business men. if retained at home,
generally finds investment in new en
terprises that give employment to la
bor. and' add to the wealth of the
community and assists in lowering tax
ation. On the other hand, when the
earnings of a community are sent
away from it, the towns are deadened,
and farm values lowered, taxation is
made greater and the small imagined
gains to those sending away the
profits of their labor react against the
sender, who assists in concentrating
money in large financial centers in the
hands of those who pay no local
taxes. Generally the monied powers
of those distant cities dictate to the
farmers what prices shall be received
for the products of their farms, and
to the laborer the compensation he
shall receive for his labor, is not this
proposition plain?
D. M. CARR.
TRADE’S MAGNET.
Virtue in Right Kind of Advertising
in the Home Papers.
There is no apparent reason why
the merchant in the average town
should not be able to sell goods, class
and quality considered, as low as the
large city stores. He is under less
expense, and if he iB enterprising and
up-to-date, he can buy his goods at
as low a figure as the retailers in the
large cities. There is laxity observe!
in the management of business by
some merchants in rural towns. They
depend too much on trade drifting
their way without making the right
kind of effort to gain it. A merchant
in a western state who took it in his
head to use large advertising space
in his town paper, found that within
three months, by persistently follow
ing up a plan of using a half page in
the local paper for the publishing of
prices and describing goods, increased
his trade more than a third. From the
position of doing about the fourth
amount of business of any stoce in
the town, he rapidly raised to first
place. He is on the road to prosper
ity, and has been a benefit to the town
in general, drawing trade to it that
was never enjoyed before. This was
done within 30 miles of one of the
large western cities, and with the de
partment stores of the city advertis
ing in the same paper.
A Town Convenience.
Only for the farmers, the laborers
and others that comprise the great
part of the population, the merchants
of the towns would have little excuse
for being in business, and the mer
chant is a wonderful convenience to
■ people of his neighborhood. One can
not well get along without the other.
The merchant depends more upon the
success of the fanner and the laborer
than do either of the latter on the suc
cess of the former. Between them
there should be greater harmony. In
towns that are noted for activity and
progress, particularly in agricultural
sections, it will be found that it is
the united efforts of all classes of
workers that win.
Half-Finished Tasks.
Most lives are filled with half-fin
ished tasks which were begun with en
thusiasm but which have been drop
ped because the enthusiastic begin
ners did not have enough grit to carry
them to a conclusion. It does not
take much ability to begin a thing, and
we cannot estimate a person by the
'number of things he or she com
mences.
The test of character is in a wom
an’s or man’s ability to persist in what
she undertakes until he adds the fin
CITIES AND TOWNS.
How They Are Built Up and What
Gives Them Permanency.
Towns and cities are built where
exist the greatest natural advantages.
Growth and importance depends on en
vironments and conditions. Require
ments are that there be some manner
of employment for their population:
Thus the business of the place fixes its
standing. It is then evident that the
greater are the resources of a country
and the more enterprising its people,
the more important will be its cities
and towns. Some locations have fa
vorable conditions for certain lines of
manufacture, and single Industries
support thousands, like the textile in
dustry at Fall River, and the manu
facture of jewelry at Providence, R. I.
Others have shipping facilities that
cause them to become great commer
cial centers. No city can exist within
itself, free and independent of tribu
tary territory, but must depend upon
a large scope of country to supply it
with the products necessary for the
sustenance of its people, and for the
marketing of its articles of commerce,
and its manufactures.
Towns and cities decay when their
business interests are destroyed. In
the west, particularly in the mining
sections, can be found hundreds of ex
amples illustrative of this fact. The
discovery of a mine is sufficient to
gather people to compose a city. With
the exhaustion of its mineral re
sources business is destroyed and the
town becomes deserted. . In agricul
tural sections exist commercial towns,
made necessary by the development
of the surrounding country. Such
towns are supported' by the trade that
can be attracted from a certain scope
of territory, and industries that can
be established to employ labor. With
development of tributary country, and
expansion of industries, and the exer
cise of enterprise many of these towns
attain the magnitude of cities and be
come important commercial and finan
cial centers. With their growth farms
adjacent Increase in value. The truth
of this is In evidence in nearly every
state of the union. While within the
boundaries of the United States proper
there are more than 86.000,000 of peo
pie there is room for millions and mil
lions more. There will be hundreds
and thousands more cities pulsating
with business come into existence.
Reader, is not your home town one
that may become a great city if you
only do your part to assist it toward
greatness?
HOME ENTERPRISES.
\
Trusts Cannot Well Compete with
the Products of Local Mills.
Never in the past has there been
such opportunity for the establish
ment of small enterprises in the cities
and towns of the United States as is
now presented. There is barely a lo
cality which does not possess some
advantages for certain lines of manu
facture or commerce. There is little
prospects for over-production as the
population of the country is increas
ing at an enormous rate, and new mar
kets are being opened continually in
foreign countries for American prod
ucts. Imports are decreasing ex
cepting of raw materials, and each
year shows an increase of imports.
Many lines are supposed to be in the
hands of combines, but these so-called
trusts can never prevent the success
of local enterprises in Bimilar lines
if the masses of the people will close
ly follow the home trade principle,
and as far as possible give preference
to local products. The great agri
cultural sections produce the wheat,
corn, barley, and other cereals which
find their way to large mills in far
off cities, are converted into flour,
starch and innumerable kinds of foods,
and in their manufactured state are
returned to the sections where the
grains were grown and sold at prices
that leave a large margin of profit.
How much more economical would it
be to convert cereals Into flour and
other foodstuffs in mills located in
the districts where the grains are
grown. Would not the farmer receive
a benefit in increased prices, the sav
ing of freight rates, two or more
profits that result from marketing, and
would there not be a great benefit
derived from the keeping at home
wages paid to laborers and the reten
tion ip general of profits that go else
where?
Beware of Peddlers.
It will always be found best to avoid
dealing with wanderers through „ the
country who have something to dis
pose of particularly those who are j
not known to you as thoroughly hon
est. For years stoves, furniture,
books, and hundreds of articles have
been hawked about the country by
itinerent agents. Some have more or
less merit, but all are sold at enor-,
mous profits, far greater than would
be required by some home dealer.
When money is paid to the come-an
go traveler, just so much money is
taken away from circulation in a com
munity, and it is gone to remain.
The Telephone.
Rural telephones are a boon to the
farmers. They can keep in close touch
with the markets, and all the doings
of the outside World. One the uses
that the 'phone can be well put to, is
the getting of late market news from
. the home town. There are very few
farmers who cannot use the telephone
with profit during the marketing sea
son.
The Home Market.
Good agricultural towns afford a
steady market for eggs and other pro
duce, thus keeping prices even. There
is a poor market in a poor town, and
prices are uneven.
ishing stroke. The ability to hold
on ip one of the rarest of human
virtues.
Look out for the period in your'
life when you are tempted to turn
back! There ia the danger point, the
decisive period. All the great things
of history have been accomplished
after the great majority of men would
have turned back.
William Astor Chanler’e two-year -
old son, the direct descendant of John
Jacob Astor and hejr presumptive to
the Astor fortune. ' , *
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AUTUMN GOWNd
No woman really likes to realize
that the ever useful bolero Is going
out of fashion—for a time at least!
This little garment is so essentially
practical and so generally becoming
that we have come to regard it as an
old and tried friend, without which
life would seem hardly possible: and
yet it is very certain that the bolero
is fast disappearang from the arena
of fashion.
The rage for three-quarter coats—of
varied styles—continues unabated,
and this autumn and winter we shall
see voluminous mantles adopted free
ly. Everything denotes that loose
outer garments, made of the most
I pliable materials, will be the leading
novelties of the coming season. The
general effect is” almost bizarre and
this effec* will be heightened when
we come to wear wraps of crepe de
chine, velvet and furs—mixed. Nev
ertheless, fragile materials will most
surely form the chief portion of our
autumn and winter wraps.
All the coats for the autumn and
early winter—are made with open
fronts. For this reason waistcoats
are, arid will continue to be, things of
immense importance. I have seen
quite a number of the dainty little
waistcoats of Irlande, small double
breasted, gilets which open in a V over
a frilled shirt front and which are fas-'
tened with the most exquisite buttons
of enamel, old paste, quartz set in gun
metal, and so on. There is a wonder
ful cachet attached to these semi
loose coats and dainty waistcoats.
They recall the "sporting” type of gar
ment, but at the same time they are
eminently feminine and picturesque.
J am certain that nearly all the best
of our early winter walking dresses
will show coats of the order just de
scribed and, in nine cases out of ten,
these coats will show long tight
sleeves which will reach quite to the
wrist. There can be no doubt about
the coming revival of long sleeves—
for the tailor-made costumes at least.
For afternoon wear we shall still have
elbow sleeves and even- those which
do not reach the elbow, but the long
sleeve for street wear is about to re
claim its lost position.
Combinations of color are to be
great features of the coming season,
1 and will afford opportunities for many
triumphs, and, alas, also for many
failures. One revival is the tone
which two seasons ago was known as
automobile, and may most easily be
compared to rusty iron, and this is
used with much effect in union with
dark smoke-grey. Smoke-grey alto
gether would seem to have irresistible
charms, and it-lends itself with special
grace to decorations of purple, plum,
and deep red and peacock blue, all of
which colors compete most successful
ly for favor of a dull, rather than a
bright, inclination.
Underground Electric Railway.
In order to, facilitate, and accel
erate at the same time, the collection
and delivery of letters and packages
in Vienqa, the ministry of commerce
is engaged upon a plan for an under
ground electric railway wlfich would
link together the chief and various
district post offices of the city, some
64 in all.
According to the plans which are
now under discussion, the line would
be built 26 feet below the surface of
the ground, and the tunnel would
have a height of five feet and a
breadth of four feet four inches. The
stations would be built underneath
, the post offices. The trains would run
at 20 miles an hour,' and would con
sist of a motor and three cars, each
carrying as much as the ordinary
| post van.
It is estimated that seven yeare
would be required for the construe-!
tion of the line. While it would cost
I an enormous sum of money, in the
long run the line could be operated
for much less than the present home
and wagon service, while the mails
Grey has the privilege of clothing
the seated damsel shown in our large
illustration. It is of voile, with bands
of graduated taffeta reaching just be
low the knees; oxidized silver and
gold embroidery decorate the front
of the bloused bodice, while filet net
forms the undersleeves and the yoke,
and the hat is of dark grey chip, trim
med with dark grey roses and \wo
dark feathers. Grey flowers are much
in vogue, and usually these will be
found mad-.' of velvet,*roses and big
Venetian Cloth Costume with White
Cloth Revers—Blouse of Lace.
arum lilies being the most favored
blossoms for exploitation under such
circumstances
The other dress illustrated is of
plum color, the skirt of very thin cloth
traced with a silken embroidery to
match, while the coat is made of
talfeta, also of the same color. The
vest is of ecru lace, and a novelty is
the quaint sleeve set in deep tucks.
The hat of purple straw is trimmed
with a bristling bunch of feathers,
blue, green and purple, and the style
may be commended to those who are
brave enough to consider seriously an
immediate desire for autumn clothes.
As to me controversy which is once
again raging round the “stays” or
“no stays” question, I would question
whether tight lacing has any effect
whatever in improving the figure; as
a matter of fact, the less the figure
is coerced the better it looks.
Frank Confession.
Applicant—We would like to rent
this house, but we can’t afford ItT
Owner—I would like not to rent it;
but I can't afford it, either.—Chicago
Journal.
could be handled in less than half the
time now required for the purpose.
Received all over the world by
kings and other rulers, Gen. Booth
retains the simplicity and democracy
that marked him as an unknown
Methodist minister, yet he is an auto
crat in the management of his huge
organization. He is at home with any
kind of an audience. In his recent
automobile tour through England he
addressed factory hands in their
plants, mass meetings out of doors
and fashionable audiences in theaters
which he hired, all in one day. And
in his present American tour he will
follow the same course.
A , Stickler for Expression.
“There is only one objection I have
to this hotel,” said the pedantic per
son
“What’s that?” inquired the clerk.
“In quoting rates it .speaks of the
accommodation it offers. It’s one of
the mqst unaccommodating places on
earth. The Inefficiency might be ex
cused, hut the mendacity is unforgiv
able.”—Washington Star.
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AROUND' HOUSE
LITTLE HINTS THAT WILL SAVE
TIME AND MONEY.
Excellent Method of Renovating Veil
—Dressing for Black Goods—
Washing Piano Is Better
Than Polishing It.
Renovate Veils.—Cover a broom
stick with white cotton cloth, the
width of a veil. Roll carefully. Pin
top and bottom. Steam over boiling
water. They will look like new.
Yolk of Egg Removes Spots.—To
take spots from wash goods, rub them
with the yolk of egg before washing
Black Goods Dressing.—Boil ten
cents’ worth of logwood bark in two
quarts.of water. When cool add two
quarts of stale beer. Add water suffi
cient to cover goods; lift and stir
goods occasionally until of an even
black. Then rinse, partly dry and
press.
Stop Squeaking Shoes.—Drive a peg
in the sole.
/Wash the Piano.—When your piano
looks dull and dingy, don't daub on
more polish, but simply wash it: Take
any good pure soap, preferably white
castile, and make a lather with tepid
rainwater. Wash the piano carefully
but thoroughly, using a piece of sofi
cheesecloth or clean chamois, and rub
dry with clean cheesecloth. The pianc
will look like new. This is what is,
used in piano stores.
Triumph Furniture Polish.—One
half gallon raw oil, one pint turpen
tine, one-half pint alcohol, one-hal!
pint benzine, one-half pine aqua ammo
nia. First remove all dust from article
to be polished, then rub with a canton
flannel cloth dipped in the mixture.
Dingy Black Kid Gloves.—Renew
black kid gloves by adding a few drop:
of ink to a tablespoon of olive oil. Ap
ply with a feather and dry in the sun
Beer Polish for Furniiure.—Firs!
rub furniture clean with a woolen
cloth wet with beer. Then boil a piece
of wax the size of an egg, the saur
amount of sugar, in two cups of beer
When this is cold polish the furniture
with it.
Oysters Escalloped in Ran-.equins.
Stir half a cup of butter (generous
if you like) into a cup, each, of gratec
bread crumbs (soft) and eracke:
crumbs. Have the oysters carefull;
rinsed with water, to remove bits o.
shell. Butter the ramequins, put in a
layer of the buttered crumbs, then a
layer of oysters and sprinkle their
w’ith salt and pepper; then add i
sprinkling of buttered crumbs, a table
spoonful of oyster liquor or sherrj
wine, then a second layer of oysters
sprinkle with salt and pepper am
eover with buttered crumbs. Leavi
the dish uncovered and bake about 2;
minutes. Serve in the ramequin.
Buttons and Chenille.
Chenille trimming always suggest;
a certain costliness, although as j
matter of fact it is no more so tha;
the silk braids and velvet application:
now used in such profusion. Wit'
either braid, velvet or silk trimming
chenille combines readily, and it i:
well to remember that a little of it
goes a great distance. For years but
tons have not been used in such prc
fusion, and present indications poin'
to their appearance on all the stree
garments of the coming winter
whether those coats be of cloth, velve
or fur.
For the Flower Lover.
Little Glass contrivances are to hr
bought that will assist in beautifying
the home with a few flowers. The}
go into the bottom of a vase, and be
ing pierced and open to the water u«
derneath, a half dozen blossoms wil
stand apart gracefully and fill a fall
ly large vase. Home-made substi
tutes of cardboard, a little larger thai
the mouth of the bowl, or smaller i
it flares and leaves a place where
on to rest the circle of pierced card
board, answer the purpose very well
but they must be covered with thi
flowers and leaves.
About Curtain Poles.
Often when moving into a new
house there is the need for an extra
long curtain pole and if one is not ir
a convenient place to purchase it, a
substantial one can be made by prop
erly cutting two for the purpose. Take
two poles and lav side by side, then
with a saw cut diagonally through on
end. This leaves both poles with
sharpened ends which can be nailed
together with fine long wire nails.
They can be so cleverly adjusted that
the mark Is not noticeable.
Velvet Cake.
Cream together one cup sugar and
one-half cup butter. Break Into this
one egg and beat all together.. Sift
together one and one-fourth cups flour,
one-third cup corn starch, one tea
spoon of baking powder and pinch of
salt, one-half cup sweet milk and an
other egg. Now add a little of the
flour, the other egg and a little milk,
beating each in thoroughly until all
are gone. Bake imloaf tin 40 or 45
minutes.
Rust from Flatiron.
To remove rust from flatirons rub
them with a little warm grease and
wrap them up in brown paper. Then
dissolve a small piece of soda in hot
water. Dip the irons in this; rub
them dry, and put them to heat as
usual. When ready to use rub them
on a piece of brown paper that has a
little powdered bath brick upon it.
Inexperiehced Cook’s Guide.
A good rule for a young housekeep
er In cc-oklng vegetables is that all
vegetables that grow above the ground
should be put on to cook in boiling
water; all that grow below the ground,
except new potatoes, in cold water.
French Eggplant.
Slice an eggplant and fry each slice
brown. Put a layer of them while
not in a baking dish, add a layer of
cheese and then one of white sauce,
until the dish is full, with cheese last
Brown in the oven.
Graham Bread Without Yeast.
Two cups graham, one cup wheat
flour, one teaspoon soda, a little salt,
one cup sour milk, one-half cup molas- ,
ses, one cup cold water. Stir well,
and bake at onde.
UNITED STATES SENATOR
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA
PRAISES PE-RU NA.
Ex-Senator M. C. Butler.
Dyspepsia Is Often Caused By Catarrh
of the Stomach—Peruna Believes Ca
tarrh o f the Stomach and Is There/are a
Remedy for Dyspepsia.
!4 Hon. M. C. Butler, U. S. Senator ?
frone South Carolina for two terms, I
in a letter from Washington, D. €., I
* writes to the Peruna Medicine Co., t
J as follows: J
1 “/ can recommend Peruna for»
* dyspepsia and stomach trouble. I •
i have been using your medicine for ’
* a short period and l feel very much «
* relieved. It Is indeed a wonderful *
, medicine, besides a good tonic.'” J
/'"'ATARRH of the stomach is the eor
^—* rect name for most cases of dyspep
sia. Only an internal catarrh remedy,
such as Peruna, is available.
Peruna Tablets can row be procured.
Grammar and Grippe.
A professor at the University of
Virginia was endeavoring to impress
upon the youths of his class the mon
strous crime of using the adverb
“badly" where the adjective “bad"
should be used.
“Now.” he said, after an exhaustive
explanation, “if a man should say to
you -I feel badly,’ what would you
think?’’
"Pd think he had the grippe, sir,"
responded the wag of the class.
Starch, like everything else, is be
lug constantly improved, the patent
Starches put ou the market 25 years
ago aie very different and inferior to
those of the present day. In the lat
est discovery—Defiance Starch—all in
jurious chemicals are omitted, while
the addition of another ingredient, in
vented by us, gives to the Starch a
strength and smoothness never ap
proached by other brands.
Sea Trout Fattened.
A sea trout was caught at Aberdeen
recently, which swam 120 miles in 4!>
days, and doubled its weight on the
way. It was marked and put into the
Coquet m Northumberland, and when
recaught at Aberdeen, its length was
not Increased, its rapid gain in weight
being due to corpulence.
How’s This?
W* offer One Hundred Dollar* Reword for any
rase of Catarrh that caanot be cured by Haifa
Catarrh Cure. ,
F. J. CHEXKY * CO., Toledo. O.
We. the undersigned, hare known F. J. Cheney
for the laet in years, and believe him perfectly hon
orable In all business Transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by his firm.
WaLDisn. Eisvaw A Mabvik,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure fs taken Internally, acetic
directly upon the blood and mucous surracea of res
system. Testimonials sant free. Price 75 cents per
bottle. Hold by all I>rugg1ats.
Take Haifa Family Pills for constipation.
Whether you be men or women, yoa
will never do anything in the world
without courage. It is the greatest
quality of the mind, next to honor.—
James Allan. f
Lewis' Single Hinder straight 5e cigir in
good quality all the time. Your dealer or
Lewis' Factory, Peoria, 111.
Wisdom is the sunlight of the soul.
—German.
TL'V A C —Denton Co., raises success
I LAAu fully every staple crop grows iu
* w Texas; cotton, wheat, corn,oats
alfal fa, sorgh am, millet, barley, rye, truck, pea
nuts, fruits, berries, grapes, etc. Artesian wells
100 ft. and up. Improved farm lands GO to OKI
an acre. Deaton, a town of 7,000 has five school*
with annual attendance of 1,800; 0 state col
leges. For descriptive literature and list of
Texas lands and business chances, wirite
LIPSCOMB-XDW ARDS COMPANY,
Dept C, Dentes, Tsnaa
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