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J IN THE PUBLIC EYE j
FIGURED IN OIL DISCLOSURES"
Joseph C. Sibley, the Pennsylvania congress
man whose name figured in the recent Standard
Oil disclosures of W. R. Hearst, will not be so
directly affected by the unpleasant revelations
as the Ohio statesman, for the Keystone man
voluntarily retired from congress a couple of
years ago and has not sought political prefer
ment since. While he was in the house he oc
casionally shot up into the limelight for a mo
ment, but upon the whole was considered a
faithful if not a brilliant representative of his
district. At one time he made an attack upon
the president from the floor of the house which
attracted considerable attention, and at the time
of the postoffice scandals some unpleasant atten
tion was attracted to Sibley by the discovery
that a cnmnsnv in wbirh ho w-u! intor.
«sted had an important contract for furnishing supplies to the postoffiee de
partment.
Sibley was hern 57 years ago in New York, and after teaching school,
farming, merchandising and selling goods on the road he struck a paying
lead as an oil producer and amassed considerable wealth through the medium
of a signal oil.
He went ,nto politics while still comj aratively young, and w-as elected
mayor of Franklin, Fa., at the age of 29. He was a Democrat in these days,
and it was that party which sent him to congress in 1892. He was one of the
original free stiver boomers, but his convictions underwent a pronounced
change la er on. lor in 1900. while still in congress, he reversed himself and
became a Republican. A little incident like that did not. how’ever, appear to
affect his grasp upon his constituency, for he continued to be elected to < Ti
gress by his new ] artisans.
He has been active in various cattle breeding, agricultural^nd dairymen's
organizations, and it appears from the recent revelations that he also took
something more than a mere passing interest in the affairs of the Standard
Oil Company.
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MAY GET SENATE TOGA
uuie m. .tames, congressman from the hirst
Kentucky district, will undoubtedly succeed
Senator Thomas H. Paynter if a Democratic
legislature is elected in that state. Here is the
interesting pen picture a prominent Demo
cratic paper paints of him:
“He stands six feet four inches in a pair of
No. 11 shoes that are fdled completely by a pair
of old-fashioned feet, shaped in the rows of the
corn-field to tread the paths that lead to future
greatness.
“He has size without symmetry, sort of
thrown together carelessly as if nature in a
good-humored, convulsive mood had done a big
thing and did not have time to carve it into
the shapeliness of an Apollo Belvidere. A party
of Liliputians could dance a minuet on his broad
No Kentucky thoroughbred is wider through the heart than he.
j. r farm eyes have caught and held a little blue of tbe sky with a little gray
Zimmerman. utumn fields. There is an expression of frankness and guile that at
rtci McEw#res an ac<3uaintance that there is nothing to fear. His nose is
Kearner Wcdnt >ugoodi not big enough, but intrusive enough for his broad facial
Phone T t 01,Klndliness and good humor break in concentric circles about the
in need of a d ravin a dominant quality is gentleness, even weakness. One looks
\V. R. Meltor was home’ of ->aw like a scimitar in full swing, bidding defiance to
coin Tuesday to vote. ihould be a challenge instead of a compromise. Here is
I>on't forget Lee Bros, is ti? whole character: a lack of masterfulness that may
to get choicest of meats. v if he does not overcome it.
\Y. M. Stockwell is a new rea®ar>' southern orator, smothering his audiences in
the Northwestern this week. ing bubbles of wit and fancy just to amuse the
1 will guarantee 2 it* for butte,10dels of clear-cut, vigorous English, and his sen
I test and pav cash.—A. E. the cutting power of a whip of scorpions.
If you Want t« buy or S^s measuring merits with the Republican leaders on
Kstaie, call oil Joh« -iw->ns, before a chancellor arguing an intricate question of
jury in whose hands the life or property of his client is held or
on ihe hustings with thousands of Democrats anxious to hear the word pro
claimed, he is equally effective, his presence magnetic, his manner engaging
and his resonant voice a never ending delight. He is ‘Big Ollie' to his inti
mates and Plain Ollie' to every one else. He is easy to get acquainted with.
There are no frills about him, no affectation and a wholesome welcoming at
mosphere surrounds him.”
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HONORED BY FRENCH ACADEMY
i__
Louis Frechette, the bard of French Canada,
has been named as laureate of the French acade
my. While a most unusual honor, particularly
since its recipient is a resident of this conti
nent, it adds nothing to .the distinction that is
universally accorded Dr. Frechette as the last of
that brilliant group of poets and novelists who
have made French Canada and the simple life
of the habitant known to the world. Of this
group, Frechette and Drummond were undoubt
edly the leaders, although Gaspe with his “'Les
Anciens Canadiens," Mannette and Routhier
have all made enviable names in the world's
literature.
Dr. Frechette was born in Quebec a half
century ago. and was originally intended for the
law. He abandoned that dry profession, how
ever, and after a five years' residence in Chicago he returned to Quebec and
plunged into politics. For a few years he was a member of the Dominion
parliament, but politics, too, failed to hold his fancy and went over to Mon
treal and to literature. A legislative clerkship furnished him with a modest
livelihood until the quaint charm and the charming revelations of life in
French Canada’made him independent. The place he occupies in the field of
literature is peculiarly his own, and the habitant could have no more gentlv
sympathetic chronicler.
Honors have come to the poet from many countries before this later trib
ute of the academy. He was elected a knight of the French Legion of Honor
nearly 30 years ago, when two of his books were crowned by the Immortals.
He has been given many high orders and decorations by the rulers of Great
Britain and other countries, and he is accounted a member of many learned
societies. He was lately president of the Royal Society of Canada.
AUTHOR IN POLITICS
t-dwara \\. Townsend is another literary
man who has broken into political life recently.
He has been nominated for congress by the
Democrats of one of the New Jersey districts.
The Seventh New Jersey district, which will
be the scene of his political efforts, has been
represented in congress by a Republican for the
last 15 years, but it is a close district and
Townsend will only have a majority of a few
hundred votes to overcome.
By the average reader Townsend is remem
bered chiefly as the creator of that unique and
slangilv interesting young gentleman, ‘ Chimmie
Fadden,” whose self-told adventures and ex
periences made interesting reading a dozen
years ago. He also wrote the “Major Max"
sketches, as well as several novels droo-hoo
plays and poems of varied sort. Although he was born in Cleveland, O.. he
lived much of his life in San Francisco, where he worked as a newspaper
writer and where he first made a reputation as an author of clever special
articles and humorous bits that were widely copied and quoted. For some
years past he has worked on the New York newspapers, and has made his
home in the pretty town of Montclair, N. J., within easy reach of the metrop
olis. The present is his first serious venture into politics.
A Minor Poesy.
A thought once stole, by mistake,
into the mind of a minor poet. It was
a very little thought and it was fright
ened at the vast empty spaces, and
cowered timidly into a dark corner,
where it hoped to escape to escape ob
servation.
But in a moment the poet had dis
covered it, and straightway he pounced
upon it avidly, and mauled, jammed,
cut, squeezed and otherwise tortured
it.
The thought suffered greatly, but 1
the poet did not desist until he had
achieved his purpose, which was to
grind out another sonnet and keep
himself before the public.—Puck.
Exactly Like Her.
Artist—Your wife ordered this por
trait from me.
Rockford—She did. eh? Well, it
certainly is very much like her. Did
she pay for it?
Artist—No, sir.
Rockford—Ah, that is still more like
her.—Chicago Daiiy News.
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In the process of redistricting the
national forests, which has just been
completed, numerous changes of name
were made. These changes were by
no means haphazard or arbitrary. The
new names have been chosen on ac
count of their importance in local and
natiunal history, and they will serve
for all time as reminders of men and
events prominently connected with the
country's progress from the pioneer
days. Merely to read them under
standinglv is to trace the salient facts
of western growth and development.
The national forests in New Mexi
co, with the significance and deriva
tion of their names, are as follows:
The Alamo National forest is named
from Fort Alamo, which received its
name from the old Alamo mission of
Texas. This fort is the site of the
most memorable battle which has ever
been fought on Texas soil, being the
altar on which William R. Travis,
Davy Crockett. James Howie. ,1 H.
Honham and their heroic companions
offered up their lives in the cause of
liberty and popular government. The
name Alamo signifies “cottonwood'' or
“poplar,” and was probably given it
by the troops quartered there who
come from Fort Alamo de Parras, in
the province of Coahuila, to which
province Texas was annexed. This
forest includes 1.164,906 acres, and is
under the supervision of Acting Su
ervisor Arthur M. Neal, with head
quarters at Alamogordo.
The Carson National forest takes its
name from the city, pass, lake, river
and valley in Nevada, all of which
were named after the Rocky mountain
guide, Kit Carson, one of the most
picturesque figures of western history.
His early life was spent on the
plains, where he met Gen. John C.
Fremont, by whom he was engaged as
guide in subsequent explorations. In
this capacity he was eminently use
ful and to him is probably due much
of the success of these explorations.
He was perhaps better known to a
larger number of Indian tribes than
any other white man, and from his
long life among them learned their
habits and customs, understood their
mode of warfare and spoke their lan
guage as his mother tongue. No man
did more than he in furthering the
settlement of the northwestern wilder
ness.
The Chiricahua National forest is
named from the Chiricahua Apaches,
who were one of the most warlike
branches of all the Apache nation.
They made their home in the depths
of what is now the Chiricahua forest,
and the Cochise strongholds where
Cochise, their greatest warrior of mod
ern times, for years defied the white
man, is an important point for sight
seers in the region. The word means
"mountain” or “lawless," that is, “In
dians living in the mountains and hav
ing little respect for the white man's
laws.” This forest includes 466,497
acres and is in charge of Acting Su
pervisor A. H. Zachau, with head
quarters at Douglas, Ariz.
The Datil National forest derives its
name from a large mountain spur of
the Rockies called the “Datils.” There
is no certain knowledge of the mean
ing of the word. It has by some been
supposed to be the Spanish word
meaning the fruit of the date palm,
and various other explanations have
been given as to its origin. One of the
most probable is that it is an Apache
Indian word, because there are sev
eral words similar to it in the Apache
language. This forest includes 1,848,
915 acres and is in charge of Acting
Supervisor R. F. Balthis, with head
quarters at Magdalena.
The Gila National forest is named
from the county in Arizona and the
river in Arizona and New Mexico.
The name is said to be of Spanish or
igin. but the meaning is lost. The
area of this forest is 1,762,621 acres.
Supervisor W. H. Goddard is in
charge, with headquarters at Silver
City.
The Jemez National forest takes its
name from the Jemez river, which de
rived its name from a division of
North American Indians who occupied
the pueblo of Jemez on this river. Su
pervisor Ross McMillan is in charge
of this forest, with headquarters at
Santa Fe. The area included is 978,
720 acres.
Lincoln county, which was named
after Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth pres
ident of the United States, gives the
name to the Lincoln National forest.
Supervisor J. H. Kinney is in charge
of this forest, wuth headquarters at
Capitan. The area included is 596,
603 acres.
The Magdalena National forest is
named from the mountains of that
name. When the early Spanish ex
plorers arrived in the region of what
is now called the Magdalena moun
tains they saw in the distance upon
one of the isolated buttes a striking
representation of a woman's face, and
with their simple religious enthusiasm
they named it the “Mountain of Out
Lady Magdalene.” On closer examina
tion the woman's face proves to be a
rock formation. At the back of the
head a dense growth of oak brush
makes a good substitute for hair. At
a distance the face and features are
almost perfect. The area included in
this forest is 558,445 acres. Supervisor
John Kerr is in charge, with headquar
ters at Magdalena.
The Manzano mountains give the
name to the Manzano National for
est. This range of mountains is called
the Manzano, from the Spanish word
meaning “apple.” In the heart of the
Manzano mountains there are several
very old and extremely large apple
trees near the site of an old ruined
mission. They were probably planted
by some of the earlier priests who ex
plored the country in either the fif
teenth or sixteenth century. These
trees are now surrounded by a fence,
and every effort is being made by the
people of that vicinity to preserve
them because of their great age and
historical associations.
CHANGE FOR A DOLLAR
In the midst of the speaking, shout
ing and voting at a recent political
convention one of the ragged news
boys in the big hall was seen trying
to attract the attention of the chair
man. He was a little fellow, and his
appealing eyes were about on a level
with the Poor of the platform. At first
no one took any notice of him, because
no one saw him. but presently his per
sistence and the earnestness of his
gaze compelled remark. The chairman
stepped to the edge of the stage,
and said, ''What is it, sonv?”
For reply the lad offered a gTimy
fistful of something. There was a
whispered consultation between the
two, and then the chairman, reaching
down, yanked the little fellow right
up on the platform. The hall grew
silent, expecting some joke or other.
‘'Gentlemen,” said the chairman,
"here's a boy in trouble. Some one
here bought a paper from him a few
minutes ago, and gave him a dollar to
get changed. Here is the change,”—
he opened his hand—"but where is the
owner? Will he please show himself?”
It was a good-natured crowd so long
as politics was not the issue; it was
also a typically American crowd in its
readiness to show its sentiments. Ac
cordingly a roar of applause and
cheering broke out. which fairly scared
the small, shabby boy who faced it.
There was more genuine enthusiasm
in this outburst than in the longer 1
demonstration which had greeted the I
nomination of a candidate half an hour !
before. Presently, however, a lull i
came, and a voice from one side of the
hall cried:
“Here's your man, but he says to
keep the change!”
At that there was a smart round of
hand clapping, and a sudden shower of
quarters and small coins began to pelt
the stage round the boy.
“Pick ’em up—they’re yours,” said
the chairman, and he instantly obeyed.
This unexpected contribution amount
ed to about ten dollars, and after mak
ing it secure in his handkerchief, the
small recipient left the politicians to
their graver affairs.—Youth’s Com
panion.
NEW DISTRICTS AND
NEW RAILWAYS
WESTERN CANADA AFFORDS BET
TER CONDITIONS THAN EVER
FOR SETTLEMENT.
To the Editor — Sir:—Doubtless
many of your readers will be pleased
to have some word from the grain
fields of Western Canada, where such
a large number of Americans have
made their home during the past few
years. It is pleasing to be able to re
port that generally the wheat yield
has been good; it will average about
20 bushels to the acre. There will
be many cases where the yield will go
35 bushels to the acre, and others
where 50 bushels to the acre has
been recorded. The oat and barley
crop has been splendid. The prices
of all grains will bring to the farmers
a magnificent return for their labors.
An instance has been brought to my
notice of a farmer in the Pincher
Creek (Southern Alberta) district—
where winter wheat is grown—who
made a net profit of $19.55 per acre, or
little less than the selling price of his
land. 30, 40, and 50 bushel yields are
recorded there. The beauiv about the
lands in Western Canada is that they
are so well adapted to grain-raising,
while the luxuriant grasses that grow
everywhere in abundance make the
best possible feed for fattening cattle
or for those used for dairying pur
poses.
The new homestead regulations
which went into force September, 1908,
attracted thousands of new settlers. It
is now possible to secure 160 acres in
addition to the 160 acres as a free
grant, by paying $3.00 an acre for it.
Particulars as to how to do this and
as to the railway rates can be se
cured from the Canadian Government
Agents.
“The development throughout West
ern Canada during the next ten years
will probably exceed that of any other
country in the world's history,” is not
the statement of an optimistic Cana
dian from the banks of the Saskatche
wan, but of Mr. Leslie M. Shaw of
New York. ex-Seeretarv of the United
States Treasury under the late Presi
dent McKinley and President Roose
velt, and considered one of the ablest
financiers of the United States. “Our
railway companies sold a good deal
of their land at from three to five dol
lars an acre, and now the owners are
Belling the same land at from fifty to
gev^nty-five dollars, and buying more
up in Canada at from ten to fifteen.”
The editor of the Monticello (Iowa)
Express made a trip through Western
Canada last August, and was greatly
Impressed. He says: “One cannot
cross Western Canada to the moun
tains without being impressed with its
immensity of territory and its future
prospects. Where I expected to find
frontier villages there were substan
tially built cities and towns with every
modern convenience. It was former
ly supposed that the climate was too
severe for it to be thought of as an
agricultural country, but its wheat
raising possibilities have been amply
tested. We drew from Ontario many
of our best farmers and most progres
sive citizens. Now the Americans are
emigrating in greater numbers to
Western Canada. Seventy-five per
cent, of the settlers in that good coun
try located southeast of Moose Jaw
and Regina are Americans. Canada
is well pleased with them and is ready
to welcome thousands more.”
The Doctor’s Fee.
The average man will give a lawveT
$300 to $500, together with a lifetime's
praise, to keep him out of the peniten
tiary for from two to ten years, and at
the same time he will raise a phos
phorescent glow and a kick that can
be heard around the world if a doctor
charges him $50 to $100 to keep him
out of hell for a lifetime. We are the
only people under God's ethereal tent
to-day who keep open shop 24 hours
each day and 365 days in each year.
We are also the only laborers to keep
on working for people who do not pay
I can carry my part of charity with
as good a grace as most men. I can
go through rain, snow or mud and dr.
my best, provided the case is one ol
worthy need, but to reward continually
downright rascality, willful drunken
ness and wanton laziness is getting
out of my line.—Texas State Journal
of Medicine.
A Queer Harvest.
H was little Ethel's first visit to
church, and the sermon had for its
text, “As ye sow, so shall ye reap.”
But on her return home she could not
remember it, and in consequence was
chided by her mother for being stupid.
A fortnight later a seamstress came
to the house to do a day's work. After
watching her for awhile fashion old
style garments into those that were
th evogue, Ethel suddenly exclaimed:
“O mamma, I know now what the
preacher said. It was: ‘What you sew
In the winter you shall rip in the sum
mer.’ ’’ __
Well Prepared.
“I learn,” she said reproachfully,
“that you were devoted to no fewer
than five girls before you finally pro
posed to me. How do I know that you
didn't make desperate love to all of
them ?”
“I did,” he replied, promptly.
“You did!" she exclaimed.
“Certainly,” he returned. “You
don’t suppose for a moment that 1
would be foolhardy enough to try foi
such a prize as you are without prae
ticing a little first, do you?”
With a smooth iron and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; it will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear of the goods,
and it will be a positive pleasure to
use a Starch that does not stick to the
Iron.
Need of Joy in One’s Work.
Joy in one's work is the consummate
tool, without which the work may be
done indeed, but without which the
work will always be done slowly,
clumsily, and without its finest per
fectness.—Phillips Brooks.
. _ It Cures While Ton Walk
A-llcn s r oot—Ea -e for corns and bunions, bot. sweaty
gallonsacbin# feet. 25c all .Druggists.
Before attempting to get what yon
want find out what you want
CHILD SAVING INSTITUTE.
Movement for Adequate Buildings for
Conducting the Work.
This statement is made to the gen
eral public for the information of
those who may be in a position to as
sist in meeting the present neces
sities of this organization. The home
is without adequate buildings and fa
cilities to take care of the homeless
and dependant children in positions
of distress, needing shelter and tem
porary care.
For several years past the present
buildings have been inadequate to
meet the demands. The old build
ings can only accommodate comfort
ably about 400. The number appeal
ing for admission has been so large,
hundreds have been refused! admis
sion who need temporary assistance.
In spite of the small quarters the In
stitute has sheltered and fed and pro
vided for 2,371 children the past 11
years. During the past 12 months
341 homeless and dependant little
ones have been cared for and 40 of
these are on hand today.
Cottages have been rented for two
or three years past in the neighbor
hood of the Institute in order to ac
commodate children and nurses and
helpers and on account of having
these additional rooms near by the
Institute could shelter more children.
The average number on hand daily
during the past summer has been from
50 to 60. The old buildings are in
such a dilapidated condition that ex
tensive repairs are absolutely neces
sary unless the home can enter at
once upon the work of constructing
new buildings.
The Board of Trustees has been
planning a new building for about
four years, but on account of the Y.
M. C. A. and Y. AY. C. A. the Audi
toruim, the various hospitals of the
city and other building enterprises
the matter has been postponed from
time to time until the present. Now
the managers of this Institute feel
that the time has come to launch the
enterprise. They are assured by the
leading business men of Omaha and
by friends in the country districts i
that the Child Saving Institute has i
the right-of-way, an open field and
the sympathy and approval of the 5
general public in the enterprise to
construct a suitable building for these
dependent little ones.
me trustees took to tne coun.rv
district for a large amount of help, to
bankers, merchants proiessional men
and the farmers because this institute
belongs to the whole district for hun
dreds of miles in every direction from
Omaha, A few years ago a m issage
came from Sidney that the father of
a large family had broken in hea'th
and that he was unable to do anything
for his wife and eight children and
that the county had assumed the bur
den of his case for the rest of his life.
Almost immediate!}- following this in
formation came the word that the
poor mother of the children, who had
been washing to support them and
struggled against poverty, had sud
denly collapsed and died leaving a
bahv and seven little brothers and
sisters. This appeal from the citi
zens was responded to and a repre
sentative of the Institute sent by the
next train to bring in the eitrht little
children and provide homes for adop
tion for all of them.
During the past summer a message
came from Louisville to come for two
little girls, left absolutely homeless
because their mother had died and
the father was an invalid and there
were no relatives or friends to take
care of the children.
Lsss than a month ago three little
children were received from Belgrade.
Neb., whose father was dead and
whose mother was sick, with the hope
of living not more than four to six
weeks longer. There were no friends
or relatives to care for the litt'e ones
and they were sent, to the Institute.
Telephone messages have often been
received from Blair, Tekamah and
other towns in Nebraska and from
towns across the river in western
Iowa to come at once to receive little
children thrown out homeless and
destitute and such appeals have al
ways been aswered.
It is the policy of the Institute to
find good Christian homes for chil
dren as soon as possible and it is
usually found that two or three
months time is required in which to
carefully investigate homes by per
sonal visits and to make arrange
ments for placing the children. The
matter of final adoption is carefully
looked after and watchful care exer
cised over the little ones until they
grow up.
Another department of the work
of the Institute is to rescue chil
dren from vile and immoral surround
ings and to prosecute cases in the
courts when necessary to protect
those who need it and in cases where
the parents show themselves abso
lutely unworthy cf keeping their chil
dren they are sometimes taken from
them by legal proceedings and placed
in good homes.
It is also the policy of the Institute
to assist parents to keep their chil
dren, believing in all cases where this
can be done parents and children
should be kept together. Temporary
assistance is therefore often given in
the care of little children to help the
mother tide over a hard place until
she can reach a position of self-sup
port. Efforts are made to re-establish
broken homes and to assist in the
reconciliation of husband and wife by
holding out the encouragement that
they can have their children a little
later and that they ought to live for
their children, and the efforts of the
workers have been crowned with suc
cess in scores of rases.
Now the Institute has become so
well known throughout the commun
ity and the volume of the work has
so increased that it is impossible to
meet the demands without larger
buildings and suitable buildings for
the work. A building of this kind will
cost about $50,000 and to secure the
proper grounds and to furnish and
equip the building will cost nearly
$25,000 more, making an outlay of
$75,000 required.
The managers of the Institute are
the following well known business
men: George F. Bid well.. president;
Guy C. Barton vice-president; C. Yv\
Lyman, treasurer; K. C. Barton, sec
retary; Rome Miller, chairman or ex
ecutive board; H. J. Penfold, W. S.
Wright and Arthur C. Smith.
KEPT GETTING WORSE.
Five Years of Awful Kidney Disease.
Nat Anderson, Greenwood, S. C.,
says: •'Kidney trouble began about
nve years ago with
dull backache, which
got so severe in time
that I could not get
around. The kid
ney secretions be
came badly disor
dered, and at times
there was almost a
complete stop of the
now. i was examined again anti again
and treated to no avail, and kept get
ting worse. I have to praise Doan's
Kidney Pills for my final relief and
cure. Since using them I have gained
in strength and flesh and have no sign
of kidney trouble.”
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
BUSINESS MANAGER FOR CHURCH
Cleveland Institution Plans to Try a
New System.
The Epworth Memorial Methodist
church in Cleveland has decided to try
a new system of church management
A business manager has been ap
pointed who will give his entire time
and attention to the finances of the
church. As executive secretary he
will collect the benevolences, dues of
members, subscriptions, etc., and pay
all expenses. He will serve as sec
retary of the standing committees of
the church and keep a record of their
business for transmission to the offi
cial board. This, it is expected, will
leave the pastor free to give atten
tion to the larger plans of the work
and to his pulpit and pastoral duties.
Epworth Memorial has the largest
membership of all the Protestant
churches in the city. It has an ex
tensive charity work and handles over
$35,000 in contributions every year.
Dr. G. K. Morris, district superin
tendent, strongly commends the in
novation. "To my mind,” he says, “it
is the ideal of church government. I
expect to see the plan adopted in
many other cities.”
15 YEARS OF SUFFERING.
Burning, Painful Sores on Legs—
Tortured Day and Night—Tried
Many Remedies to No Avail
—Cured by Cuticura.
“After an attack of rheumatism,
running sores broke out on my hus
bands legs, from below the knees to
the ankles. There are no words to
tell all the discomforts and great suf
fering he had to endure night and day.
He ised every kind of remedy and
three physicians treated him, one after
the ether, without any good results
whatever. One day I ordered some
Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment,
and Cuticura Resolvent. He began
to use th°m and in three weeks all the
sores were died up. The burning fire
stopped, and the pains became bear
able. After three months he was quite
well. I can prove this testimonial at
any time. Mrs. Y. V. Albert, Upper
Frenchville, Me., July 21, 1907.”
MODESTY.
DO
RKHT
Teacher (encouragingly) — Come,
now, Willie, spell chickens.
Willie—I'm afraid I'm too young to
spell chickens, teacher, but you might
try me on eggs.
Time’s Wonderful Changes.
Harry Lauder says that when Sir
Alexander Ramsay was constructing
upon his magnificent estate in Scot
land a piece of machinery to drive,
by means of a small stream in his
barnyard, a threshing machine, a* win
nowing machine, a circular saw for
splitting trees, a hay press, an oat
roller, etc., he noticed an old fellow,
who had long been about the place,
looking very attentively at all that
was going on. “Robby,” said he, “won
derful things people can do nowadays,
can't they?” “Ay,’ said Robby; "in
deed, Sir Alexander, I’m thinking if
Solomon was alive now he'd be
thought naething o’!”
PUZZLE SOLVED.
Coffee at Bottom of Trouble.
It takes some people a long time to
find out that coffee is hurting them.
But when once the fact is clear,
most people try to keep away from
the thing which is followed by ever
increasing detriment to the heart,
stomach and nerves.
“Until two years ago I was a heavy
coflee drinker,” writes an 111. stock
man, "and had been all my life. I am
now 56 years old.
“About three years ago I began to
have nervous spells and could not
sleep nights, was bothered by indi
gestion, bloating, and gas on stomach
affected my heart.
“I spent lots of money doctoring—
one doctor told me I had chronic ca
tarrh of the stomach; another that I
had heart disease and w-as liable to
die at any time. They all dieted me
until I was nearly starved but I
seemed to get worse instead of better.
“Having heard of the good Postum
had done for nervous people, I dis
carded coffee altogether and began to
use Postum regularly. 1 soon got bet
:er, and now, after nearly two years,
I can truthfully say I am sound and
well.
“I sleep well at night, do not have
the nervous spells and am not both
ered with indigestion or palpitation. I
weigh 32 pounds more than when I
began Postum, and am better every
j way than I ever was while drinking cof
j fee. I can’t say too much in praise of
j Postum, as I am sure it saved my life.”
j ‘There’s a Reason.”
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
flreek, Mich. Read “The Road to Well
ville,” in pkgs.
Ever rend the above letter? A new
ne appears from time to time. They
are irrnuine, true, and loll of human
Interest.