DESTRUCTION OF THE BATTLESHIP SAN MARCOS
*A*oc osccGor or rr,c or roc Oerr /-i/trrt>or>/&£
U »MNUli —IIP of a high degree of excellence was displayed by the gunners of the battleship New Hamp
*** ■- - t-'*t th■ j were given the chance to fire the vessel's bi£ guns at the old battleship San Marcos former
^ 1 *■" The out jf cate warship was tmasb^d to pieces, and the test was considered most satisfactory.
•»*a--d u; "te e-thery anti to the remarkable qualities of "Kxplosive D." the new explosive, the formula
• ’ i u- been gv-n te the gjvcruraent by the inventor. Colonel Dunn.
CARE FOR STOMACH
Cnicaoo Soar'd of Health Issues
Warning Bulletin.
- 'jo »ejeta-:ar O n ar.d Gives
Rr rt*-s te Those Whg Ml*
nave Meat—Much Nutrition
*n Cheap Stear.
fTiiragn—“Lxjbt make a Junksho;:
if your an*ch.~ is the varsit* of
the ~fc; ago health department in the
•♦♦t T bulletin issued the other dty
TL* -d:*or af the bulletin advocates
a • • g» trtan diet but for *hos* who
must Lave sea: with *heir meal* he
perns jl a way -o get around the
hlCt (cat of living pro aim.
T: -' if an a". e of livid •..* nr
true guide «* u> !*• real nutritive
vm oe ” be says “For example, a ulaas
of pure sailk with bread ard butter an
eg? and a dtafc of fruit. costing all
told li rests, is a much better meal
for the av. rage person than a b.g sir
-ua. steak vb, i with *trUDmings.'
will cost five time* a* much."
“The • rouble with many people 1*
thee are vil'irc t ray high prices for
fooc thit while it tickles w p! ases
t*e;r palate* is o' no mime value than
that -carting much lews
' \ txniad of pn-e.t or fat from a
t»Ed.-iom **.eak If* sect* a p und
roc*am* bo mor* nutrition then the
came utcort from atouldiy or round
stack at i-ws than half the exp scar
■ Ml 'in these days of high price s .
»esta will buy meat enough with v-ge
tah.e* added to make a savory and
naertahing stew for six persons and
the en* re !b* - nc bread JU'ter
af!*- and reg-tah.es neec nut e*
* *ec 1® ***** per perwon
"Ar-erdihg to the Locdan Lan e:
there :» ver fi-tlr differ-p-- hetweer
'*•» r .*- 'tve value of whan* and ry
Oa» dTtiBct advantage of rve bread
;e that ■ keep* fr-sh longer than
w pe** tread Rye br-ad also ha* die
ttt<-- laxative properties
"Tie -C—t of dee^, breathing as t
laegilwi stimulant Is rerr pronounced
Tv -i t t«* exerr.-* if deep b«eath
tng will remove all feeling* of s.ug
grain-** provided cf rourwe. that the
eseKter be ' ik-n in a room with the
w naews wide opt or. better rJll. it
the open air
The mouth 1* the *eat of many of
the (tmB■meabJe diseases For this
reason mouth sanitation is important
A -est mouth sac sound teeth are
big fa tor* is promoting physical
heal'd Oral hygiene as it Sa called
Is becoming as important and recog
r.xed o-aach of medical school inspec
ts-m. It is well understood that proper
care and s’ten:son Free to the mouth
means -hat the child sill be healthier,
better able to assimilate iu food, make
better pragmas in iu s'udie* and be
less hibl» to attack from the usual
epidemic diseases of 'hildhood
"Ieirt: * the mot' '.*■ of January and
February erf this year 13 45* physical
examinations were made of children in
the public schools Of this number
1X4 were foul to require Teat men:
The prtccipai ailments, and to which
parent* were urged that Immediate at
tention tie pr«. were a* follows:
Dmeaaes of the -ye .L»*0
Dad 'eetb .5.245
Enlarged glands .1.73S
Defective bearing . 174
Defective nasal breathing . 563
Adenoids . 599
Affected tonsils .2.550
"To properly appreciate the value to
he -hiid of medical school inspection
when properly done it should be clear
iy understood that any one of the
nun or defects noted and for which
■featmen: »a,. urged amounts to a se
rious and pos'tire handicap or hin
drance in 'he l.ild's educational de
v**i :intent and progress. And this is
>•- a\ :r.c out o' consideration entirely
'hr serious phv-; al harm tha. so often
negler' to treat and correct
n 'h-:r it p, ncy these ailments so
■tun: m during 'he adolescent period "
AMERICAN GiRL MAKES HIT
•» ss Meta ^eed.sh, Young Soprano,
Scores Successful Debut at San
Carle Opera Mouse
Na; e- JI ss Meta Reddish, a voung
American soprano has just made a
tu c«sfal debut a; the San Carlo
*I>era house H'-r Amina in "Sonam
bu:a »;_7 a bri..:*_nt achievement for
suer a young woman. The audience
wild with enthusiasm, insisting
tbs- she respond to many encores.
Two years ago Miss Reddish was
placed by Miss Emma Thursby with
Maestro Carlo Sehastiaal in this city.
Her remarkable performance as Ami
na reveals her to he an artiste o' sin
gular value, and -be critics here pre
dict a grea- future for h-r Although
she sang with the famous tenor.
Giorgini. the received the lion's share
of the applause.
The success of her first appearance
has resulted in her engagement to ap
pear at the San Carlo Opera house for
the season. Already she has received
many requests from Italian noblemen
to sing at fashionable concerts anti so
ciety functions
At the fall of the curtain she was
presented with a beautiful gold watch,
set with diamonds and rubies The
donor's name was kept secret.
REDISCOVER A WONDER CAVE
Explorers Locate it in Depths of Royal
Gorge 500 Feet Above River—
Ho.v Found.
Canon City. Cel.— Another attrac
tion has just beer. r.Cded to Canon
City's list of scenic v. coders by the
rediscovery of a wonderful cave in
the depths of the Royal Gorge by a
party organized from the Canon City
Merchants' association.
For many years there have been ru
mors of the existence of such a cav
ern. but. owing to the difficulty of
crossing the river and exploring the
region, all efforts to find it proved un
availing.
A recent letter to Guy T. Hardy
from G. A. Anderson of Portland. Ore.,
gave a description of the cave and its
location.
Following the description the party
crossed the rive*- near the gorge station
one mile east of the hanging bridge,
and found the entrance to the cavern
in a ravine about 500 feet above the
river
S27 Rats Caught in Rick.
London.—During the thrashing of
an average corn rick on Lady Want
age's Berks estate, it was stated at a
meeting of the Berks and Oxfordshire
chamber of agriculture at Reading, no
fewer than 827 rats were killed.
RUIN OF NATIONS IN DRESS
College Profess or Soys Empires Will
Ee Driven to Fate of Rome if
Wives Don't Reform.
New York—If Prof Scott Nearing.
■« to acids a hair in the economic de
; a:'m*»rt of the 1'niversity of Penn
s.'i’ania. does not get 'in bad" with
•be modern woman, then wonders
never cease Hear him:
the women of today continue to
be the economic burdens to men that
•hey are now they will ruin this coun
’ CV just as the dissolute women of
Rome ruined that empire.
The wife no longer contributes to
'he family infnme by creating values
Wi*t the increased standard of elab
orate dressing she is often its chief
burden
Modern industry has converted
men into earners and women into
spenders
When a reporter -ailed on him to
<isy he was found in a cosy little
house, with a very pretty wife in a
crisp white dreso.
"The woman of today." said Profes
•or Neering “is in the third stage
First she was the slave, a creature
that might be fcea’en by her lord and
master Second tame a state of co
operative labor with the cook stove
and the loom.
"Now we have the parasite woman
The whole idea of the women of the
middle and upper classes is to sponge
upon the men
"And whose is the fault?" was
asked.
“Nobody is to blame." answered
Professor Nearing. “The women of
today are not to blame for what they
are. any more than are the men.
“But the time has come when two
roads open before tbe woman of the
future. Either she must continue to
be a parasite and go down to ruin,
dragging rations with her. or she
must become a producer with an
economic necessity for her existence."
Bells on Cats Save Birds.
Spokane, Wash—Mrs. J. d Mur
phy. living at 1827 East Riverside are.
nue. is advocating a movement in
Spokane ibat all owners of cats pro
vide their pets with bells in tbe in
terest of preserving the song birds
Mrs. Murphy has interested a num
ber of women in her campaign and a
“Bel! on Cat" society will be organ
ized.
1,800 NEWSPAPERS IN JAPAN
Jru—»<n— IX Year* o»d and at Free
at in A’-re-'O—PubUc Affair*
D tcuurc Frar.nly.
Pfcsladei; hia — id or* than 1.890
newspapers and magazines are print
ed m Japan Every town of more
than 1 «.<*•• has oae newspaper, and
tiaoa::y mure The leading Tokyo
daily -laims a '-trrala*ion of 180.( 00
copies the A*ah‘ and the Maidciii, of
Osaka rizim a daily circulation of
MfH
Journalism tn Japan Is nearly 300
years old. bat the publication of news
paper* there as a distinct enterprise is
recent I'ntil after the middle of the
nineteenth -tntury such news sheets
as wet* published were somewhat of
the nature of bulletins roughly print
ed trosn wooden blocks and issued at
irregular times by any one who saw fit
«e here them prepared The first of
the great dailies of later times was
•he Yokohama Maldchi Shir. bun.
wttlci made Its first appearance about
to years agr It was afterward moved
■ o Tokyo, where it is still published
as the Tokyo Mainichi.
The press of Japan is as free as
that of any other civilized country No
restraint is placed on 'he discussion of
public affairs as long as there is no of
fense to public morals and no menace
'o public order
LITTLE BEE TO KILL MOTHS
Colorado Occhardist Discovers Para
site and Is Busy Trying to Force
Increase of Number.
Grand Junction. Col.—How would
you like to feed and care for a bunch
of sleeping parasites during the win
ter months In order that they might
be happy and healthy to begin work
early In the spring? Thie has been
what a number of Grand Valley or
-hardials have been doing this win
, ter. and as a result they hope to es
ape entirely the ravages of the cod
ling moth in their orchards this sea
son.
The codling moth is that fU2ry oily
little worm you occasionally find in
apples.
Prof. E. P Tayior discovered the
parasite on the codling moth last sum
mer, and he has been trying to force
a multiplication of their number ever
since The codling moth's enemy is
a little b»e
it takes eighty-three of them placed
on end to take up an inch. The onlr
difficulty is that the bee begins work
too late in the season, and Professor
Taylor has been trying to remedy that
by having all the orchardlsts collect
and care for them during the winter
months.
Chancellor Honored by Kaiser.
Berlin.—In connection with the
launching of the battleship Kaiser
Emperor William has created Chan
cellor von Bethmann-Hollweg a majoi
general a le suite of the army. Prince
von Buelow, who is also a civilian
was accorded this honor when he was
, chancellor.
Neur News CP
of Ifesterday
__ ** to €.3.Bnrard5 i
Lesson in a Shuttle Road
John W. Garrett Cited Charleston Ex
ample As Instance of the South’s
Former Haphazard Manner of
Developing Railways.
In the latter part of March of the
year 1883 I spent a week or ten days
In Charleston, South Carolina. On the
second day after my arrival there was
seated at my hotel dining room table
a stranger, a new arrival, of about mid
dle height and of powerful build, with
an unusual depth of chest. The per
fect balance and poise of his massive
head upon his shoulders was especial
ly noticeable. The outline of the head
was round, rather than long. His face
was broad; his mouth revealed great
firmness, although there was In his
smile a suggestion of gentleness and
kindliness. His eyes, which were dark
blue, were set far apart, and the
breadth of his forehead indicated
great Intellectual power. His hair
was not plentiful, although he was not
bald, and in his early manhood he
must have been of sandy complexion.
“Have you come from the north?"
he asked; and when I replied that I
had. he asked me if I came by the
coast line.
I saw that he was familiar with
railroad matters, and disposed to talk
of them, so I ventured to ask him how
It happened that a city the size of
Charleston, and a seaport at that, had
no central railway station. The main
station was then some two miles out
side the city, and passengers were
conveyed back and forth by means of
& shuttle train
“Well, that shuttle train furnishes
one explanation of why the Confed
eracy did not succeed." was the re
ply. Then, noting, apparently that I
was wondering how a shuttle railroad
two miles long could have had any
thing to do with the failure of the
Confederacy, he continued, and his
manner was that of a modest, kindly
gentleman;
“Do you know of any important city
af the north, especially any seaport,
that would have been content even in
early railroad days with railroad com
munication that required the use of a
shuttle train? This little shuttle line
personifies the haphazard manner in
which industry and railway -develop
ment in the south in the days before
the war were universally carried on. a
circumstance that Is easily explained
by the fact that the south was then
almost exclusively an agricultural
region. So It came about, when the
war broke out, that the Confederacy
found itself with nothing more than
makeshift means of communication at
its command. There was not one rail
road in the entire south that was
worthy of the name when compared
with the railroads of the north, and
judged by the standards of today the
northern reads of war times were
poor, as a whole. Tet if there had
been a railroad of northern standard
running between Richmond and
Lynchburg, for example. Lee could
have transported his whole army by
it from Richmond, after evacuation, to
i Lynchburg, and It would bave taken a
j iong time to dislodge him. once be
1 was in Lynchburg. He could bave
I made a union there with Joe John
1 sten’s army, then in North Carolina;
\ he could have given Grant a great deal
i of trouble. But he had no good rail
way service at his disposal, and he
fell at Appomattox. So it was else
where In the south—the southern com
manders were greatly handicapped by
lack of proper railroad facilities: they
had to contend with such things as
this shuttle railroad in Charleston;
and so. I say. this shuttle service fur
nishes one explanation of the fail of
the Confederacy."
It was clear to me that my table
mate was a railway man of expert
ence. and. my curiosity being aroused.
I made inquiries at the hotel office
concerning him
"Oh.” said the clerk, "that Is John
W. Garrett, president of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad.”
When next I was seated with my
table companion I said: ^
"Mr. Garrett, until this afternoon 1
did no: dream that I had been talking
with the creator and builder-up of the
great Baltimore and Ohio railroad sys
tem. If I had known it, I might have
been a little embarrassed."
"Well," replied Mr. Garrett smiling
kindly, "it has always been my belief
that when strangers who are upon
their travels meet, it is a great deal
better that they should not know any
thing about one another, provided
they are satisfied that they have some
points of common interest. For in
that way they can meet upon common
ground."
Perhaps it should be added that the
railroad which Mr. Garrett headed for
a quarter of a century from 185$ until
his death In ISM. was of the greatest
service to the United States govern
ment during the Civil war in the
transportation of troops and materials.
And during the entire period of Mr.
Garrett’s presidency he was without
a superior in the world of railway
transportation.
I Copyright. 1S10. by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.) .
Hill’s High Idea of Ethics
Why He Would Not Present Case
Against the Income Tax Clause
cf the Wilson Bill to Su
preme Court.
' _
Now that David Bennett HUi. three
times governor of and one term
l United States senator from New
York, has passed away. It is possible
to narrate several incidents connected
with his career that have both his
toric importance and dramatic inter
est. They have remained unchron
i icled hitherto because of Governor
| Hill's policy of complete silence in
all things political relating to himself,
a policy that one of the staunchest
friends he ever had—Judge Alton -B
Parker—declared recently caused
much unnecessary criticism to be
heaped upon Its author.
In 1854 the house of representatives
passed the tariff hill new historically
known as the Wilson bill. It con
tained a clause providing for the levy
ing of an income tax without doing
Small Boy and Noted Author
Henry C. Robinson's Proud Memory
of the Time When Charles Dick
ens Spoke to Him in Hart
ford, Conn.
The late Henry C. Robinson of Hart
ford. Conn., one of the leaders of the
New England bar. Republican candi
date for governor of Connecticut in
1876, and prominently identified for
years with the New York. New Haven
and Hartford railroad as counsel and
director, was accustomed to say in the
latter part of his life that the two in
cidents of his career of which he was
especially proud were these—he had
been a member of the famous class
of 185" at Yale, of which Andrew D.
White, afterwards president of Cor
nell university and minister to Ger
many. was valedictorian, and be was
one of the very few boys in the United
States to whom Charles Dickens spoke
on his first visit to America.
“I am sure that at no other time
during that visit did Dickens speak to
any American boy as he spoke to me,"
Mr. Robinson told me. “What he said
was not much, but it was Charles Dick
ens who said it. and he said it to me.
and that was enough.
“I was between eleven and twelve
years of age when Dickens came to
Hartford in 1S42. He had been spend
ing a day or two in Sprtngfie’d, Mass.,
and he insisted upon making the trip
from Springfield to Hartford by the
Uttle steamboat which at that time
plied between the two cities upon the
Connecticut river. He told his friends
that he wanted to see the Connecticut,
for it was one of the American rivers
of which he had heard much.
“We knew in Hartford the hour at
which Dickens would arrive, and there
was a great throng at the steamboat
landing waiting to see him 1 w as not
able to be there, for I was at school
when he arrived. But I heard that he
was staying at the Ctty hotel, which at
that time was the leading hostelry In
the city, and was located only three or
four minutes' walk from the old state
house. So, as soon as I was out of
school. 1 went to the hotel, determined
j to stand on the sidewalk in front of it
until 1 had caught a glimpse of Charles
Dickens
“I think 1 must hare stood there
about an hour—ft may have been a lit
tle longer—when, looking up at one of
the windows opening upon the room
at the side of the main entrance of t£e
hotel, 1 saw Charles Dickens standing
there. I knew him instantly from the
photographs 1 had seen of him. 1 was
attracted by his peculiar waistcoat of
very vivid color, frcm the pockets of
which dangled a prodigious watch
chain. He alternately tossed the chain
in his hands and twined it around his
fingers 1 also noticed his eyes, be
cause they were very blue. After a
while he put his hands into his pock
ets. and stood looking across the
street, not noticing me at first. He
looked at me steadily for I do rot
know how many minutes. 1 stared at
him steadily in return. I remember
that T thought: 'This is the man who
told me about Sam Weller.' who was
one of the great favorites of my bcy
hood days
"I wonder what Dickens thought of
me! He certainly looked me through
, and through. We must have been, in
fact, a spectacle, the lad and the fam
ous author staring at each other.
“At last Dickens spoke, and the
words have been treasured in my
memory ever since. This is what he
said, and I heard him distinctly, al
though he spoke through the window:
'Go away, little boy. go away.' Then
he waved his hand gently, smiled upon
me. and with that benediction I de
parted.
“I did not see him again until 1867.
when he made his second visit to
America. He had changed greatly in
physical appearance, excepting that
his eyes retained that brilliant blue
tint, the bluest eyes I ever saw.”
• Copyright. 1910. by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
A Maine Tavern.
The historic Colonial home of Ed
ward R. Pierce, which was burned in
Belfast March 7. was built in about
1805 by Colonel Thomas Cunnigham.
who came to Belfast in 1803 from
Petersboro, N. H. The house was
known as the Sun Tavern. During the
war of 1812 it was in its height of pop
! ularity. Many distinguished guests
: were entertained, anil eminent judges
, and officers of the supreme court of
Massachusetts when traveling the
eastern circuit were accustomed to
j leave their carriages here and jour
j ney to Castine by water. It is said
that British officers were entertained
there. It was also a popular place
for social affairs, and many dances
and assemblies were held there in by
gone days. The house was painted a
bright yellow, in keeping with Its
name. Sun Tavern, and at one time
when the landlord became unpopular
his house was called "Pumpkin Tav
ern.”—Lewiston Journal.
A circuit court judge in Missouri
solemnly ruled that an automobile is
not an asset, but s liability.
that in accordance with the census;
that Is to say. in proportion to the
population of each state. Senator
Hill not only regarded this clause of
the income tax as unconstitutional,
because the constitution provides that
an income tax mast be levied accord
ing to the census, but. in addition, he
felt that were a tax of that kind lev
ied and collected, the tendency would
be seriously to threaten the equality
of the states In their representation in
their federal senate. Senator HU1
therefore prepared a speech which
has now gone upon record as one of
the ablest of all the speeches deliv
ered in the senate since the time of
the Civil war. In this matter he stood
almost alone among his Democratic
associates, and the senate passed the
Wilson bill, much amended, but with
the original income tax clause un
changed. This was the tariff bill
which President Cleveland refused to
sign, characterizing it as a bill of
Perfidy and dishonor.
After the bill had become law. It
was determined to make a speedy test
of the constitutionality of the income
tax clause, and when those who had
united to forward this important Ju
dicial proceeding consulted as to
who. among the lawyers of the United
States, could make the ablest argu
ment before the Supreme court, all
were of the opinion that Senator Hill
was the man. The senator was there
fore approached and asked, practic
ally in these words, whether he would
accept a retainer to argue the case:
“Senator, we have .unanimously
agreed that you. better than any other
lawyer of whom we have knowledge,
would make a convincing argument
before the Supreme court We have
therefore decided to ask you to ac
cept a retainer simply to make that
argument, and we are prepared to of
fer you a retainer of 15.000.*'
For some moments the senator was
silent He seemed to be considering
the proposition from all sides. At
last he said:
“1 should greatly like to make the
argument before the Supreme court
1 would be willlcg to make It with
out a retainer: 1 regard the subject
as of vita’, consequence. But It does
not Feem to me as though it would
square with my view of the ethics of
senatorial service if 1 were to accept
your retainer. I made my appeal as
a senator to my colleagues In the
senate. 1 spoke with earnestness and
in aii sincerity. A majority of the
senate, however, disagreed with me.
Now. if I. having been defeated in the
senate, were to make an argument
before the Supreme court upon this
issue, It would seem as though, having
been defeated In the senate, 1 at once
resorted to the Supreme court No. I
do not think that I would be justified
in accepting this retainer, although I
say again that I should greatly liks
to make the argument."
After this refusal the party sought
other counsel, who argued the case
before the Supreme court, and won It
And when the opinion was read It was
discovered that It practically adopted
the line of argument made by Hill la
the federal senate.
(Copyright. 1910. by E. J. Edwards. At
Rights Reserved )
Dandyism of Georgian Days
Macaroni Club During a Trip Abroad
in 1772 Adopted Gaudy Dross »
and Manners.
Dandyism develojjed a new phase
of quiet richness during early Geor
gian times and the court exquisites
were stately figures in finely-laced
shirts, long-skirted coats and gold
clocked stockings. The hats worn
by the beaux were modified reproduc
tions of those in fashion at Versailles
and the art of wearing them was
; shown in the tilt; in fact, different
angles in the tilt identified the wear
er's status and locality.
In 1772 dandyism became again
paramount. A band of young bloods
| returned from an extended tour
I abroad, and while In Italy they had
j contrived to get several new ideas
; about drees into their somewhat
! empty heads.
Fired with an ever-growing sense
of their own importance as arbiters
of fashion, they formed themselves
into a group known as the Macaroni
club, in contradistinction to the good
old-fashioned Eeefsteak club of Lon
don.
The Macaroni dresBed their hair in
enormous side curls, with a hideous
knockerlike twist at the back. With
this exaggerated coifTure a tiny hat
was worn, which It was correct for
the wearer to raise with his tasseled
cane.
A soft white handkerchief was tied
in a huge bow under the Macaroni s
chin; his coat was short and his
tight knee breeches wore made of
striped or flowered silk. Thus
garbed, with innumerable dangling
seals, two watches at least, silk
stockings' and diamond buckled
shoes, the dandy walked abroad, emi
nently satisfied with himself and
quite convinced that his appearance
was greatly envied.—“Beau Brum
mel and His Times.”
When anger comes wisdom takes k
e—Hub.
SOLD THE
WORLD OVER
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THE
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NIC
VVTJQ TC TTomen as well as men
^ *"* are made miserable by
'T'Q kidney and bladder trou
ble. Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp
BLAME Root the great kidney
remedy promptly relieves.
At druggists in tlty cent and dollar sizes.
You may have a sample bottle by mail
Iree, also pamphlet telling all about It.
Address. I>r Kilmer A Co.. Binghamton, X. Y.
STILL IN HIS POSSESSION
Remarkable Coincidence in Sum of
Money That Rastus Had in
His Pocket.
Rastus was on trial, charged with
stealing seven dollars and eighty-five
cents. He pleaded not guilty, and, as
he was unable to hire an attorney, the
judge appointed Lawyer Clearem as
counsel. Clearem put up a strong
plea in defense, and Rastus was ac
quitted.
Counsel and client met a few min
utes later outside the court room.
"Now. Rastus." said Clearem.
“you know the court allows the coun
sel very little for defending this kind
of case. I worked hard for you and
got you clear I’m entitled to much
more pay than I'm getting for my
valuable services, and you should dig
up a good-sized fee. Have you got
any money T’
“Yes, boss.” replied Rastus. “I done
got seben doilahs and eighty-five
cents.”
Parents and Children’s Faults.
Parents ought to collaborate with
teachers in helping to develop the
best in their children, and consequent
ly to eliminate the worst. Instead of
this view of the matter we tsays Ella
Wheeler Wilcox i find parents taking
a stand against the teacher who tries
to talk of the faults of their children
and discuss a remedy, and all the
work which the teacher has hoped to
do in character building ialls to the
ground under the lifted hammer of the
unwise and belligerent parent, who in
sists that ”my child” must be without
.’aults, and that the teacher who sees
faults is an enemy, not a friend. It is
seldom, indeed, that a man or a wom
an occupying the position of a teacher
is prejudiced or has personal or selfish
motives for criticising a child.
Character Told in Greeting.
Joseph Simms. M. D., in Physiog
nomy Illustrated, says: ‘ The man who
gives you a warm, cordial, hearty
grasp. looks you straight in the face,
with a pleasant, open smile, and
shakes your hand up and down, with
drawing his after a second earner--:
gentle pressure, is almost without an
exception an honest, earnest and true
friend. The man who gives you the
waggin. horizontal, mill hopper shako,
and lets slip—your hand as if it were
greasy or oily, will almost certainly be
found to be a selfish, cunning and de
ceitful man. ready to sell you the mo
ment he can realize a dollar.”
Country’s Oldest Weaver.
Mrs. Melissa Hodgdon. aged seven
| tv-five years, who runs four looms in
the weaving department of the York
Manufacturing company, at Saco,
Me., and claims the distinction of be
in? the oldest weaver in the United
States, began work in this plant 55
years ago the middle of this month.
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COFFEE CONGESTION
Causes a Variety of Ails.
A happy old lady in Wisconsin
says:
•'During the time I was a coffee
drinker I was subject to sick head
aches. sometimes lasting 2 or 3 days,
totally unfitting me for anything.
To this affliction was added, some
years ago, a trouble with my heart
: that, was very painful, accompanied
by a smothering sensation and faint
ness.
"Dyspepsia, also, came to make life
I harder to bear. I took all sorts of pat
ent medicines but none of them helped
me for any length of time.
“The doctors frequently told me
that coffee was not good for me; but
without coffee I felt as if I had no
breakfast. 1 finally decided about 2
years ago to abandon the use of cof
fee entirely, and as I had read a great
deal about Postum I concluded to try
that for a breakfast beverage.
"I liked the taste of it and was par
ticularly pleased to notice that it did
not 'come up' as coffee used to. The
bad spells with my heart grew less
and less frequent, and finally ceased
altogether, and I have not had an at
tack of sick headache for more than a
year. My digestion is good, too, and
II am thankful that I am once more a
healthy woman. I know my wonder
ful restoration to health came from
i quitting coffee and using Postum.’
■ Name given by the Postum Co., Battle
j Creek, Mich.
“There's a reason,” and it is this.
Coffee has a direct action on the liver
with some people, and causes partial
congestion of that organ preventing
the natural outlet of the secretions.
Then may follow biliousness, sallow
skin, headaches, constipation and final
ly a change of the blood corpuscles
and nervous prostration.
Read the little book. “The Road to
Wellville,” in pkgs. “There's a Rea
son.”
Ever read the above letter? A aew
oae appeara Croat time to time. The)
are amlae, true, aad fall of ham—
latere*!.