The Lrap City Northwestern
1 W BT KUaCH. Publisher
LOUP CITY, - • NEBRASKA
A SCENTLESS NATION.
The department of sericulture has
recently called attention to the back
war da—» at this country as s prodoc
er at the particular kmd of crops that
go to the making of perfumes, says
the Washington Post. Swift In the
development of other industries, we
hare been extremely neglectful of our
opportunities in this particular, since,
ft Is claimed, ne can raise in one
part aC^be railed States or another
aS at the plants needful for an lnsum
erabl# variety of sweet odors, from
jiaag-vtaac to attar or races. This
tefcnsallun doubtless is intended tc
serve aa a timely spur to our indus
trial and commercial lethargy. And
yet the news falls to carry with it a~y
great seas* of shame. It Is difficult
to assign the reason why the possi
unities thus pointed out produce Utile
or no enthusiasm, yet such is the
a— It mast be because the making
<4 perfumes is not pre-eminently an
indication at national vigor or great
ness Certain it is that their univer
sal Use by a people is not a sign of
virility. Weak and effeminate nations i
have been given proverbially to the
cae <4 unguents and ointments,
whereas soap and civilization have
been inseparably conjoined. So long
as we lead in soap. it matters little
who manufactures the aromatics. A
pood bath is better than much volatile
tdis while civet and musk may cov
er a multitude of sins, espccia'ly those
***"**"^_ v
Tbe sating* bank figures of tbe
Comptroller of tbe Currency are lm
{c«**.*e fas their aggregate; they are
iasa flattering U> national thrift and
f rospenty when analysed than ia eas
fly asswcW from a casual glance at
their totals, says the I’bliade’.i'hia Re
new on the other hand, the cotup
trotter's figures relate only to the In
stitution* that bear the name of sav
ing* banks, while there are several
other classes of institutions that do
the same sort of business, and the
savings of the people are far greater ,
kan the deposits reported by the tav
lags banks alone. The comptroller re
port* an increase in the past fiscal
year of lll.tKd in the number of de
positors. and aggregate deposits of
something over S4.M0.dM0.4d0. an In
crease of rather more than $300.0*0.
M during the year. The average de
posit per capita Increased daring the
year from $43u to $445. but 3 per cent,
interest cm tbe sum due depositors a
year ago would account for half of
this gain; the souul remainder is the
eaewsn of deposits over withdrawals.
Roughly speaking, the depositors
gain about 3 per cent, a year by in- j
ttrert aad 3 per cent, by deposit* in
excess of the stuns taken out. In 10
year* tbe number f depositors lias
increased about 50 per cent., and the
average deposit has iacreuxed but lit- ;
tie more than 10 per cent , or 1 per !
«e«t a year.
The brand of “B" figures in an ex
traordinary act passed by our parlia
ment in 1547. Any able-bodied man
eg w oman found loitering and not
seeking work for the space of three
days could he seined aad brought be
fore two fastices of tbe peace, who.
upon confession or on the proof of
two witnesses, "shall immediately
muse the said laborer to be marked
with a hot iron ia the breast the
mark of V" and adjudge .he said per
see living no Idly to the presenior,
to be his slave for two years The said
slave shall he made to work by beat
leg r haloing or otherwise." says the
London Chronicle If convicted
at run ring away during this period,
the Justices could cause him to be
branded am the forehead or the cheek
with the letter "8" and then adjudged
to his master as a slave forever. For
running away a second time the pen
ally was death.
It would be futile to deny the grav
tty of tbe landslides along tbe Cut j
* t»r» cut. Ttleriy stupid, on tbe oth
er hand, it would tie to overrule their
importance The descent of fire hun
dred and fifty thousand cubic yards
mg ioos* earth recently was an lm
press!** disaster, but the current ia
Me of tbe Canal Record states that
this slide added to those which hare
occurred since last July, does not ex
coed tbe total at ( lR.Mi cubic yards
allowed far slides ia tbe central di
vision in tbe revised estimates mad*
at that time, nor will tbe added ex
carmtioa increase the estimate of coat
at excavation in tbe central division
made in October. 1*0*.
I moron tills Journals are now look
tag tor a f&M lourcyllnder car of
twenty or twenty-five horse-power—
.« to rams in ISIS. A car of
this character now coats about a
thousand dollars By that time, auto
mobile dealers believe, there will be
a and a half machines in use.
and ysnpl r who cross tbe street will
bate their work cut out.
A Virginia Judge has decided that a
■«»« must make tbe beat of a mother
tn-law If be electa to take one. Solo
mon might Justifiably have patted him
erif cm the back for such a decision.
Perhaps tbe horse isn't really wor
rind because the motor track ia sup
f- 'irt him as n draught animal.
—
Perhaps if tbe Ten Commandments
can be shortened ? jttcieeUy they will
he aw** easily raasesbered
KEEP BOYS ON FARM
English School Plans to Arouse
Interest in Farming.
Twenty Youngsters Selected to Work
on Half-Acre Plot Are Happiest
and Proudest of Whole
Institution.
Ripley. England.—With a view to
keeping them on the land and pre
venting their entering the overcrowd
ed clerking and allied professions in
towns, the school children of Ripley
are being taught to work on the land
as part of the school course.
The happiest and proudest boys in
Ripley at present are the 20 who have
been chosen out from the rest of their
fellows to work on the half acre of
land which the Dowager Lady Love
lace has let to the local village school
authorities.
Twice a week these sturdy, bright
faced youngsters—ail of them between
the ages of eleven and fourteen—take
their spades and forks and measuring
instruments and go out and work on
their plots under the superintendence
of their head master, William Blax
land.
These embryo farmers and garden
ers have already fenced in their
ground, dug most of it up and por
tioned part of it off into square rod
allotments, have sowed the seeds and
planted the roots which will hence
forth be their special pride and care.
‘This work has been made a regu
lar and serious part of the school cur
riculum." Mr. Blaxland said, "and its
object is to give the boys an intelli
gent and. we hope, useful interest in
what should be tbeir true sphere in
life.
"We want to keep them on the land,
tj prevent them further overcrowding
those already hopelessly overcrowded
occupations of clerking and serving
in shops.
"To a boy taught young enough and
properly trained there is more money
and a better life in farming and gar
dening than in the town work into
w hich he would probably drift.
"I think we shall succeed in our
aim. too. At any rate, all the boys are
tremendously keen on their digging,
and when they begin to see some
thing coming out of that digging they
should be keener still.
"But It is not so much the 'how' of
farming that I hope to teach them, but
rather the ‘why.’
• Most of the fathers here can teach
their son6 the 'donkey work,’ but what
few of them can teach is the why and
wherefore of things.
"The reasons of seasons, the science
of manuring, the rotation of crops—
these and similar matters are what
few parents can touch on to their
boys. Indeed, most of my pupils al
ready know more about the theory of
farming than their fathers do.
"At first we shall devote most of our
attention to vegetable growing—road
beans, runners, peas, onions and so
ML
"Then there will be flowers and
fruit boarders to attend to and, later
ANOTHER CHAPTER IN A ROMANTIC CAREER:
A SUIT has been begun in the supreme court of New York city to annul
the marriage of Roy E. Pierce and his wife, who, before 6he became Mrs.
Pierce, was Mrs. Betsey Chapman. The striking beauty and the romantic
career of the fair defendant bid fair to make the case a cause celebre.
Pierce is the son of Henry Clay Pierce, one of the "oil kings.” Mrs.
Pierce was a Miss Faulkner of Boston. She married T. Irvin Chapman, a
member of a prominent Massachusetts family, subsequently divorced him.
and went on the stage. Later, she went abroad and caused a sensation
in Europe by her beauty and power of fascination. Baron James Ormonde
de Rothschild, heir of the head of the Rothschild house, was one of her
most devoted admirers. It was believed that he was to marry her. In
October, 1910, however, she came back to America and a month later mar
ried Pierce. When Pierce told his father of the marriage there was trouble
From the day of his confession he never saw his wife again. She is now a
patient in a sanitarium at Central Valley. N. Y. The suit for annul
ment has been brought on the ground that Pierce was mentally incompe
tent when he contracted the marriage.
on, several of the boys will have hives
of bees under their care.
“The twenty bofs who have been
picked out on account of their "bent’
for the work yre the envy qX their
schoolfellows.”
Those of Vfie twenty young agricul
turists why intend to remain on the
land wer< asked to hold up their
hands.
Twe/ve unhesitatingly and enthusi
astically signified their intention of
doiyg so, while several of the remain
ing eight were emphatic in their in
tentions to "have gardens” when they
grew up.
WILL TRANSFER ELK
In Danger of Starvation in Jack
son's Hole.
Gcvernrrent Will Furnish Cavalry for
Removal of Animals to Better
Ground—Scene Will Be Spec
tacular.
SaJem. Ore —At least 30.000 elk
must be moved from Jackson's Hole
or they will die of starvation. For the
last few years the state of Wyoming
has been appropriating large sums for
hay to keep these animals from starv
ing. and each winter finds conditions
worse. It is estimated that at least
50,000 elk winter in the Jackson's
Hole country, a large ar<^ south of
the Yellowstone National park. The
elk scatter during the summer months,
many of them grazing in the park, but
as winter approaches they converge
toward their old winter quarters.
These quarters were ample before the
homesteader came to fence the lands.
The elk would feed on the rich grass
of the valleys in the fall, work up on
the sheltered hillsides in the winter,
and. when necessity urged, descend to
the creeks and browse among the
young willows and other foliage until
the spring grass came. The home
steader's fence has made this impos
sible now. and each year lessens the
amount of open range. The result Is
that despite the large amount of feed
furnished them by the state, each win
ter sees an enormous death loss of
this rast-disappear!ng game animal.
Driven to desperation by hunger,
the elk will break down the strongest
barbed-wire fence surrounding a hay
stack. and during a portion of the win
ter the settlers must guard their hay
night and day. The elk have been
known to mount upon the fallen bodies
of their companions and thus climb to
the top of a thatched-roof shed, where
they would voraciously devour the rot
ten hay or straw used as a roof cover
ing.
To attempt to drive them anywhere,
and in a band numbering thousands,
seems an impossible task, yet the gov
ernment appropriation is sufficient evi
dence that this feat will be underta
ken. Senator Warren has also se
cured a promise from the war depart
ment for sufficient cavalry men to
herd the elk. A tentative plan sug
gested Is to have the vast herd sur
rounded by a cordon of troopers on all
sides, save the one in the direction
it is desired to drive the elk. with two
additional lines of cavalrymen strung
out along the course. A closing in or
this circle must start the elk on the
course—and the unique race would be
on.
At a given signal the outriders
along the course would also move for
ward, keeping well in advance of the
fleeing herd. Detachments to 6erve as
relays for these riders would have to
be stationed at Intervals along the
proposed route, and the surging, strug
gling mass kept moving until the goal
was reached.
Picture S0.000 wild elk in full flight,
pursued by mounted cavalrymen firing
their revolvers into the air to further
terrify the fleeing animals, a score or
more of the riderless mounts—for
many a bold horseman will be thrown
in that wild flight, with broken bones,
if not loss of life!
A telegram from Washington says:
Senator Warren’s amendment to the
agricultural bill appropriating $20,000
“for feeding and removing eli from
Jackson’s Hole to better feeding
grounds In Wyoming." passed during
OLD VIOLIN TEMPTS KUBELIK
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Celebrated "Emperor" Stradivarlua
Offered to Famous Player for
$50,000—May Buy.
London.—Jan Kubelik, the violinist,
expects to revisit America in the au
tumn of 1911. In conversation with a
correspondent. Kubelik said that he
had several offers from America, in
cluding one from Daniel Frohman for
120 concerts.
"There is nowhere In the world
where I enjoy life so much as in
America." said the famous violinist,
"and I shall he glad to accept Mr.
Frohuan's offer, although I cannot
manage 120 concerts. Sixty is my
limit. A concert artist should not ap
pear too often, especially an Instru
mentalist; besides. It would leave me
no time to study.
"1 like America very much. The
audiences are so appreciative, and.
while they have not the old musical
•radiuot* of Europe behind them,
there Is ,hc instinct, and where there
t
Is instinct one does not want educa
tion.”
Kubelik ir. trying ‘o make up his
mind whether he will buy the cele
brated “Emperor” Stradivarius violin,
belonging to the late Mr. Haddock of
Leeds, and which has been offered to
him for $50,000. He Is torn between
two emotions; one the intense desire
to become the owner of this perfect
specimen of the great violin maker’s
work; the other, the tremendous
price asked for it
“I have not made up my mind yet.”
said Kubelik, “and want another week
or two .to think it over. I already
have a splendid 8trad. Hitherto $15.
000 is the biggest price ever paid for
a violin, and I consider $50,000 a very
fancy price. Mr. Haddock wanted me
to have it in preference to accepting
another offer, made by a man who
wants to present it to the British
museum, but it is an awful price to
pay.
“I have seen the violin, and played
the last hours, of congress, was the :
prelude to what must undoubtedly
prove the most Interesting and ex
citing spectacle of the kind ever wit
nessed in any country.
The Warren amendment means that
some time next summer government
troops will attempt to herd 30.000 or ;
more wild elk from the crowded j
ranges of Jackson's Hole to better
feeding grounds on the Big Horn
range.
When the range cattle business was
in its palmiest days in that section of
the west it was not an uncommon
sight to witness immense herds of
half-wild cattle, numbering 6,000 and
even 10,000 head, being driven a hun
dred miles to the railroad. But even
the wildest conception of the most
enthusiastic cattlemen of the Golden
West fails to grasp the Immensity of
the problem of herding more than 30,
000 of these wild, fleet elk a distance
of almost 100 miles over a rough for
est country.
The elk can outrun a horse, has
greater endurance, is surer footed and
will travel over precipitous trails over
which the most venturesome horse
man would hesitate to follow. In
stinctively perfected in the art of I
dodging the hunter, he is only caught
during the hunting season by stalking.
Fall May Silence Woman.
Atlantic City, N. J.—Through in- ,
juries sustained in stumbling in a
boardwalk playhouse, Mrs. W. B.
Smith, proprietress of the Hotel Wal
lingford, may lose the power of speech.
Mrs. Smith was attending a perform- I
ance with several friends, and while
making her way down the aisle in the
balcony she tripped and fell, narrowly
escaping death. Her chin struck the
brass rail surrounding the balcony
with such force as to affect her throat
so that speech is almost impossible.
Teach Cooking on Cars.
Kansas City, Mo.—Thousands of
Kansas Cityans will be carrying cook
ing recipes with them as they go
about the city. The way to boil, fry
and bake properly will be told upon
the backs of all transfers Issued by
the street railway company here. The
recipes will be furnished by the girls
of the manual training high school,
who are studying domestic science.
To Have Biggest Heating Plant.
New York.—Bellevue hospital here
Is to have the distinction of possessing
the biggest heating and ventilating
plant in the world. The equipment la
to cost practically $500,000.
on It. It is one cf the very fear
specimens of Stradivarius’ work which
are In perfect condition.”
Kubelik is just starting on a tour
of 40 concerts in the United Kingdom,
after which he will go to Germany,
with the Riviera to follow in the
spring, and America next autumn.
Finds $2,495 in Old Lounge.
Boston.—Coins and crumpled bill*
to the amount of $2,495 greeted the
eyes of Peter J. Pitts, a teamster, the
other day when his horse backed a
wagon over a discarded'lounge, broke
It and disclosed the money. His shouts
brought a crowd of workmen, to whom
he gave a share of the treasure, and
a holiday was at once declared.
Blonde* Drive Man Insane.
Worcester, Mass.—Because he want
ed a brunette for a wife and a Chicago
matrimonial bureau kept sending hits
blondes, continually disappointing him
is believed to be responsible for th«
mental troubles of Joseph Bryon ol
Roytlton, who has been committed to
the Wc reester State hospital for th«
Inrane. _
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CAREFULLY regulated diet
L has. in numberless cases,
proved one of the best, if not the best cor
rective of diseases. —Dr. Shepard.
All that a man hath will he give for his
Kfe.
WHAT TO HAVE FOR LUNCHEON.
When the noon meal Is a light one.
and the heavier meal taken at night,
one does not care for a meal especial
ly nutritive; something dainty and at
tractive in Us appearance is generally
pleasing.
A cream soup, a salad, a sandwich
and a cake with fresh or preserved
fruit makes a meal sufficiently satis
fying.
For drinks, tea, cocoa, chocolate or
any of the fruit juices may be used.
A potato soup is simple and easily
made, also liked by nearly everybody.
Potato Soup.—Have ready a cup
ful of mashed potato, rub through a
sieve to be sure that it is free from
lumps. Add three cups of milk that
has been scalding with a slice of
onion. Remove the cnion and bind
w-ith a tablespoonful of butter which
has been cooked with a tablespoonful
of flour. Cook all together, add salt
and white pepper and serve.
A nice sandwich which is easy to
prepare is bread and butter with a
slice of cucumber dipped in French
dressing put between the slices.
An emergency dessert for unexpect
ed company is prepared by putting a
canned pear or peach in a sherbet
glass, and heap on top a tablespoon'ul
of sweetened and flavored whipped
cream.
will come out as pretty In color as
when new.
To prepare crumbs for esc&Uoped
I dishes, season with salt and pepper
and stir in a small quantity of melted
butter. Mix well before using.
Clean currants by rubbing between
the hands with a little flour, then
wash, drain and dry them and they
will be ready for use if kept in a tight
can.
Water in which vegetables are
cooked, except potato water, is good
to add to soup stock for flavoring.
Water in which rice is cooked
should never be thrown away. Add a
little tomato and seasoning, and the
result will be a fine soup.
Let the cold water run a few mo
ments. Never use water for cooking
that has stood in the pipes.
A salad that, too, may be prepared
In a hurry Is one of lettuce sprinkled
with freshly roasted peanuts broken
la bits and served with French dress
ing. A sprinkling of chopped onion
may be added if the flavor is liked.
Angel Food and Strawberries.—Bake
an angel cake in a sheet cut in
squares, heap on fresh strawberries
and pour over each dish a tablespoon
ful or two of whipped cream. This
is an especially pleasing dessert be
cause It looks so pretty. One can cut
the cake in rounds or use any shape
of cutter.
Another nice dessert that may be
quickly prepared is the French pan
cakes. Use any good griddle cake
recipe, spread them, when cooked,
with Jelly and roil up, then roll in
sugar and serve.
|SW EAl'TT enchants and grace
captivates for a season, but
a well informed mind and a cultured heart
will make a home beautiful when the
bloom of beauty has faded and gone.
—Elmo.
UNUSUAL SALADS.
There are any number of salads giv
en in cook books, but those that are
really prized are often never seen In
a cook bock; they are gathered from
our friends. Fruit salads may take
the place of dessert. They are much
more wholesome than the rich combi
nations commonly served.
Bonbon Salad.—Shape smaii-slzed
balls of pimento cheese, roll In
chopped pecan meats and press half a
nut into the ball. Arrange cn lettuce
leaves and serve with mayonnaise
dressing.
Hazelnut Salad.—Shell and blanch
one pound of hazelnuts and grind half
of them in a meat grinder. Grate half
a pineapple, mix with the nuts a ta
blespoonful of sherry and the juice of
half a lemon and a tablespoonful of
powdered sugar. Let stand an hour
and then add a cake of cream cheese.
Mix well and make Into balls with a
whole nut meat in the center. Heap
on lettuce and cover with mayonnaise
dressing.
College Salad With Horseradish
Dressing.—Mix together a cup
strong cheese. three neufchatel
cheeses and ten olives, chopped; three
sweet red peppers, salt and papri^u
and enough sweet cream to mold well.
Make into balls with butter pats, gar
nish with strips of pimento and pour
over a french dressing after arranging
the cheese on lettuce. Serve with
horseradish sauce. Mix four table
spoonfuls of grated horseradish with
one tablespoonful each of lemon juice
and vinegar and three tablespoonfuis
of cream, whipped. Season with salt
and pepper.
A salad that is nice to serve with
game is orange and celery. Cut the
oranges in slices lengthwise and then
in halves; arrange on lettuce leaves
with a garnish of fringed celery. Pour
over a French dressing.
Never put any kind of dressing on
a crisp green vegetable until it 16
ready to serve, as it will wilt and lose
Its attractiveness.
Generalities.
Remove tea and coffee stains from
linen by rubbing on a little borax and
then soak for half an hour In cold
water. After soaking spread over a
bowl and pour boiling water through
the spots.
To keep pink dresses fresh In color,
use a piece of red crepe paper in the
rinse and starch water. The dresses
i CAXXOT make bargains for
blisses.
Nor catch them like f.sn m ncis:
And sometime* the thinft our life misses
Helps more than the thing which It get*.
For good lieth not in pursuing.
Nor gaining of great nor of small.
But just in the doing, and doing
As we would be done by. that is all.
—Alice Cary.
SPRING DISHES.
Rhubarb Is one of the first of our
wholesome fruits. There are many
ways of serving it aside from the
sauce or tn pies. A pudding which is
worth trying is:
Rhubarb Pudding.—Take three cup
! fuls of chopped rhubarb, mix well
with a cup of sugar. In a buttered
baking dish make alternate layers of
i buttered bread crumbs and rhubarb,
: using three cups of crumbs and a
! third of a cup of melted butter. Have
i three layers of bread and two of fruit, j
1 Bake one hour and serve with a hard I
sauce.
For a hard sauce, cream a third of
j a cup of butter, add a cup of powdered
] sugar and the white of an egg beaten
! stiff. Flavor and serve,
j Rhubarb Pie.—Take two cupfuls of
j chopped rhubarb, a cup of sugar, a ta
blespoonful of butter and flour and
two well beaten eggs, reserving the
whites for the top. Bake in one crust.
! and cover with a meringue, using the
! whites and three tablespoonfuls of
powdered sugar.
Mushrooms.—Do not fall to watch
for the first mushrooms. There are so i
many delicate dishes to prepare from
mushrooms. This delicate vegetable
goes to waste in many of our gardens.
Get a reliable teacher and learn a few
of the common varieties and enjoy
them all through the summer.
A very few will be sufficient to fla
vor a sauce lor beefsteak, or if one
is fortunate enough to find a pound,
they will serve in the place of meat.
Yellow dock, when it first comes up
in the spring, makes a good green to
cook with dandelions.
|
put wheat under it it turns and grinds
and bruises the wheat to flour. If you
put no wheat, it still grinds on; but then
’tis itself it grinds and wears away.
—Martin Luther.
EARLY VEGETABLES.
When cooking fresh beans, try using !
a little salt pork and cook until the ;
i beans are tender, then season and j
j serve.
Another way to serve the green |
J beans is to prepare and cook them as .
| above, and Just before taking up add ’
. a little vinegar and a sprinkling of
i Snely shredded onion.
1 When one has a few of different
I kinds of vegetables, with none in suf
| Sclent quantity to serve alone, try:
Gypsy Stew.—Cut carrots in slices,
; new onions, new potatoes and a few
! peas. Cook with bits of diced salt I
' pork, and when all are cooked season
and add a little milk.
Ail Taking a Rest.
j The baby had been ill and had done
J much crying. When, at last, it be
! gan to improve, the rest of the family
felt grateful. ,
“And is the dear child resting easily
now?” telephoned a sympathetic vis
itor.
“We all are, thank you." smiled the \
little sister devuted to reply.
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Undesirable.
“I do hope the people who are try- ;
mg to make flying possible will never j
[ succeed.”
• Why? It reems to me it would be |
a great thing for the human race."
•’It might be. but the costumes peo- ;
| pie have to wear to go aeroplanlng ;
, are so hideous."
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New Advertising Idea.
Lanterns to project advertising !
; signs upon pavements so that he who
walks is forced to read now are made
with electric lamps sufficiently pow
erful to operate effectively in the best
lighted streets.
Tragic Dream Came True.
To dream of being mangled by a
locomotive and .to have that dream
come true shortly after he had relat
ed it to his companions was the ex
perience of Wilder Johnson, of
Pboenixville. Pa. While otT his en
gine it began to move, and the enact
ment of the dream came true, as he
Jumped for the running board, but
missed it and fell under the wheels
“Hello** Equipment.
To do the hello work last year there
mere more than 2SS.000 miles of pole
lines. There were more than five and
a half million mifes of pole wire and
a half million miles of pole wire, about
six million miles of underground wire
and nearly twenty-five thousand miles
of submarine wire—total miles of wire.
11.C42.212. The Increase for the year
was nearly a million and a quarter
miles.
Good Advice.
Keep thy heart apart from sorrow,
and be not anxious about trouble
which is yet to come—Girdauat ■
THAT WAS THE LAST STRAW
Many Women There Are Who Will
Understand Just Why Long-Suf
fering “Worm” Turned.
Several years ago an Atchison coupla
were living happily together. The
community was shocked one day when
the wife applied for a divorce and got
It. The story of the divorce has come
out. It seems that the wife went into
the kitchen and “slaved” all day. She
made bread, pies, cake, cookies and
pork and beans. She boiled a tongue,
made a potato salad, stuffed eggs,
made a custard and brown bread.
When her husband came home at
six o’clock in the evening he found her
dressed up. And on the table was
cold tongue, pork and beans, fresh
bread, cake, cookies, pie, potato salad,
stuffed eggs, brown bread and cus
tard. The wife thought her husband
would say: "You poor darling, how
you have worked today!” Instead, he
said, in a surprised way: “COLD sup
per! Lord, but you have an easy
time!” His wife did not answer him.
She was speechless with rage, and
he does not know to this day why she
asked ihe court to be divorced from
a BRUTE.—Atchison Globe.
HARD LINES.
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Grace—She married a widower?
Edith—Is she happy?
Grace—No; when he's not talking
about himself he's talking about his
first wife.
The Impossible.
Andrew Carnegie, at a recent din
ner in New York, said of a certain
labor trouble:
“It is silly of employers to pretend
In these troubles that they are always
in the right. Employers are often
in the wrong; often unreasonable.
They often—like Mrs. Smith-Jones—
ask Impossible things:
“Mrs. Smith-Jones, taking a villa
at Palm Beach, engaged for butler a
stately old colored deacon.
“‘Now, Clay,’ she said to the old
fellow, ’there are two things I must
insist upon—truthfulness and obedi
ence.’
“ ‘Yes, madam.’ the venerable serv
ant answered, ‘and when yo’ bids me
tell yo’ guests yo’s out when yo’s in.
which shall it be. madam?’”
Keep Clean.
Keep your house and your belong
ings clean. Let the blessed gun, the
greatest physician in the world, get
all through you and all about you.
Get your full share of the free air of
heaven. "Eat to live and not live to
eat," as a sage philosopher of the long
ago tells us. Keep your house clean
In which you live and keep the
"house” in which your life lives
clean, and all will be well.
Better Days.
He (with a little sigh)—This is the
third winter hat you have had thi*
year.
She—Well, but dearest, summer
will soon be here now.
Humor is a great solvent against
snobbishness and vulgarity.—Seaman.
On the Level.
“Do you assimilate your food,
aunty?”
"No, I doesn’t, sah. I buys it open
an' honest, sah."—Woman’s National
Daily.
The only proof against disappoint
ment is to expect the unexpected.
FOOD IN SERMONS
Feed the Dominie Right and the Sei*
mens Are Brilliant.
A conscientious, hard-working and
successful clergyman writes: “I am
glad to bear testimony to the pleasure
and increased measure of efficiency
and health that have come to me from
adopting Grape-Nuts food as one of
my articles of diet.
“For several years I was much dis
tressed during the early part of each
day by indigestion. My breakfast
seemed to turn sour and failed to di
gest. After dinner the headache and
other symptoms following the break
fast would wear away, only to return,
however, next morning.
“Having heard of Grape-Nuts food, I
finally concluded to give it a trial. I
made my breakfasts of Grape-Nuts
with cream, toast and Postum. The re
sult was surprising In improved health
and total absence of the distress that
had. for so long a time, followed the
morning meal.
“My digestion became once more
satisfactory, the headaches ceased, and
the old feeling of energy returned.
Since that time I have always had
Grape-Nuts food on my breakfast
table.
“I was delighted to find also, that
whereas before I began to use Grape
Nuts food I was quite nervous and be
came easily wearied in the work of
preparing sermons and in 6tudy, a
marked improvement in this respect
resulted from the change In my diet.
“I am convinced that Grape-Nuta
rood produced this result and helped
me to a sturdy condition of mental
and physical strength.
“I have known of several persons
who were formerly troubled as I was,
and who have been helped as I have
been, by the use of Grape-Nuts food,
on my recommendation." Name given
by Postum Company, Battle Creek,
Mich.
"There’s a reason.”
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