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The Leap City Northwestern I W. Ht'UXICH. Publisher LOUP CITY. • NCMAK4 TRAINING THE CHIU) MIND Important Thing la Quietly to Point Ovt to Uttle Onoa Thoir Imperfections. My ’onageot child So a T«t7 oraoi mo Unto folio*, ttrovlac himself »tik complete abandon into every t»;rf no does. “*“* ao roper to make aa tmprioalwn when bo speaks that ho (boau everything bo soys After mark consideration there came to me aa Idea of a var to correct tbia. ao. aa a reply to a remark be made. I naked. pst« Us* asr voice oo tbo aame key that be bad used. and raining it aa tbo aame decree of loodsoao: "What make* m scream ao when eon talk" (Met aa a dash, bo an** ered “•"by. I don't acream. do l. mother?" And It *aa true (or that time, for bo bad brought hi* voice down. In regdytac. to a *oQmodalated tone. Thu qwrsTkui and answer wore many times repeated betveea a* In the same *ay. *ttb the reattlt of a marsed Improvement on hi* part. t have tbonebt licet that 1 stumbled epee an important princ iple in child inaiac. to abov children in rarrtn* methods. aa by a mirror, enartly * bat tbetr fanh ia Tot children loro the gnud; they have their standard* of • bat la rlcbt and fifing that develop aa fans aa tboir limited knowledge wta permit. What Plato aaid of men applies to h*tle men and vows, too "Man bold* to the good and wiK not know tarty or *iUin«ly be deprived of it " They only need to have the good dearly presented to them ao they can recognise Ml It la not fair to them to ease me that they are perverse, •ben probably tbo trouble simply Is that they base not yet bad nUBcient *taneo to *A tbo difference between nsbt and •Tune —Harper > llaaar. Advantage* of F*ier»h I tsaed to lisas, *bea a lad. a b’eak Wand akirb bos aome to mile* off the bo* BrsassVt roast. I was once overtaken b> dusk. • ten crossing tbo talar I. and pot up lor tbo night at a farmhouse While the younger women wore trepartsc sapper 1 chatted whh Grandma McKinley, then in her eight Seth year, srbo sat in a aed-gailt easy char try the fire A ttic* to sustain my end of the conversation. 1 pre sumed to suggest that life mast have been a bn bandy and tamo Is tbo long winter month» Tbo odd lady turned her sharp eye* upon mo. detecting that my tone aa* a trlffr patronizing, and rejoined: "Stow, young un. you needs * pity as There la a plenty of old folk on tbo island, and winter la the Unto wbes they keep dropptn off. and wo last fill a pactk basket and go and spend the week, ace oat and sing, and b break* sp the lung spell some this * under? al. - Frederic k M Padel load. In tbo Atlantic Whore Budget Comas From. 'Budget- Is a word that should find a place ta any comprehensive diction ary cf slang. —The meaning of this wood." * rttca the late William White, a former bookkeeper m the bouse of commons, "la a bag or sack Former ly. no doubt, the chancellor of the eachroai r need to bnac down his papers, ate* he bad to lay before the bowse the financial statement for the year. In a bag. green, blue or red; probably green, for that was the color of official bogs until the trial of Wueen < aroline in 1*2« Then, be cause the government papers and evidence against her majesty were laid upon the table of the bouse of A* Mtorttte JarW of the Supreme Csen U I'tUftMt; * u sitting b) a nt«r "I «1A U era**." **14 a traveler "Would it be lawful to u*e tti* boat?" ~1t would." »m the reply; HUa; TW traveler touted him. act rowad away. but tie beat sack and be •a* dr-.wned "Hrwnirw* au" said as indignant •partabor “Why AM you not tell him that year boat bad a bole la ltT" "The matter of the boat s condition." ■aid tbe great Jurist. “was not wrought Th» Migratory Mala. Tba rra*— shows 1.1T1J1T feraale* la etna at male* la Great Britain That la the old atory at a colonizing state. at a rare with the wanderlust la Hi bone and tinea Sew England to tihi day Illustrated is the tame it; the eCert upon a population at the ml granary disposition The men go first, tba women follow. In the movement »fcicfc will not coma to a rest until the wwat and tut squarely meet. “He'* always growling, bat at belter bar* A Kid’s Interpretation Caltar—So roar aider and her flan raw are very rinse mowthed orer their How a bowl tntarriev* V;ached tba yamag mas wrbo is teienat polities. -Try far tba safe and middle." i igitlTTf Senator Sorghum. “Soma of m never talk far pwbitcatioa and other* never talk for any other pur Pamr dabnny. y err on* Mother—Mar?, find out wbmi Jobs** » doing, and tall him to ■Uf ft GUARD AGAINST EVIL Ornaments Supposed to Ward Off Disease and Bring Luck. Although Moat People Profees to Laugh at Idea of Wearing Them Purely for Luck, Yet Charma Are Popular With Many. London.—Perhaps the Instinct to avert the evil eye is born in our na ture*. Civilization bad lessened it to : a great extent, but in every race we find an Instinct exists. The wear ng of nearly all personal adornment •ecms to have originated in an idea j< pacifying evil deities. The savage wears ornaments sym bolic ng the protective powers sup posed to be able to keep away harm jr danger. In the West Indies there is a bean or seed which the natives think possesses many valuable prop erties. If carried in the purse they say the owner will never want for money; if hung on a watch chain good luck will ever be with the wearer, but woe betide the man who loses his pre cious charm. The East Indian leaves a tiny corner of his embroidery unfin ished to propitiate the gods; the dusky mother calls her baby hard names for fear her love should bring ill for tune upon him. In England superstitious country folk tie amulets around their necks to prevent disease. Some of the earliest X these were skillfully wrought by :be people who Inhabited this country thousands of years ago and treated Hint much the same as a cameo, pro luring varied effects by cutting hrough into the different layers of , *ok». Several examples of this prac-' Urally lost art may be seen In the museum at Ipswich. They are carved to represent the heads of men and women, birds, fishes and reptiles, and sre for the most part cleverly and prettily done. The foadl belemnttes found on many if oar coasts embedded in the rocks were once thought to be thunderbolts and were worn as charms by fisher folk. Farmers in ancient times dec 'rated their horses by hanging amu lets and gvpsy fetish charms among the;r trappings to Insure a good har vest. These amulets were frequently associated with the worship of the sun ind were of Egyptian. Moorish and Persian origin. Although most people profess to laugh at the idea of wearing them Purely for luck or from superstitious xotiTes. yet charms are worn still with good humored toleration and. for rea sons none can explain, secretly favor ed. Just In the same way that sober minded men and women cling tena riously to a crooked sixpence and ; treasure a three penny bit with a hole in it as omens of good luck. A pink coral hand in Italy Is sup posed to ward off the evil eye and plays Its part in ornaments. Ruby •rnamtnts are supposed to disperse evil spirits and are considered a pro tection from poison and other dire evils. Emeralds banish blindness. Gar net ornaments are supposed to keep ooe In good health: the sardonyx in sures happiness. The sapphire keeps ff fever. Amethysts keep off worries. A turquoise means that you will never want a friend. A four leaved clover In a crystal locket is a favorite charm and is said to bring good fortune and i long life to i’s wearer. Jade also has s reputation for a luck bringer. Plan Big Auto Track. Jersey City. N J—Prominent ath letic promoters from various New Jer sey cities have filed articles of Incor poration here for the Metropolitan Speedway association.” with a capi tal of $1.000.000. The company plans to construct a stadium on the mead ows between this city and Newark, where races, exhibitions and athletic contests of various kinds may be held. Said He Needed Bread. New York—A beggar wearing a sign "1 N« ed Bread" was found to have |«4 in his pocket and was sent to the workhouse. WILL ADDRESS BIG RACE CONGRESS MRS. Elmer E. Black of New York recently had the distinction of being the only woman to deliver an address before the universal race con gress held in London. Mrs. Black is an extremely wealthy widow and a : leader in New York society, but is deeply interested in more serious mat- j ttrs. She is vice-president of the American Peace and Arbitration League. DISHWASHING IS ART Chicago Club Women Discuss Domestic Duties of Today. Wome.i Must Be Educated “Down" to Kitchen and Standard of Domes tic Employees Raised — Let Maid Use Piano. Chicago.—“Women must be edu ! cated down' to the kitchen, and the standard of domestic employees raised.” This was the verdict of prominent Chicago Club women, when they de cided that women themselves are to blame for the lack of popularity of home occupations. The occasion was the eleventh an nual reciprocity meeting and anniver sary of the Artcraft Institute and Guild, and the subject was “How may our widespread interest in art, as a factor in every day life, be best em ployed to raise the standard of do mestic occupations?” “There is just as much art in laun dering a piece of lace as in drawing the design.” ' l.et the second maid use the piano. The dressmaker does." “nats and delicatessen stores have destroyed home life.” "The little things in life, such as Save Birds from Odd Death Protection From Electric Lighthouses Is Given by Government of Hol land—Provide Perches. The Hague. Holland —The Dutch government, recognizing the utility of birds, has long sought means to de fend them from the danger of the powerful lighthouses especially of the electrically operated “Brandaris" light on the island of Terschelling. Thousands of the birds annually met their death there and a government commission was appointed to inquire Into ways and means of stopping the ■**®«hter. This commission, headed by the noted ornithologist, J. Thyssen, passed several nights in observation at tbs Brandarls light during the mi grating season Aa soon as the light shone forth from the tower flights of birds would approach. Then they would continue to circle about like moths around a candle All night they flew round and round, while a few flew directly at the flame and were dashed to death against the glass or masonry. From what he saw Mr. Thyssen concluded that he could eaaily devise a plan to help the songsters. He had aome large wooden frames construct ed providing perches for 10,000 birds at a time. Some of the frames were painted white and the others black— to see whether the birds would show any preference for one or the other. They were then adjusted around that part of the tower nearest the light Both the government and the local authorities of Terschelling then is sued stern regulations against the killing or capturing of birds. Their efforts have been crowned with com plete success, as appears from the government reports issued by the minister of marine. QUEER WAY TO GET A WIFE Chicago Man Wanted Peddler's Li cense, but Runs Into Matrimony^ It Proved a Failure. Chicago.—Philip Flshmin told Judge Cooper how he, was married without knowing it He wanted the marriage dissolved. He said he inquired of a clerk tn the county clerk's office for a peddler's license. With him was a young friend. A slip of paper was handed him be said, and they were taken to Justice Stacey's office. He told the court he thought he was swearing to something on the permit when he and the girl said the custom ary “I do.” Later he found ht had a wife. They tried to make the most of it, he said, but it wasn't a success. washing dishes and preparing food ' are included in art as fully as paint- , ing and sculpturing.” There were other opinions to re- ! ceive favor. Incidentally. Mrs. D. Harry Hammer. Mrs. F. K. Bowes and several other women, clad in fine . dresses and wearing costly Jewels, not only admitted, but took pride in announcing that they were not strangers to household duties. “I would rather wash dishes than embroider,” said Mrs. George Skyes. "Even with the widespread interest in art as a possible lever to raise the standard of domestic occupations, I confess my inability to apply the lever until the dignity of all work is demonstrated,” said Mrs. Hammer. "To dignify dishwashing is difficult, but possible.” Mrs. George P. Vosbrink could not entirely agree with the others. "Suppose you do raise the stand ard," she said, "what good is that going to do? I would like to know how many women here would mingle with their servants—" But Mrs. Bowes interposed, rais ing a warning Anger. “Why," she said, "there are leaders in Chicago society who worked as do mestics, and I know of a prominent Boston woman of high standing who used to sell cigars, and my husband bought from her, too.” Mrs. George E. Colby questioned whether it would not be educating a woman "up" and not "down” to teach her more of kitchen life. FRENCH NOW DRINKING TEA Seems to Have Eecomc Not Only Fashionable, but Popular—620, 0C0.000 Cups Drunk in 1909. Paris.—Tea drinking in France seems to have become not only fash ionable, but popular. Its Increasing vogue is shown by the revenue re turns for 1909, which show a con sumption of 1,293 tons. Reckoning a pinch of tea a cup, this represents about 620.000,000 cups drunk In the course of the year. Ten or Afteen years ago tea was regarded in France as a semi-medical concoction, to be used to restore fainting women. It was classed among the mild liquids commonly known as "tisanes,” and in the prov inces, at any rate, people who ex pressed a liking for tea as a beverage were looked upon as "snobs” or ec centrics Nowadays the fashion has spread all over the country, and no hotel would be likely to perpetrate such an absurdity as the famous announce ment, "Tous les Jours. 6 o'clock a quartre heures " The practice of giv ing sweet wines with cakes In the afternoon is now looked upon as quite out of date. Covers Route 65 Years. Middletown. Vt.—George M. Ward, who calls himself the oldest newsboy 1b New England, the other day cele brated his seventy-third birthday and his sizty-flfth year as newspaper de livery man. Mr. Ward has delivered papers since a date prior to the Civil war ocer a route that takes in parts of 27 streets and covers 12 miles in alL He still goes over the route on foot every day in two hours and a half end show* no slgna of fatigue at tie end. I Brings Several New Plants Harvard Professor Returns From Trip to China With Flora Which Will Be Introduced Here. Cambridge,’ Mass —E. H. Wilson of the Harvard Aboretum has returned to Harvard after two years in China, bringing with him many new species of plant life. The new plants Include lilies, hedge greens, clematis, vines. berries and other flora which he be lieves within a few Tears will sup plant the species hitherto known to botanists, and will create a new race of beautiful flowers and useful berries. One of his treasures is a plant that will make a hedge so dense that it can be cut almost as thin as a fence and will stay green a great part of the year. LONG AFRICAN TRIP English Girl Penetrates Wilds of Dark Continent. Discovers Waterfall on River Mao Kali and French Authorities in Country Name Cataract Les Chutes MacLeod. London.—Miss Olive MacLeod, who left England in August last to visit the grave of her fiance, Lieut. Boyd Alexander, who was murdered by na tives in central Africa, recently ar rived in England. She was met by her father. Sit Reginald MacLeod, when she landed, and left for Paddington. Thence she proceeded by motor car to her beau tiful home. Vintners, near Maid stone. Altogether the African journey con sisted of 2,700 miles, mostly on foot or horseback. P. A. Talbot, district commissioner of Niagara, and Mrs Talbot, accompanied her during the whole of the journey, and were re sponsible for the arrangements. Among the many trophies that Miss MacClecd brought home were twe baby lions, which were presented tc her in French Niagara. Miss MacLeod was very eager tc take them home with her. but. being now six months old. they were thought to be rather dangerous pets for Maid stone, and have been sent to the zoo. During trtc* journey Miss Macleod traversed land across which no white woman had ever been before. At times the party included as many as 80 na tives. these being required to carry stores and food. Miss MacLeod, with her companions, on arriving at the west coast of Af rica, traveled up the Niger as far as Miss Olive MacLeod. she could go in the steamer and canoes. After going through southern and. northern Nigeria the expedition reach- ; ed French Mbangi in October, and the falls of the Mao Kali were lo cated. According to the testimony of i French officers and natives, these falls had never been seen before, and in ’ honor of “the brave English girl" go ing to visit her sweetheart's grave, the French authorities asked for per mission to name the falls "Les Chutes MacLeod." Pushing on into the heart of Af rica. Miss MacLeod proceeded through the Tuburi lakes and eventually reached the Shadi down which she traveled to Lake Chad. Here the picturesque rocks of HadJ el-Hamis were inspected, which are i held in veneration for miles around. The highest peak of these rocks 1 was climbed by Miss MacLeod and ! her companions—a feat which the na | tives declared to be impossible. Lake Chad was then crossed in ' kotoko canoes. This journey took i eight days, five of which were spent ! oul of sight of land. Near Lake Chad the grave of Lieut Boyd Alexander was visited—the pa thetic object of Miss MacLeod's long journey. Discussing ner travels at Plymouth, Miss MacLeod said that the greater part of the route chosen was unknown to Britishers. On arlving at Lagcw she said she was surprised to hear rumors that "Miss MacLeod” had been massa cred and eaten by cannibals! PASTOR WANTS HIS BACK PAY Was Ousted 20 Years Ago, Lost His Case in the Church Courts but Won in Civil Court. Washington.—The demand of a pas tor ousted from hts charge a score of years ago for twenty years’ back salary, made a day filled with interest for the commissioners In attendance on the fifty-third annual general as sembly by the United Presbyterian church In session here. The Rev. J. Wallace, of New Shef field. Pa., presented a petition asking for back pay and demanding that be be reinstated as pastor of the church at Jamestown, Pa., in accordance with a decree of the Allegheny county courts made twenty years ago. As the result of dissatisfaction in the con gregation two decades ago, Mr. Wat lace was removed from his charge by the presbytery. He refused to leave, and the church cut off his salary. Wallace took hie case through all the church courts anc lost, but finally won a favorable de cision in the county courts. The mat ter was referred to the Judiciary com aittee for final action. IS DESCENDANT OF ROYALTY Beautiful New York Girl Who Belongs to the Extinct Dynasty of Hawaii. New York.—Of the few descendants who remain of the royal house of Ha waii there are at least two who are residents of this country. These are Miss Anna Douglass Graham, of New York, and her mother, who is the wife of the famous Dutch painter, Hubert Vos. Mrs. Vos before her first mar riage to Mr. Graham was the Princess Kaikilani. Miss Graham is one of the most beautiful young ladies in the me tropolis and was one of the six brides maids of Vivien Gould at her recent marriage to Lord Decies. It is now reported that she is to become the I .» " » Miss Anna Douglass Graham. bride of Jay Gould, the youngest son of George Gould. The former Queen of Hawaii. Liliou kalam, whose name is rarely mention ed now in the newspapers, is living at Honolulu, where she still keeps a little court. For years she made pe riodical visits lo Washington to press her claims against the government for the value of the old crown lands which formerly were invested in her and which now form the public do main. But Washington would not be convinced that she had any rights in this particular and apparently she has given up the fight mid will probably lever again leave her island home. The native Hawaiians are still deep ly attached to their former queen. On her birthday all Hawaii flocks to the ex-Queen's home in Washington plape Vid pays court to her in that pretty home in the old, old way, with the »liis, or nobles, wearing tht ahuulas about their shoulders and the khilis standing solemnly in the corner in token of royal dignity. Lilioukalani was dethroned in the •evolution of 1S93, when a provisional government was declared, with San ford B. Dole at its president. Annex ation to the United States was then sought, but upon the refusal of Presi ient Cleveland to sanction it the re public of Hawaii was proclaimed an ndependent state in 1S94. In 1S98 luring the administration of President McKinley Hawaii was annexed to the United States. HOUSE BUILT IN A TREZ TOP Two Ravenswood. ML, Boys Construct a Comfortable Domicile in a Big Willow. Ravenswood. 111.—A tree house “that’s different” is now being built :n this Chicago suburb, by two boys, Robert Broadbent and Charlie Bran lus. In the first place it takes two tig willow trees to hold up this house tnd it is substantially stayed by a third. Then there is more pretention about this house than most tree structures, 'or It has an L, there are to be two rooms, and on top there will be a roof garden. Elver hear of a roof garden on top of a tree house? The house will be Illuminated by electricity and it will be substantially Has a Roof Garden. furnished for both summer and win ter use. The squirrels as a rule make use of tree houses In Chicago in win ter. but Mr. Fluffy Tall, his gray coat ed wife and his family will have to keep out of this one. for It's going to be occupied even when the wind blows cold, and snows cover the garden overhead to the depth of a foot or more. MAN FINDS HIS LAST DOLLAR Starving. He Used It as a Diary of Despair—Lands In His Own Hands. Chicago.—A dilapidated one-dollar bill, passed out from the ticket win dow of one of the city theaters, dis closed as strange a romance as ever was dreamed of by a writer of Ac tion. The legal tender, which bore a message of despair written on its fr.ee, fell into the owner's hands after Afteen yecars of wandering through , the west and the gold Aelds of Alaska The man who had. written the mes sage was Roy Denton, a native of New York state, who Afteen years age went west to And his fortune. Bad luck followed all his undertakings He spent his last dollar for medicine, and in his disheartened condition he wrote on its face: “This Is my last foliar. R. D.” ‘T wouldn’t sell this bill for all the money in the world." said Denton as be walked away from the box office window. Minimum II mi mi iHiiiiriiimtiiiMiiiiiinitim SHE WAS WISE, iiiiiiiiiiiujiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimtiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil He—Ah, sweetheart, I love you more than all my wealth. She—Yes, but you only get ten a week. Easily in the Lead. Louise Jennings. Elise Hathaway and Florence Brintnall are three schoolmates whose indulgent parents provided a picnic for each of them, 1 giving carte blanche as to the num ber of their guests and the manner of \ entertainment on the beach. Three parties in ten days means a lot to ; young ladies of the tender age of . eight. But they recovered quickly enough from the fatigue. Followed ; comparison: “I think,” said Lou, “ours was a very nice party. And we had ice cream twice, if you remember.” "Oh, I don’t know,” quoth Elise— she insists upon being called by her full name and will answer to no other —“I notice all my guests rode 'round on the carrousel as often as they wanted.” Tm sure my party was the best of all,” spoke up Flo. "Father says ! every d-d k>d in town was there.' Answering the Dean. The man who Thackeray calls “the ' greatest wit of all time”—Dean Swift of St. Patrick's cathedral, Dublin— was as ready to take as to make a re tort. “Why don't you doff your hat to me?” he asked a small boy who was coaxing along an obstreperous goat. “I will,” said the lad, "if your honor will hold the goat's horns!” an answer i which delighted the dean.—Youth’s I Companion. No Wedding Day Bargain. The Husband tduring the quarrel) —You're always making bargains. Was there ever a time when you didn’t? The Wife—Yes, sir; on my wedding day. Adam Was Grouchy. The Serpent—What's Adam so grouchy about today? The Ape—Oh. he says that the ar rival of woman means that all hir plans for universal peace have been knocked in the head for good.—Puck. WRONG SORT Perhaps Plain Old Meat, Potatoes and Bread May Be Against You for a Time. A change to the right kind of food can lift one from a sick bed. A lady in Welden, 111., says: “Last spring I became bed-fast with severe stomach troubles accompanied by sick headache. I got worse and worse until I became so low I could scarcely retain any food at all, al though I tried about every kind. “1 had become completely discour aged, and given up all hope, and thought I was doomed to starve to death, until one day my husband, try ing to find something I could retain, brought home some Grape-Nuts. "To my surprise the food agreed with me, digested perfectly and with out distress. I began to gain strength at once. My flesh (which had been flabby), grew firmer, my health im-, proved in every way and every day, and In a very few weeks I gained 20 pounds in weight. “I liked Grape-Nuts so well that for four months I ate no other food, and always felt as well satisfied after eat ing as if I had sat down to a fine ban quet. "I had no return of the miserable sick stomach nor of the headaches, that I used to have when I ate other food. I am now a well woman, doing all my own work again, and feel that life is worth living. “Grape-Nuts food has been a God send to my family; it surely saved my, life; and my two little boys have thriven on It wonderfully.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek Mich. Read the little book, “The Road t W ellville, in pkgs. “There’s a reason. Ever read the above letter I a h, °** ****?** frea» time ta time. The IbTi iTir-*’ tr®*’ “4 1—1 •* hama