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Publisher LOUP CITY, > • NEBRASKA MYSTERY OF CLASS A ioiws—idr-t recently reported what he described ss tbe “curious Creak' of a blackbird flying against a lartw sttOoe many man at the •am* apM garb as incident la not anrriBiniiM lords have bees known to fight lor boars at a time, day after day, with tbeir owa Image reflected ,t> a pane of gtaaa. pecking and fluttering ■FWinat tbe pace aad quite exhaust log *1 ema*i»ew la (heir fsry to do amOrh the supposed rival It la a noth ee taataace of'bow the arts of our civ iLxatloa corrupt aad confuse the birds It la tbe same with fishes Darwin tells • Fory of a pike la an aquarium sep •rsted by plate glass from fish which were Ha proper food la trying to get at the fiah the pike would often dash with each violence against the glass a> ta he completely stunned It did this Sue more than -Lree month- before It learned cm ' '<* Then when >Lt glass was ermoted the ptke would not at tack those particular fishes, hut would dvsoar others freshly Introduced It d»d not at all understand the situs 'k«. L-at associated the punishment ft had re»ei»ed not with tbe glass, but • Hh a particular kind of fish Dar *!* • American monkeys pr them •else* more "knowing." \\ they rwt tt<matrices once with an., sharp tool they would not touch Is .gain or else won a handle it with the greatest • setJoe Thus they gave evidence ot the simpler lens* of reason of which monkgys are no doubt capable, but birds are evidently lacking is reason l*g liters Wls.trver may be sail of the n k*g eg Portugal, he La* a eating sense of tuswf Inroetinetiily damped out erf Ua regal position. be make* his L®* &*ar I-oodtn from which van tage Mat be ran watch tLe efforts of ***** »bo dethroned him Down In his heart of coarse. there must be anger rwenbined with regret that be Is no longer the official bead of bis coun try. but if ■* pay believe tbe reports, ea King Mur iel ta not eating hi* bean M on that or any other account. Tbe most recent Inter national gr-sip that ibe duke d« V.ie-j baa fallen heir to the rote of tbe ftgtnffacae pretender, nnd la cs.deavarta*’ to so Interest an American woman that she will back ftp bis efforts wiffi her money (ber daughter Is hH wife) must amuse the ****** rays the Cincinnati Times ®!tf Tbcns Ciese to him say he if most frank *a de- ar.ng :bat be baa no an* bty tc gala h:s throne again—Jus: yet Pt-ti-gal. according to Rer Dr Goster. who D said to know tbe situation, "’will not ue s republic long But Dr. Gaster believes that if tbe throne is rtguoed it will be for MantsH. not tbe Ihtke de Vizeu Meanwhile tbe young Braga ut d-iug tu own thinking ®u**** u*e of that hi client old say 'Lg Batiemce—and shuffle tbe cards." Tbe old question. "Do lightning rods iwotectT* has bees referred to Thomas A Edison, and Mr Edison re !**• "One or more metallic con doctors at least one quarter inch .In dmsnrfer of either Iran or copper. wHhmut IdMl. when eornected to a proper amount of metafile surface mnnectod with a permanently damp earth win certainly protect a house from being affected ty lightning Any metallic surface on roofs, etc.. •bet. connected with rods, will In evenne protet tioa." Thai ought to set tle that S-* kmg a«o a Xew York tea drink er was reported as saying that SO ***** worth of tea would make twice *• ®h*g csipe of beverage ea tbe »iTt-r ***** repreaeMard la coffee This has brought forth n calculation showing non la favor of the economy of tea A pound of coffee that costs the puhU* fid cents. R is asserted will make cmly «1 cups of good coffee, while * POhRd «rf tee costing M cents, rill mahe 9 tt IN caps ot tea So tes rusts from oae-fou tb to one third as •stk as coffae. Wuuamtirimm tails ua that Edmonton Canada, baa only two boars ot actual dartoaaa la naarr Blbaious par ossa la that s.cidty cannot use tba Md earuse about Win* afraid to *o borne la the dark Klibitra says that soman the white of the ecs •m the yolk, a bleb Is maa. ess *» found With a A m'asbia*iua pastor has gives ln for redgnln* • H be couldn 't sleep Ctda* to staad ap erery ad watch bis coc*re*atlao A horse thief la Penusjlian a was seal eared to M years ta prison, and a white sister la New York to two yuan wad a ha* The com parities ealuwrtrias of the law la the cases died carry fbalr own comment It may be (hat the awakening of CMaa Is dwe to the In trod act Ion of American alarm docks Yoa sever Two DvtoCh hunters pursued a dear tana tbs bean of the city and shot It la fnmt of as oSca building. TMs was e« citing, but was it spoet* Meanwhile that Chinese — n tariffs iSsslsi a rabbit NEW NEWS of YESTERDAY By E. J. EDWARDS Grant In His Last Illness! ____ On Receiving His First Month’s Pay as General cn Retired List He Prompffy Distributed the Sum Among Hie Servants. The last official act of President Ar thur was the signing of the bill on “March 4. i$$5. by which Geueral Grant was restored to the retired list of the regular army w ith the rank of general and with full pay. This made it pos sible for General Grant, then In his last illness, to rely upon an income of About SiO.uOO a year, and that was all fhe Imon e he could look forward to with assurance, for at that time there was no certainty that he would be able to finish bis personal memoirs for pub lication. About a month later General Grant '•offered fr< m the first of- several relapses, each one of which, it •vas feared, would terminate his life. He was prostrated by the agonizing tain. ar.d though by sheer force of v. ill he maintained outwardly a won .derfu! mental composure and moral courage, those about him believed they detected evidences that the sufferer's stout heart failed him for a time Jus: at this time the morning's mail one day brought him a letter from •Washington. With feeble hands, and •yet with somewhat eager eyes, be opened the letter. It was found to contain a United States treasury draft for the amount of the first month’rf payment under the act restoring him to the army on the retired list as gen eral with full pay. The amount was approximately J1.000. Summoning his friend of many years. ex-Governor Chaffee oT Colo rado. to his side. General Grant point ed to the draft. Then he wrote on the pad of paper that he kept at his elbow: 'I wish you would take this draft to a banker friend of mine." naming him. " I know he will cash it. And w hen he has done so I wish you would bring the money to me as soon as possible.” General Chaffee took the draft, say ing that he would get It cashed Im mediately General Grant smiled up at him in thanks, and then once more wrote on the pad: "I am sure that my friend will cash the draft, although 1 have never had any banking dealings with him. Tell him 1 want it in bills of small de nominations. We need tbe money in the house, and fii*st of all 1 want to pay the servants what we owe them, for they have been very kind and pa tient” When Governor Chaffee appeared before the banker a little later and explained his mission, he was barely able to restrain his tears. “It was the most pathetic sight I have ever seen." he. said. “There that great man sat, suffering intense agony, and yet his first thought, despite his pain, was for others, his servants. And li was all the more pathetic to me be cause I have known all along that he has been hard pressed for ready | money; but his sense of honor is so keen, and until now he felt so small an assurance that he would be able to repay any debt, that it was useless for me to ask him to accept a loan, how ever small." The banker gladly cashed the draft in the manner General Grant had re quested, and Governor Chaffee hur ried away. Later he reported to the banker. "When I placed the money In the general's hands, he looked freer from care and worry than be bad for weeks. He smiled his thanks to me. and he wrote on his pc.d that I should thank you most heartily for your kind ness. Then he took from the money a sufficient amount to pay the ser vants what had been owing them for some time and directed that it be dis tributed among them at once. That act was characteristic of the man—It showed, in a small way, the real no bility of his character.” Greatly to his peace of mind. Gen eral Grant a little later received as surances that, in addition to the pen sion which Mrs. Grant, as his widow, would receive under the act restoring him to the retired list of the arm>, his personal memoirs would bring so large a sum to Mrs. Grant that the income from it would make her com fortable for life (Copyright. 1911. by E. J. Edwards. All Rights Reserved.) Profits Killed a Crusade _ rfc_______ Connecticut Valley Farmers, After Be ing Shown They Could Make Money Raising Tobacco, Ignored Trask's War on Weed. Recently 1 told of the prediction— now gloriously fulfilled—made by Dr. George B. Lorlng, the country's last commissioner of agriculture, in 18S3, to the effect that the then unopened Dakota prairies and the still more re mote Canadian northewst would one day become two of the great wheat granaries of the world. At the time Dr. Lorlng made his prediction I asked him if, in his visits to the northwest, he had discovered any land suitable to the culture of to bacco. I had heard that some farmers of the then remote west were contem plating cultivating tobacco suitable for snuff upon lands adjacent to one of the great river valleys. “I don't think much tobacco will be raised in the northwest,” Dr. Lorlng Plan That Taylor Gave Up & . ... _ _ I He Wanted to Make Vice-President Fillmore a Member of His Cabinet But Yielded to Opposition of Senate. "I have often wondered whether President Zachary Taylor was not light when he tried to make the vice president of the United States an ex officio member of his cabinet.” said Tburlow Weed, the great Whig lead er. to me about two years before his death, which occurred In 1882, when be was chatting reminiscently of Gen eral Taylor, who more than to any other man. owed his election to the presidency to Thurlow Weed. “For some reason the explanation for which 1 never learned," continued Mr. Weed. “Taylor conceived a great liking for Vice-President Fillmore. 1 doubt whether the two men had ever met until the time of their inaugura tion as president and vice-president was close at hand. • However Fill more had an Insinuating, almost cap tivating manner which he knew well bow to use. especially when brought into contact with a man of the blunt ness. simplicity and rugged honesty of Zachary Taylor. It may be that Fillmore In that way bad captivated 'Old Hough and Ready,' having in mind the desire to keep a good grip upon such New York state patronage as Taylor had to dispense. “Whether this surmise be correct or not. it is the fact that when General Taylor waa deciding upon his cabinet a abort time before his inauguration he determined to Invite Mr. Fillmore to become a member of the cabinet ex-officio "He spoke of that determination to one or two members of his proposed cabinet who were with him a day or two before the Inauguration He said that In his opinion the vice-president should be made thoroughly ramiliar with administrative business, since he might st any moment be called upon, aa John Tyler had been, to take the oath as president. “Whatever their private opinions may bare been of this plan the men to whom General Taylor talked did not venture to suggest any objection to It to General Tnylor. They did hint to him. however, that before he invited Fillmore to become ex-officio a member of his cabinet he should ask some of the Whig senators what their opinion about the expediency of the plan was. At first General Tay lor declined to take the hint He said that the cabinet was his official family, and it was not necessary for him to find out what the senate thought respecting cabinet appoint ments. since he had learned that the senate, as a matter of form and courtesy always confirmed nomina tions to the cabinet "Then It was said to General Tay lor that he ought to remember that the vice-president of the United States Is the presiding officer of the senate and in case of a tie has power to vote so as to break it For that rea son it would be no more than cour tetsv to learn what senators thought of the propriety of having the vice president sit ex-officio at cabinet meetings. "General Taylor saw the force of this suggestion, and conferred with two or three senators. They told him bluntly that the senate would not for an instant tolerate an ex-officio ap pointment of the vice president as member of the cabinet; that it would be regarded as a grievous mistake if the president were to invite the vice president to attend all the cabinet meetings, even though the vice presi dent was present only informally. “When General Taylor learned how the senate was sure to feel in case be followed this plan he abandoned It. But I know that as long as he was president he felt more than ever convinced that it would be the part of wisdom to recognize the vice-pres ident as ex-officio and informally a cabinet officer. “I don't know Dut what I am In clined to agree with the view taken by General Taylor. The vice-presi dent is now only a figurehead, a con i tlngent possibility. He is about the most uninfluential of all our public officers, and I think he ought to be as influential as any except the president himself.” (Copyright. 1911. by E. J. Edward*. All Rights Reserved.) replied. “Still, there may be discov ered some kind of soil especially adapted to certain kinds of tobacco. Wheat will be far more profitable than tobacco will. “It is curious,” Dr. Loring contin ued, "how agricultural or commercial conditions will sometimes change men’s views. Did you ever hear of George Trask?” I replied that I had a faint recol lection of having heard once of a tem perance advocate of that name- Dr. Loring laughed. “it’s the same man. Trask was not only as prominent as a temperance advocate as Neal Dow or John Gough was, but. 1 think, he was the first man to begin a national agitation against the use of tobacco, if you had heard Trask speak you would have been convinced that the use of tobacco was almost as great a sin as the use of liquor or opium. He had all kinds of medical testimony to show that tobacco users were on the road to perdition. "There was no part of the country where Trask’s anti-tobacco crusade took firmer hold than in the valley of the Connecticut river, say from Hart ford as far north as Brattleboro, Vt. Young people pledged themselves not to use tobacco just as they pledged themsctvoi to taste not, touch not. or handle not strong drink. The tobacco user in that valley was looked upon as a grievous sinner. If public opinion all over the United States had been as strong against tobacco as it was in the Connecticut valley the tobacco trade would have become extinct. “Well, one day there came Into the valley an agricultural chemist—1 think he was In the employ or the government—to visit Triends who lived. If I remember correctly, in the town of Suffleld. Conn., just south of the Massachusetts line. He took great Interest in the agricnltural products of the vicinity and fell into the habit ot studying and analyzing the soil. He made some experiments with the soil of various farms of Suffield, and then he told the farmers that the soil was very rich in qualities which would luxuriantly produce certain kinds ot tohacco. One or two farmers, who had not been affected by the anti-tobacco campaign, ventured to try the experi ment. They raised wonderful crops of tobacco, and It was discovered that It was especially suitable for the wrap pers of cigars. "The next year still other farmers took up the raising of the pernicious weed, and in the course of a few years the whole Connecticut valley was be coming. comparatively speaking, one of the great tobacco producing cen ters of the world. And with the dis covery of the profit there was in grow ing and harvesting tobacco In the Connecticut valley there came a change ot sentiment respecting its use. No longer did Trask's anti-to bacco crusades avail. The organiza tions died out; children no longer pledged themselves not to use tobac co; and users of the weed were no longer pointed out as men of sin. And I have observed more school houses and high schools, more libraries. In the Connecticut valley since Its farm ers took to tobacco raising than were to be found there before this weed yielded them a good living and en abled them to have a surplus in the bank.” (Copyright. 1911. by E. J. Edwards. All Rights Reserved.) Color Line As to Pepper Heated Dispute* Constantly Arise Be tween Partisans of White and of Black. I f The relative merits of white and black pepper have caused some rather heated, not to say peppery, disputes. One set of authorities declare that white pepper has lost some of the pungency of the peppercorns that are treated by the process that evolves black pepper, for both white and black pepper are produced by the came vine. On the other hand, one of the best, though sn early authority, says that the white kind as produced under the name of Telllcherry pepper is superior In aroma and flavor to the black pep per. being made from the best devel oped and largest berries on the vines, anj there can be no dispute as to the white pepper being preferred In those perts of Europe where the finest spice* have been In steady use long before they became well known In —is coun try In comparing white and black pep per the best grade of each should be fselected for the test. Pungency may be the principal merit of black pepper, but the best white pepper makes its best appeal through its superior flavor and aroma. Some years ago a spice expert of in ternational reputation expressed the opinion that the consumption of white pepper in this country would increase tenfold if the people could obtain pure white pepper of the best quality. Since then the standards in the American spice trade have been raised, but su perior white pepper is probably not as freely sold as It might be with proper attention given to quality. White pepper is allowed to ripen up on the vines and after being plucked the berries are dqcor^icatea. or de prived of their outer coat. Black pep per is the product of the berries picked before full ripening. A writer in the Ideal Grocer thinks I. Is not reason able to suppose that people familiar with the production of pepper would take the time and trouble to prepare the white kind if the process did not result in something superior. Kaiser’s Gift Taxed. While Kaiser William rarely laughs and takes himself quite seriously, he Is frequently directly on Indirectly the prococatton of laughter In others Re cently he presented his portrait to the municipality of Berlin. The Impe rial present was received with enthu siastic demonstrations of gratitude. The city magistrates recided unani mously to make this gift the most ele gant ornament of their assembly hall. Some days later the effigy of William II was placed in a frame of tee gold. Alas, the consequence of this mani festation of official loyalty waa not foreseen. Der Startsverordnetenvor steher (this little term means pres ident of tbs municipal council) baa Just received notice to pay tbe tax re cently assessed .upon charitable gifts. And tbe Berllnese laugh! Placard at a mowing picture show: "Young children must have perenu.” EXCELLENT STRUCTURE FOR ALL KINDS OF LIVE STOCK By Proper Construction of His Barn and Other Outbuild ings Farmer Is Enabled to Save Services of One Man—Arrangement as Designed by Mis souri Man Is Illustrated. Good barns cost money, but when the farmer once knows that by the proper construction of his barn, and other outbuildings, he can often save the work of a man, it will readily be come clear to him that the invest ment will pay big interest in the long run. The barn shown herewith was de signed by a Missouri man. The building will accommodate 14 cows, 12 horses, has box-stalls for Exterior View. both the cows and horses, and also a large calf-pen. Manure and hay-carriers can easily be installed, and these are great labor savers. The arrangement of the feed room and silo is excellent. The four-foot chute extends the entire length of the silo, it has small windows for light, a tight door below, separating the same from the feed room, and keeping out dust and odors. The silage is dropped down this chute, and from there shoveled to tbe mixing boxes—one for the cows, and one for the horses. There are two bins in the feed room, and two more may be located on the floor above, and connected by a small spout for drawing off the grain. These spouts may be located directly over the mix ing boxes. All hay is supposed to be fed from above, one hay chute being provided for each two stalls. The milk room is so located that the milk tuay be taken to it at once, and it contains plenty of clean water, running water, if possible. Here, of course, should be located the sep arator. Tbe work shop is one of the neces sities of the farm, as with a few tools, many bills for repairs can be saved here. The harness room is located in the 1 center of the horse barn, and the two | box stalls provide room for both male and female animals, as well as sick ones. The hay-bay is open to the roof, but this can be arranged differently. The partition separating the cows from the center section is boarded or plastered up tight, except the calf pen, to keep out any odors, dust or dirt. The box stalls In both the cow and horse barn are so constructed that the inmates can have a good view of the other animals. They like company and will do better If they can see their neighbors. The floors of the cow stable, the milk room, feed room and silo, are of cement, the gutter being formed in the floor, with a four-inch drain at i the rear, leading to the manure pit. The stalls are made to fit both long and short cows. The first stall, in 1 front. Is four feet wide and five feet io-ig. The rear stall Is three feet six inches wide, and f-our feet eight inches lorg. The stalls slope from the front to the rear, each stall being slightly rticrter than the cue next to tt. Ihe floor of the horse stable may bo made of cement or clay; but the writer prefers clay Cor horses, and we qu\r agree with him, for horses con firm cn cement flotrs are apt to in jur? ihe joints of their legs by contin ual sramping; besides, we do not be lieve that any animal should be al lowed to lie on a cement floor that is not covered with boards. The barn, as shown in the illustra tions, is 50x60 fo-?t, 12 feet to the Floor Plan of Barn. eaves, 38 feet to the peak. The silo is 38 feet high. The construction of the foundation may vary, according to the material, and can be more easily and cheaply secured, but the man who builds any barn, on a poor foundation, is mak ing a bad investment. The founda tion should be made to stand for all time. GOOD SUPPORT FOR WAGON BOX Particular Advantage of One Illus trated Is That It Folds Back Out of Way When Not in Use. The accompanying illustration and [ this short description will explain how a writer in Michigan Parmer made a wagon box hanger, or sup port. The particular advantage of this hanger over others is that it folds back out of the way when not in use. Two-inch by six-inch timbers were used to makjp the hangers, two or them being used as shown, placed A Wagon Sox Hanger. eight feet apart, they were fastened to the side wall of the wagon shed, with three large hinges for each hanger. When not in use they may be held in position by means of two large hooks, and when not in use. they fold back against the wall una occupy only about three' inches of wall space. The manner of making same is plain ly illustrated. Qualities of Leghorns. Leghorns are good foragers r.nd great layers. KILLING INSECTS DURING WINTER Nothin* Is Quite So Effective as Digging Out Heart of Ant Mound and Flooding W ith Water. iBy G. H. GL.ITZKE.) The common red ants do a great bit of damage to the alfalfa fields in some sections ot the country. The spots where they kill the alfalfa are usually only about a square yard or two where ihey build their mounds, but a great many of these In the field count for quite a large patch where no al falfa grows. Some people try to destroy them by sinking bottles into their mounds so that the ants fall into them. This system Is not always effective as it is hard to trap them all and as long as a few remain the trouble will continue. There Is nothing quite as effective as the winter killing which consists in digging out the heart of the mounds in the winter and then pour ing water Into the excavation thus made so it soaks Into the ground and freezes those that may still be living. This method usually proves very satisfactory. Out of a large field where they were killed In this way during the last winter only a very few of the many ant hills had any ants remaining in them by spring and It Is quite evident that If the work had been done more carefully every one of them would have been killed. The work should be done very thoroughly. It does not take much digging at each mound, but it should be done In the winter time so there is j no chance for them to rebuild and the weather is so cold that they must freeze. Where other methods have failed this has done the work. Mistake in Alfalfa. Farmers who say they cannot raise alfalfa have not gone about it in the right way. Some mistake somewhere. . Try it again. Protecting Rose* in Winter. After a1 mild summer and fall, a severe winter Is very bard on both utility and ornamental vegetation, as the growth is very green and unripe. Amongst the first to suffer would be varieties of roses, and their protec tion should be attended to before the slightest frost occurs. Take a wood rammer and ram tbe soil as hard as a road all around each plant: then place a forkful or two of stable or cow manure round the stem. Let this come up a little way under the branches, but aot far, as it Is the neck or collar that wants wrapping, and if this is protected, there Is little danger of the plants being injured. Old-Fashioned Method. The old-fashioned method of feed ing corn In the bundle before any busking had been done Is rapidly going oat of practice. It Is too ex pensive for present day conditions. Building Poultry House. Build that new poultry bouse on a high and dry spot, sheltered on tbe north if possible. The Goats for Milk. The ordinary old-fashioned goat can not be recommended as a milk pro ducer, though crosses with one of the Mediterranean breeds the descendants may become so. The Nubian goat is perhaps the most prolific milker, but as a pure bred animal we do not think it would stand our climate unless han dled with great care. There are a number of breeders in the states who have fine flocks of goats, kept for milking purposes, but it must be understood that these re quire attention which is not, as a rule, lavished on the common goat whose feed is what it can get. Farm Implements. The Implements of the farms of this country represent a valuation of 81, 262.022,000, according to the last cen sus, an increase of more than 68 per cent in 10 years. V Winter Quarters for Cow. Comfortable winter quarters for the cows will increase the profits and de crease the expense of running the dairy this winter. Free with ' Mother’s Oats v Description: This beautiful spool is triple silver plat ed and is guar anteed for 21 years. Thi handle is thi latest Frencl gray finish. The bowl i hand bur nished. This advertise ment is good for 10 coupons —cut this out J and send to us with only 2 more coupons taken ; from two package of Mother’s Oal and we will send tl beautiful 20-yt I guaranteed spo l free. Only one an j tisemen t accepted j i urn tach customer as 10 coupons. Buy a package of Mother’s Oats today and send a postal for complete premium book. Address Mother’s Oats, Chicago EXPLANATION. The Kid—Honest, Mr. Blackbird, I ain't after eggs! I'm lookin’ fer ap ples—p—p—pineapples! BURNING ITCH WAS CURED “I deem it my duty to tell about a cure that the Cuticura Soap and Oint ment have made on myself. My trou ble began in splotches breaking out right in the edge of my hair on the forehead, and spread over the front part of the top of my head from ear to ear, and over my ears which caused a most fearful burning itch, or eczema. “For three years I had this terrible breaking out on my forehead and scalp. 1 tried our family doctor and he failed to cure it. Then I tried the Cuticura Soap and Ointment and used them for two months with the result of a complete cure. Cuticura Soap and Ointment should have the credit due, and I have advised a lot of peo ple to use them.” (Signed) C. D. Tharrington, Creek, N. C., Jan. 26,1911. Itching Scalp—Hair Fell Out. “I will say that 1 have been suffer ing with an itchtng on my scalp for the past few years. My hair fell out in spots all over my head. My scalp started to trouble me with sores, then the sores healed up, and crusts formed on the top. Then the hair fell out and left me three bald spots the shape of a half dollar. I went to more than one doctor, but could not get any relief, so 1 started to use the Cuticura Remedies. I tried one bar of Cuticura Soap and some Cuticura Ointment, and felt relieved right away. Now the bald spots have disappeared, and my hair has grown, thanks to the Cut! cura Soap and Ointment. I highly recommend the Cuticura Remedies to el! that are suffering with scalp trou ble.” (Signed) Samuel Stern, 236 Floyd St., Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1911. Although Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold by druggists and dealers everywhere, a sample of each, with 32-page book, will be mailed free on application to “Cuticura,” Dept. 9 K, Boston. Unwritten Law. According to the Standard Diction ary, the unwritten taw is a rule or custom established by general usage, etc.” The unwritten law, as the term recently has come Into use, Is the as sumed or supposed right or a person to punish even with death the author of a gross wrong committed against a member of his family. Courts do not countenance it, but justices frequently act upon it, and several instances have occurred within recent years in which persons accused of homicide have been acquitted. More. First Kid—My papa's got so much money he don't know how to spend 1L Second Kid—That’s nothing. My papa’s got so much money that mam ma can’t even spend it. The miserabiest day we live there’s many a better thing to do than dying. —Darley.
