FOOTBALL.
Ttar Old l-'antilonnl School Onrae
Wkcrntit K-iImiu I'liurd.
There In no mich Hpirlt In tin- school
today art In old times. They have a
football eleven. It Is true, ami It holds
Its head well up among Its mates; a lit
tle alx)Vf Vin, too, most of the lime
the old school's the old school yet, )
toll 'phi-but, after all, It Isn't the old
game nor the old spirit. I go out some
times to watch them and think, "Well,
It's a queer game they play now and
call football!" They trot out In such
astonishing toggery padded and guard
ed from shin to crown, welted, belted,
strapped and buckled beyond recogni
tion. And there'H no Independence in
the play; every move has to be told
'em. It's as If they weren't big enough
to run alone, and ho they hire a big
stepmother of a university "coach,"
who stands round In a red sweater and
yells and ber;ites them. Not a man an
swers back: he doesn't dare to. They
don't daro eat plain Christian food, but
have a "training table" and diet like
Invalids. I've seen Vm at a game not
dare take a plain drink of water. When
they got thirsty they sucked at a wet
Kpongo, like babes at the bottle!
It was not so In our day. No apron
strings f ii university coach were tied
to us. We were free born men. When
we wanted to play we pit together and
went down to the old pasture, to the
big oak tree Hint stood near the middle
or It, and there we would "choose up"
and take off our coats and vests and
iiockgcnr and pile them round the oak
nml walk out on the Held and go at it
everybody not a pitiful dozen or so,
while the rest stood with their liaud'i
In their pockets and looked on. but ev
erybody! And It was football: no play
ing half an hour without seeing the
ball In the air once. We kicked It all
the time except when we missed It.
and then we kicked the other fellow's
shins. And when we got thirsty wo
went down to the spring and took an
honest drink out of an honest tin cup. -G.
II. Teeplc in Atlantic.
THE DANDELION.
No Mori- Kiirrcusfiil I'lnnt mid None
More Wonderful.
Perhaps none of our plants Is more
common or more familiar than the
dandelion, and certainly none Is more
wonderful. First of all It Is not u na
tive, but was Introduced from Kurope.
whence have come many of our worst
weeds, lltted by centuries or struggle In
cultivated Ileitis to overcome the na
tive plants of a continent where cultl
vatlon had previously been practically
unknown and where natives had had
no opportunity of adapting themselves
to the conditions of civilized agriculture-.
One of the dandelion's strongest
points Is the ability to obtain nourish
incut under stiong competition and In
unfavorable situations. A deep, strong,
perennial taproot draws all available
nourishment and moisture from sur
face and subsoil, stores nourishment
during the winter and enables the
plant to start far and away ahead of
most of Its competitors. Tills same tap
root Is exceedingly bitter, which very
likely protects It from destruction by
moles and other anlmaN. At least I
do not remember having seen a root
that had been disturbed by animals of
liny kind.
Hut only a small portion of lis food
comes from the soil. Air and sunshine
are Just as necessary, for the air Is
Tood and the sunshine is digestion for
our vegetable neighbors. Note the
shape of the leaves. Narrow at the
base and widening at the outer end.
they form a dense rosette that not only
gets for the dandelion all the air ami
sunshine coming Its way, but smothers
nil but the most sturdy competitors.
Here lies the secret of the dandelion's
presence In lnwiiu and walks and open
waste places. In lawns the grass Is
kept low so thnt It cannot overtop and
shade the dandelion, while Its own
leaves lie so low and cloe that they
are little hurt by the mower and can
Mnother the grass underneath, liar
Iht's Magazine.
Aiiclt-ut lillil llm-liil.
There was an order in the I'hurch of
England up to the year l.".U that If a
child died within a mouth of baptism
he should be hurled in his chrlsoiu in
Hen of a shroud, The chrlsom was a
white baptismal robe with which in
inediu'val rimes a child when chrls
toned was enveloped. A sixteenth con
tury brass In t'lieshe Hols church In
IJucklnghamshlre represents ltoiiedlel
Ioo, chrlsom child. In his chrlsom cloth.
The Inscription underneath the figure
utands thus:
Of rtour. l.oi. eeutllma, here ljclh thn
on. Benedict l.ue, crytiimi when smile Ihu
pflo.
-, Westminster liavette.
Tn"
An KxiiciimIvf Krnir,
. Ttio commuter started up from his
neat, twisted alsmt. frowned and sat
down again as the train moved.
'Anything the inatterV" asked the
chap who had got on at the last sta
tion. "Yes." replied the commuter gloom
lly "yes, there Is. For the second time,
this week the conductor has punched
my meal Instead of my railroad ticket.
1 must got glasses ror him or for my.
selfl" Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
I'olltritma.
Little Elmer Papa, what Is polite
ness?
Professor liroadhcad- Politeness, my
ou, Is the art of not letting other peo
ple know what you really think of
them. Town Topics.
WOrmMJIIjillljL
.
Has stood the test for over 60 years.
MEXICAN
Mustang Liniment
FOR MAN OR BEAST.
Cures sprains, bruises, burns, cuts, sores, lameness,
piles, rheumatism, stiff joints lame back, etc. j
BLACK -
DRAUGHT
STOCK and
POULTRY
MEDICINE
Stock and poultry havo few
troubles which are not bowel and
liver irregularities. Iilack
Praucht Stock and Poultry Medi
cine, is n bowel and liver remedy
for stock. It puts ttio organs ot
digestion in a perfect condition.
Prominent American breeders and
farmers keep their herds and flocks
healthy hy giving them an occa
sional doMot llhck-Draught Stock
anil Poultry Medicine in their
food. Any stock raiser may buy a
25 cent half-pound air-tight can
of this medieiuo from Ins dealer
and keep his stock in vigorous
health for weeks. Dealers gener
ally keep Mack-Draught Stock and
Poultry Medicine. If yours does
not, send 25 cents for a sample
can to the manufacturers, Tho
Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat
tanooga, Tenn.
RociiRMff, Oa., Jnn. 30, 19M.
Hlack-PrauK&t Stock and Poultry
Medlcino In tlio ticst I over tried. Our
stock was looklDR osd when you ucut
mo tho medlcino and now they ssre
Betting so fine. Thoy aro looking 30
percent, letter.
a. i Duuuauiuivn.
$100 Buggy Given Away 8
Tin: Ciiihk tukes pleasure in an
nouncing that someono of its sub
scribers will in the near 1'iituro be pre
sented with a JUKI buggy. We havo
determined to increase our subscrip
tion list, and ut. the same time oiler an
inducement to old subscribers to pay
up. Here is the plan:
For every dollar paid on subscrip
tion, by either new or old subscribers,
the person paying tho same- will be
untitled to four gue-ses on the total
iiiiniber of adinissio' s to tho World's
fair ut St. Louis u opening day, April
HO, liUI. The person making the near
est, correct guess will bo presented
with a handsome l(0 ouggy, abso
lutely free The ibuggy will be on ex
hibition ut Petei-on's implement
house.
To enable subscribers to form an
estimate on the probable attendance,
we give the following llgures on pre
vious similar events:
Number of admissions on open
in day at PhiliidclpliiuJCon
toniiial, l.STl! 18(!,(iT2
At opening of the;Vorld Knir.
Chicago, lh'.KJ i:i7,."7
At dedication day of St Louis
World's Fair. April i), 'M. . 10:t,:i.'lT
APHORISMS.
50,000 AMERICANS
Were welcomed to
Western
Canada
during past Year
They ore- nettled nnd settllnt
on the drain and (irntlns
Lnnils tlicic, tinu lire ncaimy,
prosperous nnd unllsllcd,
Sir Wlllred I.uurier, spi-nlclng
ot t'tinnda, recently mild: ' A
new star linn rUen upon the
horizon, nnd It Is toward It that
every Immigrant who leuves
the land ot his ancestors to
come and seek a home (or
hlmscll now turn his gate"
Thcro Is
Room for Millions.
FRKIC Homesteads to eyerjr
head uf m finally, Mchaots,
Churches, Hallways. Mar
kets. 4llmnl CTerjthlUB to
be desired.
Por a descriptive Atlns and
other Information, apply to
Superintendent Immigration,
Ottawa, Canada; or authorised
Canadian Government Agent
W. V. BENNETT,
8oi New York Life Uldg., Omaha, Neb,
ill
I ill
ridloopliy Is nothing but discretion.
John Seidell.
All Imposture weakens confidence nnd
chills benevotence. .lohnson.
The only wealth which will not de
cay Is knowledge, -l.angford.
Trouble teaches men how much there
is In manhood. Henry Ward needier.
Your real Influence Is measured by
your treatment of yourself. A. Itron
Hon A loot t.
Human judgment Is finite, and it
ought always to be charitable. Wil
liam Winter,
Kindness In us Is the honey that
blunts the sting of unkindness In an
other. I.nndnr.
Politeness is a sort of guard which
covers the rough edges of our charac
ter and prevents their wounding others.
Joubert.
The constant duty of every man to
bla fellows Is to ascertain his own pow
ith nnd special gifts and to strengthen
them for the help of others. Huskln.
Merciful.
Man- Oh, yes: she refused mo and
gave mo no reasons whatever.
Mald-Isn't she n salnt?-.Tudge.
Nature knows no pause In progress
and nttuches her curse on nil Inaction.
Goethe.
M INSURANCE
against Fire, Lightning, Cy
clones and Windstorms, see
JNO. B. STANSER,
ignnt for tho Farmers Union Insur
ance Co., Lincoln, Nob., tho best in
bimiuco company lu tho state
Hpenkluur Without Words.
Spanish young ladles hold animated
conversations with their lovers by
means of a fan, which they always car
ry. Itnlluns use a llower for similar
purposes, und a young girl who may bo
upparoiitly Idly pulling the petals from
u rose Is In reality making arrange
ments for perhaps n secret visit to tho
opera house with her lover.
In Malta comparatively few peoplo
can read, yet nearly every one holds a
prayer book when at church. Tho rea
son for this Is that a prayer book lan
guage Is In existence, and by carefully
watching each other's movements two
persons can readily and secretly com
municate with each other through the
various positions lu which the books
are held being recognized us code
words.
Moving Out!
In order to close them out, we are making extra
low prices on our stock of
KODAKS AND CAMS!
We have discounted manufacturers prices, and
give you an opportunity to get these goods at less
than cost to us.
Regular. Cut Price
Poco B
Pony Prenio No. 4
Pocket Poco
Cartridge Kodak No. 4,
27.00
20.00
11.00
25.00
10.75
8.65
4.35
17.45
And many others at proportionately Out Prices.
We are also anxious to sell a large part of our
present stock of S1LVERVVARK. We have almost
anything you want, and prices have been cut to
where there is no profit left, and also in many in
stances part of original cost. This is an exceptional
chance to get anything you may need in this line.
fleoihoase Brothers,
JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS.
Tt riir.o sk r.AM in Ono Tknxr
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Take UftatlVe UrOltlO UUinine Tablets. &
svn Mimon boxes sold in past 1 3 months. This signature. S&yr
rtWt
Ii
Cures Grin
In Two Day.
oiY. every
boi.25c.
in
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