RED OLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF
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Old Lady
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LOUISE FORSSLUND
Author of
"The Story of Sarah"
"TlicSlilpofDMama"
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Covyrigbt by The Century Co.
SYNOPSIS.
10
Captain Abrttliimi Hone, nml AriKelltic,
Ills wife, Imve lout their little liomn
tlirru.Kli Abe's unliicliy imrohiiKu of Teim
fly Oolil inlnlPK nloolr, Their hotiHelioM
K')C1h Bold, (liij Jiw iiiictlmi money, all
Oiey Imvo left, will plriee Al In the Old
Mnri's home, or Anuy In the Olil Lmly'H
rininn. I lot ti nro Helf-mierlllelriK Imt Abe
lerliles: "My ilciir. IIiIh Ih tlio fuit time
I ve IiikI il clmni'o to take tlm wut of It "
Tho old couple did Kooil-hy to tlm little
limine. Terror of "wlmt follH will miy"
hendn them ulntut hy-putlitt to tint KHtu of
tilt; Old l.adleH' Inline Miss Alilmill, inn-
roil of the Old Unites home, hears of
tlio III fortune- of tho old rouple. Hlio tells
the other old ladled, nml Wow. who linn
p.llrt n double feo for the onlv ilollhle tied
chamber, voices tlm iiimnlmoiiM verdict
(lint Abe mum ho taken In with Ills wife.
Alio awakens next mnrnlm; to llnd llrit
lip Id "Old Lady No 31," Tho old ladleH
give, him hiicIi a warm weliome that he
In .undo to feel at homo at once. "Ilrother
Ah"" expandH tinder tho warm reeeptlon
of Mio sisters, and a reltfn of iieaee Iteulns
In the Old Ladles' home. Alio Ih tho ren
ter of tho community. Tho Heinl-iinutml
visit of Ulossy's nKi'd lover, dipt. Hamnol
parfty, Is due. Alio advises her to marry
turn, For the first tlmo tho rnptnln falls
to sppenr. Hlnssy conuiilts Alio no often
rnrfnrdlng Darby, his old rnptnln In tho
llfo-Mvlng service that gossip begins to
ruuz. Aunt Nancy tnkes Alio to task for
flirting with Mossy. He Is mueh ron
cerned when he lenrns thnt AnKV Is Jeal
ous. Mossy driven nwny with Darby tn
be married. Abo loses popularity. Tlio
change rencts on him rind tho doctor or
ders him to bed. Then he Is nt tho merry
"the old Indies. Dnrby comes to seo him.
The old rnptnln niiRRests n week's harden
ing up at tho old llfesavlnrr station, nnd
tho two old rronlcs malm plans for tho
trip. Antcy plnns to visit Mossy while
they are gone
CHAPTER XIII Continued.
Bho pcrchod herself on her little
horsobalr trunk, which uho had packed
to take to Blossy's, looking In her
time-worn silk gown llko n rusty
blackbird, and, llko a bird, uho bent
her head first to ono side and then
tho other, surveying Abo In hla "bar
rel clothoo" with a critical but com
plimentary eye.
"Wonder who mado that necktie?"
he questioned. "I'll bet yor 'twas
Aunt Nancy; she's got a sharp tonguo,
but a lot of silk pieces an' n tender
pot In her heart fer yew, Abo. Ruby
Leo says she nover thought yew'd
brine her uround; yow'ro drotful
takln In ye- wnys, father, thnr's no
uao a-talkln'."
Abraham glanced at himself In the
glass, nnd pulled '. his heard, his
countcnunco not altogether freo from
flolf-consclous vanity.
"I hain't seen a bndlookln' fellor
when I'm dressed up, bo I, mother?
I dunno ez It's so much for folks tor
say I look llko Abo Lincoln, nftor all;
ho was drotful humbly."
"Fnthcr," Angy said roaxlngly.
"why don't yer put somo o' that air
'awoot ntuff Miss Abigail glvo yor on
yor hair? She'll feel real hurt of Bho
don't smell It on yer when yow go
down BtnlrB."
Abo mado a wry face, took up tho
tiny bottlo of "Jockoy Club." and
nibbed a few drops on his hands. Ills
hands would wash, and bo ho could
find somo way of removing tho odor
before ho reached tho station nnd
the men.
"I'll bo some glad ter git away from
these hero fusBy old hens fer n npell,"
ho grumbled, ns ho slammed tho vial
back on tho bureau; but Angy looked
ho roproachful nnd grieved that ho
felt ashamed of his Ingratitude, and
aBked with moro gentlenesw;
"Yow goln' tor miss mo, mother?"
Then tho old wlfo was nshamod to
find herself shaking of a sudden, and
rown wretchedly afraid afraid of
tho separation, afraid of tho "harden
ing" process, nfrald of she knew not
what.
"I'm glad 'taln't goln' ter bo for all
winter this tlmo," alio said simply;
then uroso to open tho door In order
that ho might not seo tho rush of tenre
to her foolish old oyes.
According to tho arrangement, Cap
tain Darby was to drive over from
Twin Coves with his hired man, and
Ezra, after taking tho two old men to
tho bay, wob to return to tho Homo
for Angy and her llttlo trunk.
When Snmuel drove up to tho front
door, ho found Abo pacing tho porch,
his coat collar turned up about his
neck, hla shabby fur cap pulled over
his brow, his carpetbag on tho stop,
and, piled on tho bench at tho uldo or
tho door, nn assortment of woolen
articles fully six feet high, which aft
erward developed to bo ehawls, capos,
hoods, comforters, wristlets, loggings,
nubias, fascinators, guernBoys, blank
ets and coats.
Abe was fuming and Indignant,
scornful of tho contributions, and vow
Ing that, though tho slBtors might re
gard a scooter as a frolght oconn
liner, ho would enrry nothing with him
but what ho wore and hie enrpetbag
"An' right yor bo," pronounced
flamuol, with n glanco nt tho laden
bench and n shako of his head which
nald as plainly ns words, "Drother,
Ifrom what am I not delivering thee?"
Tlva sisters camo bustling out of tho
floor, Mrs. I Ionian la the load, Angy
Bubntiorged In tho crowd, and from
that moment there was such a fuss, so
much excitement, ho mnny Instrun
tluns and direction' for tho two ad
venturers, that Abraham found him
self In the cnrrlngo before he had
kissed Angy good-by.
Ho had hIi:i1;cii hands, perhaps not
altogether graciously, with every ono
else, oven with tho deaf-and-dumb gar
dener, who camo out of his hiding
placu to witness tho setting-nut. He
Ing dared to by nil tho younger sisters,
he had waggishly brushed his beard
against Aunt Nnncy Smith's cheok,
and then ho hnd taken his place be
side Samuel without a touch or word
of parting to his wlfo.
Ho turned In his scat to wave to
tho group on tho porch, his eyes rest
ing In a sudden hunger upon Ange
line's frail, slender figure, as ho re
membered. She know that ho had
forgotten In tho flurry of his lcavo
taking, and she would hnvo hastened
down tho steps to stop tho cnrrlngo;
but all tho old ladles woro there to
see, anil eho simply stood, and gazed
after the vehicle as It rolled away
slowly behind the Jog trot of Samuel's
safe old calico horse. Sho stood and
looked, holding her chin very high,
nnd trying to check Its unsteadiness.
A st'iiso of loneliness and desolation
fell over tlio Homo. IMcco by pleco
tho sisters put away all tho clothing
they hnd offered in vain to Abo. Thoy
uald thnt tho houso was nlready dull
without his presence. Miss Abigail
began to plan what sho should hnvo
for dinner the day of his return.
No ono Boemod to notice Angy. Sho
felt that her own departure would
create scarcely a stir; for, without
Abraham, she was only ono of a group
of poor old women In n seml-chnrlty
home.
Slowly sho started up tho stairs for
her bonnet and tho old brocho shawl.
When sho reached tho landing, where
lay tho knitted mat of tho thrco-tnr
pattern, tho matron called up to her
In trnglc tones:
"Angy Hose, I Jest thought of It.
Ho never kissed yew good-by!"
Angy turned, her small, slender feet
sinking deep Into ono of tho woolly
stars, her slim figure encircled by the
ngni rrom mo upper hall window. She
saw a dozen faces uplifted to her, and
sho answered with quiet dignity:
"Abo wouldn't think of klBBln' mo
nforo folks."
Then quickly Bho turned again, nnd
went to her room their room where
eho seated herself at tho window, and
pressed her hand against hor heart,
which hurt with a now, strange, un
familiar pain, n pain that sho could
not have shown "aforo folks."
CHAPTER XIV.
Cutting the Apron Strings.
Tho usual hardy pleasure-seekers
that gather at the foot of Shoro Lane
whenever the bay becomes a field
of Ico and a field of sport as well were
there to seo tho old men arrive, and
as they steppod out of tho carrlngo
there came forward from nmong the
group gathered about tho flro on tho
bench tho editor of tho Shorovlllo Her
ald. Ever since hid entrance Into tho Old
Ladles' homo Abo hnd never stopped
chafing In secret over tho fact that
until ho died, nnd no doubt received
worthy obituary, ho might nover again
"hnvo his name In tho paper."
In former days the successive edi
tors of tho local sheet had been wil
ling, nay, eager, to chronlcln his i.
lugs nnd Angy's, whothor Abo's old
onomy, rheumatism, won a now vic
tory ovor htm or Angy's second cousin
Ruth camo from Itovcrhend to spend
tho day, or wonder Indeed to relato!
tho old man mended his roof or
painted the front fenco. No matter
what happened of consequenco to Cap
tain nnd Mrs. Hose, Mr. Editor had
always been zenlous to rotnll tho nowa
boforo the miction snlo of their
household effects marked tho death of
the old couple, and of Abo especially,
to tho social world of Shorovlllo. What
man would caro to read his name bo
tween the lines of such n news Item
as tills?
Tho Old Ladles' Homo Is mnklng prep
arations for ItH annual quilting beo. Dona
tlons of worsted, cotton batting, and lln
Iiiks will bo gratefully received.
Mr. Editor touched his cap to tho
two old men. Ho was a keen-faced,
boyish little man with n laugh bigger
than himself, but ho always wore a
worried air tho day before his papor,
a weekly, went to pres, and ho woro
that worried look now. Touching his
hand to his fur enp, ho informed Sam
uel nnd Abo that news wns "as
scarce as hon'B teeth;" then nddod:
"Whnt's doing?"
"Oh, nnwthln'. nawthln'," hastily re
plied Samuel, who belloved that ho
hated publicity, nn ho gavo Abo's foot
a Bly kick. "Wo was Jet a-gwlno
ter tako a leetle scooter sail." Ho ad
Justed tho Bklrt of his coat In an
effort to hldo Abo's carpetbag, his own
canvas satchel, and a hugo market
basket of good thlnga which mossy
had cooked for the life-savers. "Seen
any think of that air Eph Seaman?"
Samuel added, shading hla oyoe with
his hand and peering out upon tho
glenmlng surface of tho bay, over
which tho whlto mills of scooters were
darting llko a flock of hugo, Blnglo
winged birds.
"Eph's rnclng with Captain mil
Greon," replied tho newspaper man
"Captain mil's got an extra sot of
now runners at tho sldo of his scooter
and wants to twit them. Say, boyB "
looking from ono to tho other of tlio
old fellows, "so you're going scooter
Ing, eh? Lively sport! Cold kind of
sport for men of your ago. Do you
know, l'vo a good mind to run In to
morrow nn nrtlclo on 'Long iBland nnd
Longevity.' Taking headline, oh?
Captnln Hoso," turning to Abo as Sam
uel would do no more than glower at
aim, "to what do you httritjuto your
good health at your tlmo of llfo?"
Abo grinned all over his face and
cleared his throat Importantly, but
before ho could niiBWor, Samuel
growled:
"Ter mo! Ills health an' his life
both. I dragged him up out of a death
bed only n week ago."
The editor took out his notebook
and began scribbling,
"What brought you so low, Captain
Hose?" ho Inquired without clanclnir
up. Again, before Abo could answer,
Samuel trod on hie toe.
"Thirty mollycoddling women-folks."
Abo found his volco nnd Blnmmed
tho fist of one hnnd against tho palm
of tho other.
"If you go an' put that In tho pa
per, I'll I'll
Words failed him. Ho could seo tho
sinters fairly lighting for tho posses
Hlon of tho Shorovlllo Herald tomor
row, evening, as thoy always scram
bled, each for tho first glanco at tho
only copy taken at tho homo, and ho
could hear ono rending his nnmo aloud
reading or tho black lngratltudo of
their brother member.
"Jest Bay," ho added cngerly, "that
tho tlmo fer old folks tor stick homo
under tho cellar door has passed, an'
nobody Is tow old ter go a-galllvantln'
nowadays. An' then yow might men
tlon" tho old mnn'H fnco was shining
now ns he Imagined Angy's pleasure
"thnt Mis' Hoso Is gone deown tor
Twin Coves ter visit Mis' Snmuel Dar
by fer n week, an' Cnp'n Darby an'
cap n Abraham Hose," his breast
swelling out, "Is a-goln' ter spend n
week nt Hleak Hill. Thar, hain't that
Cap'n Eph n-Bcootln' In naow? I
guess them air new runners o' lilll
Green's didn't work. Ho hain't no
where In sight. Ho"
"Lo's bo a-gwlno, Abe," Interrupted
Snmuel. and leaving tho editor still
scribbling, ho led tho way down tho
bank with n determined trudge, bis
market basket In ono hand, his grip
In tho other, and his llpe muttering
that "a fellor couldn't dow nuthln' In
Shorevlllo without gettln' his name
In the paper." But a moment later,
whon tho two were walking gingerly
ovor tho Ice to tho spot where Eph
had drawn his scooter to a standstill,
Samuel fell Into a self-congratulatory
chuckle.
"Ho didn't find out, though, that I
hnd my reasons for leavln' home tew.
Women-rolks, bo It only ono, hain't
good all tho tlmo fer nobody. I como
tor seo Blossy twlct a year afore wo
waB married, rcg'lar; an' naow, I
cak'Iato tor leavo hor twlct a year
fer a Bpell. A week onct every six
months separate nn' npart," proceeded
tho recently made benedict, "la what
mukes a man an' his wiro learn haow
tor put up with ono another in be
tween times."
"Why, mo an' Angy," began Abe,
"havo lived tergether year in an' year
out ror "
"All aboard!" Interrupted Captain
Eph with a Bhout. "It's a fair wind.
I bet on making It in five minutes and
fifty seconds."
Seven minutes had been the record
time for tho flve-mllo sail over tho lco
to Bleak Hill, but Samuel and Abe,
both vowing delightedly that the Bklp
per couldn't go too fnst for them,
stepped Into tho body of tho boat and
squatted down on the hard boards.
Thoy grinned nt each other as tho
scooter started and Eph Jumped
aboard grinned nnd waved to tho
people on tho shore, their proud old
thoughts crying:
"I gucBB folks will seo now that
we're as young ns wo ovor was!"
They continued to grin as the boat
spun into full flight and went whizzing
over tho lco, whizzing nnd bumping
nnd bouncing. Both their races grew
red, their two pairs of oyes began to
water, their teoth began to chatter;
but Snmuel shouted nt tho top or his
volco In dcllnnco or tho gnlo:
"Abe, we've cut the apron strings!"
"Hy-guy!" Abo shouted In return,
his heart flying ns rast as tho sail,
back to youth and manhood ngain,
back to truant dnyB nnd the vacation"
time or boyhood. "Hy-guy, Sam'l!
Hain't we a-gwlno tor havo a reg'lai
A No. 1 spree!"
(TO nn CONTINUED)
BADLY AFFECTED BY WIND
Prodigious Speed of Projectiles
Warfare Has Been Known to
Overcome Soldier.
In
That tho wind or projectiles causes
tho death or soldiers Is a theory ad
vanced by Prorossor Laurent or Brus
sols, who read a papor on this subject
before tho French Acadamy of Science.
During the nalkan wnr, ProfosBor Lau
rent said ho had noticed soldiers who,
seemingly, wero troubled from cerebro
spinal disturbances, although having
escaped a bullet. Sometimes tho vic
tims became cataleptic and in less
aorlous cases thoro wore symptomB of
fainting, tingling sonsntlons and par
tlnl paralysis.
In instances where this mysterious
Infliction caused death, autopsies woro
held and theso invariably revealed no
nervous lesions. Thon it occurred to
Professor Laurent that tho variations
of atmospheric pressure caused by the
pnsslng ot tho projectllo had an effect
upon tho nervo colls, causing Inhibi
tion.
Dr. Matlgon. during tho Russia-Japan
war. reported similar cases, partlcu-
mi uiiur uuvero uomuaramont. Aa
projectiles gain not only In slzo but in
speed, as tho years go on, Just what
tho toll from wind will be in tho next
great conflict Is hard to forecast.
Once Over.
Somo mon attract moro attontlon
than a thermometer on a pleasant da,
Chicago Nowb.
PROFITABLE SEED-CORN DRY HOUSE PLAN !
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Interior View of Seed
(Prepared by tho United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Tho profits to bo derived rrom tho
good preservation or seed corn havo
been put to practical tests by tho or
flce of corn Investlgntlons of tho
United States Department or Agri
culture. Tho cuts show a building
constructed solely for tho purposo of
preserving seed corn. It has a con
creto basement and flue. Warm air
passes from tho basement through
openings in tho floor, ascends through
tho corn, and escapes through venti
lators. This house was constructed at a
cost of $500, and in one year returned
to tho farm $1,500 in profit, duo to a
five-bushel increased ncro yield on 740
acres planted with seed corn dried
and stored in it. These figures were
obtained as the result of 17 separate
tests. Tho owner of tho farm on
which this teBt wbb made was not
fully satisfied with It because It waa
made on small plats, and ho there
fore made more extensive testa. At
corn-gathering tlmo in November ho
selected two bUBhels of aeed, placing
one bushel In a crib and the other
bushel in tho seed-corn dry houBC.
In the spring with a two-row planter
ho planted four rows 1,280 feet long
and 3Y feet apart with tho seed kept
In tho dry house; then four rows with
the seed kept In the crib. This ho re
peated seven times, making eight
tests in all In which four rows planted
with ono lot of seed were compared
with tho adjoining four rows planted
with the other lot of seed. At har
vest tlmo four rows yielded a wagon
load of ears, which constituted a
weighing. From the seed kept in tho
crib there were produced 15,265
pounds, while from seed kept in dry
i Seed Corn House at Plketon, Ohio.
house there wero produced 10,255
pounds. Each row of tho latter pro
duced uniformly moro than each row
of tho former.
Theso results are tho same as in
the tests of the department where
the rows wero thinned to the samo
stand of stalks.
Tho experiments emphasize the fact
that the productiveness of tho stalks
Is moro important than the number.
Full stands can bo obtained by the
heavy planting of weak seod. Good
yields cannot bo obtained in thin
way. The moat expenalve seed to
plant is that from which a stand of
stalks can bo obtained but from which
a good yield cannot bo obtained.
The stand of stalks bears the same
relation to the grain yield as the num
ber of trees in an orchard boars to
:he amount of fruit produced. Pro
luctivlty aa well aa number must be
:onsldered.
Stirring Milk to Cool It.
The Importance of stirring milk
while being cooled baa been demon
strated in experiments conducted by
tho United States Department ot Agri
culture. When tho cans of milk arc
merely set In cold water tho cooling
process is very slow, much too slow,
In fact, to be at all satisfactory to a
progressive dairyman. In partlcula
io milk at tho top of tho can abov
ar
top ot the can above
tho level of the water la hardly af
fected at all, Tho cold milk, being
heavier than tho warm, will remain at
the bottom of tho can,' while the
warmer and lighter milk stays at tho
top. Ultimately, of course, tho entire
canful will acquire the samo tempera
ture, but this will require such a long
period of tlmo that for practical pur
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poses stirring Is now regarded ns In
dispensable. In ono experiment It wns found thai
the milk at the top of tho can above
tho level of tho surroundlug water
wns from five to six degrees w armor
than tho rest of tho canful. In con
sequence, bacteria developed at a
higher rato at tho top. When the
milk became mixed later the In
creased number of tho bacteria In the
warmer portion resulted In hasten-
ing the souring of tho entire canful.
When the wnter in tho cooling tank
waB 60.6 degrees F. tho temperature
of tho milk waa reduced by stirring
from nearly 90 degrees F. to GO do
grees F. In nbout three hours. Un
stirred milk did not reach tho lower
temperature until four hours and
fifteen minutes hnd elapsed. The
stirring waa done at Intervals of
fifteen minutes. A period of even
threo hours, however, is regarded as
too long tlmo to cool milk, and the
specialists of tho department consider
that the tests demonstrate the neces
sity of employing some suitable torm
of milk cooler that la more efficient
than running well water. Where Ice
is plentiful it Is easy to cool the milk
to as low as 40 degrees F. by run
ning it over some form of cooler
around which cracked ice or a mix
ture of ico and salt la packed.
To Improve the Farm Egg of the
Middle West.
If the farmer, the country mer
chant and cash buyer, the railroad
and the car-lot shipper will give spe
cial attention to certain points in tho
marketing and handling of eggs in tho
middle West, the farm egg of that
section may bo greatly Improved, ac
cording to the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Here are somo suggestions" which
ench indlvldunl factor In tho process
may follow with profit to tho whole:
Suggestions for the Farmer.
1. Improve your poultry stock.
2. Keep ono of tho generul-purposo
breeds, such aa tho Plymouth Hock,
Wyandotte, Orpington or Hhodo
Island Red.
3. Provldo ono clean, dry, vermin
freo nest for every four or flvo hens.
4. Concludo all hatching by Juno 1
and sell or conflno malo birds during
tho remainder of tho summer.
5. Gather eggs onco daily during
ordinary times and twice dally during
hot or rainy weather.
6. In summer place eggs as soon aa
gathered In a cool, dry room.
7. Uso all small and dirty eggs at
homo.
8. Market eggs frequently, twice a
week if possible, during the summer.
9. In taking eggs to market protect
them from tho sun's rays.
10. In selling, Insist that tho trans
action bo on a quality basis, for If
caro has been given the eggs, this
Bystem will yield more money to tho
producer.
Suggestions for the Country Merchant
and Cash Buyer.
1. Candlo and buy on a quality
basis.
2. Allow tho farmer to see you
candle his eggs.
3. Pack carefully In Btrong, clean
cases nnd fillers.
4. Do not keep egga in a muaty cel
lar or near oil barrels or other odor
iferous Bierchandlso.
6. Ship dally during warm weather.
Suggestions to the Railroad.
1. Provide a covered portion of sta
tion platform where cases of eggs can
bo stacked, and see that tho agent
stacks them there.
2. Provldo refrigeration for the
egga on the local freight
3. Where refrigerator cars are uaed
on local freights, boo that the doors
are kept closed when not loading.
4. It refrigeration cannot be sup
plied, provide stock cars for this pur
pose during tho summer.
5. Where box cars aro used for eggi
do not allow freight which may hurt
their quality, such as oil barrels, to be
loaded In tho samo car.
Suggestions for the Car-Lot Shipper,
1. Buy strictly on a quality basis.
2. Encourage tho smaller buyers tc
trndo on a qunllty basis.
3. Join tho Stato Cnr-Lot Shippers'
association.
4. Co-oporato with other shippers
and with the stato officials in bringing
nbout this Bystom ot buying.
5. Keep tho subject agitated and
betoro the people; In other words, edu
cate them.
Peruna Cured This Mao 01
Catarrh.
Mr.4. B.
Heeso, Habnab,
M a rylnnd,
writes: "Two
years ngo I be
came a Buf
ferer with ca
tarrh, which
continued to
grow w o r a o
and made mo
miserable. I
could scarcely
emell at all,
id my tasto
had almost left
me. My head ached constantly, and
at times had high fever and bleed
ing at tho nose. I was a perfeot
wreck
"I tried several doctors, but derived
no relief. I read In ono of your lit
tle booklets, called 'Ills of Life,' of
Peruna being a remedy for catarrh,
and procured a bottle at once. After
tho use of ono bottlo I felt noma bet
ter, so I tried tho Becond and the
third, and now I am a well man,"
They sny It's good luck to pick up
plnB, but you can't mako tho boy who
works In a bowling alloy bellovo It.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first put up
in ... ,"""" " III Ml. put up
10 jeais iiuo. 'I hoy regul.ite and invigorate
mu invigorate
Sugar-coated
niuiiiuiu, nvcr anil uuweiH.
tiny granule. Adv.
Once in about seven thousand yeara
a man manages to hit tho mark when
ho shoots off his mouth.
roiiti own unuonisT wim, tktx toii
J'ry Murine lr ll.in.dr f'r lleU, WoH .Water
Jjm mid tlrnnulati d Byella "No "marUnSZ
rVi'lm?rVi..C,"uf':!t- .Wrl! '"' of tho ifrs
br mall IriM). Murine Kjo ltcmodr Co- unioo.
Waived.
"Tommy, how often must I toll you
to waBh your hands?"
"You needn't at all, mother."
Judge.
Money for Christmas.
Selling guaranteed wear-proof hosi
ery to friends & neighbors. Dig Xmas
business. Wear-Proof Mills, 3200
Chestnut St, Philadelphia, Pa. Adv.
A Magnate, Perhaps.
"He keeps open house, you say?"
"Yes, but it's almost Impossible t
get into his office"
St. Petersburg.
The city of St. Petersburg (recently
renamed Petrograd by the czar) waa
founded by Petor the Great In the
year 1703. He called it the "window
through which he could look out upon
Europe."
Nothing More to Be Ssld.
A traveling man tells of his so
(ourn at a "hotel" In a western town.
When, on the evening of hla arrival,
ne entered the dining room and waa
shown to a tablo by a waiter, the lat
ter asked, when he had brought the
customary glass of water:
"Will you have some pork and
oeanB?"
"No, I don't care for them," said
tno traveler. "I never eat pork and
beans."
"Then sir,- .raid tho waiter, as he
moved away, "dinner Is over, sir."
His Jargon In Doubt.
"That your cart outside?" asked the
chauffeur.
"Ay, It be," replied tho village gro
cer. The chauffeur gave a uperlor smile.
"I wonder you fellows don't get
tired," he said, "Joggin' along In them
old, ramshackle carts."
"What pleases ono doesn't please
'nother," replied tho grocer philosophi
cally. "Should rather say not!- exclaimed
the chauffeur. "I s'poso you get used
to it. But look at my car outsldet I
can drive that car over sixty an hour!"
"Which dogs or chickens?" asked
the grocer.
FOUND OUT.
A Trained Nurse Discovered Its Effect.
No one Is In better position to know
the value of food and drink than a
trained nurse.
Speaking of coffee, a nurse in Pa
writes: "I used to drink strong cof
fee myself, and suffered greatly from
beadacheB and Indigestion.
"While on a visit to my brothers I
had a good chance to try Postum, for
thoy drank it altogether in place ot
coffee. After using Postum two weeks
I found I was much benefited and
Anally my headaches disappeared and
also the Indigestion. ,
"Naturally I havo since used Postum
among my patients, and have noticed
a marked benefit where coffee has
been left off and Postum used.
"I observe a curious fact about
Postum when used by mothers. It
greatly helps tho flow of milk in cases
where coffee Is inclined to dry It
up, and whero tea causes nervousness.
"I find trouble In getting servants
to make Postum properly. Jut when
It Is prepared according to directions
on package and served hot with
cream, It Is certainly a delicious bev
erage." Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to
Wellvllle," in pkgs.
Postum comeB in two forms:
Regular Postum must bo .well
boiled. 15o and 20o packages.
Instant Postum la a soluble powder.
Aj teaspoonful dissolves quickly in a
cup of hot water and, with cream and
sugar, mado a dollcious beverage In
stantly. 30c and GOo tins.
Tho cost per cup of both kinds Is
about tho samo.
"There's a Reason" for Postum.
r-sold br Grocers.
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