BUYING A WAGON I
How Mr. Brown Got the
Worst of Two Bar-
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ga ns.
TRIED lt1AIL.ORDER METHODS
Thought He Was SavIng MOlley , But
Will Not Try the Same ThIng a
Second Tlme-BL'ylng lit
Home Pays.
( CoilyrlJhtod , .1906. by Alrrod C , Clark )
Mr. Brown , 1farm orlvlng / In
Boone county , Mo. , decided to buy n
o\1rlng \ wagon. The next lime he WM
In town he went to the local denlor
to see what ho had In atock. Ono
wagon lhnt stilted hIm WIUJ offered to
Jllm nt $7G. He thought ho would
taltO It , but before ordorlng he looked
: Jver a mall order vehlclo cntaloJuo.
Here he Baw doscrlbod n wl\gon which ,
IUI far as doucrlpllon went , waB the
snrofJ nil the ono ho IIn.W In the deal.
er's atoro room. In fnct , the doscrlp.
tlon waB written In such a convlnc'
1ng'manncr and a/l / of the good poInts
oC the mall order vehIcle were broucht
out so thoroughy : timt It appeared to
bo uperlor to the other ono. And the
price was only $ G7.4t . Mr. Drown
thought of the slLvlng ot $7.66 whIch
rO\1resented \ 8overal , days of hard work. ,
IJ'he more ho thought about It the
moro ho wanted to save thnt mount
nnd In the end the Chhmo ! mall or-
flor concern got hIs check.
When the wagon finally arrived ,
wIth II. freIght bill of $4.GO , ho rolle to
town wIth hIs flon and spent half a
day putting It togothor. Ho 'lad ' to
buy a screw driver and Bome 011 and
sand paper and a foW' bolts to replace
omo that had been lost In shIpment.
't.ho ' fact tbat ther are making tholr. .
community poorer , reduelnK UI0 per :
capIta ot wealth , tLllll dwarfing local. .
'buslneBs , only to enrich 0. concern 01.1
read ) ' rich enough In buy several
countlcs. An extra thousand dollar
In any communfty will mean , during
the rellr , many thousands ot dollars In
buslnesB tranaRctod and Increased In.
come for prnctlcatly every ono In the
communlt ) ' . Orten the amount Rent
to the mall order houses Is moro than
enough to turn the halance the other
way and huslness deprosRlon oxlstB
whore prOslerlty would prevail under
normal conditions. 1iJvon If the coun.
lry purchascr wns able to fJavo a snuG
sum by onlerlng his 8UPllllos from a
mall order house , the loss to the com.
munlty would bo greater than the gaIn
for himself. It Is needless to poInt
out that as the amount of the mall or'
dor business from any community In.
creascs the amollnt of 10SR to the com.
munlty also IncrolUles , unlit It Is only
a question or thnu until the IndIvidual
loss call1ed by the general deprosslon
of huslness will exceed the Indlvhlual
savlng.
In fact Jr everyone In the commun ,
Ity bought from the mall order houses ,
local JIlarlects would dlsappoar and
UIO farmer woutll bo compelled to sol1
as well I1S buy ( rom the catalogue
concerns. The rural districts would
bo devoid of huslness activity while
tbe wealth of the country would b6
centered In ono or two points. Duy.
Ing by mall , mDY be attractlvo , but the
most pronounced mall order fiend
mUllt loole WIUl approhonslon on an
c01\dltlon whereby ho would bo com
pelled to depned on the mall ordm
man for a market for his products.
Dut the Idea at saving on Indlldunf. .
purchases Is , to a great extent , I
falln.cy. In splto of his boasted ability
to bllY In large quantltlos , ho' Is nol
able to buy for much less than thE
country merchant. Competition In all
manufactured products Is too leeon fOI
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j Like the terrlb evil fluh the catalouo ] house Is death to everythIng
It" . I that gets within Ita oraep. Once Its death.deallng tentacles have wound
II around your community , there I. no escapo. Arc you assistIng the greedy
monster by lIendlng your dollar to the mall order house.
! All of these cost him 7Ci conts. Ho
was not oX1)eriencod nt putting prlng
wagons together nnd ho didn't do a.
very CQ9d job at It , for , "ono of the
iloats rerusod to sit In the rIght plnco
llnd ho had t 'get a local blacksmith
to halp him fix it. This cost him
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notbcrl halt do lnr nnd dola od 'him
\0 much that , ho 'and the boy : had to
go to the hotel for tholr dinners : an
jtddillonal expense of' 10 'conts. So
bcr ro he got his tenm hltchod to the
lWagon it cost him $73.90 , allowing him
sav ng of $1.10 , which was very
Unsr pay for tlio tlmo o had lost.
f' ' th amount ho spent for the wagon ,
pnly' $1.9j [ romalned In Doono county.
1.'ho raUronds , and I ho mall order
. . . .houso got UIO rest of It.
I tilO meanttmo' neJghbor , 1\Ir.
'Jones , hbught the $76 wagon from the
ocn } dealer , who mndo In. profit ot
"JG , on the 011.10. As the ' vohlolo was
aiready assembled and'thoro were no
extra parts or tools to buy , the amount
paid tor the wagon represented all of
Itho cost to Mr. Jono . The dealer
1IPOllt the $ lG profit for Ii now sign on
IB building : the sign palntor hired . a
carpenter to , repair tilO root on his
, ouso ; the call1entor pald , hlB bill at
the butcher's and the butcher bought
n bog from Mr , Janos. And so the
$16 leept going In the county unut a
! armor with the ma.lt prtler habIt cot
old of It. Ho sent It to Chlcao ( and
, # 'fl"nOfer came back.
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Dut this'wnsn't the last of 'tho ' two
'Purchases. A tow weeks after the
two wagonJ ! 'were ' bOUg\lt \ , Mr , Brown's
boy and Mr. Jones' boy , driving the
' 1\ow vehIcles , utot.on the country road.
(1"hoy ( dro\'o too close to each ethel
nnd a smllSh.up rcsuttod. The weak ,
c t part ot each w gon' gave wny : an
axle 'on 010 mall , order product WIU !
broken and a. doubletroe on the othm
\Vas smashod. Both breales were plain
I ) ' because of defooUvo construction
Mr. Jones t o\e his brolccn doublotre (
to town tbolext / day and the deaim
t"a\o him a now ono. Mr. Drown ' at
tempted to explain to Lbo Chicago' Om
tha.t llie axle WQuid 110t Ila.vo brokel !
It 4t , hnd nQt been deCectivo and
puplQd thIs OXlllan ' ! .tlon 'wllh a request
quest for n. now ( lart , but after several
lVe les at correspondence "wUh th (
picco as far away as at the bocln
ntng , ho gave It up and bought th _
nxle hlmsolf. This experIence totl
Mr. Drown Why he should trade wit ]
homo merchants Instead of pntron12
Jlllr the mall order housos.
In Doono county and In every otha
county Clero nre mallY who send thou
, : nlls of doUars out of 'tho count ;
nory ) 'oar , without ever consldorlnJ
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that. And the small saving 'ho Is able
to make by large purchases Is mOrf
than oasat by his larger expenses
ThoBv expenses must come out ot tht
purchaaor so the mall ardor man II
compelled to make a lnrgor profit that :
the local -dealer. It osts him moro tt
marleet his goods. Ho must malntah :
a largo and expenslvo office force and
ho must advortlso. As an example
ot what the ma.1l . order man expecu
to make out of his customers , a. lettol
written by n prominent mall ordCl
mall might bo quoted. Wl'ltlng to IJ
magazlno ho sahl : "Advertising h :
your publication cost us 17 cents a1 ;
Inquiry and wo made sales at a co'81
of only GG cents each for advertising
Thl8 Is about halt of our regular cost. '
This man was soiling "A complete out
fit of clothes for $9.9G. " Ho was w1Jt.
Ing to pa ) ' a. dollar for each sale the
advorllslng brought him. Ask yOUl
local deal or J10W long ho could keet
the sherIff nway from his doors If he
toolt a. dollar out of every ten dollal
sale.
sale.You
You can't buy the same class 01
goods any cheaper from the catalogue
houies than from the local dealer ,
though ono may thlnle ho can altol
reading the catalogues. Tbe dlffor
once comes In tbo quality ot the goods
'I'hero Is a IJarllcular class ot goodl
] enown as "mall order goods. " Thl !
trade term Is appllod to cheap bUI
showy goods and noveilles which cal
be sohl at a largo profit. It meanl
much the same thing as "stroot taId !
goods" and , ns Is the case wlUt stroo
faldr goods , mall order goods are no
I handled by the regular jobbers anI
wholesalers , They cannot afford tc
handle them because their customer !
want better merchandlso. The streo
fakIr duplicates , In appearance , Uti
jewelry carrle1 by a first class jew
elry house and makes largo profilE
The catalogue merchant does th ,
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snme thing but does It on a largo
! scalq nnd much moro clover ! ) ' .
To Domesticate a Cat.
It Is sahl that an unfailing romed
for a cat that will not accustom Itsol
to a new homo Is to grease Its fee
thoroughly with butter and put !
down the collar. When 1t has lIcke
Its feet clenn 1t wilt \4e \ thorough1
. domiciled nnd wilt cause no furthe
trouble by running away.
Marriage Days In Italy.
In Hnly Sunday Is usunlly soloote
for the marrlago of these persons wh
have never been marrlod. boforl
Widows , however , In aClordanco wit
an old eustom . , uauaHy cheese Sntu :
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I PROWHlaKERS CLUD FORMED.
Girls at Harrisburg , Neb. , to ReJect
All Beardleaa Men.
IInrrlsburg , Neb-A number ot
young society women of this western
Nobraslca town have fonned a pro.
whlnleerl1 8ocloty and hl\ve signed an
ngreement which blndll them solemn.
Iy to discourage attentions from
young , mhJdlo nged or old mon who do
'ltot wear hoards and not under any
clrcull1stances to marry Illen of any
ago who do not wear filII bearUs.
They read a newHpaper IItory re.
cently to the effect that the girls of
another town had agreed not to permit -
mit men who wore beardll to pa ) '
court to them. The Harrisburg girls
Hay thnt their sisters In the other
town have nS8umed a wrong altitude
toward the whlskors question and that
they themselves have taken the cor.
rcct and pUll'lollc stand.
They maintain fJtoutly that men
with whlslccrs are handsomer and
every way more acceptahle nR lovers ,
husbands and fathers than are men
without thOlil : that In earlier times It
was almost the IInlver'snl custom In
this country for men to wear full
benrds nnd that such beards were
then regarded as genuine ornaments.
lIut that through ridicule the gooll old
custqm haD lIeen made ollsolete.
They say that they hn ve formoll
their society and signed an agree.
ment not to encourage attentions from
beardless men and not In any event
to marry mon without. . full beards In
order to reestablish the gooll old cus.
tom of wenrlng full beards ,
"OIL SOAKED EELb BURN FINE.
Forest of Natural Candles Ncar New.
ton , N. J.
Newton N. J.-A company to mar.
ket eels to bo burned as a substitute
for gas or lamps Is being formed hero.
The promoters swear they have "the
electric eel beaten by several ca.ndle
power. " At least 20,000 eels , from sIx
Inches to three feet long , are Instantly
avnllable. All that need bO done 18 to
pluck them out of the mud on the
banks of the Paullus K11J , where they
are standIng on their tails.
A big Iron tnnk , full of petroleum
nnd nclds , which hnd been In use nt
the old Newton gas works , was
dumped Into a stream tributary to the
K11J. 'fhe liquid slowly percolated In
the Kill. QuIckly It poisoned all the
fish , and thousands ot them were
found dend. , Dut the eels were
tougher. , Soaked with the 011 and
acIds , but trying to escape , they bur.
rowell Into the soft mud of the banks.
Then came n hard freeze , and reo
cently a thaw. It left the 20,000 eels
lu'eserved by the cold anll the nclds ,
snturated with Iletroleum , "a. little
forest of natural candles waiting to
bo lighted , "
"AlrendY many famllles In the sub.
urbs of Newton are using the luminous -
ous eel for household purposes , " say
the promoters. "Tho light Is soft ,
white , brllJlant , and reliable , There
Js no odor perceptible , and In many
ways the now light Is considered pref.
erable to nny 11Juinlnant avallablo In
the town. "
HEART-SHAPED BRIDAL COACH.
Gorgeous Equipage DesIgned to Boom
Wedding Business.
PIttston , Pa.-A brhlal coach , de.
sIgned to boom matrImony and do
ilwny with the custom of decorating
ordinary hacks with whlto ribbons ,
bas just. been cdmpleted hero at a
cost ot ' 1,800. The coach , which Is
jeslgned In the shate of n heart , Is
painted 'maroon and black with gold
trimmings , the lines arranged to form
Ilearts everywhere possible. There
nre 20 hearts In all on the vehicle , In.
Iudlng eight heart-shaped windows.
Two largo hearts join to form the
; lash board und two moro crop out at
, the rear springs.
The lamps , which hnve electric
lights Inside. are each surmounted by
A Cupid , with his bow and arrow , clad
In the happiest IImlles. 'l'he coach Is
1111holstered In crenm.colored velour
and old gold trimming , with two sets
: If watered silk curtn.1ns overhend and
a cluster at calla 111Ie8 In the henrh
: If which nro concealed red , white and
I flue electric lights.
The carrlago equipment IIJ < owlso In ,
'eludes a slleaklng tube and electric
bell to connect with the driver. TIH
carl'lago toole seven onthlJ to build
It Is to be hauled by four cre .col
,0 red horscs.
THIS MAN IS ALWAYS COLD.
Wears Hcavy ClothIng and an Over
coat In Midsummer.
Canton , O.-Among the recent ar
rivals here was Frank 1\1. Denlls , trav
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ollng man for It Michigan furnlturl
I. houso. Demls Is to bo IIIUed , for hI
Is af lcted with a strange dlseasl
whIch the doctors are unable to cur ( ]
an'l which renders It Impossible fa
him to lceep warm , oven durIng th ,
hottest days of the summer.
'fhe year around ho Is obliged t ,
wear five suits ot unllorclothlng , :
heavy overcoat , n large pair of boot
and several Ilnll's of so'lcs. Desplt
all of thIs he Is nlwa's cold. lIe rarl
Iy contracts a cold and possesses
hearty appetlle. 110 sleellS unde
eIght blankets , a number of quill !
Rnd docs not take off his clothes. No
wlthslandlng this ho 18 none to
v'arm. While Ilt homo his gas bllJ I
In the neIghborhood of $90 a month.
lie hils been nt a number ot railort
10 obtain rellof for his strange dll
case , but rocelvoll no help whntevo :
Physicians am unable to' doturmla
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\ho cause of his conlllllon.
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This woman Is 105 years old and Is stili the oracle of her trlbo on the
Iroquois IndIan reservation In Western New York.
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WE A THER IN CYCLES.
MISSOURI PROPHET PREPICT BY ,
DATA : OF YEARS.
Each Decade Much Like One Before
-Mild Winter Means Big Wheat
Crop , But Visitation of La.
custs Is Due In Summer ,
Macon , Mo.-1\1acon has a weather
prophet whose forecasts seem to hit
the hull's.eye. In the latter part of
August , 190G. he made this statement ,
and files o ( the local papers verify It :
"This will be a fine year to sow
wheat. But It must be in before the
20th of September : it will lie useless
to do any planting after that. We are
going to have a mild winter , and that
means a big wheat yield. "
This weather soothsaym"s nnmo is
August T. Glahn , He Is nbout fi5 , and
operates a 200.acre farm east of Ma.
con. Such. confidence have the farm.
ers of Macon and Shelby counties In
Mr. Glahn's forecasts that the ) ' planted -
ed many thousands of acres of wheat
I'n ' 'excess o ( the normal acreage.
And so far the weather has borne
out Mr. Glnhn's predictions to the let.
ter. 'I'he winter In these parts has
been one of unusual' mildness , with
frequent sprlnglilce rains. The thermometer -
mometer has rarely gone lower than
25 abo\'e zero , and has more often
hovered about 60.
Mr. Glahn uses no wizard's wand.
no crystal globes , and no occult aid
of any sort to tell a year In advance
wh t Uncle Snm's wcnther observel'
wlll report. He carries with him a lit.
tie boole. well.thumbell with the pass.
ing years , and full of Interesting data
complied from GG ) 'ears back on llown
to date ,
Mr. OIahn's father was the first his.
torian. Ho toole a notion that the
wcather came in cycles , nnd his ob ,
ject was to learn the extent ot those
c'cles. After 11 years of close ob ,
servallon of his weather diary , he
cnme to the conclusion that the seasons -
sons repeated themselves every dec.
nde : that each year In a decade had
1. brand of wenther peculiar to Itself.
Now and then , In a long while , there
was a breale-a cog slipped some.
where In the universe. But such
things were rare. The harmony of
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qle years wa as Jhe a surance of the
salvation to the just. What happened
in 1846 was bound to happen In 18 5.
There was no getting around It. The
dlal'Y wns continued on until the
twentlelh centur ) ' , lho son talelng up
the worle when the father passed Into
a land where tbe storms of llfo do not
trouble. Now the ) ' 01l1\ger historian ,
getting well along In years , has , he
claims , demonstrated his father's the.
ory be'ond any sort of doubt , and he
Is giving his farmer friends the benefit -
fit of It.
" 'fhe harvest of this year wlU bo
dry , " saki Mr. Glahn. "Tho sevens
ha vo been almost uniformly dry since
1840 , ancl nre fine ) 'ears for small
grain. This year will be good for
peaches , and also the year following.
Including 190G , this \\111 give us three
good peach years In succession. The
sevens and eights are always fine for
this fruit.
"But there Is one ominous fight for
us this year. There wlU bo a visitation -
tion of locusts. which will last about
six weeks. The locusts come every
13 years without fall. The record
Rhows thnt they were here In 1842 ,
1855 , ] 8G8 , 1881 and 1894. That puts
them due In 190 ; .
"Delng forewarned , however , the
farmer can turn his hogs and chicle ,
ens Into his orchards , and they wlU
cat up the pests nearly as fast as they
germinate. The locusts hnvo never
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done nenr as' muc damage In this
section ns the grasshopper and are
not to be drended as much.
"Unless In unusually large numbers
they wlU not eat small grain. They
llevour the slender stalks of wheat ,
but don't touch the stronger stalks
'fhey wlU nppear In the latter part 01
May and disappear about the 1st 01
August. The hogs should be turned
Into the orchards during April. Tha
locusts maIm fine feell for hogs nnd
chlclwns. Th y Il1ce them and thrive
wonderfull ) ' on the Insects.
"Corn' will do fairly well , but maY"
not be quite up to the ave rage. Next
September will be a little too dry f01
that grain. Wheat Is the thing for
the husbanqman to stick to In 1907
tr he has the right character ot soli te
develop It. The senson Is bound tc
do the rest. "
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l Briar W oed ipe Material.
IncreasIng 'Amerlcan Purchase. . of the
; Italian Supply.
! Washlngton.-Comp'lng ! with the
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. request of ! 1 Ientucky firm as to the
manner of getting out briar wood
bloclcs In Ital ) ' , Consul James A. Smith ,
of Leghorn , submits the following In.
formation :
"The larger part of the Italian briar
wood Is found along the Medlterrane.
an const , extending tram Savona on
the north to Cnlabrla on the south :
' . the l..lgurian Riviera , ' 1'uscan ) ' , Um.
. lIrla , the Roman provlnct:3 , the three
provinces of Calabria , as well as the
Islnnds at Corsica and Snrdlnla fur.
nlshlng an nbundan' " suppl ) ' , The work
of excavating the root of the brlnr
wood tree Is carried on from October I
until the end of May. A lelnd of grub.
bing spade with ono sha.rp olISQ ( or :
cutting awa ) ' the IInge b1l1et or heart I
at the root ( the mluable part ) from
the surrounding small roots Is used In
thlR wori , . 'I'ho billet Is lenown ns the
) . clocco , After being thoroughly cleanml
allIl trimmed , It Is brought to the m1l1
nnd hy menns of cIrcular saws cut In.
to small hloclell corresponding rough.
Iy to the shape of a pi po 'bowl nnd
stem. ' 1'11eBo bloccs ] are of various
sizes , depending Ul1011 the dlmeilslon
nnd shape of the ciocca. Afterward
the ) ' nre Immersed in boiling wnter for
a porlod of nbout 12 hours and then
r , thorougb ! ) ' dl'led.
" ' 1'hls process comlJ eted , they nre
sorted , ( the ImlJOrfect pieces belug
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thrown l slde ) , placed In largo jute
bags , and are then rcall ) ' for ship'
ment. ' 1'he wnste pieces unsuitable fOI
pill03 are solll for firewood , being an
oxC'ollent material for thIs purpose
EXllortations ot briar wood from thl ! !
district to the United States hnve
shown n decided Increase llurlng the
past few years. In 1905 , 11,904 balee
were shipped , with a value ot over
$100,000 , while during the first nine
'months ' of 1DOG nearly 1G,000 bales (
with a value of over $125,000 , were ox.
pOI'ted from Leghorn.
Bible In New Language.
London.-A pOlyglot prlnllng house
here which published the Lord's pray.
er In 400 languages has been asked
by n mlsslonar ) ' In central Africa to
print the grammar of a now language
ho has discovered. The missionary
had to draw anll send sketches of the
leltors. The grnmmar Is on the Oden-
dorf B'stem and the mlsslonnry In.
tends to teach the nntlves of the jun.
Slo to read Ilnd wrlle.
Sues Railroad 2,140 TImes.
Appleton , Wls.-Heur } ' l\Ullor , a
Carmer , has begun 2,140 suits agalnat
the Chicago & Northwesto1'll Hallway
compnny for $21,400 , or ten dollars for
each locomotlvo that has crossed his
fnrlll slnco ho advised the railroad
com puny to conslruct a culvel.t aud
crossing. The complaInls 1n these
cases fill about GOO t'pe.wrltten llUses.
WORKS IN THE GARDEN.
Elghty.Seven Years Old , But H. . .
Sound Back ,
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Roborl 8collan , 87 years old , of Gb
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Garden st. , Seneca l < " ' : lJts N. ! . , a fi o ,
sturCly 0111 gentleman -
man , who 'works '
In bls own garden -
den , gives t. anks
to Doan's Kldnoy
Pills for biB sound
back and kidneys.
Mrs. Oootchlous , ,
I his d au g h t e r ,
a. y s : "Fnther "
had , a severe nt. j
tac ( of kidney trouble and lumbago , 1
which caused him much suffering. He
began taking Doan's Kidney Uls and
was soon cured. We always , keep .
them on hand. 1\Iy usband wn cured .
of bad pains In the back by taltlng
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pnly part of a box. ' !
Sold by atl dealors. GO cents a. box.
] i'oster.Mllblirn Co" DUffalo , N. Y.
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Expensive CIty to Live In.
HIgh prices co1tlnuo to rule In Daw. (
! JOn , City , which Is probably the most
( .
expensive town In the world. It Is a , rjft
thriving plnce with a population of I ,
ever 8,000 , with warehouses , churches , .t
bp.nks , electric lights , whc.1esalo and
retail stores and two up-todate nows.
papers. The newspapers themselves I
are worthy at consideration Ir. the
ltght ot expense , for they cost 2G cents
a , copy. ' , At this tlmo of the year three
eggs ordoretl In a r staurant cost
' $ l.GO ; whll a carJbou steak costs ono
dollar. ' Deer Is worth one dollar a bot.
tlo' and champagne $10.50 a. quart.
MIX T IS AT HOME.
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Valuable PrescriptIon Which Anyone '
Can Easily Prepare. . i
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The fotlowlng sImple homo.made I '
mixture Is Raid to readily relieve and t
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overcome any form of Rheumntlsm by
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forcing the Kidneys to flI er fro'm the
blood and system nil the uric acid and
poisonous waste malter , relieving at
once such symptoms as baclcache , I
weak 1.ldne's and blallder and blood i
diseases.
Try It. as It oesn't CQst much. to
malte , and Is said to lte , nbsolutely
harmless to the stomach.
Get the following harmless Ingree
ents from any good pharmacy : Fluid
Extract Dandelion , one.half ounce ;
Compound Kargon , one ouncej Com.
1I0und Syrup of S rsapar1l1a , three . .J
ounces. Mix by shalelng well in a bottle -
tle , and talee a teaspoonful after each
meal nnd again at hedUtl1e. f . . .
This simple , mixture Is said to give ,
prompt relief , and , there are very few
cases of Rheumatism nnd Kidney
troubles It wlll fall to cure perma-
nently.
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These are nil harmless , every-day
drugs , and your druggist should leeep
them In the prescription department :
If not , ha\'o him order them from the
wholesale drug houses tor you , rather'
than fall to use this , If you are af- , j
lcted.
WHEN HIS BABY WAS DYINO. , , ,
The Milkman Was Late That Day , but
None Complained. . ,
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A few days ago people on Linwood
boulevard who patronize a. certain
m1l1cman mlssod his familiar before- "
breakfast .rlng , says the Kansas City J
Star , It was late In the morning when
he finally made the rounds. And the
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women scolded.
"I'll have to take milk from somo.
body else ! " one Irnte housewife snap- '
.
"All rIght , madam , " he Raid , sotUy. I
Something In his - voice made , her { -
pause. .
"What made you late ? " she demond.
cd , stili angry.
A tear wavered on the milkman's
eye nnd trlcleled slowly down . hl8
cheek.
" \Vhen-when I left home , " he be-
gan.
gan.Ho paused and g lped at somothlng .
In hIs throat.
"When I left , " he said , "my babY : " "
was dyIng. I know somoone-would
be-angr-wlth mo If I dldn't-come t
BO 1- " ,
1Ho
Ho could say nothing more. The
woman said , gently :
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"I'm sorry.
Next" day the milkman railed to ape
pear. The second day he was around
very early.
"Wo burled her yesterday , " was hiB'
cxplanntlon. '
No ono chided ' 111m. They under-
Btood. ' His baby was doad. I ; :
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GUIDES CHILDREN. i
Experience and a Mother's Love Make
AdvIce Valuable.
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An Ills. mother writes about feeding \
children :
"It , mothers would use Grape-Nuts
more for their IIttle ones , there would
bo less need for medicines and fewer
doctor bills.
"It those suffering from Indl'gestlon
and stomach troubles would IIvo on
Orape.Nuts , toast and good mille for n
short period the ) ' would experlenco
mQro thnn they otherwlso would be-
, lIeve.
, "Our children have an learned to
, know the benefit of Grape-Nuts ns an
appetizing , strengthenln ! ; food. It Is
every evening , with few variations.
11I\0 thi's : 'Mamma.let'R have toast and
Grape.Nuts for breakfast : or , lot's have
eggs and Grnpe.Nuts'-never forget.
tlng the latter.
"Ono at our boys In school and ] 5
) 'ears of I1go repeatedly tells mo his
mind Is so much brighter atter having ,
Grape.Nuts as a part It not all his
brealfast. " Name given by Postum . . . ' "
Co. , Dattle Creelc , 1\1lch. Rend the lit.
tIe book , "The Road to 'Velh1Uo , "
plcgs. "Thoro'l ! a Hcrtson. "
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