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A well known New York hostelry I
lias Inaugurated an antl gratulty pol
icy for at least the current season
The management makes official state J
tncnt thus Tho servants of tho
house receive full and satisfactory
compensation for their services from
the owriers and are neither permit
ted to accept nor do they expect to
receives fcffof any kind from guests
The reason some people stay out of
debt -is that no one will let them
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A Novel Bottle
In furnishing Information concern
ing Calcuttas supply of the various
soft drinks Consul General William
H Michael refers as follows to an Im
proved bottle In use
This bottle Is so blown as to con
tain In the neck a round glass stop
per which Is forced upward by the
gas in the bottle and holds the gas
perfectly An expert can remove half
the contents of one of these bottles
and by a shako force the ball up into
the neck and thus preserve the re
maining half for future use It Is an
ingenfousIevlce and every way su
perior to the old style corks In open
ing a bottle a wooden cup shaped de
vice which fits In the hollow of the
hand and contains a short nipple Is
placed over and against the glass ball
stopper and pressed downward This
causes the ball to drop down Into the
neck of the bottle prevents too rapid
escape of gas and foam and If only
part of the contents Is required the
ball may be forced back Into the posi
tion as stopper
Nebraskas Meeting Place
Thats what people are now calling
the city of Lincoln Nearly all so
cieties of every sort meet sometime
during the year in Lincoln and this
gives The State Journal a peculiar
interest to state readers as it devotes
more space to such meetings than
any two of the other state papers The
recent teachers association called to
gether nearly 5000 of the state teach
ers and every home that has a school
child was Interested In the reports of
their doings Especially was every
member of a school board Interested
Soon will come the great agricultural
meetings and columns of facts will
be printed in The Lincoln Journal that
affect the earning power of every far
mer Then of course the legislature
will be here for three months and
6urely you will be interested in what
It will do in regnrd to regulating the
liquor traffic and guaranteeing bank
deposits The Journal spends more
money for and devotes more space to
Its legislative reports than any other
paper Its a Journal specialty The
Journal is not a city paper its a
state paper and its energies are
-pushed In the direction of dealing
with state affairs Whatever inter
ests you as a taxpayer interests The
Journal and you will find the impar
tial disinterested facts in its columns
Putting It Up to the Querist
The next letter the information ed
itor opened contained this question
What is the correct pronunciation
of irrefragable
Consult your unabridged he
wrote and savagely Impaled both the
query and answer on the copy hook
For somebody- has carried away the
office dictionary
It was about midnight that the de
tectives arrive with their prisoner
and a Mr Collins the principal de
positor in the bank and therefore the
principal loser was awakened at his
home and informed by telephone of the
capture
He expressed his gratification and
went back to bed
Shortly afterward he was aroused
to receive another telephone message
to the same effect from a different
source
This sort of thing continued to such
an extent that Collins grew very
wrathy so that when he answered
the phone bell for the last time he
was in anything but an amiable frame
of mind
Hello Collins came over the wire
Yes What do you want
Collins this is Deputy Sheriff
Myers Weve caught that runaway
receiver Is there anything youd like
to have me do personally in the mat
ter
Yes roared Collins hang up the
receiver Illustrated Sunday Maga
ziner
The Jolly Fat Man
When you meet a bow legged man
In the street do you stop him and
ask how it feels to walk that way
On being introduced to a man with
a face like an inverted comic sup
plement do you condole with him on
5eing so homely Do you recommend
to the sallow man sitting next you
Sn a car a tonic for his liver At
uncheon do yuo hint to the puffy eyed
or nosed stranger opposite you that
he ougt to get on the water wagon
Of course you dont You would not
be so impolite You might hurt their
feelings
But when you meet a fat man Its
different Everybody recognizes him
as legitimate prey He is a buttt for
jokes a subject tor condolence an ob
ject for advice Even the man so
thin that he does not know whether
It Is his back or hi sstomach that
hurts him takes It for granted that
he is the fat mans Ideal and insists
on giving him advice on how to re
duce Everyone Imagines that the fat
man miat be unhappy because he
weighs more than the average person
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Sowing and Reaping
By Alice Hill
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dom
He made his way furtively through
the streets watching the passersby
with half shut eyes thinking every
one knew of his offense and whence
hehad just come
The day was fearfully long It
seemed as though it would never end
He watched one shadow for an etern
ity but it never seemed to length
en and the sun seemed always fixed
over one tree At last when twilight
commenced to gather back behind the
lake it seemed years since he entered
the gates
And now it was dusk should he go
to her He weighed it over and over
in his mind in doubting despair With
harrowing clearness he recalled the
proud poise of her head and the scorn
ful curl of her lip as she turned from
the witness box the fearful day of his
sentence He had sinned for her and
she spurned him for his folly But
after all perhaps -there was hope for
him The years may have softened
her and she may have forgiven him
ay and perhaps she might even wel
come him back
It had now grown quite dark and
with this hope gradually growing
stronger he straightened himself with
a steady resolve to risk all and see
what came of it
At length he arrived at the little
house -his wife had taken when the
crash came He halted for a moment
and leaned upon the railings The low
er part of the house was well lighted
and a genial warmth seemed to come
through the raised lattice of the
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Nicolas Palgrave lay on his plank
bed watching the pale rays of dawn
slowly lighten on his cell wall His
time was up that morning he had
served over four years out of the five
and had earned the full remission
granted for good conduct and at nine
oclock he would cease to be a cipher
and become a free man once more
But what would his freedom bring
him How would she for whom he
had stolen receive him And above
all what greeting awaited him from
little Maisie his little Idol who had
been but four when he was sentenced
Would she know him when he came
out Had she been taught to look for
ward to meeting him on his return or
when he was free would it be only to
find himself a stranger in a strange
land and strangest of all in his own
home
His was a not uncommon story A
man in comfortable circumstances he
had married above him and after
marriage had found his wife looked
for many things which his income
could scarcely afford her and then
if if I
Greeting What Greeting Can I
Have for a Feion
came the usual result A pretty wife
but weak with extravagant tastes has
ruined many a man and so in Pal
graves case To give his wife her
every desire was not honestly within
his power and well he denied her
nothing Things went on for nearly
six years and then the crash came
and he was sentenced to five years
penal servitude for embezzlement But
for the disgrace he would willingly
have suffered thrice this sentence if
only his wife had benefited by it and
have gone to prison with a light heart
if only their home was secure
But what would be her reception
now his time was over The thought
had held him sleepless for the past
week and it harried him now -Would
she receive him pitying forgetful or
would she spurn him scornfully as a
cur He watched the gray walls grad
ually lighten and as he asked himself
the question the shifting shadows
formed strange shapes upon the wall
and the shapes seemed to laugh and
gibe at him as he tossed upon his
plank Unable to bear it longer he
flung himself to his feet and paced up
and down with feverish steps brood
ing over it with such miserable per
sistency that when his name was
called and the prison gate clanged be
hind him he half regretted his free
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blinds Then came the notes of a pi
ano and a childs voice burst forth in
a trivial little song
jHe stood for a moment with his
hands clenched upon the railings until
the iron heads bit into his palms and
a great all mastering longing surged
over him to be once more the head
of the happy little home to take his
place at his own fireside with his wife
sitting opposite him crocheting while
his sunny faced little girl poured forth
her songs in merry thoughtless glee
He gulped quickly to clear his throat
and approaching the door knocked
softly No answer came and after a
moment he knocked again louder
There came footsteps the door was
opened and his wife stood before him
A smile was still upon her face but
as she recognized him by the light of
the hall lamp her features changed
and a cold hard look came into her
eyes
Madge he said
You she answered scornfully So
youve come back What do you
want
Her words struck him like a blow
and he drew back a step from the
door
Madge dont for heavens sake
dont turn me away Havent I suf
fered enough for my fault Have you
no greeting for me
Greeting What greeting can I
have for a felon As you have sown
so must you reap Havent you
brought sufficient shame and misery
upon me I thought you had passed
out of my life forever
Madge have mercy You know the
cause of my offense and how bitterly
I have paid for it You know but
good heavens how can you know
How can you imagine the horror of
that fearful prison shut up with the
vilest of the earth working- like a
slave under the whip by day and
pacing my cell like a caged animal by
night I had shamed you before the
world and I atoned for it with tears
of blood Wont you forgive me
Madge
What and take you back into my
home into that room where my child
is sitting innocent that the world
holds such beings as you
Our child Madge
My child I say Do you think I
let her know her father was a felon
working out his just sentence in a
prison cell No no my childs father
is dead as my husband died when the
prison gates closed on him
She stood with her hand upon the
door as if to close it He looked at
her despairingly and as he saw his
hopes of happiness drifting away from
him he flung himself at her feet
Madge Madge for our childs sake
dont drive me back there Cant you
forgive me Take me back and help
me in my fight to be an honest man
I will slave for you and Maisie while
heaven gives me breath and with you
to back me I can still hold up my head
and face the world But if you spurn
me what is before me but the jail
He tried to take her hand but she
pushed him back with her foot
Go she said pointing to the gate
Go and never let me see you again
You have sown and you must reap My
house is my home and you shall not
soil it Go I say go She stamped
her foot and pointed to the gate and
rising he went down the path without
a word
Slowly he walked up the road his
shoulders sloping and his arms hang
ing loosely at his sides He saw a
policeman by a street lamp and slunk
furtively into the roadway Then out
of the corner of his eye he saw a
portly gentleman approaching with a
heavy gold chain across his vest
Why not he muttered Why
not
In a moment he had snatched the
chain and then stood still as he heard J
the policemans hurried footsteps be
hind him and that night the prison
gates closed upon him once more
Missionary Work in Fiji
No other country that has been tho
theater of missionary enterprise can
show such splendid results as Fiji
Up to the time when the first mission
ary landed the natives of Fiji had
the reputation justly earned of be
ing the vilest cannibals on the earth
To day there are no difficulties in Fiji
for alone unarmed and unattended
save by his guides and helpers the
travelers may journey through all the
villages of the island without the least
danger of receiving anything but the
kindest most courteous nay even the
most warmly hospitable treatment
The young men and women will gather
about him in friendly curiosity tem
pered by the most absolute respect J
and will conduct him to the village
guest house But all these things give
but a superficial idea of the Fijians
One needs to go among them away
from the ports and foreign influences
and so see them in their natural state
with all their strange ceremonies
From the Travel Magazine
Defined
She What is platonic live
He The straight and narrow path
which does not lead to alimony
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Hyacinth Bulb Planted at Proper
Depth
are grown in Holland and hence are
known as Dutch bulbs although they
are now being grown commercially in
England Ireland and tUe United
States Knowing that the flowers are
already formed in the bulbs before
they are planted It can be easily un
derstood that large and well developed
bulbs are likely to give better flowers
than small ones The necessary food
and energy are stored up in the bulb
ready to be used when the right con
ditions are brought about These con
ditions are moisture and coolness to
produce roots and then sunshine and
heat to develop the leaves and flow
ers While the bulb does no doubt
lake up plant food from the soil when
forced roots and moisture are of far
greater importance A soil should
first of all be porous so that air is
admitted freely to the roots a soil
which becomes compact is the poorest
kind It should also retain water fair
ly well and for this reason it is well
Well Rooted Ready to Be Brought to
the Light for Forcing
to have some humus which is sup
plied by rotted leaves rotted manure
or rottod sod Good loamy garden
soil is quite satisfactory without the J
Winter protection of the trunk and
lower portion of the top is necessary
for some years I find the advice to
use a thin veneer of little use The
veneer at most protects only the
trunk and leaves the collar exposed
and this is the vital part of the tree
If not severely scalded the trunk will
get all right again but if the collar
of the tree is injured to the same ex
tent the tree is killed unless a new
head is formed below the injured por
tion
I have tried many different protect
ors such as barrel staves basswood
bark building paper etc but have
found nothing more effective than a
strip of burlap or any old sacking
wound round the trunk and lower por
tion of the top This entails a good
deal of work when there are many
trees to go over and a simpler and
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THE CARE OF BULBS
FOR WINTER BLOOMING
Cool Cellar Required for Rooting Use Loamy Garden Soil
in Planting in the Pots
Bulbs may be briefly described as
fleshy underground buds from which
roots develop in autumn And leaves
aid flowers later on Most of them
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addition of any fertilizer but If it is
a soil that becomes compact it Is ad
visable to add a little coarse sand to
make It more porous
Bulbs should be planted not later
than the middle of October as they
will require six weeks to two months
to fill the pot with roots Hyacinths
succeed best in five inch pots or if
pans are used several bulbs may be
planted in one pan First put several
pieces of broken pot or charcoal in
the bottom of the pot for drainage
fill the pot with soil and shake It
down by striking the bottom of the pot
against something Avoid pressing
down the soil before planting as in
that way the roots will force the bulb
out of the pot when they start to grow
Have the upper side of the bulb on a
level with the surface of the soil and
within half an inch of the top of the
pot
One watering is sufficient where
pots can be put in a cool moist place
but they require watering once a week
Potted Bulbs Stored Under Leaves or
in Dark Cellar While Forming
Roots
or oftener if they are kept in a dry
cellar When rooting the bulbs should
be kept in a dark place between 35
and 45 degrees if possible If kept
in a high temperature growth of
leaves begins before there is good root
development
The pot should be nearly full of
roots before the bulbs are brought up
stairs To find out if they are suffi
ciently rooted turn the pot upside
down and tap gently The bulbs will
turn out without any difficulty and if
roots are showing around the outside
they are ready to be taken up into a
room where the temperature is not
much above 50 degrees Sunshine and
careful application of water are essen
tial during the forcing process From
Bulb Culture for the Amateur by
W T Macoun and It B Whyte
A Good Celery Pit for Winter
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To keep a small quantity of celery
dig a pit two feet deep three feet
wide and of any desired length Pack
with fully grown plants and cover the
roots with the loose soil on the bot
tom Sprinkle well with water and
PROTECTING
FRUIT TREES
By Charles Young Ontario
then allow to remain open long enough
for the tops to dry off Place boards
along the side and bank up with earth
Cover with boards or straw and as the
weather becomes colder increase the
covering
possibly just as effective method is
to make up some lime whitewash
have it about the consistency of plas
terers putty when it is run off
Throw a handful or two of fine sand
or wood ashes into the pail stir it up
and apply with an old broom or white
wash brush Lay it on good and thick
about the collar of the tree I have
found this a perfect protection from
sun scald besides being of benefit to
the tree otherwise
Starving the Trees The necessity
of fertilizing their orchards the fail
ure to produce or fruit of scarcity and
inferior quality comparatively few
farmers realize is often due to starv
ing the trees Think of the vast foli
age to be supported independent of
maturing fruit a large supply of plant
food is required
When the Wind Fails When the
wind stops blowing the windmill quits
pumping and the tank runs dry you
feel like finding fault with a good old
friend We have no other complaint to
make about wind power
ttOVED BY TIME
No Faar of Any Further Trouble
DavJd Price Corydon la Rays I
was in the last stage of kidney trouble
Klill
lame weak run
down to a mere
skeleton My back
was so bad I could
hardly walk and
the kidney secre
tions much
Arrti A TVofilr nftnr
Doans Kidney Pills
I could walk with
out a cane and as I continued my
health gradually returned I was so
grateful I made a public statement of
my case and now seven years have
passed I am still perfectly well
Sold by all dealers 50c a box
Co Buffalo N Y
WHAT WOULD HE HAVE SAID
Get up Jack You mustnt cry
like a baby Youre quite a man now
You know if I fell down I shouldnt
cry I should merely say
Yes I know pa but then I go to
Sunday school and you dont
TORTURED SIX MONTHS
By Terrible Itching Eczema Babys
Suffering Was Terrible Soon
Entirely Cured by Cutlcura
Eczema appeared on my sons face
Wo went to a doctor who treated him
for three months Then he was so bad
that his face and head were nothing
but one sore and his ears looked as if
they wero going to fall off so we tried
another doctor for four months tho
baby never getting any better His
hand and legs had big sores on them
and the poor little fellow suffered so
terribly that he could not sleep After
he had suffered six months we tried
a set of the Cutlcura Remedies and
the first treatment let him sleep and
rest well In one week the sores were
gone and in two months he had a clear
face Now he is two years and has
never had eczema again Mrs Louis
Leek R F D 3 San Antonio Tex
Apr 15 1907
Kicks
Harry Payne Whitney the day his
own and other noted horsemens
racers were shipped from London on
the Minnehaha said of the death of
racing in New York
A good many jockeys have been
hard hit A jockey told me last week
a very sad tale of misfortune I lis
tened sympathetically
Ah Joe said I when a man is
down few hands are extended to him
The jockey as he chewed a straw
smiled bitterly
Few hands yes thats right he
saidrfjbut think of the feet
A Multiplicity of Fathers
Ardyce had- been learning to sing
America at school and was trying
to teach it to brother Wayne One
morning his father heard him shout
ing Land where my papa died land
where my papa died
Ardyce Interrupted Oh no
Wayne not that way It is Land
where our fathers died
Waynes expression could not be
described as he tipped his head side
wise and in a very surprised ton
gravely asked Two of em De
lineator
Grown Up Children
It is not only the frivolous whom
the spirit of childishness is just now
leading astray Silliness is the fash
ion even among the wise Women
especially affect a kind of childish
shrewdness in talking of serious sub
jects Like children who have the
habit of romancing they lose the
sense of reality and because they nev
er talk exactly as they think they be
gin to think exactly as they talk
London Spectator
CAUSE AND EFFECT
Good Digestion Follows Right Food
Indigestion and the attendant dis
comforts of mind and body are cer
tain to follow continued use of improp
er food
Those who are still young and
robust are likely to overlook the fact
that as dropping water will wear a
stone away at last so will the use of
heavy greasy rich food finally cause
loss of appetite and indigestion
Fortunately many are thoughtful
enough to study themselves and nott
the principle of Cause and Effect in
their daily food A N Y young wom
an writes her experience thus
Sometime ago I had a lot of trouble
from indigestion caused by too rich
food I got so I was unable to di
gest scarcely anything and medicines
seemed useless
A friend advised me to try Grape
Nuts food praising It highly and as
a last resort I tried it I am thankful
to say that Grape Nuts not only re
lieved me of my trouble hut built me
up and strengthened my digestive or
gans so that I can now eat anything I
desire But I stick to Grape Nuts
Theres a Reason
Name given by Postum Co Battle
Creek Mich Read The Road to Well-
vllle In pkgs
Ever read the above letter A nevr
one appears from time to time Ther
are genuine true and fall at bmaaa
Interest
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