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THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
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I. M. RICE , FBbllBher.
YALENTINE , NEBRASKA.
New Hampshire refuses to be ruled
by the women.
It Is the unexpected that happens
when you're most anxious to have it.
Wo now know why it rains so often
on March 17. St. Patrick was a Bap
tist
What the boys seem to need most Is
to Join a union that prohibits members
from sleeping overtime.
There Is no advantage in being so
all-tremendous rich that you have to
hire a man to eat for you.
One of the bitterest evils of the re
cent coal famine has been the flood of
newspaper jokes on the subject.
An eccentric man is one who praises
his neighbors but he is never consid
ered so by the aforesaid neighbors.
A man can be happy with a tooth
brush and a pipe ; his unhappiness be
gins when he adds a valet and an auto
mobile.
A Berlin court has ruled against
Emperor William. Wait till some sol
dier gets a chance to press that judge
into a duel.
No more ocean giants will be built ,
It is said , until there are larger ports
to accommodate them. By and by the
oceani will need enlarging. .
Helen Gould .receives 1,300 letters
every day. When a girl gets them that
way she probably doesn't spend much
time sitting 'at the window watching
for the postman.
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A Chicago professor says that people
ple who work at a business that
shakes them up a good deal live longer
than those who occupy smoother
places. Now will you beat the car
pets ?
Anent Dr. Alfred Russell Wallace's
theory that the earth is the center
.of the universe , it may be conceded
that it is so far as we are concerned ,
anyway. What the people of other
planets think about it is for them to
decide.
Hetty Green is at least honest in her
tax-dodging. She frankly admits that
she is without a home or a residence
simply to avoid paying personal taxes.
And yet what a row she would make
If the laws of the land failed to pro
tect her and her property.
An ex-tramp has become a member
of parliament , and the fact has been
cabled to this country regardless of
expense as something extraordinary.
But when an ex-member of parliament
becomes a tramp notumg is said about
it The occurrence probably lacks the
element of novelty.
Abram S. Hewitt a poor man's son ,
was brought up , as he himself ex
pressed it "to reverence God and to
give an equivalent , " and , thanks to
these old-fashioned virtues , he made
ia. good beginning and ended well. Men
iwho' try to achieve prosperity by get
ting the better of other people gen
erally become the victims of them
selves in the long run.
No freight except live stock and per
ishable goods is to be moved on Sun
day , according to the new rule of the
Chicago & .Northwestern Railroad , and
thousands of railroad men will have
ithelr Sundays at home for the first
time since they entered the service. It
"is worth noting that the management
of the road expresses the belief that
the rest will enable the men to move
as much freight In six days as'they
have been moving in seven.
"If you cannot come to the mission
ary meeting , " suggested , a city minis
ter , "suppose you drop into your mite
box the amount you would probably
'
spend if you came your car fare , the
cost of your lunch and your contribu
tion to the collection and so make
sure of not missing all the good of the
day ? " The suggestion only Implied
a great truth , but Gen. Booth of the
Salvation army affirms It when he
says , "The contribution box , too , is .a
means of grace. "
A genius has been figuring out how
many ancestors a man has. First he
takes your father and mother that
makes two human beings. S&chv of
them must also have a fat&sr and
mother that makes four human be
ings. Each of these must have had
a father and mother and that makes
eight human beings. So he goes on
back fifty-six generations , which
brings him to the time of Jesus Christ
The calculation thus resulting shows
i that 130,235,017,489,534,976 births must
have taken place in order to bring
you into this world you who read
these lines. Quite a large and respect
able family we belong to , Is it not ?
Let us not disgrace them.
To be cheerful when the world is
going well with you is no great virtue.
The thing is to be ch'eerful under dis
advantageous circumstances. If one
has lost money , if business prospects
fail , if enemies appear triumphant if
there is sickness of self or those dear
to one , then is it indeed , a virtue to
be cheerfuL When poverty pinches
< lay after day , month after month or
through the years as they , pass , and
one has ever to deny self of every
little longed-for luxury , and the puz
zle of how to make one dollar do the
work for two has to be solved , then ,
the man who can still be cheerful is'
a hero. He is a greater hero than thej
soldier who faces the cannon's mouth.
Such cheerfulness is the kind that )
we need to cultivate.
The autocrats of fashion , who are
also the architects of the female form
divine" , should not be allowed to banish
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the "shirt waist girl" without some
popular protest In all the wide range
of feminine fancy and caprice in the
way of apparel nothing has found such
secure and lasting lodgment in the !
masculine heart as the shirt waist
In its capacious and fluffy mystery
it not only provides ample room for
the imagination but it presents an
agreeable and oftimes fascinating con
cession to the masculine ideas of sim
plicity and utility. But the National
Dressmakers' Association has decreed
that the shirt waist must go. If such
a simple and utilitarian garment is
allowed to get a firmer grip on the
feminine mind it means "death to the
business of dressmaking , ! ' says one of
the managers of the dressmakers' con
vention. Just as the architects of
the feminine figure were reaping large
profits from the trailing skirts that
swept the microbes from sidewnlksj
along came the bicycle craze which
ushered in an era of sanity on the skirti
question. The rainy day skirt became ]
an every day skirt The dressmakers )
indeed have never recovered from thisj
blow. The common-sense skirt is here
to stay. But can the dressmakers dis
lodge the shirt waist ? It is true that
not every shirt waist is a "poem" era
a "dream. " After all , the girl in the
shirt waist is the thing. Isn't it pos-j
sible for the dressmakers to recou
their losses in some other way am
spare to us the delightful remnant o
feminine individuality and indepeui
dence known as the shirt waist girl ?
Pity a poor old lady with millions
of dollars in real estate , railway and
bank stocks , who has not where to lay :
her head who is merely a rotator 01
the face of the earth. This is the sad
fate oi' Mrs. Hetty Green , said to be !
"the richest woman in the United ,
States. " Since her husband died Mrs.
Green avers that she has had no home
of her own. It is true that Mr. Green
lived with the neighbors and that thert }
was some trouble over the furniture ,
which it is claimed had been loaned to
him by a friend before his death. But
this does not alter the fact that so
long as he lived Mrs. Green felt that
she had a home. Mrs. Green's home
less plight was revealed to a New Yorl
reporter who was imprudently invad
ing the sanctity of her sorrow by try
ing to coax her to explain why six.
paid no personal taxes in that city.
After showing that the death of heil
husband left her homeless Mrs. Greeij
declared that she was proved a nonresident - ;
resident of New York several years
ago , and said : "I am simply rotating
between here and Chicago. " Being a
rotator : not an oscillator or vibrator
Mrs. Green does not stay in one f.poti
long enough to be counted by the tax- !
gatherer. She simply rotates ; she re-j
volves on her own axis , and hence is a , '
high'roller. . The suggestion that J. '
Pierpont Morgan , another high roller ,
was also homeless , but that he made
a handsome contribution to the treas
ury of New York , had no effect upoi
Mrs. Green. Having no home , she die
not propose to pay taxes on one. There ?
is only one course left for the assessors - ,
ors if they still hope to assess this !
homeless woman. They must find out' '
where her laundry work is done. II
it also rotates between New York anu
Chicago we see no chance for making
the richest woman in America pay
personal taxes.
There Is something suggestive oi
green clothes , and soft hats with roll
ing brims and feathers , and hunting
horns and romance In the title of a !
modest pamphlet lately sent forth
'
from the government printing office.
"Report of the Forester for 1902" ia
the title of it , and it summarizes the
great variety of work which has been
carried on by what was formerly the
Division and is now the Bureau of
Forestry. Much of the work is the
most useful sort of specialization. The
inspection of private forest lands and
the devising of plans for utilizing them
most effectively is , of course , a part
of what one would expect of a Bureau
of Forestry , just as one expects it to
conserve the national parks and other
government timber lands. Yet the
work does not by any means end here.
Et includes the chemical investigation
of tanning extracts from native woods
and barks ; the production of turpen
tine by "orcharding , " a system which
Mr. Pinchot the forester , believes
"will radically affect the whole in-
Industry" ; the testing and classifica
tion of timber in regard to strength
and durability ; the best way to stop
irifting sand by tree-planting. These
and'many other special investigations
show the broad interpretation which
the head of the bureau puts upon his
iuty. No part of the report is more
encouraging than that which records
briefly the changing attitude of pri
vate owners of large forest reserves.
More and more they are coming to the
bureau for advice as to the manage
ment of their property. This the gov
ernment furnishes free , on condition
that the owner pay the bare expenses
jf the expedition. Every owner who
Is thus put on the right track be-
: omes a guide and incentive to others ;
for modern forestry is the manage
ment of woodlands for gain , andjarga
profits ore always persuasive preach
ers.
Nine-tenths of the people are alwayf
ready to "argue" about religion.
EMPLOYES AND TELEPHONE.
Detroit Hanufacturiag ; Firm Forbldi
Them to U e It.
One of the large local manufacturin |
houses , says the Detroit Free Press ,
recently issued an order forbidding the
use of the telephone by employes ; and
the edict , which may seem rathei
severe to those unfamiliar with the
workings of such a concern , is thus
commented on by a member of a well
known firm , which has been harrassecj
greatly by the telephone tete-a-tete car
ried on during business hours and dur
ing the hours of luncheon.
"It's the biggest nuisance with whlob
a business establishment was ever af <
flictcd/ ' said he. "The little telephoni
flirtations and heart-to-heart talks thai
are sometimes conducted within ear
shot of a man burdened with the carcj
of business are truly exasperating
though they might be often amusing
under different circumstances and en
vironment. Here is a sample :
"Young lady enters the office betweet
the hours of twelve and one.
" 'Can I use the telephone ? ' she sayi
sweetly. 'Yes ? Oh , thank you. ' Shi
takes down the receiver.
" 'H'm , ' she .says , clearing her throai
for a protracted siege with the electric
messenger of girlish confidences.
" 'Give me 3990 main , ' she says. 'No ,
not 990 1-9-9-0. Yes , that's it. He-
loa ! that you , Harry ? No gone fc
dinner ? No , thank you. '
"She hangs up die receiver , but im
mediately takes it dow.n again.
" 'Hello ! 283G muLi. - Yes , that's
right ( Oh , dear , they're so long answen
ing this is the worst serv jOh , is thnj
you , Nell ? Say. row do you feal ? I'nj
awful tired ; but what a jolly goo < J
time ! Yes , Harry was there. Are yet
going Wednesday ? Tickets ? 1.50. Jus !
called up Harry , but he was out t (
lunch. Well , good-by. '
"She hangs up the receiver , takes ij.
down again and proceeds : 'Give m\ \
4-3-2 main. That you , Maude ? Yes1
Say , you areall , right just had mj
lunch , see you to-night Good-by. '
"She hangs up the receiver , just n
time for another young lady who want }
to call up some one on important busi
ness , while the bo. s at the other en 3
of the wire is told they are busy. Now
do you wonder at the order ? "
At St. Augustine , Fla. , is the oulj
mill in the world that gets its power dl
rect from an artesian well.
. The oldest statue in the world n
that of the sheik of Egypt , which datej
back more than six thousand years.
1 The number of leaves on a largf
Jsixty-foot high oak tree has bee *
( counted and found to exceed six mill
5on.
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Fifty tons is the weight and elevei
iniles the effective range of a canno
which has just been mounted aj
L'Orient. It is stated to be the larg.
est on the French coast
\ With the modern steel framing , I
building can with safety be carried 't <
seven and a half times the diametei
of its base. Thus an ordinary businosj
building could be erected 'to ' a heigh )
of fifteen hundred feet
' W. H. McGowan of Urbana , Ohio ,
has one of the most unique collection ?
pf autographs in the country. It con
tains the names of over twelve thou
sand actors and actresses , besides 1.70 (
pictures , and over 50,000 programs
posters and the like.
The antiquity of the fan in the East ]
particularly in Asia , extends far bacj
beyond the possibility of ascertaining
its date. In China and India the orig
mal model of the fan was the wing o |
a bird , and at one time was part o )
the emblems of imperial authority.
r The American peanut crop averagej
about five million bushels- year ,
twenty-two pounds of the nuts make j
bushel. About $10,000,000 worth oj
peanuts yearly are consumed , either it
their natural form or in candy. Th |
shucks furnish good food for pigs , an
the peanut vine forms a first-class- od
fler for mules. Vast quantities of pea
nuts are shipped each year to Grea )
Britain and the Continent from botj
Africa and Asia , where they are con
verted into "pure Lucca olive oil. " X
bushel of peanut shells will affor (
about a gallon of oil , and the meal i
used for feeding horses , and is alsi
baked into a variety of bread whid
has a large sale in Germany anl
France.
Patti.
Some say that Patti cannot sing ,
Pity Patti.
Ihey claim her voice has taken wing ,
Pity Patti.
Bow very sad to think that she
Should come so far across the sea
Po show her lack of harmonee ,
Pity Patti.
But don't you be too sure of that ;
Witty Patti
Ls quite too sharp to prove so flat ,
Witty Patti.
She'll coax the dollars as of yore ,
She'll add a fortune to her store ,
And like as not she'll come some more
Gritty Patti.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Her Past Too Long.
Walton Why did Jones break 0 }
tils engagement with Miss Oldacres ?
Jackson On account of her past
"What was the matter with it ? "
"Nothing , only he thought it was to
long. "
Texas Cattle.
It is sold that Texas alone market
50,000,000 worth of cattle annually.
A man's pantaloons are always eithe
joe short or too long , but In nine case
rat of ten a woman's skirt hangs jus
right _ . . ,
CM CAD SUPT. SOUTH CAROLINA
tNoUnSUPT.
tNoUn STATE INSTITUTION.
Endorses the Catarrhal Tonic Pe-ru-na-
A Congressman's Letter.
Dr. J. F. Ensor , Postmaster of Colum
bia , S. C. , late Superintendent and Phy
sician in charge of State Insane Asylum
at Columbia , S. G. , writes :
' "After using your Peruna myself
for a short period , and my family hav-
'ing used and are now using the same
with good results , and upon the Information -
formation of others who he.vz besn
'benefited by it as a cure fur catarrh
and an Invigorating tonic , I r&n cheer
fully recommend it to all ersons re
quiring so effective a nmedy.-Dr ;
'J , F. Ensor.
' Hon. C. W. Butts , ex-Member of Con
gress from North Dakota , in a letter
from Washington , D. C. , says :
. "That Peruna is not only a vigorous ,
jas well as an effective tonic , but also a
'cure ' of catarrh is beyoudcontroversy. .
| It is already established hy its use by
; the thousands who have been benefited
, by it. I cannot too highly express my
appreciation of its excellence. " C. W.
Butts.
I Dr. R. Robbins , Muskogee , I. T. ,
. [ writes :
I "Peruna is the best medicine I know
of for coughs and to strengthen a weak
Btomach and to give appetite. Beside
prescribing it for catarrh , I have ordered
it for weak and debilitated people , and
have not had a patient but said it helped
him. It is an excellent medicine and it
fits BO many cases.
"I have a large practice , and have a
chance to prescribe your Peruna. I
hope you may live long to do good to the
sick and suffering. "
Only the weak need a tonic. People
are never weak except from some good
cause. One of the obscure causes of
weakness and the one oftenest over
looked is catarrh.
Catarrh inflames the mucous mem
brane and causes the blood plasma to
escape through the mucous membrane
.in the form of mucus. This discharge
( of mucus is the same as the loss of blood.
"It " produces weakness.
L. DOUGI AS
* * SS. and $3. Shoes
\ ; a X- R # You can 8 v fro in S3.OO lo S5.00 yearly
F&V ; > > Xt - -wearing W. ! L. l > ouylas S3.50 or S3 Shoes.
They are just as good in every way as those that
i\ have been costing you from § 4.00 to $5.00. Th
ssA immense sale of W. L. Douglas elioes provei
5 tbeir superiority over all other makes ,
0 | v Sold by retail shoe dealers everywhere.
25 The genuine have name and price
< f stamped on the bottom Take no
CflTfl'l ' substitute. Fast Color Eyelets used.
.kAlALUU - CKff.&S. V
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! &ou w. J BoiiBlUB S4 Gilt Edge
Line cannot lie equalled
* I /s Sn7r XiS ; ' - - - . - : ; : tt- _ at Sl y price.
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Established 1876.
The Douglas secret proce-n of lanntnc tlieliollom sn\r \ * "W. ! < . Douglas makes and cells more men's
prodnres moro flexible nd foniHT wearlne leather Goodyear welt ( hand-sewd proc-ess shoes
than other tannnze. Tlie M < "i HUT ? more than doubled than any o'her manufacturer Jn the world.
npy
w'n ' tl ( I111'1' to anyone \vno
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bled the pa t four Tears , wlilfh proie * itsvni fl OC nnn Daurorrl
ison Sales : . * saa , : irtHt.Sl
Mads if bple t luipor' neHp leatl'e'8.
Two hundred thousand dollars has
been appropriated by the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition to cover the
expenses of the International Con
gresses that will assemble in St.
Louis , September 19-25 , 1904. The
Congress of Arts and Sciences will
have one definite task : To demon
strate the unity of knowledge , and
thus bring harmony and interrelation
tion into the scattered scientific
work of the present ; day. Leading
scholars from all over the world will
deliver lectures before the Congress
Robins are here
drink
Rootoeer
The greatest spring tonic.
A package makes live gal
Ions. Sold everywhere ,
mail for 25 cents.
flURLKSE. HI RES CO.
Jlaltcrn , F .
WESTERN CANADA
HAS FREE HOMES
FOR MILLIONS !
Upwards of 100,000 Amerietfe *
have settled in Weitera Cansdl
daring the last 5 ysars. They art
contented , happy and prosperoo * .
and there IB room still for million *
Wonderful yields of U'heat ant
other grains. Best Grazing Land *
_ on the Continent. Magnificent
' limafe. plenty of water and fuel. Good tchool *
( wcellent chnrchM and splendid railway facilities.
i Free Homestead of 160 Acres , Free
'the only charge being $10 for entry. Send to tfc
following for an Atlas mid other liierature , as wen m
' for certincate , giving you reduced railway rates , ew.i
Superintendent of Immigration , Ottawa , Can. , or te
WJV. Bennett , 801 New York Life Bldg. , Oman *
. . the authorizad Canadian Gorarnment Ageafc
THERE IS NO
SLICKER
Forty yzori & § o and after
of use on the eastern coast. Tower's
Waterproof Oiled Coots were introduced
In the West end were calkd .Slickera by
the pioneers and cowboys. Thb graphic
name IAS cone into such general use that
it is. frequently though wongfuliy applied
to many substitutes. You want the gerume.
Look for the Sign of the Fish , and
the rene Tower on the buttons.
' MADE Dt HACK AW YU10WANB
SOLD BY REPRtSENTAnVE TRADE
. . . _ . THC WORLD OVER. in
XStOWtt CO.MSTOH.MA5S..U.5.A.
TOWER UNAttAN C LiaiUdJOEOHTO. CAR
A Skin of Beauty Is a Joy Forever :
. T. FELIX GOUKATJD'8 ORIENTAL
DK. CUEAM7 OU MAGICAL BEATJTIFIEK.
Kemorea Tan , Piraplea , Freckles ,
_ Moth Patches , Hash , and Skin
w a > C r SL diseases , and erery blemish on
B * JSTS dC N beauty , and deHea
detection. It has
stood the test of 61
years , and Is BO
harmless we tacte l
to be sure It is prop
erly made. Accept
no counterfeit of
similar name. Dr. l
A. Sayre said to *
lady of the haat-tOD
( a patient ) : "As yog
ladies will use them ,
I recommend 'Gour-
, and's Crfeam' M the
least harmful of all
the Skin prepai-
tlons.'For8ale bj
I Dealers In the U. S , Canada * antfBorop *
* , J7 Qi Jono tfc.g.Y . _
Peruna stops the catarrh and prevents
the discharge of mucus. This is why
Peruna is called a tonic. Peruna does
not give strength by stimulating the
nervous system a little.
It gives strength by preserving the
mucous membranesAngainst leakage. .
It gives strength by converting the
blood fluids and preventing their drain
ing away in mucous discharges.
Constant spitting , and blowing the
nose will finally produce extreme weak
ness from the loss of mucus.
If you do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from the use of Peruna , ,
write at once to Dr. Hartman , giving a
full statement of your case , and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad
vice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman , President of :
The Hartman Sanitarium , Columbus , O.
" The grand stand erected for those
who viewed the display of fireworks
at the dedication Ceremonies or the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St.
Louis , is the largest , with one ex
ception ever built. The exception is
the grand stand built in London for
the coronation ceremonies of Eng
land's ruler , Edward VlIL Tbe St.
Louis stand has a seating capacity of
31,000. It is 800 fent long and 135
feet broad. The lun her in the struc
ture alone COSL $20GOJ.
The achievements , history and
possibilities in the science and indus
tries of agriculture are to receive ex
tensive treatment and display at the
Universal , Exposition at St. Louis in
19Qi. The Exposition authorities
have given the various materials , in
dustries and pursuits which are to
be included , or implied , under the
heading Agriculture , such as theory
of Agriculture , appliances and meth
ods used in agricultural ndustries ;
agricultural implements and farm
machinery ; farm equipments ; meth
ods of improving lands ; agricultural
procucts , vegetables cereals , etc. , a
leading place in the classification.
The space duvoted to agriculture
covers 65 acres on a commanding
site.
A quarter of a million dollars has
been set aside by tihe Louisiana Pur
chase Exposition for the use of the
Live StocK Department. Chief F.D.
Coburn and his assistants have ac
complished much , and are already
assured that the live stock display ab
St. Louis will exceed that made at
any previous exposition. Thirty
seven acres of x beautifully wooded
land is devo'ed to the live stock ex
exhibit , and fine pavillions , stables ,
etc. , are being erected.
A LAST RESORT.
Pure Food Should Be the Firat.
When the human machine goes wrong
it's ten to one that the trouble began
with the stomach and can therefore be
removed by the use of proper food. A
lady well known in Bristol , Ontario
County , N. Y. , tells of the experience she
had curing her only child by the use of
scientific food : "My little daughter , the
only child and for that reason doublj
dear , inherited nervous dyspepsia. W
tried all kinds of remedies and soft foods
At last , when patience was about ex
hausted and the child's condition had
grown so bad. the whole family was
aroused , we tried Grape-Nuts.
"A friend recommended the food a *
one which her own delicate children had
grown strong upon , so I purchased 4
box as a last report. In a very shorl
time a marked change in both 'health
and disposition was seen. What madl
our case easy was that she liked it al
once and its crisp , nutty flavor has madl
it an immediate favorite with .the mos <
fastidious In OHF family.
"Its use seems to be thoroughly estab
lished in western New York , where manj
friends use it regularly. I have notlcei
its fine effects upon the intellects as weli
as the bodies of those who use it Wt
owe it much. " Name given by Postuu
Co. , Battle Cueek. Mich.
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GOOD WIVES ARE
IN ACTIVE DEMAND.
A cry cornea from the bachel6rs of
Western Oklahoma for -wives. It comes
through a letter of E. F , Jones , An- ,
pora , Day County , to the Guthrle Daily
Capital , and reads :
"Dear Sir : In the last Issues of yourj
paper have appeared two items of
news that have particularly interested
me. The first one gave an account of
a man iu South Dakota who wrote toj
Indiana about the bachelors there who.
wanted to get married and were un
able to , and the result of tbat letter.
Secondly , the desire of a member of
the Kansas Legislature to tax bach
elors $50 a year.
"Let us look at the condition of
things in Western Oklahoma , where I.
am now living. We have here a great
many bachelors who are continually
being joked for remaining so. Some
01 these are men wlio are industrious
and well able to support a wife and
would make ber happy. You talk
with these men , and very few , if any , (
like the life they are living. Then
why do they not marry ? Because they *
are unable to help themselves in this ;
county. They want women of mar
riageable age , women of good common
sense , women who Avill make them
suitable companions and thus enable
them the better to overcome the diffi
culties and disappointments that beset
them in the great struggle for exist
ence.
"The girls out here of marriageable
age that are of any account are very
few indeed. It is almost easier to find
a pin in a haystack than to find one.
What is to become of the bachelors of ,
Western Oklahoma ? Must they sell
out or continue to live the miserable
life they are at present living ? A
member of the Kansas Legislature
would say tax them $50 a year. Would
you tax a man for what he cannot !
help ? Give them a chance to marry
the right kind of women and see if
they will not readily respond to it.
Then the abodes tbat have been for
merly shunned will be shunned no
more. Then the houses where people
in the past have always refused to
partake-of hospitality will be refused
no more. Then the society of a com
munity will be infused with such new ;
Ilife , new joy , that even the very hills
'around us will break forth in antbems
) of praise as they see men and women
living the life that God intended they
jSliould live when He said : "It is not !
good for man to be alone. "
HOODOOED EAR.
Possessed by This Man Ia Always
Getting Him Into Trouble.
"Dou 3-011 know I believe one of myj
ears is lioodooed , " said the pale-faced
man as be settled down into a big arm
chair , "ai\d I know a good many things
which tend to strengthen this belief ,
impossible , eh ? We'll , you are fool- !
isb. ;
I "One of my old schoolmates had a
hoodooes toe. Every time anything
( happened to bim it happened to that r
toe. Now lie would 'stump' the nail
'off ; again he would pick up a tborn
'or a splinter ; or be would get a toe
inashed all these things always bap-
Ipencd to tbe same toe. He grew up.
jWbat happened ? Corn worst com I
.ever saw 011 the same unlucky toe.
I knew another fellow. Fate seemed
to have a pick at his nose. Every time
anything happened bis nose was tne
tiling it happened to. One day a man
tried to cut bim with a razor. He just
clipped tbe end of bis nose off , a gra
cious bit of economy , as you shall see.
During an election row several years
later be got into a shooting scrape.
A man shot him with a rifle and clipped
jeff another bit of his nose. Some time
'
'after this my friend ot into another
[ row , and his adversary threw him
jdown , and in the skirmish that fol-
llowed , chewed another little piece of
his nose off. A policeman struck' him
across the nose with a club at a still
later time broke the bridge. Sama
way with my right ear. It's hoodooed.
When a mere boy I was thrown from a
horse. Bruised the lobe of my right
ear. Got hit in a ball game one day. '
Right ear again. Once after I grew up
I got into a fight , and the man hit ma
three times , and every time his big fist
landed squarely on the right ear. Take
the other day , as another example , t
was sitting in a dining car going out of
"
"New Orleans , when the train suddenly
swung around a sharp curve. With
| table , chair , linen , dishes and all I
was thrown violently against the other
side of the car. See that ear same old
ear same old result. Don't yon tell
me it's Loodoes , that's all. But I anj
certain of one thing I'll never get i\ \
In the neck , not as long as I have that
cap. " New Orleans Times-Democrat
No Argument. . '
A clergyman passing through a village - '
lage street saw a number of boys sur
rounding a dog , says the Buffalo
Courier. Thinking that some cruel
fleed was in progress , the clergyman
hastened toward the boys and asked
what they were doing. One of the
lads replied that they were telling lies
and the boy who told the biggest lie
would get the dog. The clergym'an
tvas shocked at such depravity
and bean -
? an to lecture them on the sin of lyiW
md concluded his remarks by saying-4
"Why , when I was a little boy T
leyer told lies/ '
The boys were silent fop a secondj
ivhen one of them said sadly ,
"Hand him the dog. "
The more experiences we have with
lealth foods the more
sympathy we
lave for our old grass-eating friend
lebucbadnezzer.