THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
L M. BICE , Publisher.
TALENTINE , NEBRASKA.
Tiie "dummy" director Is the trusi
promoter's tool.
The cause of lynching has been
given a great boost In South Carolina.
The barber who committed suicide
with bay mm certainly stuck to hia
last
The cork leg trust Is going to raise
prices , and the man who neglected to
get his cork leg Is up a stump.
We Insist that the girl who falls in
love with a dentist who is filling Lei
teeth isn't mentally responsible.
In China everything goes by oppo-
eltes. Hence , when "evacuation" is
mentioned over there it means occupa
tion.
Ruskin College now has a "professor
of dressmaking , " and the inovation has
'caused quite a bustle in certain edu
cational circles.
Football Is too rough a game for
Pugilist Fitzsimmous , but perfectly
proper for the educational development
of our college youth.
If some one will start a magazine
called "Failure" he can obtain a num
ber of noted contributors who used to
write on "IIow to Succeed. "
King Peter of Servia has promoted
the assassin who placed him on the
throne , but it isn't clear whether he
was grateful or merely afraid.
Bankers who are tempted to specu
late should make it a point to begin
with speculating on how they would
like to spend a few years in the peni
tentiary
It certainly is hard luck for a man
when his leg is cut off by accident or
Design , but the hard luck becomes
cumulative when the price of cork legs
Is increased aO per cent without warn
ing.
It appears that we are to lose two
Islands by the Alaskan boundary set
tlement A few years ago the loss of
two islands might have come as a
hardship , but what does an island or
two more or less amount to now ?
Germany Is said to be still sending
rliles and cartridges to Turkey. Hush !
Don't let us say a word. Look at the
inules and things we sent to South Af
rica for the use of Great Britain in
choking the life out of two republics
down that way.
One of the best features of the mod
ern political machinery is the operation
of party polls in getting out a full
vote. Whatever the result may be , a
full vote is always desirable , and the
voluntary polls of both party contrib
ute distinctly to this.
Scares from fear of rabies has in
duced a philanthropic dog fancier to
volunteer the information : "When you
> ee a vicious dog approaching place
; he lliunib of the left hand in the palm
of 'the same hand and the canine will
pass you by. " We will paste this in
our hat and now seek some cabalistic
formula to escape the highbinder ,
spellbinder and rabid political candi-
tlato.
An English musician accused of
plagiarism alflrms that It Is "almost
impossible to compose a piece of music
having no resemblance to any other ; "
but his critics have retorted that the
seven tones and their semitones , twelve
notes In all , are susceptible of nearly
half a billion combinations. Of course
It does not follow that It Is perfectly
easy to be original , but such statistics
give the comforting assurance that a
youth who contemplates a work of
genius need never fa-U because of
poverty of material.
An interesting Illustration of rule
by a majority is reported from a Lon
don hospital. The surgeon in charge
was making his morning rounds , ac
companied by half a dozen students ,
to whom he was giving clinical instruc
tion. They came to a doubtful case.
"Now , gentlemen , " said the surgeon ,
"do you think this is or Is not a case
for operation ? " Without exception the
students opposed the proposition to
operate. "You are all wrong , " exclaim
ed the surgeon , "and I shall operate
to-moiTow ! " "No , you won't ! " ex
claimed the patient. "Six to one Is a
great majority. Gimme my clothes I"
There are many ways besides read
ing and traveling In which the retired
professional or business man may get
enjoyment for himself and make him
self useful to others. He may ad
vise and aid his son * and daughters
and other young people , who are start
ing along the thorny paths which he
has trod with honor and success. He
may also exert an Influence for de
cency and progress In politics. What
a boon It would be to a nation If It
should become the practice for Its
successful professional and business
men to retire as soon as they acquired
a competency and derote their remain
ing energy and ability and. their ex
tensive experience to promoting the
public welfare.
The preachers of the Methodist
church who have finished their years
of active work and reached the age
vf merited Test are known in tb de
nomination as superannuates. Thci
support la provided for by the church
not as a benevolence , but as a duty
The superannuates are regarded ai
pastors emeritus to all the churchei
of the annual conference to whlcl
they belong , and each conference ? i
* . expected to collect the funds thah an
necessary for its own superannuates1
"salaries. " There Is a movement no-w
being pressed in the church to mak
a more permanent provision for th
superannuates by raising a great rn-
dowmeut fund of § 5,000,000 or $10,000 , .
000 , the income of which will be used
In lieu of or in addition to the confer
ence collections. The quadrennial gen
eral conference of the church to be
held next spring at Los Angeles wil ]
doubtless be urgently asked to take
favorable action , and already many
of the supporters of the movement
are suggesting Bishop McOabe as the
right man to intrust with the work of
raising the proposed endowment
Does the higher education tend U
discourage matrimony ? Are the
chances of marriage for both the
young man and the young wo
man lessened by a university
or college education ? These are old
and much discussed questions , but in
terest in them has been revived of late
by disclosures concerning the gradu
ates of Yale and Harvard. The records
revealed the fact that the percentage
of graduates who embraced matri
mony was surprisingly small , much
smaller than was popularly believed.
Whereupon a discussion arose as to
the causes for the reluctance or slow
ness of college men to enter the mar
ried estate. It now appears that this
backwardness about getting married
is not peculiar to graduates of institu
tions for men. According to the rec
ord contained in the first "general
register" compiled for the Alumni As
sociation of the University of Chicago ,
81 per cent of the young women who
have received bachelors' degrees at the
university during its first ten years
are still unmarried. Of the 5S3 women
graduates from the undergraduate col
leges listed in the register only 10
have married. In the case of the grad
uale from Yale or Harvard it Is nose
so difficult to account for his disin
clinatiou to seek the joys and respon
sibilities of the connubial estate. The
young schoolmate of his boyhood days
who did not go to college , but re
mained at home , became a producer ,
AVhile he was digging around for
Greek roots the schoolmate at home
was learning a business or a trade
and at the end of four or five years
he was earning enough to get married
The college graduate has lost all this
time. He must defer all notions of
matrimony until he has mastered a
business or profession that will yield
support for a family. Often this comes
so late In life that the college man
finally abandons all matrimonial ambi
tion and settles down to confirmed
bachelorhood. In the case of the girl
graduate her "bachelorhood" Is not so
easy to explain. No one will deny
that she is fitted by her education for
fulfilling the higher ideals of wife
hood , but it Is doubtless true that she
is also equipped for a larger independ
ence and individuality , and hence mat
rimony does not appeal to her so
strongly as it does to tiie girl whose
education has b ° en largely received
in the home.
Identified.
There Is a time in a small boy's lift
when hla unl.et e holds one glodious
central star around which paler stars
tamely revolve. It Is of that time thai
D New York Tribune writer tells.
One of the financial magnates of the
country is so immersed in business thai
he cannot make the rounds of his
show-places with any regularity. One
lay , however , he had an hour of Idle
ness , and strolled through the great
stables of one of his country estates.
En a corner he came upon a little boy
the head coachman's son at play with
i fox terrier. They admired the terrier
for a while together , and then the
Inancier said , casually :
"Do you know who I am ? "
"Yes , sir , " said the child , "of course
[ do. "
"Well , who am I ? "
"Why , you're the man that rides in
ny father's carriages. "
Wanted to Get At It.
Hardware Dealer What do you want J (
with such a heavy saw ?
Bilkens My wife has made a fruit
sake.
Exercise with the Automobile.
Knicker Jones says he finds tht
LUtomobile fine for reducing flesh.
Becker I didn't know he had one
Knicker He hasn't He dodge *
> ther people's. New York Sun.
Pass the Censor.
Newspapers from. Denmark to th
Inssian provinces must In future all
; o to St Petersburg to pass the cen
or.
When we have troubles we find that
cne of the greatest of them 10 th <
'helpful talk" dv n na , | Jj
The Honesty of Women.
It has long been an axiom , in cases
of men who default , forge , abscond or
embezzle large sums , "Cherchez la
femme. " The expert takes for granted
that a woman is always behind such
dishonesties. Yet it would seem that
man excuses himself , in these cases ,
at the expense of woman , as Father
Adam did in the Garden ; for it is a
conspicuous fact that woman , when
employed in business affairs herself , is
strikingly honest Women bookkeep
ers do not embezzle ; women as mer
chants pay their debts promptly ; wom
en as treasury clerks are known for
their integrity. The boarding house
keepers , themselves generally women ,
testify that their losses almost invari
ably come from male boarders , while
those of their own sex are to be de
pended upon for regular payments.
Woman , if left to herself , is thus
found to be more honest than , man.
In coming into the commercial world ,
she brings to it a high standard of per
sonal honesty. It is to this quality that
she owes part of her rapid advance
ment into the places which formerly
wereoccupiedbymen aloii- . She is eco
nomical and careful of her employer's in
terests , too , and he is not slow to rec
ognize her value in this respect. What
ever the drawbacks of feminine labor
and they are many woman's in
stinctive honesty is an important fac
tor in redressing the balance and in
clining the market in her favor.
If woman is thus honest in her
self , why does man excuse himself by
accusing her of making him dishonest ?
It is safe to say in many cases a
woman is extravagant simply because
she has no idea whatever of her hus
band's business affairs , nor of the val
ue of money. It has happened more
than once that a woman whose "ex
travagance has been the ruin of her
husband" has supported herself and
her children after the crash , and done
it honestly and economically. Of
course , there are dishonest women in
the world ; but if there is one fact
proved by the entrance of women into
modern business , it is that their per
sonal honesty is at a premium , and
that man lags behind their standard.
Harper's Bazar.
Woman's Work.
Women make their own opportuni
ties nowadays without waiting for op
portunities to come to them.
One of the most successful of the
dress manufacturing firms in this city
is composed of two young women 'tt'ho,1
while engaged In teaching , began in a
very modest way to put out some origi
nal work in dressmaking. First with
the design for collarettes , then for
waists and finally for whole suits , these
women have gradually enlarged their
field until they supply some of the
largest retail stores here and in other
cities. Forty machines are run by
electricity , and two floors on a promi
nent thoroughfare are given up to their
work.
A flower shop has this month been
started in a western town by two New
York girls. "The well-appointed flower
shop , " says the announcement , "is nec
essarily an important factor in the so
cial and artistic success of the srnait
functions of the present dny. " Floral
decorations for luncheons , dinners ,
: otillons and weddings are to be under
taken , besides the regular sale of cut
lowers and plants.
A woman who goes out by the day
'or upholstery work is much in de-
nand at this season. Her field is not
imlted , however , to the covering and
nendiug of chairs and sofas. She takes
ip every detail in the house In the line
> f furnishings that need sewing or
nending slip covers , door hangings ,
inrtains , seat cushions , cushion covers
ind bedspreads.
This woman keeps up with all the
atest and best materials for such use
; nd advises upon them without buying.
She is supplied with samples of many
f the small items that sometimes take
LOUTS of shopping to find just where
hey can be bought. With economical
ustomers she skillfully turns curtains
nd pillow covers , changing even the
imp in such a way as to hide the.fad-
d portions. Xew York Sun.
Friendship Mistaken for I ove.
A great many girls make the mistake
f taking men's attentions too serious-
7. The moment a man shows the
lightest interest In them they begin
) look on him in the light of a pos
ible husband. Instead of winning a
usband they very often lose a friend.
The man is frightened away when he
iarns wnat Is expected of him. He
as been attracted to some girl by her
right personality or her pretty face ,
[ e would like to be friends with her ,
ut he does not for one moment dream
f marrying her. He regards tne
riendship as purely platonic.
Not so the girl , however. She can-
ot , to save her life , keep the personal
lement out of ner side of the game ,
he wonders at once if he means any-
ling serious.
In justice to the girl I must say that
er foolish , well-meaning friends are
irgely responsible for her perverted
lews. They tease her about the man
id make ner self-conscious , prophesy-
ig all sorts of romantic endings to the
iendship , and naturally the girl's
> mmon sense Is somewhat biased by
ielr nonsense.
All good , true men like to form firm ,
nsible friendship with women , but
. y don't fall In love -with every wo-
aa they admire. If fk2s woiald eaSy
keep this in mind they would have such
comfortable , satisfactory friendshipa
with men.
Why not be content to be merely
friends without wondering whether or
the man means anything else than
friendship !
When a man admires a girl it is most
natural that he should invite her to
places of amusement and show her
many pretty little courtesies , but girls ,
girls , do not lose both your dignity and
your friend by mistaking his attentions
for intentions. Philadelphia Bulletla
A City Woman's Chicken * .
I breed ihe White Wyandots , and
during hatching reason sel ! eggs for
matching at a fancy pri ? e. I think
there is no better breed. 'A'e have
plenty of nice fresh eggs and chickens
to eat , besides what I sel' We live
in the city , and 1 raise mv chickens
on a city lot If a woman v.-p.uts to
make pin money , 1 know of no surer
or better way than in fo < xi poultry.
In the year ISOtf I bought n trio of
fine thoroughbred ehcH : n * .int' a few
scrub hens to hatch tl - . < > ga of mj
thoroughbred chicken * . The first year
I did not sell many > ggs or chickens ,
but In 1900 I sold $70.00 worth. In 1901
I boiigth a few more chickens , and
with the few I had left over , from
them I sold $38.35 worth of chickens
and eggs. In 1902 I sold $37.98 worth
During the mouth of January , 19 < ; 3.
I got 25 dozen eggs and in February I
got 29 dozen from 29 hens. I readilj
sold them for 35 and 40 cents per doz
en. Now I have about 40 chickens.
Mrs. J. G. W. , in Farm and Home.
The Secret of Ueauty Is Health.
Those who desire to be beautiful
should do all they can to restore their
health if they have lost it , or keep it Jf
they have it st.ll. It is impossible for
anyone to lay dov/n specific rules for
other people in these matters. The
Avork which one may do , the rest , ex
ercise , baths , are matters for indi-yidua'
consideration , but , none the less , they
must all be carefully thought of ant !
never neglected. As a rule , when a pe.-
son feels well , he looks well ; when
he feels ill , he looks ill. There are
times when one can guess without look
ing In the glass that the eyes are dull
and the skin is mottled. This is not
a case for any external application , forte
to have a fresh complexion and bright
eyes , even to have white hands and a
graceful figure , you must be well.
Health and the happiness which comes
from it are the time secrets of beauty.
Health Culture.
A Pretty Cactns.
Under the popular names of whip
cord and rat-tail cactus , this plant is
well known , and probably is the m d >
generally known of all the cereus , ex
cepting cereus grandiflora. The stnmfi
are very slender , about half an inch
in diameter , and they grow to tne
length of four or six feet , being
pendulous habit When flowering , thU
has a most striking effect , the bright ,
rosy-colored flowers , which are produced
duced in spring and early summer ,
being extremely attractive. Owing to
its very pendulous habit , this specie ,
is generally seen to better advantage
grafted on a stem of the columnar ce
reus , upon any of which it seems quite
at home. The rat-tail cactus can be
utilized in various ways , as it requires
but very l > Me pot room. It can be
grown in a sea-shell , horn , or almost
any other object
No Chicken.
Mrs. Taddells Let see ! Susie
Dimling Is about twenty years old. isn't
she ?
Mrs. Wiffles Susie Dimling twenty !
Susie Dimling will never see twenty
Eigain if she lives to be eighty.
1-ittle Hints.
Alcohol is one of the best of cos
metic remedies.
Deep breathing in pure air is a
health preservative.
Overeating will give you a red nose
ind a sallow complexion.
Sunshine , exercise and fresh air are
the best cure for insomnia.
Don't go to bed hungry. A glass of
nilk or a cup of chocolate will refresh
rou.
Grapes are healthful and fattening ,
is they contain a large amount of
sugar.
A glass of hot water before break-
'ast is a 'laxative and tones up the
system.
Hair that splits at the ends should
> e trimmed with a pair of sharp scis
sors or singed.
Bitter aloes rubbed on the finger
ips will generally break the habit of
> iting the nails.
Nervous people should take light ex-
rcises , increasing them daily aa
trength is gained.
Flour spread thickly on a burn will
> revent blistering and the scars that
re likely to follow.
Orris root imparts a delicate fra-
rance to the breath and can ba
ought in small sticks.
Don't eat potatoes , peas , macaroni ,
ream , olive oil , pastry and bonbons ,
! you want to lose flesh.
Don't drink sparkling waters and
nsweetened lemonade , if you want to
ain fiesh. They act directly on fatty
ssue.
Don't think you can eat too much
3lnach , lettuce , watercress , dandelion
nd carrots. They ara compladoa
eautifier * '
CHERRY SISTER DEAD.
Demise of the Girl Recall * the Senna
tional CaVeer of Younjr Women.
A recent telegram tells of the deatl
of Jessie Cherry , the youngest mem
ber of the famous quartette of Cherr ;
sisters.
About a dozen or fifteen years agi
the Cherry sisters , who were livinj
near Cedar Rapids , became suddenly
famous because of the nature of con
cert entertainments they began giv
ing about the country. Without edu
cation and without any special talen
the four sisters , who were left In pee :
circumstances by the death of thei ;
parents , determined to raise funds t (
save their homestead from being ta
ken for debt. They had appeared ii
country school entertainments am
boldly conceived the plan of givinj
to the world the value of their talents
Their programs were so utterly un
conventional and so entirely withou
artistic sentiment that they soon be
came a rage and the sisters were call
ed to New York by a prominent vaude
rille manager. There their fame gre
and they followed up their tinancia
success by a tour of the whole country
They had many exciting experiences
and it became necessary for them tc
add to their stage accessories a large
wire screen to stop the flood of bac
vegetables which were nightly hurlec
toward the stage when they were sing
ing. Early in their career the young
women resented this influx of garden
growths and at one time Etlie , the old
est of the bunch , is said to have car
ried a shotgun with which she used
to intimidate her audiences. The po
lice were many times called in for pro
tection of the sisters , but later in their
career , after the discovery of the wire
screen , they viewed the animosity or
frivolousness of their audiences with
impunity , and seeing the attention
thus given them they welcomed it.
Jessie was the youngest of the sis
ters and was really a pretty little girl.
Her greatest hit was appearing as the
barefoot maiden in one of her songs ,
and many a newspaper ode has been
written to her toes. She appeared also
as the innocent "gentle lady" in Effie's
star song , "The Gypsy's Warning. "
'x'liere was always a controversy as
to whether the sisters were as awk
ward and inartistic as they appeared ,
and many have believed they were
r.mart enough to recognize the gullibili
ty of the public and to play upon that
weakness to its fullest extent While
they professed always in the most
solemn manner that the action of the
public toward them was only because
of its utter lack of appreciation of the
truly beautiful , it is evident this was
but another method they had of seek
ing advertisement
CAUSED HER TO GROW FAINT.
Stunniiijr Girl Discovered Suddenly
that Her Belt Wa Missing.
Amusing , isn't it , how one's mental
state affects one's conduct The girl
who walked along F street the other
day with a proud step and her head
carried high was feeling particularly
good. She was conscious that her
fresh shirt waist was immaculately
white and that her skirt was a perfect
fit. At that particular moment she
could have overcome any obstacle or
faced any danger so great was her
self-confidence. Ten minutes later ,
standing in front o a counter in one
of the stores waiting for a girl friend
to make some purchases , she drew her
hand to her waist A cold shudder
went driving through her veins as she
peeped over the blouse front of her
shirt waist Yes , it was quite true.
She had forgotten her belt ! Limp in
svery muscle , she sank on a stool , ter
rifying her companion by the sudden-
tiess of her collapse.
"Hush ; I've forgotten my belt , " she
said in a quick whisper , while the
poung man behind the counter went
: o get change. "For heaven's sake go
; o the ribbon counter and get me a
rard of black ribbon ! "
"You seem to be ill , " the young man
: lerk interposed. "Can't I get you
something a stimulant ? "
"No , thank you , " the girl murmured
veakly. "It's nothing. I'll be all right
n a moment" Fortunately others
: ame to claim his attention and the
ibbou was twisted neatly into a belt
vithout attracting any one's attention.
! ? he out-of-door air revived the
mighty young woman's crushed spirit
omewhat , but not again that day did
ier head reach quite so erect a pose
s it bore earlier in the morning.
Vashington Post
The Deacon's Schedule.
Here is a unique schedule of prices
or services rendered or to be ren-
ered by a good old Georgia deacon :
"Marryin * a couple , $1.
"Reduced rates to three couples , in
unch.
"Prayin * for rain , $2 an hour ; tc
uarantee rain , $2.50 for same length
C time.
"Predictin1 end o' the world , ? 3 hit
r miss.
"Forecastin' chills , fever and the
leumatism , 50 cents per day.
"Warnin' you of approach of hurrl-
ine or earthquake , $4 in advance. "
-Atlanta Constitution.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children *
ie Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Ignature of
Keeping Just Inside the Law.
Wigg Skinnum says he is the archi-
ct of his own fortune. ,
Wngg How did he succeed hi dodgl
g the building inspectors ? Phlladel-
ia Pres *
J
LAWYER WHO WAS A TERROR
Itranse Character of John Taylor * f
the Karly Arkansas Bar.
At the last meeting of the Arkansas
Jar Association , says Law Notes , the
'resident , George B. Hose , delivered
in interesting address on "The Bar of
iarly Arkansas , " in which he set him-
: elf the task of rescuing from oblivion *
: ome memories of the early leaders ot
he Bar and reconstruct ! the condi-
ions under which they worked. Among : :
liern is presented the curious figure-
f John Taylor , whose picturesque-
ind terrible character might well fur-
ilsh a hint for a modern Sir Walter
Scott , If we were fortunate enough to
> ossess a successor to the great novel-
st :
"John Taylor was only a sojourner *
n Arkansas from 1837 to 18-14 , but he-
vas so remarkable a man that he
. * * * Ev-
ihould not be forgotten. -
irybody who heard him agreed that ini
inpacity for invective , for withering.
Mustering , envenomed eloquence he-
ixcelled any human being that ever
? poke , and that he seemed possessed
> f a demoniac power. lie was a tall ,
ank , red-haired man , repulsively ugly ,
ivitli little green eyes that glistened
ike those of a snake , and with a fash-
on of licking out his tongue that was-
strangely serpentine. lie talked to nome -
me save on business. When he settled
n Little Rock , whither lie had come-
from Alabama after he had been de-
'eated in his candidacy for the United
States Senate , all the liar called oit
lim , but hi received them with re
telling coldness , and returned no vis-
ts. He had a wife , but nobody ever
: aw her wonderful thing considering :
he small size of Little Rock at the-
dme. During the seven years of his-
ojoiirn he never crossed any man's
hreshold , and no man crossed l s. Iis
iding the circuit lie always rode alone ,
ermitting no companionship , and :
vhile in attendance on court he wouldr
f the weather permitted , live in &
ent pitched in the neighboring Wood.
; vhere he might not have to look onr
he hated face of his felluwman. Yet
his modern Timon , a thousand times-
nore embittered and malignant thai *
ie of Athens , was a devout Christian ,
issiduous in his attendance at church , ,
ind always speaking with Intense re-
igious conviction. Hut his strange , in-
risible wife did not appear even oa
± e Sabbath. As a lawyer he was a.
error. His knowledge of law was pro-
ligious and Ins memory of authorities
ilmost superhuman. He could write
) ut any of tiie verbose , involved com-
non law pleadings word for word as-
iiey appeared in Chitty without look-
ng at a book. He was a master of
jvev technicality by which his adver
sary could be humiliated and over
thrown , and when he arose to speak
lone could resist the fierce torrent of
ais fiery eloquence. He spared no one
ind feared on one ; but while he never
suggested a resort to violence , he al
ways carried two pistols in the pock-
its of his long black coat in readi-
aess to repeal any attack. * * * ID
IS55 he reappeared one day In our Su
preme Court , much aged , but still
; rect , proud , scornful and malignant
ind after looking around on such of
ais old opponents as survived , depart-
idy without speaking to any one , and
fvent forth upon his lonely way , whith-
r no man knew. "
FOOT OF THE MODERty GIRL.
Size of Shoe Sold To-day J
( Number Five.
"Athletic exercise is undoubtedly
idding cubits to the stature of the-
nodern girl , but , " remarked an IT
itreet shoe merchant "It is likewise-
ncreasing the length of her feet in
creasing , indeed , into such wonderful
) roportions that the perfect mine of
.mall jokes we used to hear about the-
> edal extremities of Britain's daugh-
ers , is entirely exploded.
"Having paid these young ladies the-
: ompliment of imitating their train-
ng , the humorist now finds that his--
ountry women's feet have developed
he proportions he once found so ludi-
rous.
"The time when to possess tiny feet
ras a thing to be desired is past ; the-
thletic girl having changed all that.
? he proper and beautiful thing nowa-
ays is to be of classical dimensions
LS it is shape , not size , that makes or-
lars the beauty of a foot , the sensi-
le woman hails this evolution with.
elight , proving that the change is-
wing to the wholesome outdoor life-
the really modern girl. And , I
my add , " concluded the merchant
that never lias footwear been prettier-
lan now. It's really amusing to hear
10 athletic girl order the size of her
> ot We sell number 5 and 6 now
hen only a few years back we rare-
had a call for a shoe over number
that being considered a large shoe.
often pictured the daughters from-
ic Flowery Kingdom witnessing such
sale. Their sleepy , almond eyes-
ould stand open in positive horror
> uld they see the heroic proportions-
! their Western sister's pedal extrem-
ies , and in the shock fail to appre-
ate that the modern girl consults
mntity as well as quality. " Wash-
gton Post
The Trouble with Him.
"Well , sun , " said Brother Dickey
'fraid Br-er Jlnkins '
will
never rit-
eng In de worl ! "
"Why what de matter wld him ? "
"Only dis he skeered er thunder
he can't dodge Ughtnln'P Atlanta' .
institution.
Deficient in Sense or Value.
Sirs. Knocker So your husband ha * .
Idea of the value of money ?
Urs. Becker
None laterer. He-
solutely doesD't realize -what a love-
bonnet $50 wfll boy. J
