Marketing Potato Crops.
In linewith the classic case of the
fcyster shippers , cited by President
Hadley of Yalo-TJniversity in his book
en Railroad Transportation , is the case
of the Aroostook potato growers
brought by President Tuttle of the
Boston and Maine railroad before the
Senate committee on interstate com
merce. Nothing could better show how
a. railroad works for the interest of the
localities which it serves.
A main dependence of the farmers of
the Aroostook region is the potato
crop , aggregating annually eight to ten
million bushels , which flnd a market
largely in Boston and the adjacent
Ihickly settied regions of New England.
1'he competition of cheap water trans
portation from Maine to all points
along the New England coast keeps
railroad freight rates on these potatoes
always at a very low level.
Potatoes are also a considerable out-
nut of the truck farms of Michigan ,
their normal market being obtained in
and through Detroit and Chit-ago and
other communities of that region.
Not many years ago favoring sun
and rains brought a tremendous yield
of potatoes from the Michigan lields.
At normal rates and prices there would
have been a glut of the customary mar
kets and the potatoes would have rotted
on the farms. To help the potato grow
ers the railroads from Michigan mado
nuprecedentedly low rates on potatoes
to every reachable market , even carry-
Ing them in large quantities to a place
so remote as Boston. The Aroostook
growers had to reduce the price on
their potatoes and even then could not
dispose of them unless the Boston and
Maine railroad reduced its already low
rate , which it did. By means of these
low rates , making possible low prices ,
the potato crops of both Michigan and
Maine were finally marketed. Every
body eats potatoes , and that year ev
erybody had all the potatoes he
wanted.
While the Michigan railroads made
rates that would have been ruinous to
the railroads , had they been applied
to the movement of all potatoes at all
times , to all places , they helped their
patrons to find markets then. The
Boston and Maine railroad suffered a
decrease in its revenue from potatoes ,
but it enabled the Aroostook farmers
to market their crop and thereby to
obtain money which they spent for the
varied supplies which the railroads
brought to them. If the making of
rates were subject to governmental ad
justment such radical and prompt ac
tion coulJ never have been taken , be
cause it is well established that if a
rate be once reduced by a railroad
company it cannot be restored through
the red tape of governmental proced
ure. If the Michigan railroads and
the Boston and Maine railroad had
been subjected to governmental limi
tation they would have felt obliged to
keep up their rales as do the railroads
of Franco and England and Germany
under governmental limitation and let
the potatoes rot. Exchange.
Foiling His Impulses.
A well known preacher in the Irish
Church is justly famed for his elo j
quence. Particularly does he shine in
this respect when lie is making an ap .
peal for any charitable object. Re J
cently two country tradesmen went to
hear him and on their way home were
tompariug notes. "Man , Bradley , " (
said one , "that was a grand discoorse
entolrely ; Oi cudu't help glvin' half- (
a-crown at the collection. " "Well , yez .
see , " replied Bradley , "Oi bed the ad
(
vantage ave ye this toime. fur Oi've
heard him afore. Whin Oi was put-
Hn' on me Sunday .clothes , shure Oi
teft iverything out ave me pocket but
ran sixpence. Man , he has a powerful
-ay wid him altogether ! "
? TORTURING , DISFIGURING
* * > - - ZT
Humorw , Eczeuias , Itchinjjs , Inflam
mations , JJurnmgrs , Scaldinjja and
Chafiuss Cured by Cuticura.
The agonizing itching and burning i
of the skin , as in eczema ; the frightful ,
scaling , as in psoriasis ; the loss of hair .
and crusting of the scalp , as in scalled
head ; the facial disfigurements , as in
pimples and ringworm ; the awful suf
fering of infants , and anxiety of worn-
out parents , as in milk crust , tetter and
salt rheum all demand a remedy of
almost superhuman virtues to success
fully cope with them. That Cuticura
Soap , Ointment and Pills are such
stands proven beyond all doubt by the
testimony of the civilized world.
A Pluralist.
Upon his accession to the throne the
Emperor of Russia was appointed Col-
onel-ia-Chief of the Royal Scots Greys.
Whilst dressing for dinner an enthusi
astic subaltern communicated the in
formation to his servant. "Donald , "
he said , "have you heard that the new
Emperor of Russia has been appointed
Colonel of the regiment ? " "Indeed ,
sir ! " replied Donald. "It's a vera
prood thing. " Then , after a pause , he
inquired. "Beg pardon , sir , but will he
be able to keep both places ? "
Do Your Feet Ache and. Burn ?
Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease ,
powder for the feet. It rnnkes tight or
sew shoes feel easy. Cures Corns , Bun
ions , Swollen , Hot and Sweating Feet. At '
all DruKfr'ists and Shoe Stores , 2.1c. Sample
sent I-'ItKE. Address Allen S. Olmstcd , Le
Hoy , N . Y.
Not What Ho Expected. j
"And now , " said Willie , throwing
aside the garden hoe , "and now , papa , '
where is the golden reward and rich
recompense you promised me for hoeI I
Ing out the weeds in the garden
patch ? " j
"You will find it in the menial satis- i
faction of a duty well done , " replied '
papa. And thus was another budding
love for work spoiled by the theories
of the idealists. " Commercial Trib
une.
I Went Homo to Pic from Oravel Trouble.
Poctora failed. Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Rota- *
djrcurfed me. " Mrs. O. W. Brown , 1'eierbburi ; , N. Y. !
Strictly Up to Date.
"I suppose your new house is strictly
up to date ? " remarked the lldstuss to an
ftcrnoon caller.
"Yes , indeed , " replied Mrs. Malaprop ,
* * it has got all the modern conciliations ,
ven to eccentric lights , rheumatic tubes
And a porcupine bathtub. "
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
The "Sure Thing. "
XOTIIER "get rich quick" concern has run Its
race and is in the hands of a receiver. Specu
lation in cotton was its specialty , and investors
were assured that the company had devised a
system which enabled it to make money which
ever way the market went. Therefore the
managers of the company felt themselves justi
fied in promising large profits ranging from 30 to 70 per
cent annually. Such promises are alluring to men and
women who have been drawing only 3 or 4 per cent on
their savings.
The company employed ministers , school teachers , and in
surance agents as its solicitors , and paid them a 10 per cent
commission. They did a large business in New Jersey ,
Pennsylvania and New York. At first dividends were paid
promptly , and the number of investors increased. But in
the course of time the attention of a Philadelphia paper
was called to this speculative concern and it began a cam
paign of exposure which ended in the appointment of a
receiver , who finds it much easier to discover liabilities
than assets.
One year it Is "Fund W. " Another year it is the "Frank-
lyn syndicate. " To-day it is this cotton speculating com
pany. Next yoar some other "sure thing" concern will be
at work , and because the cupidity and stupidity of a certain
element in the population can always be depended on it will
reap a harvest.
It Is useless to warn the public against the "sure thing"
which will pay 30 per cent or more. The bursting of one
bubble does not teach the lesson of caution. The next one
which comes in sight is chased after eagerly. The arrest
and punishment of the promoters of fraudulent schemes do
not deter others from following in their footsteps , because
there are always so many who are ready and willing to be
cheated. Chicago Tribune.
A City's Official Brigandage.
TIE huge Philadelphia gas job , a ring robbery
of both the present generation and posterity ,
was forced through the Council of that city
by the gang whip , while an indignant gather
ing of the people who had assembled to pro
test was held back by the police force. The
Council may pass the bill again over the May
or's veto , which can be done by a three-fifths majority.
Surprise is expressed that any official body of men should
venture to defy public opinion and trample on common
honesty in this way. The explanation offered is that the
leaders of the ring control 10,000 places and give out many
valuable contracts. They use this patronage to force a
large majority of Councilmen to vote as directed. "Go
along with us , or no mercy , " is their motto. One Council
j man said : "Most all of my business is with the city or its
f contractors. What can I do ? I'll have to go along. "
By a deal with the machine a gas company operating the
works owned by the city , and whose lease has several years
yet to run , is bent on extending it seventy-five years , prnc-
j ticaly keeping up the price to consumers all that time. It
offers a lump sum of $23,000,000 for the new lease , and the
city needs money , having almost exhausted the legal limit
for borrowing. No doubt the $25,000,000 would be largely
stolen by the gang. Philadelphia's plight is all the more
desperately bad because municipal ownership has failed
to proeect it. It owns its gas plant and ran it for years ,
or rather the machine operated it for gang benefit , and
steered it Into Intolerable conditions. A company then
leased it , but still the plundering goes on , even worse than
before. It is shameful that free government can be de-
based in this manner , with no legal remedy within reach
of an outraged citizenship. St. Louis Giobe-Democrat.
Women Wage-Earners.
HE entrance of women in large numbers to
occupations which were once almost exclusive
ly restricted to men is one of the distinguished
characteristics of the present industrial age. Its
effect upon social conditions has become the
subject of anxious inquiry. Competition for
employment in gainful callings is no longer
confined to one sex , and heads of families find it increas
ingly difficult to maintain their charges unless their daugh
ters become wage-earners. Thus the ranks of labor at all
suitable for women are constantly recruited.
Many women , married and unmarried , are obliged by
necessity to seek employment from which they were for
merly excluded by custom. Others desire financial inde-
MR. SPANGLER'S APPETITE.
The tramp was old and meek in
manner , and the belated ironing was
as much as the maid could manage
without any housecleaning. So , al
though Mrs. Spangler felt nervous
about admitting a strange and ragged
man to the house when her husband
was absent , she told the man to come
In and she would see what she could
find for him to do. The Chicago News
relates the experiences of an anxious
day :
Mrs. Spangler assumed a confident
air and pointed out the rugs that were
to be beaten.
The man picked them up with an
air so suspiciously civil , so unnatural
ly meek , that Mrs. Spangler's alarm
Increased , and she hastily resolved
upon roundabout Intimidation.
"Don't make a noise if you can help
it , " she said. He had not made a
sound. "I'm afraid you may wake
my husband. His room is at the head
of the stairs , and he sleeps very light
ly , "
"I'll be careful , ma'am , " said the
tramp. "Does the gentleman work
nights ? "
"Er no , " replied Mrs. Spangler , to
whom conveying false impressions
strange. "But he was up late last
night. "
The tramp went at his task with
energy , and when it was completed
Mrs. Spangler set him cleaning win
dows. By noon the downstairs panes
were like crystals. At the same time
Mrs. Spangler had misgivings. There
was a gleam in the man's eyes she
did not like. Still , she consulted with
the maid on the advisability of giving
him a lunch and retaining him for
the upstairs woodwork.
The maid thought it would be all
pendence. Whatever the motive for the departure of
women from the old ways , it must be regarded as a move
ment which is having a tremendous influence for weal or
woe. Its relation to wage-earning men must not be over
looked. A writer in the New York Tribune remarks that
while we have been trying to discover what the effect of
the new industrial progress is on women , few except those
immediately touched are much concerned over what
changes might be working in the condition of the man
"whose place , in many instances , the wage-earning woman
has usurped. "
The casual observer * cannot fail to note the large pro
portion of wage-earning women coming from industrial
establishments at the close of the working day and to con
trast this with former conditions. While we are felicitating
ourselves upon the opening opportunities for women and
their success in new lields , the lowering of the wage rate ,
the displacement of fathers of families and young men ,
obliged by the new competition to postpone or abandon
matrimony , deserve consideration. It appears from the last
census that half the women in the United States over 15
years of age are unmarried. The percentage is likely to
become higher with the increasing inability of men to
many. The sociological outcome deserves attention.
Philadelphia Ledger.
A New Use for Injunctions.
T has remained for a Chicago man to come
forward with a new , and yet an old , method of
settling family disturbances. It is new as ap
plied to domestic difficulties , but old in some
i other waj-s. "
This gentleman's wife and daughter have
the moving habit As regularly as spring comes
they are seized with a desire to move , just as most women
are seized with an overwhelming desire to clean house.
The head of the family , not being of a nomadic disposition ,
was immune from the attacks of the moving germ , and
this spring he objected to the annual move , inasmuch as it
was impossible to secure a better location.
But the wife and daughter were determined to move In
spite of his objections , and they began The work of tearing
up carpets and otherwise disturbing the peace and traii-
quillty of the home. Did he resort to the old-time method
of harsh words to prevent it ? Did a violent quarrel ensue ?
Not at all. He knew that he would probably be vanquished
-in the end by such a procedure. He simply took a few
minutes off , went Into court and peaceably secured an In
junction , restraining his wife and daughter from further
disturbing his peace and comfort by piling the furniture
in the street and carting it away to some neighborhood
that he knows not of. Then it became the duty of an offi
cer of the law to serve the injunction , and the head of the
house knew that when he went home to supper the family
residence would stiil be where he left it in the morning.
There are untold possibilities in the invention of this \
Chicago man. Suppose a man should follow Mr. Cleve- '
land's teachings , for instance , and object to his wife going j
to clubs and leaving him to look after the baby. Instead I j
of having a family quarrel about it , he could simply bring '
home an injunction with him at night , and everything
would be peaceful. Suppose the husband should Insist on i
his wife getting up to start the fires. She could send down J
town and get an injunction. Topeka State Capital.
A Rasing on Damages.
lOME of the decisions in railroad damage cases
: have been calculated to fill the lay mind with
j a we , not unmixed with other emotions ; but
jwe do not recall any that rivals the one that is
'
'reported from Illinois. j
In this case the parents of a young man j
killed in a railroad accident sued for damages. |
The evidence showing that the young man was a univer
sity student and an athlete , the trial judge dismissed the
case. He held that the maintenance of a young man of
that character is an expense to the parents and contributes !
nothing to their support. Therefore , as they had no pecui i
niary loss they had no claim for damages. This judicial
utterance on the cash value of university students and
athletes is striking , to say the least. \
Such a ruling on the measure of damages in the case
of death by negligence reduces criticism to impotence. All
that can be said of it is that , if this judicial tendency
continues , parents of scholastic young men may yet ba
brought to an attitude of thankfulness , in the case of such
accidents , to escape an assessment for benefits. Pittsburg
Dispatch. .
right. "He don't look like a bad
man , " she said.
"But with Mr. Spangler away ! "
"He thinks he's asleep upstairs , "
the maid reminded.
Mrs. Spangler decided to risk It.
She called the tramp to the kitchen
and set before him a nice little lunch.
She left him a moment , and when she
returned there was nothing eatable in
sight.
Mrs. Spangler hardly noticed hi.s
voracity. "If you'll come with me
and bring that bucket I'll show you
what cleaning I want done , " she said ,
At the top of the stairs she raised her
finger and whispered , "Now remember
not to make a noise and wake my
husband. That's his room. "
"Don't the gentleman feel able to
come down to lunch ? " the tramp
asked.
"He suspects something ! " thought
Mrs. Spaugler. She said , "No. I'll
send something up to him by you.
Come back with tne. "
Hurriedly she loaded a tray with a
miscellaneous assortment of cold pro
visions from the ice box , including a
bottle of ginger ale. "Set it clown
gently outside , " she directed. "If he
wakes , as ho may any moment now ,
he'll find it when he opens the door. "
The tramp went upstairs with the
tray. Mrs. Spangler sat in the parlor
and listened. For an hour she heard
nothing but the sound of gentle swab
bing. Then the tramp appeared , pail
in one hand , and In the other an
empty tray. "
"Why ! " exclaimed Mrs. Spangler.
"He ate the lunch , " explained the
tramp , noticing the direction of her
gaze. "He said he'd try to get an
other nap. "
The truth is that if a woman went
into the barnlot attired as the milk
maid is attired on the stage , the cow
would be so scared that she would re
fuse to give milk.
Ghastly Ceremony in Tibet. \
The death dances of the Tibetan
mystery plays , one of which Is per- '
formed on the last three days of the
year , are called "the ceremony of the
sacrificial body of the dread year , "
says the Kansas City Journal. The j
efligy of a man made out of dough , '
as lifelike as possible and having in- !
side a distinct heart and all-the en- !
trails filled with a red fluid , is placed
by four cemetery ghouls in sight of \
the numerous spectators in the center ,
of the yard , and at once bands of skel
eton ghosts rush upon the corpse to at
tack it.
This is the time to display the necro-
matte power of Lamaisin over the evil
spirits. Monks and lamas come forth
and go through a series of ceremonies ,
the magic effect of which keeps the
( lends away. But a more formidable
devil with great horns and possessed ,
of superior powers makes his appear
ance and takes the field. Whereupon
a saint or an incarnation of Budclha
himself goes to the rescue , sp'rays flour .
on the enemy , makes mystic signs and
utters incantations. !
The skeleton ghosts and the big
fiend grovel before and Implore mer- .
'
cy. He graciously yields to their sup-
plications and allows them to partake
of a sacramental meal. While they
kneel bespre him he gives to each on
of them a little flour to eat and a
drink out of a vessel of holy water. t
Hardships.
"Think of the hardships of your gen
eral , " said one Russian soldier. "He
is liable at any time to have to go
back to Russia and apologize. "
"Think of me , " said the other sol
dier. "I am not likely to have a
chance to go back to apologize or do
anything else. " Washington Star.
A man was talking to-day and said :
"All I want in a man Is a little com
mon sense. " Well , that is expectlnf
a good deal : common sense.
ROOT AS HAY'S SUCCESSOR.
Is Offered and Accepts Position as Sec
retary of State.
President Rooseveltjias chosen Elina
Root to fill the co-blnct position made
vacant by the death of John Hay.
The announcement that Root was to
return to the cabinet of President
Roosevelt as Secretary of State was
hailed with delight in Washington , a
correspondent says. It Is willed a hap
py omen for the administration that
Mr. Root should determine to relin
quish a lucrative law practice which
carried with it the honor of occupying
a position of great eminence before the
ELIIIU BOOT.
bar to return to the cabinet and it is
(
believed that President Roosevelt has
made it plain to Mr. Root that it was
his duty to take the helm of state at a
j
time when many ideals of American
diplomacy , particularly those involved
in the far east , are at a critical point.
The acceptance by Mr. Root means a
continuation of the "open-door" policy
in China as instituted by Secretary j
Hay. j
Elihti Root is a little more than GO
'
years old , having been born in Clin-
ton , Oneida County , New York , Feb. (
ID , 1S13. He was first chosen to of- j
' ficcas judge of the New York Court
of Common Pleas in 1S79. President'
Arthur appointed him United. States
| district attorney for the southern dis- '
trict of New York and he occupied this
' office for two years. lie went into the
McKinley cabinet as Secretary of War
and was at thehead of that depart
ment of the government during the
troublous times in the Philippines fol
(
lowing the Spanish-American war. Mr.
Root resigned that position to resume
( the practice of law , in which he is re- j
garded as one of New York's most sue- (
cossful men. !
DR. CLARK RE-ELECTED.
i Leads Business Auxiliary of the Christ
tian Kndeavorera. \
Although confined to his home by ill
ness , Rev. Dr. Francis E. Clark , head of
the International Christian Endeavor or- '
ganizatiou , was re- ;
elected president of
the auxiliary socie- j
ty , intrusted with _
the affairs of the
greater body , at the
convention held in
'
Baltimore. Treasur-
r William Shaw ,
reported : Receipts j
in the past year , I
$8,090.11 ; expend- '
tures , $8,591.24 ; balj j
DR. r. E. CLARK , anco m treasury ,
$93.37.
Eight thousand delegates to the inter
national convention assembled in Armory
Hall , which had been elaborately deco
rated for their coming , and the 10,000
seats in the great building were filled.
The great audience was alive with en
thusiasm. Treasurer Shaw of the United
Society read a letter from President
Roosevelt , and the reading of the letter
evoked the heartiest applause. The dox-
ology was sung by the great audience
and Rev. Floyd Thompson of Philadel
phia delivered a prayer. Gov. Ed-.vin
Warfield of Maryland delivered an ad
dress of welcome. Mayor E. Clay Ti-
luaiuis of Baltimore tollowcd in a brief
address , and Rev. Smith Baker , pastor
of the "mother society church , " respond
ed. Tho convention chorus sang the an
them , "The Heavens are Telling , " and
the annual review of the Christian En
deavor field was presented by General
Secretary Yon Ogden Yogt.
Col. Stephen N. Winslow has been con
nected with the Philadelphia Inquirer
tor sixty-three years.
John W. Ilutchiiison. la t of the fam
ous band of singing abolitionists , is re
covering from a serious illness at his
home in Lynn , Mass.
Earl Nelsfin , who is in his S2d year ,
is the only living peer who was a mem-
her of the House of Lords when Queea
Victoria came to the throne.
Charles F. Holm of Massachusetts ,
the father of twenty-four children by one
wife , enlisted in the navy in 1S37. which
probably antedates that of any living
man.
man.There
There are seven peers in the British
House of Lords whose combined ages
i each G23 years. Lord \vydyr is 95 ,
Lord Field 92 , the Earl of Cranbrook 91 ,
Lord Masham 90 , Lord Grinthorpe S9 ,
Lord Brniuptou 88 , and the Duke of Rut
land 87.
William W. Deau , aged 93 , recently
celebrated his birthday by working full
time at his "desk in the Treasury De
partment at Washington , D. C.
Judge Charles Field of Athol , Mass. ,
who is said to be the oldest justice hi
the country in active judicial service ,
celebrated his 90th birthday this month.
He holds court several days a week.
James E. Hyde , city treasurer of Lin
coln , Neb. , is probably the oldest activ *
municipal officer in the country. He is
92 , yet he is at his post every day at
the opening hour and works continuously
until 6 o'clock.
Tho Land of S'.lonco.
The following story Is told as being
: illustrative of the absolute silence and
i loneliness of tne typical Australian ,
bush camp :
Two men were camping together , ,
but rarely exchanged a word.
One morning one of the men remark- *
cd a t breakfast , "Heard a cow bellow
i in the swamp just now. "
Nothing further was said and they
went about their business for the rest
of the day. Twenty-four houro later ,
once more at breakfast , the second
man said , "How d'you know it wasn't
a bull ? "
Again no comment. Again a pause
of 2i hours. Next morning the first
man began to pack up his "billy" and
"swag. "
"You going ? " inquired the other.
"Yes. "
"Why ? "
"Because , " said his friend , "there's
too much d d argument in this camp ! "
Arriving at a. Verdict.
Kushequa , Pa. , July 10. ( Special. )
In this section of Pennsylvania there
is a growing belief that for such Kld-
jney Diseases as Rheumatism and
Lame Back there is only one sure cure
and that is Dodd's Kidney Pills. This
belief grows from such cases as that
of Mrs. M. L. Davison of this place.
She tells the story herself as follows :
"I have suffered from Rheumatism
for thirty years and find that Dodd's
Kidney Pills have done me more good
than any medicine I have ever taken.
I was also bothered with Lame BacJc
and I can only say that my back hasn't
bothered me since I took Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. "
Considering that Mrs. Davison only
took two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills ,
the result would be considered wonder
ful if it were not that others are re
porting similar results daily. Kushe
qua Is fast arriving at a verdict that
"Dodd's Kidney Pills are the one sure
cure for Rheumatism. "
;
THE SPRING FEVER. I
How the Coming of Warm "Weather
Affects the School Kooin.
But , oue _ day in school , the heat
that yesterday was nice and cozy be
comes too dry and baking for endur
ance , says a writer , with an original
style. The 3'oung ones come in from
recess red , not with the brilliant glow
of winter , but a sort of scalded red.
They juke their heads forward to es
cape their collars' moist embrace ;
they reach their hands back of them
to pull their clinging winter under
wear away. They fan themselves
with joggerfles , and puff out : "Phew ! "
and look pleadingly at the shut win
dows. One boy. bolder than his fel
lows , moans with a suffering lament :
"Miss Daniels , cain't we have the win
dows open ? It's awful hot ! " Fright
ful dangers lurk in draughts. Fresh
air will kill folks. So , not until the
afternoon is the praj-er answered.
Then the outer world , so long ex
cluded , enters once more the school
room life. The mellifluous crowing of
distant roosters , the rhj thmetic creak
ing of a thirsty pump , the rumble of
a loaded wagon , the clinking of ham
mers at the blacksmith shop , the whis
tle of No. 3 away below town , all
blend together in the soft spring air
into one lulling harmony.
Winter's alert activity is gone. Who
cares for grades and standings now ?
The girls that always are so smart
gape lazily , stare at vacancy wishing
they don't know what they wish ,
but if He had a lot of money , why ,
then they could help the poor , and all
like that , and have a new dress every
day.
James Sackett his real name is
Jim Bag , but teacher calls him James
Sackett has his face set toward : "A
farmer sold 1C 2-3 bushels wheat for
GG } cents per bushel ; 19 2-9 bushels
oats for , " etc. . etc. , but his soul is far
away in Cummins' woods , where there
is a robbers' cave that he and Chuck
Higgins and Bunt Rodgers and Tur-
uey-egg McLaughiin are going to dig
Saturday afternoons when the chores
are done. They are going to - Hero
Miss Daniels should slip up behind
him and snap his car. but she , too , is
far away in spirit. Her beau is com
ing after supper to take her buggy-
riding. She wonders. * * She
wonders. * * * * Will she have
to teach again next fall ? She won
ders.
_
WANTED TO SLEEP.
Curious that a Tired Preacher Should
ITave Such Desire.
A minister speaks of the curious ef
fect of Grape-Nuts food on him and
how it has relieved him.
"You will doubtless understand how
the suffering with indigestion with
which I used to be troubled made my
work an almost unendurable burden ,
and why it was that after my Sab
bath duties had been performed , sleep
was a stranger to my pillow till nearly
daylight.
"I had to be very careful as to what
I ate , and even with all my care I ex
perienced poignant physical distress
after meals , and my food never satis
fied me.
"Six months have elapsed since I
began to use Grape-Nuts food , and the
benefits I have derived from it are
very definite. I no longer suffer from
indigestion , and I began to improve
from the time Grape-Nuts appeared on
our table. I find that by eating a dish
of it after my Sabbath work is done
( and I always do so now ) my nerves
are quieted and rest and refreshing-
sleep are ensured me. I feel that I
could not possibly do without Grape-
Nuts food , now that I know its value.
It Is invariably on our table we feel
that we need it to complete the meal
and our children will eat Grape-Nuts
when they cannot be persuaded to
touch anything else. " Name given by
Postum Co. , Battle Creek , Mich.
There's a reason.
Read the famous little book , * "Th
Road to Wellville , " in each pkf.
