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II. on the Buffalo Express in August ,
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I f which he made the readers acqualnl
s , , , , ; i' ed with his new responsibility "I only ;
u II + + wish to assure parties having a friend
/ E ly interest in the prosperity of this
'i li I I , ! : \ . ournal that I am not going to hurt
i II ! + the paper deliberately and intention
+ . \ jally at any time. I am not going to
introduce any startling reform or in
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II ' lam simply going to do my plain , un-
j I If jpretendlng duty-when I cannot get
' k I jout of it. 1 shall work diligently and
I' ' ( honestly and faithfully at all times !
1\ \ and ; upon all occasions-when priva
+ jiion I and want shall compel me to do <
! IAso. ( . In writing I shall confine myself
f jto the truth , except when it is attend
f Jed / with inconvenience. I shall with
teringly rebuke all forms of crime and
misconduct , except when committed
. by / the party inhabiting my own vest.
i I shall not make use of slang or vul
arity upon any occasion or in any
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circumstances and shall never use
profanity except in discussing house
ent and taxes. Indeed , upon second
Bought , I will not even then , for it is
nelegant , un-Christian and degrading.
: shall not often meddle with politics ,
ecause we have a political editor who
Is already excellent and only needs a
term ( in the penitentiary to be perfect
I shall not write any poetry unless I 1
bonceive a spite against the subscri
bers. "
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f Horace Avory , K. C. , just appointed
' a judge is one of the mordant wits of
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. the British bar. One day cross-ex-
f . mining a recalcitrant witness he
t I asked :
1 "What are you ? "
; I "A retired gentleman , " proudly as- *
I' : f erted the ex-cheesemonger.
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fe . i achieved the position of gentleman
fer ' : ffhy } did you retire from it ? "
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Worth Remembering.
i "One of the delegates to the conven-
\ tion of the Negro Business Men's
. league in New York was worth
$4,000,000. "
:1 : ' "Here's a pbinter for the colored I
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' 1 brother. "
' :1 : ' "Let's have it. "
"That delegate didn't make his
knoney shooting craps. "
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Zelda Dameron .
By
MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Copyright , 1904 , by The Bobb . -Mcmll Co. .
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CHAPTER XX. - ( Continued. )
She knew that Mrs. Copeland had In-
trusted Li'elgrhton with no such met
sage for she was on telephonic terms
wifli fcelda , and Morris Leighton was
of rather heroic proportions for an e r -
rand boy.
"Mr Copeland would never forffiv <
me If I forgot said Morris , widhinj
to prolong his moment at the door.
"I hall come if I can , " said Zelda ,
rai.ilntf her voice slightly , so that hCilr
father might hear.
"And I apologize again for disturb
Ing. But I feared Mrs. Copeland'i
wrath ; " and Morris grinned ratho ;
foolishly.
"You are a faithful messenger , and
I thank you very much , " said Zelda ,
formaJSy ; but when the door closed 01
him ftfad she heard his step on the walk
the tears sprang to her eyes in her
Joy at the thought that he had remem-
bered !
When she went back to her fathai
he was poring over his papers at the
table.
"It wa that Leighton fellqw. I don' ;
like hintj" said Dameron , sharply.
'Tm very sorry , " said Zelda.
"I don't like him , " the old man 1'0-
peated ; and he did not raise his eyes ,
but kept them upon the papers.
"What dreadful liars we are you
and 1 , Ezra Dameron , " she said , going
back to her old post my the mantel.
"Y u have used language to me that
Is infamous , blasphemous , from a child
to a father. "
"Very likely , " she said ; "but I can't
discuss these things with you any fur
ther.
Lelghton's appearance had broken
the spell ; it had given her new cour-
age and assurance , though it had not
lifted the burden from her heart. Her
father was loath to part with her ;
there was the extension of the trustee-
ship to be effect ; he was about to I
make an appeal to her , throwing him-
self on her mercy , when she said , half-
turning to go :
"You need not be afraid-I . will sign
your deed. And I have not the slight
est Idea of holding you to account for
any of your acts. Only - only" - and
her eyes filled and her voice broke-
"only you must never speak my moth-
er's name to me again ! "
"Yes ; yes , I understand , " he said ,
absently ; though it was clear that he I ,
did not know wbat she meant.
She turned and looked at him mus-
ingly , with a composure that was com-
plete ; but a barrier in her heart broke
down suddenly.
"My girlhood , the beautiful ignor-
ance of life , has all gone now. It be-
gan to go as soon as I came home Lo
live with you ; but I wish-I wish-it
had not gone-so wretchedly } , so cruel-
ly. Good night. . .
She spoke with difficulty , and he saw
that she was deeply moved ; and even
after the rustle of her skirts had died
away In the to.ll above he stood look-
Ing after her , and listening and won-
dering. Then he opened a bundle of
papers containing his computations
and over them in deep absorption.
"She will sign it ; she will sign it , "
he repeated , though he did not raise
his head.
He went In and closed the door , mut-
tering , "The corn ! The corn ! "
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CHAPTER XXI.
At midnight Leighton sat In the old
house In Seminary Square debating the
situation with Rodney Merriam.
"What we said to her this afternoon
evidently failed to arouse her. She
either doesn't understand , or she
doesn't care. "
"She understands perfectly , " said
Merriam ; "but it's quite like her to
wish to shield him. Her mother did
It before her. It's a shame for the
money to have gone so ; but it was in-
evitable , and I'm glad it's over now. "
Morris was silent. Rodney Merriam
was growing old and the thought of It
touched him deeply , for Rodney Mer
riam was his best friend , a comrade ,
an elder brother , who stood to him for
manliness and courage , much as Carr
represented In his eyes scholarship and
professional attainment.
"You never saw Zelda' mother ? "
asked Merriam , presently.
"No. "
"Your father and my sister were
once engaged to be married , " said Mer-
riam. "Your father was my intimate
friend , Morris. We were boys togeth-
er at college - it's your college and
mine , too. Fm glad you went there.
Your father would have liked it so.
Some of the fellows who taught us ,
taught you. When you saw them you
saw gentlemen and scholars. They
gave up the chance of greater things
to stay there among the elms and ma-
ales of the old campus.
"Your father moved here. He was
an ambitious man. There waa every
Ikelihood of his taking a high place at
the : bar ; and he had , too , a taste for
politics. Then he met my sister. She
was the youngest member of our fam-
ily-only a girl at the end of the war.
she was a very beautiful woman , Mor-
ris. She and Zee are much alike ; but
Zee has marked traits of her own. I
don't quite account for them. Her
mother . was a quick-witted woman
veil educated for her day. Zee la more
a woman of the world than her moth-
er was and she has more spirit"
Merriam opened a drawer in his ta-
bled and drew out a miniature paint-
. d on porcelain. He put on his spec-
tacles and studied it intently for a mo-
nent before handing it to Leijfhton.
"It was understood In the family I
that they were to be married , though
there was never any formal announce- I
ment. Your father meanwhile was es-
iblishing himself. Then Margaret
went East to visit a friend of hers.
When I got back , a little later , I fou : d
tho. tit was all off between her and
your father. The girl had never been
way : from home before , and the peo- Y
ple she visited put her through lively
paces. It was easy to admire her , and I
the admiration from strangers went
to hfir head. Mariona wasa't . * ry py
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in those days , and Margaret had miss
ed a good deal of the social life tha
she was entitled to. "
The old man paused , lost In thought .
and Morris was glad of the silence. He
was trying to construct for himself the
past-to see his father as Rodney Mer
riam had painted him , and to see , too
Margaret : : Merriam as she had been
when his father knew and loved her.
"There's no use going into it. She
stopped writing to your father with-
out any warning that she had changed
She was completely carried away with !
the excitement of her New York ex
periences. She was not ready to settle
down yet a while , she told him. I :
supposed it would all come right , for ;
I had faith in her. She was a truw
hearted , gentle woman , but she was
proud and headstrong ; and your fath-
er had his pride , too. I don't blame
him for taking it hard. He closed his
office here and went back to Tippeca-
noe. I don't believe they ever saw
each other again. I'm not afraid b.ut
that you will do what is right. YOT
are the son of your father. I don't be -
lieve you take things as hard as he
did. Don't do it And don't rememb
what I have told you to-night It's a
queer story. And it hasn't any moral
at all. Your father missed something
out of his life-the fine ardor of hii
younger manhood , maybe. But he had
your mother and he had you. It wasn't
he that was punished. "
He was silent a moment , and then
blurted out :
"What does Zelda think of Pollock ? "
"I don't know ! " Morris rose and
walked the length of the room.
"What does she think of you , then ? "
demanded Marriam , looking directly at
Morris.
"I think- she hates me , " said Morris.
He turned and left the house abruptly ,
leaving the old man aione with his
memories.
CHAPTER XXII.
Ezra Dameron sat in the sitting-
room as he always did , waiting tor. .
Zelda to come to breakfast ; but as she' '
stood upon the threshold , whence she
had often called her good-morning , he
did not look up from the newspaper
with his usual smile. She was touch-
ed by , the pathos of his figure. He
seemed older , more shrunken ; his pro-
file , as the early light gave it to her ,
was less hard. His lean cheeks : had
the touch of color they always wore
in the morning from his careful shav
ing , and his long hair was brushed
back with something more than its us-
ual uncompromising smoothness. A
certain primness and rigidity in him
which had often vexed her , struck
only her pity now.
"Father ! "
He rose and turned toward her with
a pathetic appeal In his eyes.
"Good morning , Zee , " he said. Hab
it was strong in him and they usually
went to breakfast as soon as she came
down. He took a step now toward the
dining-room.
"Father , I wish to speak to you a
moment , " she said , kindly ; and he
paused. "I am sorry for what hap-
pened last night I was not quite my-
self ; I said things that will always
trouble me if you-unless you can for-
give me. I was wrong-about every-
thing. You must let me help , if I can
help you-in any way. "
He said nothing , but stared at her.
"What angered me was that yon
weren't quite frank , father. I didn't
care about the money. It wasn't that
-but if things haven't gone well with
you , I wish to share the burden. No -
1 mean it-that I am sorry-let us be
quite good friends again. "
She went up to him quickly and took
his hand.
"Father , " she said.
"Zee , my little girl-my little girl , "
he began brokenly , touching her cheeks
with trembling hands.
"Yes , father , " she said , wishing to
help him.
"I have been very wicked ; I have led
a bad life. I must not harm you ; I am
not fit- "
"You are my father , " she said , and
touched ; his forehead with . her lips
wondering at herself.
She led him to the table and talked
to him brightly on irrelevant matters.
The situation was now in her own
hands and she would not fail again.
She usually visited the kitchen after
breakfast to make her list for the gro-
cer : ; but this morning she went back to
the sitting-room < with her father. The
autumn morning was cool , and she
bent and lighted the fire.
"Now , " she said , rising quickly and
mlllng at him , "there are those both-
ersome business matters that we were
talking about last night I wish to sign
that paper- "
He shook his head.
"You can't do It , Zee. " The deed had
been > torn to pieces and thrown upon
the kindling In the grate-half had al-
ready been destroyed.
"That is probably just as well. We
shall make a new one , " she said , in a
aatter-of-course tone. "I wish you
would tell me , so that I may under-
stand , just what It is that has hap-
ened. "
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"It's a long story. I thought I should
be able to make a great fortune for
you. . It was my greed-my greed.
What I proposed about the deed was '
purely selfish-to shield myself. It is
a. grave matter-I have betrayed you-
r have betrayed your mother's trust I
have robbed you. "
"I haven't been robbed father , and I
don't intend that anybody shall use
jch words to me. We shall make the
eed ; no one need ever know that any-
thing has happened. "
"You are kind ; you are more than '
generous , Zee ; but I was mad when J
sked you to re-create the trust last
ight ' I am a bad man ; I must face
ry sins ; I have lived a lying , evil life.
[ am a thief , worse than a thief. "
"My father can't be a thief , " she
lid.
"I am a thief-your uncle will see
that I am punished. And it will be
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, dov/n , smirch your name. "
Her strength - hor readineas to neat
the situation grew as she oav hia
weakness.
"How ' bad Is i It , father ; have we Any
thing left ? Don't be afraid to tell me.
It's concealment you must avoid. If
we haven't a thing- "
Her tone reassured him ; he lifted his
head with more courage.
"This house - the place in the coun-
try-they are free. They : are yours to-
day. My investments" hesitated
and blinked at the word-"they can not
come back to injure you. "
"Then this house and the farm are
still ours. "
"They are yours , not mine. I hav
wasted so much ! It was a fortune-
nearly hajf } a million dollars when I
began throwing it away. "
" 1 don't believe that's very much.
When you havon't a million " -you're-
you're : not In It ! " and she laughed.
"The loss of anything else isn't worth
crying over. And then , you might
have made a great deal more out of
it"
it"He
He flinched , knowing how culpablo
he was ; but her generosity and kind-
ness were lifting his spirit.
"I have given you an option on ft
piece of ground-you may know it-
out by the creek , and have received %
thousand dollars on account of it It
may be binding on you. It grew out
of my necessity. It is not fair for me
to talk to you of these things at . all.
You should take advice of some one
else-just as though there were no sort
of tie between us. "
"We are not going to do it that
way , " said Zelda , decisively. "We are
going to understand this between our-
selves. Now this strip of ground that
has been practically sold. What Is
there about that ? "
"The money should be returned , or
offered to them. Balcomb was manag-
ing it- "
"Mr. Jack Balcomb ? - then of course
it wasn't regular. "
"It was my fault Zee. "
"I don't believe it He was contriv-
ing a pitfall-that Is what might have
been expected of him. And he came to
our house and pretended to be our
friend ! "
"Yes ; he pretended that ; but I pre-
tended much more. Deceit is some-
thing that feeds on itself. "
( To be continued. )
Comb Dries Hair Easily.
Numerous devices for drying wom-
en's hair have been designed recently ,
the majority consisting of complicated
electrical fans or contriv-
ances which proved per-
fectly satisfactory in every
way but entirely imprac-
tical in the ordinary home.
Some simple arrangement ,
similar to the one recent-
ly devised , serves the pur-
pose much better.
It consists of a com-
bined comb and hair dryer
which in appearance close-
ly resembles a pair of
curling irons. The comb
is metallic and has a hol-
low back , fitting into which is the
heating iron. The latter is in two
parts , forming a spring to hold it in
place when slipped within the hollow
back of the comb. In using this hair
dryer the heating iron is held over a
gas jet or other flame until hot and in-
serted into the comb.
The heat is transmitted to the teeth
of the comb drying the hair as the
comb is drawn through it. With this
device the hair can be very quickly
and easily dried at the same time as
the necessary operation of combing
the hair.
If Julia Sneezed.
Julia Marlowe once yielded to the
insistent demands of an ambitious gin
admirer who had deluged the actress
with sweet notes begging an inter-
view , and told her to call at the hotel
on a certain afternoon , when she
would be glad to see her.
"I saw you in Romeo and Juliet last
Monday night , " said the young wom-
an , "and have just been insanely curi-
ous to ask you a question. "
"Well , what is the question ? " said
Miss Marlowe.
"In the potion scene I want to know
what you are thinking about when
you lie there supposed to be in the
deep sleep from the effects of the drug
you took. "
"I'm not thinking , " said the actress ;
" ' "
"I'm hoping.
"Hoping ? "
"Yes , hoping that I won't sneeze. "
Engle Curried Trap 300 Miles.
A few days ago an eagle was
killed at the Ellison ranch near Edge-
wood in the upper part of Siskiyou
county. On one of its feet was at-
tached a No. 3 steel trap which had
apparently been on the big bird's
talon about two weeks.
It has just been learned that on
November 22 an eagle got into a No.
3 5 steel trap belonging to N. Green-
slate of Plymouth , Amador county ,
and carried the trap away with it. It
is believed that the eagle killed at
Edgewood , which is about 300 miles
from : Plymouth on an air line , is the
same that escaped with Greenslate'a
trap about ten days before.
Lightning-
Although there is a hidden law un-
derneath , each lightning flash is as
freakish and capricious as cynics say
of women. Some of the Incredible ac-
tions of lightning read like mysterious
dreams of Poe Superstitious savants
itill seem to endow it with a kind of
intelligence , an intelligence iSat seems
nidway : between the rough , lumpish In-
elligence of the universe and the dl .
riminating intelligence of animals.
Keen , capricious , malicious or stupid ,
farseeing or blind , behold it squirming ,
writhing , twisting out into space ,
harmlessly flickering among man and
rees , or loaded up to the clouds with
instant death and destruction.
Women are like babies ; the ; have to
cry tor nearly everything they wsat.
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Asks Mr. Cowles for Money.
Therecent announcement that
Land Commissioner Cowles had
formulated rules and regulations
whereby he would give away hIs
salary is bearing fruit. Mr. Cowles
has received the following letter from
H. Flowers of Clebourne , Tex. :
"Dear Sir : Having learned you was
giving away your money to unfortu
nates and cripples , please give me a
few dollars. I am so needy and it
will be appreciated very much if not
but a few dollars if you can't give
any more. " _
An inspection of the rules and
regulations issued by Mr. Cowles dis
closes that he intended to give away
only his annual salary as a state
officer , which is $2,000 a year , and
that this is to be distributed only to .
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Xebraskans , which would be one '
sixth of one per cent for each person.
The Texas writer is declared to be out
of the jurisdiction of Mr. Cowles.
State Treasurer's Report.
The monthly statement of State
Treasurer Brian shows that the bal-
anve on hand in the state treasury in
all funds the first of August was
$785,552.90 , and that it was $649,260.93
at the close of the month. The re-
ceipts during the month were $252-
367.31 and the disbursements $388-
. 559.28. The treasurer reports $11-
382.24 cash and cash items on hand
and $637,878.69 cash on deposit. There
Is $225,280.64 in the general fund , but
this is needed for current expenses.
There is $101,585 in the trust funds
that is uninvested. The total of trust
funds invested is $8,733,910.69 , of
which all is in bonds except $143-
214.39 , which is invested in uni-
versity fund warrants. Of the unin-
vested trust funds 100,000 is re-
quired to pay for Douglas u : y
bonds. . . : OO .
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To Extradite Convict. I
Governor Shallenberger has ask d
the secretary of state Washington
to forward extradition papers to the
government of Great Britain for the
return of Ernest F. Wright of Red
Willow county to the custody of War
den T. D. Smith of the penitentiary of
Nebraska. It is alleged that Wright
is in Toronto , Canada where he is
under arrest for stealing a military
rifle. He was sentenced there August
15 for thirty days in jail. He was
serving a five years sentence from
Red Willow county and had served
one year : when Governor Shallenberger
paroled him , to August C. Wiehe of
lIcCook.Vright -violated his parole
and went to Toronto , where it is said
he intended to be married. He was
sentenced in Red Willow county for
forging a check for $19.95.
Stricken With Apoplexy.
John Lyon of Central City , clerk to
the chief of concessionaries at the
state fair , was stricken with apoplexy
while at work at the grounds. He was
hurriedly removed to the emergency
hospital , but ' his condition was so
critical that he was sent to a down-
town hospital. He is reported to be
in a very bad way. Mr. Lyon is a
large , heavy set man , of apparently :
thirty-five > years of age. He is well
known in the state. He was an un-
successful candidate in the lecoat
primaries for the republican ncniina-
tion : of commissioner of public lands
and buildings , being defeated iby Com-
missioner Cowles.
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To Be Sociable.
Incorporation papers of The Ameri-
can Brotherhood , an organization of
Farmers living in the neighborhood of
West Lincoln , for charitable , benevo-
lent and social purposes , have been
filed with the secretary of state. The
incorporators of the society are J. J.
McNeill , Jacob Stroheker ' and W. C.
Haggerty. A similar society was or-
ganized at Emerald in the spring. The
new organization claims a membership
) f seventy to eighty.
New Referees in Bankruptcy.
The new referees in bankruptcy have
been appointed by the federal court
for a term of two years dating from
August 1. They are . E. E. Spencer and
E. C. Ames of Lincoln. Robert W.
Sabin of Beatrice was appointed to
succeed Fulton Jack who had signi-
fied a desire to retire.
Governor Shallenberger has dis-
missed the complaints against 'A. L.
tains , county attorney of Jefferson
county , and C. M. Hurlburt , mayor of
'ai-'bury , both complaints being filed
with a view to having these men
ousted froHi office.
Governor Shallenberger has extra-
dited Charles Brown , who is under ar-
rest at Omaha on the cbarge of de-
serting his wife at Ties Moines , Ia.
Employes of the Rock Island railroad
at Fairbtiry are circulating a petition
asking that railroads 'be allowed to
raise freight rates. The employes
aim that this raise will not affect
the cost of living and in turn allow
the railroads to grant an increase in
wages , which they cannot do under
the present railroad legislation. The
merchants of Fairbury and others are
operating with the railroad men in
gning the petition and the same will
De presented to the interstate com-
merce commission.
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DIDN'T "GET" THE QUOTATION
Boston Reporter , Unlike Moet News
paper Men , Was Unfamiliar With
the Scriptures.
The "cub" reporter is the greenest
reporter on the staff of a newspaper.
When anything particularly stupid
happens on the paper , he is the first
to be accused , and he Is usually right-
ly accused. The only salvation for
him is to Improve , which he does In
nine cases out of a dozen. The Bos-
ton Journal told recently of an amu-
sing "break" of a wholly innocent na
ture which a certain cub made. If It
shows anything , it shows that a thor-
ough training In the Bible is useful In
other walks of life than the ministry.
The reporter had been sent to a
suburb to report a sermon. He ar
rived late , near the close of the - serv
ice , and took a seat near the door. ,
When the last hymn was over , he
asked his neighbor , an elderly gentle-
man :
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"What was the text of the sermon ? "
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'Who Art Thou ? replied
other.
"Boston reporter , " replied the other.
The man smiled. Subsequently he
told the preacher , who next Sunday ;
told _ the . . - congre'gation " - at the cub's ex.
pense. - Youth's" Companion. -.i " . . . . " . J
"The Wish Is Father to the Thought. "
Dr. Egbert L. Waggoner , the presi-
dent of Baldwin university , said in
the course of an address on peda-
gogy at Berea , 0. : \ : +
"And one of the most remarkable - - , b
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changes in the last 30 years of teach- , - )
ing is the abolition of corporal pun- \
V
ishment. A boy of this generation is ,
never whipped. But a boy of the last '
generation-well ! "
Dr. Waggoner smiled. a
"The boys of the last generation "
he said , "must have believed that
their Instructors all had for motto : I
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taught.
The Enemies.
Apropos of the enmity , now happily
buried ; that used to exist between JJ
Minneapolis and St Paul , Senator
Clapp said at a dinner In the former t
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city : \
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"I remember an address on careless ' ,
building that I once heard In Minn / J . ; I
apolis. / ? 1
" 'Why , ' said the speaker in the ' .
course of this address , 'one inhabitant
of St. Paul is killed by accident in the ! I
streets every 48 hours. ' .
"A bitter voice from the rear of the
hall Interrupted :
" 'Well it ain't enough , ' it said. "
, Just Like a Girl.
"Her cooking-school habits are a
good deal of bother to me. "
"How now ? " ,
"She always wants me to taste the
gasoline when the automobile Isn't
working right . L1
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We reduce life to the pettiness of '
our daily living ; we should exact our I
iving to the grandeur of life. - Phillips J
Brooks.
PRESSED HARD.
Coffee's Weight on Old Age.
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When prominent men realize the in-
urious effects of coffee and the change
in health that Postum can bring , they
are glad to lend their testimony for I .
the benefit of others. ' ' J !
A superintendent of public schools
in a Southern state " ,
says : "My moth- ,
er , since her early childhood , was an J '
inveterate coffee drinker , had been .
troubled with her heart for a number
of years and complained of that 'weak
aU over' feeling and sick stomach. ,
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"Some time ago I was making an of-
ficial visit to a distant part of the
country and took dinner with one of I
fue merchants of the place. I noticed u
a somewhat peculiar flavor of the cof- L ! ,
fee . and asked him concerning it. He }
replIed that It was Postum. I was so '
pleased with it that , after the meal was
over , I bought a package to carry
home with me , and had wife
pre-
pare some for the next meal-
mealthe ;
whole family : liked It so well that we
iscontinued . coffee and used Postum ' r '
ntirely. . ,
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"I had really been at times very
nxious concerning '
- ' ' my mother's con- r3
ition , but we noticed that after
using
-stum for a short time she felt
so
. -.ich better than she did prior to its
use , and had little trouble
with
her
heart and no sick stomach ; that the
headaches were not
so frequent
, and
her general condition
much imDroved.
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his continued until she
was as we .
and hearty as the rest of us , '
"I know Postum has benefit '
benefited , \
mi : . ' .
self and the other
members of the fa. . ,
lly , but In "de"
a more marked ?
inof ymore degree 1
the case of my mother
,
as she -
was a.
victim of long standing. ' -
Ever reafl tfce .hove
one appear * froa. time- to letter8 A. B I1W ,
latuectl arc .1IbIe , trae , gel tun see at . . . . - TJaq ' - i
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