LAUGHTER PLEASING TO GOD
Nowhere In Biblical Lore Can There
Be Found Intimation of Any
Other Idea.
I
We misjudge and distort the nor
mally human nature of the Savious
when we picture him going through
life , as Dante did after he had writ
ten his "Inferno , " with the shadow
of perdition on his brow. We may
gravely question when it was that the
cross began to darken our Lord's
jpathway ; there is no hint of such
a foreboding until we reach the mld-
tdle of his ministry. From that on
Juiere are occasional tokens that he
saw Calvary ahead of him , and was
1 times pressed down witha dread
ful sense of the Inevitable agony
which awaited him at the end. But
all this is very far from affording any
reasonable ground for the conclusion
that he smiled sometimes , but never
laughed.
If God did not intend us to laugh ,
"
on occasion why did he endow us
with the capacity to laugh , with a
sense of the humorous , with the fac
ulty to see and enjoy wit , fun and
the absurd side of life ; and , further
more , why did he produce so many
things and people to laugh at ?
Zion's Herald.
LAWYER CURED OF ECZEMA
"While attending school at Lebanon ,
Ohio , in 1882 , I became afflicted with
boils , which lasted for about two
years , when the affliction assumed the
form of an eczema on my face , the
lower part of my face being inflamed
most of the time. There would be
.water-blisters rise up and open , ajid
.wherever the water would touch it
would burn , and cause another one to
rise. After the blister would open ,
the place would scab over , and would
burn and Itch so as to be almost un
bearable at times. In this way the
sores would spread from one place to
another , back and forth over the
.whole of my upper lip and chin , and
at times the whole lower part of my
face would be a solid sore. This con
dition continued for four or five years ,
without getting any better , and in fact
got worse all the time , so much so
tkatmy wife became alarmed lest it
prove fatal.
"During all this time of boils and
eozema , . I doctored with the best phy
sicians of this part of the country , butte
to no avail. Finally I decided to Try
Cutijcura Remedies , which I did , tak
ing the Cuticura Resolvent , applying
the Cuticura Ointment to the sores ,
and using the Cuticura Soap for wash
ing. In a very short time I began to
notice Improvement , and continued to
use tieCuticura Remedies until I was
well again , and have not had a re
currence Of the trouble since , which is
'overtwenty years. I have recom
mended. Cuticura Remedies to others
eveiv since , and have great faith in
them as remedies for skin diseases. "
! ( Signed ) . A. C. Brandon , Attorney-at-
Law , Greenville , O. , Jan. 17 , 1911.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint
ment are sold everywhere , a sample
of each , with 32-page book , will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti
cura , " Dept. 3 K , Boston.
The Bridegroom's Portion.
Muss Elsie Gentsch , who ! teaches
Sunday school , had been reading to
her -class from the gospel of Matthew ,
and'fas examining a promising boy ,
a newcomer , anent the subject matter.
"There were ten virgins , " said the
young inan , "five wise ones and five
foolish ones , and the five wise ones
filled their lamps and the five foolish
ones wasn't In no hurry. And at
midnight came the bridegroom. So
the five foolish ones went across the
street to buy oil and got looked out"
"Very good , " said the teacher.
"And what did the bridegroom do ? "
"Why , " said the good little student ,
"he married the five wise ones. "
Cleveland Leader.
A Human Cruet-Stand.
Several villagers were discussing a
departed sister who had been given to
good deeds but was rather too fond
of dispensing sharp spoken advice.
"She was an excellent woman , " said
the deceased lady's pastor. "She was
constantly In the homes of the poor
and afflicted. In fact , she was the salt
of the earth. "
"She was more than that , " remark
ed a villager. "She was the vinegar ,
the pepper and the mustard as well.
She was a perfect cruet stand of Vir
tues. " London Tit-Bits.
Little Pitcher.
Lady Visitor I am coming to youi
mamma's company tomorrow , Tom
my.
my.Tommy
Tommy Well , you won't get a good
supper.
Tommy's Papa Tommy , what do
you mean , talking like that ?
Tommy Well , you know , pa , you
told ma you'd have to get some
chicken feed for her old hen party
tomorrow.
Advice.
"Now that you've heard my daugh
ter sing , what would you advise mete
to do ? "
"Well , " the music master replied.
"I hardly know.Don't you suppose
you could get her interested In settle
ment work'or horseback riding or
something like that ? "
A crowd is not company , and faces
are but a gallery of pictures , and talk
a tinkling cymbal , where there is no
love. Bacon.
Mrs. Wtnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething , softens the gums , reduces inflamma
tion , allays pain , cures -wind colic. 25c a bottle.
A man may like a girl all the more
because she seems to like him less.
MADERO LABORING TO RESTORE PEACE
. conducted successfully the Mexican revolution by which Diaz was driven from the country , Francisco
HA.VING , Jr. , now finds that it is not easy to put an end to the fighting. Bands of Maderlsts in various
parts of the republic still are in arms , and Madero is traveling about trying to pacify them and to restore
peace among his countrymen.
METTLE OF FILIPINO
Tossed About on Open Sea for
Forty-Eight Hours.
He Had Been Maddened by Fear of
Sharks and by the Lost Chances
of Rescue He Had Done
Best He Could.
Manila , P. I. When the ship Poisat
went down off Malabon , Phillipine is
lands , recently Alejandro Lorenzo
jumped clear of the wreck. After an
hour's swimming he found a hatch
cover on which he rested. Then he
started toward San Nicholas , pushing
the hatch cover ahead of him. He
was nearly successful and was just
reaching shallow water when the tide
carried him out to sea again. As 'night
came the wind increased and the
waves tossed him and his hatch cover
back and forth until he thought It
would be impossible for him to hold
his support , but toward midnight he
found that he was being washed to
ward the Cavite shore. Just as his
hope was strong the tide wind car
ried him to sea again. He struggled
against them , but was swept out
Something brushed against his leg.
He thought It a shark and screamed
in fear.
"It did not touch me again or I
should have gone mad. "
The water was cold , the night dark
and the rain beat down on hla. ! He
heard a cry in the darkness and push
ed his hatch cover in the direction
from which it sounded. Toward mornIng -
Ing he found a Filipino boy , another
survivor of the wreck , clinging to an
oil box. They drifted together. When
daylight came they could see boats
and they shouted until they were ex
hausted , but could not make them
selves heard or seen. They were tor
tured by thirst Salt water got into
their mouths. They drifted all day.
Night came again and shortly after
dark they saw the lights qt a break
water , and with new hope noted that
they grew larger and more distinct
They were being washed in again. The
boy was taken with cramps , lost his
hold on the oil box and went down.
The man was washed toward the
middle of the bay and drifted during
the night At dawn he was almost
ready to give up , but the wind and
waves headed him for the east shore
and he took hear . Then he saw boats
and used his last strength In trying
to reach them. The boatmen saw him ,
and were able to get him in time , and
picked him out of the water. There
was not much of the man left , and
he wfcs shrieking for water as he col
lapsed in the boat He had been 48
hours on a rough sea in a bad storm
witb a hatch cover for support He
had been maddened by fear of sharks
and by the lost chances of rescue. As
he lay on a pallet after he found
himself able to talk again , his rescuers
spoke of his wonderful endurance. He
said , of course , he had done the best
he could. He wanted to live , he said. ,
Fish Imported Into Pacific Ocean Wa
ters Threaten Great Canning In
dustry Feast on Young.
Seattle , Wash. Men engaged In the
salmon industry in this state and Oregon
gen are vastly excited over the dis
covery that their livelihood is threat
ened by the ravages of bass. There is
a demand that immediate measures be
taken to exterminate the latter fish.
It was only a few years ago when
in response to the agitation of sports
men and others who wanted more va
riety in fish , bass fry were imported In
large quantities and were planted In
various inland waters and the rivers.
It appears that they have multiplied
at an astonishing rate and at the be
ginning of the season they were re
ported to be very plentiful. Recently
the salmon men made the discovery
that has dismayed them. The bass
have penetrated far up the Columbia
river and its tributaries and have been
feasting on young salmon.
John M. Crawford , superintendent
of the fish hatcheries of Washington
Grizzlies Flee From Fire
Grazing District of Oregon Overrun
By Bears Driven From Homes by
Last Year's Fires.
Portland , Ore. One effect of the
forest fires which swept great areas
last year has been to drive a lot of
grizzly bears from their former feed
ing grounds and make them a men
ace to stock. Many reports have
ben received here recently of the
depredations of these big animals on
the east slope of the Cascade moun
tains , and preparations are being made
to hunt them down.
The Cascade mountains have never
been known as the haunt of the griz
zlies. In the Blue mountains , about
260 miles to the east however , the
animals have been known to be fair
ly plentifuL
Great areas of the Blue mountains
and near-by ridges were burned over
In the great forest fires of last year ,
and so that spring the grizzlies did
not find the supplies of food to which
they had been accustomed. It is be
lieved that they then wandered across
the valleys to the range nearer the
crest Here they also found "Insuffi
cient supplies , and so they have turn
ed on the stock which ranges the east
slope of the Cascades.
Berry Hickson , an old-time woods
man of the Upper McKenzIe river , had
i great surprise recently when he set
out on an expedition into the Cas
cades. In .the middle of one night
several bea brought down one of
RADIUM AND IODINE TO CURE
Remarkable Results With Consump
tion Are Claimed for Preparation
of Hungarian Doctor.
Paris. A new treatment for tuber
culosis , for which is claimed unusual
efficiency , was described to the Inter
national Tuberculosis society and
Therapeutic society here by the emi
nent tuberculosis specialists , Bern-
heln and DIeupart
The specific employed Is a prepara
tion of radio-active menthol and
iodine. It was discovered by Doctor
Dessendeffy at Budapest The com
position of the preparation is pep-
tonized iodine , 0.06 centigrams , and of
radium bariumchloride , one-tenth of a
drop , in a gallon of ether.
Experiments on animals were so
encouraging that careful experiments"
on humans were tried. After ten In
jections , in one case , almost all the
distressing symptoms ceased. Bern-
helm and Dieupart detail 75 cases.
Bass Killing Off Salmon
his pack mules and ate it He had to
guard the others on succeeding nights ,
and with difficulty got out of the coun
try with any of them. 'He has also
suffered losses in stock , and will join
with other hunters t in going after this
big game.
Boy Plays Spartan.
Cincinnati. An example of great
fortitude has been brought to the no
tice of the Cincinnati police. When a
patrol wagon rushed to the scene of
an accident , the crew found a boy of
19 , who gives the name of John Cronin -
in , of Indianapolis , sitting calmly
against a telegraph post , with both his
legs cut off. He had tried to board a
freight train and had fallen beneath
the wheels. After the accident he
crawled to the pole and braced him
self against it A passes-by noticed
him.
him."What's
"What's the matter ? " asked the
stranger.
"Nothing much , " he answered ;
"just lost both my feet that's all. "
Then the stranger called the police.
Record Wheat Crop.
Dixon , HI. Elmer Byers of Palmyra
township has won the record of hav
ing raised the best crop of wheat in
that township. He had ten acres that
yielded 298 bushels by machine mea
sure , giving sixty pounds to the bushel.
The wheat average in Lee county has
increased about a third over last year.
!
state , tells of the ravages he has ob
served. The hatcheries he conducts
are of great importance to the indus
try. They were started because it
was discovered that the trout played
havoc with the young salmon. In big
ponds the fry are hatched and millions
of salmon are guarded until they are
about three inches long , a size suf
ficient to permit them to escape the
trout This plan has proved effective
for years.
"We can rear the salmon large
enough to get away from the trout"
says Mr. Crawford , "but not the bass.
When you think that a bass can eat a
salmon four inches long or even
larger you can see how utterly impos
sible it is to keep the fish in the
ponds until they are of sufficient size
to care for themselves against the
new enemy without going to huge expense
penseWe raise them until they are
three inches long and then turn them
into the Kalama river , from which
they make their way down to the Co
lumbia. We have found that the bass
are lying in wait for them and gob
bling them as they appear. "
He advocates the prohibition by law
under heavy penalties of any further
planting of bass in the waters of the
state , an open season for this fish all
the year round and stringent meas
ures to destroy them. Unless some
thing is done he thinks it will be only
a few years before the salmon indus
try will be seriously crippled. He
would also bar pickerel , pike and
perch.
INDIAN CARVINGS ON A TREE
Missouri ) Woodmen Make Peculiar
Discoveries in Felling an Old Oak
Work of Chickasaws.
Exeter , Mo. While woodmen were
cutting timber on Indian creek the
other day a large oak tree was felled
that proved to be historic as well as
an old Indian landmark. A picture
of an Indian with bow and arrow
pointing at a running deer was carved
in the bark of the tree near the
ground , while higher up were pic
tures of the rising sun with an In-
dran kneeling , a flying eagle , a turtle
lying on its back and a picture of a
snake.
More than a dozen arrows were em
bedded In the tree , where they had
been shot many years ago. From the
character of the carving it Is thougfct
to be the work of Chickasaws.
Suffer From "Oily Eye. "
South Norwalk , Conn. One hundred
thousand gallons of oil have been
placed on the streets of this town.
Now the people are suffering from
"oily eye , " the newest of human af
flictions , according to the physicians.
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ALL OVER NEBRASKA.
The Crop Outlook.
Douglas County. Charles Lane , as
sistant general freight agent of the
Union Pacific , is in Omaha from a trip
over the Nebraska lines of the road ,
after making an investigation of crop
conditions. Mr. Lane states that the
only possible shortage will be in the
oat crop that was caught right in the
milk by the hot weather of June and
early July. Notwithstanding this the
crop is not a failure by any means. As
to the wheat , Mr. Lane finds it of a
most excellent quality and the yield
but little below that of last year. The
corn he finds in a condition almost up
to that of this date , one year ago , due
largely to the rapid growth made In
the last ten days since the rains be
came almost general over the state
and of almost daily occurrence. He
states that corn has practically been
made within the last two weeks and
that by the middle of September will
be out of the way of frost The range
is coming out in good shape , the rains
having given the grass a new start ,
and in most localities the prairies
have commenced to take on a green ,
almost as bright as that of spring. The
winter range , Mr. Lane predicts , will
be the best in years. A month ago It
looked as if the potato crop might be
nearly a failure , but in the last week
they have taken on new life and Mr.
Lane says now the outlook is for a
fair yield.
A Strange Phenomena.
Adams County. On the Charles Un
derwood farm north of Hastings there
has appeared a big cave-in in an al
falfa field. The earth settled to a
depth of about six feet , and the hole
is about four feet wide and twelve feet
long. Another similar hole , somewhat
larger than this one , appeared on an
adjoining farm , and residents in that
locality are at a loss to account for
the strange phenomenon. Visitors at
this place who examined the hotel
found alfalfa roots six to eight feet
long , hanging in the hole , and they
resemble long cord or rope , and are
very tough. It has been decided to
refer the matter to the scientific de
partment of the state university and
if possible to have the matter inves
tigated by experts.
A Remarkable Experience.
Hamilton County. Soren Adolfson ,
a farmer living in Hamilton county ,
had an unusual experience. One of
his best milk cows was taken sick
and he drove eight miles to secure the
services of Dr. Edward Odell , the ve
terinarian. When the veterinarian ar
rived the animal was stretched out ap
parently dead. After laboring for
some time the veterinarian succeeded
in getting the animal on its feet and
two days afterwards it was so far re
covered that it rewarded its master's
efforts by kicking him in the body and
smashing two of his ribs.
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Charged with Failure to Test Cream.
Richardson County. Manford Elam
of the country store at Arago was cit
ed to appear before Justice of the
Peace Spragins by the pure food com
missioner to answer to the charge of
buying cream without giving it the
proper test The regulations estab
lished by the pure food commission
require that cream must stand a cer
tain number of hours under proper
conditions before it is tested and paid
for by the purchaser.
Robbers Secure Dynamite.
Gage County , Robbers entered At-
wood's storehouse at the quarries , east
of Wymore , and stole about forty
sticks of dynamite. It is supposed to
be the work of some members of the
bank robber gang which has infested
that section for some time.
Twenty Thousand for Farm.
Custer County. F. and John Backer
of Alexandria were in Custer county
and bought the Ryerson farm of 1,320
acres , paying $20,000 spot cash for the
place. John , the son , will move to
Custer county and expects to stock
the farm.
Roads Boosters Effective.
Fillmore County. The General
Automobile club held a good roads
meeting at Geneva. Mr. Watkins of
Omaha was the speaker. Eighteen
automobiles from Fairmont were on
the streets. The crowd was an en
thusiastic one.
Clarks Teacher Resigns.
Merrick County. Miss Loreine
Hemple has just resigned her position
as teacher of English and history in
the Clarks High school , and Superin
tendent Green is looking for another
person to fill the place.
Crop Prospects in Wayne.
Wayne , Neb. Another shower oi
rain raised the epectations of Wayne
county farmers. The corn prospect
grows brighter as the season ad
vances Estimates of the yield now
vary from between twenty and thirty-
five bushels to the acre.
Plant to Be Enlarged.
Hall County. At a conference be
tween the members of the executive
committee of the Commercial club
and General Manager Howe of the
American Beet Sugar company and
Local Manager Swan it is expected
that the Grand Island plant of the
company will , as scon as the cam
paign of 1911 is completed , which will
be about the latter part of December ,
be completely overhauled and given
new and more modern machinery. The
total outlay for such improvements
will run to about $150,000.
Cement Talk No. 2
Portland Cement does
not come from Portland ,
Maine , or Portland , Oregon
gen , and it was not first
made at either of these
places. It is called Portland
because it was given this name
by the Englishman who first
made it. He called it Portland
because he thought it resembled cer
tain natural deposits on the Isle of Port
land in England. Portland Cement is
the fine powder produced by pulver
izing the clinker resulting from the
burning together of various materials of prop
er chemical composition * In the case of
Univertal Portland Cement , these raw mater
ials are blast furnace slag and pure limestone.
There are many brands of Portland Cement
on the marketj produced by different manu
facturers. Universal one of the bcst known
and highest grade Portland Cements. You
can always tell it by the name Universafand
the blue trade mark printed on each sack.
Forty million sacks of Univtrsahrc made and
used yearly in this country. If you have any
concrete work to do , you will make no mistake
by using Universal Portland Cement. Universal
is for sale by representative dealers everywhere
UNIVERSAL PORTLAND CEMENT CO.
CHICAGO-FITTSBDRG
Northwestern Office. Minneapolis
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HIS COLOR CHANGED.
Evelyn But when it cornea to lovemaking -
making Harold is rather green , Isn't
he ?
Myrtle Not now.
Evelyn Indeed !
Myrtle No , 'he's blue ; I rejected
him last evening.
Of Short Duration.
"Plimply is afraid to ask old Mr.
Plunker for-his daughter's hand. "
"Why , Plimply told me yesterday he
stood in with the old gentleman. "
"Oh , that was only for a few min
utes in the vestibule of an office build
ing during a shower. "
Why , Willie !
Sunday School Teacher Yes , Wil
lie , the Lord loves every living crea
ture.
ture.Willie
Willie I'll bet he was never stung
by a wasp ! Puck.
An Experiment.
Nurse What is the matter ?
Johnny The baby is a fake ; 1
threw him on the floor , and he didn't
bounce a bit.
When a girl starts out to kill time ,
she doesn't point her toes kitchen ?
ward.
GET POWER.
The Supply Comes From Food.
If we get power from food why nov
strive to get all the power we can.
That is only possible by use of skil
fully selected food that exactly fits
the requirements of the body.
Poor fuel makes a poor fire and a
poor fire is not a good steam producer.
"From not knowing how to select
the right food to fit my needs , I suf
fered grievously for a long time from
stomach troubles , " writes a lady from
a little town in Missouri.
"It seemed as if I would never be
able to find out the sort of food that
was best for me hardly anything that
I could eat would stay on my stomach.
Every attempt gave me heartburn and
filled my stomach with gas. I got
thinner and thinner until I literally
became a living skeleton , and In time
was compelled to keep to my bed.
A few months ago I was persuaded
to try Grape-Nuts food , and It had such
good effect from the very beginning
that I have kept up Its use ever since.
I was surprised at the ease with which
1 digested It It proved to be just
what I needed.
"All my unpleasant symptoms , the
heartburn , the Inflated feeling which
gave me so much pain disappeared.
My weight gradually increased from ,
98 to 116 pounds , my figure rounded
out , my strength came back , and I am ,
now able to do my housework and en
joy It Grape-Nuts food did it" Name
given by Postum Co. , Battle Creek ,
Mich.
A ten days' trial will show anyone
some facts about food.
Read the little-book , "The Road to
Wellville , " In pkgs. "There's a reason. "
Ever read the above letter ? A ew
one appear * Iron time to time. They
are xenolae , trve , amd fall of hi
latere t