10 THE NOUl'OLll NEWS : FRIDAY , APRIL 17 , lflW. (
3 USTCOE'S
"PROTEGE I
"By 'Richard Kann
w , lil tlir
.S. S. JlffCliur
Crystal FallH never did ninmmt ( o
much n H a show town. The capacity
iwnn $ * . ( ) ( > , \vltli chairs In the nlHli'H ,
hut oxen nt ( lint a performance with-
tout n lending innn wan tint ( o lie
thought of. Anil Hampton simply
coiiltln't play ( lint night anil imiylic-
not for Hovornl nlKlitH. A man who
can't sprnk uliovo a whl pcr Imi't IIHO-
fill us a romantic lover on tin1 Bingo ,
nd since HUNCOOVIIH the HOI ! of Hlago
manager wltji didn't believe In carryIng -
Ing people ) On half nalnrli-H over the
circuit on tin- chance that tht loadn
would hri'iik down Hampton hail no
understudy.
Ho It UIIH planned to glvo Crystal
FallH a "show , " HH CryHtal Kails loved
io call It with HtiHcoo playing oppo
nlte his .daughter , who WIIH on the
printed stun' as Marlu Hamilton. Him-
coi > WIIN twenty yours too old for the
part and didn't look the young lover
nny more than the character mini did.
But It WIIN CryHtal Kails , and Hiwcoo
WIIB resourceful.
Ho did a lOHonrcofnl thing when ho
became Map ? mamiKor of the produc
tion In which his daughter played ( ho
lends. He WIIH able. In that manner to
dltigulso his dutloH as a father under
the all powerful title of Bingo man
ager. It WIIR believed by the company
that a love affair was at the bottom of
It ; but , Btrnngcly enough , there were
no details. It WIIH known that liln
daughter , a beautiful girl , had fallen
in love with a Btago door adorer a
year before. Fearful lest In his capac
ity IIH a mere father he would be un-
nble to prevent a clandestine courtship -
ship and even marriage , he traveled
with her. Nobody apparently except
MlfiH Hamilton knew who the man
WIIB. Huseoo knew his name by rea-
win of many Intercepted notes , but
had been unable to arrange a perNomil
Interview. He lived at Marie's hotel ,
accompanied her to the theater and
novcr allowed her to be entertained un
less he was a member of the party.
If there was any truth In the Htory.
Marie behaved remarkably well for
nn iH'tivrs who possessed youth nnd
temperament.
At any rate her wounded heart , If
elic bad one , never bled In public.
Hampton , her leading man , had a wife
nnd was one of UUSCOO'B few Intimate
friends. He was a mechanical actor ?
( with a deep , resonant voice , and Invariably -
( variably got good notices , although be
( Would have been as willing to play the
last net of "Camllle" In a crimson act
in summer stock as he would to have
it In white.
Huseoo called a rehearsal befoie he
essayed to piny the pnrt , but he
wouldn't hold the manuscript while
he ran over the scenes , and the result
was that In the second act climax he
went to pieces. He stood center with
his arms outstretched to receive Marie ,
( with hls.mouth wide open.
" 1 beg your pardon , " came from the
wlnss , "but your line there , Mr. Bus-
coo , Is. 'If I should say goodby , little
girl. ' "
It was .lennlngs. the new property
man , picked up at Kansas Olty three
( weeks before , when be didn't Unow n
prop from a bunch light. He was n
Buseoe protege at $10 a week when
the union scale was ? 'J5. Hut even nt
that he didn't look like a property
man. Hut he had come around with
n desire to do anything In the com
pany except to play a part , and he
knew the play , lie said , backward.
Busooc was looking for people who
* tldn't care what their salaries were ,
and after Jennings had told him that
"the compensation was of no consequence
quence so long as he could live upon
it" liuscoe had him on the salary list.
He was delightfully green , but at the
end of three weeks he was a gem.
CThon he began to show signs of becom
ing n Jewel.
"The doorkeeper , " he said one day to
Busco < \ "la refusing bouquets for Miss
Hamilton. Now , why couldn't he pick
out the roses and allow me to use ( Item
Instead of the prop bouquet In the second
end net ? "
To which the resourceful Uuscoe re
plied : "Course. Use orchids If you
want to. Only rip the cards off. 1
don't want any notes from anybody In
the front of the house getting In here
to uiy daughter. "
After that Miss Hamilton frequently
had real roses Instead of rubber ones ,
end real roses were un Improvement ,
especially shce the business required
Miss Hamilton to sulff them lovingly
several times.
But the further utility of Jennings
hadn't occurred to Buscoe until the In
terruption at the Crystal Falls rehears-
nl.
"See here , Jennings , " said Buscoe
euddonly. "Did you ever act ? "
"N-o-o-o , " Bald Jennings slowly ; "I
never did. "
"Do you know the part ? " resourceful
Buscoe asked quickly.
"Yes , " said Jennings positively ; "I
think I do , I'vo heard It every nigh !
for a month. "
"Marie " he said "this IB
, , Mr. Jen
nlngs. We are In Crystal Falls. Try
a scene with him. Maybe he'll do to
go on tonight. "
* She smiled as she took his baud. " 1
am very glad , " she said , "that papa
lias Introduced you. " Turning to HUB
coc , she added , still smiling : "He does
look the part , doesn't he ? Let's try It. '
Well , one trial convinced Buccoe Urn
he was safe for Crystal Falls. Then
was only one thing badly wrong will
the new man. "You must remember , '
Buscoe told him , "that the twcnty-Qv
pent seats have a right to hear just a
\iiii I'M thn front rown. When you
iniiKe uago love , make It loud , " Anil
after Hint JennlngK reached them can
lly.That
That night he had three curtain calls
for Ills llrst gond KCOIIO at the end of
the llrsl aet , something that had never
happened to Hampton. Huscoe disliked
to admit that he WIIH astonished. Ho
had watohed the seene carefully , prepared
pared to use the promptbook , but the
milliner In which Jennings humored
the scone was marvelous. "He couldn't
have done better , " thought liuscoe , "If
he meant every word he Hpoke. "
He WIIH In ( he ael of congratulating
himself once more upon Ids extreme
foresight when a boy carrying a box of
Mowers walked hurriedly tlnough the
Hinge door and almost Into his arum.
"Who oidored them ! things ? " roared
Huscue.
"A man fiom the flhow , " sniffed the
boy.
If Huiicoe wan anything at all , he
WIIH rcHourccful. Dragging the boy to
( he tilde entrance , he pointed at Jen-
nlngH. "Is ( hat the man'he asked
him.
"That'H him , " said the boy. " 1 Been
him do It. "
"Send ( hem back , " said HtiHcoe.
He could hardly wait ( o ring down
( o politico upon ( he new property man.
"A boy came In here , Mr. Jennings , "
lie said , "with a box of roses. You
know the ruloH. I sent them back. "
"Haven't I the right , " asked Jen.
nlngH very calmly , "to wend ( lowers to
myself If I wish ? "
Huscoe WIIH Hpeechlcss. "Of course
you have , " he began , "but"
"And I have also the right , I lie-
love , " Interrupted JcnnlngH , "to Bend
lowers to my wife. When you assum
ed to carefully guard your daughter
'roin the man you knew HIO ! loved , n
year ago , you made her promise not to
narry him until you were sure enough
> f him to Introduce him to her your-
Holf , You ( bought you'd never do that ,
nit you did Introduce him this after-
loon. She mnrrled htm at 5 o'clock.
She had no ( lowers at her wedding , so
i thought It would be nice for her to
have thorn tonight Instead. I nm very
Berry you sent them back. "
"Your name Is Clark , " nske.il Bus-
coo-"Kobor ( Clark ? "
"I had a right ( o a singe name , didn't
I ? " asked Jennings.
"And you are"
"Your son-in-law , my friend. "
"Well , " Bald Huscoe , always re-
Houreeful , "I never saw a man piny
he lover any better. You'll Btay until
ho end of the season , won't you ? "
Culinary Cutirtnhlp.
Janet had molded the domestic af
fairs of a Boston family for so many
years that the news of her Intended
narrlage had much ( he effect of an
earthquake. "Have you and David
icon engaged long ? " ventured the mistress -
tress of dm household.
"One week when next Snbbadi
comes , " Btated Janet brletly.
"And and had you any thought of
narrylng before that ? " asked her mis-
ress.
"Times I had nnd times I had not , "
said the Imperturbable Janet , "as any
icrson will. Hut n month ago when 1
; ave David n wee bit of ( ho cnke I'd
> een making nnd he said ( o me , Manet ,
inve you ( ho recipe tlrm In your mind ,
ass , so you could make It If Mrs.
Mann's book would bo far from your
reachV * I knew well the time was draw-
ng short.
"And when , " said Janet , closing her
eyes at the recollection , "I said to him ,
Dnvld , lad , the recipe Is copied In n
Ittle book of my own,1 and 1 saw the
glint In his eye I reckoned 'twould bo
within the month he'd nsk inc. "
xouiu s companion.
AViitor Ilcforo Meal * .
While the general opinion of those
supposed to be authorities on this mat
ter has been that the habit of drinking
water at meals Is n deleterious one , It
now stated , according to recent in
vestigations , ( hat n little water , If not
too cold , Is bcncilclal , as It assists In
( he dlgesdon of food. A ( oo copious
supply of waer dilutes the gastric
Juice , and If ( oo cold It lowers the tem
perature of the stomach below normal ,
thus Impairing digestion. If , however ,
water Is taken In limited quaudtios. the
peptones formed by ( he ucdon of gas-
trie Juice on food will be washed aside ,
thereby facilitating absorption. By ( bis
means ( ho undigested food Is laid bare
and Is more biibccptiblc ( o further ac
tion of ( he gasrle Juice. During the
period of rest phlegm , being very tena
cious , prevents the free tiow of gastric
Juice for some ( line , hence delays di
gestion. A drink ofvaor before meals
la recommended because It loosens and
washes away this deposit of mucus ,
thereby permitting ( he gasrlc Juice ( o
attack the food as It enters the stem
ach. Boston Transcript
lleuedlct Arnold In 1775.
The prestige of Arnold nt the begin
ning of the Ucvolutlon Is thus re ( looted
hi Professor Justin H. Smith's descrip
tion In the Century of the heroic "bat
tle with the wilderness" In the march
to Quebec , under Arnold's command :
The name of the leader , too , excited
enthusiasm. Dorothy Dudley and the
rest of the ladles In Cambridge loved to
gossip about a man whom they de
scribed as "darllngly and desperately
brave , sangulncly hopeful , of restless
activity , Intelligent nnd enterprising , "
gay and gallant , and the soldier tads
told one another admiringly how he
marched through the wicket gate at
old Tlcouderoga shoulder to shoulder
wlth _ Ethan Allen , how ho threatened
to break into the magazine at New
Haven unless the selectmen would
hand over the keys within Qvo minutes
when his company hoard the news of
Lexington and wanted to set out for
Cambridge and even how he used to
astonish the other boys years before
by seizing the great water wheel and
going around with It through water
and through sky.
V
A HEAL ] JOY WONDER
THE PHENOMENAL EAOLY CAREER OF
WILLIAM PITT.
Although Hli'Uly ' mill lrllci lc , Thin
ICiiKllxli Iml WIIH Intellectually < > ' "
of Ilio Mont Ilriiiitrkuliln iniitliN tliu
World HUN Utur KniMtii ,
One of ( ho most remarkable boys ( hu
world ever HIIW WIIH Wllllnin I'ltt. He
astonished folk with his learning at ( hu
ago of seven. Ho became prlmu min
ister of Kngland when he was twenty
four.
Ho wan n sickly boy , but ho took all
( he out of door exercise his dellcato
frame could bear nnd WIIH as eager to
fctudy IIH mom boys nru ( o piny. Ho
would not lot liln weak body stop his
work , nnd hu WIIH rending ancient his
tory at nn ngc when most children are
rending Htorles written In words of
ono syllable.
Ills father was ( ho great Karl of
Chadiam , and ( ho boy was brought In
to contact with all ( ho great men of
( he time In England. When ho wns
thirteen yours old ho wrote a tragedy
which he called "Laiirentlne , King of
Clnrlnliim. "
A ( ( his age , too , ho WIIH nblo to rend
Greek and Latin almost as well as ho
could EngllHh. He also was well In
formed on the polities of the day and
on n variety of subjects about which
only men of learning are supposed to
know anything.
At fourteen ho wan able to take ( bo
works of ThucydldoB , written In Greek ,
nnd read page nftcr pngo , turning It
nto excellent English ns he read , nnd
ibis oft hnnd translation of his Is said
: o have been almost without n ( law.
HlH fnthcr spoke of him ns "ongcr
Mr. William , the counselor , the philos
opher. " At the ugo of fourteen ho on-
[ ered the grent University of Cnm-
bridge in England nnd nt once , In splto
of his youth , took n high plncc among
the students nt ( lint celebrated place
of learning.
When ho went to Cambridge , the boy
WIIH In such feeble health ( bat ho had
0 bo accompanied by n nurse , nnd all
through his course ( hero he was In BO
ioor a condition , physically , ( hat It was
loubtcd If ho ever would bo able to
finish the course.
But hard study seemed to agree with
dm , and when ho was graduated , nt
.ho ago of seventeen , ho was much
stronger than when ho entered ( ho uni
versity.
At an ngo when most boys nro preparing -
paring ( o cncr college , or , If they are
very clover , have just become fresh
men , young IMtt won the degree of
naster of ars from ono of ( ho great
est universities In the world and began
the study of law.
At twenty-ono ho wns admitted to
the bar , and the same year was elected
1 member of parliament , to become
jrlme minister three years later.
While ho wns yet n law student nnd
only eighteen years old ho attracted
the attention of prominent men by his
clear views on the questions of govern-
nent , which ( hen were perplexing ( ho
rulers of England. The boy was In
vited everywhere , and men holding the
most Important olllccs listened to his
idvlce nnd asked his opinions.
Ills friends wanted him to go Into
inrllnmcnt when ho wns ( wenty nnd
ill predicted for him n brilliant career.
It was curious to see this delicate stripIng -
Ing , n boy In looks nnd years , meeting
the grout and wise men of the country
na an equal and conversing on even
terms with ( ho most learned scholars
of the day.
xoung rut used to like to listen to
: he debates in the BrKlsh parliament ,
nnd Mr. Fox , the great staesmnn ,
mceUng him once after a debne , wns
nsonlshed at the manner in which the
boy criticised the eminent men who
liad spoken and pointed out where they
could have made their argument
stronger.
One of the hardest works to under
stand that ever were written Is n book
called "Cassandra , " written by n man
named Lycophronls. It la written in
Greek. A learned man placed the book
In the hands of young Pitt when the
boy wns sixteen years old , nnd ho rend
It nt llrst sight , translating Into Eng
lish as ho read and explaining It In a
manner which made the learned man
declare that had he not seen it he
"would have believed It to bo beyond
the power of human Intellect. "
When Pitt was sixteen , his father de
clared Unit he would be a grout stnes-
man nnd wns the hope of the country.
Other folks soon became of his father's
way of thinking , nnd that is why they
put htm Into parliament when he wns
so young nnd made him prime minister
so soon after.
Ho fulfilled all that wns expected of
him and ruled Englnud during thirteen
of the most eventful years of her his
tory. Detroit Free Press.
A Slnnder.
"See here ! " said the city editor. "You
speak of the bride as being 'led to the
altar. ' "
"Yes , sir. What of It ? " replied the re
porter.
"What of It ? Why , it's nonsense.
There wns never n bride yet who
couldn't find her way there , no matter
what wcro the obstacles. " London
Tit-Bits.
Natural Sequence.
"Yes , " concluded the medical racon
teur , "slio became insane through ex
cessive dancing. "
"Ono might say she wns hopping
mad , I suppose ! " gurgled the cheerful
Idiot Baltimore American.
A Difference.
The Friend Is your daughter hup-
plly mnrrled ?
The Father Well , happily she's mar
ried. Kansas City Independent
Good order Is the foundation of aJ'
coed things. Burke.
HP ti > run nil nl Protection.
Bonator Vnn Wyck of Nebrnnkn In
ftpcnklng had a peculiar style of deliv
ery , and as be warmed to IIH ! subject It
WI\H \ his habit to move restlessly from
7no Ride of ( ho chamber to the other ,
continually talking. Ho talked HO fiist
that he often "spluttered , " and sena
tors wore careful to keep out of range
of the moisture hu hissed through his
closely HOI tooth ,
Mr. IngnllH and Mr. Spoonor once sat
directly In front of "Mr. I'mich , " ns
Senator Van Wyck wan often called
because of his resemblance to ( hat not-
oil character , when he WIIH delivering
nn Impassioned utterance , nnd nn atom
of spiny rested upon ( he hand of ( ho
Immaculate Ingalls.
He adjusted his spectacles , carefully
Inspected his nollcd hand and deliber
ately signaled for one of ( hu pages ( o
come to him. Then In one of his fa
mous whispers , which penetrated ( ho
entire chamber , Ingalls said :
"Boy , bring an umbrella for Scnnlor
Spooncriind n rubber overcoat for me. "
The Incident provoked general laugh
ter , but It did not Interfere with Vnn
Wyok's speech. He simply shifted his
position HO IIH to got , beyond rnngo of
hlH always faultlessly dressed nnd snr
castle colleague. Washington Post.
Tertie.
It la truly surprising what erroneous
Ideas are entertained by the general
public concerning the true meaning of
many ( onus In general use. A striking
example of ( hlH Is ( he word "terno" as
applied to ( In plate. Usually It Is un
derstood that thin word Is derived from
( he French one , meaning "dull. " This
Is totally Incorrect. Tcrne plnte Is a
shoot or plnte of Iron and steel covered
with nn alloy of ( In nnd lend In ( he proportion -
portion of two-thirds lend nnd one-third
tin. It Is this union of the three met
als Iron , lend and tin that gave rise
to ( ho word ( erne plate , ( erne being nn
equivalent to the English tcrnc , mean
ing "threefold. " The origin of the er
roneous definition of ( his term wns the
fnct that because of the Inrge percent-
ngc of lead used In coating tcrne plates
It Is duller In hue than the ordinary tin
plate , which Is frequently designated
"bright plnte" In contradistinction to
the former.
Th Fire God'n Wrath.
A curious s.tory comes to us from the
suburbs. A resident In the near neigh
borhood of London has a museum In
tils house In which the principal curi
osity Is a flre god which has been wor
shiped for many centuries In an Indian
temple. Once when the owner of the
liousc took n party of people to look at
the museum he proposed In fun that
they should all kotow to the Image.
This they all laughingly consented to
do , all except two ladles , who declared
It was wicked. The flro god was re
venged within two months. One of the
Indies had her bouse burned to the
ground the week nftcr. nnd the other
one on n Inter date fell backward Into
the tire nnd sustained some ( errlblo
burns. We give the tnle without com
ment. London Chronicle.
TrntiMiortutlnii Pncllltlcit.
Morltz Gottlieb Snphlr , n journalist
nnd one of the wittiest men of the Jew
ish race In Germany , once criticised
King Ludwlg's verses so sharply that
: io wns ordered , snys Household Words ,
to quit Munich within twenty-four
hours.
The court chamberlain waited upon
the Journalist with ( he king's com
mand and , having delivered It , consid
erately asked :
"Do you think thnt you can get nway
In that time ? "
"Yes , I think so. " Saphlr said , "but It
my own logs cnn't tnke me quick
enough I'll borrow some of the super
fluous foot In his majesty's last volume
of verso. "
The Jnpnnec Stable.
We can learn from the Japanese a
thing or two about stabling horses. In
Japan , horses are backed Into their
stalls ; then a door Is closed at the head ,
which has a grain and hayrack con
veniently constructed , to which the nag
Is secured. When needed , the door Is
swung back and the horse led forth.
No one gets kicked , no refuse matter
Is visible to the visitor , and It seems to
u sensible way to construct a place
for any horse.
Healthful.
Miss Jellus Your bedroom must be a
very healthy place , dear.
Miss Prettlface What makes you
think so ?
"Because I have noticed thnt when
you nro downstairs sometimes you are
dreadfully pale , but if you go up into
your bedroom for a short time you
come down with a beautiful color. "
More Than Justice.
Mrs. Newrlche Now , here's my Int-
cst portrait In oils , and I must say I'm
perfectly satisfied with It. I'm sure It
dooK me justice. Don't you think so ?
Mrs. Cuttlnge-Yes , Indeed ; Justice
tempered with mercy ! Brooklyn Life.
Sue Wn a Poor Gue er.
Wlfe-Thnt young man who calls on
our daughter has me guessing.
Husband How's that ?
Wife I don't know whether he Is
economical or hns a grudge against the
gas company. Chicago News.
Only the Detclnntnsr.
"Is this , then , to bo the end of our
romance ? " he asked.
"No , " she answered. "My lawyer
will call on you In the morning. I have
n bushel and a half of your letters. "
Chicago Record-Herald.
Exerclae.
Miss Primrose Don't you ever glvo
your dog any exercise ?
Miss Hollyhock ( fondling a fat pug
dog ) Of course. 1 feed him with chocolates
elates every few minutes just to make
him wag his tall.
m ER
ABOVE
Is the unique trade mark design of the
National Biscuit Company. Always printed
in red and white on each end of the package
that preserves the freshness , crispness and original
oven flavor of biscuit , crackers and wafers.
For example try Zu Zu Ginger Snaps , Graham
Crackeri , Butter Thin and Social
Tea Biscuit.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
\
THE SPIDER TREE ,
A Curlonn Product nt the Cnpo Ncpro
Country of Africa.
Travelers who visited or passed the
Cope Negro country of Africa often
ticard from the natives of a plant that
was part spider nnd that , growing ,
threw Its legs about In continual strug
gles to escape. It wns the good fortune
of Dr. Wolvyltsch to discover the origin
of the legend. Strolling along through
a wind swept tableland country , he
came upon a plant thnt rested low
upon the ground , but hnd two enormous
leaves that blow and twisted nbout in
the wind like serpents In fuct , It look
ed , ns the natives had said , like a gi
gantic spider.
ls stem was four feet across and
ttut a foot high. It had but two loaves
in reality , that were six or eight foot
: eng and split up by the wind so that
they resembled ribbons. This Is prob-
nbly the most extraordinary tree
known. It grows for nearly , If not
quite , n century , but never upward be
yond about a foot , simply expanding
until it renchcs the dlnmctci- given ,
looking In Its adult state like n singu
lar stool on ( he plain from ten to elght-
ccn > Inches In circumference.
When ( bo wind came rushing In from
the sen , lifting the curious ribbon-like
leaves nnd tossing them nbout , It nl-
most seemed to the dlscoverOr that the
strange plant had suddenly become im
bued with life and wns struggling to
escape. When a description nnd pic
ture of the plant were sent to England
it was , like many other discoveries , dis
credited , but soon the plant Itself was
received , and now Wclwitschln inlrn-
bills Is known to botanists.
Undertaker * .
In England in 1014 undertakers were
men of influence who undertook for a
consideration to gat such persons re
turned to parliament ns would prove
subihlsslve to the royal will of King
James I. The three chief undertakers
of 1014 were Lords Bacon , Somerset
nnd Neville. They undertook to bribe
the chief speakers nnd men of Influ
ence In pnrllnment thnt year over to
the side of the king , with but pnrtlnl
success. Then there were undertakers
In Ireland in 1608. They were English
nnd Scotch colonists scut to north Ire-
( nnd nnd wore ench nllotted 2,000 acres
of Innd. They were men of cnpltnl and
undertook to pay a mark a year for
every six acres and to admit no recu
sant for tenants. Hcnco the name ns
applied to them. But neither the his
tories nor the dictionaries give any rea
son for calling the men who bury our
dead undertakers.
Aliiiont Lived There.
During n burglary epidemic In the
country an Inspector of the police force
one night made a tour through the bur
glarized district. Considerably after
midnight ho saw n young man emerge
noiselessly from a substantial home
stead and made after him.
"Did you Just como out of that cor
ner house ? " the Inspector asked , over
hauling him.
The young mnn , while of respectable
appenrnnco , wns plainly 111 at ease and
confused.
" 1 did , " he said.
"Do you live there1' demanded the
inspector.
"Well , almost , " was the embarrassed
answer. "But I can't see thnt It's nny
of your business as long as her father
doesn't object. " London Tlt-Blt .
AnlmalB nnd Alcohol.
Many animals yield ( o the seduction
of rum drinking , especially elephants ,
horses , cows and swlue. Poultry , espe
cially ( urkeys , will absorb ( he tempting
drink till they tumble over in london
sleep , lying nround ns If dead and ut
terly Ignoring their accustomed roost
On awakening ( hey saggor for n few
momens and soon recover , but it is
hours before they renew their cheerful
cackling.
An n Precedent.
Tom Why were you so determined
to kiss that plain cousin of yours ?
Dick I wanted to establish a prece
dent. She has two very pretty sisters ,
you know.
Defter Than a lien.
Customer ( In grocery ) Arc those egg
fresh ?
Grocer's Boy Yes , ma'am. 'Taln't
been a hour since I laid 'em in that box.
The Klrnt Lnwhnolc.
The well known Assyrlologlst , Dr.
lingo Wlncklor , published nn nccount
of the legislation promulgated by King
Amrnphcl of Babylon , which , so far ns
Is known nt present , wns ( he first book
of laws over given to the world. King
Amrnphcl lived 2,230 years B. C. and
Is mentioned In the Bible as n contem
porary of Abraham , so ( hat his ntarutcs
wcro drawn up fully live centuries be
fore the laws of Moses. They number
282 and contain the following :
"If n woman who sells beverages
gives bad value for the money paid
her , she shall bo thrown Into water.
"If a wife bo n spendthrift or If she
otherwise neglect her duties , her hun-
bnnd may put her away without com
pensation , but If n man put nwuy bis
wife for no other ronson thnn thnt she
hns no children bo sbnll return her
whole dowry.
"If n bctrothnl be rescinded , the man
shall pay the woman compensation.
"A widow with grown up children
may not marry again without permis
sion from n judge. " London Express.
Unlnnnred Treasures.
It is startling to think that while al
most any tradesman's shop that might
be burned down Is covered by Insur
ance the British museum , If It were
burned down tomorrow , would not cost
the insurance companies one halfpen
ny. Neither would the houses of par
liament They stand for 3,000,000 ,
but not ono single sovereign of this
vnst sum Is covered by Insurance.
Three thousand pounds n ycnr Is spent
on a force of police and firemen to pro
tect the houses of parliament by day
and night , nnd the British museum
pays the rent of a fireman's house in
Cornm street , but that Is the full cost
of the precautions against flre In these
places. The British museum , believing
that prevention Is bettor than cure , baa
no artificial light on Its Innermost ve-
cesscs. St James Gazette.
Had Good Ilennou to Worry.
They arc tolling this story of the pas
tor of a metropolitan church who has
mndo a study of palmistry and kindred
subjects :
A woman came to him and begged
that he road her hnnd. She was a
spinster , and an Interesting network
of lines had spread over her palm with
the years. The minister decided to
glvo her n bit of advice.
"You should never think of marriage , "
ho said.
"I don't , " replied the spinster prompt- _ x
ly ; "I worry nbout It" New York
Tribune.
BEAUTY TRIUMPHS ,
'Tla a Peloclofu Traamuro ,
Beauty is woman's greatest charm. The
world adores beautiful women. A pretty
woman dreads maternity for fear of losing
this power. What can be done to perpetu-
te the race and keep women beautiful ?
There is n balm used by cultured nnd un-
: ultured women in the crisis. Husbands
should investigate this remedy in order
to reassure their wives as to the ease
with which children can be born and
beauty of form and figure retained.
Mother's Friend
Is the name by which this preparation ia
known. It diminishes the pain allied to
motherhood. Usedthroughoutpregnancy
It relieves morning sickness , cures sore
breasts , makes elastic all tendons called
npon to hold the expanding burden.
Muscles soften nnd relax under its influence -
ence and the patient anticipates fo vorably
the issue , in the comfort thus bestowed.
Alother's Friend is a liniment for ex-
lernnl application. It is gently rubbed
over thejarts so severely taxed , nnd being
ibsorbed lubricacs all the muscles.
Druggists sell it for * r per bottle. You
may have our book "notherliood" free.
ME BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. , ATLWA.OA.