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UNOOUf William J. Bryan la at
feme. His return from a year's trip
abroad was marked by the greatest
demoastratloa ever witnessed in the
atate capital. . Citizens of Lincoln, re
gardless of aartyamliations, augment
ed by many thousands from out in
the state, were at the depot to meet
him at S o'clock, followed him to the
home of his brother, Charles Bryan,
where he and his family ate dinner,
heard him speak in the evening at the
state house and then shook his hand.
It was a crowd in love with Bryan
and a crowd full on enthusiasm. It
cheered him before he alighted from
the train, cheered him along the line
.of march to his brother's home, and
cheered him while he spoke. It was
Nebraskans paying a tribute to a Ne-
- braskan.
Lincoln was lighted and decorated
In tonor of the occasion as never be
fore. The principal streets' were
arched with (electric lights; the stores
were literally covered with flags and
gay ribbons and pictures of the distin
guished citizen were exposed at every
available window.
Mr. Bryan's Lincoln welcome began
when the train passed the state fair
grounds. Hundreds of people who
sighted the dust covered banner, "Bry
an's Home Folks," set up a cheer that
reached to the larger crowd at the Bur
lington station. As soon as the train
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stopped Mr. Bryan. Mrs. bryan and
Miss Grace Bryan came to the plat
form of the private car in which they
rode.
William J. Bryan, Jr.. was the first
to greet the home comers. He leaped
to the steps of the platform, was grab
bed in the arms first of his father, who
kissed him and then passed him to his
mother and sister. Then, while a lusty
photographer shouted from the roof of
the station. "Mr. Bryan, look up," the
distinguished citizen pushed out into
the crowd, shaking hands with all who
rushed at him. Almost immediately,
however, he was yanked into a car
- riage with Governor Mickey, Mayor
Brown and J. E. Miller and taken to
Charles Bryan's residence.
The crowd at the state house, which
assembled In the evening to hear Mr.
Bryui speak, was a compact mass and
numbered not less than 50,000 people.
It was here the bars were taken down
and the real old-fashioned enthusiasm
turned loose. It was 7:30 before Mr.
Bryan, beaded by Governor Mickey
and Mayor Brown, walked onto the
balcony leading from the supreme
.court rooms on the second floor. They
were greeted by cheers whic lasted
several minutes.
Dr. George Martin, pastor of Mr.
Bryan's church, prayed, after which
Mayor Brown welcomed the Lincolnite
home. The mayor cauglit the spirit
of the crowd. He was short and to
the point. . He was followed by Gov
ernor Mick&y. whose remarks were
' quite extended and who was admonish
ed by the crowd to "Cut it short"
The crowd turned itself loose when
Mr. Bryan began to speak. When he
told them the Arabic language liad 600
words' which meant "camel" and he
wished the American language had COO
wards whea, meant "thank you," he
caaght'tha-crowd.- The people knew
the Peerless Leadeif .was siacereia
"his thanks for the great home-coming
receatiea tendered aim ' ." -
Many ziromiaent democrats- from
aver the atate. ..were ia Lincoln and at
tends the meeting. did mast of the
raaasUcaa state caadidates. Oa the
pHlfiMPi among .the democrats were
State Caaifmaa Tom Alen sad Dr. Hall
aad G. WVBerge, while away dowa ia
the crowd were W. H. Thompson, caa
gfistr far Ualted States senator, Jadge
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AT HOME
Parties ii ftwi ail Cntrjr
Oldham, Edgar Howard and most of
the democratic mayors of the state
who helped to bring Bryan home from
New York. Harry Walker of New
York, who, with Walter Hoge, conceiv
ed the idea of the New York reception,
came clear to Lincoln to see the finish
of what he 'started.
Being introduced by Mayor Brown
of Lincoln, Mr. Bryan said in part:
Mr. Mayor. Governor. Members of the
Reception Committee. Ladies and Gen
tlemen: In the Arabic language there
are some COO word which mean
"camel.' 'and for the last few days I
have been wishing that there were
that many words In the English lan
guage that meant "thank you." I
have had occasion to use the old fa
miliar term 't'hank you" a great many
times since I landed In New York. In
London I had occasion to regret that
I could apeak but one language in
that meeting where the representa
tives of twenty-six nations Were as
iembled. but It I could speak all the
languages known to man I would not
be able to express the gratitude which
my wife and I feel for the generous
welcome that has been extended to us
on our return home. The home folks
met us in the harbor of New York, and
1 never looked into the faces of a group
of friends more gladly in my life.
They took charge of us. and they have
iloated us n:i the stream of welcome
1.T.00 miles long, several leagues wide,
and of immeasurable depth, until that
stream has emptied itself in this
ocean of good will. To come home to
those among whom wo live and And
this kindly feeling touches our hearts;
to find those who differ from us in po
litical opinion vieing with those who
agree with us to make our reception
delightful, more than pays us for any
thing that wc have been able to do.
It was kind of our dear old minister
to offer the invocation and my heart
joins his in its ascent to the throne
of God in gratitude for that providence
that has kept us from the dangers of
foreign lands and brought us safely
from the perils of the deep. It is kind
in the chief executive of the city to
welcome us to this, his rich domain;
and it is kind in the governor of this
great state to join In givig us a greet
ing as we come home. The fact that
this man. with whom I have not al
ways been able to entirely agree, has
overlooked the opposition that has
sometimes arisen, only shows how
much there is in life that we can en
joy together, and how little after all
political differences ought to count be
tween men. I might describe it thus,
that the things that wc hold In com
mon are like sunshine of the day.
while partisan differences are like the
elouds that come and in a moment pass
away.
I am glad to be here with you. and
I speak for my wife and children as
well as for myj-elf. when I thank you
a thousand, thousand times. I dont'
know how 1 can repay you for the joy
you have given us. unless you will per
mit me as occasion offers to bring such
lessons as I am able to bring from
what we have observed In other lands.
When we conceived this trip around
the earth It was with the belief that
there would be education In it. We
thou gift so highly of it that we were
willing to take the children .out of
school for a year, and I believe that It
was worth more than a years educa
tion. But it has been instructive far
beyond what we imagined, and we have
been able to store up information that
will not only be valuable in the years
to come, but will give us something to
reflect upon In the closing years of
our lives. I have for years appreciated
the honor and the responsibility of
American citizenship. Twenty-two
years ago when I returned to my col
lege to receive the masters 'degree I
took as the subject of my address.
"American Citizenship," and as I recall
the language that I then used I am
sure that even then I understand some
what of the importance of our nation's
position among the nations of tbe
eartli. During the nearly a quarter
of a century that has elapsed my ap
preciation of my nations greatness has
increased, but never so much as In the
last twelve months have I grown "in
the pride that I have in my nation.
Following the sun in bis course
around the globe I have notea every
where the effect of American influence
Before I left home I had spoken at
times of aphorism and its part In the
world's affairs. But. my friends. I
have learned something of aphorism
since I' was last among 'you, and I
atQrm without fear of contradiction
that there is no nation on earth which
manifests' such disinterested friendship
for the human race as this dear land
of ours. Not only do I affirm that our
nation has no equal living, but I affirm
that history presents no example like
ours. Ia many ways our nation is
leading the world. I have found in
every land I have visited a growth of
ideas that underlie oar government. A
century and a quarter ago certain po
litical doctrines were planed on Ameri
can soil, and those doctrines, have
grown and spread until there Is not a
nation on earth that has not felt the
try at that time. There is not a nation I
impu'se that was started In this coun
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will find that thev not onl have
representative, but that tfctff, nyur coa-
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people. Go lato CHlaa. that great na
tion that has slambered for twenty
centuries, and you will find that there
Is a stirring there and .that her em
press. has within a year 'Sent commis
sioners abroad to Investigate tae laso
tuUueW of fromwam?. xmvthw- pain
of granting- a? conetltuttoaal govern
stent to niHUiew.eryJ Klaadossr '-
Within a -year public opinion Ia Jtas
sia has foreed'a retacftnnt csar, Vagrant
a douma, and while tbat" doaauT has
been dissolved. It has been dissolved
with the promise that-another shall
take its place. Not only do yea fin
the 'democratic sentiment and I need
not tell-you that I use the word in aa
partisan sense I think democracy
means the rule of the people not only
is this idea spreading, but education M
spreading throughout, the world.
But. my friends. I am not here te
speak to you tonight. It has been an
nounced that we are to have the pleas-'
urc or snaking hands with you' as soon
-as I have concluded mr remarks. I
have been taking a survey of this a
dience, Mrs. Bryan and I have at
ti:nes shaken hands with as many as
-.COO an hour, and I have been looking
over this audience and wondering how
high the sun would be in the sky to
morrow mornirg when I got through.
As we have not had our full quota of
sleep since we landed hi New York I
think I shall not postpone that sleep
too long. I think I shall not occupy
more of your time than to say that we
come home asraln with delight. We
have seen nothing abroad that is so
uwr to ih as nome.
Tonight we shall not rest on the
trembling bosom of the mighty deep;
we shall rest rather on these billowy
plains of the boundless west, and I
am sure that the alfalfa scented air
of these lands will be sweeter than I
tne spicy .breezes of Ceylon. And I
know that In my home upon the hill
where we .can meet you and talk over
the days when we have been absent
we will be far happier than we would
be in any castle on the Rhine. I
inank you ror your attention.
Mr. Bryan was cheered lustily and
long. The doors of the state house
were opened and the crowd filed
through.
The reception was in the rotunda of
the capitoL It was attended by many
thousands of people desirous of grasp
ing the hands of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan.
The crowd was well handled, and al
though it moved slowly, everything
was carried out in an orderly fashion.
Only the north and south' doors of the
capitol were opened, and the people
entered from the north, using the
south entrance as an exit. The re
ception committee, appointed some
time ago by Dr. P. M. Hall, chairman,
formed lines on each side of the re
ceiving line, consisting of Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. Bryan, Governor and Mrs. J. W.
Mickey, Mayor and Mrs. F. W. Brown,
and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Miller. The
people thronged the capitol grounds
and until near the end of the reception
it was impossible for one to g?t within
forty feet or more of the entrance to
the building. The crowd, while wait
ing, however, wrs entertained by the
relegant display of fireworks from the
front of the capitol grounds. The re
ception was rushed through and ended
early, so that the out-of-town visitors
might be able to catch their trains,
most of which were scheduled to de
part at 10 o'clock.
Chief Cause of Suicide.
The old school of neuropathologists
maintained that every case of suicide
was a case of insanity, but that the
ory has been abandoned because of
the preponderance of testimony
against it Acute mania sometimes
causes suicide, but in the large ma
jority of cases sheer laziness and pol
troonery furnish the plain evidence of
motive. The lazy theory is, there
fore, approximately correct even
though it is improperly restricted to
hot weather suicides. It really applies
to all.
World's Consumption of Rubber.
Some idea of the enormous quantity
of rubber used every year can be ob
tained from the following necessarily
tough estimate of French statistical
cxper-ts. They calculate that the pres
ent total annual production of rubber
is not less than 57,000,000 pounds. Of
this total about 55 per cent comes
from South America and Africa, and
considerably over 45 per cent of the
finished product is consumed in the
United States. Germany is the sec
ond largest user of rubber.
A Courtship of 25 Years.
The recent wedding of Miss Mar
garette McCough of New Derry and
Oscar Crissinger of Derry was the
culmination of a courtship which had
extended over a quarter of a century.
There had been no lovers' quarrels,
but Miss McCough would not set the
day, and the event was delayed from
ear to year until now the bride is
(.0 years old and the bridegroom is 65.
Latrobe Correspondence, Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Diamonds in America.
Diamonds are constantly being
found' in the woods of Canada, and
last year a stone, picked up by an
Indian, was sold to a white man for 85
cents. The white man hurried to De
troit with it and got $1,500 from a
jeweler for his investment It is be
lieved by scientists' that the diamond
lied exists in the north, and that' the
diamonds were brought into the. south
central part oy prehistoric glaciers.
rmaginary Diseases.' "
Only an' Imaginary reniedy can cure
an imaginary disease This may be
condemned by 'the' rfgnteous'as'
quackery,, and quackery of a kind it
undoubtedly is. But if' the' real 'end'
of medicine is to cure; can she,' When
legitimate means fail, afford to de
spise anything,that relieves suffering,1
even though that suffering be imagin
ary? British Medical Journal.
Corn's Wonderful Productivem
Under, favorable conditions, a. sin
gle kernel of maize or corn may in
crease to a. million kernels in two
years. Many of the 'lower 'forms' of
animal life are capable of multiplying
much faster than that astonishing
rate, but the necessary conditions
especially, freedom, from , the attacks
of destructive - enemies seldom, If
ever, exist -
British- officials are set a task in
the Persian gulf as impossible of ac
complishment aa that of the Israelites
of old; for they are expected to fur
ther the interests' of their compatri
ots, maintain the prestige of their
country, and' right the wrong.' with'
insufficient authority upon the spot
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Dea Moines, Iowa. Isaiah F. Hard
lag aad Mrs. Isabella Eaglebrecht of
Dallas county, Iowa," had aot found
samoUi-sailing ap the sea of matri
mony, although both are, comparative
ly speakJag, rich. Twice each had
been married and twice divorced.
When, therefore, seeking a consola
tion prise, Harding asked Mrs. Kngel
brecht to be his, extreme caution at
tended her affirmative response.
"We'd better lay down some rules to
go by," she said, and Harding agreed.
The result was the most remark
able pre-nuptial contract ever drawn
ia Iowa, and, perhaps. In the world.
Veteran lawyers say they have aever
seen anything quite like It '
It arranges for almost every pos
sible coatlngency; that may arise ia
the wedded life of two people.
The contract plainly sets forth who
shall build the fires, whea the hwv
band may bring home guests to meals,
when the relatives of each shall visit
them, how the money Is to be divkl-
ed, how often the wife may attend
social functions without being scowled
at and even fixes a limit to the num
ber of possible future Hardlngs.
By observing in minutest detail the
terms of this remarkable document
Harding and his thirds wife, have al
ready enjoyed two months of life, to
gether without a cloud appearing in
their matrimonial sky!
Mrs. Harding Explains.
"When Isaiah asked vme to marry
him," explained MrsTHarding the oth
er day, "I told him that I didn't feel
like trying matrimony again unless
we fcould agree on some things that
had troubled me before. Isaiah said
he'd had troubles, too and he fell
right into the idea. That was how
we 'happened to plan it."
By the terms of the' contract" Mr.
and Mrs. Harding agree, in the first
place, that they will live together' as
man and wife for fifteen years. This
term of years was agreed upon after
some difficulty, as Harding wished to
make the contract extend twenty-five
years. Mrs. Engelbrecht argued,
however, that fifteen years was long
enough for experimental purpoes,
and Harding came to her terms, else
there would have been no wedding.
. Fifteen Year Contract.
If they prove unhappy at the end
of fifteen years their wedded life
terminates there and then without
any other proceedings as to the courts.
Furthermore, either party has the
right at the time to declare the con
tract null and void. If within the
fifteen years either becomes dissatis
fied he or she must obtain a separa
tion through the courts in the usual
legal form.
Both Harding and Mrs. Englebrecht
owned valuable farm land, he in Dal
las county and she near Des Moines.
It was necessary to make careful ar
rangements for the control of these
properties.
By the contract they cut their prop
erty valuation in two and each set
tles half on children by former mar
riages. Harding has a son anda
daughter and the )wife has two sons
and a daughter. Their personal prop
erty is likewise divided among the
children.
In speaking of children, it may not
be amiss to mention that contract
provides definitely and stringently
that there shall be but three little
ones born to the new Harding family.
'The penalty for the violation of this
ruie is not set aown in ine aocumem.
but it is presumed that it might be
regarded as grounds for sepaiatlon
at the end of the fifteen years.
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.- Suicides in Greater New York in the First Seven Months of ISO.
In Greater New York during the first seven months of 1906, there were
433 suicides, classified by nationality as follows: ' Austro-Hungary, 24; Bo
hemia, 5; England. 16; France, 8; Germany 99; Ireland, 18; Italy. 19; Russia,
23; United States, 173; other foreign, 37; unknown, 12. In the twelve months
of 1905 there'were in Greater New York 660 suicides.
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The Quests Are Limited.
There will be no such thing as
"hubby" coming home with a guest
under each arm for supper no, in
deed, unless "wifey" first gives her
consent The rules la this respect
are rigid.
Special provisions are made for the
entertainment of relatives of either.
The husband's relatives are permitted
to visit them during the first two
weeks of May. Mrs. Harding's kia-fsttrara-
permitted to lavade the fam
ily circle during the last two weeks
of October. However, this- rule is
coastmed to except the children of
either, so Mrs. Harding says.
Such, la brief, are the principal by
laws governing this thoroughly or
ganized household. Past experiences,
it seems, demonstrated to each the
necessity for a strong governing belt
upon the. family engine.
Mrs. Harding, it is stated, was de
serted by her first husband and se
cured her divorce 'from him. Her
second husband was a wealthy farmer
of foreign descent, who, it .was
charged, insisted on making her do
the chores, milk the cowsand even
work' in the hayfields.
This was more than she wodld stand
and she sued him for a divorce a year
ago. She got the divorce and ali
mony amounting to half his estate,
netting her a fortune of possibly $30,
000. As for Harding, the shoe, It appears,
fitted the other .foot, and he was twice
defendant in divorce courts upon
charges of unreasonable temper. He
also was divorced about a year ago.
In fact one of the remarkable fea
tures of this strange romance is that
Harding and Mrs. Engelbrecht met
for the first time in the divorce court
room of Judge A. H.- McVey. Hard
ing and his witnesses were obliged
to wait until Mrs. Engelbrecht ob
tained her decree before their case
could proceed.
As Harding sat there he was moved
to pity by her tale. When he found
that his efforts In resisting his wife's
suit were fruitless he accepted the
situation.
Terms of the Contract
Not a month elapsed, it is said,
before Harding sought out the woman
who had told the sorrowful tale on
thej witness stand., He told her that
he believed she could curb his temper
and,'8be said she thought she might
take a chance. But she insisted that
.the contract be drawn up and it was
signed before they were married two
months ago. Following is the curious
contract:
Know All Men by These Presents: That
we. 'by the terms of this agreement, made
this' 3d day of May. A. D. 1906. between
Isaiah F. .Harding of the county of Dal
las and state of Iowa, party of the tint
part, and Isabella Englebrecht of the
county of Polk and state of Iowa of the
second part, do hereby bind ourselves by
this covenant to carry out entire and in
detail the terms of this solemn obliga
tion, so that we. as man and wife, may
dwells together In peace and harmony so
long as this said covenant shall be' in
force, to 'Wit:. From the said 3d day of
May. A. D. 1S06, until the 3d day of May.
A. D. 1S21. a period of fifteen years,
ilt lis hereby agreed and stipulated be
tween said Isaiah F. Harding, party of
the'! first part, and said Isabella Engel
brecht, party of the second part, that if
at the end of the fifteen years aforesaid
described such union is not for the best
Interests of either of us the same said
union shall be terminated by either party
without further formality, providing that
if at any (time during this period above
set forth either should wish to relinquish
the bonds of matrimony such action shall
not be taken except with due process of
taw.
We hereby agree that we shall Jointly
and severally settle upon the children of
each by former marriage one-half of the
estate of each, the said one-half of the
estate of the party of the first part "to be
settled upon his children and the said
one-bait of the estate of the party of the
second part upon her children. Deeds and
papers to this effect shall be duly signed,
transferred and recorded upon the com
pletion of this covenant. And this shall
be regarded as applying to personal prop
erty as well as real.
And we hereby bind ourselvrs to tbe
faithful performance if the following
stipulations so far as within us lies:
Isaiah F. Harding, party of the first
part, agrees that Isabella Englebrecht.
party of the second part, shall upon her
wedding to him, the party of the first
part, receive each week the sum of $15
with which to defray the household ex
penses, but It is understood that he, the
party of the first part, shall furnish fuel
and water.
It is expressly understood that from this
union shall come not more than three
children. Upon the birth of each or any
child the above amount of 115 per week
shall be increased S3 per week.
The party of the second part shall fur
nish domestic help and to assist her in
this 'she shall be allowed the financial out
put of tbe poultry and one cow from the
farm herd. But if for any reason it shall
be found necessary to dispense with do
mestic help then it shall be the duty of
the husband to build the fires and pre
pare the morning meals for six months
throughout the winter and for the wife
to build the fires and prepare the morn
ing meals for the remaining six months
of the year.
Neither party shall invite guests to the
house except with the express permission
of the other, and then not oftener than
twice Der week: relatives shall not be
allowed to visit the family, except that
relatives or the party of the first part
shall be permitted to visit the home at
anytime within the first two weeks of
the month of May: relatives of the party
of the second part within the last two
weeks of October. This shall not relate
29,000 lockers In which repose sticks
of cilica of all the myriad .varying
shades required to reproduce the' tints
from caavas.
-uyi ; -
hi any way to tbe children of either at
the parties to this covenant. '
If tbe parties to this covenant shall
remove to the city to live it Is agreed that
to addition to the costs mentioned above
party or tae nrst part shall pay ice and
gas expenses. Furthermore. It shall be
the privilege of the nartv of the
part to attend two social functions each
wees, one or wiuca, u the parties reside
In the city, shall be the theater, and this
expense shall be borne by the party of
the first part.
Each Sunday the party of the first part
shall escort aad accompany, the party of
the second part to church la the morn
ing aad again to the evening should she
desire It.
Party of the first part shall keep up
the house Insurance, keep the premises to
good condition, furnish at all times re
spectable conveyance to 'and from town,
see that both himself and wife are prop
erly clothed, take an active part la any
civic or rural improvement and assist in
any political movement for the general
good. It is expressly declared that
shall vote according to the dictates
he
of
nis conscience. isaian b Harding.
Isabella Engelbrecht.
How It Works.
Harding is a mild-mannered man in
appearance. He does not appear to
be the fire-eater that his former wives
painted him. His present wife naive
ly suggests that her softening in
fluence has not been exerted in vain.
In any event the couple are getting
along as nicely as cooing doves, ac
cording to the neighbors, who are
deeply interested in the case.
"Oh, I don't think there is anything
so very wonderful about it" remarked
Mrs. Harding the otfrer day.
"I had made up my mind that I
would not get into any more domestic
tieups unless I knew in advance where
I was going to get off. I've suffered
a whole lot just because I hadn't any
understanding with my husbands and
I made up my mind to take precau
tions the next time. So it was at my
suggestion that we drew up these
rules.
"Mr. Harding didn't want to do it
at first. He said it was too much like
playing baseball we would have to
stop and look up the rules every time
we wanted to do anything. But I told
him that if I was worth having at all
I was worth that much trouble and
he finally consented.
"But we haven't had to look up the
rules at any time yet I have been
able to keep a hired girl, and so I
haven't had to take my turn build
ing the fires. I guess we'll be able to
keep her next winter, too.
"Then, too. my $15 has been right
in my hands every Saturday night
and I am managing to save some of
it so that I can give Isaiah a nice
present at his birthday next October.
He doesn't know that so you mustn't
say anything to him about it
"I find that it pays to let your
husband know in advance how much
you need to keep things going, and a
woman who will get married without
doing so is foolish. It's a good thing
to have down in writing, too. Some
men's words don't amount to much
if they get the opportunity to dodgo
If
And so Mrs. Harding seemed to be
happy. In fact she said that she has
found life with Mr. Harding to be a
perfect Utopia contrasted with her
previous experience in wedlock.
Linens Are Soft and Drapy.
This season linens come in much
softer fabrics than ever before. They
are never as stiff as in former years,
and often thinner than we have had
them for outdoor gowns In times past
although such gowns are never made
of transparent linen.
Favorite ( colors in linen are pink,
raspberry, 'gray, browns and tans,
blues, greens and some manuves. This
is a-' summer of colors, but neverthe
less, the white linen gown is more
popular than any other kind.
Remark Cured Hank.
Hank Brown, of Fargo, the prosper
ous contractor, might have become
a famous driver of fast horses had
he not attended a racing meet back
in the early days. There was a large
crowd out and Budd Doble was in
the grand stand.
Hank had a horse that he had en
tered In the two-something class.
Tbe 'horse was a big. rangy fellow,
with not too much speed, but Hank
thought he was tbe goods.
All the horses except -Hank's had
passed the grand stand' neck and
neck on the first half. It was a beau
tiful race. Trailing behind about 20
rods came the big horse, Hank urg
ing him on. When he was In front of
the grand stand Doble stood up and
yelled at the top of bis voice:
"Take the first turn to the left.
Hank; all the others have gone that
way."
Hank drove his horse to the bam.
"rather Jonathan."
Tbe original "Brother Jonathan
was Mr. Jonathan Trumbull, governor
of the state of Connecticut during the
Americaa war of Independence.
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to aava a
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got sa bad ,that I
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would dia. I rhsaged amalcms sad bs-
was stffl hi bad. The, relief I foam
was so great that I kept aa until I
had taken abowt tern boxes.
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SECOND HAND MAIL BOXES.
Way a Little Villane May Have Mf
in Its I
who
Taxation la the
looUas aaissJcally at the mail
ia tka rural post oalce.
"I did not know this was saeM a
hugs place," ha said. 1 thought R
had a populatioa of only about 4,Mt,
bat the mail boxaambers ran mack
higher than that sad I don't suppose
every one ia towa rents a box either"
The postmaster peered oat of lis
little barred window.
T caa explaia that" he said.' "Yon
see the country post omces aever
get new boxes, but we have those
left over when the city establishments
make over their offices and get aew
boxes. So you see lots of couatry
places are bound to have high aum-ber-boxes.
"Although oar numbers run over
4,000, yon won't find any less than
1.000, some other country post office
drew the lower ones. I myself would
rather get the big numbers, for it
makes aa seem like a bustling TdtUa
dty."
Swords Into a Plow.
During the centennial celebration la
Philadelphia in 1876 the members of
the Universal Peace union assembled
to .celebrate the tenth anniversary of
the foundation of the order.
A number of ofJcers and descend
aats of officers gave their swords ta
be made Into a plow as a symbol of
peace. The weapons were afterward
fashioned into a homely agricultural
implement which, however, instead of
being a plow, took the shape of the
ordinary field cultivator. ,
This cultivator may bow be seea itt
the hall at Geneva, Switzerland. Over
it is an Inscription giving the history
of the implement
Rather Rough.
Above the stairway there flickered a
candle and then a deep voice called
from the shadows:
"Katherine, Katheriue. Who fa
that sandpapering the wall this hoar
of the night?"
A long stillness and then:
"No one down here, father, dear.
I guess It must be next door."
The candle vanished and then fross
the gloom of the parlor:
"George, you big goose, I told yow
aever to call oa me unless yon had
been shaved."
Hasty
Nervous
Chewing
of Fi
Lxm
the Cause of
Dyspepsia
If your teeth are fit, chew, chew,
chew, until the food is liquid and
insists on being swallowed.
If teeth are faulty, soften Grape
Nuts with hot milk or cream, or
allow to stand a minute soaking- in
cold cream.
'There's a reason," as follows:
Grape-Nuts food is in the form
of hard and brittle granules,
intended to be ground up by the
teeth; that work not only preserves
the teeth but brings down the saliva
from the gums so necessary in the
primriry work of digestion.
Msiny people say (and it is true)
that -when they eat Grape-Nuts they
seem able to digest not only that
food but other kinds which formerly
made trouble when eaten without
Grape-Nuts.
Chew!!
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