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A POLICEMAN'S EXPERIENCE.
Suffered for Years From Chronic K'd
ney Trouble.
Walter J. Stanton, 1139 Pear' St.
Camden, N. J., says: "Kidney trouble
bothered me for Cf
teen years. If I
stooped, sharp twin
ges shot through my
back and it was hard
for me to arise. I was
treated by several doc
tors, one a specialist,
but did not receive
r?lief. Finally I be
gan using Doan's
Kidney Pills, and
soon noticed an im
provement. I con
tinued until the trou
ble disappeared."
Remember the
name - Doan's. For
sale by all dealers. 50
cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co,
Buffalo, N. Y.
SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUSY.
Old Lady-What are you crying
about, my little man?
Kid-Nothin*.
Old Lady-Nothin!
Kid-Yes. Me teacher ast me what
I was dom' an' I tcW her nothin', and
she said I ought a been doin' sumthin'
-an' give me a lickin'.
SCRATCHED SO SHE COULD
NOT SLEEP
T write to tell you how thankful I
am for the wonderful Cuticura Rem
edies. My little niece had eczema for
five years and when her mother died
I took cir? of the child. It was all
over her face and body,, also on her
bead. She ccratched so that she could
cot sleep nights. I used Cuticura
Soap to wash her with and then ap
plied Cuticura Ointment I did not.
use quite half the Cuticura Soap and
Ointment, together with Cuticura Re
solvent, when you could see a change ;
and they cured her nicely. Now she
is eleven years old and has never been
bothered with . eczema since. My
friends think it is just great the way
the baby was cured hy Cuticura. I
send you a picture taken when she was
about 18 montes old.
"She was taken with the eczema
when two years old. She was covered
with big sores and her mother had all
the best doctors and tried all kinds of
salves and medicines without effect
until we used Cuticura Remedies. Mrs.
H. Kiernan, 6C3 Quincy St, Brooklyn,
N. Y., Sept 27. 1909."
The Retunj of Ferguson.
A night clerk in a hotel sat dozing
at h\s desk at about 1 a. m., when a
man in evening clothes came in as if
laboriously trying to walk a crack,
and said:
Tm Ferguson; key to room 44."
The guest disappeared in the direc
tion of Ms room, one flight up. In a
lew minutes a man in his shirt sleeves
.with a flattened silk hat on the side of
"bis bead, and with one shoe on a foot
.-and the other in his hand, came in and
..said to the clerk:
Tm Fershon ; key to f or-for."
> "^Mr. Ferguson just took his key and
went np."
"Mr. Ferguson Just fell out window
V left, key inside. Kindly lemme
have 'Eother."-Everybody's.
? Mathematical Request.
"Little Mary; seven years old, wa3
saying her prayers. "And, God," she
petitior ec at the close, "make seven
times six forty-eight"
/ "Whj\ Mary, why did you say that?"
asked lier mother.
"'Cause that the way I wrote It in
lamination in school today, and I
want it to be right."-Lippincott's.
A Simple Matter.
"Charley, dear," sid Young Mrs.
Torkins, "tho paper says that the Pro
hibitionists have troub'.e with boot
leggers."
"I believe so."
"Men are so stupid! Why don't
they put a stop to it by compelling
everybody to wear low shoes?"
The Ready Theorist.
"You see," explained the scientist
'"house files are dangerous because
they carry gems on their feet"
"Ab!" exclaimed the ready theorist;
"then the remedy is simple. All you
need bo do is to make them wear
overshoes and leave them on the
porch when they come in."
The Real Thing.
"You say your husband was cut
by his neighbors at the party?"
"Yassah, dat's so, sah."
"Did they cut him with malice pre
pense?"
"No, sah; wiv a razah. sah."
For ? OI,E? and GIMP
Hicks' CABCOINB is the best remdy-rp
(JeveSXhti aching and feverlsiiness-euros the
Oold and restores normal conditions. H's
liquid-elfects immediately, lue, !i5c. and 50c
A. t, drus stores.
If black could not be made to look
like white, toasted cheese would not
have so much drawing power toward
the mouse trap.
j
Try Murine Eye Remedy '.
For Re'l. Wenk. Weary. Watery Eyes and ?
Granulated Ev*Iida, lt. Soothes Eye Pain. .
Mutine Eye Remedy Liouid. 25o. and 50c.
Murine Eye Salve/?3c.*: A $1.00.
Hedging.
Prospectivo Bridegroom-Isn't there !
any minimum sentence?
THE TALKATIVE GIRL.
The popularity of the talkative girl
[is a most curious sign of the times,
1 for she is quite a modern product and
would have horrified our mid-Victor
ian forebears, who did not think it at
all "nice" for young ladies to talk
much.-The World and His Wife.
MRS. SAGE GIVES $500,000.
The Rev. W. I. Havan, ene of the
secretaries of the American Eible So
ciety, is authority for the statemen'
that $500,000 has been raised and is
virtually as good as paid to the asso
ciation. This will meet the demands
made by Mrs. Russell Sage, who
agreed to endow the society's work
with a So00.000 contribution provid
ed the Methodists and other denom
inations interested in distributing the
Bible throughout the world would
raise 5500.000. Haven says Mrs.
Sage has sent her check for $50(),
000 to the secretary.
/
LEGACY OF PILLOWS.
"See what a haul I've made," and
the bachelor maid surveyed L'er divan
with an exulting eye.
"Eight new pillows-and real
downy down, too! Where in the
world did you get them?" asked the
girl friend enviously. "Real down
is so horribly expensive."
"Well, you ki ow my brother is to
married t1 - week. He is giving up
his den, of course, and these pillows
are the gifts of different girls whom
he admired or flirted with, or was
engaged to during his bachelor career.
His intended is rather of a jealous 11
disposition, and Bob says frankly he'd
Grapefruit and Green
peppers and remove all tl
with cold water, adding s
one hour. Peel the graj
white pith and cut up the
peppers, add them to the
5 ? ?j} nalse or French dressing
leaves.
o . o o
? o ? e
are.
o ? ?
i. rs *
O
have to explain away every one of
those pillows if he took them to the
new home. 'It's easier to cut loose
from the lot than to say where I got
them and answer questions,' he told
me last night in confidence, 'so the
whole bunch is yours, sis, with my
blessing.' "-New York Press.
MAKING RAIN-SHEDDERS COSTLY
"It's the umbrella," said a woman,
"that uninspiring object of black
silk" ("if it is silk," she interposed
sadly) "that is giving the jewelers
p.v. excuse for slashing deeply into
your pocketbook, dear, and mine."
She was right partly-and, after ail,
to me partly right is a pretty good
state for an argumentative woman.
There are many innovations in um
brella handles in the shops. One han
dle shown yesterday contained a jew
eled pencil, a purse, a handkerchief
and a powder puff. "Why," said the
woman, "these things are likely to
put the old 'variety bag* out of busi
ness." One shop in town has passed
along to a maker an*order :or an um
brella of mulberry colored silk with
a novel top. Ai. first glance the top
looks like a conventional knob of
mother-of-pearl and gold, but on
touching a tiny amethyst on one side
a secret spring lets the knob fly "jack
and there i3 disclosed a miniature o}f jc
the owner's baby, surrounded by am- J
ethysts and pearls.-New York Press. *
_ I
CORRECT LENGTHS OF SKIRTS., *
The lengths of walking skirts do jE
not vary. They are all sufficiently j
short to escape the ground, which j i
may mean from one inch to ankle ??
length, according to the build and age !s
of the wearer. A young woman may, 11
if she pleases, cut her skirt shorter
than a woman of more mature age,
and a stout woman should always
wear them longer than one who is
slender. The later type may wear
skirts long, too, if she wishes, but
the stout or short matron cannot af
ford to cut her skirt short If she
wishes to look her best.
Thus the question of the length of
skirts for general wear is easily dis- j ?
posed of, but for the more important j
gowns for afternoon, houue and even- j j
ing the matter of deciding is more j
difficult owing to tho narrow width i <.
of the skirts.
All the skirts for formal and even
ing wear are cut long, yet so narrow
that little train is visible. In order
to give evidence of a traiE. the dresses
are cut long in iront and at t_e sides,
and only a trifle longer Sn the back.
Even then, as the wearer walks, the
material winds itself about the feet
until the gown actually seems to be
the same length all the way around.
Incidentally, to walk gracefully in
one of the new skirts i3 a difficult
feat. Managed correctly, a skirt of j ?
this style is an aid to height, because t
the front is long from the belt down- I
ward. Thus the new style of cutting I
the skirt long all the way around is {,
in one way an improvement over the |
trained skirt formerly worn, in that j j
it is more generally becoming, now ?
that the fashionable figure is sup- ? <
posed to be tall, and the majority of j "
women are only of medium height or I <
short.
To prove this becomingness let
any womu . put on the ' old style 1.
trained skirt, the length just touching 1
the ground in front and the back 1
spreading upon the floor, and view!
herself in a long mirror.
Then let her take the train and :
bring it to the front in a winding ef- 1
feet and Lhe will see how much the ?
cbange adds to her height. This,
then, is the general effect of the new '
trained skirt intended for evening, c'
dinner and formal day use.
Handsome cloth suits in light
- ?eights are made with short trains, 1
and so are ...e shantung:: and rajahs 1
when a tailored effect is not desired. 1
There is no lining, interlining or fae- x
ing on the bottoni of such slrirts. No ?
cher finish but a deep hem is correct.
Consequently there is no chance for
the train to spread. It simply must c
fall in, for there is nothing to kc jp i
it out, not even a ruffle. i
Any trimming on the slKrt comeB
it least a foot above the lower edge,
?ither applied directly on the skirt or
is a finish to a tunic or overskirt
?ffect.
A favored fashion is to tic the skirt
?own by wide crushed ribbon (the
shade of the gown), passed through
slits cut at flounce depth, the ribbons
tied in large bows, the ends falling
over the train, and when the material
is thin, as marquisette and similar
fabrics, I have seen good effects from7
setting in a group of wide tucks above
the deep hem.
The fine cloths, however, and the
silks are without trimming.
Skirts of house gowns are cut in
what is known as the' round length
-that is, they are made to lie clown
an the iloor about an inch or so on the
front and sides, but are longer in the
back. This is a graceful length and
will prove generally becoming.
As many of thc new house gowns
are made with deep hems and under
skirt effects in a solid color, it is well
to have the skirts as long in the front
as comfort will allow in order to pre
serve the height of the wearer, for
nothing cuts the length of the figure
more than horizontal lines between
the belt and hem.
The fashion of holding down the
train in the back with a long motif
just above the feet is awkward, but it
is novel, and so, I suppose, women
will want to try it. Only slender
types should attempt it, for, given a
:ertain twist, the woman of average
?mild will surely appear top heavy.
The more conventional lines will be a
lappier choice.-Elizabeth Lee, in tho
Kew York Telegram.
Pepper Salad.-Wash the green
ie seeds. Cut in strips and cover
?alt. Allow this to stand at least
)efruit, remove the seeds and all
fruit in small squares. Drain the
grapefruit, pour over all a mayon
and arrange on a bed of lettuce
This season one finds entire coats
md wraps cf cretonne.
The elastic belts in different widths
are more popular than ever.
Coarse Russian braid is used a
rreat deal for trimming coats and
japes.
The chantecler is found embroid
;red on the instep of the latest silk
losiery.
The tiniest of roses aro used for
:rimming caps of muslin or lace for
:he baby.
A box pleated quilling of net ls the
5nish at the wrist of a pretty sleeve
seen recently,
Ribs of brass as well as of gilt and
vhite enamel are seen in some of the
?unshades.
Separate blouses of black net with
ace insertion are worn over an under
ilouse of white.
Very attractive, indeed, are the
.oats of woolen poplin. While white is
;he favorite color, the material may
:e obtained in a wide range; of col
>rs.
The Scotch plaid ginghams were
lever more attractive than this year.
TOT children's frocks and for gowns
or the girl in her teens they are un
?urpassed.
Hosiery matches one's bathing suit \
n color. Either the white or black
dippers or shoes are worn. If the
iuit is trimmed with black, that is
he color of footwear selected
Many of the (new coats have the
ronts cut without a break at the
vaist line; the back, however, ,is
lulled a trifle at the waist line and
railed into a satin or leather belt.
A band of insertion or embroidery
>r a stitched band of the material of
he dress is a neat finish to the square
:ollarless neck of a wash dress,
vhether of gingham, chambray or
inen.
Among other trifles of dress that
lave gained in importance since the
>pening of the season is the sash.
Special ribbons in weaves as soft as
:hiffon have been brought out for
.hese sashes.
Some of the most stunning claspB
'or evening coats are made of large
:ameos. Cameos are used, too, for
jiving smart touches to evening
iowns, serving to hold the drapery
>f cither waist or skirt.
Chinese. Japanese and Roumanian
?mbroidery appears on many of the
inen and silk costumes in the patches
)f color that bring into distinctive
?vidence the influence of the East aud
he importance of hand embroidery.
An Epigram On Experience.
The late Senator Platt had a whim
deal way of wrapping his views of
ife in neat epigrams.
A New York jurist once said to
Senator Platt:
"My sou wishes tb marry a chorus
rirl. Give him some good advice,
von't you?"
S ill d Senator Platt. "Advice
s worthless. We learn only by ex
perience."
Here he smiled sadly.
"And experience," he said, "is, ala?,
L comb tor a bald head."-Lou.b
..i!le Time;:.
Appropriate Styles,
"That elocutionist believes in
tressing thc part for any recitation. "
"How do you mean?"
"Why, when she read the story
tbout the saiiors deserted on the
onely island she wore a costume of
napoon, ami at her lecture on Celtic
vit her dress was trimmed with irish
joint."-Baltimore American.
Thc blue geese, which have been
?onsid?red as mythical birds by {
uany, have been found in large?flocks
n some remote regions of the South.
KINDNESS TO ANIMALS.
Little children, never give
Pain to things that feel and live;
Let the gentle robin come
For the crumbs you save at home
As his, meat you throw along
He'll repay you with a song;
Never hurt the timid hare
Peeping from her green prass lair.
Let her come and . sport ami play
On the lawn at close of day;
The little lark goes soaring high
To the. bright windows of the sky.
Singing as if 'twere always spring,
x\nd fluttering on an untired WinJ
et! let him sing his happy song.
Nor do these gentle creature-;'wrong.
MATCHES MADE IN HEAVEN.
One day ^ small Madge heaYd her
mother say there wasn't a match in
the house.
"Never mind, mamma," said the
little miss'; "when I say my prayers
to-night I'll ask God to send us a
box. "
"But why ask God for matches?"
Queried the surprised parent.
" 'Cause," answered Madge, "Aunt
Jennie says matches are made in
Heaven."-Chicago News.
LOSING HIS SENSES.
A mischievous boy, having got pos
session of his grandfather's specta
cles, privately took out the glasses.
"When the old gentleman put them
on, finding he could not see. he ex
claimed: ."Mercy, on me, I've lost
my sight! " but thinking the impedi
ment .to vision might be the dirtiness
of the glasses took them off to wipe
them, when, not feeling them, he, still
more frightened, cried out: "Why,
what's tome now? I've lost my feel
ing, too."-Ideas.
,HOW TO MAKE A BOX BED FOR
THE PAPER DOLL.
It ia quite easy to make a very nice
bed for the paper dolls, and even for
other dolls if you so desire, from a
pasteboard box. The boi may be
quite small for the paper dolls, but it |
may be as large as you wish for the
others. It shopld be about half a? ,
high as it is long and about three
quarters as wide as it is long. The
width does not make so much differ
ence, since you may have a double or
a single bed, but the height is Impor
tant. It is all right to have the box
more than half as high as it is long,
because you may cut off as much as.
you like, but if it is less than half aa
high it will net be satisfactory and
you would best wait to get another
box.
Remove the lid of the bo:: and cut
a design after the pattern marked out
by the dotted lines in the illustration.
Before I catting out the design you
should draw lines to. show exactly
where the cut is to be made. To
make the lines straight put the box
over the end of 'a piece of board or
put a book inside, so that you may
draw the line steadily. Use a ruler
and be sure your line Is straight.
As you will see by the illustration,
you cut out the lower edges of the
box to make feet. A piece is cut out
from all four sides of the box on the
Title Completea r>ea.
lower edges. This causes the bottom .'
of the box to fall out etcept at the !
four corners, which form the feet. If j
you leave the bottom in there it makes |
the bed stronger. j
As you see, the lov;er edges are not1
cut very Jar from the floor. If your
box is eight inches long and four
inches deep less than one inch is suffi
cient to cut away the lower edge.
The upper end of the bed is left
high to make the headboard, lt has
panels drawn or painted to make a
design. The footboard is cut off ?
about half an inch to make a differ
ence between it and the headboard. I
The sides are cut down about two
inches, as shown in the design. This,1
in the size box referred to, leaves
about an inch of cardboard along the
sides.
The springs to hold the mattress
are made of a piece of cardboard not
quite so wide as the bed and enough I
longer to turn over at both ends and
stand on the floor, not quite so high I
as the des of thc bed. To turn the
end run a knife lightly over the card- !
board, but do not cut half way !
through. The board will then bend
easily. The springs or mattress sup-;
porter is then placed inside the bed
and stands on its ends, reaching al
most to the top "of the sides.
You may find difficulty in cutting
the cardboard. If so, after you have
drawn the lines for catting lake a
large darning needle, or the point ol' '
a knife will do, and make holes on thc ;
line all along. You will then be able j
to cut out the desigD very easily, ut
course after it is cutout some smooth
ing of the edges will be necessary.
You may wish to color the bed with
crayon or water color, and this will
make it more attractive, although a
white or brown bo:: makes a better
bed without being colored.
A mattress to fit the bed may be
made of a number of thicknesses of
newspapers. There should be enough
of the newspaper to make the mat?
tress come up to the top of the sides
of the bed. When the mattrsss hak
been made cut the sheets from plain
white paper. Fairly thick white pa^
per is best, but this is sometimes dif
ficult to get In pure white, such as
should he used for bed linen. Tissue
paper will do if you cannot get the
j thicker white paper large enough.
If you use tissue paper first cover
j the newspaper mattress with it, so
! that the black will not show through.
The sheets are long enough to tuck
I in at top and bottom and sides.
I After the sheets have been made
you may make the pillows. These
may also be made of newspaper. The
pair of pillows should be large enough
to fit exactly in'at the head of the
bed. Cover them with white paper,
using mucilage to make the pillow
cases. Then have shams of the paper
also, with scalloped edges and em
broidery.
To make the embroidery, fold the
sham in four sections. You make sev
eral small triangles, squares or cir
cles, and when you open the sham
the design will be uniform.
A counterpane for the bed may
be made in the rime way. This
should be just large enough to fit the
top of the bed and the edges all scal
loped. Fold the counterpane and cut
a design as yo?: did for the sham.
I Also cut a design in che centre of tho
j counterpane. If made of heavy white
I paper the spread will look like a
I heavy linen one. Ii you make it of
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TO HOLO M/lTr/??S5j
IOTTED ' U?JBS . ?5HOV/}
HOW TO CUT BOX
tissue paper you may put a pink or
blue spread under it and then the de
sign will suow beautifully. The same
effect will be very pretty for the pil
low shams.
CHAMELEONS.
Chameleons can be kept alive for
years by making a frame to fit over a
plant in a flowerpot and covering it
with mosquito netting, which must
be long enough to tie with a string
about the pot. Keep the pot in the
sunniest window and water the plant
every day through the netting'. You
will be surprised to see how eagerly
the little creatures will drink the run
ning water after they get over their
fear. Set a wire flytrap for flies,
which you can liberate ander the net
ting. The chameleons, will not bo
backward about helping themselves.
In winter they do not require much
food, but will relish a meal worm oc
casionally on . sunny days. Meal
worms can sometimes be got at the
grain stores for the asking, or can be
purchased at the bird stores, or
small spiders can be found in cracks
and crannies, asleep for the winter;
they may be frozen stiff if found out
of doors, but they revive in a warm
room.
Chameleons enjoy a place to sleep
in nights and winters. Take a piece
of red flannel four inches wide and
eight inches long; roll it over a stick
as large around as your finger, and
sew it while on the stick so it will not
come unwound; then slip off and run
a wire through it long enough to sus
jend it from one of the branches on
the plant. The chameleons will crawl
into this cosy bed and go to sleep.
St. Nicholas.
Cleanliness of Ants.
No creature ls more tidy than an
ant, who cannot tolerate the presence
of dirt on her body. These little
creatures actually use a number of j
real toilet articles in keeping them- ,
selves clean. A well-knpwn authority '
says their toilet articles consist of
coarse and fine toothed combs, hair
brushes, sponges and even washes
and soap. Their saliva is their liquid '
soap, and their soft tongues are their <
sponges. Their combs, however, are ?
the genuine article and differ from I
ours mainly in that they are fastened
to their legs. The ants have no set 1
time for their toilet operations, but
stop and clean up whenever they get 1
coiled.-St. Nicholas. i
More Weddings in France. J
It is an interesting and noteworthy .
fact that since the promulgation of
the law cf June, 1007, the effect o? (
which is to simplify the formalities <
which are the necessary 'preliminaries ,
to marriage in this country, there
have bren moro weddings in France j
than at any period since thc begin-1 .
ning of the Irs; century with tho ex- ,
ceptiou of thc years ISIS and 1872, ,
in the former of which men con
tracted unions io escape being sent ?
off to light, while in the latter many : j
weddings took place which had been .
delayed by the war with Germany.-'
London Daily News?
CAPITAL FACTS.
interesting News Gathered in
the District of Columbia.
rHE AMERICAN CONGRESS.
Personal Incidents and Important
Happenings of National Import
Published for the Pleasure and In
formation of Newspaper Readers.
Wcrld Famous Scientists on Health.
Health promoters, backed by the
King of Saxony and the Imperial
German government, have decided on
an international hygenic exposition,
to be held at Dresden next yean,
from May until October.
It is for the purpose of calling the
attention of the American govern
ment and the medical fraternity of
this country to this event and ex
tending an invitation to them, that
Herr Emil A. Tingner, royal com
missioner of the proposed exhibition,
has come to "Washington. He h?
had a number of conferances with
the officials of the State, War, and
Navy departments.
"This exposition will be the great
est event of the twentieth century."
says Herr Lingner. "It will collect
scientists from all parts of the civ
ilized world."
"Every State of the German em
pire will have exhibits and each will
have its own pavillioa. Twenty-five
hundred of the most celebrated medi
cal scientists of Germany have con
sented to co-operate and contribute to
the success of the enterprise. They
will be in avtendance at the congress
at which papers and treatises on
various subjects will be read by inte?
national authorities."
The exposition will be held in the
Royal (Bardens, which adjoin the
royal palace, and cover 350,000 squaw
meters. Hercules avenue has been
designated for the foreign pavillions.
Always Slow, But Sure.
For services rendered nearly forty
years ago, Brig. Gen. Harry R. Ander
son, a retired artillery officer, is to
receive from the Government $240.
the accounting officers of the treas
ury department finally having been
convinced that he is entitled to that
amount.
This is because of the fact that
Gen. Anderson served as a cadet at
West Point from July, 1864, to Jan
uary, 1805-six months and eighteen
days. The controller of I-he treas
ury has ruled that this service in
the Academy was actual service, and
that Gen. Anderson is entitled to
pay. for the time b>? .meat at Weet
Point-.
$1,000 Notes Unpopular.
Hovering close to the $700,000,000
mark, .the volume of national bani
notes outstanding fluctuates from
week to week, ?ltbongh seeured by
United- States bonds and by lawful
money. The aggregate now is $711,
964,360, which 'is $1,460,373 lees thea
ot the beginning of the fiscal vear
and $278,481 below the total of June
1, laBt, but $22,044,286 more than on
July 1, 1909.
Of the present aggregate only $22,
585 consists of gold notes. During
the six days of the past week there
were $7,077,030 of national bank
notes issued and $5,959,377 destroyed.
One thousand dollar bills are the
least popular of those outstanding,
for there are but 23,000 of these,
while the $10 notes are welcomed in
the outstanding list to the extent c?
311,260.990, or almost 100,000 mor?
khan the twenties.
Death Relieved Him of His Job.
Alexander Drummond Willard, one
of the oldest employes of the govern
ment, died Thursday, at Farmington,
Me., while there on a vacation. He
was seventy-five years old, and for
forty-five years was in the employ of
the government.
Would Destroy Fruit Pest.
For the purpose of discovering ao
enemy, which will prey on the white
fly, a pest of tbt> fruit crops in
Florida and other 'liulf States, R. S.
Woglum, of th? department of agri
culture, will make a trip to India, the
place of origin of the white fly. The
agricultural department for several
years past has bee a fighting the
Gypsy moth and the brown tailed
moth in New England, by importing
parasites, which feed upon them.
Mr. Worgum will study the white fly
jlso in Spain, where fruit growers
bave trouble with it. In Spain he
will also investigate the growing and
handling of citrus f-uit.
Bank Deposits Growing.
A total of 7*145 national bants in
;he United States responded to the
jail of the Comptroller of the Cur
rency for reports on their condition
nt the rlcse of business on June 30
last. This is an increase of 219
banks since June 23. 1909.
The latest return*, announced by
the Treasury Monday, show that
individua] deposits have increased
?388.039.616 durhvj that period, loans
ind discounts .-r.'??)4.275,070
Taking ftock of National Timber.
The Forest Service is engaged in
..raising the national forests in the
south and Southwest to determine the
stand of saw timber.
Thc examination is heine; conducled
i: Arizona, New Mexico, Arkansas
ind Florida, ana tlie work probably
.vii) not bc completed before thc dose
>f the year ?9.12,
"When i! is finished the Government
foresters will know how much tim
KT eau be sai'?ly eui rrcm the tiaiion
it forests in. these States and just
vhcre the timber is that can be most
idrantageously sold.
RHEUMATISM
.? money.
Vi Munyon.
RHEUMATISM CORE
Freedom doesn't always bring hap-,
piness, but you'll notice that it is the*
tied dog that howls.
Dr. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar
coated, easy to take as candy, regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bow
els and cure constipation.
In the Night School.
Teacher (of night school)-What do.(
you understand by the terms "life
sentence?" Give an example of one. ".
Shaggy-Haired Pupil-I, pronounced
you husband and wife.-Chicago Trib
une. .
-di-rying His Audience With Him.'
Nobody was more witty or more bit
ter than Lord Ellenborough. A young
lawyer, trembling with fear, rose to
make bis first speech, and began: "My
lord, my unfortunate client- My
lord my unfortunate client- My
lord-" "Go on, sir. go on!" said Lord
Ellenborough, "as far as you have pro
ceeded hitherto the court is entirely
with you."
A Real Argument.
They were talking about argument
not in the abstract but as applying
to domestic happiness. "What do you
think is the most unanswerable ar
gument you ever heard?", one bach
elor asked a married man.
"That's very easy," he replied?*
"When your wife says, 'If they can
afford it we can," there is no flaw In
that-and never will be."-Youth's
Companion.
Be Knew the Kind.
Little Edward, aged four, was aa
only child. He was anxious for a
baby sister, and was talking of it one
day with a iriend of the family In
the friend's family was a baby girl o?
one year. The lady said, "Edward,
you may have my baby; she is pretty
and sweet."
"Oh," said Edward, "I don't want an
old baby. I want a bran new one wif
noffln on but talcum powder."-Red
Hen.
Yes, Indeed.
Hostess (at party)-Why, so silent*.
Miss De Muir? You've scarcely said
a word since you,came. ?*
Youthful guest-Really, Mrs. Lead
er, I am having a very enjoyable time,
but my father has told me 100 times
never to say anything unless I have
something to say, and I suppose
Hostess-But, my dear child, think
what a stupid and tiresome thing so
ciety would be if everybody followed
that advice!
Wife and Country.
Paul D. Cravath, the noted New
York lawyer said at a luncheon at the
Lawyers* club: "Vacation time is
here, and already that dreadful songr1
about the wife gbne to the country
is being resurrected. But a variant
to the song was furnished by a con
versation I heard the other night
" 'Hello, Smith,' said one man to
another, Tm glad to see you back
at the club again, old fellow. Wife
off to the country, eh?'
" 'No.* growled Smith. . 'She's got
back.' "
Clever Joke of Kind King.
King Edward's good nature was il
lustrated the other night by a London
correspondent at the Press club in
New York.
' "The king." said the correspondent,
"was visiting Rufford Abbey, and one
morning, in company with his host,
Lord Arthur Savile, he took a walk
over the preserves.
"Suddenly Lord Arthur, a big burly
man, rushed forward and seized a
shabby fellow with a dead pheasant
protruding from the breast of his coat.
** 'Sir,' said Lord Arthur to the king,
'this fellow is a bad egg. This is the
second time I've caught him poaching.'
"But the king's handsome face
beamed, and he laughed his gay and
tolerant laugh.
" 'Oh, let him go,' he said. 'If he
really were a bad egg, you know, he
wouldn't poach.'"
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Know How
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When Summer's suri
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blood to an uncomfort
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cooling as a glass of
served with sugar antf a
little lemon. .
Surprising, too, how
the food elements relieve
fatigue and sustain one.
The flavour is deli
cious-and Postum is
really a food drink.
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