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Population of Cities. Tn 1801 there were in Europe only twenty-two cities which had more than 100,000 inhabitants. These were London. Dublin. Paris, Marseilles, Lyons, Amsterdam, Berlin. Hamburg, Vienna, Naples, Rome, Milan, Venice, Palermo, Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Warsaw, Copenhagen and Constantinople. Two only of these cities had more than 500,000?London, 950,' 000 and Paris, 600,000. Naples came third, with 300,000 and Vienna fourth, with 230,000. A Food Boycott. In 1336, time of Edward III., Par- 1 Ilament enacted a food boycott. No I man, noble or peasant, was allowed to have more than two courses at a meal or elsewhere, and "each mess of , two softs of victuals at the utmost, } be it .Swh or fish, with the common | rorts of pottage, without sauce or any other sort of victuals." Any one, however, could substitute a sauce for a mess, but it must not have in it more than two sorts of fish or flesh. Tiny Baby's Pitiful Case. "Our baby when two months old was suffering with terrible eczema from head to foot, all over her body. The baby looked just like a skinned i rabbit. We were unable to put clothes ! on her. At first it seemed to be a few mattered pimples. They would break the skin and peel off, leaving the underneath skin red as though it were scalds. Then a few more pimples would appear and spread all over the body, leaving the baby all raw without skin from head to foot. On top of her head there appeared a heavy scab a quarter or an men tmcK. it was awful to see so small a baby look as she did. Imagine! The doctor was afraid to put his hands to the child. We tried several doctors' remed!es but all failed. * "Then we decided to try Cuticura. By using the Cuticura Ointment we softened the scab and it came off. Under this, where the real matter was, by washing with the Cuticura Soap and applying the Cuticura Ointment, a new skin soon appeared. We also gave baby four drops of the Cuticura Resolvent three times daily. After three days you could see the baby gaining a little skin which would peel off and heal underneath. Now the baby is four months old. She is a fine picture of a fat little baby and all is well. We only used one cake of Cuti. cu>a Soap, two boxes of Cuticura Ointment and one bottle of Cuticura I Resolvent. If people would know what Cuticura is there would be few suffering with eczema. Mrs. Joseph Kossmann, 7 St. John's Place, Ridgewood Heights, L. I., N. Y., Apr. 30 and May 4, 1909." *! What Happened to James. A very subdued-looking boy of about thirteen years, .with a long scratcn on nis nose ana an air ui geueral dejection, came to his teacher in one of the Boston public schools, and handed her a note before taking his seat. The note was as follows: "Miss B.?Please excuse James not being thare yesterday. He played trooant, but I guess you c*on't need \ ' to lick him for It, as the boy he played trooant with an' him fell out, an' the boy licked him, an' a man they passed caught him an' licked hjm, an' the driver of a sled they hung on to licked him also. I had to give him another one for sassing me for telling his pa, so you need not lick him till . next time. I guess he thinks he better keep in school hereafter."?Lippincott's. Danger in Stiff Collars. The high, stiff collars which some women are so fond of wearing are ! not only unbecoming, but dangerous, j - From time to time cases of persons I asphyxiated by their collars are re- { ported. One such recently occurred j / n London, the victim being a young j woman employed in the postoffice, i an? the physician who attended her Is j quoted as saying that in nine cases j out of ten the same result would have j followed a fainting fit, as the sharp > edge of the collar cut into the throat ! and pressed upon the windpipe. .The j Bupporters worn with transparent col- t lars are not so bad as a collar stiff all around, it seems, but these, too. I are considered dangerous, as they i press the side of the throat.?New , York Tribune. WHAT'S THE USE Sticking to a Habit When It Means j Discomfort? Old King Coffee knocks subjects j out tolerably flat at times, and there is ! no possible doubt of what did it. A ; Mich woman srives hpr pxneripnre: I "I used to have liver trouble nearly all of the time and took medicine which relieved me only for a little while. Then every once in a while I j would be suddenly doubled up with 1 an awful agony in my stomach. It ! seemed as though every time I took a j breath I would die. No one could ! suffer any more and live. "Finally I got down so sick with catarrh of the stomach that I could not turn over in bed, and my stomach did not digest even milk. The doctor finally told me that if I did not give up drinking coffee I would surely die, but I felt I could not give it up. "However, Husband brought home a package of Postum and it was made strictly according to directions. It was the only thing that would stay on tny stomach, and I soon got so I liked It very much. "Gradually I began to get better, and week by week gained in strength and health. Now I am in perfect condition, and I am convinced that the whole cause of my trouble was coffee , drinking, and my getting better was | due to leaving off coffee and taking I Postum. "A short time ago I tasted some coffee and found, to my astonishment, that I did not care anything about it. I never have to take medicine any more. I hope you will use this letter for the benefit of those suffering from the poisonous effects of coffee." Read the little book, "The Poad to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a Reason." Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human Interest. k WHEN DAD KEEPS HOUSE. [When mamma has to go away. And dad keeps house, The little children romp all day, No lessons interfere with play. And things begin to come their way, When dad keeps house. .We have the nicest things to eat. When dad keeps house; He buys us cake and cookies sweet, And every day a special treat; And doesn't try to keep us neat When he keeps house. We needn't stop to put things right When dad keeps house. The nursery is a perfect sight. Our daddy doesn't care a mite? But oh, how lonely Jti3 at night When dad keeps house! ?Good Housekeeping. COQUETTE AND WOMAN. By MRS. MINNIE NELSON HINDS. With a long, shuddering sigh the girl opened her eyes. She was seated in the bow of a rowboat with a bandage knotted tightly across her mouth. Her captor, a typical brigand, even to the brass ear rings and red kerchief, was facing her, rowing in short, back handed strokes, instead of the American fashion. Earlier in the day Natica Lawton had refused, with petulant whim, to make one of the party who had started from the villa on an all day trip through the mountains. David Gi ham was the first man who had not succumbed to her little "highness," as her uncle called her, and it was to pique him that she had elected to remain at home. Seated in a walled inclosure, shaded by a luxurious vine with dusky leaves and purple-sided fruit, she had been gazing at her beloved sea, where the shimmering of its mvriflri hnos hlpnriprf with thp skv line in a delicate, wonderful blue, when her reverie was rudely interrupted by the apparition of a swarthy, cruel face just above the coping. She had promptly fainted and now she was here alone in the power of this desperado. , Of course, he had heard of the rich "Americanos," who had hired the *rilla for the season, and had captured her for ransom. She wondered why no other boats were out, then she remembered?it was a festa day. Turning her head toward the cliffs, Natica's eyes filled with tears as she thought of the happy party somewhere in those very mountains. Suddenly a movement attracted her; in a tiny cove something moved. It was a boat, and as it floated out of the shadow she discovered the standing figure of a man looking toward her through field glasses. She cast a quick glance at her captor, but he saw nothing but the approaching storm. The girl dared not signal, but a moment later she was overjoyed to see the boat following them. Natica watched him through halfclosed eyes, and when he turned his head and nodded with a familiar gesture she almost swooned with joy. It was David. Suddenly he sprang up and made a motion as if to dive over the side of the boat, then, pointing to Natica, he repeated it frantically. Natica, all alert, caught his meaning. An expert swimmer, she knew that she could keep afloat in spite of her skirts, until David reached her. Drawing her feet stealthily under her she gave a sudden, strong leap over the side; ere the brigand lost his stroke she was several feet away. The astounded man was caught napDing, and when he saw David's boat so near the swimming girl, he snatched his knife from his belt and shook it at David with wild curses. A shot from David's pistol put an end to this pleasantry, and with a howl of pain the man shook his bleeding finger, grabbed up the oars and rowed sullenly away with never a backward look. "Thank Heaven, he left his gun at home," said David, as he pulled Natica over the side of his boai. and tore off her bandage. "I suppose he thought that awful knife was enough to scare a woman," laughed the girl hysterically. Then ?she went all to pieces. 1 qviH ' vnn hnHn'f rnmo " she cobbed shiveringly. "You poor little girl," replied David, wrapping his coat around her and fighting down a wild desire to take her in his arms. Instead, he said " Come now; brace up, little Highness, we have got to run for it. Here comes the storm." "Ooh?oo," said Natica, pulling the coat over her head at a vivid flash. "Don't look at it," advised David calmly. "He's like a stone," thought Natica wrathfully. A desolate hut proved a welcome shelter. "Now," said Natica, recovering her accustomed poise, "will you appease my curiosity?" "It's simple enough. After lunch the rest of them wanted to explore the Telmath Cave; I have been there, so I agreed to smoke and await them here. Fact is, I wanted a nap the worst way," he answered. Natica often teased him with an ability to sleep at a moment's notice. "But how did you know I was in that boat?" "I happened to turn my glasses on the Villa and, framed in the opening of the pergola, I recognized your blue gown. Then, when I caught a glimpse of that same nponlinr blue in the boat. why, then I came after you," finished David lamely, with a constriction in the throat at thought of the moment when he discovered Natica's golden head above the bandage. j The storm ceased and a ray of sunshine shot through the window, revealing the anguish in his look to Natica. '"He loves me," she said to herself, "and he shall tell me so," setting her white teeth firmly. "What arc we to do now, my lord?" she queried lightly. "If you can climb, we have just about time to meet the returning party at the top of yonder cliff." "I left my slippers in the boat," | pouted the girl, thrusting out a tiny silken-clad foot. "You'll have t carry me," dimpling mischievously. Something David read in her ey( made him step forward; then, coi trolling himself, he asked doubtlngly "What does that look mean, Natica I swear it was never there before, fc me?" "Nor for any other man, David, answered the girl, with sweet serious ness. "Tell me," he commanded sternl: still unbelieving. "Whatever you choose, David," sh replied, meekly, while vivid waves c color flashed from throat to brow. Then the man of stone melted, an r.aresses fast. hut tender, met he willing lips. The coquette was a woman. They were aroused from tLeir d( Iirium of happiness by a shout froi the top of the cliff, and David an Natica, hand in hand, appeared befor the astonished gaze of Uncle. "Bless my soul, what, what?" h sputtered, gazing at Natica as if sh were a ghost. "We'll tell you all about?everj .thing, when we get up there, sir, shouted David.?Boston Post. STORIES OF ANDREW JOHNSOIi A Good Tailor?His EduaitionViews of His Opponents. "About a year before the Civi War Judge Pepper, who had been blacksmith before he became a law yer, sent Andrew Johnson a set o fire irons whicli he had made himsell Johnson, then the Governor, present ly sent the Judge a coat which h had made for him. When he tol my mother of the incident," says writer in Harper's, "she said: " 'Did you really make that coal Governor?' " 'I put some stitches in it,' h said. 'Pepper shouldn't get aheai of me with the people. When I wa a tailor I was a good one.' "He refused an invitation once t dine with A. V. Brown, leader of th Democratic party in Tennessee am afterward Buchanan's Postmaster General, although all of the guest were to be fellow Democrats, and le them know that on that day he hai dined with his washerwoman off ba con and cabbage. *He made no secret of his unlet tered youth, and once brought m: mother a magazine containing i sketch of his life in which it wa stated that his wife, Flora McCardle had taught him to read after the: were married when he was twenty one years of age. He said the state ment was inaccurate but substantial!; true; that when they were marriei his wife brought her school books ti their new home and his study of then aided his education, materially. "After he rose to prominence hi admirers used to point out that hi made few mistakes in grammar am that his English was pure, but fci never learned to divide his word correctly in writing and sometime made ludicrous mistakes in quotu tions. Once in a public speech in spoke of the Lays of Ancient Roirn as having been translated in Mac auley; and In another speech In quoted: 'And the stern joy that war riors feel in foemen worthy of thel steel,' as Shakespeare says. "President Johnson seemed to ba Have that those who onnosed hia politically would harm him in ever; possible way. About 1857 his ar:n was broken in a railway accident ar.< was so badly set by a country docto that Dr. Paul F. Eve, then considerei to be the best surgeon in Nashville who was called in later, decided tha it must be broken again and reset. "The operation was performed ii a bedroom in a hotel on Cedar stree in Nashville, where Johnson boarded the arm being pulled around a bed post, and the first bedpost selectei for the purpose was fluted or grooved After Johnson had nearly faintei from the pain he asked whether s square bedpost could not be used and the breaking was completed witl the aid of a square post. Mr. John son when he told my mother of tbi incident said that Dr. Eve had pur posely used the grooved post in orde to torture him because he was a Dein ocrat and Eve was a Whig." Still in the Dark. Here is a story of the bandwrltini of Joaquin Miller, the "Poet of th Sierras," who has the reputation o being the worst penman in Americ since the days of Horace Greeley. He was invited by the secretary o a well-known club to take part i: some festive celebration. His answer covered four pages, bu no one could decipher it. There was nothing for it but t write again to Mr. Miller regrettia that it could not be determine whether his communication was a acceptance or a refusal, and adding "If you will be present on the dat mentioned, will you kindly make A?#\nn ? ? + V> /\ Knff Am rtP + Vl in loff t'i'usa un iuc uuiiuui v> l cmo ittui If it will be impossible for ; ou to ar pear, will you kindly draw a circle? By return of post the letter cam back with a sign appended accordin to request. But it was absolutely impossibl for any one to say whether it wa meant to be a cross or a circle.?Til Bits. Jewish Colonies in Holy Land. From time to time various colonic of Jews have actually returned to th Holy Land. There are records c Jewish settlements there as early a 1170, and in the sixteenth centur the city of Tiberias', "where only Jew were to dwell," was rebuilt. But it was not until comparative! modern times that the founding c regular colonies began, in i.vis in ideas of Laurence Oliphant and th Earl of Shaftesbury took definit shape in the purchase of 700 acres < land by the Jews of Jerusalem, an the foundation of the colony of Peta Tikwah. After the Russian persect tion of 1SS1 large numbers of Jew emigrated and at the end of 189 there were about r>000 Jewish c.oloi ists in Palestine.?London Chronicl The growth of a number of succei s?ve crops of the same plant has bee lately found not only to exhaust th I soil for that plant, but to develop a i active poison for it. i Wim Divorce Under Old Law. >f Judge; Martin, of Norfolk, Va., ded cided the hotiy-contested divorce' ac ,r tion of Mrs. Jennie E. Haynor, now o:: Allentown, Pa., against Thomas H. Haynor, a prominent Norfolk buainess man, by granting the wife's petin tion, with permanent alimony of $75 d per month. e This is just such a case that proposed divorce legislation now being e fought in the Virginia Legslature e would drectly affect. Under the present law it is optional with the plainr. tiff only whether after three years, " application shall be made for permanent divorce with privilege of remarriage. Proposed changes would give the defendant similar rights. New Trade Union. Mrs. Eva MacDonald Valesh is at the head of the movement to establish 11 a new trade union among the workin;; a women of America. The object of this movement is to get rid of ths * socialist influence which is alleged to effect the present Woman's Trade Union League. In an address delive ered recently before the Woman's Forum of New York City Mrs. Valesli a said: "I propose to start a campaigi against socialism. ? This shirtwaist strike may be usec'l to pave the way for. forming clean, sensible labor e unions, and I warit to enroll every ^ woman of leisure, every clubwomai;, 8 in the movement. The existing unions are not doing what they ought to stem 0 the tide of socialism in this country." e v?New York Sun. J Sympathy All With Mrs. Astor. ? Sympathy with Mrs. Ava Willing: 1 Astor, as the former wife of Colonel Astor prefers to ae called, was so general in this country that it seems y "S g.* | Cabbage With Rice.? a .2 eL ? i alternate layers of coo tec s 5*" ~ very fine, and cream sauc< l( "with 3alt and pepper an< y o I keeping covered for three - hard to be!liere the leaders of English y society will hold her to blame for tbe 1 unhappiijess that came to her in hi r 3 married lii'e. But King Edward, onte i liberal enough in his views on marriage, divorce and all kindred queus ttons, has become a rigid Puritan (if e recent years, and he has issued absoi lute orders that no divorcees are 1o B be received at court. Though it is s beyond doubt that scores of sma-t 3 people will flock to Mrs. Astor's rn ceptions and dinners, those who are e in closest touch with social affairs !n e London say confidently the doors of _ the King's set will be barred againit e her, at least for a year or two.?Neiv - York Press. r ? Selfish, as Usual. "I've got some news for you, dar1 ling," said Mr. Newliwed, as he faced ^ his better half at dinner. 1 "Well, what is it?" said Madame. * "I've been spending some money," r he answered playfully. * ' That is no news," coldly replied '? Mrs. Newliwed. * "I'll tell you, precious," beamed her husband, "and I know you'll be a pleased. I insured my lii'e to-day." But her pretty face clouded, and an * ominous silence reigned. "You don't seem pleased," he queried. , * "Pleased? Indeed, no," said she in ' reproving tones. "It is another strik* ing proof of how inconsiderate and a utterly selfish men always are! You * can think of yourself anc. insure your k own life, but it never occurred to you to insure mine," says Home Notes. s And it took him quite an hour to convince her that he was not so selfish r after all. May Cuyler Not Welcome. Mrs. Ava Astor is far from being g the only victim of the tardy puritane ism of King Edward. It is an old f story that the Duke of Marlborough a was omitted from a list of invitations to a dinner of the Knights of the Garf ter because of his matrimonial diffiD culties with the former Consuelo Vanderbilt, and Lord Alexander Thynne, t brother of the Marquis of Bath, also has found himself persona non grata o at court because his name was g brought into the gossip connected d with the Marlborough case. May n Cuyler, of Morristown, N. J., was a prominent figure in English society o when she still was the wife of Sir a Philip Grey-Egerton, but since she ? was divorced and became the wife of ). Richard McCreery she has been " "barred irom ine ruyai luuiusuics m e Ascot and Goodwood arid has been g notified that her presence is not desired at court.?New York Press. e s Being a Bridesmaid. Of course it is a delightful compliment to be asked to take a prominent part in that pretty pageant, a vedding, but the popular girl invited to s officiate as bridesmaid more than the e proverbial "three times and out" finds such functions a drain on her finanLS cial resources. Each bride wants her wedding to ? be "unique" in some particular and likes her bridesmaids' gowns to be ex^ elusive. She decides upon some ra)f ther unusual color scheme, and there e mast be a general likeness between e the costumes. Even if all wear white, '? the various accessories, ribbons, " p-invps slinners hosiery, hat, xery c' likely, and the "extra touch" of fancy ^ muff or boa, brings the expense to a l" considerable total. It is not very often that the brido O gives the dress or hat, though she often tries r.o malte the expense eomB' mensurate with the means of her friends. She oftens suggests a dresss" maker v/ho will reduce her prices a D little in consideration of the number 10 oi gowns to be made practically alike. n One girl who expected to take part Id several bridal processions bought a y Qe Ypyh new gown for the first occasion. It was very fine white batiste. Instead [ or wearing it she laid it aside. Yei- , low was the color for a chrysanthemum wedding in November. She bought cheap yellow silk for a princess slip to wear under it, and matching accessories and a great sheaf of yellow "mums," attended as maid at a quiet home affair. The next wedding was a mauve one. and she sent her white gown to the dyer's. This she wore over a white slip. It took a slightly paler tint than was desired, and in consequence was less satisfactory. The next wedding was on the "rainbow" order, the bride wearing white, the four maids being gowned in pale pink, nile green, lemon yellow, and mauve. With violets, a violet wreathed hat which she made for herself, and the previously worn accessories she made the once wnite gown do duty again. The ex-, pense of the four functions was to her nearly $70 after all her ingenuity. ?Philadelphia Bulletin. Told to Get a Cook. If Frieda Farkas had stayed at home and cooked for her husband instead of giving music lessons and if William V. Farkas had not stayed out late at night in furtherance of hi3 ambition to become a political leader and as his wife says used stimulants, the case of Farkas against Farkas would not 'have been on the Supreme Court calendar yesterday. These are the chief causes that have led up to a separation suit by Mrs. Farkas, who asked Justice Platzek for an alimony allowance. Farkas is well known in the Hungarian colony, where he is a member of literary, charitable and political organizations. Also, he says in his -Fill a buttered baking dish with 1 rice, raw white cabbage, chopped i. Dot with bits of butter, sprinkle 1 bake an hour in a steady oven, -fourths the time. answer to his wife's suit, he has "conducted himself as a gentleman and has been bred to treat women with courtesy and respect." True, difficulties have arisen, "but they were only such as occur In every well regulated family, even to the mother-inlaw." Mrs. Farkas charged cruel treatment in her complaint. Farkas, she alleged, used to stay out late at night, and when she reproved him explained that he had been organizing political 1 clubs and hoped to become a leader. According to Farkas, the cause of all the trouble was that his bachelor dreams bad not been realized. He j had led a bachelor life many years, eaung ms meaia anywaere, mr n made little difference to him. He yearned for home-made meals. So when he met his present wife and sha promised to maintain a home for him and devote herself to it he thought he saw his dream realized. They were married in December, 1908. But, according to Farkas, he is still eating out, the only difference being that his wife eats out with him. Instead of keeping the house, says the defendant, his wife gives music lessons, but the sweet strains are elsewhere, while the Farkas home is dreary. Mrs. Farkas does not have to work, says Farkas, for he supplies i her with sufficient money. Farkas' request for home-made meals, he says, is answered thus by his mother-in-law: "If you want a clean home, get servants; if you want meals prepared, get a cook. Your wife Is not your servant. If the home is good enough for her it is good enough for you."? New York Tribune. rjRCTTY '2L CJJJHINGS riL ma a yt /| \ i son *JL*W Many a gown will have the skirt ) made up of a series of ruffles of vary- i ing length. Dresses of colored embroidery on j white will be among the unusual , gowns. Large handbags are now out of j style. The newest are small, and made of undressed kid. Handwork more elaborate than ever before is shown to advantage on coats and gowns of wash materials. Not only are nets, gauzes and grenadines sown with beads, but also the velvets, satins and brocades. In a handsome pair of beaded suede slippers the openwork design is partially filled in wit* the beads. o? *\9 t-Vi~ thootra arp At I OUiliU ut cue v, ~ ?v.. ? ^. gold or silver net work with a great raised flower on tarnished metal. Hip yokes with pleated skirts below them are very much in evidence in the newest gowns. One of the most stunning of tht evening hats is an immense tricorne or natural colored straw trimmed with a huge white bird. Net petticoats are of satin merveilleux finished with a fringe of silk braid a quarter of a yard deep headed with netted silk. Such is the rage for tinsel that the dressmakers are employing furniture [ galloon and fringe as a trimming for gowns and cloaks. A new yet simple lingerie blouse is made of eyelet embroidery, with seal- i lops turned upward toward the yoke j and overlapping it. i'Or ill If I Iiuu xi aim itvu, (he popular hat is the one with a silk or velvet stretched crowu, and a brim, cither rolling or fiat. There is an arrangement of ribbon and lace on the silk lining of transpar' ent blouses which has the appearance of a lingerie corset cover. The Sermon on the Mount. By 3. G. PYLE. Three times at least, In ages many centuries past, the policy laid down in Christ's Sermon on the Mount has encountered life with great literalness. The Christians of the first century nft-pr P.hHst and in ereat measure of the next two centuries, did acoept and act upon the Sermon on the Mount as a rule of daily conduct. They followed its precepts literally and unto death. Were they over whelmed by demands which were much more destructive of both the individual and the association in that age than they could possibly be in this? On the contrary, their example proved both so contagious and so conquering that it beat down the mightiest power on earth. The established' social order saved itself from being swept away by the Innovation and lost in it, only by accepting it nominally. It professed the doctrine in order that it might not be compelled to adopt the practice. For the second time, in the Middle Ages, arose those who would restore the Sermon on the Mount to the place where Jesus enthroned it. The monastic system, in its purity, was not a separation of the religious and contemplative mind from the world's activities. It was a deliberate attempt to reinstate in life the practices as well as the virtues to whith beatitudes had been attached. At their best, the members of these orders were not exoterically withJ XV* mUATT arawu lium tuw wuuu. *uc/ nuiacu, they taught, they healed, they relieved distress by physical minstration as well as by spiritual consolation. They also made such headway that even supreme pontificial authority, hostile as it was, dared not deny recognition to Francis of Assisi. The monastic system fell not because it was unequal to contact with practical life, but because the World again conquered the Spirit. In our own times, under the competitive and individualistic system, the experiment was tried. No thinker and no critic should be ignorant of the history of the Society of Friends, commonly called Quakers. They lived in modern society, under modern conditions, accepted persecution cheerfully and stood upon their hazard that the words of Jesus meant what they said. That they matured noble types in personal character and sustained an admirable conduct of morals is indisputable. They have' fared ill and lost ground precisely in so far as they yielded to casuistry, and moderated the stern simplicity of their doctrine to suit the desire for wealth, for conformity, for the very thing which, in their own language, they call "the World." ? Putnam's Magazine. How to Read. By. H. M. ALDEN. Reading is not a lost art to tne same degree that conversation is, but 10 naa in must uabea uu ancsicu uc velopment through so much reading that makes no demand upon aesthetic sensibility, so that one Is apt to bring to a fine story full of delicate shades of thought and feeling the same mind which he yields to a newspaper, putting a blunt interrogation as to its meaning as conveyed in the terms of a rational proposition, and the writer's charm is wholly lost upon him. While the reader's surrender to the author must be complete, his attitude should not be passive, but that of active responsiveness and partnership.?Harper's Magazine. Fowl Surgery. , In the case of a crane line result Is claimed for broken leg. Its slender limb is no thicker than a lead pencil. Instead of destroying the poor bird, an English expert decided to try to save leg and life. Linen bandages dipped in gum were put on. These set satisfactorily and weighed little or nothing. After this the intelligent bird kept to itself and needed no further attention for a few weeks. When the bandage was cut away the leg worked as well as ever, slightly deformed. Some naturalists say that birds breaking their legs set them themselves, using a sticky mud and weeds or grass for bandage. Tip can see how by accident a broken-legged bird might get its limb enwrapped In weeds and mud and then not peck it off because or pam or pecKing at u. A bird will try to peck everything off its leg that is put on, and the bandage and knots must be ingenious indeed that cannot be unwound or untied. Tip has seen chickens work for hours and untie half a dozen ordinary tight knots to get 3oose.?New York Press. Landlady and Sausages. A good story of a specimen of the ordinary theatrical landlady is told by J. h. Shine. One Saturday evening he and a fellow actor purchased a pound of sausages for their Sunday's breakfast. There were eight to the pound, but when tney arrived ai table there were only five. Thereupon the landlady was called in to account for the missing links. "Madam," said Mr. Shine, severely, "I gave you eight sausages last night; here are only five. What has become of the other three?" The lady of the house smiled an innocent smile mingled with pity, and replied, "Well, you see, sir, sausages always do shrink in cooking." Which information had to suffice.?Dundeo Advertiser. flli.vetl On His Oiogioals. A small boy in YonUers recently became the proud possessor of a donkey?not so handsome or so youn? as it might have been. However, it answered the purpose of its acquisition. which was to afford back rides One day tlie urchin was enjoying a ride wheu the minister of the parish met him. "Hullo, sonny:" srreeieu me mmIster. "Quite a rave beast you havt there." "Yes." replied the boy, "but I suppose there are a great iuany of 'err. in the theological gardens."?Lippincott's. r ? " "" '^h cHfl npp I PHYSICIAN 1 APPROVESI Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's H Vegetable Compound Sabattus, Maine.?"You told me to I take Lydia E. Pfltkham's Vegetable | '7^'i Compound and B Liver Fills before child-birth, and we I are all surprised to H W% Wl866 how much good I -55 45Pf|i H did. My phygi- S J ll cian said 4 Without I liiM ip doubt it was th? M |i|| ifijpCompound that 3 ? y?a' * H thank you for your 7/11 \ VivxvV kindness in advising ( ) \ \.\ \\ \ me and give you full H ' V v.T> aA l-pftrmiasion to use my name in your testimonials."?Mrs. tl. W. MITCHELL, J50X 3, saDattuB, me. Another Woman Helped. 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Oaly thing I'm havin' any trouble about M >9 ; my trigonometry." [ "I heard your English was bum." "Gee, it's fierce, but I guess I'll H I buck through all right. I done a I | good deal better so far this year than w } I done on it last year."?Chicago J Record-Herald. 1 - *ffi i i / MAKE LIFE WORTH UVlNO. 10 BILLS 10?Ej Kunyon'g Paw Paw Pills coax the liW Id to activity by gentle methods. They do not scour, gripe or weaken. They are a J tonic to the stomach, liver and nerves; invigorate Instead of weaken. They enrich the blood and enable the stomach to get ali the nourishment from food that Is Dut into It. These pills contain no calo mel; they are soothing, healing and stimulating:. For sale by all druggists in 10c and 25c sizes. If you need medical adTlee. write Mrnyon's Doctors. They will advise to the best of their ability absolutely free of Charge. MCNYOVS, 63d and Jefferso* Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. Handicapped. i "Fain would I write a poem on the ( delights of fishing," sighed the poet, "but woe is me! I can't find a word to rhyme with angleworm." "But why use that word at the end of a line?" queried the friend. "Because," hissed the poet between his set teeth, "an angleworm is always at the end of a lino." And for an hour the silence was so still that one could have heard a pin drop.?Chicago News. Two Kinds of Oil. He was anxious to purcnase a a birthday gift for his wife, and as he m liked pictures and as the walls were ifl rather bare he soon hit upon the form which his present should take. ? "Where shall I find something 1 really nice in oils for the din!ng- M room?" he asked of an assistant at ^ the co-operative stores. 8 "On the third floor," began the as- I sistant; then he paused and looked I doubtfully at the inquirer. "Did you \ mean a painting or something in the II ""J