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SENTINEL-MJOURNAi PUBLISHE.D W'EKrLY. Swat the flyt If all dreams came true, people would soon quit eating mince pie. The modern man who takes up his bed and walks is the mattress sales* nan. Holland produces 142,000 pounds of butter a year. Enough to butter both sides of her bread. If the drinking cup is to go, some economist of pocket space might com. bine a straw with a fountain pen. "imbecile insanity" is the newest. We moay yet hear of "insane lunacy" if the experts run out of adjectives. Shoe manufacturers announce that the feet of American women are grow Ing larger. The ungallant wretches! The story persists that the monorail sysvm of transportation is to go to Alaska and grow up with the country. The Clilcago youth who eloped with a girl andi seven trunks would make a wb:( -ivcces in the express business. Tlie Ok lalioma wonian who has 13 rolls. !l untider 5 years of age. is not sufferinug frorn the lack of soiething to do. There seems to be a remarkable in to(r1n1ational 1in1animit1y of oiinilol ahotit tle barein skirt. it nas been inobbed in Brazil. Some of N(-w York's faslilonable Wom)en1 fire carrying enners. Must be inconveilent when they are pushing baby bluggims. Further evidence that China is niout to wake up. A Chicago mail (nher house has shipped 10,000 alarm clocks to Peking. A $2.,000.00 bread trust, is being or ganized in New York, and we presume that its mot to will be: "Half a loaf is ietter than one." Some of these decrepit old baseball veterans who have attained the ad vanced age of of r 34 years might land a job selling tickets. A St. Paul man !as discovered that he is heir to a French throne. Our advice to him, however, is to hang onLto tle job lie nlow has. A L.owell. Mass., cow gave seven tons of mnilk in one year. The world would be drowied in milk if every. b kept that kind of ia cow. - j,(,n drinking cups have been frofned Upon by law in New York. The manufacturer of the unconmon kind has Ierked up cniderabiy. A Boston savant aninounces that he can photograph thought. Now we'll know wvhat a perfect lady really thinks when she runs for aL street car mnd just misses it. Poultry raising Is to be taught ait Rutgers college. Somebody there must have an idlea that there are p~eo pile who do not think they knowv all about raising chickens. A Blaltimore bard is trying to organ. Ize a poet's union, but the scheme is likely to fail owing to the fact that all the applicants for membershif wvishi to be walking delegates. Four goats, inoculated with a billion disease germs, have wandered astray in New York. However, this is not the first instance in which modern scientists have lost their goats. A woman in a Newv York town owes her safety to the fact that she wore a harem skirt and the trouser part gave her freedom to run for her life. So here is one good point registered for the persecuted apparel. A woman in Spokane has been grad. uated from a school of stenography at the age of seventy and expects to take up active work. When the spirit is sc young there are no .limits to activity which age can impose. A wvoman in Pennsylvania buried the wrong man in mistake for haer hus band, but, when the latter turned up alive and well, stuck to the dead man. She wisely declined to have a live Is sue made of her mistake. A New Jersey magistrate has a rab bit's foot on whose powvers lie sets great store. To be consistent, he ought to hold his court at midnight in a graveyard and so have all the proper intiuences in the caste at work. A IHarvard profcssor tells us that we can live on ten cents' worth of food a day, but it is evident that he has overlooked the fact that lobster costs 80 cents a pound. Possibly he expects us to take a look at the out side of a lobster can for dessert. A man in St. Louis signed a con tract with his wife by which lie agreed not to kiss or annoy hoe in any other way. He must have been ain exces rively agreeable sort of a husband If it was neessary to exact this con. tract. Evidently, this particular wife (lid not agree with Shakespeare that kisses are women's wages. Perhaps. though, she dis'liked thiem because she got no other. Success Every Woman Should Be Her Secret Own Bos.s By MOLLY MATTHEWS HAT wozran isn't tired of being bossed around by some one T over her in business affairs? I am not talking about women in general, but the women who are bread winners. To boss or be bossed in private life is something to be settled in friendly compact or by the divorce courts. But there is an increasing army of women toilers who must either work up into a position of independence or settle down to be dumb driven cattle, and then some. What the business woman needs today is a firm determi nation to have a little business all her own. Why should she be content to be bossed about year in and year out? There must be some one thing she can learn to do well conugh to be a master. If she is now working in a dressmaking shop there is no reason in the world why she should not set up a little shop of her own as soon as she is sure she knows the game thoroughly. The other women had pluck enough to do this. Why shouldn't she ? Fear of failure is the bane of the woman wage earner. She has abil ity, is faithful and energetic. But she is fearful. And fear spells long hours of toil to build up another's reputation instead of her own. Cast fear to the winis and start out for yourself. Fven though she does not branch out for herself, the woman who is workilg for a living has it in her power to become a law unto herself. She an do this by makirig hersel f coipetent for tle position she is filling. She mu11st1' becoie an aut hor-ity. a living encyclopedia, if necessary, of the sub ject mat Ier before her. Ile boss doesn't want, to trouble himself over means, if the results are all right. There are no questions asked if the retirnis foot iip all right at night. Overconfidenee is rash in any line of work. Incompetent people often get thiigs badly tangled up because th1mey go alhead when they should fol low instBrctliS-ilitly. But I wihill have every woman taste the joys of com petenc. And compiletency comes from knowledge and practice. The wom1an 'Who scrubis floors thoroughly is a treasure today who need never he out of work. The stenographer who can leave gum chewing alone long eniough to master proniun'iat ion and the old-fashioned art of spelling cor rectly will alvavs keep an emiploer, and the girl who can kee) her pomnpa dour in order and still sell goods ,o the patient woman in waiting will not have to be chasing up employment agencies. Just be competent. That is the secret of success in business. No one can complain if you have done your work well. No one can nag you if your tasks are done on time. No one can browbeat yon if von look your work squarely in the face and do it honest' v. Above all, watch for a chance to become your own A%? boss. Taste the sweets of titting your own latch key 4 into the front door of your own place of business every morning. You can own a shop all your own if you work out your own salvation. WThe cities of Europe are better gov erned than ours, for the very good reason that their representative citizens in all Citils owal of life-mierchants, bankers, ship owners. financiers and educators-have a keener sense of their civic dities than the 1~re Bestso-called better classes in American comn mnunities usually belrav. G overned In other words, the influential-'and sub-. stantial citizens of Eur'opean cities are more willing to give their tine, thoughdt By Thmas . Andrson and in many iinstances their mnoney', to the pullic ser'vice, than are ouris; and the re sult is that while th1er ofttI imes have to make real sacrifices of comnfort, convenience aind( peace of mind in thus discharging their civic obiligations, they' have the immense sat isfact ion of knowing that administrative scandal and corruption are practically uin .known in their commun aitiles. You will sometimes find in large European cities unkempt st reels, poor traffic arrangements and other inications of municipal cai'elessness or inefic'iency, hut rarely' will y'ou discover any' evidence or hear amny w~his per of that familiar c'onidit ion of things know~n in our American cities b~y that elastic and greatly over'workedl word, "gra ft." We Americans pridle ourselves on our nat ionmal tendlencv to hustle and engage in thle strIenuous 1life, but the busiest man T ever imet was not an American at all, but an Englishman, w~ho, in addition to bearing the responsibilities of his own priv'ate business, wuas at that time serving both as lord mavoir of his c'ity' and as chairman of the great local do('k and harbor board. When I called on him lie showmed me his list of oflicial and social engagements for that wueek, andl it appeared to be almost as long as the membership list of the new Boston Merchants' association. Thie corresponding ty'pe of c'itize.n in the United States really mea'ns to do the right thing hy his comumunity, but he balks w~hen it comes to the supreme test of hiis public spirit-the willingness to take uip the burden hiimsel f instead of delegating it to sonic one else, for whose elect ion lie is quite w~ill ing to 'ont ribiite his money' and1 in fluenee. This, toget hei' with thme more st ringent electoral requirements that prevail in many foreign comniunities is the whole seci'et of the success of mnunic'ipal government abroad and its comp~arative failure. liere. If M ansprlowhcliwetuhewudan W4ere to 'ler strel totlhohih(eat Drop Promi opeerahs ItHeiheasbenclultdtob Greatfrom a0 hegto 10,000ileet ove the amhe gpraiaton dwardh wetl tphe center oan ther eth. ed By M T.IRONS Iotpher rsh tophr rvl ______________________ wih Im hearht hsme cacuated ta the ertm sura to0 i''ls aoeteat' If hatwer nt te ese hrtation dofwnw art wod heenor uf a Bpeni M.eiT. fRoS tnprain othe weous, tavelsphrue tes globe by going straight uip in the air and remaining there for that length of time., This would amaash all transportrion reod,. AID IN PULLING OUT FRAMES South African Bee-Keeper Finds Little' Hook Made of Wire Convenient . In Handling Bees. I have a little tool that I have found very useful in removing frames from hives, especially when they are filled and there are a lot of bees in the Way. I take a piece of telegraph Wire or other stiff wire and bend a ring to fit over the first or second finger sufficiently close so it will not fall off (over the glove if used). Bend a hook to reach under the end of the frame. It may pass through the small staple, which secures it from slipping off. After hooking securely the frame is easily raised an inch or two, wmn it may be grasped by the thumb and finger, and pulled out. The hook slips down between the 3nds of the frames quite easily; and I find it a great help when I wish to handle bees quickly, more especial ly if there is a strong colony and a lot of propolis. One great con Hook for Frames. venience is, it may be left on the finger without in any way interfer Ing with the operator while at work. Thus there is no danger of its get ing lost, writes R. Roving of Caledon, Cape Colony, South Africa, in the Gleanings in Bee Culture. This is an ideal spot for bees perpetual summler with a constant sulp ply of wild flowers; but I find it diffi cult to keep them working. They are inclined to knock off as soon ds they have accumulated a small supply, and ake things easy. There is an abund anice of wild bees found in small swarms in all sorts of places-crev. iees in rocks, anut-hcaps. and even mole-hills in the ground. They often shift from place to place as the sea son changes-to the mountains in summer and to the valleys in winter. GOOD EXCUSE FOR SPEEDING Swarm of Bees Alight on Party in Au tomobile and Cause Arrest of the Chauffeur. A swarm of bees is the latest ex cuse for record-breaking speed. A Massachusetts man was arrested for speeding and acknowledged that he had been going anywhere frori 50 to 60 miles an hour, but said he had a Cause for Speeding. good excuse; he was rambling along at a five-mile gait when a swamrmn of bees settledl on the machine. One of the partyI) startedl to brush them away and then there wvere things (doing. The judge prompltly' discharged the case, saying that the man had a perfect right to protect his life by fleeing from the bees and that he could not be blamed for sp~eedlftg. COMBINING BEES AND FRUIT Honey Gatherers Add Materially to Fertility of Berries and Fruits by Pollen Distribution. mfy D. W. OTIs.) The ideal fruit-farm, with its or chards of apples, cherries, pears. andl plums, its shade-trees and its gardens, is hardly comnp:ete without at least a fewv stands of bees. Properly man aged they will not only add to the profits of their owner, but supply his table with an abundance of the most luxurious of all delicacies; and add materially to the fertility of his ber ries 'and fruits by the pollen-distrib-. uting habits that these insects pos ses s. This important feature, however, is generally omitted, or carried on in such a way as to result in very little profit and a great deal of trouble; and usually results in failure in the end; and this in face of the fact that it might easily be made one of the most pr-ofitable andl fascinating of the fruit-grower's occu pat ions. Honey is Purest Sweet. Honey is the purest and the least harmful of sweets. Tihe ;omney cr01) is mostly gain, for no flowe-rs need necessarily be raised to p; sture the bees. They aid in the fertilization of fruit trees and the smaller clover-s. , Comb Honey Expensive. Comb -honey is more explensive than ,xtracted, honey because the comb is -e luable /for beeswax, HARROW AND PLOW COMBINED Attachment Devleid That Permits Farmer to Do Double Work With. out Any Extra Power. (By R. 0. WEATUERSTONE.) Farmers have come to learn that the only way to prepare the soil is to let the harrow follow the plow as closely as possible. In common prac. tice the good farmer plows only so much diring the early part of the day Harrow and Plow Combined. as he can harrow before quitting time at aight. Manufacturers have devised an at tachment to the plow which enables one to Wlow and harrow as he goes. The harrow is a rotary attachment and can be hitched on to any sulky or gang )low. The manufacturers claim that it takes no extra power to oper ate it, and it does the work of an ex tra team and man, thus saving operat ing expenses. We are inclined to doubt somewhat, the statement that it requires no ex tra power, because it seems to us that the rotary harrow wide enough to cov er two broad furrows dragged behind the I)lOws would make quite a differ. ence in the work of the team. However, as many of these attach mlents are now being used, particularly in t west, it is quite evident that they are regarded with favor by pro gressive farmers. EXCELLENT SHOE FOR PLOWS Piece of Plank So Arranged That im plement May Be Easily Trans ferred Around the Farm. This i* easily made from a piece of plank two inches thick and about eight inches wide. It should be from 18 inches to two feet long. Nail a strip on one side near the middle and bolt a block on in a slant A Handy Plow-Shoe. ilg position as shown in the drawinA. The lower corner of the strip should be roundled so the plowshare will slip under it. Round off the undler side of the board so that it will slip over the groundl easily and the plow may be transferred from one part of the ground to the other with the least possible inconvenience. Aromatic Plants. In the garden do not miss having small patches of sage, mint, thyme and other aromatic plants. Parsley can be grown from seed the first year, and will last twvo or moro sea sons, if caredl for. Spearmint will grow and increase from a few plants and will thrive in a damp place. Sage. if once established, will remain for years. - - ,eOusa Peas will (10 well in almost any good gardecn soil. Peas are one of the most nourishing of our garden crops. Thorough preparation of tho seed bed is a crop~ half raised. Early potatoes are put in as soon as the groundl will work in goodl shape. WVatermelons will thrive on less cl tivation than ahmost any other field crop. cm in the spring when the soil Is cm pact andi moist about an inch of mois ture will evaporate a week. Roots and vegetables can be grown successfully on the same ground year after year if It is kept well manured. Melons may be grown following mel ans for a number of years, hut, as with all other crops, it is better to rotate. in a dry season, going through the corn with a one-horse harrowv after it is "laidl by" will give good returns. If you i.ant to add nitrogen to the oil the most profitable way, grow alover or legume crops and turn them ladler. Oat smut is a diseasecaused lby a nicroscopal organism, a fungus, whIch sntirely destroys the heads of the af ected plants. Asparagus is a gross feeder and will my for immense amounta of fertili .ers, both in the quantity a~d' quality >f its shoots. The two leading crops of the United 5tates are corn and cotton. The 1910 sorn crop Is valued at $1,500,000,000 md that of cotton is worth $900,000, )00. A ton of ordinary barnyard manure sontains 1,350 pounds of water. 10 poundis of nitrogen, 8 pounds of phoa phoric acid, which is insoluble, and 12 -74 A MOnapoly Urbailite-What did you .come to the city for? Cpuntry Boy-To earn an -honest Vrbanite-That's all right You'l) find no competition. Now He Doesn't Believe it. A Cleveland man was reading some Jokes about how the English weren't so slow as they are supposed to be to get a Joke. He believed it, too. So he tried his theory on a British guest of his. "Did you ever hear Mark Twain's joke about how the report of his death had been greatly exaggerated ?" he asked. "No," answered the Englishman, eagerly, "but I'll wager It was good. What was it?"-Cleveland - Plain Dealer. HEALTHY KIDNEYS ESSENTIAL TO PERFECT HEALTH. When healthy, the kidneys remove about 500 grains of impure matter from the blood daily; when unhealthy, some part of the impure matter is ab sorbed, causing various diseases and symptoms. To attain perfect health, you must keep your filters right. You can use no better remedy than Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. Nettle Dunham, 4 Mechanic St., Sene ca Falls, N. Y.. says: "I had lain in bed four months and the doctors said I had lit tle chance of recovery. I scarcely had strength to hold a glass of water and had faded away to a mere shadow. On a relative's ndvice, I began using Doan's Kidney Pills and steadily im proved until I was myself again. My cure is considered a miracle." Remember the name-Doan's. For sale by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. On the Level. "Do you assimilate your food, aunty?" "No, I doesn't sah. I buys it open an' honest, sah."-Woman's National Daily. Out of Date. "I am going to ask your father to night for your hand in marriage." "How dreadfully old-fashioned you are." "In what way?" "Don't ask him; tell him." IGNORANCEI Old Gentleman--And what's your name, my boy? Kid--Sech is fame! Hie don't rec ognize de 45-pound champeen of the Thoiteenth ward! FOOD IN SERMONS Feed the Dominie Right and the Ser. mons Are Brilliant, A conscientious, hard-working and successful clergyman writes: "I am glad to bear testimony to the pleasure and increased measure of emiciency and health that have come to me from adopting Grape-Nuts food as one of my articles of diet. "For several years I was much dis tressed during the early part of each day by indigestion. My breakfast seemed to turn sour and failed to di gost. After dinner the headache and other symptoms following the break fast would wear away, only to return, however, next morning. "Having heard of Grape-Nuts food, I finally concluded to give it, a trial. I made my breakfasts of Grape-Nuts with cream, toast and Postum. The re sult was surprising in improved health andl total absence of the distress that had, for so long a time, followed the morning meal. "My dligestion became once more satisfactory, the headaches ceased, and the old feeling of energy returned. Since that time I have always had Grape-Nuts food on my breakfast table. "I was del'ighted to find also, that whereas before I began to use Grape Nuts food I was quite nervous and be came easily wearied in the work of preparing sermons and in study, a marked improvement In this respect resulted from the change In my diet. "I am convinced that Grape-Nuts food produced this result and helped me to a sturdy condition of mental and physical strength. "I have known of sqveral persons - who were formerly troubled as I was, and who have. been hel-ped as I have been, by the use of Grape-Nuts food, on my recommendlation." Name given by Postum Company, Batle Creek, Mich. "There's a reason." Read the little book, "The Road ,to Wellville," in pkgs. Ever read the above letter? A newe on appears- from time to time. They me ..genulae, true, and full of human