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.Australian Boys' Military Training. All children in Australia ar< anuea, out tne elder boys are at tached to the Australian military forces by means of the cadei corps. Almost every large school has its band of cadets, who wear neal khaki uniforms and they are armec with light rifles, in the use of whicl they are frequently instructed. Every year these boys have shoot > ing matches, and the scores prove that among the youngsters there are many who have already become skilled marksmsa.?Tit-Bits. Saving the Massachusetts Woods. As a result of the efforts to save the North Shore woods from destruction by the gypsy moths more than 1000 acres have been treated by clearf n rr AfP on/1 Knfnl^rr f V*n n n ^ ArV\nioV? liifS v^ix anu uuiiiiJLi^ uil uuutzui uju, and nests creosoted by tree climbers. There have been 420 men at work. About 900 more acres have been found Tfchich are more or less thickly irfested, although some of them have fc^t very many moth nests.?Boston Advertiser. HEALTH BRINGS HAPPINESS. Invalid Once, a Happy Woman Now. Mrs. C. R. Shelton, Pleasant street, Covington, Tenn., says: "Once I seemed a helpless invalid, but now I enjoy *3^ the best of health. Kidney disease brought me down terpS ribly. Rheumatic aches and pains made every move painful. The secretions were disordered and my head ached to distraction. I was in a bad condition, but medicines failed to help. I lost ground daily until 1 began with Doan's Kidney Pills. They helped me at once and soon made me strong and well." Sold by all dealers. 60cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. How Bones Grow. Bone, in its earliest stages called temporary cartilage, has fibrous tissues as its primary foundation. The chief uses of bones are to protect delicate organs and to form a framework for the body, by which, in combination with the muscles, the body is moved. As growth advances stronger mechanical support becomes necessary, and, as scaffolding is gradually removed in the course of building, so each part of the soft cartilage is cleared away piece by peice, at first by the absorption of its central part and th#?n by the deposit of a few par*, tides ot bony matter to take its pwce. The arteries, next enlarge and deposit granules of calcareous phosama lftm rl nnm rtqt^hl/tla PIIAlt?, WlllUli aiC laiu uunu, ^ui vtviv by particle, in regular lines, so as to form continuous fibres, which cross, connect and unite from different centres and by definite laws. Each distinct bone is thus formed from ossific or bone-forming centres, which unite by a natural affinity. Dr. Roget has compared this process to the method by which ,{? sculptor models first in plastic material the form to be expressed In marble. Youngest Son of the Family. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman was the youngest son of the family and the most distinguished. How often has this not proved to be the case! Coleridge and Washington Irving were the youngest of eleven children, Benjamin Franklin the last born of seventeen, Johann Christian, the eleventh and youngest of Johann Sebastian Bach's children, was also the greatest of them; Wagner, Mozart and Rubens were each the last of seven, as was also Daniel Webster; Rembrandt was the baby in a family of six, Schumann in one of five, George Eliot in one of four and Charles Lamb the youngest of three. The full list of famous youngest sons .? is a formidable one.?Tit-Bits. WIFE WON. Husband Finally Convinced. Some men are wise enough to try new foods and beverages and then generous enough to give others the benefit of their experience. A very "conservative" Ills, man, however, let his good wife find out for herself what a blessing Postum is to those who are distressed in many ways, by drinking coffee. The wife writes: "No slave in chains, it seemed to me, was more helpless than I, a coffee captive. Yet there were innumerable warnings?waking from a troubled sleep with a feeling of suffocation, at times diziy and out of breath, attacks O aU. 1 4. 4 ui ijaipuauuu uj. me ueait mat mguiened me. "Common sense, reason, and my better judgment told me that coffee drinking was the trouble. At last my nervous system was so disarranged that my physician ordered 'no more coffee.' "He knew he was right and he knew I knew it, too. I capitulated. Prior to this our famlJy had tried Postum but disliked it, because, as we learned later, it was not made right. "Determined this time to give Postum a fair trial, I prepared it according to directions on the pkg.? that is, boiled it 15 minutes' after boiling commenced, obtaining a dark Kmnrn HnitM J f V? q r??r?V? enonnV U1U"U "4UIU ?* 4 ,uu" flavour similar to coffee. When cream and sugar were added it was not only good but delicious. "Noting its beneficial effects In me the rest of the family adopted it?all except my husband, who would not admit that coffee hurt him. Several weeks elapsed during which I drank Vostum two or three times a day, rhen, to my surprise, my husband aid: 'I have decided to drink /ostum. Your improvement is so ^parent?you have such fine color? that I propose to give credit where credit is due.' And now we are toffee-slaves no longer." Name given by Postum Co., Battle ?reek. Mich. Read "The Road tc VVellville," in pkgs. "There's a Rea son." Ever read tfie above letter? A new one appears from time fo time. Thej are genuine, true, and full of bumar interest. THE ROLLING EARTH. ft 3 ! S . r Tired of the star-shine, impatient of noon, a . I iSpiuning through dawn on a search for the a ' i moon. .. t Craving the day and then longing for 5 night, tl |. Ever I nee from the dark, from the light. Questing the seasons I circle the sun; ^ ' Boreas wearies me?winter, have done! i Zephyr in vain Jays his hand on my breast, ls Autumn alluretli?haste, haste with the w quest! Chilaren of men. whom I brought unto i I birth, > Cry not for peace?ye are Dust of the k [ I Earth. u ' j ?Lydia Schuyler, in the American Magazine. . v. : u 832J CUs .1 THE I a rj PROPOSAL h: I i j Having made up my mind to it, I was as enthusiastic as my friends said I had been slow before. If my ^ deliberation had been characteristic, my ardor, once it was aroused, was no less natural, I assure you, for the Bid- J dies, mother says, have always been a cautious race, but steadfast and devoted when once they have espoused a cause. And it is but hereditary, I suppose, that never to this day have I seen tc anything remarkable in the fact that tr it took me ten years to make up my d( mind to propose to Sally. ^ It did not take me ten years to Ja 1 ? Ortlltf ti'no nroffv ?in^ crnnri ftIIUW uiai oanj v* ptwwuj, mux* 0wx?, and charming; but it did take me ten ^ years to be sure that I wanted to marry her?that I admit. j>c But what is there amusing in that? Heavens! Has not a man a right to pause and consider so important a rp matter as- getting married? And what right have people to link one's name with another's prematurely? , Isn't it.dreadful? fo Now, I haven't told a soul before? not a living soul?and if I open my lips now it's because I am tired of . hearing people titter when I ap- e? proach, and because I think it's about time that some one knew the truth b( of the whole matter. I hope I am man enough?Down, Mimi, down!? ^ I will put her out if she annoys you? b< Naughty! Naughty! Mimi, lie down! t There! fa Well, as I was saying, I had made e? up my mind, and I went to see Sally. s I was full of the subject. Never had w I felt so much of a man before. I was, don't you know, lifted up. I was nervous, of course. All men are j at such times, I suppose, and I don't tfc know how I managed to get into the "ft, house. I think I did remember to ring. Oh, I'm sure I rang! Of course q I did! But what I mean is, that I ^ was in such a state, don't you know, r that I was quite unstrung. fC Well, Sally came down, as pretty and darling as ever, and with a rose 0l in her hair. She wore her gray crepe st de chine?you know, the one she ^ made for Mrs. Gale's reception, with ra the Venetian lace. I had never seen a< her look better?never! And that very fact disconcerted me. Still, w when I make up my mind to any- UJ thing, you know, nothing daunts me ?nothing! It is not my way to let tc anything interfere. So, after the usual salutations, I said to her: sc "Sally, I have something very im- w porcant to say to you." di And I said i this to her, mind, in m such a way that I supposed she might p] guess the nature of my intended con- w fidence, not so much by the words j0 themselves, as by the?by the mel- tt lowness with which I?don't you know. For?would you believe it?? C( she did not dream of what I meant! sj She only laughed and said: "Oh! I know; you've come to tell n, me about Mimi's DUDDies. Elaine o told me yesterday. Aren't you going ti to give me one of them? I think you might." 01 Fancy! Fancy my feelings! Here I had come to her on wings of fire!? ie to offer my heart and hand. I was y, stunned. I did not know how to pro- a, ceed. But I said: h, "Oh, no! It wasn't that I came to }E tell you; though, of course, you shall a, have one if you like. It was to tell 1 you?" Cj And right then a bright idea came fr to me?to turn defeat into victory! "It was to tell you, Sally," I said, b( "mat you mignt nave au or tnem? je all seven?and Miml, too." tl I -wish you wouldn't laugh at me. How else could I put It?after what a 1 she had said to me? I thought it ]e ! rather clever of me?rather neat, you jf 1 know?to turn the phrase into what al one might call its larger sense, and so 0] seize victory .from defeat. But even 1 then she did not understand. She jr burst out laughing. tl "'Oh, I should like one," she said; u "but what would I do with all seven, S] and Mimi?" g And she went on laughing at the ^ notion until I was quite?oh, quite 0 discomfited, you know. _ C( ' Sally," I said, "you persist in mis- f, construing my?my intentions. "Why," she replied, "I thought you offered me all seven, and Mimi." | "So I did, Sally, in a way," I said. "Oh," she said, "then it was an Indian gift, was it?" j.' "An Indian gift?" I repeated, per- ^ plexed. j "Yes; a gift with a string to it. And what is the string, Freddie? Do j, tell me! I want to know!" Well?would you believe it??right ^ then an idea struck me! Another idea! I suppose it was love that put ( so many new ideas into my head. ^ Oh, it must have beon love. So I . * u . said: "Yes, there is a string to my gift, Sally; I am the string!" "You!" she repealed. | "I!" I said. "The string?" said Sally. R , "The siring?" said I. And then 0 passionately: "Oh, Sally! Don't you s . comprehend me? Don't you? Have e , you never heard the old, old saying: a 'Love me, love my dog?' " e , She was pink all over, and I would a , have taken her in my arms?I really ^ v.ould?had she not said to me: wen, i nave aireauy torn you, j Freddie, that L might take one of the f puppies, but not all of you!" i She did. She used those very li words to me, and I was?oh, I was u crashed, dou't you know. But I rose a rhich one." I think I smiled. Oh, I am sure smiled as I said those words, and I now I bowed slightly. But I shall ever, never smile again, for she said: "Oh, it doesn't matter in the least hich one you give me. Freddie; ley're all such dear little wabily lings. But since you are so kind?" And then she blushed. "I would like one that I could call issy." Now, there is the point: Was it nn cceptance, as Tom Larkln swears it as?a veiled acceptance, don't you now?a kind of poetic license, Tom tys; or was it the refusal I took it > be? I've thought and thought bout it, and I simply can't make it at. Do tell me which you thtnk it as. I'm dying to know.?New York vening Journal. he Unfolding of the Present By FLORENCE L. BUSH. That young person is aimless Insed who has no ambition, who does 3t earnestly hope he may be worthy > hold some position of honor and ust in the future. 3ut when hope ^generates into idle day dreaming, is hope no longer. Tell me how a d spends his .ime and I will tell >u how much his plans for the fuire are worth, for as a writer has ell sail, "The future is but the ubdding of the present." Strength of purpose is shown in le grasping of daily opportunities, he school-room, the office and work lop, the most menial employment 'esents advantages. By their nelect we are handicapping ourselves ir the days which are to come. There is told a quaint story of a d who went to a nobleman's estate i search of employment. He was irnest of purpose and resolved that hatever he was given to do should j done to the best of hi? ability. When he came in sight of the great one turrets of the castle his heart jgan to beat more quickly, but he udged sturdily on and at last stood ,ce to face with the overseer of the itate who spoke to him roughly and snt him to break stones on the highay. For a moment the boy faltered. "I id hoped to find a place in whieh might grow and be fitted for someiing useful when I became a man," i said to himself, "what can I learn reaking stones on the highway?" ut he followed the overseer, allough with a downcast heart, for he smembered his resolve when he set >rth that morning. Presently he found himself alone i the broad road before a pile of one, and plucking courage anew he -iskly began his task. The sun's iys grew fiercer and the breeze died )wn until hardly a breath reached Is burning race, ana suu tne iaa orked on all that day and the next atil his arm was numb and his back iff and lame with the unaccusimed labor. The third morning he viewed the :arcely diminished pile of stone ith dissatisfaction. "I am not iing my best," he thought. "I ust discover some way to accomish more." And that day he orked slowly and thoughtfully, and mg before nightfall he had found ie secret. "Who would have thought there )uld be anything to learn at so mplp a task," laughed the lad, and 2 began whistling cheerily. He did at see a man watching him from hedgerow until he beard the queson: "Why do you whistle so merry rer such a hard task?" "Because," was the reply, "I have arned to make it far easier and it accomplish more. The stone aes not need so heavy a blow of the ammer to shatter it, if it is struck i the right place," and he suited the :tioD to the word. Then the nobleman, for it was he. illed his overseer. "Take this lad om the highway," he commanded, and put him where he can have the eat opportunities. He who can ;arn something at a stone pile has le making of a prime minister." The truth hidden in this story is valuable one. We cannot fail to :arn something at the humblest task it is performed in the right spirit, ad the future may prove it to be oe of our most important and helpll lessons. We may cherish close i our hearts a beautiful hope for le years which are to come, but let s not allow the days and hours to ip heedlessly by, for they are the radual unfolding of the future, [any are there in the lowly places f life who, if they were only disjvered, would rise to places of usealness. The Impulse of Thrift. The man of. affairs addressed the ;hool briefly, but in such tones of Ernest appeal that the boys are not kely to forget his admonitions. His jit was the importance or little lings, even in an age of great lings; and the pith of his discourse ly in a single sentence: "Take care of the millions, and the illions will take care of themselves." They that heard him were citizens f the future. Who knows but more ian one of them consecrated himself, pon the impulse of that moment, to tirift??From Puck. Summer Auto Coats. The familiar linen duster which all len affected iu the days when travel n rail was a distinct torture by, moke, dust, cinders, sparks, gravel, tc., is now enjoying a happy revival mong the automobilists. It gives very man who wears it the appear nee of a prosperous butcher.?New rork Press. Unique New York Lot. The only lot in the older part of lew York City which has never had a louse on it is a plot 60x90 at the icrtheast corner of Eighth aveauu ,ud Fifty-sixtli street. o thx? w^chMoa. I would not let her ee my despair. I was determined, at 11 hazards, to assert my manhood, nd so, with an air that?if I do say ?was quite, was quite in the oldIme manner, don't you know, I said: "My dear Sallie, you have told me hat you accept one of the puppies, it Unf irA.. Ua... ? ^4- 4^1,1 ? Kept Her Vow. Mrs. Heywood, who has died at Little Leigh, near Northwich, at the i age of eighty-five, never rode in a i railway train. When the Northwest| ern line between Crewe and the i North was opened she, with others, I awaited the passing of the first train through Acton Bridge. Her first impressions were such that she vowed she would never travel by train, and I she kept her word.?Home Notes. Blue-and-White Girl Cool. "When all is summed up," says an old-fashioned woman who thinks | she knows much, "the girl who gowns herself in navy blue, with spotless collar and cuffs, is about the neatest creature met in a morning's walk. A beauty of New Orleans i3 ! seen in the street only in indigo blue calico with a snowy mull fichu as the only trimming. Her calico gowns are more beautiful than the silk attire of her rivals. Constance Hoyt, of Washington, wears navy blue most of the day. She is a blonde, and her hair looks best when she wears navy blue silk or fine mull trimmed with yellow lace. A blue j chip hat turned un in the front, with ' a high cluster of cherries guarding J the crown, is the finishing touch of this runabout suit.?New York Press. A Lady Shade. A Lady Shade seemed particularly bitter and gloomy, and a solicitous Gentleman Shade that blew by in the dim twilight asked her what was the i mattor "T havo iiiRf been back to J ? ? j earth," the Lady Shade replied, "to ! I visit my former home, and I found j a housekeeper installed there. She j gets $5 a week and her board, and j my husband was very solicitous of i her, and was helping her with the work, in fear that if she had too much to do she might get mad and quit. I lived with that man seven. teen years, and did all the work and I had six children, and never saw $5 i a month, and he never helped me , around the house because he was j afraid I might And the work too hard , and get mad and quit." Here the | Lady Shade became so indignant that i her own feelings blew her into the j next field.?Atchison Globe. A Good Wedding Innovation. : An innovation in wedding gifts has been introduced abroad?an excel[ lent innovation that no doubt soon will appear here. In London, if Lady Brown, a guest at the Smith-Miller wedding, is a ' friend of fyord Smith instead of his bride, it is to Lord Smith, not to 1 the lady, that she sends her present, which takes the form of a set of pearl stud3, a gold cigar case or a 1 I { A NeverFaiPSponge .S* "I eggs, and beat them until S ? \ the inverted bowl. Then, i 0=3 S half CUP of sugar (granula H " / and add to them one-half JL, ? I1 minutes by the clock. Th 5 .s ture of the cake depends u] ^ ~ rind of a lemon. Then be o ? $ whites. long cigarette tube of platinum and j amber. The fashionable intelligence ! of the London papers of this season I has such announcements as these: ^ M fn fVia hri'Ho I sourness jatnsuu a gui. w <.uU : groom was a wrist-watch; Lady] i Brown gave a gold smoking-set; the i Hon. Mrs. Muldoon's remembrance j was a dozen razors with mother-ofI pearl backs; the Marchioness Jones ' gave a cigar cabinet of ebony and | silver, and Lady Wright's good taste ; was manifested in a motoring coat of ponyskin.?New York Press. I These Millions Work. There are 6,00(3,000 women in the 1 United States who toil for a.living. "What do they do? Crochet and ' embroider and tat? No; they do the dirtiest work in the world. "All the skyscrapers in New York are cleaned by women, who get down on their knees and scrub the floors. "The necessities of self-support among them are so pressing that they have invaded all but nine of the 303 occupations listed by the Census Bu reau. "They are moving up from servants to scientists, from janitors to journalists. "There are 8000 women carpenters, 508 women machinists. "One-half of the single women In the country, one-half of the divorced women, and one-third of the widows are supporting themselves. "There are 750,000 women working in New York State and 400,000 working in the city of New York. 'There are 14,000 women of sixtyfive years and over in New York State ?what a procession these whitehaired grandmothers would make! ?who toil for a living."?New York Times. Kaiser "Wants Americans. To what extent Kaiser Wilhelm | recognizes the benefit to Berlin of ; the presence there of American touI rirrts and their wives was told by | Louis Adlon, eon of the proprietor of the handsome new Hotel Adlon, in No. 1 Unter den Linden, when he , said that it was owing only to the j support of the Kaiser that the hotel | was built. Adlon sailed in the KronJ prinzessin Cecilie yesterday, but before the vessel departed he spoke of ' his observations of hotel life in the United States. Because his father's , hotel was built on the site of a palace five centuries old, many among the. German nobility viewed it with inThf. result was an anneal UlgiJUtiUll. * MV - , to the Kaiser. It was pointed out to him, however, that many Americans remained away from Berlin because of the old-fashioned hotels there. He decided it would be a good thing for the city to have an up-to-date hotel, and then the Adlon was built. To show thai. r\e approved of it, the Kaiser attended the opening ceremonies. Ambassador Hill has taken up temporary quarters in the Hotel Adlon and there the Kaiser has visited him. Adlon enthusiastically praised the American hotels. He said that In everything except the table they were far ahead of the European houses. He said all the big hotels in this country employed German or French chefs, but that German hotels took American bartenders.?New York Press. Trousers Used by Horsewomen. Out in that limbo where has been cast the simpering maiden,the banged front, the hooped skirt, the stage coach and the quill pen, we may now find the pictorial creature who rode horseback in the early eighties. She is gone, and gone forever, that girl with the plumed hat and the billowing skirt; that girl who illustrates Hood's poems and rides through the pages of George Eliot, and no wooing note of lute, no magic lure of pipe or fo 1 r o1o LUU CVCI liiaivu UCl cutu Uti J-UH %?*.%* baster cheek with its framing ringlets and its sweep of feathered hat. The girl who has replaced her is a trig mannish creature in a long coat. The emphasis is on the coat, for the very latest dictum of the riding world is that the horsewoman shall be attired in a long-skirted coat, which comes to her ankles. This is divided in the back so that it may 1 present no obstacle to the riding of the horse, and it is so long that it 1 conceals fhe fact that she does not wear a skirt. No, she doesn't. She has finally discarded it and in its place we find regular mannish trousers such as George Sand .herself might not have disdained. Of course, long riding boots come up to the knee ] and the nether garments are entirely concealed by the coat. Nevertheless, the fact remains that it is now coat i and trousers which are worn at every fashionable country place. ? New Haven Register. Thoughtful Miss Vinton. The small boy's mother was the [ only one who sat unmoved, while the | small boy himself?most unwelcome addition to the informal afternoon tea?gleefully galloped around the circular table, daintily spread with silver and china, and towered over by a cut-glass lamp. "I's a squircus pony!" shrilled the infant, joyously, as he tossed his flaxen locks and twinkled his besocked legs with ever-increasing speed. "Mercy! He'll have the lamp over!" shivered a nervous young woman, as the human gyroscope stumbled over the edge of a rug, clawed at the table for support, then tri- '' umphantly continued circling. Conversation froze on pallid lips as they Cake.?Separate the whites of four they are stiff enough to remain in with the beater, beat into them oneted). Now beat the separate yolks cup of sugar, beating them for five is is important, as the delicate tex- i pon it. Add to the yolks the grated , 1 at well together, the yolks and the sat awaiting the inevitable crash. J Only the voice of the small boy's mother rippled along serenely. The nervous vnnne woman could stand it no longer. In sheer despe- 1 ration she ventured, "Mrs. Archibald ?er?pardon me?your dear little boy " The lady addressed stared blankly, then grasped the situation. "Malcolm!" she said, sweetly. "Malcolm. 1 dear, run around in the opposite di- i rection. Miss Vinton's afraid you'll i make yourself giddy."?Woman's i Home Companion. I White gowns were never in better odor. The parasol covered with lace is popular, f Moire parasols, with or without ' flowered borders, are very popular. 1 As the season goes on it is ap- , parent that the coarser linens an , popular. I A practical and jaunty yachting suit is of marine blue and white striped pongee made on the bias. The hats with large brims at the back are responsible for the return 1 of the vogue for the Psyche knot. 1 A style of hat exploited at the Grand Prix is that suggesting th | sheperdess or the shape seen in "Little Bo-Peep" pictures. Tiny rosebuds with foliage in the natural colors are embroidered on the ends of a tiny lace-trimmed tab that is worn at the throat. i There were never prettier shoes : and stockings?or uglier ones?than ' have been worn during the last year. Everything was permissible. 1 Etons with close-fitting vests of 1 contrasting material, close - Citing cutaways, long coats that are also close?these a.re some of the new styles. t The square cut yoke, extending the full width of the bodice from shoul- f der to shoulder, is the smartest just now. It is often crossed with straps P of one kind or another. ? The kimono jacket, which gets its { name because of the shape of the sleeves, has many points in common with other models that have assumed the more serious coat sleeve. c As the hats grow smaller there is I less necessity for the great amount t of puffs and braids and w^ves that t have been required to meet the wide a flint nrp flisnnnpnrirKr ? U i 11UJ ~ .. ^ c The last season's seal catch Is the smallest that there is any record of. j a It amounted to leas than 6000?about half that of the previous year. I J To the Point. When you have a tiling to say, Say it. Don't take half a day. Wnere your tale's got little in it, Crowd the whole thing in a minute! Life is short?a fleeting vapor? Don't you fill the whole blamed paper With a tale which at a pinch Could be cornered in an inch! Boil her down until she simmers; Polish her until she glimmers; When you have a thing to say, Say it. Don't take half a day. ?The Editor. Classifying Him. Hostess?"I want to introduce you to Professor Hopscotch,'the celebrated Orientalist." CaBtleton ? "Languages, rugs or brassware?"?Life. Per Head. "You office-holders," sneered the man who was vainly trying to be one, "don't die very often, do you?" "No," replied the man who was one, as he smiled benignly; "only once."?Tit-Bits. Good Neighbors. Nodd?"You live next to a burying ground, don't you? How do you like it?" Todd?"Very much. Good neigh DOTS. yuiUt illlU peaueauie, iiovci cunning in unexpectedly."?Life. Western Courtesy. "Here is my seat, madam, but can-* dor compels me to say that I think you are as well able to stand as I am." / "Politeness compels me to say Thank you, sir.' "?Chicago Tribune. Unexpected. "What would you do, my boy," asked a professional vocalist, proudly, "if you could sing like me?" "Have some singing lessons!" replied the lad.?Philadelphia Inquirer. The Skeptic. "If I lend you this money, how do I know I shall get it back at the time /ou mention?" "I promise, my boy, on the word of i gentleman!" "All right?bring him round this wening!"?Punch. On the Trail. "I'm gunning for railroads," an nouncea tne xrusi-Dusier. "Then come with me," whispered the near-humorist. "I can show you 3ome of their tracks."?Southwestern's Book. Dust and Gasoline. "I had to sell my auto,but I haven't missed it yet." "How's that?" "You can get most of the sensations by cleaning rugs."?Louisville Courier-Journal. In Plunkville. "So the town has declined a library?" "Yes; but the grocery lyceum has IKa i-kVtllo nf V? r?r?r*iaf vnlnntoor v> l liiuu iuc puunubuiuj/wb in' to maintain a barrel if he'll furnish the codfish."?Washington Herlld. Slightly Envions. "What is your opinion of prosperity?" "Well,'' answered the improvident man, "my opinion of prosperity is fhat I am expected to give three :heers because some other fellow has ,t."?Washington Star. Pleasant Shiftlessness. "Why do you wish to be a street nrhan vnii cm W 11 n ny boy?" asked the minister. "Because they always have such Dice dirty hands," said the small boy vho observed things.?Detroit Free Press. No Chance to Talk. Mrs. Crimsonbeak?"John, you pawned twice while we were calling in that lady." Mr. Crimsonbeak?"Well, dear, rou didn't expect me to keep my nouth closed all the time, did. you?" ?Yonkers Statesman. A Pleasing Prospect. Freddie?"And now that we are jngaged, dear, I must tell you that I lave never kissed a girl before in my ife." Kitty?"Good gracious! Freddie, vhat an awiui 101 01 pracnuc juu n vant!"?Illustrated Bits. A Raw Deal. Bcbby looked askance at the piece | if cake given him at supper. j "What is it, son?" asked his ather. I " Taint fair," said Bobby, "for jrandma to cut my slice, 'cause verything looks big.jer through lier pectacles."?Harper s Weekly. - I That Would Do as Well. j Crackcd eggs are sold in soldiers' I anteens at a reduced price and, ae 'onimy Atkins is not a man of means, here is a fairly good demand for 1 hese damaged articles. One day Scotsman walked into the canteen : nd asked for two penn'orth of I racked eggs. "We've got none," said the stewrd. "A weel," said the Scot, "y<? might ust crack us a few, then."?Tit-Bits, j j ?fflfiNKSTBOEBE A Remarkable Recovery. Mrs. Prank Stroebe, R. P. D. 1, Apple-] ton, Wis., writas: "I began using Perunaafew months ago, when my health . . j and strength wore all gone, and I was nothing but a nervous wreck, could not sleep, eat or rest properly, and felt no desire to live. Peruna made me look at life in a different light, as I began to regain my lost strength. "I certainly tnuiK Jreruna is wunoin a rival as a tonic and strength builder." A Crab Habit. Catch a fresh crab, mash the end of one of his claws and watch with what fierce wrath he will tear ofT the mutilated member. Is it pride that causes him to do this bit of surgical work? Or is he afraid of blood poisoning? Or is it because the maimed claw might obstruct his speed, or entangle him In the submarine botany?. The crab is an interesting creature, and, like his big cousin, the lobster, is as scrappy as a game bantam, often losing a limb in a scuffle.?New York < Press. The World's Consumption of Coffee^ " According to statistics published In a leading coffee-trade journal, the world's consumption of coffee in 1907 amounted to 16,825,001) sacks, 1 of which 6,980,000 sacks were consumed in the United States, 3,050,000 sacks in Germany, 1,625,000 sacks in France, leaving 5,170,000 for consumption in &11 other countries. The Consul adds that the consumption of coffee in Italy Is only 1.44 pounds per capita. The Oldest Jury. The oldest Greek poet has left us ft picture of what the jury was In his time. The primitive court Is sitting ( and the question is "Guilty" or "Not guilty." The old men of the community give their opinions. in turn, the adjudicating democracy, the commons, standing round about, applaud the Opinions which strike them most, and the applause determines the decision. Such was probably the earliest form of jury.?The American. Volapnk. Volapuk?the name made up for a "universal language," invented ia 1879 by the Swabian clergyman Jobann Martin Schleyer?comes from vol, shortened from the English world, and puk,v meaning speak, or speech.?The American. I Ladle* Can Wear Shoes One size smaller after using Allen's FootEase, a powder. It makes tignt or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweating, aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and bunions. At all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Don't accept any substitute. Trial package Fbee by mail. AddressAllenS.Olmsted,LeRoy.N.Y. . i Canada has to-day fifty-eight pulp mill* and forty-six paper mills. ' Mrs. Winslow'E Soothing Syrup tor Children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation,allays pain, cures wind colic, 25c a bottle Over 6,000,000 French women earn their own living. Labby's Cooked Corned Beef There's a big difference between just corned beef?the kind 11. i ii i sold in duir?ana Libby's Cooked Corned Beef. The difference is in the taste, quality of meat and natural flavor. Every fiber of the meat of Libby's Cooked Corned Beef is evenly and mi ured; 11 I cooked scientifically and carefully packed in 1 Libby's Great While Kitchen It forms an appetizing dish; rich in food value and makes a summer meal that satisfies! For Quick Serving:? : Libby's Cooked Corn- I ed Beef, cut into thin If I (slicesi Arrange on a 8 platter and garnish with I Libby's Chow Ghowi 9 . A tempting dish for I / luncheon,dinner,supper I f , i- Writ* for free 9 booklet?'How H Libby, McNeill i I Libby, Chicago I S>' .. Mm wu n rHE DAISY FLY KILLER destroy ?u th? M Jen and afford:) comfort tourer? Duiut-In dining room, M ?gna?aiin). sleeping-room OB <>'>d *u i-iuces iin iKBKP^ivT/Jfii where fllfs ur? Iff troublesome. (BW *71 y?*iyjWPj 11 Ciena, neat, and M KttaWjHTy || t^um ri) i J'l "HI not soil o* H Qa8|D^KVujK^^^?56UMjj injurs anything. 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