The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, December 29, 1909, Image 2

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

f > S Find Bones Primeval Man. A prehistoric burying ground was disclosed at Point Park Hill, Ohio, when workmen unearthed the complete skeleton of a primeval man. The skeleton, according to Dr. E. F. Snyder, a scientist and member of th& International Geographic Society, nhntrc -mnrlrpr? deviations from that of the present day human being. The femur is curved like that of an ape, the vibis is flat at the joint and the humerus ha3 a perforation no longer found. The skull'slopes back and the lower jaw protrudes. ' Fired Once and Killed 14 Snakes. , Charles Wiltbank, of Prospect Park borough, was gunning for reedbirds along Darby Creek this morning when he observed a peculiar looking object attached to the dead branch of ao old tree. He examined it and found a mass of snakes colled together. He blazed away with both barrels and several of the snakes ; wriggled off. but most of them were ' killed. He had slain fourteen reptiles.?Philadelphia Record. FRAUDS UPON THE FARMER. Secretary of Agriculture Will Issue Warning Against Various Schemes. Schemes to defraud the farmer? and the would-be farmer?meaning thfr city man, who is attracted to the tountry by specious advertisements? . are receiving the attention of the Department of Agriculture, and It is probable that Secretary Wilson in hi3 annual report will give a warning to the over-credulous. +t-onta nf nlmnst" nnre sand ,~OV _ ( tleft after the cutting of the pine trees are being advertised as farming lands of the finest description; undrained swamps are described as priceless possessions, and all sorts of inducements ar? held out to attract purchasers ot these alleged worthless lands. A favorite device is to set many thou* 6ands of slips or cuttings of fruit trees on common range lands ircapa/ ble of producing anything better than sage brush, and another is to offer to the unwary seeds or bulbs of some remarkable hybrid plant that will produce thousands of dollars an acre. The real character of these lands,. Agricultural Department officials state, might easily be ascertained by inquiry of the State authorities. A few months ago the Department of Agriculture caused an investigation into the merits of a berry which advertised to be a wonderful hybrid, combining the properties of the rarest fruits, but it was found that it had little or no value as a fruit product. I Playing the Game in Kansas. Three Kansas men were visiting recently. One of them has held important State offices. The other has aspirations to be elected to one of "the big places." They talked of the latter man's chances, his plans of conducting his campaign, and so on. "Let me tell you something," said the man who has been "in." "Let me tell you something. Don't worry about the fellows who are against you. Under the primary system they are scattered far and wide. Don't get any gray hairs over them. That won't to you any good. To win them over Jou will be wasting time and energy and breath, because the chanfces are you won't win them, anyway: If they are against you for v personal reasons?that is, if they are your personal enemies, or oppose you for political causes?the chances are they will vote against you. Go where your votes are. Keep them sure. , j They're yours. Keep 'em. They will make more votes for you if you keep 'em in line.. That's the game." , Is he right? Do you know?? Kansas City Journal. Hotel Labels on Trunks. There is a secret code hidden in the hotel labels with which travelers' trunks on the Continent are so profusely decorated. Globe trotters are aware that in Switzerland and in other tourist countries porters or " waiters stick bills or labels with the name 01 me uuiei uu mc luggu^ when one leaves. The trunks look very ugly at the end of & trip and require a sound j washing. I have been told that the place where these labels are stuck and the way of putting them?upright or upside down or crosswise? form an unwritten and suspected "character." Forewarned, forearmed, according to an English proverb. These labels speak, and tell in the next hotel if the traveler is generous or not, if good "tips" are to be expected?in short, what the prey is worth.?Notes and Queries. RESULTS OF FOOD Health and Natural Conditions Come j From Right Feeding. Man, physically, should be like a j nut-fpcrlv regulated machine, eanh ' part working easily In its appropriate place. A slight derangement causes undue friction and wear, and frequently ruins the entire system. A well known educator of Boston found a way to keep the brain and the body in that harmonious co-operation which make3 a joy of living. "Two years ago," she writes, "being in a condition of nervous exhaustion, I resigned my position as teacher, which I had held for over forty years. Since then the entire rest has, of course, been a benefit, but the use of Grape-Nuts has removed one great cause of Illness In the past, namely, constipation, and Its attendant evils. "I generally make my entire breakfast on a raw egg beaten into four spoonfuls of Grape-Nuts, with a little hot milk or hot water added. I like it extremely, my food assimilates, and my bowels take care of themselves. I find my brain power and physical endurance much greater and I know that the use of the Grape-Nuts has eontributed largely to this result. "It Os with feelings of gratitude that I write this testimonial, and trust It may be the means of aiding others In their search for health." Look In pkgs. for tha little book, "The Road to Wellville." "There's a Reason." Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of huuiuo interest, . DON'T LOOK FOR FLAWS. Don't look for flaws 03 you go through life; And even when you find them It is wise and kind to be somewhat blind, And look for the virtue behind them. For the cloudiest night has a hint of the light Somewhere in its shadows hiding; It is better far to hunt for a star Than the spots on the sun abiding. The current life runs every way To the bosom of God's great ocean; Don't set your force 'gainst the river's course And think to alter its motion. Don't waste a curse on the universe; Remember it lived before you; Don't butt at the storm with your puny form. But bend and let it fly o'er you. The world will never adjust itself To suit your whim to tne letter; Some things must go wrong your whole life long, And the sooner you know it the better. It is folly to fight with the Infinite, And go under at last in the wrestle Tk * wiser man shapes into God's plan As the water shapes into the vessel. >-Ella Wheeler Wilcox, in Progressive Age. W CvvT W.73? v-vA' W I THE AMERICAN WAY. f | j $ By ELIZABETH MA80N- * $ "Marry an American!" gasped Penelope. "Never!" "I certainly shouldn't if I didn't want to," said the American. "Think of being disposed of like so much merchandise," wailed Penelope. "It's horrible." "Exactly what I said when I overheard the plan," ho said. "Tell me what they said," commanded Penelope. "It's an unpleasant thing to talk about," pleaded the American, "but I felt that you ought to know. It seemed such a pity for you to be imposed upon?" "To say nothing of you?" Penelope's mind reverted to the pretty American girl, also a guest of the Walts, in whose company she had first seen this young man two daj's ago. "Don't consider me." said the American coolly. "It was this way. [ came upon Mrs. Walt and your aunt laBt night talking over your affairs and I listened because?well, I listened; anyway. Your aunt was saying that you had lost your father and that ?well?there was a rather large family of you?" "Exactly," murmured Penelope as he hesitated, "and she probably mentioned how we scrimp to get along?" "And how sad it was." he pursued, "that you were so well born that it would be a kind of disgrace for you to marry an ordinary sort of person?" "And so poor," finished Penelope, "that no extraordinary person would tnarry me anyway." The American turned away as Penelope shook the tears of indignation from her lashes. "And Mrs. Walt," he went on hurriedly, "said that I was the very person to fill the breach. She told how [ had made my money, and who my people were (it's astonishing what these ladies carry in their minds), and between them they agreed to put i match through." "How dreadful." wailed Penelope, crimson with mortification. "I have a plan which I think might work," suggested the American, helpfully, "under one condition." Penelope looked up eagerly. "On condition that, aside from this scheme, you don't find me personally c^jectionable." "Oh, no," said Penelope, with in-nocent conviction. "Then why won't it be wise," said the American, stniling down at her, ''lof us to seem to humor these match making ladies. They will see to it that we sit next to one another at the table and that we are thrown together as much as possible. Now, instead of letting it make you unhappy, you can be as friendly as vou wish to me without the least fear of my taking advantage of you. The ladles will be put in good humor, you?and I?will have some very pleasant times, and when it's over you can simply go- back home and?marry an Englishman." "How kind of you," said Penelope, gratefully. She and the American shook hands upon the bargain. Two weeks at a house party is worth a month of ordinary meetings for making two people friends, and the bond which existed between PenelODe and the American went far to ward helping things out. It was delightful to watch the movements of the scheming ladies in their behalf, and when they were adroitly left alone, to laugh at these efforts together, with a perfect understanding of the whole situation. The two were neighbors at dinner, as the American had prophesied, and when the party motored, Penelope sat beside the American as he drov$ his car. Little by little, astonishing as it may seem, Penelope entirely forgot about the contract. She forgot to notice the match making ladies. And she forgot that Americans in general had been considered objectionable. And she entirely forgot that on the day of her arrival she had found the American and the pretty girl of his own race apparently great friends. But one morning, the last she was to spend at the Walts', she had a slight headache and did not get down to breakfast. Later when she did come down she found that the Ameri cans had gone to walk together. The sun, which had been bright enough before, clouded suddenly. Penelope's headache also began to be much worse than she had thought it was. She crept back to her room and locked the door. Then she sat down before her mirror and stared at a rather pale reflection in the glass. "Why, of course," said Penelope, miserably. "He was sorry for me aua net maue mac arrangement. iu help me ?ut. She knows all about it, and that'g why she hasn't minded." After a little while Penelope was guilty of another wail of dismay. "I wish," she said, "that he hadn't told me?i wish he'd never overheard anything. Perhaps if we hadn't known, and they had thrown us together like this, he would have? liked?me." But afterward Penelope cried, for she reflected that no man with such pretty countrywomen of bis J*. own would be In the least likely to care for a shy little English girl. When Penelope came down In her tailored suit to go away, the American met her in the hall. He looked worried. "How's your headache?" he asked. "It's all right, thank you," said Penelope, trying to smile. "Come here a moment," said the American aDrupuy. pusuyu upeu the. library door. Penelope's aunt, who was about to descend the stairs, discreetly vanished. "It really doesn't bother me much," repeated Penelope, as the American continued to look anxiously at her. "Did?did you have a pleasant walk?" she went on, striving to speak quite politely. "Walk? Oh, yes," murmured the American. "I suppose our walks are over for all time, Miss Penelope. Are you glad you're going back home?to marry an Englishman?" There was a stinging sensation behind Penelope's blue eyes, and as she put up her handkerchief to relieve it, quite suddenly she found herself sobbing against the American's shoulder. "I've wanted you since I' first saw you, but I could not let you like me except by your own free will," he said earnestly. "But, Penelope, if you do?and if you would marry an American?" "When I said I wouldn't," murmured Penelope, "I didn't know how^ nice they are." But the match makers still protest it was all their work.?Boston Post. Longevity is most frequent in countries of low birth rate. i A bushel of grain will make four and one-half gallons of spirits or twenty-seven, gallons of beer. > Within five years Uruguay will have 140,000 olive trees, capable of producing 2,000,000 pounds of olives and 50,000 gallons of oil. On the farms of England last year thoro Tiropft 1 1M (189 hnrsfis Am ployed. Because horses are scarce in Madagascar, a troop of native cavalry, used for scouting, has been mounted on oxen. i?v Sanitary conditions in Berlin have so improved in thirty years that the average life of a citizen is now nine years longer than it was then. It is now thirty-eight. In August the country's Imports of human hair were valued at $158,464. There is no duty on this class of merchandise. In the absence of any form of census the population of Morocco is estimated aB between 8,000,000 and 10',000,0 00. The great majority live in the interior. Immigration In Venezuela in 1908 was 4280; emigration, 3979. Sunflower seeds are used as food by Russian peasants; the bulk of the crop is used for feeding animals. The crop for 1908 amounted to 576,000 tons. The sunflower seed oil is used for cooking. In the Russian army the death rate each year is almost equaled by the number of desertions. The Department of Agriculture and Commerce in Japan is being prevailed upon to grant a sparrow destroying subsidy, as in some parts of this district .the English sparrow is becoming a pest, having devoured the rice crop. The Salvation Army was established in 1865 by General Booth. A botanist in Chile has found a plant on the mountains and table lands which yields a good quality of rubber. It is claimed as a special advantage that extracting the sap does not injure the plant. The Dion-Bouton automobile factory, Puteaux, France, has built what it terms "the theatrical car of the future." This is an automobile sufficiently commodious to carry a company of about twelve persons, with room for the baggage on top. The .total number of persons employed at mines and at the quarries of the United Kingdom during 1907 was 1,060,034. Of the 972,220 persons employed at mines 776,456 worked underground and 195,764 above ground. Of the latter 5864 were females. A barber in the Bronx who haila from Italy has a sign painted on his window "Barbitonsor'ial Parlor." Professor Beniamina Rinaldi publishes in the Corriere delle Maestre, of Milan, an interesting statistical study 'of elementary education in Italy. School teachers are the worst paid public servants in Italy. TheS: nay averages from thirty-seven to forty-six cents a day. Hard to Classify. "How about this new student's ideas of orthography?" said one professor. "He has me puzzled," replied the other. "I can't decide whether he is simply illiterate or a spelling reformer iu advance of his time."? Washington Star. Ill Politics. Politician ? "Congratulations, Sarah, I've been elected." Sarah (with delight)?"Honestly?" Politician?"What difference does i thai make?"?Milwaukee Journal. Three Wise Monkeys. Louise Hirtsel, a leader in artistic circles in Chicago, has conceived the idea of using the "three wise monkeys of Japan" as a candlestick, match holder or incense burner. She believes this will make the monkeys as popular as Billiken.?New York Bun. As Inspectors. The county judge of Cook County, 111., has recommended the appointment of a woman as inspector of all institutions to which delinquent and 1 deficient children are committed. He suggests a salary of $1800 a yea?:; Heretofore club women of the State have conducted examinations of such institutions and where remuneration was necessary the money came out of club funds.?New York Sun. Muffs Are Immense. The new muffs are immense, and often seem to use up all the fur the owner has at her disposal, for her throat is protected only by a little conceit of fur. In other cases there isn't enough fur even for the muff, and it has to be pieced out with soine other material, such as velvet, satin or chiffon. , The essential point is the? size, not the material. These monstrous muffs call aloud for large hats to balance .them, ana are tending to check th^ vogue of, the small chapeau. ?Ne^Tork tribune, ' 9-' ' 1 V .:' ^;Vlrgiiiia Belle's Wit. Two Samples of Miss Ould's quickness^ I can personally vouch for. Shortly before her marriage she was at a dinner in Richmond with several lawyers, one of^whom was a noted Munchausen; he was also a desperate drinker and held long sessions. He was boasting of one case in which he had earned a $30,00(} fee and then spent in on a single spree. Her table Q) J Marbled Cookies.?-F Q" g one cupful of butter am O co '[ well beaten eggs, then 05 a !i with two heaping teaspi Qb the batter in half. To oi (/) ] cupful.of grated cbocolat q ^ people liking more and c o other half add the juice i ^ <[ flavoring both parts, con . ^ ? \ dough; and roll it vei7 2 1 cookies with diamond,, I mmt ra Bake them in a rather b O Ji a pinch of salt. neighbor asked Miss Ould if she credited the Btory. xHer answer was ?'T TTI < OrVl f /1/tllht the fltOriAH ykVJ Uipv< JL. JkUlQUV \?WUM* WMV ????.- -V? earn, but he's all right for that animated bust!"?From De Leon's "Belles and Beaux." Proud of American Accent. At a dinner given this week at the Hotel Ritz in London some one commented on the fact that Lady Paget, despite her years of residence in England, had not lost her American accent. To th'is Lady Paget replied: "No,and I thank God I never will!" It is a curious fact that the three most popular American women in England?Lady Paget, the dowager duchess of Manchester and Mrs. Cornwallis West?retain their American accent, and that their popularity with the king and queen is largely due to the fact that they have not endeavored to ape the English mannerisms of speech.?New York American. Crime on One Page. The segregation of all accounts of crime in a newspaper on one page was the Idea presented to the Federation of Women's Clubs In annual session at Rochester, -N. Y., by Mrs. A. C. risk, newspaper and magazine ^riter. The Federation, after Mrs. Fisk'a address, adopted resolutions In favor of the plan, which, if adopted by newspapers, would ailow subscribers to tear out the crime page of the paper before their children could read of the murders, robberies, elopements, divorces and other too frank adult doings. "I have talked with proprietors of the largest papers from the Pacific Coast to Rochester," said Mrs. Fisk", and they are perfectly willing to segregate crime In their issues if the people want it served that way. "The colored Sunday supplement fs an insult to intelligence that must go. It is viciously crude, and the tone fllln + Vio wrmfhfiil minrt UL IIS 1UUUOUUC UllO v.uv jwubu?.ua 4u<mv. with unruly ideas. One good thing B.bout it is that it is segregated, so that parents may keep it from their children if they wish. The papers Segregate baseball and other sporting ae-ws,. financial news and editorials; ifhy not crime? "It should be the aim of the Federation to create wholesome public flentiment for cleaner newspapers, and then the publishers will provide them." Mrs. Ina Brevoort Roberts, a New York newspaper woman, said that r.lub women must learn that courteous treatment of reporters pays, and that abuse of newspapers is a sign of ignorance. Founder of "King's Daughters.** MrB. Margaret Bottome, president of the International Order of King's ^auehters. well known as a religious writer and organizer, died at her home in New York City. She was in the seventy-ninth year of her age. having been born in New York City on December 29, 1S27. Her maiden name was McDonald. She was educated at Professor Greesleaf's School; In Brooklyn, where her early life was passed, and where she married the Rev. Dr. Fra&i: Bottome.of the Methodist Church i It was in connection with the oris; of King's Daughters, an organization which from small beginnings has grown to a membership of hundreds of thousands, that Mrs. Bottome was best known. Ten women farmed the membership of the first circle, which organized at Mrs. Bot ' " ' ^"V ' ' tb tome's home on January }3, 1$8C, ^ among thoiBe who were associate^ 1 with Mrs. Bottome in the eariy days ^ of the work being Mrs. Seth Low, 0 Mrs. David H. Greer^ Mrs. R. Stufgis, Mrs. E.. A. Whitefield, Mrs. Isaac ? Mills, Miss Kate Bond, Mrs. Margaret P. Barker, Mrs. Mary Lowe DfckW aj son, Mrs. Isabella* Charles Davis and Mrs. George H. Hbby. , The work of' j, this order cove^ a wide range orf* v charitable activity, including city ^ poor, 'prisoners, missionaries atMao- ! lated points, the giving of Christinas ^ dinners and many>other forma of nfci-i lanthropy. ^ Mrs. Bottome was- at one time an; ^ associate editor-of the Ladies' Hoiate m Journal, in which periodical her ^ "Heart to Heart talks" were a favor- > ite feature. In addition to copious* gI contributions to, the religious press, l ... j ? j. ?. she was the author of "A aunspine fl\. Trip to the Orient," ".Death andWfe;* "Seven Questions \After Easter." and _. "Crumbs From the .'King'# TaJjQd;'' She was also irf demand as a lediri^er] and lor twenty-fiye yesum fiad eon-*ducted Bible talks^ ?h? ,wa^ ccSvneqt- :b( ed with the women's branch of .the tc International Medical1 Mission.?New ' York Tribune. ;O. -A'ft -v __ ? . *'.f ? ; r c > '? J- ;' ';:;'a J * fi Long sashes are being worn with ta coat suits. . ' tc Neckpieces are verjr wide and muffs h< are huge. ' This season probably will, See but 0] few hats in felt. 00 Rat-tail brafeK seems to Be supplanting soutache^- * r ' f. The jet button craze already shows' Sf Siena of "wanine. r< or delicious marbled cookies, cream b: d two cupfuls of sugar. Add four tr three scant cupfuls of flour'sifted Donfuls of baking powder. Divide- bi le-half add either half a cupful or a ae, according to the preference, eon^e tl ithera less of "thiB flavoring. To the li and grated rind of an orange. J After ibine them in one streaked lump of ei ' thin. Cut the dough into fancy '."u, leart-shaped and triangular cutters. D] iOt oven. If the butter is fresh add " ;y, tl Paris is offering all sorts of -hata g< except small ones. m Some of the dainty new silk stock- o: ings have lace insteps. More embroidery appears on stock- '? ings than for many a day. - , ' CI White coney will be a leader in fur coats for young girls. Gold braid will figure prominently g as coiffure ornament. h Corsets are longer over the hips, d but lower, at the top. . _ w The newest belt buckles and pins w combine mother of pearl and jet. All trimmings which dangle and c< swing an to be in first fashion. Somy of the new veils sent over from Paris have very .'large dots. ^ Puffs are still worn, but are small and soft and irregular in shape. ' ' b The scarab is a leader among decor- p ations for pins &nd dainty bupklea. s< Red is a brilliant exception to the fl rule that makes for dull-hued ' colors. pi Long feathers are not as fashion-. able as short ones, but the flues of^alJ ^ plumes must be long and heavy. The lavish use of fur on both even- g Ing and day gowns is one of the most striking features of the season. A The sailor collar effect is found not * M only on the long separate coats, but tl on some of the new wraps as well. Sleeves in all coats are to the li wrist and cuffs in more or less;fanci- C ful design are upon many models, v a Nejv coats are nearly all ample and shapely, refreshingly different from the stovepipe model of last season. White beavers are among the most a; fashionable of evening hats. Pre- si quently they are faced with black vel- r< vet, u Crystals, whether as fringe, bu- a' gling or sewed on in tiny lines, are si much used for trimming evening gowns. The combination of dark blue and s< black in both hats and gowns is to be K one of the distinctive notes of the 11 SI season. < i A very practical dress is the model snovn: **f here. It is built on such simple lines that 103 the home dressmaker will find it well with? in her crape. A ww and attractive touch i& the !ow> bunt. softly knotted sash. ; " ?. - * ' - \ In the "Rush Line." By HAROLD W. REED. . .. I They were there?four hundred or lemr-^at nine o'clock in the morn- t g, iri spite'of the November wind, key were there not merely to hear ] rahms' beautiful symphony and Bee- i oven's magnificent concerto?those ej[. would have always with them? ( it that day they \fere intending to < e and hear tho wonderful Pader- E eski. Every car that stopped at the cor- ? sr unloaded Ito small crowd of hefrocfrshipers and musioloverfc. j Pat women climbed off backward id came to attach themselves to the } id of the line, bags waving and ( lawls- streataing hi "their wake; , :hqolgirls cam^with their hooks and j .evitable candy; middle-aged women i ith camp-stools ' and novels; pale j uaicians: .the neaffut-eatinj; man: , le '?grtm-ci&wtoS; '"gift; the youth j ith 'the how-to-underatand-music )ok uticking oat of his-pocket; tjie f 1911 about tow?V ajid ev&n': onte or . ro follege men Were th^r^.. , Among tho late?' ai^als ..was*: a nail boy, about fourteen -years of je. He crossed the stre&jpn a run, y edging skilfully the cars aud teams, id hurrying along the.curb until he lached the end*.of the column, darted iumphantly intb his place. . 1 (The next to join' the line was a lit- 1 e girl of about the same age as the 1 >y, and soon the two wert talking, igether like old friends. Her name was Madeline and bis as Carl. Madeline's big sister had studio right across the fetreet,. but lis was the first symphony concert [adeleine had ever been to, as Bhe i ved far out in the country and sel- 1 om came to the city. Carl had 1 ankly come to see his hero, the r reat Paderewski, whom up to this me he had had to worship at a dlsmce. The two children found much 1 amuse them, and the long,., cold 5urs passed swiftly. Now it was 0^ half an hour to j ;>enihg-time, and a general stir x loved along the column. Camp- ( oola were packed up, books were ( osed, magazines and papers were irown aside, and the great crowd | retched *its stiff limbs and became | istless. Little Carl stamped the chill it of his feet and felt to see if. his right quarter was still safe In his , ousers poefeet. ' " \ At that moment, a portly woman ( rushed his elbow in passing, and ( tray rolled ,tha#^hin^g coin across j le sidewalk. Carl rushed' out of \ ne after It. The woman, turning round, saw the 1 mpty place,; and as the guard was ] ot looking her way, and as Carl was j aly a child, serenely slipped into the t acancy. Carl squeezed back into f le little remaining space and said othing. He realized, however, the l ;rlous difference this one woman, j Light make in his chances of getting ue of the limited number of seats; j All the forenoon schoolgirls from irther down the line had been coujit- j ig the people ahead of them and calllatlng their own prospects of get- j ng in, and Carl had heard one of lem count, "Five hundred and one? ve hundred and two," as she passed im. And there were only five hun- < red and five available seats, and hen f. those were taken the doors v ould close. *' i Presently the guards formed'5 the j jlumn in a compact and, r&^ilar | rder. Carl cried joyfully to Mad- ] line: j "They're going in! The line's j loving! They're going in!" I His heart beat rapidly and hie reath came in gasps as he aproached the door. Soon he would 3 ie his idol. At last he was right in ont of the tallyman, and as he assed he heard the man call, "Five undred five! No more to-day!" So Madeline, too, had got in! .But hen he turned, laughing, he saw the uard put his arm before her and beIn to close the gate. He was number five hundred and ve! He jumped back and plushed [adeline within the doors just as ley shut in his face. "She'd never been before, and she ves way out in the country," argued r arl, bravely, to himself, as he turned' way.?Youth's Companion. Masked Musicians. The Shakubachi players of Japan re a privileged class or itinerant moclans. Their instrument, a kind of ?ed oboe, enjoys what is perhaps a nique distinction, it having been dopted as a unit of measurement, a xth of a sen, or about two feet. A peculiar headdress something , ke an immense peach basket hat jrves as a cool variety of mask, perlitting the wearer to see without belg seen?a decided advantage to ach people as have come down in the orld and are undesirous of publicity. It also serves as a further distincve feature of this class of musicians > those who do not read ? the de:riptlve matter which is bftng in :ont of each player.?Wide World Laga^iuc. Club For Parents Only. One of .the newest ideas in club oranlzation is the Fathers and Mothrs' Club in Boston. As the name idicates. only parents will be eligible > membership, and the object is to eneflt children. The club purposes j interest children in literature srough free books, magazines and !2tures. Summer outings for little nes also will be arranged, and these ips will include expert instruction < i nntnro r>no nf thfi finest nroiects i f the club is to take delicate chil- i ren from the .tenement houses and 1 anvalescent children from hospitals nd give them trained care in a coun- ' y home.?New York Press. Rumors of a Death. *1 The Boss?"Didn't you teM me you anted to get off yesterday on at- ' junt of a death?" The Boy?"Yes, nir." "And you went to a baseball game, understand?" , "Yes, sir; I heard they were going j > kill the umpire!"?Yonlcers States- i ian. Farming in some parts of Nigeria is been rendered unprofitable by the aids of bahpons. ' Changing His Blind. "Come up and see oa to-night, old han." "All r>Il K? Z.1.4 ?. ?? aii iigui', x ii uc ^iau iu* "Our daughter is studying music, ind-" s "By Jingo* I have Just remem)ered an engagement I am sorry, jut I cannot possibly come." "Pshaw! As I was about to say, >ur daughter is studying music in Jermany, and we get a little bit loneiome." "I'll Just cut out the engagement ind come anyhow."?Answers. ' *' \ V** t Reducing Weieht oif Woman's Dress, Wcrmen at Trouville who have ? . nad'e a special study of the weight )f clothing during the present hot veather have been able to rdduoe he fourteen pounds weight of their jarments to the follpifiug figures: rtuslin robe, 20 ounces; petticoat, 14 >usces; underclothing, 28 ounces; tat,.12 ounces. Light weight' open , shoes of suede tnd canvas cloth are also being worn. ^-London Daily Graphic. i BACKACHE IS KIDNEY ACHB. Usually There Are Other Symptoms to Prove It. ' \ Pain in the back 1s pain in thekidleys, in most cases, and it points to :he need of a special remedy toreieve and care the congestion or in'v flammation of the Sidneys that is in,terfering with their jjdm work and causing ^^H?l t?at pain that makes MMlnR you say: "Oh, my t Henry Gullatl, of ^v' Greensboro, Ga., gavs: "Two years ~7f VTnT /T ag0 'disease if 11(\ I! U /[ fastened \ itself on J jl Illy //A me. I had awful ^?CTiT ^Izyr spells, headaches and urinary ^ irregularities. My sack was weak and tender. I began ising Doan's Kidney Pills and foand . juick relief. I was. soon restored to complete good health." , Remember the name?Doan's. Sold . ?y all dealers. 50 cents a bos. Fosier-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. ' Not Literary. '2j "The late Frederick Burton was :he world's foremost authority oa :he American Itdian," said a Yale jthnologist. "Burton was almost Uone in his field. There are, you enow, so few students of Indian lore. "He said to me once, with a vexed augh, that he found it quite as Impossible-to discuss the Indian witir people as a Boston critic found it to liscuss poetry with the girl he took x> dinner, y "The girl was very pretty. Leaning ler dimpled elbows on the table, she aid to the critic: " 'And what is your lecture to be ibout. professor?' " 'I shall lecture on Keats,' he replied. r " 'Oh, professor/ she gashed, 'what ire keats?"'?Washington Star. An Oversight. ' . 'js A good story is told of the terri- ,.j :orlals who have recently been in jamp. On the first night, when they "turned in," they were instructed , low to lie dotfn and roll themselves j in their blankets, and generally make themselves comfortable. An officer, having seen his company "tucked In," was reminded by a satirical civilian that he had forgotten something. , "What's that?" was the tfnery. "You haven't kissed them goodnight." The silence was oppressive.?Judy. VITALIZES RESTORES L08T POWERS. A weak man Is like a clock ran down. MUNYON'3 VITALIZER will wlud him np and make blm go. If you are nervous, If yon are irritable, if you lack confidence in yourself, If you do not feel your full manly vigor, begin on thU remedy at once. There are 75 VITALIZER tablets In one bottle; every tablet la full of vital power. Don't epend another dollar on quack doctors or spurious remedies, or fill your system with %. ?-i ^ R?.ln nn MriNVONS HQ i Uii UI U1U50> VlTALIZElt at once, and 70a wfll begin to feel the vitalizing effect of this remedy after the first dose. Price, $1, post-paid. Munyon, r>3rd and Jefferson, Phlla, Pa. fl Excellent | | I c?ugh. I Hale's PcS* I Ho?cy 1HP" I Horeboond 6 All Dnigjfists I aBd 1.7?: I Tar IWben it | | Aches again mmmmmmammm Try Pile's Toofludie Drops WHAT'S Your Health Worth? You start sickness by mistreating nature and it generally shows first in the bowel* and liver. A ioc box (week'streatment) of CASCARETS will help nature help wnn Tti??v will do more?usint? them regularly as you need them- than any medicine on Earth. Get a box today; take a CASCARET tonight Better in the morning. It's the result that makes millions take them. 881 CASCAKETS ioc a box for a week's ireatment. all druegiscs. Biggest seller in the world. Million boxes a month. DAlif EIIDC aXrwTu^ow IIAW runOsrw.M ch&rgo commission or exprcssago like Western liou.-u*, thereby saving you about 10 per cent, to h?<nn with vfritB for Price List, Tags, etc. Hen tion this paper. S. DORMAN & SON, ItlC., 36-38 East Ninth St.. Jitw Vork. Itcfercnccs: Bankx and Commercial AotncXt*. rUDU UiAUTrn AboutlSacrea.gmaUtiouae; kAnm VYAJII tu?wlttiia 00 mlie* of N. T. I WAJIEfUJLO, Xt Clermont a to,, Brooklyn. K. Ym J