Wisconsin Weekly Advocate

State Historical Society WISCONSIN WEEKLY ADVOCATE DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE NEGRO RACE VOLUME I. [Portrait of a man in formal attire with a mustache and a high-collared shirt and tie. The background is plain, with no visible text or distinguishing features.]] JAMES O. DAVIDSON. Governor Davidson and the Two Cent Rate Law. The superb courage and statesmanship displayed by Governor Davidson in signing the two-cent rate bill marks the rugged honesty and great strength of character of the man. From the noisy protestations of Senator LaFollett and his friends and their attitude toward rate legislation the citizens of Wisconsin were not prepared for the 2½-cent arrangement and their astonishment was great when Senator Stephenson at the request of his colleague hastened to Madison and implored the governor to veto the "two-cent rate bill." Such inconsistency has yet to be given an explanation which will be satisfactory to the followers of the senior senator and to the voters of the state; and Governor Davidson of the people and even his opponents by his Next to the signing of of the governor's most the appointment of Atmer of Milwaukee as State Railway commiser is one of the best the state for the placement gives universal. Throughout his entitle the present executive possesses the highest of manship and is entitled hands of the people state a unanimous ren-election. [Name] [Name not provided] WILLIAM D. CONNOR HON. WILLIAM D. CONNOR, Lieutenant Governor. One of the shrewdest politicians within the state of Wisconsin and one of the ablest manipulators is the present lieutenant governor; presiding officer of the state Senate and chairman of the Repub- The Secretary of State. Hon. James A. Frear, secretary of state, is a resident of Hudson, Wis., where Senator Spooner made his home for so many years. He has made an able and efficient state officer. One of the closest contests before the Republican state primaries was that for the nomination for state treasurer. Andrew H. Dahl of Webster won out and is the present incumbent. He has made a competent official. The interest on the state funds has all been accounted for --- and Governor Davidson won the thanks of the people and even the admiration of his opponents by his statesmanlike act. Next to the signing of the rate bill, one of the governor's most popular acts was the appointment of Attorney J. H. Roemer of Milwaukee as chairman of the State Railway commission. Mr. Roemer is one of the best qualified men in the state for the place, and his appointment gives universal satisfaction. Throughout his entire administration the present executive has shown that he possesses the highest qualities of statesmanship and is entitled to receive at the hands of the people of his party and state a unanimous renomination and reelection. ```markdown ``` lican state central committee, William D. Connor of Marshfield. To his wirepulling more than to any other agency Senator Hatten owes his defeat, and Isaac Stephenson his election as United States senator from Wisconsin. and he is entitled to and will undoubted ly receive a second term of office. Frank L. Gilbert, Attorney General. Attorney General Frank L. Gilbert of Madison, Wis., is one of the ablest to fill that office within recent years, and we will have something more to say of him in our next issue. George E. Beedle, Insurance Commissioner. The office of insurance commissioner calls for a man of great ability, with a comprehensive knowledge of the principles of insurance. The present commissioner, George E. Beedle, of Waupaca combines all these qualities and has filled the office with credit. Bennett to Fill Bryant Shoes. MADISON, Wis., July 29.—Charles C. Bennett of South Wayne, Lafayette county, has been appointed by Gov. Davidson as superintendent of public property to succeed the late Gen. George E. Bryant, who died last February. Mr. Bennett was formerly sheriff of Lafayette county, and since January, 1901, has held the position of assistant superintendent of public property. The term of office for the new position will expire on January 1, 1909. The salary is $2000 annually. Russell Jackson Appointed Deputy At torney General. Russell Jackson of Madison, for several years law partner of Attorney General Gilbert, has been appointed by that officer deputy attorney general at a salary of $3500 a year. It is a new position created by the last Legislature and one of importance in the legal affairs of the state second only to that of the chief of the department. It was the expectation of the Legislature in giving another strong assistant to the attorney general that thereby all future charges against the state for special legal services in collecting inheritance taxes and the like would cease. Mr. Jackson and Mr. Gilbert have labored together harmoniously and effectively for some seven years or more in private practice and naturally may be regarded as capable of good team work for the common-wealth. The new appointee is a sterling young man of highest character and worth. He was born at Depere, May 10, 1874, and was educated in the ward schools of Madison, the Wisconsin academy and the state university. He took the ancient classical course. He was grad J. RUSSELL JACKSON, Deputy Attorney General. uated from the college of law in 1899 and was president of his class. He studied in the offices of Bashford, Aylward & Spensley while in the law school, and formed a partnership with Frank L. Gilbert in June, 1899, and has been associated in the practice of law with him ever since. Frequently he served as acting district attorney of Dane county during Mr. Gilbert's two terms of office in 1902-6. He will act as attorney general during the absence or disability of the attorney general. Mr. Jackson has a standing at the bar unsullied by sharp practices or the least shade of unethical conduct. Of several brothers and sisters he alone is not a native of Madison, his father, Dr. J. A. Jackson, being temporarily at Depere with Mrs. Jackson when he was born. He assumes his official duties today. The position of deputy is the only one under the attorney general not in the classified civil service. Editor's Visit to the State Capital. Not since the editor of The Advocate has been visiting the Wisconsin state capitol has he met such a cordial welcome. We were greatly encouraged in our work on every hand. We first called at the executive office, where we were made to feel welcome by the private secretary and executive clerk. After a few moments waiting we were shown to the governor's private reception room, in which our congenial chief bid us welcome. Gov. Davidson is one of the most popular governors the state has ever had. His administrations stands out for what it has done for the people of the state of Wisconsin. His signing of the two-cent rate bill has shown him a man firm for the rights of all the people. We found him receiving on all hands congratulations for the appointment of Mr. John Roemer on the rate commission. When we reflect upon the wise and beneficial legislation placed upon the statutes it is needless to say that James O. Davidson will be the unanimous choice of the Republicans of Wisconsin to succeed himself. We visited all of the heads of departments and was most hospitably received by all. We found all of them readjusting their respective departments for there were laws passed affecting every department to some extent. It makes us rejoice to visit our great state capitol and find every department presided over by men of great ability, who are ever on the alert for the interest of their fellow citizens. —Black opals of great beauty are found in Queensland, Australia, besides fifty-six other kinds of precious stones. CREAM CITY NOTES. We would respectfully ask our readers to bestow at least a share of their custom upon those who advertise with us. The various remedies and hair restorers advertised in this paper can be had at the advertised price at the office of this paper. Mr. Payne of Oshkosh, Wis., is spending a part of his vacation in Milwaukee. Mr. Hicks is prominent in Masonic circles, being a member of Crescent City Lodge A. F. and A. M. of Fond du Lac. While in the city he called on a number of members of the order. Mr. and Mrs. Wakefield are stopping with Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Therrell, 66 Tenth street. They contemplate beginning housekeeping as soon as the editor can secure a house for them. They speak in glowing terms of Mr. and Mrs. Therrell and regret to leave them. Mr. Douglas Moore has purchased a fine horse and buggy, formerly owned by Mr. Beaumont, one of the leading tailors of our city. The horse is a beautiful animal. The above proprietor attracts considerable attention as he drives about our thoroughfares. Mrs. Florence Kiser and husband of Chicago are visiting the Cream city. Mrs. Kiser is a very pleasant and up-to-date lady. She is engaged in the hair dressing business. She will be pleased to have callers at 2950 Armour avenue, Chicago. Her husband is chauffeur for the Gunning System of Chicago. He is a competent man in his line. Rev. and Mrs. George W. Hatcher have moved to the Cream city to make it their future home. Rev. Hatcher called on the editor and was very much pleased with The Advocate. The reverend gentleman ordered the paper sent to his new home. 223 Sixth street. The Advocate and friends extend them hearty welcome into our city. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Graves of 264 Fifth street have been on the sick list for the last few days. We are glad to learn at this writing that they are convalescing nicely. Mrs. S. C. Rogers of Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. William T. Watson, formerly of our city, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Slaughter. While at the Turf cafe we had the pleasure of meeting these two highly cultured and up-to-date ladies. The pastor and congregation of St. Mark's were glad to see several visitors at the different services last Sunday. We extend them a hearty welcome and hope they will come again. Mrs. Lily Bonds and sister-in-law, Miss Barnes of Beloit, are guests of Mrs. Bonds' mother, Mrs. Harding of 327 Chestnut street. Talks of Attitude Toward Church in France—Saw Pope and Brought His Picture Back. P. RT. REV. J. J. FOX. Bishop of Green Bay. That intolerance and general hostility mark the attitude of the French government toward Catholicism and the church is charged by Bishop J. J. Fox of Green Bay, who has just returned from an extended trip through southern Europe. Bishop Fox says that recent agitation in France has led to more than a separation of church and state. "Priests dare not venture upon the streets of Paris for fear of insults at the hands of the rabble," said Bishop Fox. "During previous visits I found many nuns in Paris. Today they are all gone from the country." Bishop Fox enjoyed an audience with Pope Pius at Rome in which that prelate spoke highly of the progress of the Catholic church in America. In remembrance of the work of Archbishop [Picture of a man in a suit with a bow tie]. In naming John H. Roemer of Milwaukee to fill the vacancy on the rate commission caused by the resignation of John Barnes, Gov. Davidson has chosen a man well fitted for the task and has preserved the non-partisan character of the commission. The appointment of Mr. Roemer is thoroughly commendable in itself and is a recognition of the fact that the rate commission in a sense has been made a local governing body, entrusted as it is with the regulation of public utilities. The New York public utility law divides the state in districts and provides for a separate commission to regulate the public utilities of the metropolis that is composed of residents of Greater New York. The Wisconsin law makes no such provision and it is quite proper that there should be a Milwaukee man upon the commission, not that the mere residence in Milwaukee would insure greater S. G. Messmer, Bishop Fox was intrusted with a photograph upon the back of which the holy father wrote a special blessing for the Milwaukee archbishop. While abroad Bishop Fox met Mgr. Zeininger, former vicar general of the archdiocese of Milwaukee, who is now at Linz, Austria. St. Mark's A. M. E. Church The "pig killing" Tuesday night proved to be quite enjoyable. Eight pigs were "killed" and netted a nice sum for the Woman's Mite Missionary society. On August 25, at 3:30 p. m., this society will hold its last public meeting. An excellent programme is being prepared. Monday, August 12, a lawn fete will be given at the residence of Mrs. John Kinner, 298 Eighth street, north of State street. Admission free. Mrs. Mildred Toles will give an entertainment Wednesday, August 21. Mr. A. G. Burgette will lecture on his travels in the east Thursday, August 15, at the church. Admission free. Rev. H. P. Jones is closing up his conference year. The Iowa conference, to which he will report, convenes at Chicago, September 4. It is hoped that all claims payable at the conference can be satisfied by the reverend. Let everybody help out. Hotel Keys. "I suppose," said a guest, "a good many forgetful people go off with hotel keys?" "This will show you," said the clerk. And he took from a drawer the following printed slip: "The manager of the Blank Hotel acknowledges with thanks the return of key No. —, which Mr. — by oversight carried away on departure." So many keys, the young man explained were mailed back by forgetful guests it had been deemed advisable, as a time saving device, to have a key acknowledgement printed.—New Orleans Times-Democrat. —The catbird in her scrap basket-like nest lays four to six blue-green eggs. NUMBER 12. ROEMER. Railway Commission. ability or fairness, but a commissioner that has lived in Milwaukee will be more familiar with conditions here than commissioners that have not lived in a large city possibly could be. There is a vast difference between learning conditions through study and feeling them through daily contact. Everything considered, Gov. Davidson has made an excellent selection in Mr. Roemer. Milwaukee, which is vitally interested in the work of the commission, has been given recognition in its membership, the strength and character of the commission has not been lowered, and its non-partisan character maintained. There has been manifest a purpose on the part of Gov. Davidson throughout in making a selection for the position to keep the commission on an elevated plane, thus adding prestige and character to it and meriting for the executive the cordial approval of all right thinking citizens. PRIEST HITS JOHN D. Father La Boule Declares Church Has No Absolution for Man of Magnate's Caste. With a striking denunciation of John D. Rockefeller, to whom, he said, the Catholic church can offer no abolition, Father Joseph S. La Boule of St. Joseph's church addressed the Federation of Catholic societies at Burlington, Wis., Sunday. The convention closed Sunday afternoon after resolutions were adopted endorsing the efforts of labor organizations to better the conditions of laboring men and scoring the use of such labor organizations by Socialists and political demagogues for unworthy purposes. Action was taken in recognition of several legislative reform tendencies regarding divorce. Father La Boule and the delegates returned to Milwaukee Monday. A Nutmeg Revelation "Brush that white powder off the nutmegs before you begin to grate 'em," said the bartender sternly to the young apprentice. "But that's the bloom, ain't it?" remonstrated the lad. "Bloom!" sneered the bartender. "No, sir; it is oyster shell powder. The natives, as soon as they gather the nutmeg, roll it in a powder of ground oyster shells, and that protects it, on its long voyage to market, from the weevils. The weevils, otherwise, would eat it up. "But the powder has served its turn now, so brush it off." Co-operative Egg-laying. The case, reported in the Feathered World, an English newspaper, of a blackbird and thrush laying their eggs in the same nest, is interesting if true. According to the account given, the nest was that of a blackbird, in which it laid four eggs. A thrush then laid four eggs beside these. The two mothers sat on the eggs, and hatched out the brood. The nest was found at Ballantrae. Advertise in Your Home Paper. THE WISCONSIN WEEKLY ADVOGATE R. B. MONTGOMERY, Editor and Proprietor. Ss 2 # Tea-Table Salad. »* } Father (to son, who is making a geod deal of noise eating a cake)—The last time I heard a noise like that was in a sty. Son—Who with ?—INustrated Bits. Popular in Hades. “Do you suppose peek-a-boos will be worn in heaven?” “I don’t know, but they ought to be popular in the other place.”—Houston Post. Compensations. Mary—Did she make a good match? Ann—Splendid. Lots of money, good social position, and all that. In fact, the only drawback is the husband.—Illus- trated Bits. Relief in Sight. Mrs. Post—Both the cook and wait- ress have left. Mr. Post—Good! Now I dare bring some of the fellows home for dinner.— Brooklyn Life. Not Disturbed. Mistress—Tell me instantly, Mina, did the master kiss you last night? Maid—Yes, ma’am, but don’t be upset about it. I don’t mind it at all Blie- gende Blaetter. Break in the Firm. “Why did you and Smjth dissolve partnership?” “Aw, he got an idea that he had a half interest in the stenographer.”— Cleveland Leader. A Sure Sign. Servant (with a: newly-married couple) —Today master noticed for the first time that I had been smoking his cigars. That shows the honeymoon is over.— Flicgende Blaetter. Very Slow. Jones (with indignation)—I hadn't been talking to that man Brown ten minutes when he called me a fool. Smith—Ah! Took him ten minutes to find it out, did it?—Jugend. A Coming Critic. She—I hear your little son has a good ear for music, Mr. Twombley. He—I think he must have. A hopeless expression comes over his face when- ever my wife sings.—Answers. Jokeland Fashions. “Bathing suits, in the jokes, will be shorter this year.” “So? “Yes, and mother-in-law visits longer than ever.”—Washington Herald. A Big Inducement. “How much are these Easter lilies?” “A dollar each.” “Pretty stee, ” “Not when you consider that we throw in the earth.’—Washington Herald. There Is Hope. Said the Peace Dove, “My brood at The Hague Is very distressingly vague, For the man with the gun Is still looking for fun, But at least I have there laid an egg!” —Lippincott’s. A Delicate Tob. Doctor—The increasing deafness of your wife is merely an Indication of ad- vancing years and you can tell her that.” Husband—Hum! would you mind tell- ing her that yourself, doctor?—Wiener Salonwitzblatt. Ethel Spoke Truly. Dad (severely)—And, look here, Ethel, you mustn’t encourage that young man to stay so late every night. It's disgrace- ful! What does your mother say about it? Ethel—She says men haven't altered a bit, dad!—Punch. Warning to ’07 Girls. “What's the matter with that ‘07 Bryn Mawr girl? She’s very beautiful, yet every chap on the beach avoids her.” “Well, you see, she knows enough to correct everybody’s mistakes, and she doesn't know enough not to.” Reasonable. Stage Manager (to lessee of theater)— Our scene shifter wants a holiday He says he hasn’t been awav for three years. Lessee—Well, tell him he can not have one. He gets change of scenery enough for anybody.—New York Mail. There’s the Rub. Crawford—What do you think of the “return to nature” plan of going around naked? : s Crabshaw—Like many other things in this world, it is poe all right un- less you get caught at it—Life. He Beat Canute. “Roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean, roll!” So spake the poet Byron far back in the last century. And the ocean, with praiseworthy obe- dience, has continued to roll on ever since, Taken in One Way. He—So you persisted in breaking off the engagement? She—Most decidedly. What do you take me for? He—Oh, about 40. Better think it ever; it may be your last chance—Har- per's Weekly. From His Point of View. “You say that the number of the auto- mobile that ran over you was 66667" oYea."” “Well, my client's number is 9999." “That’s all right. The auto turned ae down when it fell on me.”"— Cleveland Plain Dealer. The New Excuse. The farmer raised his shotgun. “What are you doing up there on my roof?” he roared. “Excuse me,” said the housebreaker, glibly, “but I am a member of the Aero club. and have just had the misfortune to fall out of my balloon.” Not His Element. “And if I give you money,” said the philanthropist, “will you promise to go and take a bath?” 5 Redface Leary drew himself up to his full height. “A bath? And is it a mermaid you take me for?” he cried bitterly. _ Advertise in Your Home Paper. FREDA. Life doesn’t seem the same to us We taik about Ie every aight, e talk a An@ also every day. ‘The kitchen seems a cheerless place; We hate to turn the knob And look into that lonesome waste, Since Freda yoomped her yob. We miss our Freda dreadfully, In fact for her we . Her English was dis renee. but Her breakfast rolls were fine. And now we sit and think of her, ‘And in our throats a sob Of sorrow rises at the thought That Freda yoomped her yob. Sbe won't come back. She's married new She thinks she’s better off. Perhaps she is—at any rate, It does no good to scoff. But every time we think of her Our sad hearts give a throb. It makes a difference in our house Since Freda yoomped her yob! —Somerville Journal. ————— DESIRE AYERY’S MIRROR. RY DOROTHY BLISS USHER. mirror caressingly. “I wish I could take this with me Abbot,” she said, turning to the maid “Something may happen to it while 1 am in Italy.” “I hardly think so, Miss. and beside: there is no room in the trunks for s¢ large a looking glass.” Miss Marcia continued to look at the nicror. It was of that kind dear to the collector of antique furniture, with a heavy gilded frame, at the top of which was carved a stiff basket of pineapples. But Miss Marcia cared for it as a family relic, for this mirror had a history. In 1635, Desire Avery, the grandmother seven generations back of the present owner of the mirror, had brought it from England ,on the ship Hopewell. She had prized the mirror highly. and her name was cut into the wood at the back. When she died, her husband, a Capt. Avery, packed the mirror and some of her other choicest possessions away in his seachest, and they had sailed with him on the ocean for many years. At his death, his chest was put into the at- tic of a dreary old house in Saco, Me., and it was here that Miss Marcia, on a visit to her cousin, Sophia Sprague, had found the chest hidden in a dark corner under the eaves, and had chosen the mir- ror from its contents. When Miss Mar- cia had borne the glass triumphantly downstairs, Sophia, rubbing off the dust with a bony forefinger, had declared, “It isn’t any use to fuss with an old, broken, wooden lookin’ glass,” but Miss Marcia was determined, and when the frame was regilded, and a new glass fitted in, the mirror was certainly handsome. Now Miss Marcia gave one last look at it as she turned to direct. Abbot in the packing, for she was about to start the next day for a winter in Italy. Her sil- ver and valuables were already safe in the bank. Her keys were to go next morning to her lawyer, and her New York home looked lonesome enough with pictures, rugs and furniture shrouded in linen. There are some people from New Eng- land stock, transplanted into the aristo- cratic side streets of lower New York. who profess to become homesick even during a two weeks’ absence—so great is their love for the Knickerbocker City. Miss Marcia was one of this type. Tall and angular, with a certain tilt of the head, and an expression of the mouth which furnished a key to her character, she was a most agreeable person in spite of her New England peculiarities, if she was always agreed with, but if anyone attempted to argue with her, she was impossible. The following day she departed with her faithful Abbot for her winter abroad. (m her way she stopped at Gibraltar and at Algiers, and sent home pleasant ac- counts of her trip to her, limited circle of friends. But she had not been in Florence Jong when she had a strange dream. She dreamed that burglars had gotten into her house, and had carried off the an- tiaue mirror. “I, a woman of 65, taking stock in a dream! I, the vice president of the So- rosis! What would my father say!” she said to herself. Nevertheless the dream troubled her, and when she dreamed the same thing the next night, she confessed to Abbot that she was “worried.” “And why not write to Mr. Van Slyke to look into the house, miss?” “OQ, no, Abbot. They say dreams go by contraries. Mr. Van Slyke would think me a superstitious old woman, and that is what I am, I suppose.” On the third night Miss Marcia again dreamed that her house had been robbed, and this time the dream was more defi- nite. Burglars were staying in the house and carrying off her furniture piece by piece, and among the rest she watched them bear away the beloved mirror. It was all so vivid that she now became thoroughly alarmed in spite of herself, and wrote to Mr. Van Slyke. In due time an answer to her letter was re- ceived. It ran as follows: “My Dear Miss Avery: In accordance with the request in your letter of Feb- ruary 5, I sent a man to inspect your house on Washington square. He brought me back a strange report. He found that men had been living there for over three weeks, having gained an entrance to the basement by means of the coal hole in the sidewalk. Then, by breaking down a door, they reached the front part of the house. They had carried away sev- eral oriental rugs, pictures, among them your Watteau, and furniture, but a good deal of it has already been found in various second-hand stores. The men are now under arrest, and I shall do all in my power to recover everything that is missing. Believe me, Very truly yours, “Stuyvesant Van Slyke.” When Miss Marcia finished reading this letter, she held it out to Abbet, and sank limply into a chair. “So all that I dreamed was true,” she kept saying to herself. “All true! Thieves have taken my Watteau.” Then she suddenly roused herself. “Abbot, he doesn’t say anything about my mirror. It is probably gone with the rest. My Grandmother Desire’s mirror.” “And what do you intend to do, miss?” “O, I can’t stay here. I must identify my things. Mr. Van Slyke has nothing but an inventory to eo them by. We must start at onee, I presume. 0, dear. this confuses me so, I cannot real- ize that is not my dream still.” Te ee et ee em een eet Bie ead client at the dock in New York, and her first words were concerning the mirror. “4 beautiful antique mirror oat above my bureau. ‘Desire’ was on the back.” The Jawyer shook his head. “I an. afraid that it is gone, Miss Avery. It is not in my inventory of articles now in the residence. Your furniture was scat- tered among all the second-hand stores in the borough of Manhattan.” With Miss Marcia as a guide, a few more pieces of furniture were found, but the mirror was still missing; and at last she gave up all hope of finding it. Her room looked so empty without it that she purchased a handsome new one with a wide mahogany frame, and hung it above her chest of drawers. Abbot de- clared it to be of even more perfect workmanship than the lost glass, and Miss Marcia in time almost forgot her grief at losing Desire’s mirror, except that she occasionally searched antique shops on Fourth avenue, vainly hoping to recover her prize. Two years later the mirror reappeared, and in a most surprising manner. Miss Marcia received a letter from a young cousin, newly married, Mrs. Alexander, in which she quite raved over a mirror that was one of her wedding presents. She had never happened to hear of Miss Marcia’s glass, but her description cor- responded so closely with that of De- sire’s mirror that Miss Marcia, forget- ting her vow never to leave home again, set out for an abrupt visit to her cousin in St. Paul. After dinner, on the night of her arrival, her hostess showed her about the house, and pointed out sev- eral wedding gifts. “And here is the mirror I wrote of,” she said, pausing before a handsome glass hanging in the drawing room. “Isn’t it a beauty, Cousin Marcia?” “Humph, yes,” that» lady answered shortly. “Where did you get it, Anne?” “Cousin Horace Wells sent it from Montreal. He wrote that it had be- longed in an old French family. It must have cost him a pretty sym of money.” “Humph!” said Miss Marcia again. “I think I will go upstairs now. Good night, Anne. Good night, Richard.” And she hurried away to conceal her emo- tions. “French family, indeed! I should like to see the back of that glass.” ‘The next morning she came down to breakfast early, and as she was alone in the room with the mirror, she walked over to it, and quietly turned it around. There was the name, printed clear and big. With almost a sob Miss Marcia clasped her hands round the mirror. “De- sire,” she whispered. Then a new thought came to her. “Why, I can’t take away this mirror that was given to Ame, and that she sets so much store by. I must leave it here to be willed to that red- haired Alexander baby and not to Avy- erys. Still it sets my mind at ease to know that: it’s in appreciative hands. 1 should hate to think that one of those new-rich people, who flaunt their wealth in other people’s faces, had it, or that a copper king had bought it with his taint- ed money.” It was hard for Miss Marcia to leave her prized mirror after almost gaining it again, but under her taciturn exterior was a very large New England con- science. She had a strong love for her frivolous young cousin and also a sense of justice, and with these to back her conscience, she saw her duty and did it; and no one but Abbot ever heard the sequel to the loss of Desire’s mirror. SIS HOPKINS’ SAYINGS. BY ROSE MELVILLE. Ma says that many a sponge is hu- man. - Champagne often gives folks a real one. | A strawberry Sunday is good any day in the week. _ It isn’t much of a coup to marry a gir! who can‘t fry an egg. Pa says a good many local celebrities are notorious, not famous. Flirtatious females are like counter- feit money—they never have the true ring. A summer girl would rather have a clock on her stocking than one on the shelf. Ma says a girl who is reserved doesn’t necessarily deserve to become an old maid. Ma says a “literary man, pure and simple,” is often a dinged sight more simple than pure. There is a peach of a girl living at Logansport who can’t understand why some fellow doesn’t pick her. Be careful when you tell your fel- low that he is pure gold that he doesn’t think you mean that he has a yellow streak in him. Pa says it beats all how much some men can eat at a table d’hote, and how little they care for at an a la carte restaurant. When an Indiana woman takes te wearing fight shoes it is pretty cer. tain that she is figuring on having some dude squeeze her. Ma says one sees pigs at a country fair that you never saws raised on a farm. and that you see women ,in New York who make you wonder _ if they had any raisin’ at all—New York Evening Mail. Animal Doctors. “Animals are good amateur doctors,” said a nature student. “They are better amateur doctors than we are, though of course with our professionals they can't compete. “Take the elephant. Wounded, the ele- phant goes straightway to the water, and as long as his fever lasts he bathes inde- fatigably, for long, long hours standing in the stream, squirting with his trunk the cooling water over his head and back. It is pathetic to see him at this work, hunt- ers say. He is so patient over it, and all the while he heaves such deep, sad sighs. Furthermore, when an elephant has a nasty open cut, he plasters it up neatly with mud. ¢ “Dogs and cats, when they are ill, know the medicine they need. You have certainly seen sick dogs eating spear grass, and it is quite as common to see sick cats dosing themselves with valerian, mnrum, or eatmint. “All animals See eS to the salt licks at certain seasons. hese are not licks of rock salt, but of medicinal salts, such as we frequently take ourselves. “There have even been stories of bird surgeons—birds that have set their bro- ken legs, and tied them up with string. These stories, though, I doubt. The other ones are gospel truth.” AUGUST. Month of golden-rod And posies; Month of sneezes And wet noses, Month of sleepless — and chilis; Month of dopem And doctor bills. How we love you, Gay deceiver, August, bring us Hay fever. Month of eyes Forever crying; Red and wet And never drying; Month of stuffy Heads and wheezing, Month of constant Racking, sneezing, Month of August, Know that I'm Dreading your Hay fever time. Month of blood-shot Eyes and leaking; Month of gruff And croaky speaking: Month of coughing, Month of aching, Month of trouble In the making. August, not one Joy that pleases, Do you bring us— Only sneezes. Some there are Perhaps who love you; But July Is way above you. March is bad, But better far, August, than I think yon are. Rather wiuter's Stormy breezes; Than you, August, Month of sneezes. —Detroit Free Press. { GENERAL ee After 690 veniremen had been called a jury of twelve men has been found who will hear the evidence at Los An- geles, Cal., of Dr. G. S. Chan, a China- man, charged with practicing medicine without a license. Nearly all of the 678 veuiremen who did not qualify declared they would not believe a Chinaman un- der oath. A trunk which was shipped over the Louisville & Nashville railroad from Ap- palachia, Va., exploded at the St. Louis miion station, when dumped from the train, injuring eight baggagemen, two seriously. The explosive is supposed to have been dynamite. A_ portion of a Bible found after the explosion bore the name of Iyan Denister. Two years ago there was a tar and feather party at Hudson, Mich., with Mrs. Mae Post as the principal figure. A party of men and women, some of them prominent citizens, went to her rooms, stripped her clothing from her, eut off her hair and gave her a coat of tar and feathers. Mrs. Post has be- gun damage suits against the men who took part. She asks $10,000 damages. Because his fiancee, he alleges, asked to see his bank book, Alexander Katz, a real estate man of Washington, D. C., who was to have been married to Miss Frances Dubb of Bridgeport, Conn., broke the engagement. He also retained counsel to sue for the recovery of a diamond ring which he had given her. He said: ‘Miss Dubb’s demand was the most sickening thing a woman could do.” He has $7000 in the bank. Social circles in Toledo were startled when Mrs. Ray May Merrick, 35 years old, filed suit in the Common Pleas court agamst Dr, Parmalee, one of the oldest and most prominent physicians of Tole- do, for $10,000 as damages for kisses she alleges he took without her consent. She says the physician embraced her when she visited him professionally last January. Dr. Parmelee denies the charge and says the suit is a blackmailing scheme. Samuel Brenner, a Yale senior, died suddenly at New Haven, Conn. after bathing for two hours at a shore resort. Pneumonia was given as the cause of death. The case is remarkable because the disease developed and caused his death within six hours. Brenner was 21 years old and was working his way through Yale. His body was taken to the home of his sweetheart. He planned to be married the day after his gradua- tion next June. Suffocated in their hiding place in the grain bin of their grandfather's barn, the bodies of Etta and Frank Prior were found at South Windsor, Conn., after six hours’ search. Etta was 10 years old and Frank 3. The boy was staying on the farm of Henry Pease and his sis- ter came to see him, She was told that she must go home at 3 o’clock. The chil- dren hid in the bin so that Etta would not be obliged to go home, and were un- able to get out. Their father is Fred Prior, a well-to-do tobacco grower. When burglars become butchers, steal a cow, take it to a slaughter house, kill it, and cut it up into quarters before taking it away the good people of Ches- ter, Orange county, New York, think the limit has been reached. Such an_ inci- dent occurred in Chester. Attacked with lunger after their strenuous labors as lutchers, the burglars went to the house of Sidney Ackerman nearby and ran- sacked jt thoroughly. They then went to the ice box and got edibles and a good meal, consuming a leg of ‘mutton. With the completion of the school cen- sus, Evanston, Ill, was startled to dis- cover that race suicide has been thriy- ing there, that there are only seven more children within its borders than there were a year ago, though the pop- ulation has increased by 428. This con- dition apparentiy is due to the wealthier residents, in whose homes children ar- rive only one-third as frequently as in the neighborhoods inhabited by the working classes. Hardly less startling was the revelation that the city is ios- ing its male population while an increase in the number of women is recorded. Mrs. Elizabeth Maydrech of St. Jo- seph, Mich., returned to the house after working in the garden the other evening to find a burglar gathermg up her silver- ware and jewelry. “T'll shoot,” cried Mrs. Meydrech, as she entered the room, and pointed her forefinger as if it were the barrel of a revolver. The bluff worked. The burglar coy- ered his face with his arms and fled, dropping a sack containing silverware and a pocketbook filled with money. 'The woman pursued, but the robber got away. Wags of Atlantic City, N. J.. who stole a barber pole several months ago and forwarded it “colleet” to Ned Hous- ton of an Ohio town as a souvenir of a former visit, have just received word that the souvenir pole has arrived in a eoast city of Chile, South America. where it was forwarded as a gift to a former Atlantic Cityite. Since leaving ema ——_——<—————— ‘aped box, has journeyed to New York, oe and several other cities of this country, its traveling expenses always being paid by proud recipients who be- lieved that the box contained a valuable gift. Mrs, A. Nicholas, wife of a farmer near Germania, N. J., had a premoni- tion several weeks ago of: approaching death and told her husband that, she would not live until August. July 30th, after working in the field until late, she said: “My days and life’s work are done, but before 1 die I will take my last bath.” : Her husband paid no attention to her remarks, but aia he returned to the house he found her dead in bed. Phy- sicians said she died from natural caus- es. The woman was 60 years of age and had always be2n in good health. Master John Rentschler, Jr., of Mar: shall, Mich., swallowed his “Teddy bear. The much cuddled supplanter of dolls nearly caused the death of Johnnie, and it was only through an operation by Dr. Canfield at the University pe ee that “Teddy” was rescued, to be cuddled once more and Johnnie saved to do the cud- dling. This particular member of the large and ever growing “Leddy” family is but an inch and three-quarters in length and occupied a situation in human ornamen- tation as a watch charm. The little boy was hurried from Mar- shall. For fear he might not live until Ann Arbor was reached, a stop was made at Battle Creek, where an effort to remove the toy was unsuccessful. It was accomplished there, however, and “Teddy” and Johnnie are doing nicely. Harvest hands are so searce in Ma- rion, O., and the surrounding country” that farmers are forced to pay $2 a day and furnish cool beer instead of water to drink. Scores of harvesters have demanded the amber fluid and to get their threshing done as quickly as possible many farm- ers have met the demand. ey Farm hands practically are a prohibi- tive quantity in this section of Ohio, and the only class the farmers can draw from is the tramps. These refused to work sim- ply for the money, but when the farmers offered cool beer as an additional in- ducement the hobos flocked to work. Eugene C. Mathivet, an attorney, has begun action in the probate court at Cleveland to regain possession of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Bessie R. Robin- son. Mathivet resorted to a habeas cor- pus proceeding, declaring that Mrs. D. B. Strickler has induced Mrs. Robinson to leave the Mathivet home and remain with her. He says that Mrs. Robinson, on account of her age, is easily per- suaded, and that all of his attempts to see her have failed. All the parties con- cerned in the action reside in the fash- ionable East End neighborhood. Mrs. Strickler is no relative of Mrs. Robin- son, but the two have been lifelong friends. Millions of writhing worms that make their home in ice have been discovered in the Urania glacier by a party of sci- entists from Chicago, headed by Prof. John B. Flett of Tacoma and Professor Cowles, who were making an ascent to Mount Rainier. The discovery astonished the scientists, who could hardly believe their eyes un- til they had cut into the hard ice and removed some of the worms for miseros- copic examination. ‘The worms are about an inch in length and the size of a hair, and presented a wriggling, squirming mass in the solid ice. In places the iee was almost black with them, D. A. Romano, an Atlantic City bar- ber, sold his luxuriant black moustache to a New York visitor for $10, after a lively five minutes of bidding on the part of the stranger. The purchaser of the hirsute appen- dage of which the barber was most fond followed outspoken admiration for the moustache with an offer of $2.50 for its ownership, but was coldly refused. Lat- er, however, he returned and offered a $5 bill to the barber to cut it off. This ; offer was also refused, but when the stranger increased his offer to a new $10 gold note the barber succumbed and clipped off the moustache. It was neatly wrapped up and deliv- ered, and the stranger left the place with- out giving any reason for his strange whim. Hiram Stoutenberg, an aged farm hand living near Port Huron, Mich., is one of the heirs to a $15,000,000 estate, according to advices received by _him from Walter G. Elliott, a New York lawyer. The letter states that Stoutenberg and his four brothers and three sisters own 1500 acres within the corporate limits of New York city, the lease for which, made by his great great grandfather, when New York was called New Am- sterdam, has expired. The other heirs in Michigan are John Stoutenberg of Port Sanilac, James of Cedardale, Albert of Augres, Jacob of Prescott, Mrs. Melinda English of For- estville, Mrs. Mary Ann Ernest of Ap- plegate and Mrs. Elizabeth Hyman of Port Sanilac. The afternoon watch of the New York ship news reporters made an effort with unsatisfactory results to get John W. Gates to say something about anything before he sailed for Liverpool on the Caronia. His son Charles was more communicative, regretting that “Pop” had “thrown the boys down.” The young man said he and “Pop” were go- ing to stay abroad about three months; that chauffeurs with automobiles would meet the family ‘and they would make a tour of England and Scotland. He said there was no truth in the rumor that the Gates family were going to give up America entirely. He said “Pop” hat | The afternoon watch of the New York ship news reporters made an effort with unsatisfactory results to get John W. Gates to say something about anything before he sailed for Liverpool on the Caronia. His son Charles was more communicative, regretting that “Pop” had “thrown the boys down.” The young man said he and “Pop” were go- ing to stay abroad about three months; that chauffeurs with automobiles would meet the family ‘and they would make a tour of England and Scotland. He said there was no truth in the rumor that the Gates family were going to give up America entirely. He said “Pop” had won big money on the races and been successful on the street, and that he and Charles needed rest and recreation, and that was why they were going to Eu- rope. Hezekiah Wright, a rich farmer of El- wood, Ind., who, to induce farm-hands to come to work for him said that they might go buggy riding with his daugh- ters, is being swamped with applications for positions. Some of the applicants for jobs apparently want a place for life rather than just for the harvest season and ask all sorts of questions of Wright. Some of those asked most freqnently are: How much are Fined worth? When are you likely to die? Have you made your will, and, if so, is it in favor of your daughters? Are your’ daughters good looking, well educated and companionable? Are your daughters engaged or do you think they would like to be? . Many of the applicants send requests for pictures of the Wright girls and ask that jobs be kept apes for them until ‘they are able to see the photographs. Mr. Wright has all the farm hands he needs ‘pow, however. — The town of Southington, Conn., is go- ‘ing to sue Richard Norton, chief of the ‘Plainville fire department, who rang the | Southington fire alarm for no other ren- son than that he wanted to have a little conversation with the gallant flame fight- ere of the Southington fire brigade. tied Minette a ee ee in which the red shirted volunteers of three villages had united. The other night he went to Southington for the purpose of Fovagetens | with the firemen there. Not one could he tind. The fire quarters were locked up and, although it was only 9 o'clock, the whole community seemed wrapped in slumber. Therefore Chief Norton, a man of resourcefulness, strolled over to box 47 and pulled the alarm. ‘ Forthwith there was a terrific uproar, as Southington’s heroic firemen came dashing to the scené. They found Chief Norton see mm the hydrant waiting to talk picnic. They were not pleased. At a meeting held immediately after the “Dare to Be True” company voted to boycott the uffair. The town of Southington has now or- dered Chief Norton to pay $50 for turn- ing in a false alarm, plus 25 cents for each fireman who responded, under pen- alty of arrest. The picnic is off. ———— The Scientist’s Victim. A famous scientist, whose early home had been in a country district, had long promised to visit the scenes of his boy- hood and deliver a lecture in aid of the funds of one of the institutions of the place. At last he fulfilled his promise and the lectare was given. When, at the close of his lecture, he was conversing with some of the princi- pal promoters of the affair, they warmly congratulated him on the facility with which he made rather technicai matter interesting and clear to bis uncultured audience. “Oh,” said he, by way of explanation. “J invariably fix my attention upon that member of my audience who strikes me as having the least intelligent face, and I continue to explain any subject upon which I touch until I see by that per- son’s expression that he understands it.” Almost uirectly afterward the leading public official of the little town came into the room and made his way to where the scientist was standing. “Sir.” he exclaimed, “you cannot pos- sibly believe how much real pleasure you haye given me tonight. It seemed to me all the time as if your eye was never away from me, that you spoke to me alone and that your whole wish was to make me understand every word you eaid.’—Chicago Journal. New Use for Lap Dogs. Lap dogs really have a use these days, other than that of ornamentation and of systematic destruction of everything within sight. Their mistresses are lately finding them of more value than that of a mere receptacle for candy, caresses and other sweetmeats, and they are now using them for other purposes than company on their automobile tours and as an outlet for their feelings of annoyance and ennui; the little crea- tures’ ears no longer smart quite so fre- quently as they- used to. One of the leaders of the exclusive set has lately set the fashion, and a number of her satellites have also taken it up. The lady in question, being afraid that some day her pet would die and leave its fond mistress to struggle through this cold world alone, ordered the . maid whose duty it was to see to his Dogship’s bath to cut his long curls once or twice a week, and to preserve the clippings carefully in a silken bag which was pro- vided especially for that purpose. When enough clippings had been ob- tained, milady with her own fair hands made them up into a sofa pillow, cover- ing them with — silk aphicty exactly matched in hue the blue-white hair of her pet. She declares that it is the softest pil- low her aristocratic head has ever rested on, so soft, in fact, that she is thinking of using it altogether, not only in the afternoon when she takes her siesta, but also at night. When her pet has shuffled off this mortal coil, this devoted mistress will. in this way, have an ever present memento of him. Speeding Up the Bees. | “Ye kin speed up a bee the same as a man,” said the greybeard, chuckling cruelly, “Why, I git. twicet as much agin out o’ them thar sixty hives o” mine as I would if I didn’t speed ‘em. - “One way to speed yer bee is to bring ‘the flowers close to the hives. My flow- ers, ye see, surrounds the hives, crowds vem in. Sech a sight gives the bee a fever. Before sech plenty he can’t work hard enough. Nothin’ must be lost, an’ he gethers the honey, by gosh, till he fair drops. I’m speedin’ him unbe- knownst. - “The young bee likes to stay home an’ make comb instead o’ goin’ out after honey. Weil, I speed the young bee by puttin’ axtificial comb in the hives. That eaves him nothin’ to do—an’ he'll never loaf—but to go out honey-getherin’, an’ so, with a sigh, out he goes. “Another way to speed yer bee is to keep the combs always nearly empty. That worries him, He sees winter comin’ am an’ doubles his efforts to prepare for it. “I've heerd o’ speedin’ a bee. by keepin’ electric lights burnin’ about the hive, so that the little critter would think it was still daylight, an’ would work on 20 or 21 hours a day instead o’ the usual 17. Electric speedin’, though, I don’t believe in, It damages the health 0’ the bee. It’s burnin’ the candle at both ends.” Some Relief. He had been going to see her for a long time, but never stated the object of his visits, and she was desirous of know- ing something of the future. He met her one night at the house of a mutual friend, and seemed to be quite sad. After several well-developed sighs he said: “Life is full, very full, of bitterness, isn’t it?” “Oh! I don’t know,” she re- sponded. cheerily; “I haven’t much cause to complain.” “Possibly not now, Mary; but the bitter cup has been placed to your lips.” “Yes, Henry, my parents are dead.” “And is there no bitterness in that, Mary? Is it not very, very sad to be an orphan?” “Of course it is. Henry; but you see”—and she blushed vividly—“it relieves you of the embar- rassment of asking father.” Henry's heart was touched.—Sphere. aetna Ovium Dens. The last of the opium dens in Pekin has been closed. It is still early to dog- matize, but, viewed impartially, the de- velopment of the anti-opium movement is encouraging. The movement is cer- tainly popular, and is supported by the entire native press, while a hopeful sign is that the use of opium is fast becom- ing unfashionable, and will become more so when the first official denounced is removed from office because of opium smoking.—London Times Cor. in Pekin. —— How Some Ships Are Lost. The loss of many English fishing boats is now said to be due to the fact that the helmsman often carries a_spe- cially forged fisherman’s knife. These knives possess strong magnetic prop- erties and will deflect a compass needle two or three points. This means that the helmsman may be apparently steam- ing a true course, but is in reality much out of the way.—Springfield Republican. + Redeeming Monev_ The amount of money which the gov- ernment is called upon to redeem in the course of the year reaches an almost fabulous amount. In 1904, for instance, it totalled $912,000,000. This redemp tion is either for the purpose of secur ing clean, fresh notes or to get change of some other denomination.—Indian- apolis News. GOSSIP FCR THE LADIES. The Quiet Time of the Soul. | pound of fish roe for ten min “There is a quiet time, like evening, in| and drop into ice water for my soul.”"—Jean Ingelow. ments, drain again, dry lig z cloth, arrange in a baking dis! A shadowy gleam in the golden west, small lumps of butter, sprink! A cooling breeze in the trees; and pepper and cover with a The low farewell of a parting guest, boiling tien Wy Riek a toon The -dove’ in ves. Phe ene rere beef extract has been added The whip-o-will’s call from the woodland | twenty minutes in a moderate a near. sott gleaias thie pe were the roe to a hot platter ‘The sta’ ; i The dusk of night that creeps without fear ae ack un On the night-wind's fragrant sigh. tikes well-nenten Gag salts it Across the heavens a silvery band, til slightly thickened, pour ov That trails far o’er the bine; and serve with cereal crisps. And the: soon lone eee shadow-land, To lghten ‘the eee ay | Heatth in Outdoor Life. The sable robe falls away from Care, Camping in the woods, by Joy's absents but Bence ta there, or on the seashore—what a we In the quiet time of the soul. ss what a series of unalloyed Aaah Pied ey one re is oe fe x . to be able to steal away for a The Gift of Making Friends. leaving street cars. electric li Blessed is the man who has the gift of making friends, for it is one of God’s best gifts, It involves many things, but above all is the power of going out of one’s self and seeing and appreciating whatever is noble and lovable in another man.—Thomas Hughes. Meditations of a Spinster. The bald headed man’s wife likes to remember it. About now when you see a man look- ing mad, it is a sign he is wearing some sort of new fangled underwear his wife bought for him at a bargain. They tell me that after you are mar- ried you feel the same regret many a suicide does after the fatal dose is down. When you tell a lie to some man, say- ing he is good looking, leave it to him to recognize the truth of it. Many a woman after she has tried be- ing a wife and mother, is not sorry to remember that the only thing left on the programme is death. The Duty of Happiness. I cannot but think that the world would be better and brighter if our teach- ers would dwell on the duty of happiness as well as on the happiness of duty, for we ought to be as cheerful as we can, if only because to be happy ourseives is a most effectual contribution to the happi- ness of others. Every one must have felt that a friend is iike a sunny day, which sheds its brightness on all around, and most of us can, as we choose, make of this world either a palace or a prison. There is no doubt some selfish satisfac- tion in yielding to melancholy; in brood- ing over grievances, especially if more or less imaginary; in fancying that we are victims of fate. To be bright and cheer- ful often requires an effort; there is a certain art in keeping ourselves happy; m this respect, as in others, we require to watch over and manage ourselves al- most as if we were somebody else.—Lord Avebury. Give Girls a Chance. Comparatively few girls do not wish to try housework, and many girls never get an opportunity for learning how to work or how to cook, simply pecause they are not given the opportunity, since it is thought they may not properly do the work, or else waste god material in mak- ing dishes which no one could possibly eat. It was a wise old father who said to his daughter: “Learn how to make bread out of my flour barrel, and if ever you have a home of your own you will know how to save what is in yours.” Cooking comes naturally to most women, but the best results are never reached un- til one has made many experiments. Fin- ally it dawns upon the girl that such and such a thing was not right, that some- thing would improve the work, so grad- ually she learns the art of perfection. One woman said she certainly intended her daughters to know how to cook, sew and keep house, for, when she started out in married life, all she could cook was cream puffs and cocoa; that she could not sew a button on a garment and had absolutely no idea how to properly sweep a room. Give the girl a chance. True, eggs are expensive, the price of meat has gone up, fiour is listed among the expensive gro- ceries and butter increases in price; but give the girl a chance. She may save you many dollars some time when her services in the home—when no one else was there to do the work—would be of greatest help. Cleaning Sewing Machine. It is impossible to do beautiful ima- chine work when a machine is clogged with dirt and grease. A great deal of dirt can be removed from parts of the machinery with the use of a_ bicycle pump which forces out fine particles of dust and lint. Coal oil is the best for cleaning grease from the metal, after which the pieces should be wiped with a dry eloth and given a thoreugh clean- ing with gasoline. It is seldom neces- sary to add the regular machine oil for some time after this treatment. Take out the needle, examine to see if it is rough or has a broken point. Often a blunt needle end can be sharpened by holding it against the rapidly-moving upper wheel which smooths the rough point. The lower part of the machine needs attention, as it retains a great deal of dust, which makes the machine dificult to operate. One frequently reads of using paper beneath thin material to properly sew it on the machine, but those who have tried this means have almost ruined the sewing machine as a result. So much dust from the paper accumulates in the delicate machinery that it is certain to cause no little difficulty. If one must sew in this manner the machine should be thoroughly cleaned immediately after. Speaking of the bicycle pump for clean- ing the machine, you will also find it equally good for cleaning the different parts of an oil or small gasoline stove. But oil is not so essential in doing the rest of the work as strong soda water. Breakfast Fish. _ Rollemups—These little spicy rolls of fish are a German conceit and most tempting, particularly when served for breakfast with French fried potatoes and crisp radishes. To prepare, select plump salt Holland herring; remove the back- bone and divide lengthwise into fillets and soak for six hours in cold water; drain and on each piece lay three pepper- corns, a tiny piece of bay leaf, a bit of lemon peel, two or three cloves and half a teaspoonful of chopped onion; roll up, tie with thread or fasten with ed skewers and place in a crock; heat suf- ficient vinegar to cover the fish and pour on it; repeat this process for three morn- ings. when the rollemups will be ready to serve. If the vinegar is sharp, dilute with water to the amount of one-third. Fish Savory—Cream a teaspoonful of butter with the same quantity of flour, thin with a cupful of milk to which a pea-sized lump of baking soda has been added: cook until smooth and then add half a_cupful of strained tomato juice, three drops of onion juice and a season- ing of salt and pepper. Stir in three- quarters of a pint of cold flaked fish. heat thoroughly and serve on swiebach slightly moistened with hot milk. Fish Roe Custard—Parboil half a pound of fish roe for ten minutes, drain and drop into ice water for a few mo- ments, drain again, dry lightly in a cloth, arrange in a baking dish, dot with smal! lumps of butter, sprinkle with salt and pepper and cover with a cupful of boiling water to which a teaspoonful of beef extract has been added; cook for twenty minutes in a moderate oven. Re- move the roe to a hot platter and break with a fork. Add a cupful of cream to the stock left in the baking dish, stir in three well-beaten egg yolks and cook un- til slightly thickened, pour over the roe and serve with cereal crisps. Health in Outdoor Life. Camping in the woods, by the stream or on the seashore—what a wealth of joy, what a series of unalloyed pleasures, await every one who is so fortunate as to be able to steal away for a few days, leaving street cars, electric lights, city noises, brick walls, dust and confusion behind! “The love of Nature” may, by years of contact with that which is ar- tificial and unnatural, be partly stifled, but it cannot be entirely destroyed. The street urchin. brought up in the slums, where, from one day’s end to another, he may not see so much as a spear of grass or a green leaf, has a love for the beau- situ forms of nature. Brought up, though one may be, amid conventional surround- ings, a camping trip will demonstrate that the things of nature have a strong hold on the affections. At home one enjoys, to a certuin ex- tent, his meals, his work, his social re- lations, and his studies, but on the camping trip the mind seems to be more appreciative, more alert, more in har- mony with the surroundings. Pictures will there be photographed on memory’s camera to remain long after later im- pressions have been effaced. Nothing so stores the mind with pleas- ant recollections as a bit of wild time, a period of freedom from all that is conventional, when one can be himself and nestle close to nature’s bosom. Every breath is a pleasure. Keen hun- ger adds a zest to the meal that nothing in the culinary art can imitate. Sleep is sweeter, sounder and more restful. Is it because of the novelty of camp life that it has so many pleasant asso- ciations and is followed by such bene- ficial results? Possibly to a limited ex- tent; but will a country boy spending a few weeks in the city experience a sim- ilar improyement in appetite, digestion and sleep? Does the mountaineer or the frontiersman lose his appetite after the novelty wears off? Is it not rather true that nature rewards most lavishly those who live nearest to her, breathing her pure air, feasting on her varied beau- ties, and partaking of her products in response to natural hunger.—Health Cul- ture. |Table Linen. | The most expensive linen and the hand- somest embroidered doilies and center pieces often are ruined by careless wash- ing. Have a laundry bag hung in a con- venient place, and as fast as the soiled linen accumulates place the pieces in it, for it is not pleasant to think of their being put in with the soiled clothing. Prepare a suds of soft, warm water and white soap. Wash through this, rubbing lightly between the hands. If the linen is plain, without any embroidery of any kind, it may be put in a clean suds and sealded a few minutes. If it is embroid- ered, wash through two waters, rinse in a clear, lukewarm water, then dip in blue water to which a little boiled starch has been added, and dry in the shade. Nothing cleanses the linen so nicely with- out injuring the delicate colors as wash- ing this way. To remove fruit stains dampen the spots, rub soap on both sides, then apply starch made into a paste with cold water. Rub the starch into the stains and hang the cloth in the sunshine several hours. After the cloth is washed in the usual manner the stains will disappear. In this age of pretty things for the home there is nothing in which the good housekeeper takes more pride than her table linen. Be sure to get a goodly quality of dam- ask for tablecloths, for it will last a lon; time and be more economical in the end than a coarse, cheap piece. When tiny breaks occur draw out the threads from i piece of new linen, thread a needle with one of these threads, and darn the place carefully. It is better to do this before the tablecloth is laundered, as the washing is likely to fray the edges and make the place larger. A ragged tear should be mended by placing a piece of linen under it and darning it down. When fringed napkins and doilies are used the friuge often becomes ragged and uneven, while the linen centers are still good. Cut the zing off and hem the napkin by hand. he best parts of a tablecloth which is considerably worn may be cut in squares and neatly hemmed and used for carving cloths for everyday use or napkins for the chil- dren’s lunches or for table napkins for little folks. Why It’s Wise for Opposites to Marry. One of the old-fashioned sayings oft repeated is that “opposite should mar- ry.” For happiness it is argued grave should mate with gay, dark with fair, tall with short; for it is universally ac- knowledged that coloring and appearance generally may be taken as an index to character and temperament. This being so, persons who mate with contrasts have perhaps more chance of living hap- pily with them than with others who ,more closely resemble themselves in na- ture. If variety is truly the food of love, there must be something monotonous about black eyes gazing mto black, and blue eyes sending passionate glances into azure orbs. And when it comes to ¢a- resses, what charm is there for a dark- haired. sentimental Juliet in ruffling the }locks of an equally raven locked and | sentimental Romeo? No, in nine cases jout of ten she will prefer the fiery tem- | per and the fiery locks of a son of Mars: while Romeo, for his part, would be all the better for a shaking up from a more matter-of-fact damsel. It seems as if it is in the very order of things to admire most what is lack- ing in oneself, and this is really what a true marriage should consist in, the find. ing of one’s other half, the complement to oneself. Thus, some of the happiest marriages are made between two people yery dissimilar, each supplying what the other needs and cementing the bond of mutual attraction into love. |" Probably the pet aversion of the man- jly man is the masculme woman, while the womanly woman has a correspond. ,ing horror of the effeminate man. In proportion as they are opposite, the greater the charm of each sex for the other, and this principle is really the same when it comes to individuals. | It affords an explanation, too, of some seemingly incredible marriages, marriages which puzzle friends and ac- quaintances, and even the onlooker, whe is supposed to see most of the game. \ "Tt very often happens that a man or a girl will posers some hidden pests or defect, of which noone but themselves is aware, and possibly they themselves are only half conscious of it. Neverthe- less, obeying some instinct. prompted bs this secret feeling, taey will choose a life partner, the choice of whom may aston. tch the outside world, but who will prove to be in exact accordance with their needs, Frequently one hears the phrase, “I don’t know whai he sees in her,” or “I can’t see what she sees in him.’ coupled with expressions ot surprise in view of a certain marriage or engagement. These phrases really strike at the truth 'of the matter, for never will the world be able to see the loved one with the eyes of the lover. | “Lovers invariably discern far more in their beloved than meets the eye, and therefore, sinouee such remarks are ut- tered in the light of disparagement or criticism, in reality they merely betray the fact that the disinterested observer cannot see what the lover sees. No; the lover sees something more and b2yond this, something that comes less within the line of vision than within, the realm of feeling. Who would care to play the part of Miles Standish in real life and depute another to woo for him? Still less would any man or maiden tolerate his or her choice being dictated. Eyen in Turkey, where bride and bridegroom are not supposed to meet un- til the wedding day, the Turkish damsel is hard to find who has not contrived a previous sly peep at her intended hus- band and manifested her views on the ‘subject with great precision, a precision which is rarely contradicted. _ » Open to discussion and criticism, as nearly every engagement and marriage is, the fact remains that most persons ‘are well able to choose for themselves. ‘Mistaken contracts, no doubt, there are, but, given a certain freedom of choice, untrammeled to much by circumstances or convention, a man will turn naturally to the woman best suited to bim. and a woman unerringly selects the man on whom she can bestow a lifelong alle- giance. No woman ever vet entered on a mis- taken marriage without seeing the long shadow of it go before her, even before she sealed her fate with irrevocable words. Marriage does not always come as the awakener. Girls Who Marry Well. It is certainly not the beauties of one’s acquaintances who, as a rule, carry off the nicest of men. How often do we not see the belle of any particular cirele, who, when she was young, was the center of attraction at every dance and party, who never sat out a single dane, who was feted, flattered and made much of by men and women alike, and yet in the end does not marry at all, or else makes a match that is anything but brilliant late in life! Neither is it the flirt that men choose. The flirt has a very amusing time for a little while, but many a man who will. ingly “flirts” goes away and marries “the nice girl’ of his acquaintance a few months afterward. A girl who thinks it fun to “shock” people is generally careless of the feel- ings of others, and attracts but little real affection from either sex. Then there is the harum-scarum girl— the girl who likes to shock people and do and say wild things. People laugh at her; at least, some laugh, while others are repelled. The nice girl doesn’t worry and fuss to go to every party that comes in the way. She isn’t tearful, cross and dull if cir- cumstances should prevent her going. Parties are very pleasant and amusing, and make a fitting recreation for any one, but how often do we see the party-going girl left out in the cold, like the wicked sisters in the fairy tale, while the little Cinderella who was left at home marries the Fairy Prince and lives happily ever after! The nice girl never allows herself to run after any man, even a man to whom she feels greatly attached. It is the man’s part in life to do the wooing, and he prefers to do it. The nice girl doesn’t try to get a man she likes away from the others in order to talk to him alone. She knows that if he wants to talk to her he will manage it somehow, But neither does the nice girl snub a man she likes and laugh at his attempts to be nice to her. If a girl likes a man there is no folly equal to such behavior. Nothing chills off a man and makes his liking turn to disliking more quickly than this sort of manner, If you dislike and do not wish to en- courage him, then it is quite easy to show him by a simple, dignitied manner what you mean without being unkind. Winning Her Bov. if mothers only knew what it meant to be their son’s best friend it see.ns as if more of them would struggle for the place of honor, How often it is with sons that are so dear to us, that as they grow up, a wall seems to grow with them which eventual- ly shuts the nearest of kin from their in- most life; though living with their fami- lies, they are utterly unknown to them, so are undiscovered countries of hopes, fears, ambitions, passions, sorrows and loves. Is it, the boy’s fault or that of the mother? It seems to be the mother’s in most cases. From babyhood until the fifteenth year the mother has opportunity in which to become her boy’s best friend, to nurse and weld the links in the chain of this priceless friendship. Few perhaps real- ize the importance and infinite delicacy of the task; taking the view point often- times that it is “children’s duty” to love and confide in their parents. While as a matter of fact children see as a rule but little of their father and find him rather stern, a man of affairs, not companion- able, a good father in all probability but not a friend. As for the mothers, every time they say “run away dear, mother is busy” it is a chance lost. That is not to say she should stop her occupation to coddle the boy, but with tact provide some occupa- tion for him. Immediately mother is a playfellow and fascinating beyond all others for she is so resourceful. If a mbtther falls into a teasing or twitting habit upon the boy’s little fads, or pos- sible peculiarities, it is like an icy breath, to the little confidences that are the boy’s surest protection. m A willing ear, a little intuitive question ing when mother and sen are alone, wil bring forth the contests of a full heart very quickly, for sharing a secret with this tried friend is like having a bigger place to carry it. ‘: Above all things a boy should know his parents have confidence in him. He i: entitled to a certain amount of pocket money, and should be started with i early in life; it is part of his training it is inereased with years and while it i: a good idea to know in a general way what becomes of it, still a little must g¢ foolishly, for that is youth. It is a most unfortunate move to, through fear, den} boys boating, fishing or swimming Swimming should be the first accomplish ment learned, as it makes water sport: oll possible and safe. The mother should be ever on guard, te meet and destroy the undesirable traits it their incipiency, while encouraging th good and noble ones. It is not an easy task, this being a son’s best friend, anc it takes a deal of patience and tact. bu if we are faithful it is a blessed privileg: ond brings its reward.—Vogue. Japanese Deer. Deer are relatively numerous in vari- ous parts of Japan, and in such show places as Maru and Miyajima are held as sacred, becoming so tame as to eat from the hands of visitors. They are generally smaller in size than the Ameri- ean deer.— Baltimore American. Deep Sea Tragedy. rare it that the ocean moans? t's what I'd like to know; It may be that the lobster Has pinched its under-tow. —Chicago Journal. And maybe it is just the pain That thrills its bosom wide, What time it shudders at the bar And thinks of last night's tide. —Clevelaiid Leader. Perhaps you'd moan a bit yourself if now and then a whale, Reealty from a swordfish, Should lash you with his tail. —Philadelphia Ledger. The fickle ocean wooed the moon, ‘They to a parson hied. The sound you hear is only this: The moaning of the tied. —Lippincott’s. Of course she moans, why wouldn't she "Twould give you all a pain To be beneath the seasick crowds Who dine and sup in vain. —Evening Wisconsin. | PROMINENT PEOPLE. | MAX NORDEAU, the famous author, whose caustic criticisms in his recent book, “Art and Artists,” attracted wide attention, was born July 29, 1849, in Budapest of Jewish parentage. He stud- jed medicine in his native city, where he took the doctor's degree in 1872. The same year he started out on an extended series of travels, which were continued through the succeeding seven years. Aft- er his return to Budapest in 1878 he practised medicine in that city until 1880, in which year he removed to Paris. His literary career began as far back as 1868, when he was still a student in Budapest. From tkat year until 1872 he was connected in an editorial capacity with a leading Vienna journal, and the collected contributions to these journals formed the material of his first books. A number of his works have been publish- ed in English translations, probably the most notable and best-known among them being “Degeneration.” THOMAS J. O'BRIEN, the new am- bassador from the United ‘States to Jap- an, was born in Jackson, Mich., July 30, i844. His parents were of Irish stock and emigrated to Michigan in 1887. Un- til his eighteenth year Mr. O’Brien’s edu- cation was only such as he could obtain from the district schools of the vicinity. He began the study of law in 1862, He conducted an extensive course of law reading in an office and then attended the law school of the University of Mich- igan. At 21 years of age he was ad- mitted to the bar and entered partner- ship with John C. Fitzgerald at Mar- shall, Mich. A few years later he re- moved to Grand Rapids, where he re- ceived much assistance from D. Darwin Hughes, one of the most celebrated mem- bers of the Michigan bar of those days. At 28 years of age Mr. O’Brien became assistant general counsel of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad and later be- came the general counsel. He was ac- tive in Republican polities and in 1905 was appoited minister to Denmark, from which post he was recently transferred to Tokio. JOSEPH M. DIXON, who succeeds William A. Clark as United States sen- ator from Montana, was born _at Snow Camp, N. C., July 31, 1867. He is con- sequently but 40 years old and one of the youngest members of the Senate. Mr. Dixon was educated at Earlham college, Richmond, Ind., and admitted to the bar in 1892, since which time he has been a resident of Montana. For the last four years he has been Montana’s only representative in Congress. Pre- yious to his election to this office he was successively assistant prosecuting attorney of Missoula county, prosecuting attorney, and a member of the Legisla- ture. He was a delegate to the Repub- lican national convention in Chicago in 1904. He is in sympathy with the pres- ent federal administration and is a warm personal friend of President Roosevelt. LEVI ANKENY, United States sena- tor frem the state of Washington, was born August 1, 1844, near St. Joseph, Mo. With his parents he removed to the Pacific northwest in 1850. After leaving school he engaged with his father in the transportation business to and from the mines. Some few years after this he engaged in mercantile business in Lewiston, Idaho, and was the first mayor of that city. Later he removed to Walla Walla, Wash., to engage in the banking business, and in a few years he was the head of a chain of banks throughout Oregon and Washington. In 1895 and again in 1899 he was an un- successful candidate for senator from Washington. In 1903 he was again a candidate and was elected. MAJOR-GENERAL F. W. BEN- SON, C. B., director of transports and remounts in the British army, is a Can- adian by birth, having been born at St. Catherines, Ont., August 2, 1842. While still a boy at Upper Canada college, he had his baptism of fire, when he as- sisted in repelling the Fenian raid. De- ciding on a military carerr he entered the Royal Military college at Sandhurst. After completing his training at Sand- hurst he served for eight years in India, receiving various promotions, filling the next three years until 1880 in the Staff college. From 1881 to 1890 he was again in India, doing useful work, which was followed by two years in Egypt. In the South African war in 1899 he be- came chief staff officer to the division commanded by Gen. Sir T. Kelly-Ken- ny. This gave him hard work and heavy responsibilities, but he was always found equal to the oecasion. After the cap- ture of Bloemfontein Col. Benson as- sisted Gen. Kelly-Kenny in clearing and subjugating the Orange River colony. In 1904 he was rewarded with the high ap- pointment as director of transports and remounts for the imperial army. KUANG HSU, emperor of China, is 35 years old today. Born August 2, 1872, the present Emperor is probably the least known of the great rulers of the world, and this despite the fact that his domain in extent and population has few equals and his cowntry*is a center of great attraction and interest for the rest of the world, Kuang Hsu is said to be popular with the intelligent ele- ment among his subjects, and it is be- lieved that were he able to shake off the domination of the Dowager Empress he would aid in bringing about liberal re- forms in China. Foreign diplomats who have resided at Pekin speak well of the young Emperor. But so long as the old Dowager retains her power there is little hope of bringing about better conditions in the Flowery Kingdom. seer atanindene sat ttrone The “Easy Marks” of the Scottish Stage. Miss Rose Stahl tells this amusing story in her “My Yesterdays.” in The Bohemian about her first visit to Glas- Miss Rose Stahl tells this amusing story in her “My Yesterdays.” in The Bohemian about her first visit to Glas- gown. Her little Scotch dresser gave her an insight into certain conditions. Miss Stahl writes: After my act she came to me and said, “My certy, the folk in the gallery were weel-behaved this nicht. An’ there wasna a chorus oot’ there either!” “What chorus?” I asked in wonder. “Why this is the first week they haynes had the chorus, three girls on each side of the stage, so that when the lads in , the gallery dinna like the act they can throw bottles an’ things at the chorus and not hurt the actors and actresses.” Well, they did not throw things at me and they seemed quiet as mice, so IT sup- pose I must have had a tremendous suc- cess. Still I cannot quite get out of my head that poor chorus that must sit ov the stage and be thrown at, so that the high-priced “artists” may not be maimed by the gallery. I dare say the girls grow to be expert dodgers in time, but it is not a particularly inviting voeation. 2 | FOR THE LADIES. FASHION HINTS AND IDEAS. There are various ways of using scarfs of chiffon or liberty. They are twice passed around the waist and tied in a great soft bow in the back. Others are knotted between the shoulder blades, tied again a hand lower down, and left to float below the knees. In tailored costumes, striped and zebra effects are most noticeable. Coats that are bound with braid have become a lit- tle common, and now several rows of machine stitching has become the proper- er finish for the edges. All hats so far this season have been worn sliding off the back of the head, and now the fashion has changed to just the opposite. Everything must come over the face. An astonishing hat trimmed with a huge bird, is placed so far front that the beak of the bird almost touches oe wearer's nose, . A striking costume of champague color ‘with a dark brown pin stripe, had a plain skirt, except for two panels, the stripes running horizontally, which were at the side front seams. The coat was of the one-button cutaway model, with short circular sleeves reaching only to the el- hows. Softly tinted cloaks of French flannel of ladies’ cloth are much worn over thin gowns in the evening, especially at the summer resorts. These pretty cloaks have hoods gathered into a bag shape. Pink, blue, gray and white, lettuce green and many rose colored cloaks are seen among the prettiest. A very attractive parasol is of black taffeta flowered over with Japanese chrysanthemums. The ineurved petals of pale pink or straw yellow or delicate mauve are softly blurred upon the black back ground. About 3 inches of the plain black silk is allowed between the flowered portion and the lower edge of the sunshade. Hints for the Fruit-Canner. Before putting fruit in glass jars, wash them in soap suds containing a lit- tle soda. Then rinse well with scalding water, and set in the sun to dry. If you want the flavor of the fruit to come out well, do not use an excess of sugar. Never use poor fruit for canning. The best is none too good. Let is be as fresh as possible, and not over-ripe. Handle it as little as possible. Have everything in readiness before you begin operations. The woman who has to run to pantry or kitchen every time a thing is wanted makes herself double the work that’s necessary. Use the best grade of sugar. It may cost a little more than the ordinary, but it will make your fruit enough better to pay the difference in cost. Do not stir your fruit when it is cook- ing. If you want to know how it is coming along, take out a piece of it without disturbing the rest. Give it a brisk boiling. If allowed to stand and simmer it will not retain its shape well. When the cans are ready for sealing, see that the covers fit perfectly. Never use one that does not hug down tightly to the shoulder of the jar—From Eben KE. Rexford in The Outing Magazine. Transparent Skirts. ‘There are skirts to a gown of transpar- ent material, where the lining is trimmed instead of the overdress. A particularly striking one of this fasi- ion was made over white silk lining which was trimmed with three bands cf oriental silk. ‘These bands were from 2%4 to 4 inches wide, and the broadest one was put on between the others. The slip-on jacket which was worn with this gown had touches of the ori- ental silk on the collar and cuffs. Ridiculously High Collars. Scme of the most modish Paris gowns are seen with ridiculously high collars. They fit snugly to the throat and up eo the ears even to the roots of the air. The very high stocks are made in two parts, the lower and narrower section bemg fastened to the neckband of the gown and completed with a carefully shaped section which carries the orna- mentation. ‘Lhese high stocks require skillful -bon- ing to make them fit perfectly. Lavender Is Smartest Shade. The smartest shade just at present is lavender. One must have a lavender outfit whether or not the color is becom- ing. Where it is becoming, it certainly makes a charming picture. Violet is a favorite color in millinery. A violet colored straw wreathed with violets and draped with a violet veil was a beautiful hat worn the other day. Another hat of purple straw in the Eight- eenth century style was trimmed with huge feathers. Craze for Nets. There is a decided craze for nets, of both fine and coarse meshes. Some- times the net is heavily embroidered with metallic threads, and worn over a solid color. Again it is worn over flowered or striped silks or satins. At a recent fashionable wedding a gown of yellow net was worn, shot with gold threals and elaborately embroid- ered in gold in a wheat design. This was worn over a lustrous yellow satin. | Novel Little Rolero A novel little Algerian bolero, which may be worn over lace dresses is made of four silk handkerchiefs. These are connected in the back and on the shont- ders with passementerie, and a large macaroon of the same trimming fasteus the fronts back, and shoulders. At each of the corners is a long tassel. Novelties in Chamois. Among the novelties in chamois skin are little butterfly bows to be worn with the embroidered linen collars. Also iit- tle string ties one-half inch wide which tie in a small bow. 4 ———— A Kansas Result of the Cold Spell. The green bug and the cold weather have caused the authorities at the Kan- sas penitentiary to shut down their twine shop a month earlier than usual. They now have about 3,000.000 pounds on hand, and the prospective failure of the wheat crop has caused so many farmers to cancel their orders for string that the prison people were afraid of getting overstocked.—Boston Transcript. Recent Legal Decisions. Corporate Liability For re to Compel Employment of Union Laborers. In the recent case of Aberthaw Con- struction company vs.Cameron, 80 North- eastern Reporter, 478, the supreme judi- cial court of Massachusetts holds that a corporation is not, on the ground of it be- ing a corporation, immune from the con- sequences of an unlawful combination with others to compel a contractor to employ only union workmen in the con- struction of a building, under penalty of a strike. As sapeeee authorities are cited White vs. Apsley Rubber company, 80° Northeastern acue (Mass.) 500, and Buffalo Oil company vs. Standard Oil company, 106 New York, 669, 12 Northeastern Reporter, 826. Repossession of Goods Sold on Install- ment Plan.—The mere fact that a pur- chaser of a bed on the installment pes is sick will not prevent the seller from repossessing the bed on default, accord- ing to the decision of the Iowa supren* eourt in Flaherty vs. Ginsberg, 110 Northwestern Reporter, 1050. The rules governing the court lays down to be that, in repossessing’ a bed conditionally sold, the mere fact that the purchaser has suffered some degree of ill health and needs the bed does not make its retaking under the contract wrongful. To have such effect, the purchaser's needs must be such as to deprive him of the bed would be to expose him to increased sickness and suffering, and such facts must be known to Se demanding and re- moving the Y Damages For Being Blacklisted.—An employe of a union depot company was injured by an engine belonging to a rail- road company using the depot. On his recovery he was promised work by the depot company, but when he reported for work be was informed that he could not receive employment unless he released the railroad from all claim for damages on account of his injury. The depot company imposed this condition at the re- quest of the railroad company’s claim agent. The employe thereupon brought suit for damages against the railroad company. That he had a right of aetion was the opinion of the Minnesota su- preme court rendering the decision. Joyce vs. Great Northern Railway company, 110 Northwestern Reporter, 975. The de- cision is based on a statute, but the court suggests that irrespective the statute there should be a recovery. Liability of Householder: for Refusing ages to Sick Guest.—A householder who refuses lodging to a person who has come to his house on business, and who is suddenly taken ill, does so at his peril, according to the decision of the Minne” sota supreme court in Depue vs. Flateau, 111 Northwestern Reporter, 1. In this case the guest who was refused lodging was discovered the next mosing nearly frozen to death, some distance from his home, and he brought action for dam- ages. Applicable to the facts of the case was held to be the rule that whenever a person is placed in such a position in regard to another that it is obvious that if he does not use due care in his con- duct he will cause injury to that per- son, the duty at once arises to exercise care commensurate with the situation by which he is confronted to avoid sanaee, and a Sealigest performance of his duty makes him liable for the consequences. Garage “Offensive to the Neighbor- hood.”—A proposed garage designed to accommodate about 125 automobiles of large type, to be used in part for a re- pair shop and es with a large portable forge, and in which demonstra- tion cars are to be kept, with demon- strators to run them, is a_ building “offensive to the neighborhood for dwell- ing houses” within such a restriction contained in a deed. Such is the deci- sion of the supreme judicial court of Massachusetts in Evans vs. Foss, 30 Northeastern Reporter, 587. ) es Validity of Foreign Divorce Decree.— Divorce decrees rendered in other states by a constructive domicile are dealt a ‘body blow by the supreme court of South Carolina in State vs. Westmoreland, 56 Southeastern Reporter, 673. In this case the court holds an averment of the rec- ord that plaintiff in a divorce suit was a citizen of the state wherein the decree was rendered is not conclusive, but that such question may be inquired into in a collateral proceeding. If plaintiff in the divorce proceeding was not actually a citizen of the foreign state when he ob- tained the divorce, the decree will not constitute a defense to a subsequent prosecution for adultery in South Caro- PASSING OF THE CHIHUAHUA DOG. a ee ee ee eS eee Becoming Extinct. The Chihuahua dog, which as late as twenty-five years ago was commonly to be found in Mexico, is rapidly becoming extinct. It is a curious little creature, | popularly supposed to be a cross between the prairie dog and the jack rabbit. The animal resembles a small dog. Its weight is sometimes not more than a pound and a half, and it has a ewes large head, bulging eyes and long ears. The hair is usually scanty, showing the pink skin underneath, and from this characteristic it has been known as the Mexican hairless dog. One of its char- acteristic marks is said to be an unclosed cranial fissure, through which the brain can be felt throbbing beneath the skin. The little animels are peculiarly de- structive, and are constantly scratching at things with their long claws. They are easily tamed if taken young, and in numerous instances the breed has been domesticated, although they seldom show the usual dog traits of sagacious und intelligent attachment. In the last twenty-five years, unfortunately, the breed has become so largely mixed with small dogs of various mongrel types that it is now difficult to find in Mexico a purely bred Chihuahua dog, and thosa that are found are often sold at prices oe from $100 upward. Even in Chihuahua these dogs are rare. A few specimens sold in Mexico City recently are said to have been specimens of the true breed. “Pumpkin Knisley,” and Why. The “boys” who have read about the Tar Baby, Sis Cow, Brer Rabbit, ete., understand the lingo of Uncle Remus and love to read the anecdotes about his author, Joel Chandler Harris, and his “Snap Bean” farm, see in Lem Knisley, the Pope-Toledo driver, some- thing which associates the two. Lem has his farm, perhaps not as big in acres as Harris’, but he is just as proud of it. Lem has the “Harris wel- come,” and like Harris, he prefers the uiet and beauty of his own “Pumpkin Farm” to a king’s garden, and a good pumpkin dinne~ tastes better to him than ‘any banquet ever set. As soon as he ‘hits Toledo and reports to the factory, he immediately starts for the farm, and with his customary cigar stump, sits on the front porch and admires bis pum kin patch. Lem’s love for this vegetable has grown in fame and now the boys on se teak know him as “Pumpkin ‘Enis. ey.” — | Advertise in Your Home Paper. THE WISCONSIN DYO iAi E J ‘ Published once a week by Rh. B. MONTGOMERY, Editor and Treprietor. 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Montgomery will not be re- spensibie for loss when sent in any other way. ¢ TO CONTRIBUTORS: 41 comsnanica‘ions must be sent with the name and address of the seuder as an ev dence of good faith, but not necessarily for Piblication. No manuscript retwrued If not accepted. unless accompanied by stamps. EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS. “I know of the bravery and character ot the Negro soldier. He saved my life at Santiago, and I have had occasion to say so in many articles and speeches. The Rough Riders were in a bad position when the Ninth and Tenth cavalry came tushing up the hill carrying everything vefore them. The Negro soldier has the faculty of coming to the front when .e 1s needed most. In che Civil war he came 4e0,00e strong, and I believe he saved the Unicn.”—President Rocsevelt. __ FIRST OF AUGUST CELEBRATION. Sg Big Barbecue and Picnic—Great, Good- Natured Crowd—Excellent Music— Speeches on Practical Subjects. Pee et en oe Sis Oe, Oe SP eee What was probably the largest crowd ever turned out by Milwaukee on such an occasion, went to Castalia Springs park Thursday, August 1, for a barbecue picnie outing and emancipation celebra- tion under the auspices of the stewards and stewardesses of St. Mark’s A. M. E. church. Numerically beyond ai! question the affair was a great success. What is more it was a good natured crowd. The Advocate representative was there all the afternoon and evening. He went early and stayed late, but he heard no unbecoming language and saw no mis- conduct, which speaks weli for the people of Milwaukee and this in the light of the fact that there was no officer of any kind on the grounds is noteworthy. And everybody had a good time—there was plenty of good water to drink, water from the famed Castalia springs, there was soda pop for anybody who could raise a nickel, and lemonade of ‘Tony Burgette’s best brew, and no “spike” in it—but the strongest thing on the “grounds” was coftee—so the good cheer and good spirits of the crowd did not come from the bow] that flows un- Jess, perhaps, it was a bowl of bouillon which came along with that. Barbecued Dinner. The ham and cabbage was good, like- wise the “Irishman’s turkey,” — but Brother Evan's barbecued beef, lamb and pork was “done to a turn.” If some folks “repeated” on their dinner tickets it should not be entered in strict judgment against them. It was just a Way they had of paying their compli- ments to the cooks. It was sweet meat and all too soon we got close “to the bone,” for before the last call could be amade for supper meal tickets were of fered for a bag of peanuts—about every- thing else having gone with the dreams of things that were. Sister Bland may not be fully reeompensed for her efforts in the amount of money realized, but if its any consolation to her to know that now we have an aching void that noth- ing but barbecued meat will ever fill, she is certainly welcome to it. The only way that the Racine Giants could save themselves from the fate met by those other giants at the hands of Jack the Giant Killer was by failing to put in an appearance. Jackson was ready with his speed spit balls, curves, ete. to make them bite the dust, but they kept at a safe distance. out of harm's way. It will be a sad day when those Racines cross bats with Banks Milwaukee Giants—sad for Racine and worse then sad if Milwaukee has Jack: son in the box. Weaver Brothers’ Orchestra Had discoursed some of their finest for quite 2 while and the best that the crowd hed done wes to cast a wishful eye and pat its feet, but some gentleman from Racine, tall, graceful and athletic. discoyered that there was no officer or the grounds, led his lady to the middle of the pavilion, “made obeisance” and away he went, in a “dizzy whirl.” Ther nearly everybody went a-whirling, and say what you will about it, it was good to see and we suppose better to partici pate in. If it be not superfluous we may add that if those Weaver brothers can’t make you do wonders when they start to play neither could Orpheus. The Speeches Were good. Assistant District Attorney W. A. Hayes gave us some plain, prac- tical advice es to money getting, home- owning, ete. He wants that we shoul take care of our health, put some money in the bank end become independent, eschew polities and be good citizens. Lt was good, wholesome advice. The Adyo- cate can see some things from our side which of course Mr. Hayes does not see, not being of us, but we shall say nothing more of it here. “Judge” W. T. Green called a_ spade a spade ond not an implement. He told the crowd that any woman who works m the washiup or anywhere else and gives her money to a good for nothing, mizy man, is a tool. He toid us to work, work, Work. It was sometimes blunt, forceful, uncabeclished gospel wath, told ja the “judge's” inimitame wey. We wish we could quote hina at leugti, but we Jack space. Let ic sufice to say gudge wes never in becter vein, ir, George W. Gaines believes in let- ting the other ceilow marry whosoever he plesses—other things eqguai—provided only that he does not marry the doctor's girl, This adrdess wes a closely drawn argument, showing the injustice and fu- dihy of the attempt ty make “social equality’ a great bugabeo or to regulate social affairs by law. We cougratuiate those who managed this affair upon their splendid and de- served success, It was no stnall under- taking and was, e!l things considered, well carried cut. £ We were glad to hear the managers of Castalia park say at the close of the pienie “We have picnics here —neariy every day, but we have never let our grounds to a nicer, better behaved crowd than you have hed here today.” TURF CAFE. ag Sunday, Aug. 11. DINNER. Consomme Clear, Chicken a la Cream ee. Sliced Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Queen Ol-ves Boiled Ox Tongue, Pecani Sauce. Broled White Fish, Brown Butter, Saratoga Chips. Roast Prime of Beet, Dish Gravy. Spring Lamb with Green Mint Sauce. Roast Spring Duck Stuffed, Currant Jelly Baked Macaroni with Cheese. German Pancakes with Maple Syrup. Mashed New Potatoes in Cream. Corn on Cob, New Beets. Apple, Cherry, Lemon, Cream Pie. Mountain Sweet Watermelon, Vun.La Ice Cream, Assorted Cake. ‘Yea, Coffer, Milk. Bent Water Crakers and Roquefort Cheese. —__— The Sedan-Uhair. Perhaps some expert in the Siamese lnugnage will tell us what is its word for “sedan-chair.” When the King of Siam's minister, protesting against his majesty’s favor toward moteriug, sug- gested receutly that “the royal sedan- chair” was always at his dispesal, it is improbable that he used a word remi- niscent of the French town. For it is from the scene cf Napelecn LI.’s col- lapse that the sedan-chair takes its name, and perlkaps remote posterity will sup- pose that it had some connection with that event. But Sedan frst produced these conveyances centuries ago, and they were seen in England ir 1581. One used by James I.’s Buckingham provoked great popular outcry against the employ- ment of men as beasts oi burden. Sir S. Duncombe is credited with having in- troduced them to London in 1634, And Bath knows the Pickwickian sedan- chair to this day.—London Chronicle. —— Camphor Tree in Florida. - As showing how favorable to the growth of the camphor tree is the soil and climate of Florida, says the Wade City Democrat, an instance may be cited of one grown by Capt. J. R. Renfroe of Richland. It is a splendid camphor tree 17 years old that is 40 feet in height; its branches cover 40 feet, and its di- ameter 12 inches above the ground is + feet. The splendid hills around Richland seem to be specially adapted both in soil and climate conditions to the growth and development of the camphor tree in its highest state. The tree becomes use- ful for the production of the gum with- in a few years after planting. The growth mentioned is an indication that the tree thrives well in this state. ——_———- —The largest estate in the United Kingdom is the lordship of Sutherland, the property of the Duke of Sutherland. 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Meals 10c and 15¢ If You Wish Good Value in Dress Goods, Silks & Linings Big Varieties, Complete Stock, Lowest Priced in the City New Showing of Summer Wash Goods Embracing :h» handsomest designs in Swisses, Batistes, Lawns and Mulls. TRADE WITH ae | Grand Leader | Corner Third and Prairie Streets. PICKETT’S OLD FRIEND. A Story Told of Abraham Lincoln’s Visit to Richmond. The day after the great fire following the fall of Richmond, Lincoln, with a small bodyguard, walked through the streets of the charred city. As he ap- proached the corner occupied by Gen. Pickett’s residence he directed the guard to wait, and to their astonishment ran two setps at a time up to the door and rapped. The servants had tied. The “baby bride” had never seen President Lincoln, but she had read his letters to her husband and from him had learned to hold in the highest esteem the great northern President. With her baby in her arms she opened the door, says the World Today, and looked up at the tall, gaunt man with the sad face and un- couth ways. Without s word of explanation he asked: “Is George Pickett about?” To hear the husband's name bereft of its title by a Yankee at that moment was almost the limit, especially as many a rumor had floated about Richmond con- cerning the fate which awaited the lead- ers of the confederacy. _ With all the proud dignity she could command the baby bride replied: “Gen. Pickett is not at home.” The stranger seemed disappointed and as he turned to go remarkad: “I am Abrabam Lincoln, an old friend of George's.” “Not President Lincoln!” Mrs. Pick- et exclaimed. The tall man shook his head, repeating: “No. Just Abraham Lincoln, George ae Mrs, Alice H. Th 3 3] 2 E HAIR AND SCALP SPECIALIST Say “| Poor, thin, short hair cultivated into Bs omnes | a luxuriant healthy growth or money -i ee §|| refunded. Thomas’ Magic Hair Grower, Publicar? . 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Sa ae ae ea Following the instant promptings of the heart which still governs her, the baby bride thrust her baby boy into the arms of the giant Yankee, as her best effort to express her veneration and con- fidence, saying: “I am George Pickett’s wife and this is George Pickett’s baby.” ef ad KERN’S eS SUCCESS | : mae " @ Finest F L.QOU Rproducea To Dance Woodticks Out of Valley. A social function, probably the first event of the kind in the history of the world, was given et Florence on a re- cent evening. The affair was heralded throughout the valley by means of pos- ters. which read as foliows: “Woodtick dance. To be given in Woodmen hall, Florence, Saturday even- ing, June 22, 1907. This dance is -for the purpose of raising funds to burn brush and other necessary measures tc rid the west side of its pest, the wood. tick. Tickets, including supper, $1.50." The theory is generally accepted that the so-called spotted fever is caused by the bite of an infected woodtick.—Hamil. ton Western News. ————— Vulgar Fractions. WE CONTINUE T® WARN THE BENEVOLENT PUBLIC AGAINSY THE NUMEROUS BEGGARS FOR ALLEGED CHARITABLE INSTITU- TIONS IN BEHALF OF THE NEGRO RACE. LOOK WELL TO THE CRE- DENTIALS OF SUCH MENDICANTS AND INQUIRE OF SOME REPDTA- BLE NEGRO CITIZEN REGARDING THE TRUTHFULNESS OF THEIR STATEMENTS, Everything that Bobby learned at school he endeavored to apply in his daily life and walk. When his mother asked him if one of his new friends was an hen $ child, Bobby looked wise and triumphant. “He's got just one sister.” said Bobby. “He tried to catch me when he told me he had two hbalf-sisters, but I guess 1 know enough fractions for that!’—Life. CHOICE GROCERIES Candies, Fruits, Cigars and Tobacco Phone Grand 3898 128 WELLS STREET. MILWAUKEE, WIS. Nicely Furnished Rooms Single and Double. Also Light Housekeeping. 427 Cedar Street, Milwaukee. Call up Grand 783. You Can Be Accommodated At Any Time. The Oriental Club 196 Fourth Street H TRADE MARK E.L.HUSTING SAY! Are You Looking for Choi T. RIGAS & N —DEALERS CHOICE GR Candies, Fruits, Cig Phone Gran 428 WELLS STREET. MRS. C. THOM Rooming Nicely Furnis Single and Double. A 427 Cedar Street Call up Grand 783. You Ca Any Ti The Orien 196 Fourth Hot and Cold Water Ba No Intoxicating Drinks Sold to Minors. Special Discount of 10 per cent. to those mentioning this ad. seen in Wisconsin Weekly Advocate. Before Starting on Your Travels Call on GEO. BURROUGHS & SONS MANUFACTURERS OF PREMIUM TRUNKS Vallises, Sample Cases, Etc. 424 & 426 East Water Street, Milwaukee. Not because your hair is curly, Not because your eyes are blue. But I have slowly learned to Love You. "JUST U." Because You Get Your Hair Cut and Shave at H.L.HOKE and You Do Use Apho Hair Tonic 209 N. Third St. LaCrosse, Wis. We Ask Our Patrons in La Crosse to Place Their Orders With Arctic Ice & Fuel Company LOUIS C. JENKS, Proprietor OFFICE 401 HAGAR ST. Ice, Houses & Yards Foot St.Cloud St. Old Phone 231 LA CROSSE, WIS. New Phone 231 GO TO SANDY W. TRICE & CO.'S DEPART- MENT STORE When in Chicago LOCATED AT 2918 STATE ST. There you will find everything you are looking for at lowest prices. When visiting Chicago don't fail to call at Sandy W. Trice & Co.'s Department Store, 2918 State Street. The only store of its kind in Chicago controlled by negroes. --- The Popular Drink of the Negro Race. for Choice Groceries? If So, Go to & N. THANOS DRIVERS IN— GROCERIES Cigars and Tobacco Grand 3898 MILWAUKEE, WIS. THOMPSON'S ing House Furnished Rooms Also Light Housekeeping. Street, Milwaukee. You Can Be Accommodated At any Time. CENTAL CLUB Fourth Street Under Baths Day and Night D. MOORE, Prop. MONON ROUTE NORTH OR SOUTH Always ask for tickets via the MONON ROUTE THE SHORT LINE BETWEEN Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Louisville Six trains daily between Chicago and the Ohio river. For folders, rates, etc., call at any Monon ticket office or address FRANK J. REED, Gen'l Pass. Agent, Chicago. S. B. JONES, C. P. Agent. 232 Clark St., Chicago. Beware of Impostors of different professions soliciting money in Wisconsin for purposes unknown to any person in that state and for use elsewhere. Driven out of other states they are overrunning this. We think it an imperative duty on us as being the only negro paper in the state, to protect its generous philanthropists. From now on, we shall warn the mayor and chief of police of every city in Wisconsin against such adventurers. Full Line of Staple and Fancy GROCERIES Confections and Fruits GOOD GOODS LOW PRICES JOS. ZAITOON & SONS Phone Grand 1327 231 5th Street. MILWAUKEE, WIS. Music As a Cure. Where the trouble is physical, such as failure of an organ, indigestion, congestion of the liver and so on, strong, firm, martial music will give best results, according to Dr. Latson, editor of Health Culture. For this class of treatment the key of C-major is particularly recommended. TEMPERANCE TOPICS. HOMES ARE RUINED BY STRONG DRINK. Thousands of Lives, Characters and Fortunes Are Annually Wrecked Along the Gilded Pathway, Having Its Beginning in Wine Room. Few persons, saye Dr. T. D. Crothers, superintendent of the Walnut Lodge Hospital, Hartford Conn., can use spirits moderately in this country, in any form, regularly every day for any length of time. The so-called moderate drinkers and those who use wines or beers at the table are, with few exceptions, in the first stages of inebriety and alcoholism. Such persons may not develop chronic stages, but they are subject to toxic periods and nerve explosions, and frequently die from pneumonia or other intercurrent acute diseases. In a study and experience of over thirty years, I have never known any persons who were strictly moderate users of spirits for any great length of time. Those who claim to never exceed a minimum quantity daily have been found to have excesses at intervals usually concealed. The ordinary business man who calls himself temperate because he drinks sparingly, may possibly be able to keep within narrow limits, but he is the rare exception to the rule. Concealed drink excesses among this class are often the real causes of alleged disabilities and diseases. A study of the so-called moderate drinkers indicates a higher mortality than amongst those whi drink to excess at intervals, and have a period of total abstinence. One of the reasons is that the steady drinker suffers from the cumulative anesthetic action of alcohol, which constantly depresses vitality and lowers the resisting forces to acute diseases. Such persons die suddenly from pneumonia, Bright's disease, hemorrhage and other acute affections, and when injured suffer from both physical and mental shocks. In addition to this the continuous use of alcohol increases the toxines formed in the body and those taken from without, also diminishes the power of elimination, the direct result of which is a great variety of maladies called rheumatisms, dsypepsias, and malarious states. If to relieve this condition the patient takes bitters or proprietary drugs, the injury is increased, and opium and other drug addictions with neurotics are certain to follow. The concealed use of drugs and spirits is increasing in this country, and such drugs are used to cover up states of exhaustion and strains. It is the materialism of bitter experience spreading through all circles of industry, bringing startling confirmation to the theories that alcohol is an anesthetic and paralyzant in its effects on the organism. All the great captains of industry and the employer of labor and directors of business interests are demanding more imperatively that responsible and trusted men in all departments shall be total abstainers simply for business reasons. To them moderate drinkers are defective in judgment, capacity and physical vigor. The elements of risk, danger and loss are increased in the work they perform. The conclusion is not sentiment or moral theory, but the teaching of harsh experience and knowledge of the operation of inexorable laws. The movement in this direction is silently going on. There is no clash nor roar of revolution. It is the march of industrialism along the lines of least resistance toward a definite end. Curse of Modern France. Absinth drinking has frequently been characterized as the curse of modern France. Absinth, which is distilled from alcohol in which wormwood leaves have been crushed, is a peculiarly destructive drink. Its effects are so much worse than those of any other alcoholic beverage that a commission was appointed some time ago to recommend some way of checking the ravages of the habit. The committee has recommended that the manufacture of absinth shall cease in a year, and that after two years its sale shall be forbidden. This report has been adopted by the committee on hygiene of the Chamber of Deputies and reported to the Chamber. It does not yet appear whether the nation is sufficiently roused to the evil to make certain the passage of the necessary law. The absinth habit has a curious origin. The French soldiers in Algiers during the war of 1844-7 were advised to mix wormwood with their wine to prevent or cure the fevers to which they were liable in northern Africa. On their return to France they continued to put the wormwood in their wine, and introduced the drink to their friends, and soon the distillers put on the market what is now known as absinth, with the bitter taste of the wormwood disguised by anise. Middleton Island, in the Gulf of Alaska, near longitude 146 and not far from the entrance to Prince William Sound, is becoming known as a garden spot. Last winter there was no snow and grass was green every month. Simon Smith, an evangelist, cousin to Gypsy Smith, has been holding services for the last two years in London. He is a singer as well as a preacher. Just as soon as you try to outdo your neighbors you begin to go broke. The first step is all the difficulty.—French. HOUSEHOLD TALKS Boil a fowl until tender, adding salt to the water at the end of fifteen minutes. When done, strip the meat from the bones, chop it very fine, and season with cayenne and salt, adding a little garlic. Have ready made a thick paste of cornmeal mush. Make the meat into rolls, or balls, incase each in the cornmeal paste, and pack into the inner husks of Indian corn, first washing these in boiling water. Tie the husk securely around each ball, and drop all into the boiling liquor in which the chicken was boiled. Cook for fifteen minutes, then serve very hot. Bread. Into a quart of flour chop a tablespoonful of butter, wet with a quart of lukewarm water, add a tablespoonful of sugar and a half-cake of compresed yeast dissolved in warm water. Beat all together hard for ten minutes, then cover and set to rise over night. In the morning work in two quarts of salted flour. Knead steadily for fifteen minutes, cover and set to rise again, and, when double its original size, make into loaves; knead each of these for at least five minutes and set to rise for an hour, then bake. Spice Layer Cake. Cream one cup of brown sugar and two-thirds of a cup of butter, add the beaten yolks of four eggs, a cup of milk, a teaspoonful each of ground cinnamon and cloves and allspice, a half nutmeg, grated, two cups of flour, sifted, with two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, and mix well. Bake in layer tins. This cake is good with a cocoanut filling and the white layers make a pretty contrast to the dark cake. Cover with white frosting and lay halved English walnuts over the top of the cake. Hot Water Sponge Cake. Hot Water Sponge Cake. Beat the yolks of three eggs until very light. Add one cup of sugar, beating constantly. Stir in a little at a time half a cup of boiling water. Add one and one-fourth cups of flour in which a teaspoonful of baking powder has been sifted, and a little salt. Lastly add the whites of two eggs beaten stiff and a teaspoonful of any preferred extract for flavoring. Bake in a rather quick oven and do not open the oven door until the cake has been baking nearly twenty minutes. Lemon Ple. Line a pieplate with crust, and, while baking, prepare the following mixture: Into a cup of sugar stir two teaspoonfuls of flour, mixing well; add the yolks of two eggs and one whole egg, well beaten. Next stir in the juice of one and one-half lemons and the grated rind of a half lemon, with a cup of cold water. Put into a double boiler and, when thick, fill the baked crust, cover with a meringue made with the whites of the two eggs and brown in a good oven. Strawberry Flummery. One quart of strawberries will be sufficient for six people. Hull them and cut each berry in half; cook to a sirup one pint of water, one cupful of sugar and one tablespoonful of lemon juice; as soon as boiling add three level tablespoonfuls of corn starch dissolved in one-half cupful of water, and stir until thick and smooth; add the berries, set over boiling water and cook ten minutes; then turn into a dish. Serve cold with cream. Boiled Mutton. Wipe the leg of mutton with a wet cloth, put into a kettle, cover with cold water and bring slowly to the boll. Simmer all the way through, as hard boiling toughens the meat. Allow fifteen minutes to each pound of mutton. Fifteen minutes before removing from the water, add salt to taste. Take from the liquor, drain very dry and serve with caper sauce. Short Suggestions. Never put salt into soup when cooking it until it is skimmed, as salt prevents the scum from rising. The skin of baked potatoes should be broken as soon as they are removed from the oven. This permits the steam to escape and renders them dry and mealy. Wash the coffee pot with a solution of a tablespoonful of sal soda and boiling water. It will not be necessary to boil the pot if this solution is used for washing it. Some women say that a lump of orris root dropped into the boiler on wash day leaves a pleasant fragrance with the clothes even after they have been ironed. It is not generally known that the potato possesses great cleaning properties. Cold potatoes, when used instead of soap, clean the hands well and keep the skin soft. The water in which potatoes have been boiled is excellent for sponging out dirt from silk. Where a large bottle of olives is opened and only a part of them used, the remainder, though left in the brine, becomes comparatively tasteless. To avoid this pour half an inch of olive oil on the top and cork well. The olives will then retain their flavor indefinitely. HANSET & SON COAL CO. 521 Wells St. 590 E. 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AGRICULTURAL C In the home smoking of meat I have learned something by experimenting that is a great saver of work and of much more consequence—keeps the meat in better shape during the smoking process. I used a low smokehouse, and, handle the little necessary fire as best I could, it would sometimes heat the meat more than was good for it. I had the fire covered in a little pit in the center of the smokehouse. Then I tried a pit outside several feet from the building with an underground flue, but all the heat generated in that went into the smokehouse, so it was unsatisfactory. I placed an old heating stove, with the legs taken off, on the ground about eight feet from the side of the smokehouse, put an elbow on the stove and ran a pipe in through the side of the smokehouse. Then I started a little fire in the stove, and as the smoke poured from the funnel it occurred to me to turn the smoke down, so I put on an elbow with mouth pointing down, and as that worked all right I put a length of pipe on that and watched to see what the smoke would do. In a moment it poured from the pipe right NO HEAT. NO DANGER OF FIRE. down near the ground. The end of the pipe is four or five inches from the ground and nearly on a level with the bottom of the stove. It works finely. The cooled smoke rising from the ground conveys no heat to the meat, though quite a little fire is kept in the stove. The fire needs but little attention, as the stove is kept about closed all the time. It is very satsifactory. Kansas Farmer. The American Carriage Horse. The development of the American carriage horse at the Colorado Agricultural College and Experiment Station is progressing very favorably, says Prof. W. L. Carlyle of the Colorado Agricultural College, in the Twentieth Century Farmer. At the present time twenty-two brood mares are to be found on the farm, and of these nineteen are expected to foal this year. Fourteen very high-class yearling colts, by the stallion Carmon, are exemplifying the success of the work undertaken. At the present time seven very fine foals have come to hand this year and the indications are that they are superior to their brothers and sisters of last year. The station and college, in cooperation with the government, will increase the brood mares to thirty-five head during the summer, and only those of the very highest class will be secured. Must Raise Many Crops. Twenty years ago hundreds of North Dakota farmers bought butter, eggs and even potatoes and cabbages at the village stores, but they were not real farmers, merely wheat raisers. They depended entirely upon one crop, and when that failed, distress followed. James J. Hill quickly taught them the folly of that kind of farming, and to-day the State's diversified crops are equal to those of any other Northern State. The educational movement was not that Mr. Hill had any love for the farmers then, nor has now, but he had a big railway to feed and was forced to teach the farmer how to produce the freight. Now the experiment stations are carrying on the education commenced by Mr. Hill and are doing it better. Algeria Wants Our Wasps. The American wasp is to be used in a campaign of extermination of the horse fly in darkest Africa. By request to the Louisiana crop pest commission, Abraham Rosenheim, assistant entomologist, is sending a consignment of these "horse guards" from Cameron parish, La., where the wasps atttain unusual size and ferocity. A band of embryo stingers will be shipped from New Orleans by way of Havre on the steamship Louisiana July 12 in refrigerated baskets with the pupae of the insect. Experiments in Cultivation. Deep cultivation of some crops is equivalent to pruning the roots. This is especially the case with corn, which sends its roots in every direction, close to the surface of the soil. Experiments in cultivating show that when the roots were cut 2 inches, 4 inches and 6 inches below the surface the increase of crops was greatest when the cultivation was shallow, the greatest harm being done by deep cultivation at the last stages of growth of the plants. The object should be to simply loosen the top soil when cultivating corn and to avoid cutting the roots as much as possible. Food Cows Their Own Milk: Feed Cows Their Own Milk. An endless chain arrangement that on its face appears to be the most economical scheme ever devised has been started by Prof. Erf, of the Kansas State Agricultural College. Prof. Erf takes the milk secured from cows on the college farm, converts it into a powder and feeds it to the cows, making what is declared to be the cheapest of all the cow foods. The food invented by Prof. Erf is made of buttermilk. He has perfected a system of drying buttermilk and then converting it into a powder. This dried buttermilk contains about 70 per cent of protein, twice as much as cotton seed meal containns, and can be manufactured for one and a half cents a pound. Thus a food twice as rich as cotton seed can be manufactured at approximately the cost of the latter. One hundred pounds of buttermilk will make from nine to ten pounds of the finished product and as the estimated waste of buttermilk in the creameries of Kansas is 500,000 pounds daily, it is figured that by the adoption of this progress a saving of $400,000 can be made yearly in Kansas alone. How to Grow Celery. Dr. S. B. Partridge of East Bloomfield, N. Y., is raising celery on a large scale on the bed of a reclaimed swamp. He set 125,000 plants last year, of the dwarf golden self-balancing, and produces from 1,500 to 1,800 dozen branches of celery per acre, marketable at from 20 to 30 cents per dozen. His celery kept for winter market is placed in trenches made by means of a crib, 16 feet long and 14 inches wide, which is placed in the row and filled with celery. Then a deep bank of earth is thrown up on either side to the celery, after which the crib is taken up and moved forward its length, and the same process is repeated. The trenches are left open at the top until the approach of cold weather, when they are covered with straw and earth.—New England Farmer. Managing the Workers. Managing the workers on a farm is a science in itself. It is a science that few have studied sufficiently. Planning out the work so that it may be done in the best manner and in the least time is equivalent to a saving in dollars and cents. Not only should the work be properly done and at the right time, but the time between different pieces of work should be as small as possible. Here is a point at which great waste occurs. It is like a man forgetting something at the store and having to drive back miles to get it. No man can properly manage a set of workers without putting some thought on it. Thinking is not so easy as it seems. To think in a logical manner requires effort. A is of oak 2x4x33 inches; B is 2x4x 14 inches; C is 12 inches long, and lever D is 5 feet long, the short end being 1 foot. The drawing explains itself. Productiveness of Strawberries. As many as 10,000 quarts of strawberries have been grown on an acre. A plot of 50 feet square will produce over 600 quarts in the same proportion. It is not every grower who secures 5,000 quarts per acre, but a garden plot can be made to give larger proportionate yield than a field. "Don'ts" Concerning the Cow. Don't be unkind to the milk cow. Don't allow cows to sleep in a muddy shed. Don't permit the cow to drink immure water. Don't use a club, but kind words instead. Do not feed the milk cow "rotten" or decayed corn. Don't allow your finger nails to grow long if you are a daily milker. Don't allow any loafers around when milking, such as dogs, children or cats. Don't fail to keep some sort of salt handy so the cow may have free access to it. Don't, when milking, beat the cow for stepping backward when flies are numerous. Don't expect a cow to give as much milk when half fed as when properly cared for. Don't allow your cows to be chased by dogs or be hurried when going to or from pasture. Don't milk until dusk during the hot months so as to avoid the presence of the flies which so vigorously attack the cow just before sundown.—Indiana Farmer. THE Popular Pulpit By Rev. Henry F. Cope. "And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother?"—Gen. iv., 9. Social selfishness is the most serious charge against the church of our day. If the charge be sustained it simply indicates that the church has become subdued to the spirit and subservient to the method of the world, for the grave danger of this age is that it shall be dominated by social selfishness. Yet the correctness with which this accusation is made against the church for failure to enter upon her work of regenerating and reconstructing society, the fierce invective freely poured on the individual or the corporation which for gain sells out the lives of men and women and disregards all human rights, the popular indignation against social wrong is the most promising sign of the time. There is an awakening social conscience; as never before men are realizing that the old question, "Am I my brother's keeper?" must be answered in a clear and active affirmative. There never was a time when there was more serious search for the right way of discharging that responsibility which the individual has come to feel for humanity as a whole. It would be a happy thing if we could sit down at our ease and say, all's well with this world, there is no good cause for popular discontent; but it is a horrible thing when we thus sit at ease and speak smooth words while things are far from right, when justice is thwarted by greed and the lives of children are devoured by the moloch of mammon, when the power of wealth to do wrong is coupled with the inability of poverty to do right. It is a stunted intellect that says conditions are no worse in our day than they used to be. These things cannot be measured by former conditions; they must be measured by the present day conscience. They are better than they were, but they are utterly wrong and bad until they come to that standard we know to be right. If you measure things by yesterday you will be satisfied with the backward look. But every age must have new standards. Humanity never can stand still. Standards of living and ideals in life continually must rise higher. The desire for betterment which you justify in yourself ought to be reflected in discontent with anything short of constant improvement in the lot of others. Every man has a duty to society; he is debtor to all humanity; he is the inheritor of the high privilege of making the world better, fairer, happier. Most of all does this duty and indebtedness rest upon those who profess to follow the man of Nazareth, who came into the world to redeem society. The church will be measured not by the prevalence of her creeds but by the production of a type of character and the prevalence of ideal conditions for its perfection. Is there any greater mockery to-day than that of a body bearing the name of him who came to save the world standing with hand outstretched begging the world to save it from poverty, to lift it to luxury, and to enable it to enjoy soothing sermons and rich furnishings? The deadly heresy is this living for ourselves, this selfishness that puts to sleep the social conscience. Neither the church nor the individual can live in "a little garden walled around." We steadily are tempted to shield ourselves from the loathsome sights of poverty and the heavy drafts on our sympathies made by suffering. Walled in by respectability we hope to escape responsibility. Yet at the last we shall but hear the words, like a withering whirlwind, "Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these." Nor is that all; every time we refuse to give ourselves, some of our thought and energy, our sympathy and love to others, we cut off that much of our own lives. The narrow, dwarfed soul is the one that is ever turned in on itself and never reaching out to others. He who lives to self-satisfaction is dead already; only he who lives to serve humanity is alive and lives more and more and forever. HOW TO REACH THE PEOPLE. By Rev. C. E. Aked. The Christianity I try to teach is an appeal to the intelligence, the ideals, the hearts of men, the appeal for right thinking and living. Spurgeon once said the people he preached to were like a dust heap, but a dust heap filled with thousands of little steel filings. "I hold the magnet," he would say, "and I draw to it the little particles of steel in the dirt." He meant, of course, that he aroused in his hearers that something that inspired them to be better men and women. How can the people be reached? Much is heard of so-called magnetism of public speakers. Is it not really a sympathy between the preacher and the listener? To me the preacher and his congregation bear an intimate relation, one to the other. The thoughts of the people I preach to seem to come to me as a mist which I must give back to them as a flowing stream. I receive from them, but I must return more than they give. A preacher must have this sense of personal contact. A man preaching with his nose buried in a manuscript can do nothing. It was said recently that one person in nine goes to church. In Manchester it is one in ten. Appeal to people through the things they feel and think about—their work, their public interests, their every day lives, but above all appeal to their common sense and their intelligence. There is probably a difference between America and England in respect to non-churchgoers. I think Americans are the more open minded. It is wonderful what a grasp of affairs, what a broad horizon you have here. Americans are like a people turning to the light; a people with their eyes fixed on the east. One feels that in this country some new element, some electric spark has been added to the old peoples to lift them to bigger things. LESSONS FROM THE BIRDS. By Rev. H. M. Wharton, D. D. They say the little English sparrows are a nuisance, and people try to kill them out because they drive other birds away. But God cares for the little sparrows and they are worthy of our attention also. I was hurrying along the street in Baltimore one rainy day, my umbrella over me and the rain pouring down, when, turning a corner, I saw on the old marble steps of a house two little birds. It was a large sparrow and a small one, which I took to be a mother and her child. The mother was trying every way to persuade her little one to fly up into a maple above them and get out of the rain, and out of danger, for it was the step of a public building, and the poor thing was likely to be trampled to death. But the young bird had but few feathers and they were wet, and do what it would it could not fly. The anxious mother would chatter away and tell how dangerous it was to be there, and how nice it was to be up in the tree. Then she would fly up in the tree to show the little bird what to do, but still it couldn't fly. I stood there looking on wondering what she would do next. The mother's tender care the persevering efforts to save her little one, the repeated example, flying up to teach her child to rise above danger, all seemed as plain to me as the efforts of a human being. After she had tried again and again and could not get the little one out of the rain, the mother bird came down and stood beside her child as close as she could get, and took the rain as it came. She seemed to say, "Well, my child, if you can't get away, mother will stay here with you." That is true sympathy; suffering with those who suffer. A little girl came from school one day and said, "Mamma, Ada was there to-day; she has lost her mother, and she sat in the desk with me and put her face in her book and cried all day." "What will you do, my daughter?" "I just put my face in my book and I cried, too." Sympathy! Let us do like the bird, stand by our fellowmen in their sorrows and it will help them bear their burdens. It is what Jesus does for us. Sympathy is not feeling only, it is getting down and helping him bear it. "Rejoice with them that do rejoice and weep with them that weep." "Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." One day a lady sat by the window sewing; suddenly she heard the cry of birds, in the deepest distress, and she looked out to see what was the matter. There was a great big snake that had crawled up a tree and was devouring the helpless little ones, while just above them the poor heart-broken mother fluttered about in the wildest distraction. But it was too late; her children were gone, and her home was left desolate, a sad reminder of her folly in building so near the ground. So I think it is with people who have no higher ambition than earthly pleasure, wealth or honors. They build too low. Their heart's home is in easy reach of death and the devil, and depend upon it the destroyer will come, soon or late. Let us build for God. Let us lay our foundations in the eternities, and we shall then be above and beyond all danger. "Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust corrupt and where thieves cannot break through nor steal." Build on the Rock, and the winds and rains and floods of time or eternity will beat upon your house in vain. Short Meter Sermons. There never yet was a sermon that could have any force on a head full of fashion. The burdens of earth demand that out hearts be nourished with the bread of heaven. 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The enterprises represented in this enormous capitalization cover a wide field, but they nearly all belong in the category of what may be termed modern industries, in the sense applied in Japan. For instance, there are fifty-one new electrical companies with an aggregate capital of $55,000,000 gold; ten new navigation and dock companies, with a total capital of $20,000,000; 5 new insurance companies, with a total capital of $7,500,000. New banking concerns aggregate a capital of $11,000,000. There are eleven new steam railway companies, with $10,000,000 capital; fourteen new mining companies, with $6,500,000 capital; while old corporations have increased their capital $34,000,000. To many of them direct government assistance is being given, while nearly all of them have had or hope to secure stimulation through the government by indirect methods. "This enumeration of the new commercial activities of the nation does not, however, include the greatest enterprise of all. 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All efforts to preserve these eggs have been futile. An egg apparently in a state of perfect preservation is reported to have been discovered embedded in the mortar of an ancient church near Paris. As the wall had been standing for fully 800 years the egg must have been undisturbed for all that long period—Molassine World. TIRED BACKS The kidneys have a great work to do in keeping the blood pure. When he blood pure. When they get out of order it causes backache, headaches, dizziness, languor and distressing urinary troubles. Keep the kidneys well and all these sufferings will be saved you. Mrs. S. A. Moore, prøprietor of a restaurant at Waterville, Mo., says: 1 "Before using Doan's Kidney Pills I suffered everything from kidney troubles for a year and a half. I had pain in the back and head, and almost continuous in the loins and felt weary all the time. A few doses of Doan's Kidney Pills brought great relief, and I kept on taking them until in a short time I was cured. I think Doan's Kidney Pills are wonderful." For sale by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. AMERICAN IF BORN HERE. Jewish Journal Takes Exceptions to Form of Prison Record. The American Israelite, in the current issue, says: "According to the report published in the daily papers, 'Abe Hummel's penitentiary record reads: 'Place of birth, Boston; nationality, Hebrew.' If this is as reported it is high time that the custom which sanctions this offense should be abrogated. Every native of the United States is an American, whatever his religion or descent may be. It ought not to be difficult to bring about the change, as there can be no intention on the part of the state of New York to deprive us of the right to be counted as Americans, which is our birthright." Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease A powder to shake into your shoes. It rests the feet, Cures Corns, Bunlons, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating feet and Ingrowing Nails. Allen's Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores. 25c. Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen S. Oimsted, Le Roy, N. Y. River Life in Manila Dr. A. D. Wilkinson of Nebraska describes a queer feature of life in Manila: "The river population of Manila is a class by itself. Not to be outdone by Canton, she has her sampans, known as cacoes and lorchas, supporting 15,000 people within the city limits, where thousands of children are born, grow, live and die on these floating cargo carriers. They never dream of any other world than that which floats about them. These boats are small, but accommodate a family of five to seven. They have a fire pot, a platform and rice kettle. The cabin or covered portion is very small—in fact, I don't see how they live—and it is a wonder to me that the children don't fall overboard and drown. You will loften see a woman sitting at the end of the boat, rowing with a child strapped on her back, looking for all the world like a little monkey." FITS St. Vitus' Dame and all Nervous Diseases Permanently tured by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorar. Send for Free $2 trial bottle and treatise. DR. R. H. KLINE, Ld., 931 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa —Black opals of great beauty are found in Queensland, Australia, besides fifty-six other kinds of precious stones. A Most Valuable Agent. The glycerine employed in Dr. Pierce's medicines greatly enhances the medicinal properties which it extracts from native medicinal roots and holds in solution much better than alcohol would. It also possesses medicinal properties of its own, being a valuable demulcent, nutritive, antiseptic and antiferment. It adds greatly to the efficacy of the Black Cherrybark, Bloodroot, Golden Seal root, Stone root and Queen's root, contained in "Golden Medical Discovery" in subduing chronic, or lingering coughs, bronchial, throat and lung affections, for all of which these agents are recommended by standard medical authorities. In all cases where there is a westing away of flesh, loss of appetite, with weak stomach, as in the early stages of consumption, there can be no doubt that glycerine acts as a valuable nutritive and aids the Golden Seal root, Stone root, Queen's root and Black Cherrybark in promoting digestion and building up the flesh and strength, controlling the cough and bringing about a healthy condition of the whole system. Of course, it must not be expected to work miracles. It will not cure consumption except in its earlier stages. It will cure very severe, obstinate, hang-on, chronic coughs, bronchial and laryngeal troubles, and chronic sore throat with hoarseness. In acute coughs it is not so effective. It is in the lingering hang-on coughs, or those of long standing, even when accompanied by bleeding from lungs, that it has performed its most marvelous cures. Prof. Finley Ellingwood, M. D., of Bennett Med. College, Chicago, says of glycerine: "In dyspepsia it serves an excellent purpose. Holding a fixed quantity of the peroxide of hydrogen in solution, it is one of the best manufactured products of the present time in its action upon enfeebled, disordered stomach, especially if there is ulceration or catarrhal gastritis (catarrhal inflammation of stomach), it is a most efficient preparation. Glycerine will relieve many cases of pyrosis (heartburn) and excessive gastric (stomach) acidity." "Golden Medical Discovery" enriches and purifies the blood curing blotches, plumps, creptions, scrofulous wellings and old sores, or ulcers. Send to Dr. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y., for free booklet telling all about the native medicinal roots composing this wonderful medicine. There is no alcohol in it. SANCTUARY. So sweet with lyric fragrances The drowsy breezes pass, Some careless poet must have spilled His rhymes upon the grass. While this old book's quaint, yellow page Where vagrant shadows dance, Unfolds again the lost delights Of beauty and romance. What matter if the world without Resounds with clam'rous strife, Or if the busy, crowded streets With haste and dust are rife. Unheeding all the sordid cares My weary soul forsook— I find content and comfort in My garden and my book. —Charlotte Becker in New York Times. A POWERFUL BLEND. "There is nothing serious the matter, I assure you, Mr. Martin," said the doctor with a slight acerbity, for he had been asked the same question so many times, and, as his patient was only suffering from a feverish cold, such extreme anxiety seemed absurd to him. How could he know that John Martin, the man who had begun life as an errand boy, and now had more money than he knew what to do with, had only one dread, which was that the wife he adored, who had fought by his side through long years of hardship and helped him to win success, might be taken from him? On this occasion Mrs. Martin had a bad cold, and the doctor had advised her to stay in bed for a day or two. With his wife confined to her room John Martin was absolutely lost. He had insisted on her having a trained nurse, and he spent all his time in wandering disconsolately about the house. "You are quite sure," he said to the doctor, "perfectly certain there is nothing seriously wrong; she—she—is not sickening for anything." Only the old man's intense anxiety prevent the doctor answering him quite sharply, but he replied again that Mrs. Martin had merely a severe cold. "You'll come in and see her again this afternoon, won't you?" asked John Martin, as he accompanied the doctor to the door. "I really don't think—" began the doctor, but something in the trusting blue eyes, more like those of a child than of a man who had looked on the world for seventy odd years, stopped him. "Very well, I will look in again," he said and went. John Martin had a miserable, lonely luncheon and then betook himself to the library, where he sat in front of the fire and regretted that riches had come to him. In the old, far-off days when Mary had a cold he looked after her himself. Now, if he went into her room, the nurse seemed to resent it. His thoughts went back longingly to the rare occasions when she had had a headache, and he had made her a special cup of tea, which always cured her. He smiled as he remembered she always said no one could make a cup of tea as he could. How Perkins, the immaculate butler, would scorn such a proceeding! Still, if his tea could cure Mary's headache, why should he not make some? Why should he not make tea if he so desired? He was master; he could do as he chose. He looked at the fire; its glowing embers were ideal for toast, and Mary always liked a bit of hot buttered toast with her tea. And why not make it? Not in the kitchen, of course, under the disapproving eyes of the servants, but here, in the library, in secret and alone. There were difficulties certainly, but they could be overcome; he squared his shoulders and sat up very straight. He would do it. Mary should have tea, not the weak, washy stuff the housekeeper provided, but tea with a good, strong flavor about it such as they had enjoyed in the old days of poverty and freedom. He would buy the things and smuggle them into the library. He decided that his purchases could not be made in the shops where the tradespeople knew him, so he walked for some distance till he came to a side street, and here he found what he wanted. And what a number of purchases were needed! Tea first, of course; half a pound at one and six a pound, good, pungent, black tea; a quarter of a pound of sugar, bread for the toast, and a quarter of a pound of "best fresh." Even milk he had to buy, so he bought a pennyworth and a bottle in which to carry it. But this was not all; cups, saucers, plates, knives, toasting forks, all were needed. He might, he though, abstract two spoons from the dining room while Perkins was downstairs, and at the same time he might secure the silver teapot. But for the silver teapot he felt only scorn, his soul hankered to again see on the tea tray a little brown earthenware pot. So he bought a brown teapot and two blue cups and saucers, which reminded him of some Mary and he had bought when they were furnishing their cottage. Fate was kind in allowing him to enter his home unobserved; he shut himself in the library and began preparations. With what joy he examined his purchases. Mary always said he cut bread for toast better than anyone else, and his hand trembled with conscious pride as he cut two even slices. Then he put the kettle (for he had bought a kettle, too), on to boil. How busy he was, how happy, how important! He sat down before the red coals to make the toast, holding it at exactly the right distance, so it would brown without burning. He almost fancied himself back in the old house; he could see the dresser covered with blue plates and dishes, the whitewashed walls gay with pictures, the wide. old-fashioned fireplace, on one side of which sat Mary rocking a cradle. A sob choked in his throat; if the baby had only lived wealth would have been of some use, the money that he did not care about for himself would have been a joy and delight to spend on his son. His eye traveled to the window; he did not see the elaborate lace curtains or the dreary London street beyond, but over a row of pink geraniums in scarlet pots he saw through diamond-shaped panes a cottage garden bright with flowers; the singing of the birds rose above the roar of the traffic. A strong smell of burning brought him back to the present. The toast was on the fire. He took another slice and devoted all his thoughts to it. When it was cooked to perfection, he buttered it and put it down on the fender to keep hot. Now the kettle was singing loudly; he heated the pot, put in a generous supply of tea and was just about to pour water over it when the door opened. With a guilty start he looked, expect ing to see Perkins. However, it was the doctor who stood there, and, before he had time to speak, John Martin, in a burst of confidence which surprised him, explained matters to him. And the doctor, who under all his professional dignity, was the most tender-hearted of men, understood. He saw the pathetic side, he comprehended the longing to do something for the loved one, the inability imposed by wealth, the perhaps ludicrous but thoughtful way which love had found out. And there was no trace of amusement in voice or face as he explained that he had called again, as promised, to see the patient. "She is very much better," he continued, "and I am sure she would enjoy the tea you have made for her far more than anything else she could have. I will tell the nurse you are going to have tea upstairs with Mrs. Martin this afternoon." The doctor was certainly a friend worth having; how much he explained to the nurse is not known, but she was not visible when John proudly carried the tray upstairs, and it may have also been owing to the doctor's maneuvering that Perkins did not appear. And when John Martin was safely settled by his wife's bedside with a little table before him, and tea, his tea, upon it, the doctor said good-bye and went. As he closed the door behind him he heard Mrs. Martin say, in tones of enjoyment: "Why, John. dear, what lovely tea! (Where did you get it? It has some taste to it, not like that pale-colored stuff Mrs. Humphry always orders." And she heard the old man's proud reply: "I bought it myself, one and six a pound. A powerful blend, 'syrupy and full flavored.' was the label. It is good, and the toast, too, isn't it, old woman?" The doctor smiled, but his eyes were very tender-looking. "A powerful blend," he said to himself as he shut the front door behind him; "surely love, added to anything, makes that." — Philadelphia Bulletin. MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP. Some Projects That Have Failed—Costly Experiments in Lighting. Among recent municipalownership failures may be enumerated: tures may be enumerated. Muncie, Ind., plant abandoned and bonds not paid off. La Grange, Ill., plant sold to a company. Elgin, Ill., municipal costs so high that contract was let to company. Jonesboro, Ind., plant turned over to bondholders. Alexandria, Va., plant leased to a company for thirty years. Ashtabula, O., $88,000 plant depreciated $50,000 in fourteen years, advertised for sale. Brunswick. Mo., plant sold for thirty-five cents on the dollar, city taking pay in light and water. Casselton, N. D., plant sold for two-fifths cost. Siloam Springs, Ark., $30,000 plant leased for $600 a year. Peru, Ind., council investigating committee found are lamps cost $207 a year and advised that the city abandon the business and sell the plant. Linton, Ind., plant leased for five years. Hamilton, O., gas plant shut down and state examiner reported deplorable financial conditions and abnormal costs due to faulty construction in electric light plant. Bloomington, Ill., increase from $58 to $65 in yearly cost of arc lamps in ten years, although cost should have been less. Easton, Pa., mayor favors letting of private contract if city cannot maintain better service, and business men petition for such a contract. Lakewood, O., expert accountant found cost of arc lamps about double the price offered by a private company. In Massachusetts, according to the 1905 report of the commissioners, twenty-four of the fifty-six private electric light and power companies in the state paid no dividends; one paid a dividend of 2 per cent; one a dividend of 4 per cent; one a dividend of 4.5 per cent; four a dividend of 5 per cent; eleven a dividend of 6 per cent; three a dividend of 7 per cent; eight a dividend of 8 per cent; one a dividend of 9 per cent., and two paid dividends of 10 per cent. and two paid dividends of 10 per cent. In some states with some kinds of corporations these statistics on dividends would give little indication of the per cent. of earnings on the actual investment, because of the common practice of issuing watered stock for which but a small per cent. of the face value has been paid. In Massachusetts, however, where securities for many years past have been issued only upon approval of the commission, to pay for actual improvements in a plant, these figures can safely be accepted as indicating very nearly the true state of affairs. This statement as to dividends, of course, does not show what earnings may be put back into the property in the shape of new construction and extensions. In this latter connection it is of interest to note that the combined balance sheets of the Massachusetts companies show a surplus of 10.76 per cent. on the entire capital stock in the 1905 report, but this is less than the surplus showed the year previous. These figures simply demonstrate what is known to every well informed man in the business, namely, that electric light companies when well managed and if in sufficiently large towns can be reasonably expected to pay the usual prevailing rate of interest on investment, and in some cases a little more than that, but that there are plenty of companies which either for the lack of good management or for some local reason are earning practically nothing. There is certainly nothing in these figures to indicate that enormous profits are to be pocketed by taxpayers as a result of a municipal electric light plant.-The World Today. The Sincere Farmer's Advice Miss Julia Sanderson, the dainty, little singer and dancer, tells of a situation which she was called upon to face during the earlier part of her career. Miss Sanderson, in order to get a thorough stage training, joined a repertoire company which was playing one night stands through the middle west. One of the plays this company put on had a scene in which Miss Sanderson, as the persecuted daughter of a brutal father was meeting clandestinely, her sweetheart, whom the old man disliked. The youthful lovers sat, holding hands in the garden of the father's home when the latter slipped up behind them without their noticing him. In Springfield, O., among the audience was a long whiskered old farmer, who had allowed his feelings to keep pace with the thrills of the play. When the latter reached this climax, the old man could control himself no longer, and rising in his chair and shaking his first at the stage father, he cried to the unsuspecting lovers: "Hey, there, ye consarned idiots, don't you see ther old man sneakin' up on ye?" Advertise Horseflesh Horseflesh is very generally advertised in the German newspapers, especially in those of the large industrial centers, and most German cities have at least one market which makes it a specialty, claiming for it a higher percentage of nourishment than that of either beef, veal mutton or pork. 900 DROPS CASTORIA ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT. A Vegetable Preparation for Assimilating the Food and Regulating the Stomachs and Bowels of INFANTS CHILDREN Promotes Digestion. Cheerfulness and Rest. Contains neither Opium. Morphine nor Mineral. NOT NARCOTIC. Recipe of Old Desamuel Pitcher Pumpkin Seed - Alice Senna - Rachel Salis - Anne Seed + Poppyint - H Curridge Soda - Winn Sand - Clarified Sugar - Wontagreen Flavor. Aperfect Remedy for Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Worms, Convulsions, Feverishness and LOSS OF SLEEP. Fac Simile Signature of Charles H. Hitchner NEW YORK. At 6 months old 35 DOSES - 35 CENTS Guaranteed under the Food and Exact Copy of Wrapper. CASTORIA The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signatnre of and has been made under his personal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of Charles H. Hitchner. The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years THE CENTAUR COMPANY, 77 MURRAY STREET, NEW YORK CITY. FEARFUL BURNING SORES Boy in Misery Twelve Years—Eczema in Rough Scales, Itching and Inflamed—Cured by Cuticure. "Cuticura has put a stop to twelve years of misery I passed with my son. As an infant I noticed on his body a red spot and treated same with different remedies for about five years, but when the spot began to get larger I put him under the care of doctors. Under their treatment the disease spread to four different parts of his body. During the day it would get rough and form like scales. At night it would be cracked, inflamed and badly swollen, with terrible burning and itching. One doctor told me that my son's eczema was incurable, and gave it up. I decided to give Cuticura a trial. When I had used the first box of Cuticura Ointment there was a great improvement, and by the time I had used the second set of Cuticura Remedies my child was cured. He is now twelve years old, and his skin is as fine and smooth as silk. Michael Steinman, 7 Sumner Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y., April 16, 1905." Georgia Crackers. De sayin' is, hell is paved wid good intentions, en de folks what step high in dis worl' is also high-steppers dar. Money not only make de hoss go, but it has a powerful good way of frailin' stubbornness out er de mule. De reason Satan gives folks so much rope is kaze he well know dey'll git deyse'f so tangled in it, hangin' will look lak' happiness.—Atlanta Constitution. 900 DROPS CASTORIA ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT. A Vegetable Preparation for Assimilating the Food and Regulating the Stomachs and Bowels of Infants of Children Promotes Digestion. Cheerfulness and Rest. Contains neither Opium. Morphine nor Mineral NOT NARCOTIC. Recipe of Old Dr. SAMUEL PUTCHER Pumpkin Seed - Alc. Sodium + Michelle Salts - Anise Seed + Papermint - Eli Carenpale Soda + Worm Seed - Cloridized Sugar - Wintagreen Flavor Aperfect Remedy for Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, Worms, Convulsions, Feverishness and LOSS OF SLEEP. Fac Simile Signature of Charles H. Putcher NEW YORK. At 6 months old 35 DOSES - 35 CENTS Guaranteed under the Food a Exact Copy of Wrapper. Alderman Penny of Wimbleton, London, was condemned the other day to pay $125 damages for having said that a certain local grocer put chicory in his coffee. Medical witnesses stated that chicory was a dangerous irritant. —The Austrian salt mine at Wieliczka has 600 miles of galleries and 9000 miners. It has been worked for six centuries. MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP for Children teething; softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25 cents a bottle. The telephone in France is little used by the public generally. WINCHESTER ```markdown ``` Shotgun Shells "Leader"'and"Repeater"'and Repeating Shotguns make a killing combination for field,fowl or trap shooting. No smokeless powder shells enjoy such a reputation for uniformity of loading and strong shooting qualities as "Leader" and "Repeater" brands do, and no shotgun made shoots harder or better than the Winchester. THEY ARE MADE FOR EACH OTHER --- GOVERNMENT BRANDING. System Authorized by the Army Regulations—Arrangement of Letters. Whenever you see the letters "U. S." branded on the left fore shoulder of an animal make up your mind at once that the beast is or was at one time the property of our rich old Uncle Sam. Then, again, if you knew the key to the system of branding utilized by the quartermater's department, U. S. A., you would in a moment, says the Washington Post, be able to tell the organization of the army to which that animal was assigned immediately after purchase by the government. Last October, when the army of Cuban pacification was being embarked from Newport News, Va., many of the army horses and mules awaiting shipment became mixed with those of other organizations, but it only needed the knowledge of Sergt. Casey to decipher the hoof brands and dispatch the animals to their proper organizations. In other words, these brands serve as identification tags. Branding public animals is not a matter of choice, but is provided for by the army regulations, which direct that public animals shall, upon the day received, be branded with the letters 'U. S.' on the left fore shoulder. Horses assigned to organizations will also be branded on the hoof of one forefoot. $1\frac{1}{2}$ inches below the coronet, with the designation of the company. Branding irons of uniform sizes and design will be supplied by the quartermaster's department. Letters 'U. S.' to be 2 inches in height. Letters and numbers of hoof brands on the same line to be $ \frac{3}{4} $ of an inch high, the letter to precede the number, and blocked so as to penetrate the hoof 1-16 inch. For example, the hoof brands on horses assigned to band, Ninth cavalry, would be CB9; to Troop A, Fifth cavalry, would be A5; to Co A, Battalion of Engineers, would be BEA. CAST The Kind You Have Always Be in use for over 30 years, he and ha sonal s Allow All Counterfeits, Imitations a Experiments that trifle with Infants and Children—Exper What is CA Castoria is a harmless subst goric, Drops and Soothing S contains neither Opium, Mo substance. Its age is its gua and allays Feverishness. It Colic. It relieves Teething T and Flatulency. It assimilat Stomach and Bowels, giving The Children's Panacea—The GENUINE CAST Bears the S The Kind You Haw In Use For Ow THE CENTAUR COMPANY, 77 MUR ONE FARE = STOR The Always Bought, and w 50 years, has borne th and has been made personal supervision si Allow no one to deci imitations and "Just-as- trifle with and endange iren—Experience again is CASTOR unless substitute for Ca Soothing Syrups. It is Dipium, Morphine nor is its guarantee. It d dishness. It cures Diarr Teething Troubles, cur It assimilates the Food levels, giving healthy and anacea—The Mother's F CASTORIA Years the Signature o St. Flint You Have Always For Over 30 Y COMPANY, 77 MURRAY STREET, NEW YO RE = ROUN VIA ONE FARE=ROUND TRIP ONE FARE=ROUND TRIP NEWYORK CENTRAL LINES "The Niagara Falls Route" "AMERICA'S GREAT RAILWAY" SARATOGA, N. ACCOUNT OF GRAND ARMY Tickets on sale Sept. 6-7. Extension to Oct. 6th secured. 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If afflicted with sore Eyes, use Thompson's Eye Water —The fastest elevators run at a speed equal to about seventeen miles an hour. --- --- GASOLINE'S EXPLODING QUALITIES Must Have Proper Air Mixture to Allow Combustion. A gasoline tank rarely explodes. It cannot unless it contains gasoline vapor and air in explosive proportions, which latter condition is almost never present. It does not explode because it contains too little air or too much gasoline. Even if a tank of gasoline were to burst from heat applied to its exterior, the confined heavy gas would not explode if in contact with flame or fire, but would burn instead. A tank of gasoline with no vent could do considerable damage were it to burst and thrown burning oil and flaming gas about, but 1000 gallons of gasoline in a vessel's bilges would not be so dangerous from explosion as a hundredth of that amount. 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The story told by Stanton has never found its way into print, but it deserves a place among the minor incidents and reminiscences of the war period. "When Savannah fell," said Stanton, "I was a little chap about 8 years old. The confusion and tumult in the streets frightened me, and I was afraid to go very far from the house. "Young as I was, I understood that something very serious had occurred. Instead of seeing Confederate soldiers parading the streets with a few Federal prisoners, I saw thousands of Federals swarming through the town, and they had a great many Confederates under guard. "The situation had been reversed; that was plain, even to a child. "My father was very ill, in the last stages of consumption, and my mother was worn out with anxiety and the cares of the household. Our neighbors were panic-stricken and everybody seemed to be expecting some awful calamity. "Penned up there as we had been for a long time, without supplies and without any money except worthless Confederate currency, the outlook was gloomy enough. How was my sick father to get the things he needed? That was the problem with my mother. "Somebody told General Sherman about my father, and mentioned the fact that he was a kinsman of a very distinguished and powerful officer on the Union side. "One day when I entered my father's room I found three Federal officers sitting there in pleasant conversation with the invalid and my mother. "I was scared and started to run, but one of the strangers, a middle-aged man with a roughly trimmed brown beard, called me back. He asked my name, and before I knew it had me on his knee, and he said so many nice things to me that I took quite a fancy to him. "He was General Sherman, and he had called with two of his staff officers to see my father. When the visitors left the general told my mother at the door that he knew all about the inconveniences of a siege, and the difficulty of purchasing supplies, and insisted upon sending from the army stores something that would suit a sick man. "Under the circumstances such an offer could not be declined. It was a picnic for the children of the family, I can tell you. "After that, while the general was in the city, something was sent to the house every day. Brandy, wine, loaf sugar, lemons, beef, chickens, coffee, vegetables, and I don't know what else, came in generous quantities. We had a plenty for the family and for our nearest neighbors. "Nor was that all. The general sent one of the best physicians in the hospital service, and the last days of my father were made far more comfortable than we had hoped for under the adverse conditions of those dark days. "General Sherman came to the house once more before he left Savannah. I cannot remember what he said, but he was sympathetic, and he said something about the pleasure it gave him to aid a relative of his distinguished friend at Washington. "At that time I was very fond of a showy uniform, and it vexed my childish mind to see my friend the general always dressed so shabbily. His staff officers presented a better appearance, and some of them were really gorgeous in their spectacular rig. "The other boys and the negroes agreed with me that the commander must be in very hard luck, or he would certainly dress better. Still, I was then convinced that he was a wonderfully wise man. With my pockets full of his loaf sugar, which I had surreptitiously abstracted from the pantry, I would have been ungrateful if I had formed any other opinion. "Sherman left the city and marched onward through the Carolinas, and that ended the war. "No, I never saw him again. My father died, and I lived in different places, my work keeping me so busy that I had no time to think of the general or anybody else not connected with my immediate business. I wish now that I had seen him before he passed away. As it is, I can only recall him as he appeared to my boyish and wondering eyes, under circumstances which did not give me an opportunity to study him. No matter what may be said of his conduct in war, I cannot help liking him. He was a good friend just when we most needed one."—Chicago Herald. A Pathetic War Letter. Of all relics of the Civil War the ones which most touch me are the faded, yellow letters from soldiers at the front or in hospitals, and those other letters from home to the soldiers, showing the marks and creases caused by being carried long in pocket and knapsack, until by some chance they drifted back home again across the lines of faction and war. One of the most pathetic and yet no- bly strong letter I remember to have read, is one from Mrs. Wallace, widow of the gallant Gen. William H. L. Wallace, who met death at Shiloh, after helping Prentiss to hold the center all of that terrible first day, when the whole Union army was crumpled up and crowded almost into the Tennessee River, only escaping by holding Pittsburg Landing until morning came, with Buell's advance on the field, and the dispirited troops of the day before ready for a new trial before the grim gods of war. Mrs. Wallace, worried and anxious at home, had started to visit her husband in the camp at Shiloh, and she arrived at Pittsburg Landing on the steamer Minnehaha before daylight Sunday morning, April 6, 1862. The letter I am describing was written by Mrs. Wallace some ten days after the battle to a near relation. She describes her arrival—the visit was to be a complete surprise to her husband—and she remained on board of the river steamer, after sending word to him that she was there, and as she awaited him, as the sun rose over the spring landscape, she heard firing, but thought nothing of it there, near the great war camp, where thousands of men were being drilled and trained in the uses of war. Before very long she saw wounded soldiers being brought on board of her steamer, and then came more and more, bleeding and panic-stricken, and they all told the same story of the early morning attack and the driving in of the outer lines, and occupation by the enemy, of the outer camps. Her husband, she was told, was on the field, in the very center of the raging battle. Vainly she tried to get another message to him. He was in the "Hornets' Nest," where no one could penetrate. Before noon the boat was crowded with wounded, and Mrs. Wallace tried to comfort and assuage their sufferings. In the afternoon the Minnehaha was used to ferry over Nelson's regiments, the advance of Buell's reinforcements. At last, when the boat landed on the Pittsburg side, a message was brought to the anxious woman. Wallace's division, they told her, had been falling back, Wallace leading it, just having been flanked by the enemy. Just clear of the "Hornets' Nest," and as his command came into the road to the Landing, the general had been shot and had fallen from his horse and left for dead. One of his soldiers, an orderly, "one who loved him," had carried the body more than a quarter of a mile, and then to avoid death and capture, had to lay him down out of the way of trampling feet, and leave him. All night Mrs. Wallace nursed the wounded on the steamer, and at 10 o'clock Monday morning word came to her that the general was still breathing, and that he was to be brought to her. Her dead was alive, and she rejoiced. She was allowed to take her husband to Savannah, a few miles away, on the river, and to nurse him for four days, before he breathed his last. Gratefully she tells in her letter of the comfort it was to both that they could have these last days together. The general could not speak, but he showed to the last minute that he knew his wife, and by the faint pressure of his hand that she held told him much it was to him to have her by his side. Such is the story told by the faded letter; to read it brings home to the heart and imagination what the men and women of the country suffered and endured, more than a generation ago, that the Union might live. Reverently I refer to this old letter from one of the women if Illinois. The survivors of Shiloh will hear of it with mournful interest, I am sure.—Ada C. Sweet in Chicago Journal. Lincoln's "Cuss Word." On one occasion, Lincoln, when entering the telegraph office, was heard to remark to Secretary Seward, "By jings, governor, we are here at last!" Turning to him, in a reproving manner, Mr. Seward said: "Mr. President, where did you learn that inelegant expression?" Without replying to the Secretary, Lincoln addressed the operators, saying: "Young gentlemen, excuse me for swearing before you. 'By jings' is swearing, for my good old mother taught me that anything that had a 'by' before it was swearing." The only time, however, that Lincoln was ever heard really to swear was on the occasion of his receiving a telegram from Burnside, who had been ordered a week before to go to the relief of Rosecrans, at Chattanooga, who was in great danger of an attack from Bragg. On that day Burnside telegraphed from Jonesboro, farther away from Rosecrans than he was when he received the order to hurry toward him. When Burnside's telegram was placed in Lincoln's hands he said: "Damn Jonesboro." 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