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OUR NOISY CONVENTIONS
For many years national conventions
were comparatively quiet and business
like affairs. The delegates journeyed
from their homes singly to the place of
meeting, where they convened in an
ordinary halt No nominating speeches
were made, and there were no cheering
crowds. Balloting proceeded with as
much decorum as in a parish meeting.
Now cities clamor for the "concession"
of a national convention and subscribe
a $100,000 guarantee in order to obtain
the privilege. Delegates go in special
trains, attended often by bauds and
banner bearers, and each delegation
takes up a section of a hotel for its ex
clusive accommodation.
The convention hall is a vast auditor
ium, and spectators hold tickets to the
show at prices which are the envy of an
operatic impresario. Into the huge struc
ture 10,000,13,000 and even 20,000 people
sw arm, completely surrounding and hang
ing over the few hundred delegates.
Iu the shouting and tumult there is
no opportunity for deliberation, while
debate is a physical impossibility except
to the few whom nature has endowed
with throats like organ pipes.
A national convention voice is a rare
gift. Some of the best speakers in the
country are flat failures in this extrava
gant and roaring arena. Of speech
making there is no end, but argument
would be ill-timed and misplaced. The
true and only aim of convention oratory
is to rip the blue empyrean and split the
ears of the clacquing boomers.
Well may Mr. Bryce have said in his
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pean is astonished to see 800 men pre
pare to transact the two most difficult
pieces of business an assembly can un
dertake, the solemn consideration ol their
principles and the selection of the person
they wish to place at the head of the
nation, in the sight and hearing of 12,000
other men and women ."—Boston Globe.
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USEFUL THINGS TO KNOW
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The pulverized washing powders last
much longer if used from a talcum pow
ders shaker. A baking powder can with
holes punched through the lid may be
utilized for the purpose.
Buy a strip of asbestos cloth and use
small squares to interline your iron-hold
ers. Keep a good-sized piece fastened to
your ironing board to save the sheet, and
lap a square under the' table pad where
the meat platter rests.
Candles will burn slowly and steadily
through the evening if they are kept on
the ice all day. Save the candle ends,
melt, add an equal quantity of turpen
tine, and you will have a good polish for
floors and oilcloth.
IFashort strip of kid (from a glove) is
sewed to the centre of a necktie, the lea
ther will hold the tie in place against a
polished collar.
Slightly dampen the edge of new table
linen with soapy water after the bem has
been turned, and when dry the cloth will
be like soft linen to sew through.
The torn leaf of a book can be mended
by pasting new, white tissue paper over
it with transparent paste. The print will
show through.
Let eyeglasses lie in alcohol for a few
moments, then polieh with chamois. If
the glasses are set into gold frames a fine
camel's hairbrush will lift the dust from
the edges and make them look like new.
Have a pair of men's buckskin gloves a
size too large for the hands to use when
sweeping and some other kinds of house
work. They will slip on and off readily
and protect the hands.
Soap well applied to drawer slides will
keep the drawers in furniture and closets
from sticking.
The back porch should not be over
looked; make it as pleasant as you can
for those who work around the kitchen.
Cream 24 hours old and very cold al
ways whips best.
Cutting onious, turnips and carrots
across the fibre makes them more tender
when cooked.
Weak ammonia water will clean hair
brushes very rapidly and will keep the
bristles white and stiff.
To clean a chiffon blouse cover the
blouse with powdered ammonia, roll it
up tightly and leave it for a day or two.
Then shake out the blouse, which will
look like new.
Too frequent wearing of rubbers and
rubbe r ove shoes is a freqnei t source of
tender feet. Stout shoes with heavy
soles are tne best for out-of-door use
Fried cabbage is particularly good at
this time of year. First boil tbe cabbage
until tender, and wtien cold cut into
small pieces. Cut some slices of bacon in
to strips, and put them into the frying
pan. When they have commenced to cook,
and the bottom of the pan is well greased,
add the cabbage and fry until a light
brown, Season with salt and pepper.
Roses may be kept fresh for a week by
exercising a little judgment in tbe care
of them. When they first come in from
the florist arrange them in a good sized
deep vaee to provide plenty of space
and moisture. Freshen the stems every
day by cutting off an inch or two with a
knife. Never use scissors for this purpose,
as they compress the wood cells and leave
them so tightly pinched together that
they canuol absorb the water in the vase.
If the room becomes overheated, move
the roses to a cooler place. At night fill
awash basin with cold water and throw
flowers into it.
To wbbIi green striped Madras curtains
lay them in water to which two table
spoonfuls of vinegar have been added.
This will set the color. Wring from this
light solution and place in soap sods made
from warm water and white soap. Lift
up and down, then rinse in warm water,
adding a few drops of ammonia. Dry as
quickly as possible.
Excessive perspiration of the hands
may be treated by bathing them three
times a day with a mixture of four ounces
of alcohol and half an ounce of belladonna
Moisten the palms well and let the lotion
dry on. Before putting on gloves dust
with a powder made of one dram
each of oxide of zinc and boracic acid in
powder, two drams of lycopodium powder
half an ounce of starch and a quarter of
an ounce of powdered orris. Sift together
many times to mix well. This may be
applied at night as well as through tbe
day.
A French woman who knows the value
of small saviuge never throws away the
root ends of celery stalks, but dries them
and uses them in soups. There is always
a pot of parsley growing in her kitchen.
The steam from the cooking, she says,
makes tbe kitchen an ideal place for the
window garden.
Matting requires special attention, or
dinary scrubbing with soap and water
having the effect of turning tlie straw yel
low. Most authorities recommend ordi
nary coarse kitchen salt as the best clean
ser, this being applied with a stiff bruah
and plenty of tepid water. The floor
under the matting should be thoroughly
washed before the matting is relaid, and
it is always advisable, where this has not
already been done to fill up the crevices
of the boards with putty.
An invention that helps one to make
puffs of one's own hair without difficulty
comes in the shape of a wooden roller
which lias a groove in one side aud is
accompanied by half a dozen big
Eafety pins. The Ijair is wound around
the roller, the pin is slipped through
the groove and caught and the roller is
removed and the hair pulled out in
glossy puff.
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The dresses prepared for the cbming
among the loveliest models
summer are
evolved in fashion's realm and the lingerie
gowns particularly are perfect dreams
of beauty. These costumes are lavishly
trimmed and most remarkable combina
tions of laces are found upon them. On
dress is often seen Valenciennes,filet,
imitation Irish, Venise and Princess lace
all united to form a single design and
when embroidery is also included it is
easy to see how elaborate are some of the
effects.
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Allover embroidery and flouncing, as
well as insertion and band patterns, are
also used in the construction of lingerie
gowns and this affords a welcome change
from the popular lace trimmed frock.
Foulard and Fon gee Dresses
Foulard is as popular as ever this
season and is seen in both satin and twill
effects and is used for both plain and ela
borate gowns. It is made up into simple
shirt waist dresses or handsome jumper
or guimpe frocks. Fancy buttons are used
great deal on these costumes and so are
bands of satin, fancy silk braids and
gimps and of course, laces and heavy lace
insertions.
Pongees in natural colors and all the
modish Bhades is made up into some
beautiful costumes. A charming jumper
dress of pale blue pongee in the rough
weave now so fashionable had a coat to
match. The princess jumper had a high
girdle cut in one with the skirts, which
together with the shoulder straps was ela
borately braided in pale blue soutache.
The coat was in the semi-fitting Direc
toire style and showed an elaborate pat
tern of braiding alt around the edge aud
up the side seam.
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and Manufacturers of McCall Patterns.
Fashions in Footwear
Never before lias Fashion so demand
ing that her votaries should be daintily
shod in footwear that accords in tone
either with the dress or its trimmings.
The increasing demand for shoes made of
tlie new Chrome tanned glazed kid which
comes in several shades, is due no donbt
to tbe fact that there is something in the
tanning of the kid that makes it not only
pliable and lustrous, but also impervious
to moisture, so that if one is caught in a
hard down-pour, one's shoes are not
stretched out of shape, and, it is only
necessary to wipe off the grime with a
damp cloth and then rub them dry to re
store all their color and finish.
Dainty Summer Parasols
Tucked parasols are very smart indeed,
and the tucking is usually arranged as a
border. Many effects in Copenhagen
blue are seen and this shade is also very
fashionable combined witfi other colors
in parasols of tussahsilk pongee or taffeta.
Some elaborate linen parasols have appli
qued and embroidered medallions set on
over cut out portions of the body material
creating a very pretty effect. There me
dallions are often trimmed with narrow
Valenciennes lace which also edges tlie
parasol.
Suits of Linen and Pique
Linen and pique suits in both plain and
fancy styles are to be worn a great deal
this summer, the larger proportion of
these costumes being in the fancy lace
trimmed, embroidered or soutache prin
cess designs with a coat of the same ma
terial. White of course is tbe favorite
shade, but more colored linens will be
worn than bas been tbe case for years,
pale pink, blue and lavendar are the
leading tints.
Both white and coloied piques are
shown trimmed with designs in soutache
braiding of tbe same shade. There are
also some smart looking white suits
trimmed with thick cords covered with
colored pique arranged in the form of or
naments on the front of the coat, on the
sleeves and occasionally on tbe panels of
the skirts. Tbe skirt' buttoned up tlie
frout panel is unquestionably tbe most
popular of the newly ' introduced skirt
styles. This model is used for both
woolen, silk and cotton gowns.
Lucy Carter.
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Wilmington, are tbe exclusive agents for
McCall patterns and publications, and
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of the latest Paris, London and New York
stales from which the ladies can supply
their wants immediatelyjat popular prices,
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prompt attention.
HER FACE HEE FORTUNE
Milton, Del., May 4th.—Landed in
this country a poor and friendless im
migrant ; voted the most beautiful woman
in Sussex County within a few days after
her arrival ; introduced into society and
married iuto a station of wealth and
influence within a period of a few months
—such is, in short, the remarkable and
unprecedented course of events in the
life of Christina Neilson, a Danish im
migrant of 20 summers, who on Wednes
day morning at 6.30 o'clock, became the
bride of Dr. Robert Hopkins, of Milton.
The story of the brief courtship of only
two weeks and the chapters leading up to
the betrothal smacks of romance, and
Sussex County has not yet begun to re
cover from the sensation. Added to the
features of the story is the fact that antil
a short time before the wedding the
bride had been in the home of former
State Treasurer Charles H. Atkine.
Speaking proverbially, "her face was
her fortune." When Miss Neilson, only
a few mouths ago, bade a sad farewell
to Danish soil, an honest and beautiful
face was her only asset. It was with
fear and uncertainty that she set foot on
American shores, for in all this country
there was none to whom she could turn.
Her simple honesty soon won her a
good position iu the Atkins home. Not
until two weeks ago, however, did Dr.
Hopkins first look into her comely young
face, and from that time on Miss Neilson
was destined to figure in one of the most
striking romances ever known in this
section.
Few knew of the impending marriage
until Wednesday, when the ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Martin Domer
of the Episcopal Church. Mr. Atkins
gave the bride away and the wtdiing
was an auspicious one. The entire At
kins family was present, and the cere
mony was held in the Atkins home.
Since her entry into this little town the
beauty of Mrs. Hopkins had caused her
to be tbe cynosure of all eyes. She was
freely talked about and it soon became
common talk that she was without doubt
tbe most beautiful girFin Sussex County.
After a wedding trip to Washington
and other points of interest, Mr. and
Mrs. Hopkins will make their home in
Milton. Dr. Hopkins is 30 years the
senior oLhis bride, who is 20.
THE MAY AMERICAN BOY
The fine picture of a yacht bowling
along under a full spread of canvas on
tbe front cover of the May American Boy
speaks eloquently of tbe seashore and
warm summer breezes. He will be a
curious boy whom the contents of this
number does not fully please. Jimmy
Jones, Pirate; Four Boys on tbe Mississ
ippi, and That Dillingham Boy increase
in interest. Among the short stories are:
Hanging a Bear, showing how presence of
mind brought a boy safely out of a danger
ous situation; For Uncle Jerry's Sake, a
fine Story of Memorial Day; Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars aud Management
of a Railroad Saved by a Boy, is the story
of a boy's pluck and determination to suc
ceed; Major Billy, tells of the var
ious pets of Uncle Sam's sailor boys; At
tlie End of His Rope, a story of a boy's
perilous adventure, and The Man Who
Never Made Mistakes, showing that often
"pride goeth before a fall." Of the larger
articles: Hughie the Hittite being a most
interesting talk with Hugh Jennings,
the great baseball manager, will delight
every reader. Timely articles are:
From Stenographer to the President's
Cabinet a short sketch of Secretary
of the Treasury, and How Memorial
Day Came to Be. Tbe Boy on His
Muscle and the Popular Science Depart
ment will also be found of special
interest, while Forty Slants in Magic,
Hints on Trapping, Keeping Tab on tbe
World, A Paris Cemetery for Pets, Talks
with the Doctor, and the various depart
ments are full of pleasing and instructive
information. In addition there 88 illustra
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WASHINGTON LETTER
Washington, D. C., May 2d, 1908.
of the Fed
A bill curtailing the power
** eral courts in issuing injunctions was
introduced in Congress this week by Rep
resentative Sereno E. Payne of New York,
Republican floor leader of the House,
and the presumption is that this measure
reflects the sentiment of the Republican
leaders of the House. There is little
doubt that Mr. Payne introduced it at
the urgent request of a number of Repub
licans who have been made uneasy by
the menacing attitude assumed by repre
sentatives of organized labor. While the
bill falls short of the kind which orga
nized labor has been demanding for
sometime, it is along the line of the rec
ommendation made repeatedly by the
President in his special messages to Con
gress. Mr. Payne's bill provides "that
hereafter no preliminary injunction or re
straining order shall be granted by any
judge or court without notice to the party
sought to be enjoined or restrained, un
less it shall appear to the satisfaction of
the court or judge to whom application is
made that its immediate issue is necessary
to prevent irreparable damage; and that
the order shall contain the rule on the op
posing party to show cause within five
days why the order should not be is
sued."
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There are some indications that Speaker
Camion's power in tbe House is some
what on the wane and that he is no longer
to be permitted to carry things with that
high handedness which has characterized
bis rule up to the present time. A prom
inent Republican leader declared that a
movement is on foot, backed by between
thirty and forty Republicans, to refuse
consent to tbe passage of any financial
bill at this session until they have been
given a pledge that something will be
done toward putting wood pulp on tbe
free list.
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If the action taken by the Senate Com
mittee on Commerce this week is any in
dication of the sentiment prevailing in tbe
Senate, little consideration will be given
to the recommendation of tbe President
that permits to dam and otherwise inter
fere with the waters of navigable streams
sbouid be charged for by the Federal
government and made a source of
revenue. The proposition to amend the
bill, in line with tbe President's recom
mendations, was defeated in committee
by a vote of 5 to- 3, and while there was
barely a majority of the committee in at
tendance aud the vote is not a finality,
the impression prevails that it represents
the view of tbe majority. Senator Nelson
submitted an elaborate brief in which he
took tbe ground that such a provision as
desired by tbe President would deprive
the States and riparian land owners of all
rights to the use of water now guaranteed
by law, and concentrate their disposal
and control in tbe Federal government.
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Speaker Cannon has made a statement
explaining that no affront to President
Roosevelt was intended in tbe failure of
the House of Representatives to receive
tbe special message which be sent to Con
gress late on Monday afternoon.
The House of Representatives has
placed itself on record as favoring an in
vestigation of the books of all interstate
railroad companies in the country, to de
termine wtiether they are conducting
their business iu accordance with Federal
law. This is quite a victory for President
Roosevelt who has urged upon many rep
resentatives the necessity of this work and
of making a liberal appropriation for tbe
employment of inspectors to conduct the
examination of books. The House voted
to appropriate $350,000 for the purpose,
overturning tbe action of the Committee
on Appropriations which had insisted
that $50,000 was sufficient to begin the
work.
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The many friends of Secretary Taft are
much gratified that Senator Lodge has re
ceived the proxy of Henry B. McCoy,
national Republican committeeman for
tbe Philippines, and, therefore, will sit
with tbe committee at its long meeting in
Chicago, when it will consider the con
tests filed with tbe Secretary. The Na
tional Committee includes a large major
ity of men of too great probity tojrender,
knowingly, an unjust decision on any
proposition which it may be called upon
to settle, and the friends of Secretary Taft
are confident that their candidate will re
ceive absolutely fair play, but they be
lieve that in the probiDg of any tangled
cases which may be presented and in
bringing out all the salients points the
services of Mr. Lodge will be invaluable.
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The United States will be officially
represented by Vice-President Fairbanks
at Quebec, Canada, during tbe visit there
of the Prince of Wales July 22d to 29th,
on tbe occasion of the celebration of the
three-hundredth anniversary of the ar
rival of Champlain. This government
will be represented, also, at these cere
monies, by a man-of-war, the new battle
ship New Hampshire, under command of
Capt. C. McR. Winslow.
BEDROOM DOH'TS
Don't cover yonr head with bedclothes.
Covers should be light, but warm.
Don't sleep in too cold a room. From
55 to 60 degrees F. is abont tbe right tem
perature.
Don't fill your bedroom with knick
knacks and draperies. Have it as plain,
clean aud dust free as possible.
Don't expose the pillows to the sun, as
it draws the oil out of tbe feathers. The
bed and bedding should be given a daily
sun bath, but tbe pillows sbouid be placed
out of tbe sunlight, but in a direct current
of air.
Don't lie in the same position all night.
Turn from one side to the other.
Don't doze all evening, but if yon are
tired give into it and go to bed.
Don't go to bed with a sensation of
hanger. Take any light, simple food yon
wish and that agrees with you.
Don't go to bed with cold feet. See to
it that your feet are warm before yon get
into bed.
SULPHUR PREVENTS EPIDEMICS
George T. Angell of Boston, gives tes
timony in regard to sulphur as a preven
tive of epidemic diseases. In a recent
article in Our Dumb Animals he says :
"Grip has been widely prevailing in the
United States. Many years ago, when
it was widely prevailing in Boston, we
sent an officer to a large match factory,
who found that not a single person of all
employed u.tre had been troubled by the
grip, the reason being that they were at
work on sulphur. We have several times
published articles on this subject, show
ing 4kht in sulphur mines everybody'
escaped the malaria which was prevail
ing all about them, that in California
men engaged in bleaching with brim
stone fumes escaped epidemics. Casey
Young, a member of Congress from Mem
phis, Tennessee, assured us many years
ago at Washington that when the yellow
fever was raging in that city he advised
some dozen or more gentlemen in his
offices to wear powdered sulphur in their
shoes, and all who took his advice es
caped the fever. It is well known that
the old practice of taking sulphur and
molasses in the spring would so penetrate
the body as to blacken the silver coins iu
the pockets of the persons taking it. We
wish that some of our eminent physicians
would carefully investigate the advisabil
ity of wearing powdered sulphur about
the body in times of epidemic diseases."
It is reasonable to suppose that the manu
facture in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, of
sulphuric acid has proven a preventive of
epidemic diseases here, as this commun
ity has been for many years free from
epidemics of any kind. It is only when
the escape of the fumes is great that vege
tation is blighted.
TEACHER8' SALARIES INCREASED
Tbe recent legislature passed a law
increasing the salaries of public school
teachers in all the counties of Maryland.
Tbe regulations for increasing these sal
aries are contained in the following
section of the law :
"Section 122J. That all white teachers
holding a first-class teacher's certificate
aud having taught for a period of three
years iu any of tbe public schools of tbe
State of Maryland shall receive as a
salary not less than $350 per annum, and
provided further that if such teacher
bolds a first-class certificate and has
taught in tbe public schools of Maryland
for a period of five years, he or she shall
receive as a salary not less than $400 per
annum ; and provided farther that if a
teacher bolds a first-class-certificate and
has taught in the public schools of Mary
land for a period of eight years he or she
shall receive as a salary not less than
$450 per annum and provided that if a
teacher holds a second.class certificate
and has taught in the public schools of
Maryland for a period of eight years he
or she shall receive as a salary not less
than $350 per annum, and the county
commissioners of the several counties
shall levy a sufficient amount to meet the
increase of salary provided for in this
act.'
PENNSY'S SHREWD FINANCING
The Pennsylvania Railroad's latest
financing—the sale of $40,000,000 of its
consolidated mortgage bonds—is regarded
as one of tbe shrewdest pieces of business
acumen that lias ever been displayed in
this country.
The question lias been asked who dis
covered that tbe Pennsylvania bad $87,
000,000 of such bonds available for issue
at this late day.
"That is just where the keen foresight
of the management comes in," said a
well-known financier. "The tactics of
the shrewd general of army were pur
sued. He held in reserve his strong
force ; to be brought to the front at the
right moment. This is exactly what the
Pennsylvania management has done. It
did not issue these bonds at a time when
car trust certificates, convertible bonds,
etc., had a ready market. They were
held in reserve for a condition of affairs
snch as has existed for months past. Had
these consolidated bonds been sold during
the period the company was issuing other
classes of securities, it is quite probable
that considerable difficulty would have
been met at this time in placing car
trusts and convertible bonds. It was a
shrewd move, and once again reflects the
foresight of the Pennsylvania manage
ment."
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TO HURT YOUR TOWN
Fight on the streets.
Oppose improvements.
Mistrust public men.
Run the town down to strangers.
Go to some other town to trade. -
Refuse to advertise in your paper.
Do not invest
a cent; lay out your
money somewhere else.
Be particular to discredit the
of public spirited men.
Lengthen your face when
speaks of locating in your town.
If a man w
motives
a stranger
ants to buy your property
ask him two prices for it.
If he wants anybody's else, integer* "
and discourage him.
Refuse to see the merit in any scheme
that does not exactly benefit you.
Run down your newspapers.
Run down your officers.
Run down everything and everybody
but Number One.
Talk fn the barber shops and loafing
places, of how bad times are, of how
everybody is going
to the "demnitionbow-wows."
If a rich mau gives you employment
snarl at him; if he has no work for you
snap at him; if he speaks to you grunt at
him; if he pays no attention to you bite
him.
everything and
If a poor man works for
you swear
at him: ifhedoesnot, be discourteous to
him; if he asks you for work, offer hi
a nickle; if he refuses to work for you for
lower wages than he can afford,
influence to keep him from working for
any one else.
Say your town is the worst place in
all Christendom; has
overreaching business men, conniving
neighbors, in fact, see no good in it, and
speak no good of it, and you'll have a
change to grumble, growl and swear to
your heart's content, while better and
more consistent men will get the rewards
of tbe faithful and the plums of life.
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THE CIGARETTE FIEND
Our readers will pardon us if we use a
little slang in expressing our views of tbe
victims of cigarettes. Say, you young kid,
you're a nice snipe with that cigarette un
der your nose, ain't you ? You're the
kind of a soft, pliable, flappv piece of a
boy, al! weakness and moral imbecility
which the toughs take as apprentices and
educate in the deep, dark mysteries of
how to be bad. You are marked as a lit
tle fool by every decent man who seej
you, and every time you indulge in tbe
foolish and hurtful habit you are lessen
ing your opportunity of being respectable.
You want to be smart but you know it isn't
smart, nobody thinks it is smart. If you
go into a strange town your cigarette spots
you as a little hoodlum and you will have
to do a lot of good things before you can
convince any one that you are worth hav
ing. It impairs your health and ruins your
reputation aud makes a contemptable
monkey out of what might be a respecta
ble boy. Your friends are ashamed of you.
If you are far enough along in your habit
you glory in your shame and stick to it
through pure cussedness. You ought to
be transformed, but yeur mother hasn't
given you up yet and wants you near her
as-you are. Nobody respects you, no
body ought to. You are the blossoms
that yield the fruit of idleness and shame
you are tbe sprout from which a worthless
will grow in.time. You ought to quit
itandyou know that you ought. Why
don't yml
A GREAT CHESTNUT
There is probably no man engaged in
the newspaper business in this state, who
is not acquainted with a man whose ex
cuse for discontinuing his subscription
is that he already "has more papers than
he can read." It is only an excuse offered
to ameliorate the presumed lacerated con
dition of the editor's feelings. It lias
no such effect, for in the first place an
editor nevers worries over the loss of a
subscriber except when he leaves the
country without paying up arrearages.
Bnt>by not be truthful and say to the
honest newspaper man just what you feel
in your heart. Go into his den, ask him
how much you owe, pay the delinquincy
and tell him frankly that you don't want
his disreputable, blackguard sheet any
longer. Say to him iu a sorrowful tone
of voice that you deeply regret his in
ability to publish a newspaper worthy the
and advise him to sell his plant to
some man with a thimble full of brains
and seek some occupation which does not
require much wear or tear of mind.Do this
and then you can go away with the com
forting assurance that the editor respects
you for your caudor and will cherish
hard feelings because you choose to
borrow his paper instead of buying i>.
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