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Hays City Free Press
HAYS CITY,
KANSAS.
Forestry and Fire.
Some reflections that were given
much publicity about the time the
congress, of governors met last spring
now comes back to memory, bearing a
twisted look. We were all very virtu
ous just then. We had Iearnedvto our
surprise and horror that our progeni
tors had been unparf.onably reckless
In their dealings with the property
they should have left intact to us: We
scolded them vigorously because they
had cleaned off our forests until we
were within a quarter of a century of
national baldness. The ghosts of
those pioneers must be holding their
Bides when they look down on their
successors in this supposedly inex
haustible region of natural affluence
and behold us figuring up our fire
losses for this summer. The bureau
of forestry at Washington estimates
that the destruction in the forests so
far would equal the cost of a whole
fleet of first-class battleships. That
would probably amount to more than
$100,000,000. Either our forefathers
were not as extravagant as we have
been calling them, or we ourselves
have not profited by their example.
The offence is the more grievous on
our part since we realize how easily
our forests may be exhausted. Our
predecessors thought they would last
forever. Detroit Free Press.
Milk, and nothing else, is the latest
cure for stout peoie. Prof. F. Moritz
of Strasburg, the pioneer of this new
dietary, declares positively that an ex
clusive diet of milk is the simplest,
the most comfortable and cheapest
remedy for obesity. A limited quantity
of water may be taken, but, with this
exception, the patient takes absolutely
no food or drink but milk. The allow
ance varies in individual cases, from a
little over two pints to ZXA pints dally,
taken at five separate "meal times."
Milk is filling and satisfying, and the
patient suffers neither from hunger
nor thirst. The cure is easy for the
doctor to direct, and makes no great
demands on the patient to carry out.
As for Its efficacy, Prof. Moritz. says
that one patient lost 56 pounds in 81
"cure 'days," an average of more than
half a pound daily. The cure is said
to be especially beneficial in all cases
when the patient has any heart or
kidney trouble.
The loss of money through the defal
cation of M. Albertl, former minister
of justice in Denmark, heavy though
it Is, is not the greatest injury his
course will cause. He was a tremen
dously yopular man, the peasants in
particular having confidence in his in
tegrity and financial judgment. The
failure of the bank of which he was
the head, through his reckless specu
lations and embezzlements, means a
total loss of about 15,000,000. much of
which consists of small savings of
poor people. These people will suf
fer for the lack of their money, but
they will suffer a greater injury in the
loss of confidence in one whom they
trusted, a loss that will be manifested
hereafter by distrust of better men
than he. The evil that such a man
does lives after him.
Apropos of Prof. Darwin's theory as
to the intelligence of plants, the inter
esting circumstance is recalled that in
some lectures delivered by Prof. Jo
siah Royce before a class in metaphy
sics at Harvard a dozen years ago, he
maintained that not only plants but
all forms of so-called inanimate nature
may have 'intelligence whereby they
communicate with each other. He
even went to the length of maintain
ing that we cannot logically say that
those intelligences are lower than
those of the human mind. We are thus
again -reminded that there is not
much that is new under the sun now
adays either in the domain of fact or
theory.
It Is characteristic of Lord Rose
2ery as a so-called Liberal that, after
attacking most of the reform policies
of his party, he should propose the re
form of the house of lords by the ad
dition of a limited number of "eminent
representative commoners" by elec
tion for the duration of any parlia
ment, with eligibility for re-election.
What is to be accomplished by elect
ing only a guaranteed minority In the
house of Tory lords? If the heredi
tary principle holds good clear through
the peerage as by law conferring the
exclusive right to legislate, the elec
tion of untitled members must be
wrong.
The declaration of the boss dress
maker that three years are required
for the proper promulgation of a new
fashion in women's dress will surprise
mere men who had supposed that the
fashion changed Instantly whenever
the dressmakers took a whim.
Most of the New York papers look
down with scorn on the proposition
to limit the height of future buildings
there to 15 stories. They take a loftier
view Qf the subject from their higher
altitudes.
"I shall win that cup eventually,"
says Sir Thomas Lipton. It is grati
fying to not that Sir Thomas is no
longer saying "lift."
The man who is successful as a poli
tical speaker is the one who says what
everybody is thinking before anybody
else has put it into words.
Spain is happy with an unusually
Dig crop of olives. Olives are to Spain
what corn and wheat are to the Uni
ted States.
PENDARVIS, THE CRACKER
By ALLEN CHAMBERLAIN
Copyright, by Shortatory Pub. Co.)
Joe Pendarvis was a Florida Crack
er, born 'and reared, and himself in
.urn rearing others of his kind, In
me of the most thrifty orange dls
;ricts of his state. Outwardly and in
Jls manner of living he did not differ
naterially from any of his kin", but
le figures here on account of his child
ike submission to. the workings of a
aw which he was unable to under
stand, and therefore was unable to
wilfully sin against.
Now the Cracker is a singular crea
ture, as singular in his character or
the lack of it as in his tribal name.
If you ask a southerner what a
Cracker is, he looks aghast at your
ignorance, then smiles and begins con
fidently to explain but presently
brings up all helpless in a fit of stam
mering and stuttering, finally an
nouncing in despair: "Why, he's a
Cracker!" While no one knows
where these "po whites" acquired
their name, it is conjectured that their
long-legged gauntness may have sug
gested the heron known as a "corn
crake," and that this may by corrup
tion have evolved itself into Cracker.
In some localities in the south .this
species of humanity bears the name
of Sand-hiller, which again may be de
rived from his similarity to the sand
hill crane. At all events, the Crack
er is a curious creature utterly In
capable of applying himself to any
steady labor, and wholly proof against
improvement through contact with
others. He is a Cracker first and last,
and as long as his race endures. His
ideas of right and wrong are tradi
tionally erratic, and when found guilty
by other men's standards he regards
himself as greatly abused, and in no
sense bound to respect any code not
applied with force.
Pendarvis, or Pen, as he was fa
miliarly known throughout that sec
tion, was beginning to tilt his see-saw
of life the other way at the time of
which I shall speak. After many
years of far too much wof k (according
to Cracker standards), made neces
sary by the hearty appetites of his
ever-increasing family, he was begin
ning to Sigh for some windfall of for
tune which should allow him to hire
a nigger and buy a mule, when, one
day, a northern man came along and
began to set out a grove on land ad
Joining his own patch. Through this
stranger Pen came into part of his
long-dreamed-of windfall, for while he
was not able to hire a hand to do his
own work, he at least found ample ex
cuse for letting the weeds grow at
home, while for dollars he helped the
northerner- work on the new planta
tion. Time thus wore on in a happy
and southern manner, until the young
trees arrived at a stage where they
could be safely left to stand alone for
a time. Then one day the newcomer
went north to bring his family back.
This was bad news for the Cracker.
With rueful looks he regarded the
rankness of his own kitchen patch,
and bethought himself of the daily
naggings he would have to undergo
from h:3 "old woman" until he should
begin work there. Some weeks later,
while Pen was engaged in his regular
Interval of hoe-handle napping, he
chanced to think that it was almost
time for "that Yankee" to return.
From where he stood he could see
that the young trees in his neighbor's
orchard looked thrifty and handsome,
but began to show the need of a little
attention. Pen knew exactly what
ought to be done for their relief, and
calculated how many days could be
spent over there, and just how many
days of luxurious idleness would fol
low on the proceeds. Although it was
still two hours before sundown and
he had plenty of work to do on his
little patch, Pen shouldered his hoe
and strolled leisurely up to his front
porch. There in the cool shade, tilt
ed back in his rickety chair, he
thought once more of his coming
bliss.
"That Yankee's tarnal slow," mused
Pen aloud, about a week later. Since
that afternoon of contemplation he
had passed most of his time in sim
ilar speculations as to his approach
ing wealth. It was but a few days
later that Pen heard of a man who
was inquiring for healthy trees at two
dollars apiece, and after that the
Cracker's mind knew no peace until
he remarked to his wife next day that
he reckoned their neighbor "warn,'t
ccmin' back no mo. A pity, tew,
ter leave them hunsum trees ter ther
bugs and lice," he continued. Poor
Pen had lain awake all night
thinking about, those trees at two
dollars apiece, and his crude calcu
lations of the proceeds of 200 or 300
trees at that price had furnished him
with visions of a sum "of money suffi
ciently large to keep hi3 family and
himself in luxurious idleness for an in
calculable period. A year, at least,
in which to bask in the sun and feast
on hog fat and hominy! Who could
resist so tempting a vision? Pen
oadn't the power; and, besides, it
seemed to him such a pity that those
'rees should be wasted.
His wife had never seen Pen so
eager to get to work as he was that
morning. He could not even wait to
fill his after-breakfast pipe before set
ting out, but shredded his leaf as he
trudged almost briskly away. What
ever conscience he may have had he
had succeeded in stilling during his
night, of counsel with himself. What
harm could there be in saving those
young, trees from certain destruction?
Were they not abandoned, and to him
as much as to anybody else? If he
did net gather the harvest, another
surely would. What could a man who
had never been nearer than 50 miles
to the county seat, with its court and
jail, know about the finer points of
proprietary rights?
It tcok Pen but a few days to re
move the trees, which were quickly
purchased and no questions asked.
Dut when the long-dreamed-of prize
was almost within his grasp, when his
spade was in fact under the roots of
the last tree, fate wheeled upon him,
and he heard the voice of the north
erner behind him, saying, in amaze
ment, rather than anger: "Pendarvis,
what are you doing?"
Pen's rights in those trees were at
once relinquished in favor of their
owner, and without a word. Having
convinced himself, with one long,
open-mouthed stare, that this was a
man of flesh. and blood, Pen, without
deigning so much as a single word of
reply, slouched off toward his cabin,
leaving his spade behind.
Next morning, when the sheriff drew
rein at the door and said, simply:
"Pen, they want you to go over to
the county seat with me," the crest
fallen man made no attempt at resist
ance. His case was soon disposed of
by the court, and at the suggestion of
the sheriff that he had always been
a law-abiding citizen, and that his
family was large, he was let off with
only five years in the penitentiary.
Pendarvis needed no manaoles, but
took his fate as calmly as he did his
tobacco or his sleep; and as the -penitentiary
was almost 200 miles from
this county seat, the sheriff, knowing
his man, decided to take him home
for the night.
The next day, as the sheriff had oth
er and pressing business to attend
to, he informed his prisoner that he
had better go hunting for a day or
two until there should be more leisure
for the journey. But instead of two
days, it was fully two months ere the
sheriff found an opportunity to move
his man. During all this time Pan
had lived with the sheriff, split his
wood, run his errands, and kept his
table supplied with fish and game.
Indeed, Pen began to think that his
luck had not gone so much against
him after all, when one morning the
sheriff announced that he must be off
Pen Shouldered His Hoe and Strolled
Leisurely Up to His Front Porch,
at once to the next county to attend a
trial, and that as it was on the road
to the penitentiary, he would take
Pendarvis along. Several days were
passed at the trial, and Pen, un
known in a strange county, attended
the 'sittings of the court as a specta
tor. WThen at length the trial closed,
the sheriff found that it would be in
convenient for him to escort his pris
oner farther toward the prison, so,
giving Pen his own commitment pa
pers and ten dollars for expenses, he
started him off alone.
In due course of time for it takes
time for a Cracker to walk, and there
being - no railroad most of the way,
Fen was obliged to go afoot he
turned up at the penitentiary. The
warden was dumfounded, but took
him in and undertook to put him to
work. Unfortunately, this officer did
not know the Cracker nature as well
as had the sheriff. Pen "allowed"
that he was a prisoner, but not a
nigger, and simply refused to work.
Neither threats nor promises had any
effect. At last it occurred to the
warden that a man who could be trust
ed to walk 200 miles and surrender
himself with his commitment papors
at a prison, simply because he was
told to do so, must be a trustworthy
person, and he thereupon appointed
Pen warden's messenger. During his
term Pen served his state on many
important errands, bearing messages
to neighboring county seats, and
often making journeys which kept
him away for several days at a stretch.
But, like a faithful hound, he never
failed to return, and when at length
his term was up, the warden, forsooth,
was forced to kick him out. Why
should a Cracker wish to leave tl!s
delightfully lazy, irresponsible life for
one of toil and hardship?
Health and Morals.
. The close relation of body and mind
in the matter of physical health, of
which so much is said by various re
ligious and semi-religious organiza
tions and by a class of professional
"healers," is considered from a fresh
point of view by an English clergy
man. His argument is that no person
who is healthy can be wholly bad.
The clergyman further expressed
the conviction that there is a close
connection between health and morals
and that the man who has reached
middle age In a sound bodily condition
thereby proves that he has led a de
cent life. In support of his position
he advanced the assertion that a large
proportion of the convicts In English
prisons are physical degenerates. From
this it would seem that he does not
confine his designation of "badness"
to the vices Involved in intemperance
and other forms of sensual dissipation,
but, since convicts are guilty of many
things apart from these, as theft, bur
glary, forgery and the like, holds .that
they are led to the perpetration of
even this class of crimes by a defec
tive bodily. state. IndianapoUs Star.
MAKING THEM LAST
PROPER METHODS OF LAUNDER
ING DELICATE FABRICS.
Silk and Lace Centerpieces Easily In
Injured Linen Should Be Shrunk
en Before It Is Stamped or
Embroidered.
The table center of to-day is very
different from that of a few years ago.
There are many more varieties than
the all-embroidered or all-lace center
pieces of the past.
Nowadays, different kinds of nets
and laces are inserted in the linen,
and combined with solid embroidery
or fancy stitches and also with braids,
which are coming into fashion again.
These make centerpieces and em
broidery in general much siinpler, yet,
at the same time, more effective.
They can also be made with less ex
pense if the proper combinations are
used. Solid embroidery done with
silks, either in colors or white, is
handsomer than any other kind.
For table centers for everyday use,
which must be laundered constantly,
the all-white linen center, worked in
mercerized or plain cotton, with fancy
stitches and simple braids, makes an
effective and inexpensive article.
It Is easy for anyone knowing little
or even nothing about embroidery in
general to make.
The linen should be shrunken be
fore it is stamped or embroidered, es
pecially any piece that is made to a
special size or a particular shape. A
;ircular center will not remain round
unless It has betn shrunken before it
oas been marked, for linen shrinks
more one way than another.
- When a center or any embroidered
piece of linen is laundered, it should
be pressed while damp on the wrong
side until thoroughly dry.
If the ironing board or table is cov
ered with several thicknesses oi
blanket the embroidery will then stand
out and look very handsome after the
piece has been pressed.
It is best to use a piece of flannel
when dampening the linen, as it is
softer than linen or cotton and fresh
ens up the linen wonderfully. Unless
a piece of work has become very
much soiled while being worked, it is
much better not to wash it before it is
pressed.
When finished, the center should be
dampened and pressed before the scal
lop is cut out, thus enabling the linen
to be cut closer to the scallop without
danger of cutting the stitches or leav
ing a ragged edge beyond the scallop.
This usually happens if it is cut out
before it is pressed.
Fruit Pudding.
Moisten half a loaf of stale graham
bread, finely grated, with a cupful of
hot molasses, adding half a cupriil of
melted butter, a teaspoonful of pow
dered cinnamon, half a teaspoonful
each of powdered allspice and grated
nutmeg, half a cupful of brown sugar,
and a saltspoonful of ground cloves.
Mix thoroughly and then stir in a tea
spoonful of baking soda dissolved in a
scant teacupful of sour cream, with
sufficient flour to form a stiff batter,
adding by degrees half a cupful of
seeded raisins, two tablespoonfuls of
currants, a quarter of a pound of
shredded citron, and two ounces of
chopped candied orange peel. Pour
into a large round pan and bake for 45
minutes in a moderate oven; serve
with a hard sauce flavored as de
sired. To Clean Silk.
For every quart of water to be used
in cleaning a silk dress, .either white
or colored, pare and grate one large
potato. Put the grated potatoes Into
the water, which must be cold and
soft; let water stand two days with
out being disturbed and then careful
ly pour off the clear liquid from the
sediment into a large vessel, into
which dip the garments up and down.
Silk must not be creased by wring
ing. When nearly dry," lay it flat on
a table and wipe it first on one side
and then on the other. If it needs
pressing do so between flannel with
a moderate iron.
Dried Apple Fruitcake.
Soak three cupfuls of dried apples
over night in cold water, enough to
swell them. Chop them in the morn
ing quite fine and put them on the
fire with three cupfuls of New Orleans
molasses. Stew until nearly soft, add
one cupful seedless raisins and stew a
few minutes. When cold add one cup
ful of butter, three eggs, three tea
spoonfuls of allspice, one grated nut
meg, one teaspoonful of baking soda
and three cupfuls of flour. Bake one
hour and a half in a moderate oven
This makes a rich cake and will keep
for months. '
Cook Beet Tops.
Take young beets, cut the leaves off
and clean them well. Boil till soft
with a little salt, strain and chop fine
Chop a small onion and brown with a
pice piece of butter, add a tablespoon
ful of flour, a dash of pepper and nut
neg. Pour enough boiling water oi
this to make a gravy. Mix beet leaves
with gravy and let simmer together
for a few minutes, then serve. Make
i salad of the beets by boiling till
soft, skin, cut in slices, add vinegar
and water to cover, a bay leaf, and a
few peppers.
New Salad Dressing.
Mix 1 teaspoon of mustard with 1
tablespoon of sugar, and add to the
beaten, yolks of 2 eggs, then drop in
slowly one-half cup melted (not hot)
butter and one-half cup of mild vine
gar, stirring all the time. Now add
the beaten whites and cook in double
boiler until it coats the spoon. Stir
while cooking and when cold add 1
cup of thick whipped cream. Keep
in a cool place. This i3 especially
fine for a Waldorf salad.
Cincinnati Pancakes.
One egg, teaspoon of salt, butter,
sugar, 1 pint ' of flour, 2 heaping tea
spoons baking powder or soda, and
sour , milk when very light. Instead
of greasing the skillet, put in a large
spoon of lard. " When piplig hot put
In the cakes and they will splutter
and spread and crinkle until a de
lightful brown. Eat with butter and
susar sirup. Fins. ,
Militanry Effect o Its
r-1 Abolition at
:,SlEl1ieeil ' Army Posts
By COL. W. B. HOMER.
Op
DVOCATES of the canteen claim that the abolition of the
sale of beer at post exchanges has not been in the interests of
temperance. I believe they are right. I believe Drohibition
does not prohibit.
- For a number of years I had charge of the post exchange
at Fort Monroe, Ya., with garrisons varying from 6. to 20
companies of soldiers. During this period beer was sold in
the post exchange to the soldiers, with very little restriction,
and with no marked intemperance due to such sale. Since
that time I have commanded army posts in the Philippines,
Maine, Xew Jersey, on the Potomac and in Boston harbor, with complete
restrictions as to sale of beer or any intoxicating liquor. I have always
found about the same average amount of drunkenness among the men,
increased, perhaps, by the fact that the inability of a soldier to get his
glass of beer at his own post exchange often induces men, or the friends
of the men, to smuggle poor whisky in quantity into the company quarters
a practice causing more indiscipline and trouble than any I know.
It is hard to check. It shows results without warning. There is no
law for its severe punishment. A fine of $5 or less is all that can be im
posed on a man legally for introducing intoxicating liquor into the bar
racks, and that has no deterrent effect whatever. This most baneful prac
tice upsets all law and order in barracks, causes lack of confidence in all
men who drink, promotes drunken rows, riots, quarrels, fights, affrays, petty-thefts,
disrespect to superiors and disobedience of orders, and general
unrest and discontent. Liquor in quarters is a great disorganize and is
a less frequent source of trouble at a military post where beer is sold at the
post exchanges, as the inducement to break the rules is less.
I believe an ideal army post would be one where no one drank beer or
intoxicating liquor and where those articles were unknown Unfortu
nately, we don't get that class of men always as soldiers. Whisky is an
efficient recruiting sergeant. "We have men who enlist who have riot in
their blood, who crave indulgence in drink at times, and therefore cannot
keep a steady job. They give good service and high grade work often.
They lapse noiv and then, take their punishment and then take up the bur
den of life again. These men are born with a love for strong drink, and
they will have it. "Thou shalt not" does not deter them. The canteen
saved many of them from a prolonged absence from duty.
Woman
the
Natural
Teacher
By JAMES P. MAGENIS.
strong ties of attraction and affection. The
average woman is attracted to the average child by an inherent quality,
that something which makes any child more to a woman than to a man;
and the child in turn reciprocates. Man may amuse or entertain a child
tenporarih but invariably the child tires of the man if the man does
not first tire of the child. With woman it is different. Why? Ask the
stars wh- the- pursue unvarying courses. Ask the seasons the reasons for
their round. It is so. That is all.
Thus with woman's established advantage at the outset, and with her
natural gifts, she seems especially selected by a higher than human law to
care for the young; and the world over, among the civilized and the sav
age, this, is the rule. Thus woman is the natural teacher.. Teaching
is part of her natural vocation, whether it be in the schoolroom or the
home. The question may arise, Is she the better one to do this? That is
easy to decide. Her only possible competitor is man. Is man better
adapted to train the young than is woman? Has he that peculiar insight
into the little mind? Has he the intuition which latent motherhood
provides? Has he the enduring patience, coupled with that gentle per
suasion and perseverance which captivates, masters and controls the
young? The history of humanity says no.
Bring
Children
Up to
Work
By THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
President el the United Stales.
the
should not trv to bring up their
up their
You don't get the right stuff out of those children for
the next war, or ou don't get decent citizens when
there isn't any war. Bring them up to work, so that
they shall recognize an obstacle is not something to
be shirked, but to be overcome.
: No
Sex
in
Politics
By ISRAEL ZAHGWILL,
Peel and Essayist.
3
Men and women pray in the same church and dance to the same
music. Both sexes have far more in common than they have points of
difference. ' -
It's nobody business to inquire what sex a voter is, any more than what
color the voter's hair is. Once get into j our head that the claim of w omen
rests not upon their petticoats but on their purses, not upon their being
women, but on their being taxpaj-ers, not on their being our rivals, but
on their being our comrades, and you will escape tangling yourself is
a whole network of fallacies..-'- -V:"".. ' -
The feminization of the schools, as it
is termed, or, in another form, the question
whether female instructors in large num
bers tend to make male pupils less manly,
has secured recognition in the forum of free
discussion. A number of educators of
prominence have taken sides, and the issue
involved would seem to adjust itself in the
category of woman's capabilities. Followed
logically to its natural sequence it answers
itself.
In womankind and children the Cre
ator of the universe has seen fit to place
My ideal of a boy is one who will grow
up and be able to support himself and a
wife and children. To be fit to be an Ameri
can citizen he has got to preserve his self
respect and conduct himself so as to wrong
no one. Fathers need the most preaching.
Frequently the mothers who have had hard
lives take the unwise course in attempting
to benefit their daughters by bringing them
up free from hard knocks. Next to hard
ness of heart the next
least desirable quality
is softness of head, and
mother or father
cniia in tnat
cniia in tnat wav
In our generation women have forced
their way into almost every department
of life. After you have let them work in
your factories, in your fields and mines, in
your bars and workshops, in 3-our gardens
and postofSces and counting .houses, after
you have let them practice medicine and
study law, it is too iate to turn back, or to
refuse them the rights of their new posi
tion. Those who object to female suffrage,
who say that woman's sphere is the. home,
should have kept her there. Too late to
turn the key on her now she is not at
home.
A SUDDEN GOLD.
! 'A:
', Miss Helen Sauerbier, of 815MalnSt St.
Joseph, Mich., -writes an Interesting letter
on the subject of catching; cold, which
cannot fail to be of value to all women who
catch cold easily.
PEHUiJA ADVISEO FOR
SUDDEN COLDS.
It Should be Taken According to
Directions on the Bottle, at the
First Appearance of the Cold.
St. Joseph, Mien., Sept., 1901. Last
winter I caug-ht a sudden cold which
developed into an unpleasant catarrh
of the head and throat, depriving me of
my appetite and usual pood spirits. A
friend who had been cured by Pertraa
acivisc? o try it and I Bent for a
bottls at on:. ".nd I am glad to say that
in res days tVi 2 phleg-m had loosened,
ana x Isit better, my appetite returned
and within nine days I was in my
usual good health.
Miss Ilelen Sauerbier.
Peruna is an old and well tried remedy
for colds. No woman should be with
out it.
He Apologized.
H?nry, aged three, was left alone
witn his three-months-old brother. HIr
mother, hearing the baby cry, re
turned to find out what had happened.
"Oh," said Henry, "I choked him a
little, but I asked him to 'scuse me."
Expressions of a Cynic.
Walter Pater, an old man at 50, bald
as a coot and grotesquely plain, r
garded every woman much as did Dean
Swift, who wrote: "A very little wit
is valued In a woman, as we are
pleased with few words spoken intel
ligibly by a- parrot." "You don't ap
prove of marriage?" a friend once ob
served to Pater. "No," he replied,
"nor would anybody else f he gave
the matter proper consideration. Men
and women are always pulling dif
ferent ways. Women won't pull oui
way. They are so perverse."
The Allurements of the City.
Mrs. Perkins and her daughter
Mandy from the country were In the
city one day, and as they walked
along together they came to a win
dow in which was displayed a variety
of women's apparel. Mandy glanced
wistfully at the different articles of
clothing and started into the store.
But a sign in the window which read:
"Clothing One-Half Off During This
Sale," caught Mrs. Perkins' eye. She
seized her daughter by the arm, hur
ried her along down the street, and
exclaimed in a loud voice: "W'y,
land's sake, Mandy, that ain't no de
cent place fer a girl to go!" Judge's
Library.
NOT THE RIGHT MAN.
Tb T?p1ertort Arifl 1,-111 nnfMno
make you change your mind?
She M'yes, another man might.
WANTED TO KNOW
The Truth About Grape-Nuts Food.
It doesn't matter so much what you
near about a thing, it's what you know
that counts. And correct knowledge
Is most likely to come from personal
experience.
"About a year ago," writes a N. T.
man, "I was bothered by Indigestion,
especially during the forenoon. I "tried
several remedies without any perman
ent Improvement.
"My breakfast usually consisted of
oatmeal, steak or chops, bread, coffee
and some fruit. '
"Hearing so much about Grape-Nuts,
I concluded to give it a trial and find
out if all I had heard of It was true.
"So I began with Grape-Nuts and
cream, 2 soft boiled eggs, toast, a cup
of Postum and some fruit. Before the
end of the first week I was rid of the
acidity of the stomach and felt much
relieved. -
"By the end ot the second week all
traces of indigestion had disappeared
and I was in first rate health once
more. Before beginning this course cl
diet. I never ?ind flnv nnn&tU c fnr
lunch, but now I 'can enjoy a hearty
meal at noon, time." There's a Ilea
son." -
Name given by' Postum Co., BattH
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Yell
ville," In pkgs.
Ever read the bove letter? A nevt
one eppssrs from time to time. The
grs einuirf, try, :rj fll of hii' 1