Hays City Free Press
MAY8 CITY,
KANSA8.
Though two In a canoe may be bliss.
It often ends In blisters.
When money is tight, no one else
has an opportunity to be.
The fishhook cactus is the compass
of the desert, for it always points to
the south.
The Merry Widow says she knows
what it feels like when a wedding is
"solemnized."
It's better to have loved anil lost
than never to have enjoyed her moth
er's good cooking.
The science of navigating the air If
of slow growth. It is a century old
and still in its infancy.
The colleges of the country turn out
14,000 new lawyers every year, but
then the trust demand is also big.
The Clyde shipbuilding yards pro
duced 509 vessels during 1907, as com
pared with 372 the previous year.
Hudson bay is reported to be al
ready almost frozen over. The bay
fever season must be very short in
that region.
King Edward is absolutely free from
personal debt. This will seem almost
unprofessional to a number of neigh
boring rulers.
If that Yellowstone park highway
man who held up 11 coaches has a
head for business he will incorporate
In New Jersey.
That report about flies carrying
typhoid germs is true enough, though
some revengeful baldheaded man may
have started it.
New York slipper makers are about
to go on strike, but the small boy wil'
no doubt be happy so long as the slip
per wearer doesn't.
If a man tells a woman she is pret
ty, she believes him. If he tells her
the same thing about another woman,
he thinks he's imaginative.
Chewing gum, it is said, will prevent
seasickness. On the other hand, sea
sickness often serves the useful pur
pose of preventing gum chewing.
The government Is going to conduct
a sham battle for submarines, this
being one set of maneuvers that won't
Interfere with the farmers' fences.
Speaking of Standard Oil politics,
Bryan's campaign treasurer appears
to be fairly well greased himself, from
the days of Calvin S. Brice down to
date.
Now comes a student of criminology
who asserts that blonde criminals
largely outnumber the criminal bru
nettes. This puts an entirely different
face on the matter.
It would be interesting to know the
feelings of the men who make battle
ships and big guns as they read of the
honors heaped upon the Wright broth
ers in the sacred name of peace.
Prussian women are to have better
opportunities for higher education.
The suspicion is spreading over there
that the "three k's" are not of neces
sity quite all of woman's sphere.
The greatest heat is never found on
the equator, but some ten degrees to
the north, while more severe cold has
been registered in northern Siberia
than has been found near the pole.
Somebody has made the interesting
discovery that the blonde criminals
outnumber the brunettes who go
wrong. It may be, however, that the
brunettes who bleach are counted as
blondes.
A 15-year-old bride in Washington,
after ft week of married life, wants a
divorce. It is no wonder that mar
riage is a failure when children are
allowed to muLe playthings of the ob
ligations held most sacred by church
and state. Needless to say, the mar
riage in question was a "romantic"
one, the kind of romance which gener
ally fails to outlive its novelty.
American flying machines have
beaten records made in the air, and
American submarines are surpassing
the achievements of all others under
the water. It turns out that a vessel
of this type tested in Buzzard's bay
was maneuvered for an hour and a
half at a depth which at no time was
less than 107 feet, something which
had not been done before.
German interests in Argentina and
Brazil are so great that German cap
italists have decided it is worth while
Investing $6,500,000 In a . new tele
graph cable connecting the fatherland
with South America. - The imperial
government will protect the Investors
from loss. This is one of the ways by
which the ties between the Germans
abroad and those at home are pre
served, as well as one of the methods
adopted for fostering the expansion of
German commerce.
A great deal of sympathy Is going
out to the scientist at Des Moines,
who was bitten by a rat which he had
poisoned. Still, nobedy has been narrow-minded
enough to find much fault
with the rat.-
Burglars in a New Jersey town tried
to steal a piano by taking it out of the
window. The noise aroused the owner,
and then there was music in the air.
the harmonious burglars leading their
pursuers a merry dance, getting away
to the tuue of some hundreds in house
hold valuables.
Even a calamity like the August
floods develops compensations, acd
one such is revealed in the heroism
of a . telephone operator, Mrs. S. F.
Itooke. relates the Youths Compan
ion. Seasonably noticed that rising
waters threatened the little town of
Folsom. New Mexico, she put aside
her own opportunity to ' escape,' and
spent her last hour in life in warning
and saving her subscribers. What they
lost in property Is comparatively im
material. They gained, they and the
world, - the abiding inspiration 'of a
deed of unselfish devotion.
COOKED IN CHAFING DISH.
Appetizing Dishes for Those Who Are
Fond of Shrimps.
Shrimps may be cooked delectably
In the chafing dish In several ways.
They are delicious with curried rice.
Put four tablespoonfuls of butter into
the blazer with a little chopped onion
and allow to remain until brown. Add
a heaping tablespoonful of cornstarch,
Into which two teaspoonfuls of curry
powder, a teaspoonful of salt, and a
dash of pepper have been mixed. Then J
add two cupfals of milk, one-half cup
ful of shrimps broken in small pieces,
and a cupful of boiled rice; cook slow
ly for about five minutes.
For shrimp salad cut the shrimps
Into pieces and mix with nunced let
tuce. Arrange lettuce leaves with it
and cover with a dressing made with
two eggs, yolks and whites beaten
separately, adding a teaspoonful each
of salt and pepper, half cup of vine
gar, and a spoonful of mustard. The
whole should be cooked until it be
gins to thicken.
Two other recipes have been test,
ed and found not wanting. For one,
take half a pint of fresh or canned
shrimps, a tablespoonful of tomato
sauce, half an onion grated, two and
one-half tablespoonfuls of butter, half
a cup of boiled rice, and half cupful of
cream. Put the butter into the
blazer, and when melted stir in the
onion and rice. Then add the shrimps,
cream and tomato sauce. Stir until it
bolls, then allow it to simmer for five
minutes. Serve on toast.
The other recipe: Melt a piece of
butter in the dish and add half a
cup of boiled rice, one cup of cream
or milk, and three tablespoonfuls of
catsup. WThen the mixture is thor
oughly heated add one cup of shrimp
and cook for three minutes. Serve this
also on toast.
Try cleaning white cloth trimmings
with salt and flour, hot. This is very
effective, while not Injuring the
material in any way.
Furniture takes a better polish if,
before starting the rubbing, all dirt
and dust is rubbed from the wood by
a slightly dampened cloth.
A quick and easy method to peel
onions for frying or stewing is to cut
off the top and bottom of the onion,
quarter It and the outside skin is eas
ily removed.
When starching Holland pinafores,
if a little tea is put into the starch
used they will keep their color, in
stead of getting that faded appear
ance we all know so well.
If a small , quantity of cream turns
sour In the icebox do not throw it out,
but with a fork beat it a few minutes
and a tiny patch of fresh butter and a
little glas$ of buttermilk will be the
reward.
To clean kid shoes put In a saucer
a half-ounce of strong ammonia, dip
in a clean flannel and rub it on cas
tile soap. Then rub the shoes with
this, changing the flannel when it be
comes soiled.
Beef Croquettes.
To make croquettes of soup meat
use two cups of very finely chopped or
ground meat to one cup of thick white
sauce. Season the meat well with a
teaspoon or more of onion juice, salt
and pepper, and mix with the sauce
made from one cup of milk, two level
tablespoons of butter, and four level
tablespoons of flour cooked five min
utes and seasoned with a level tea
spoon of salt and a saltspoon of pep
per. Spread on a large plate to cool,
then take a heaping tablespoon of
the cooled mixture and shape into a
little roll, flatten each end by strik
ing on the board, then roll in very fine
bread crumbs. Take each roll on a
broad bladed knife, and slip into a
deep plate in which an egg is beaten
with a tablespoon of cold water. Roll
over and over to be sure that every
point Is covered, then roll in fine
crumbs until well coated. Fry in deep,
smoking hot fat, and serve with a
tomato sauce.
Cream Salad Dressing.
This is considered by many to be
better than mayonnaise, and la the
country, where there is a plentiful sup-
fily of eggs, and good olive oil is hard
o get, this dressing is an excellent
substitute. Here is the recipe: Bake
the yolks of six eggs with half a cup
ful of granulated sugar. Add a cup
ful of vinegar and cook in a double
boiler until it thickens. Remove from
the stove and while still hot add a table
spoonful of butter and a tablespoon
ful of mustard, having first blended
smoothly. When cold add a cupful of
cream beaten to a stiff froth. Keep
in a cold place.
Bacon in Potatoes.
Select large potatoes and see that
they stand firmly on end by cutting a
small piece off each before baking.
When baked soft remove the other
end of the potato, scoop out part of
the inside. Fill the cavity with
chopped boiled bacon, letting it form
a small mound. Stand the potatoes
up on a dish and place a bit of pars
ley in the bacon. It can easily be
made, and on a warm summer morn
ing will tempt the appetite.
To Prevent Sticking.
Most housekeepers buy seeded rais
ins these days, but the conservatives
who cling to old ways will find the
sticky task of seeding much Improved
by slightly greasing both knife and
fingers with butetr.
A small rointed knife used f,or par
ing potatoes is tte test choice. If this
is dipped from time to time Into boil
ing water the stickiness will also be
relieved.
To Remove Ink Stains.
To remove ink stains from table lin
en, etc. As quickly as possible after
staining, pour a quantity of hot, melt
ed tallow on the spot; let remain at
least thirty-six hours, scrape off. and
it not entirely removed,
process.
repeat
- Home-M2de Sausage.'
One ounce of pepper, one ounce of
sage, about two ounces cf salt to every
ten pounds of meat.' Use one-third
beef and two-thirds pork. Beef loaxi,
pork rart fat and part lean.
The Obsequies
By Jean
(Copyright, by ShorUtory Pub. Co. .
"This sort of day always reminds me ! men. I'll wake the
of Indians," said Mrs. Allbright, taking
a long look around over the hills.
It was an afternoon late in August.
A blue haze, the smoke of distant for
est fires, lay upon the land, lending to
the old familiar hills an air of mystery
and remoteness, like that of veiled
faces. Down in the valleys and upon
the long hillsides the blue faded softly
into the gray of the sage brush, and
the gray into the vague green of the
creek bottom.
Mrs. Allbright, the wife of the man
ager, and I, the governess, of the Big
Red ranch, were sitting on the porch.
"I don't know why," she continued;
"perhaps because it's such a very lazy
day."
Ten minutes later we discovered
more convincing reasons for the tenor
of her thoughts, in the weekly paper,
brought by a mounted messenger from
the post office over fifty miles away.
The population of the Big Red com
prised three women, four men and five
children; the cowboys, of whom there
were about fifty, being absent upon
ihe round-up, while Mr. Allbright was
away on a trip to New York. We were
65 miles from the railroad and from
the nearest town, ten miles from any
other ranch, and quite 50 from any
one whom we could call neighbor.
And now, as though aware of our un
protected position, the Indians had
taken occasion to go on the war
path! "Willfully and maliciously!" ex
claimed Mrs. Allbright, as she sat
reading blood-chilling accounts of mas
sacres that had taken place or were
about to take place accounts which
were further supplemented by the
messenger's report of the burning that
very morning of a ranch only 40 miles
away.
At the other end of the porch sat
the five little Allbrights in a circle,
holding a solemn consultation. There
was Tony, the eldest, the 12-year-old;
the twins, aged ten; Billy, seven years
old; and Ethelbert Van Twiller All
bright, aged five. They were all look
ing very sober and each child was
decorated with a generous' piece of
black silk, torn off the bottom of an
old skirt. In the center of the circle
stood an empty box, over which were
draped the remains of the skirt, and
which probably represented to Tony's
cultivated mind a bier. The twins
shared between them a very crumpled
handkerchief, with which they occa
sionally rubbeds their eyes.
"What is the matter, . children?" I
exclaimed, as I took in the details of
the scene.
Tony was silent until he had mar-
Ehaled his features into a state of due
solemnity; then, in a voice carefully
modulated to fit the occasion, he re
plied: "At the break of day Miss Jug
departed this life."
"She has gone over the big divide,"
added the twins, who never let pass
an opportunity of using a cowboy
phrase.
"Ole Miss Jug," as the children
called her, was a portly dog of great
age and immovable dignity. In the
opinions of the five young Allbrights
she "was as old as the oldest tree."
Certainly she was as old as the old
est mourners. And now, as Tony
would have said, in the fullness of
time she had gone whence no dog
returneth.
"She was a mighty fine dog," said
one of the twins, sorrowfully.
"And," said Tony, visibly brighten
ing, "we are going to give her the
very finest funeral we ever had."
At this -the four other young All
brights also brightened, and a few mo
ments later the five marched around
into the back yard, where the body
lay in state, and there I could hear
them cheerfully discussing the ar
rangements for the funeral of the de
ceased Miss Jug.
Had Tony lived some hundred years
ago, he would have become pope, or
certainly a cardinal, so great was his
love of ritual. The burial of a hen
under his direction became a most
.mposing ceremony. Theatricals were
his passion. Robed in a scarlet tabje-
2loth, and armed with a bread knife,
he would recite Hamlet's soliloquy in
such a melancholy voice, and with
such expressive motions of his weap
on, that the twins would be thrown
into quite an ecstasy of horror, while
'.he younger part of the audience
cowered in terror under the bed
clothes, the exhibitions taking place
generally at bedtime, being more Im
pressive by candle light.
Late that evening Mrs. Allbright and
I sat alone on the cool piazza, rock
!ng, thinking, waiting. As long as
daylight had lasted and the little All
brights had borne us company, we had
kept up a pretense of cheerful conver
sation. But now that the small folks
were tucked away In bed, and the
men had foregathered in the barn, we
had relapsed into a silence - whose
gloom was accented by the deep minor
chords of night, the croaking of
frogs, the distant lowing of thirsty cat
tle waiting for the rains, and now and
then the hungry howls of the coyotes,
holding revel further down the creek.
By this time it was quite dark.
Even the long, narrow sea of smoky
green that had gleamed so long over
the western hills had faded. About
the top of a nearer peak, that of a
rocky hill, a quarter of a mile or so
to the east of us, which Tony had
christened Golgotha, shone a faint ra
diance, the first rays of the rising
nicon. -
Suddenly, with a faint scream, my
companion gripped my arm. "Look!"
she whispered, "the Indians!"
Even as she spoke, from the crown
of Golgotha , there shot up a tongue
cf fiame. wavine and twistins far into
tne distance. " Close upon the sight
there followed a long, . echoing war
whoop; then there was wafted to our
ears a chorus of muffled shrieks and
yells, accompanied by what seemed a
wild beating of drums.
"Quick, Nell!" cried Mrs. Allbright,
hoarsely, "run.-to LLe bam for the
of Ole Miss Jug
Ross Irvine
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children - and
bring them down."
It seemed a thousand years before
I reached the house again, followed by
the men, hastily armed and equipped
for a possible siege.
By this time the fire on the hill
was blazing fiercely, and against its
ruddy background we could see gro
tesquely outlined dark blanketed fig
ures leaping wildly in some barbaric
dance. Every moment the flames
rose higher, the figures leaped more
wildly, the yelling and drum beating
sounded more distinctly, mingled from
time to time with far-away peals of
heart-stilling laughter. To add to the
horror of it all there was now waft
ed to us from time to time upon the
night air cool and heavy with the
scent of wild flowers a sickening odor
; the odor of burning flesh!
At the moment of this dreadful dis
covery, Mrs. Allbright, pale , and sob
bing, rushed down the stairs' and out
on the' piazza.
"The children they're not In their
rooms," she cried. "I've looked for
them everywhere "
"Oh Nora " the cook stood in the
doorway, her florid face actually pal
ing with terror "have you seen my
children?"
Nora pointed a quaking finger to the
fire on the hill. "There I saw them
steal away that way an hour ago,"
she gasped. "They was "
But before she could finish Mrs. All
bright was out of the door and rush
ing toward Golgotha, her white shawl
In a Flash the Truth Burst Upon Us.
gleaming in the darkness. Straight
way, in spite of those who would have
restrained me, I . plunged after her.
following down the path, across the
creek, and up the steep ascent in the
wake of that fluttering white signal..
We could not see the fire now, but
the smoke streamed blood red over
our heads, and we could hear the cries
of the victim and smell the burning
flesh. As we neared the top of the
hill the hideous shrieks suddenly
ceased, the drum was silenced, all
was quiet save the fierce crackling of
the flame.
"They have seen us," I thought, and
gripping Mrs. Allbright's arm from be
hind, stood for . a moment motionless
and peered ahead.
Just over the black rocks of the
hill top gleamed the full moon, like a
great bloody sun. Suddenly there ap
peared upon a rock right above us,
full against the broad, copper orb of
the moon, a dusky savage. For an in
stant - he stood motionless, a great
knife gleaming in his uplifted hand,
and his blanket blowing against his
bare legs.
Then down to us poor women
trembling below floated these words:
"To be or not to be, that is the ques
tion!" It was Tony's voice!
In a flash the truth burst upon us.
We had been witnessing one of Tony's
dramas.
What a sight met our gaze as we
rushed up onto the top of the hill!
There in the midst of the fire lay
all that was mortal of Miss Jug, fast
falling Into ashes. Seated upon the
rocks were the four little Allbrights,
each robed in a white sheet and armed
with a great tin pan. And upon the
highest rock stood Tony, garbed in the
red tablecloth and carrying the bread
knife.
"O children!" cried their mother,
sinking down upon the rocks. "Why
didn't you tell us what you were going
to do? You have frightened us near
ly to death." v
Dignity and tin pans were thrown
to the winds, while the four Allbrights
made a frantic attempt to comfort
their mother.
"We's just been a-burnin ole Miss
Jug," exclaimed the twins. -
"It's a cremation," corrected Tony
with dignity.
"These," pointing to the sheeted
Allbrights, "are the heavenly choir.
I'm the high priest of the moon. And "
pausing dramatically, be drew the
tablecloth closer about him, and indi
cating the moon, the fire, the heaven
ly choir and himself with one sweep
of the bread knife, the high priest con
cluded in a deep, solemn voice:
"These is the obsequies of ole Miss
Jug. Let her R. J. P."
Stay Long in One Service.
This kind of paragraph is common
In British newspapers: "A medal and
2 ($10) have . been awarded to
Henry Jirnes of Wellsbourne, War
wickshire, In recognition of upward of
50 years service on the Walton ' es
tate of the Mordaunt family. Jimes,
who is 83, and commenced work at the
age of six, became connected with the
Walton estate under Sir Charles Mor
daunt in 1S52.. For many years he
kept a wife and two children" cn 8s
($2) a week. The veteran is still hale
and hearty, and often labors from day
break to Eunset."
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Airline Route I
. A' Ti V Across Ocean
111 -AllFSillip Is Sure to Come
By A. LEE STEVENS, I
Aeronaut Inventor and Builder, and Member Aero Club of America. i
r---';'"" New York
H- - of the world. Thf
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development of this form has been carried further
than in the case of the aeroplane. I am rather skeptical as to the commer
cial value of the aeroplane, at least for a long time to come. The dirigible
balloon travels further, and if not as fast at least with more certainty.
The French and German governments have accomplished much with
their war balloons. They will stay aloft hours where the aeroplane will
stay up for minutes. At the present stage of their development they are
the more practical machine.
The lifting powers of balloons may be increased indefinitely by build
ing larger bags. As we learn to control them better there is no reason
why they should not be used as commercial machines. There is to-day a
very general terror of the balloon and aerial navigation in general, but
this will disappear largely as the airships become more familiar. I have
made 1,280 ascensions and taken up nearly 600 persons without serious
mishap. In time aerial navigation will grow safer as in the case of any
other means of locomotion.
The airship is by no means as dangerous a vehicle as most people
imagine. When accidents occur it is usually due to carelessness or ignor
ance, just as in the case of automobiles. The time has come when the
pilots or navigators ofr airships should be governed by explicit laws. I pur
pose having some such legislation presented at Albany this fall. No one
should be allowed to go up who has not received a pilot's license and
proved his ability as an engineer. At present a pilot's license is granted
to any one who has made ten ascensions, one at night, and has been
passed by two regularly licensed pilots. I would suggest that the en
gineer on a dirigible or aeroplane be licensed in the same way.
The
Thin
Made
Stout
By 0. ELLIOT FLINT.
the
to be got rid of. It is as though water were poured into an already full
vessel, which, not being able to contain more, discharges the excess.
It is quite true that, when one has been underfed for some time, a full
diet will result in a gain of weight. But we are concerned here with the
thin, who, wishing to become stout, yet have enough to eat. In their cases
the first thing to do is to increase the appetite; then more food will tend
to form more flesh.
Appetite is a manifestation of the tissues' need of nourishment. Hence,
anything that wastes tissues increases appetite. Exercise pre-eminently
wastes tissue; consequently exercise, more than aught, else, augments the
desire for food. Now, though the first effect of exercise is to destroy mus
cular fiber, its after effect, through stimulation of the nutritive processes,
is to rebuild the wasted tissue; and, unless the exercise has been excessive,
the rebuilding exceeds the destruction the muscle grows.
Here, then, we have a sure and scientific method of making weight.
Oblige the muscles, particularly those above the waist, which are usually
smaller and weaker than they ought to be, to work, and they will inevitably
grow larger, and therefore weigh more. It is a remarkable fact that,
through judicious general exercise, a man will gain flesh, even though he
does not increase his daily amount of food, simply because' he appropriates
much nourish ment which, when he did not exercise, was eliminated.
The kind of physical exercise is an important factor in the formation
of flesh; the bod v slowly adapting itself to the particular work required of
it. Thus quick but non-straining work, such as handball and boxing, will
produce no such development as weight-lifting, rowing and exercises on the
parallel bars. While light muscles can do light work, only heavy muscles
can do heavy work. . Hence to learn to do heavy work, by gradually increas
ing' its intensity rather than its amount, should be the aim of one who
wishes to become stout. A tall, thin man whose occupation was "light"
once informed the writer that he had been 20 pounds heavier when he had
worked as a butcher, , '
Diet, of course, affects weight considerably. Fats, starch, and sugar
are especially fattening. The writer, therefore, would advise, all who are
anxious to get Taf t figures to eat three, and if possible four, meals a day ;
the meals to consist of fat meat, potatoes, or rice, and peas, beans or
... -. i .Li:
Jentiis. Uooked cereals are iauening
pies, bread and cakes, including batter cakes. Accus
toming one's self to drinking much water with meals
helps greatly to put cn flesh; for thinning the food
with liquids makes it more soluble and assimilable.
Eating just before going to bed will stouten almost
anyone always providing the subject exercises rigor
ously for about half an hour three times a week.
Poor
Sliow for
Mere
By PEES. CHARLES W. ELIOT,
- Harrard CaiTertity. - -
first for the rest of the world, you would have to change
not society, but humanity. .When anyone says that the
college is becoming the recruiting "ground for socialism,
he is wren-.'. ' n. ' ;.' ..-' ' . ; , :.
is destined to be the great air port
maprriifippTit Vmrhor. whir-h has at
tracted the ships from all parts of the world, will
serve equally well when we navigate the air. We will
be crossing the Atlantic ocean in three or four j-ears.
At first it will be done by some adventurous sports
man, but as our airships are improved and we grow
more confident and skilled in handling airships their
practical commercial value will appear. Some day
we will see great airships, after making the trip from
Europe in incredibly short time, hovering over our
harbor and lowering their great boatlike baskets or
cabins into the water, while tugs will bring them
alongside the docks to land their passengers and
freight. The future of the airship, it seems to me, lies
in some improved form of the dirigible balloon. The
It is the mistaken notion that stuffing
one's self with so-called fattening foods
will increase avoirdupois. That has been
tried often, without success. Men cannot
be fattened, like cattle, merely by increas
ing their food supply. Why that is sc
is plain. Domesticated animals are given z
certain amount of food that keeps them at
a certain weight; but they can usually di
gest more than is furnished. Consequent
a greater supply makes more weight. Most
persons, however, eat habitually as much
as they desire; so, in their case, increasing
amount increases merely the overflow
; aiso puuumgs,
ffef
Socialism has not a chance in thi3
country, because wealth' is too diffuse. If
a man has $100, all his own, he loses all
ideas of sharing it with anybody else.
American people are opportunists ; they
will adopt institutions, socialistic or not, if
they are practical, but they will not follow
an idea beyond the stage where it becomes
, inefficient. Human so
ciety is based on self-interest,
shaded and con
cealed, perhaps. To Have
a socialistic society, v
where everyone thought
Proof is inexhaustible that
IiYtlia E. Iinkham's Vegetable
Compc nd carries women safely
through the Change of I4fe. 4
Read the letter Mrs, E. Hanson,
304 E. Long SL, Columbus, Ohio,
writes to Mrs. Finkham :
"I was passing" through the Change,
of Life, and suffered from nervous
ness, headaches, and other annoying1
symptoms. My doctor told me that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound was good for me, and since taking-
it I feel so much better, and I can
again do my own work. I never forget
to tell my friends what Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound did for mo
during1 this trying period."
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera
tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bearing-down
feeling, flatulency, indiges
tion, dizziness or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it ?
Mrs. Pinlcham invites all side
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM COOLED.
Time of Sentiment Evidently
Past with Husband.
Long
A certain well-known Bostonian has
been married long enough to have ac
quired the average man's cynical atti
tude In respect of the written expres
sions of devotion indulged In before
marriage.
One day the Hubbite was going over
with his wife a mass of useless papers
that had accumulated In the house
hold. They unearthed several large
boxes full of love letters. After, a
hasty glance at ... them, the - husband
said: . (
"No use keeping this junk, I sup
pose? Here it goes."
The wife was hurt. "Oh, Clarence,"
exclaimed she, "how can you be so
brutal? Surely you don't weat to de
stroy your own love letters to me?"
"Well, keep 'em, if you want 'em,"
cheerfully assented the husband, "but
honestly, Helen, these seem too soft to
file!" Lippincott's.
Woman Chosen City Alderman.
Mrs. H. J. Gates has just been elect
sd one of the six aldermen of Magee,
Tenn. For several 'years she has
taken an active interest in the educa
tional work of her town and wanted
to be elected alderman because it
would help her in this work. She is
reported to have made about the most
aggressive campaign ever witnessed in
Magee, if not in Tennessee. The town
people seemed pleased with her elec
tion, and even those who voted against
her believe she will make a first-class
alderman.
He Would Talk.
"This Is a busy wire, I tell you,"
roared the excited man in the tele
phone booth.
And from the other end of the wire
came this:
"I don't care, I will talk."
"Get off the wire!" shouted the
other, beside himself. "You don't want
to talk with me."
But it was no use.
"I've paid ten cents to talk," came
the answer, "and I'm going to do it."
And talk he did, busy wire or not.
Nature Conquers Man. 1
Man can get along without his cities
and his .clothes and his complicated
tools and treasures; but all his
vaunted wisdom and skill are set ut
terly at naught by the simple failure!
of the clouds to drop rain. The only!
actual necessities of life are those be-j
ctowals of nature which were necessw
ties to aboriginal man. Philadelphia!
Bulletin.
ASTONISHED THE DOCTOR
Old Lady Got Well with Change of
Food.
A great scientist has said we can put
off "old age" if we can only nourish the
body properly.
To do this the right kind of food, of
course, is necessary. The body manu
factures poisons in the stomach and
intestines from certain kinds of food
stuffs and unless sufficient of the right
kind is used, the injurious elements
overcome the good.
"My grandmother, 71 years old,"
writes a N. Y. lady, "had been an in
valid for 18 years from what was
called consumption of the stomach and
bowels. The doctor had given her up
to die.
"I saw so much about Grape-Nuts
that 1 persuaded Grandmother to try
it. She could not keep anything on her
stomach for more than a few minutes.
"She' began Grape-Nuts with only a
teaspoonful. As that did not distress
her and as she could retain It, she took
a little more until she could take all of
4 teaspoonfuls at a meal.
"Then she began to gain and grow
strcng- and her trouble in the stomach
was gone entirely. She got to enjoy
good health, for one so old and,, we
know Grape-Nuts saved her life. ,
V "The doctor was astonished that in
stead cf dying she got well, and with
out a drop of medicine after she began
the Grape-Nuts." There's a Reason:"
Name given by Postum Co.,J Bsltle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well-
Ever read the abov letter? A new
cne sppears from time to time.. The
are genuine, True, zr.;i full cf human