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The Fairy Godmother. By JEROME SPRAGUE. Copyrighted, 1908, by Associated Literary Press. Bubbles didn’t care whether It was appropriate or not; she wanted It, and she was saving up her money to get it. Every morning when she went to the ptore she found the girls talking of their summer hats. “What kind are you going to have?” they would ask her, and Bubbles would laugh—the gay bubbling laugh that had given her her nickname —and would say, “Walt and see, girls; wait and see.” “Oh, piffle!” one of them said on a certain June morning. “I don’t believe you’re going to get a hat” “Wait and see; wait and see,” said Bubbles provokingly. And then after the store was closed she went around the corner and looked at the hat with the white feather. The price was in plain sight—slo. Bubbles earned $4 a week. Out of that she paid her aunt $2.50 for board. Fifty cents went for car fare, and the rest she had for herself. Since last summer she had managed to save $9.60, and the other fifty would add the complete amount necessary to buy the hat with the white feather. She decided to tell Alice Forbes about it. Alice was at the ribbon counter, while Bubbles sold notions. Their ac quaintance rose from the fact that they walked home in the same direc tion. “I’ll have to wear It with all my old blue suit,” Bubbles said as she went along. “But I don’t care. I’ve made myself a white net waist, and It’s awfully becoming.” “Ten dollars is a lot for a hat,” Alice said quietly. But Bubbles laughed, with her bead flung up and her bright eyes shining. “Oh, what’s the use of living,” she Bald, “if a girl can’t have something pretty now and then?” Alice nodded. Her blue eyes were wistful. “That’s what I think,” she said. “Now, there’s a remnant of rib bon at my counter. It’s white, with bunches of pink roses on it It would make a lovely girdle, and I could buy a white dress for 15 cents a yard and a little wreath of pink roses in the mil linery department, and then I could be bridesmaid for Millie Drake.” “Does she want you to be?” Bubbles asked, with interest. “Yes,” Alice said, “Jimmie Bryan Is to be best man,” “Oh!” Bubbles was silent for a mo ment. Then she asked, “Don’t you think you can afford the dress?” “No,” Alice said quietly, “I can’t And I told Millie last night to ask you f Bubbles. I knew you wouldn’t mind being asked second, because I’m her oldest friend. I laid the piece of flow- j ered ribbon away this morning, so that If you wanted it you could have it You could make a white net skirt to your new waist. It would be awfully pretty with the pink roses.” But Bubbles was looking at her curi ously. “Don’t you mind,” she asked—“l mean not being bridesmaid?” “Yes, I do,” Alice said, and Bubbles saw that her eyes were full of tears. “But I have to give all of my money to mother now that father Is sick and can’t work.” “Well, it’s a hard old world,” Bub bles remarked as they reached the cor ner where they separated. "If I decide to take the ribbon, 4iipe, let y° u know in the morning.” ; V~; r ” Afliie next corner bubbles met Jim- ( mle Bryan. “Jimmie,” she said, with her gray eyes challenging him—“ Jimmie, are you going to be best man at Millie’s wedding?” “Sure,” answered Jimmie—“cutaway, white flower in my coat and all the rest of the agony.” “And me to walk up the aisle with you?” said Bubbles. Jimmie looked at her in surprise. “I thought Alice was going—was go ing to do it,” he said. “Alice can’t get the clothes,” Bub bles informed him, “and if I wasn’t a selfish pig I’d get them for her, but I want a white feather in my summer hat.” Jimmie hesitated. “Look here. Bub- , bles,” he said a little awkwardly, ! “ain’t there some way you could make | Alice think you were getting her dress and let me pay for it? I’d like to do It.” Bubbles caught her breath quickly. “Why, Jimmie 1” she said. Jimmie flushed. “She has an awful hard time,” he said. “Yes, she docs,” Bubbles agreed ab stractedly. She was a little white, but she still smiled at Jimmie. “So you don’t want me to be brides maid with you?” she teased, still with a funny catch In her breath. “Aw, Bubbles,” he stammered, “you know I think you’re about the nicest thing ever”— “But you’d rather have Alice walk up the aisle with you,” was her quiet reminder. “I wouldn’t,” he declared stoutly, ■ “but I’m sorry for Alice.” “Of course,” Bubbles agreed, and ' then she went on to plan. "I could get her the things and tell her the money I had come to me unexpectedly.” “I am afraid that wouldn’t do,” was Jimmie’s worried response. “She’d feel as if she bad to pay it back. You j get the things and send them to her and don’t have any mark on the box, and she’ll never know where they' came from.” “Well.can’t tret the thinini we I talked about,” Bubbles said, “or shs would know right away. Do you care how much you spend, Jimmie?’ "No,” he told her with the reckless- j ness of the skilled laborer who earns his $3 a day; “no, I don’t” “Then Til get a robe dress of pink I mull with a wreath of silver roses. She’ll look like a dream. Jimmie.” “I hope she will,” Jimmie said, and Bobbles sighed. “Goodby, Jimmie,” she said as she came to the tenement where she lived on the third floor. He looked at her anxkmsiy. “You’re not cut up about not being bridesmaid, are von?’ he.asked. She shook her head. “No,” she an swered bravely. “Well, you’re pretty nice, Bubbles,” he said heartily, and then he went on his way. When Bubbles reached home she ' took out her hoarded store of money. With what she would add on her next pay day she would have $lO, and she could buy the hat with the white feather. She fingered the money for a mo ment, and then she dropped her head on her arm with a sob, for Bubbles had wanted that bat to wear to church on Sunday morning when she sang in the choir with Jimmie Bryan. It had been for Jimmie’s admiration that she had craved the pretty hat. And, after all, it was Alice that Jimmie cared for. Two days later Alice came to her counter breathlessly. “Oh, Bubbles,” she said, “such a wonderful thing has happened!” “What?” asked Bubbles innocently. And then Alice told her of the won derful gown and the dainty accessories that had come the night before in a big box. “I can’t imagine who sent them.” “It must have been a fairy god mother,” said Bubbles demurely. “And now I can be Millie’s brides maid,” caroled Alice when she had exhausted all her conjectures as to the giver. “You won’t mind, will you. Bubbles?’ "No,” said Bubbles steadily. Add as she sold needles and pins and hooks and eyes and whalebones and a hundred and one other things that day she told herself that she did not care. Why should she want to walk beside Jimmie Bryan when he preferred to have Alice? She passed the window with the hat with the white feather that night with out a glance, and on Sunday she wore a plain little black sailor with a cheap red rose, and she looked prettier than ■ ever injt. “Alice thinks you’re a fairy god mother,” she told Jimmie after serv ice. “Say, did she like It?” he demanded. “Of course she did,” said Bubbles. “Who wouldn’t?” But Jimmie did not answer Imme diately, He stood looking down at her. j “Say, little girl,” he said presently. I "you look mighty nice In that hat” “It cost Just $1.98,” Bubbles inform ed him glibly, “marked down from $2." | “I don’t care what it cost” Jimmie stated. “You look mighty nice.” Bubbles couldn’t resist saying, “But not half as nice as Alice will in that pink robe.” “Bubbles, I believe you’re jealous.” flashed Jimmie unexpectedly. Bubbles’ cheeks flamed. “Why, Jim mie Bryan!” she faltered. “Look here.” Jimmie demanded, “did you think I was in love with Alice?” Under his keen scrutiny Bubbles was forced to admit *T couldn’t very well help it, could I?” “I was afraid you would,” Jimmie said, “that day when I planned to get her the things, but I had promised. Oh, look here, Bubbles, you come out to the park with me, and I*ll tell you about It” And all the way to the park Bub bles’ heart sang, and she seemed to walk on air, and she was glad that she hadn’t bought the hat with the white feather. She was glad she hadn’t been extravagant for Jimmie seemed to like her just as well in the black sailor with the red rose. In the park the beds were full of jonquils and tulips and hyacinths and crocuses, and under the flowering alm ond tree Jimmie and Bubbles sat down to talk. “You see,” Jimmie explained, “there’s Bob Travers, and he’s in the navy, and he’s away on a three years’ cruise, and he made me promise that I’d look after Alice— been In love witlj Sacli other since they WCfe kids—and when Alice’s father got sick I tried to help, but they wouldn’t let me, and St seemed as if getting her the dress would be what Bob would want me to do, and now he’s going to get home in time for the wedding, and I told Millie she’d have to have him for best man.” “Oh!” cried Bubbles, aglow with happiness. “And then I told her how much I thought of you, and she wants us to be In the wedding party, and— Oh, well, look here, Bubbles.” And in the shad ow of the flowering almond he held out his arms. And Bubbles, having wept a little weep of joy on his broad shoulder, sat up and wiped her eyes. “Ain’t I glad I didn’t spend all my money for that feather, Jimmie?” she said. “I’ll get the white net skirt and wear the rose but ribbon”— “And a diamond ring,” interrupted Jimmie. “A diamond ring! What for?’ de manded Bubbles. "Because we’re engaged,” said Jim mie rapturously. A Ready Answer. The captain of a schooner that trades between New York and Savannah is noted for his wit, and on every occa sion that offers he loosens his shafts of humor, to the chagrin and embarrass ment of its target. Sooner or later the stinger gets stung, and this chronic pun artist is no exception to the rule. On one occasion when about two days out from New York he approach ed a group of sailors who were wash ing the forward deck, and, singling out a big, rawboned Irishman who was experiencing his first taste of sailor’s life, he gravely asked, “Can you steer the mainmast down the forecastle stairs?’ Quick as a flash came the reply, “Yis, sor; I can if you will stand below and coil it up.”—Phil adelphia Ledger. Economy Begins at Home. “I hear you’re teaching your son to play draw poker. .Do you think that wise?” “Certainly. He’s bound to learn from some one. If he learns from me It keeps the money In the family.”—New York Life. An Ideal Husband. The Man—And you really think you have an Ideal husband, don’t you? The Matron—l know I have. Why, he treats me as if be were a candidate for office and I was a voter.—Chicago News. About the poorest kind of a reputa tion is the kind a man gets for being sarcastic.— Chicago Record-Herald. THE DEMOCRATIC ADVOCATE, WESTMINSTER, AID. EBONY WOOD. All of the Several Varieties Are Heav ier Than Water. Ebony was known and highly es teemed by the ancients as an article of luxury and was used by them foi a variety of purposes. In India it is said that it was em i ployed by kings for scepters and also for Images. On account of its sup posed antagonism to poisons it was used largely for drinking cups. The name ebony is given to the wood of several varieties of trees. All kinds of ebony are distinguished for their great density and dark color. The wood in all varieties is heavier than water. The heaviest varieties are the darkest. The other grades require a considerable amount of staining to make them black. Ebony is of a uniform color through out and will not show any deteriora tion even from long continued use. There are three varieties of ebony well known In commerce. The ebony from the Gaboon coast of Africa is the darkest The Madagascar ebony Is the densest. The Macassar ebony furnish jes the largest pieces. It is sold by weight Imitations of ebony can always be j distinguished by their lighter weight and the cheaper imitations can be de tected by merely scratching the sur face. SPECTRAL WARNINGS. The Bloody Mark That Appeared on Cardan’s Finger. Who shall say that spectral warnings are entirely chimerical? History has many instances to the contrary. Thus the once well known tragedian John Palmer died on the stage at Liverpool. At the same hour and minute a shop man in London, sleeping under a coun ter, saw distinctly his shade glide through the shop, open the door and pop into the street. This an hour or two later he mentioned very coolly, as if Mr. Palmer himself had been there. Cardan, the noted Italian philoso pher, saw on the ring finger of his right hand the mark of a bloody sword and heard at the same time a voice which bade him go to Milan. The red ness progressively increased until mid- ! night. The mark then faded gradually and disappeared. At that midnight hour his son was beheaded at Milan. The father of Dr. Blombey was cap-; tain in an army serving in America. We are told by Dr. Rudge that six officers 300 miles from his position were visited after dinner by this mod- i ern Banquo, who sat down in a vacant chair. One said to him, “Blombey, are you mad?” He rose in silence and slowly glided out at the door. He was slain on that day and hour.—St James’ Gazette. The Wooing of the Woodcock. The wooing of the woodcock is one of those sights to witness which a lover of nature in all its moods will make a Journey of miles. The scene is enacted at twilight and the setting is of willow or alder bushes whose branches are just beginning to show the tender green of early spring. Sud- : denly from the damp ground a bird form shoots upward like some swamp spirit until It Is outlined against the gray of the evening sky. Then it circles above the branches, and the song of the wooing begins. Hidden in the darkness of the thick lower growth is the object to which this love song is directed. The bird above circles per haps a score of times, then drops back to the damp thicket, making a sound which can be likened only to the drop ping of water into a woodland pool. Again the bird soars and circles, sing ing still the love song. This is repeat ed time after time until the last gleam 9f light has faded and night’s dark ness ?omes down. 1 The Life Saving Service. The first stations of a life saving service in this country were establish ed by the Massachusetts Humane soci ety at Lovell island and Cohasset. All efforts for saving life and property in cases of shipwreck were made by this society till 1837, when the president of the United States was authorized to employ ships to cruise along the shores and render assistance to distressed navigators. In 1848 congress passed a law creating a few life saving stations between Sandy Hook and Little Egg harbor. New Jersey. From this has grown the splendid system which now takes in all the coasts of the country, j —New York American. A Watch Tip. “So you lost your watch In the crowd, eh?” Lecoq, the detective, sneered. “Well, I’m ashamed of you, “You ought to know after your long friendship with me that there’s only one safe way for a man to carry a cost ly watch—in the right band vest pock et, with the chain running into the right and left pockets. “The thief always snatches at the left pocket, and of course by my sys tem he gets only a key or a cheap com pass.”—New Orleans Times-Democrat Eating Bafora Slaep. “Is It safe to eat before going to sleep?’ asks Sibyl. “Oh, yes, much safer than eating afterward, we should say! It Is so hard to see what you are eating when you are asleep, you know.”—Path finder. Quita Unexpected. The Mistress—What, Suzanne, going to leave me? Going to get married? This is most unexpected. The French Maid—Oul, madame, but eet ees not my fault. Eet was only last night zat your son proposed to me.—Harper’s Bazar. Why Thay Doubted Him. Hewitt—Figures won’t lie. Jewett— That’s what I tell the people I meet in business, but they won’t believe me. Hewitt—What is your business? Jew ett—l’m collector for a gas company.— Town and Country. Ha Want. Mr. Lingerloug—l had a queer adven ture this afternoon. Miss de Muir (with a swift glance at the clock)—You mean yesterday afternoon, I presume. —Exchange. A landlord can always raise the rent That is more than many of his tenants can do. A MODERN MACAULAY. Wonderful Memory of an Old Time Missouri Lawyer. One of the most picturesque of tb.e early lawyers of Missouri was Billy Campbell, who came from Virginia in 1829 and opened an office in St. Charles. He was a man of great abil ity, a classic scholar, an orator and a political writer of unusual power. But he was indolent, careless about collect ing and spending money and so lazy that physical exertion of any kind was positively painful to him. He had a most remarkable memory, as proved by the following Incident: Campbell, who was a Whig, represented his dis trict in the state senate several years. On one occasion he was lying on a bench in the senate chamber, apparent ly sleeping, when the Democratic mem bers came in to hold a caucus. They at tempted to arouse him, but he ap peared so soundly asleep that they de cided to let him alone. The next day a complete report of the proceedings of the caucus, including a verbatim copy of the resolutions adopted, was pub lished In the St. Louis Republican. A row followed, and the secretary was charged with having been bribed to re port the proceedings of the caucus. After the excitement died down some what Campbell admitted that he had been awake all the time and that he had done the reportorial work entirely j from memory,—Kansas City Star. ORIGIN OF THE HORSE. The Modern Animal a Cross Between Two Ancient Breeds. In Wissen fur Alle Professor Koenig discusses in some detail the origin of the horse of today. He finds that the horse of neolithic times was not spe cifically distinct from the horse of the present. While there Is no doubt that the horse of that period was used by man for food, there seems to be no con clusive evidence as to whether It was domesticated or not. His own opinion, however, Is that It was probably do mesticated. The horse of that time was closely allied to the tarpan or semiwlld horse that lived in southern Russia up to a century ago. This was a “hog maned,” short legged, large headed beast. It seems probable that the domesticated horses of the Germans of Caesar’s time were derived from this breed. The Egyptians had horses as early as 1900 B. C. These were long maned, more like the Arab horses, and came from Assyria. Where the Assyrians obtained them is unknown, but it was probably from southern Asia, where this long maned breed has been devel oped in all probability as the result of long continued domestication. The modern horse Is a cross between these two breeds, with a further mixture of the Arab horse. This Arab horse, too, was Itself a descendant of the earlier long maned horse. The origin of the long maned horse is a matter of doubt, but Professor Koe nig thinks it may have been from an extinct Indian species. Women Who Marry at Thirty-five. A German doctor lays it down as a well established fact based on close observation that women who do not marry until thirty-five or thereabout invariably achieve matrimonial suc cess. Why women of this particular age should make more successful mar riages than those who fall victims to love’s young dream Is fairly obvious. When a young woman marries be tween thirty and forty she either does so for companionship, choosing her mate accordingly, or from need, in which case she also chooses with a certain amount of care. She has no wild dreams of unalloyed bliss.—Lon don Lady’s Pictorial. A Freak of the Lightning. A curious case of lightning destruc tion took place some years ago at Gat china, an imperial summer residence not far from St. Petersburg, where stood a stone column fifty feet high, held together by iron angles. When rain fell more or less water penetrated the stones in the interior of the monu ment One day It was struck by light ning, and instantly the column disap peared from view, killing a lone sen try on guard. The only explanation Is that the heat of the lightning instant ly generated steam on coming in con tact with some of the water and the terrific explosion followed. On New England Tombstones. There were several epitaphs which fascinated you for awhile, epitaphs like that of “Solon Tyndall, Killed by a Fall from the Main topsail Yard of the Bark Amazon, in the Harbor of Bue nos Aires on March 12, 1850: "He as a seaman did his duty well, But his foot slipped, and from aloft he fell— Fell, but to rife and climb the shrouds on high And greet his Master with a glad ‘Aye, aye!’ ” Or that which recorded the fate of “Absalom Peters, Shot in the Creek by the Explosion of his own Gun.” —Col- lier’s Weekly. What He Was Looking For. “I do wish, Edward,” said the lady of his choice, “that you wouldn’t stare at other women so much. It’s very rode and Is certainly no compliment to me.” “On the contrary, my dear,” replied the resourceful benedict, “I was look ing to see if I could find a prettier face than yours, and I confess I really cannot”—New York Press. The Change of a Comma. “Whenever she asks me to do any thing,” soliloquized Mr. Meeker pen sively, “I always go and do it, like a fool.” “Yes,” said Mrs. Meeker, who hap pened along in time to overhear him. “Whenever I ask you to do anything you always go and do it like a fool.” Chicago Tribune. The Baby Helped. Jones—Yes; our household now rep resents the United Kingdom. Smith- How's that? Jones—Why, you see, I am English, my wife is Irish, the nurse is Scotch, and the baby wails.— London Express. Changed. "Do you believe that man and wo man should have equal rights?” “Well, I used to, but since Pve been married I don’t dare to say so.” — Cleveland Leader. A Nice Large Thermometer Free to June Clothing Buyers, and a Fly Killer to Each Customer at the Big Clothing Store of I m Sim Unci ilm Westminster, Md. Special price inducements on \ gjK fine Suits this month. 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Remem ber we carry in stock PORCH and STAIR WORK, and can furnish any special or odd work on short notice and low prices. - Smith O. R.eif snider. 2240 lbs. SCREENED COAL FOR A TON. WILSON’S PHOTOGRAPHS! I ( YOU KNOW THE REST. (j Q Next Door to Postoffice. C. &P. Phone SIP. \ SAVE MONEY BY BUYING YOUR mu ui in I W. Lockard & Son We are now showing tne largest line of Furniture ever shown in the county. The styles are beautiful, the finish fine and our prices for 1908 will be lower than ever for quality of goods. As for Buggies we have a carload of special work here and set up for sale. We invite all to come and see our large stock before buying, as we are sure we can and will save you money. Agents for the Compound, and Cameron Automobiles. Yours for business, J. W. LOCKARD 4. SON, 13 and 15 Liberty St., Westminster, feb 28 C. & P. Phone. J. S. MYERS, D. D. S. S. E. MYERS, D. D. S. MYERS BROTHERS Surgeon Dentists. We are prepared to do all kinds of Dental Work. CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK a Specialty. PLATE WORK AND REPAIRING will be given prompt attention. —GAS ADMINISTERED.— J. B. Myers will be in New Windsor all the time except the first Friday and Saturday of each month,on which days he will be in Westminster. J. S. Myers will be in Taneytown the , first Friday and Saturday of each month. W. M. and C. & P. Telephones. A CALL IS SOLICITED AT SHUKTK.S The Leader in Harness Specials opens the season of 1908, with an up to-date stock of goods, bought direct from factory, in advance, at old prices for spot cash and will be sold on same terms. We name in part— HARNESS of all grades, from fine Light Driving Harness to the Heavy Farm Teams. SADDLES AND BRIDLES, Collars and Pads, Halters, Whips and a full line of Fly Nets and Lap Dust ers, Trunks, Suit Cases, Grips, Base ball Goods, Dressing Soaps, Leather, Hames and Chains and all accessories found in a first-class Har ness establishment, with no advance in price. Repairing done with neatness and dispatch. We invite inspection. Respectfully, 1 J. W. SHUNK’S, Open at night. Jiew Store, Bowers’ corner, 43 E. Main street, Westminster, Md. mar 27 DO not delay the purchase of Coal, J it will advance in price. See Smith I & Reifsnider. I JOHN E. ECKENRODE. CHAS. E. ECKENRODB. ! J John E. Eckenrode& Son,!; MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN Buggies, Surreys, Stanhopes, Runabouts, i Daytons, Traps, Stick Wagons, Delivery i Wagons, Depot Wagons and all kinds of ! Vehicles. NEW SHOPS, new toola and better facilities for * quick and *ood work. Special attention given to ! < repairing in all its branches. . We have a new Rubber Tire Machine, and can . put on rubber tires at a very short notice at our ; factory. We put on the celebrated Kelley, Good- i I ' year and Diamond, all high grade tires. All orders i promptly filled and work of every kind warranted. , We haveon hand a complete stock of HARNESS ' and WHIPS of all kinds, for light and heavy driv ing, at prices that defy competition. Come and > see our stock of Vehicles and Harness before pur chasing. We can save you money. i, JOHN E. ECKENRODE A SON, Cor. Liberty and George Sts., may 28 Westminster, Md. 11 WHITE FIXE SAMTARim. Interesting Account as to the Tr ment of Patients. eat ' The following interesting account White Pine Sanitarium .is taken?, the Blue Ridge Zephyr, of ’Warn oll boro. This camp is located at Alto, in Franklin county, and th^? nt cellent description will no doub-' S interesting to our readers. 1 06 ! They have short days at the can, 11 Thirteen and three-quarters hours the length of them. The hours a not many but it is aimed to ffia v every one of them health giving , every patient is required to be th ;open air as much as possible. ‘ 46 I The day begins for the patients i 6.45 a. m., and closes at 8.30 At 6.30 a. m., the watchman sounds the rising bell. Then every one wm enough understands that it is his dut to get out of his bed and prepare fa ; breakfast. This is served at | o’clock and then on through the dav there is a succession of meals and : lunches,for next to the open air comes food, and an abundance of it, % treatment prescribed by Dr. Rothrock Here are the hours for the daily ’ meals: 7.30 Breakfast. 10.00— Milk and eggs. 12.00 Dinner. 3.00 Milk and eggs. 5.00 — Cooked supper. 7.30 — Milk and eggs. Each meal is a substantial one Anything that is healthful can be eaten and in as great quantities as the ; patient desires. Chickens, beef, other i meats, potatoes and all other vege j tables, etc., are served. Big ranges j are kept busy almost all the day p re . I paring the meals for the 131 patients and the other people about the camps. Four cooks are at the ranges and exerting all their skill to provide tempting food for th*s patients and ten -waitresses are working part of the day in serving the meals, arranging the tables and such like work. No patient is allowed to touch any of the food that is being got ready for j the table. Not even is a convalescent ; permitted to pick the feathers off a chicken. Healthy men are engaged for that work and for all other work about the camps. As a matter of fact no patient is al lowed to do any work about the place | except to make his bed and “tidy” his : room. If he is not strong enough to jdo this without noticeable exertion ; orderlies (men engaged to look after ; patients and to do work about the i camps) do it for him. A particularly interesting sight is the gathering of the patients at the dining halls at the milk and eggs per iod. Three times a day—at 10.00, 3.00 i and 7.30 —the bell is rung and each time from all parts of the camp can be seen the patients coming for their I lunch. Each carries his own cup or bucket for milk and each is given as much milk as he can drink. Some have small mugs; others have buckets that hold almost a quart. At the same time each is furnished with an egg or two which he breaks into his milk then drinks the two to gether. Eggs and milk, as is well known, are two of the main helps the treatment calls Into use. It is natural to suppose that there is no inconsiderable quantity of these | two food articles used each day but the exact amount will probably cause surprise to some. i At the lower camp there are now j used daily 280 quarts of milk andl2o [ dozen eggs. At the upper camp 80 quarts of milk | are consumed daily and 17 dozens of eggs. All must be of the best quality and stand the test of inspection. The milk |is tested daily. It must be “milk from j the cow” and if it fails to meet the i the vendor of It is given to under ■ stand that he need expect no more pa- I tronage from the sanatorium. All of the day is not occupied with the attendance upon meals. There are some vacant hours and these are spent in different ways. If the patients are strong enough they Indulge in plenty of walking about the camps. The old | custom of allowing them to wander about over the mountain has been abolished as it too frequently resulted lin the expenditure of too much strength. OUR WRETCHED ROADS. Good Highways Attract Settlers of the Better Sort. Our highways are at present a dis grace to us as a civilized people. We i boast of our advancement, when we 'cannot"send a motor car, the highest type of our mechanical development today, 500 miles without being mired helplessly. Washington, for an ex ample, is virtually isolated from the North, the South and the West, as re gards the ordinary roads of travel. Heavy teams can make their way through over long distances, but with the greatest difficulty. Motoring to Washington should be one of the most delightful pastimes of those with the leisure to travel about the country in this manner. But it is no idle task. It is an achievement, a triumph of patience and mechanical construction. Only the more intrepid motorists undertake It, save those who venture without asking the way. There should be a road between this city and New York so well built and well maintained that a good car could make the run easily in a day and a half without pushing at any stage. Such a road would cost money, but it would pay quickly. It now takes four days,unless the car is raced regardless of safety. Those who use the roads always note the difference in the appearance of the country when the highways im prove or deteriorate in quality. Mov ing through a muddy, treacherous road, the traveler see on either hand the signs of Indifferent management. Passing thence into the x’egion of the well constructed macadam “pike, with evidences of constant, intelli gent repairing, no Imagination is re quired to discern the tokens of pros perity and progreselveness. It is always interesting to the trav eler by road to ponder whether the good road is the cause or the effect of the prosperity which Is always so abundantly visible on every hand. Certainly the good road enables the farmer to do his work with less labor, saves his stock, increases his profits and adds to his net income if he hauls his goods to market. That is a dem onstrable fact. The poor road dis courages settlers of the better sort gives the land the aspect of neglect and discouragement and. In short, stamps, the region with the sign of shiftlessness or poverty.—Washington Star. In Germany all workmen, servants and clerks above 16 and getting less than SSOO a year are obliged by law to insure against old age. £