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CREMATION OF SHORT MEASURE BUSHEL BASKETS «> ■ ■ ■> il (W JK, \ lip; m ■Mi m mm » « . mm Wc.Vj ■ iiii *?: ... ■■ ■ -X'" ■ s ' * ft . " % ^ * 1 H - •" " i |pli ■■■ SSÄäg s? & ■ ■■ 4' j. jp I m ' • mmm . - vn-:::x m II V : - Is ■■■ m ■ m jÔCÿX; 111 ï ■•S-x as * I WM ■*! m •x ' « >-:■ PI: - •: . 3S& ' - ' » K ! : ; £vi v X V :--4 V ' -s m m . » ■; 1 IP ; I - ■ M Br ■ ¥x': : : vA~: . y'yj: I xi ; . :^v T ßoifrwE or <ä?foßT -M easure 3a<$j{£ts iJ EW YORK.—A cremation of short measure market baskets took place recently at the Wallabout market, Brooklyn, by order of Commissioner of Weights and Measures Walsh. There were over three thousand of them; all were of the bushel persuasion, and the late property of farmers who wend their way daily to Walla bout and Gansevoort markets. For some weeks inspectors had been waylaying the wagons of the guileless rus tics with the result that many of them were found to contain "bushel" baskets that were from four to fourteen quarts short. It is stated that the seizures will probably result in congress taking action to the end of com pelling a standardization of so-called barrels and bushels all over the country. As matters stand, the terms are variously interpreted in different sections, and invariably to the disadvantage of the consumer. N DANDELION AS PEST Unusually Luxuriant Crop of Weed This Spring. No Safe Remedy, Say Experts, Ex cept to Get Down and Dig Them Out by Roots—Big Damage Is Seen in New Jersey. Chicago.—Dandelions are getting a strangle hold upon Chicago's lawns this year. While other cities are estimating In six figures the loss caused by the con demned yellow blossoms, Chicago gar deners are ldoking with disgust upon one of the most luxuriant crops of the big-leaved weeds that the lawns upon which they sowed grass ever bore. The late spring, followed by the unusual hot weather, 4eem to have been Just what the dandelions have been waiting for to show what they can do In the way of rapid growth, and some of them have al most leaped out of the ground in their — -eagerness tc mount skyWard. —~ In some of the parks, In places where much tramping has weakened the more delicate grass, a second crop of dandelions is blooming in the spaces left by the first. The earlier crop is now going to seed, and for large areas the grass is almost invis ible. The leaves of many of the plants have been lifted clear of the ground by the rapidity of growth. Other cities are watching the dande lion crop with even more concern than in Chicago. Gardeners in East Orange, N. J., estimate that a damage approximating $100,000 has been done the lawns in that section within the last fortnight. In other of the eastern states where much pride is taken in the appearance of the lawns the dandelions have se cured an equally strong start, belief is stated by some of the natur alists that some natural enemy of the dandelion which has kept it more within bounds in former years has been absent this season. That continued activity with the lawn mower and careful fertilization of lawns are safer preventives of the * dandelion pest than any chemical preparations was the advice given by several Chicago gardening experts In speaking of means of dealing with them. Like many antidotes for poison, their main objection is that they kill the patient as well as ridding him of the trouble, they declare. Sulphate of Iron, which is recommended as sure death to dandelions, is almost, if not quite, as hard on the grass. "Dandelions are beautiful early in May, but for the rest of the year they are ugly, and therefore we have to keep them out," said Jens Jensen, in speaking of this year's crop. "The only way to deal with them in large areas Is to keep the grass close cut and in healthy condition, so that there won't be any bare spots for the seed to get through to the ground and sprout. "If you keep their headB cut off be fore they have a chance to go to seed you prevent them from spreading. I don't know of any preparation that doesn't do too much harm to the vege tation you want to save to be safely used in killing them. Of course, if you have a small lawn, the best thing is to get down on your knees and dig them out by the roots." O. C. Simonds, landscape gardener for the Lincoln park commission, was of much the same opinion. "Dandelions are prefty difficult to cope with, and there certainly are a lot of them this year," he said. "Sul phate of iron is recommended by The WHY HE WORE HAT IN CHURCH ». ». Rev. John Timothy Stone Telle of Ex • pedient Used by Lonely Man to Have Himself Spoken To. Chicago.—To Illustrate the "offish ness Timothy Stone, pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian church, speaking at the First Presbyterian church the other night told a story of a man who sat of some churches Rev. John many, but it undoubtedly is pretty hard on the grass. It is a little harder on the dandelions than it is on the grass, so in many cases it kills the one and the other survives. It is rather a desperate remedy, though." MEN MAKE BETTER TEACHERS President Charles W. Eliot of Harvard Says Plan to Equalize Salaries Is Most Destructive. New York.—In regretting his inabil ity to lecture in New York on the ques tion of equal pay for men and women teachers, which the board of educa tion proposes to adjust by reducing the salaries of men, former President Charles W. Eliot of Harvard writes to Joseph Van Denburg: "The sex of the teacher is of abso lutely no importance in education. It is a perfectly clear result of much experience that men make better teachers for boys over twelve than women do. You te'A me the board of education Is planning to reduce the salaries of men teachers. A more de structive policy could hardly be Im agined. There are two reasons for päying women teachers less than men. First, with rare exceptions, they do not and cannot do the same work. Secondly, teaching as a temporary oc cupation for young women is more de sirable among the occupations open to women than it is for young men among the occupations open to men." PINEAPPLE VESTS WEAR LONG 48 India Englishmen Returning From Brings Garment Made From Strong Fiber—Cost Small. London.—Pineapple underwear Is one of the latest wonders threatened by mechanical science. It has long been known that the fiber of the pineapple leaf can be man ufactured into the most dainty, muslin like material, but the cost of extract ing the fiber has made the price of the fabric almost prohibitive. A retired Indian colonel, who Is the proud possessor of three undervests made from pineapple leaves, said they were more luxurious and comfortable than the very finest silk. "They cost me something like $20 apiece," he said, "and though I have worn them for over thirty years, they show no signs of wear even yet "I doubt if they are procurable any where In London. In India the natives extract the fiber from the pineapple leaves by hand, and the process Is long and laborious. The products of ramie, or China grass, are fairly well known, but only a few know of the luxury of the pineapple. While pursuing inquiries on this in teresting subject among silk brokers and silk manufacturers, whose . busi nesses are threatened by this new in vention, it was found that the exist ence of pineapple silk was scarcely known. "After all, silk is silk," said a lead ing broker, "and this new intention or discovery will rank among artifi cial silks, of which there are already enough to form a market amongst themselves." In the office of one of the prlcipal fiber merchants of Mark lane were seen specimens of, a beautiful silk-mus lin fabric which had been manufac tured from the pineapple fiber under the superintendence of Charles R. Dodge, the fiber superintendent of the United States government "While touring on the continent," - through the services one Sunday morn ing wearing his hat When requested to do so by the ush er, he removed the hat smilingly. The usher afterwards asked him If he had worn the hat purposely or If it was merely absent-minded negligence. "No," said the man, "I have been at tending this church regularly for near ly two years and no one has ever ISOLATE LEPER UNTIL END Lee Tung, Afflicted Pittsburg China man, to Live Rest of Life Away From the Public. Pittsburg.—Lee Tung, the local Çhinaman who is suffering from tu bercular leprosy, was taken to the municipal hospital the other day, where he will live the rest of his life, isolated from the public. The Chinaman's face is badly swol len, and ugly blotches mark his wrists and forearms. He contracted the dis ease eight years ago while on a visit to China. Dr. B. A. Booth, the city physician, says that the leper probably will live for four or five y^ars. In the mean time the city will have to provide a home for him. During the warm weath er he will live in a tent on the hospi tal grounds, but before winter Lets in a bouse of some sort will have to be built for him. Students' Food Is Costly, New Haven, Conn.—The appetite of the average Yale undergraduate looms large in food statistics compiled by the management of the university din ing hall, where 900 students eat three times daily. During the first five months of the college year, It took 120,000 quarts of milk, 20,000 quarts of cream and 215,000 fresh eggs to satisfy the college boarders. Other notable items are 7,500 pounds of breakfast foods, 14,000 pounds of but ter, four and a half tons of crackers, 450 barrels of flour, 20,000 pounds of roastbeef and 19,000 pounds of chick en. saicAa well-known fiber expert, "I found that pineapple silk was stocked by some of the leading drapers. My wife bought a quantity of it, but when on our return she tried to purchase some of it in London she failed to find any shop that kept it "For trimmings I think it Is excel lent, but I doubt if, in its present state of development, It would be equal to very hard wear. But the great trouble with these fabric tex tiles is that the planters will not guar antee a large and regular supply of the raw material and English manufac turers will not alter their machines to suit it until they do. ■ SETS TOWN TO SCRATCHING 8chool Boy Is Accused of Distributing "Cow Itch"—Joker Will Be Pub licly Flogged. Wilkesbarre, Pa.—A practical joker recently has had half the residents of Conyngham, a country town near here, scratching continuously at the great ly Irritated surface of their skins. A special committee of the school board is endeavoring to find and punish him. The afflicted ones did not know what was wrong at first. Some thought It was an epidemic of hives; but it did not develop like hives; the skin mere ly grew red, there was a slight swell ing and the irritation was continuous, while the number of those affected grew until half the residents were scratching. Finally it was learned that it was all due to "cow itch," which had been distributed in the school, in two lodge rooms, the postoffice, and at a horse sale during the week, evidently by some practical jpker, probably a pupil. The people are so indignant after their prolonged irritation that the joker is likely to be publicly flogged if caught. spokçn to me In all that time. I Just thought I would leave my hat on my head this morning to see If it would serve as an Introduction to Borne one. I am glad to meet you. H England's Cheese Production. Owing to the growing demand In England for soft cheeses, a Yorkshire agricultural college has issued leaflets to encourage farmers to make cheeses of the types of Camembert, Brie, Pont l'Evêque and Gervais, a# made la France. WOMEN MAY AVOID OPERATIONS By taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound The following letter from Mrs. Orville Bock will prove how unwise it is for women to submit to the dangers of a surgical operation when it may be avoided bv taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta ole Compound. She was four weeks in the hospital and came home suffering worse than before. Here is her own statement. Paw Paw, Mich.—"Two years ago I suffered very severely with a dis ^jyplplacement. I could •JéJÊ not be on my feet for a long time. My m physician treated me for seven months ,7M without much relief mM and at last sent me to Ann Arbor for $3$ an operation. Iwas there four weeks and càme home suffering worse than before. My mother advised me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and I did. Today I am well and strong and do all my own housework. I owe tny health to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and advise my friends who are afflicted with any female complaint to try it"—Mrs. Orville Bock, B. B. 2To. 6, Paw Paw p Michigan. If you are ill do not drag along until an operation is necessary, hut at once take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. For thirty years it has been the stau dard remedy for women's ills, and ha,s positively restored the health of thou sandsof women. Why don't yon try it? : % ■'Kl* 0 •J'î.v ••v •*V i •V •V Getting Acquainted. When the new family moves in next door the old boy and the new boy climb up on the fence to get acquaint ed, and It is done as follows: "What's your name? "None of your business—what's yours?" ""Stone of your business. You are M sassy.' So are you. Don't talk back to me. "And don't you to me! "I'm an awful fighter when I'm mad! ""And I'm awfullèr than you are!" "I'ye got a dog." And I've got a goat. And five minutes later they are good friends.'* »» M I \ DOCTOR PRESCRIBES CUTICURA REMEDIES 1 wish to let you know of a couple of recent cures which I have made by the use of the Cuticura Remedies. Last August, Mr. of this city came to my office, troubled with a severe skin eruption. It was dermatitis In its worst form. It started with a slight eruption and would affect most parts of his body, thighs, elbows, chest, back and abdomen—and would terminate In little pustules. The Itch ing and burning was dreadful and he would almost tear his skin apart, try ing to get relief. I recommended all the various treatments I could think of and he spent about fifteen dollars on prescriptions, biit nothing seemed to help him. "In the meantime my wife, who was continually suffering with a slight skin trouble and who had been try ing different prescriptions and meth ods with my assistance, told me she was going to get some of the Cuticura Remedies and give them a fair triaL But as I did not know much about Cuticura at that time I was doubtful whether It would help her. Her skin would thicken, break and bleed, es pecially on the fingers, wrists and arms. I could do nothing to relieve her permanently. When she first ap plied the warm baths of Cuticura Soap and applications of Cuticura Ointment she saw a decided improve ment and in a few days she was com pletely cured. "T tost no time In recommending the Cuticura Remedies to Mr. and this was two months ago. I told him to wash with warm baths of the Cuticura Soap and to apply the Cuti cura Ointment generously. Believe me, from the very first day's use of the Cuticura Remedies he was greatly relieved and today he Is completely cured through their use. I have great faith In the Cuticura I^pmedies and shall always have a good word for them now that I am convinced of their wonderful merits." (Signed) B. L. Whitehead, M. D., 108 Dartmouth St, Boston, Mass., July 22, 1910. ■» HIs Disqualification. When we saw her she stopped pant ing by the road to rest It was the shell road in Bay St. Louis, and she was black. Beside her was a heavy market basket filled to overflowing. We smiled at her with sympathetic friendlines and she responded with full and free confidence. "Yassum. I Is some tlahed. An' lame. All painful wld miseries. Yassum. I ccralda done sen' some one else to mahket fo' me. Mah grandson he coulda done gone. But I dasn't trus' him. He spends mah money too briefly."—House keeping. NIC. Yon know wbat yon are taking. Is plainly printed on ersry bottle, showing it Is simply Quinine and Iron in a taste lass form. The Quinine drives out the malaria and the iron builds up the system. Sold by ail dealers for 86 years. Prioe SO cents. ce formula First and 8econd Choice. Uncle—Johnny, wouldn't you like to be an angel? Johnny—Not as long as there's a show for me to become a baseball pitcher or a circus clown. I 1 r 111 P} % II« •MAUMefthM*uciy.srfaiy. sny nura, item cftfiOLK" HAIM dhkmino. rwe% eREATINQ ENVY. nr {/if* Bronson—What do you find is the greatest pleasure In living In the country? Woodson—Getting in town and tell ing people about the cool breezes, whether there are any or not. Publicity Law Badly Needed. Connecticut, District of Columbia, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont, have laws which provide specifically for the re porting of tuberculosis and which make provision for the proper regis tration of living cases of this disease. In fourteen other states, laws or regUr lations of the state boards of health require that tuberculosis he reported simply as one of a list of infectious diseases. The following 28 states and territories have no provision what ever for the reporting or registration of tuberculosis cases: Arizona, Alas ka, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illi nois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Philippine Islands, Port# Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming. Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it Äd&sssr In Use For Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria Tnat Might Be Inducement. It was during a hot spell and on the hottest night of the week that a South side teacher took a number of her little charges for a car ride. In the public square they plied out and were marched to the telescope set up by a man who vends peeps at the heavenly bodies at so much per peep. The children were told that they might look at the moon, a little lec ture accompanying the lesson that the moon was a cold body. Teacher," spoke up one little South aider, "when you look through the glass, does your face get cold?"— Cleveland Leader. ■ What Was She Wearing? The new fireman was telling his wife about the fire. "It broke out at midnight in the Von Blffers' house on the avenue," he said, "and just as we got there Miss Von Biffer came stumbling out of the flames and smoke carrying her little niece all wrapped up In her arms. It was the bravest act I ever saw." "What was she wearing?" inquired the fireman's wife. Nowadays. Grandmother—And now would you like me to tell you a story, dears? Advanced Child—Oh, no, granny, not a story, please! They's so stoodgy and unconvincing and as out of-date as tunes in music. We should much prefer an impressionist word picture, or a subtle character sketch. —Punch. Some Contrast. "Mornin' Sis Judy," called a neigh bor's cook to our good old mammy. I heah dat Skeeter Jim is dun got him a new wife. I hope she leetl fat ter'n dat pindlin', no'-count streak-o' lean! "Fatter 'n him?" Mammy replied, rolling her eyes and clasping her own fat hahds. "Lawsy, chile, day jus lak a needle an' a haystack!'.' #< »» Progress of Civilization. Lady—And did you make your con gregation give up cannibalism? Missionary (suppressing a grin)— Not quite; but after much trouble I persuaded them to use knives and forks.—The Throne. It's difficult for people to generate advice that Is foolproof. If the blood is poor and filled with the poisons from diseased kidneys or inac tive liver, the heart is not only starved but poisoned as well. There are many conditions due to impure blood—such as dropsy, fainting spells, nervous debil ity or the many scrofulous conditions, ulcers, "fever sores," white swellings, etc. All can be overcome and cured by HIE-HEART Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery This supplies pure blood—by aiding digestion, increasing assimilation and imparting tone to the whole circulatory system. It's a heart tonic and a great deal more, having an alterative action on the liver and kidneys, it helps to eliminate the poisons from the blood. To enrich the blood and increase the red blood corpuscles, thereby feeding the nerves on rich red blood and doing away with nervous irri tability, take Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and do not permit a dishonest dealer to insult your Intelligence with the "just as good kind." The "Discovery" has 40 years of cures behind it and contains no alcohol or narcotics. Ingredients plainly printed on wrapper. Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser is sent free on receipt of stamps to pay expense of wrapping and mailing only. Send 31 one-cent stamps for the French cloth-bound book. Address: Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N.Y. Tuffs Fills Many self-made men forget to make themselves agreeable. When a laxative is needed, take the al ways potent Garfield Tea. Composed of Herbs. enable the dyspeptic to cat whatever he wishes. They cause the food to assimilate cad aoorish the body, give appetite, and DEVELOP FLESH. Some people seem to make a spe cialty of thinking only near-thoughts. Dr. Tutt Manufocturln# Co. New York. Here's toYearGobd Health and Pleasure 'V Come—follow the arrow 'til you join the merry throng of palate pleased men and women who have quit seeking for the one best beverage Because they've found it— m m '&A kk U Real satisfaction in every glass—snap and sparkle—vim and go. Quenches the thirst—cook like a breeze. Delicious—Refreshing—Wholesome Be Everywhere THE COCA-COLA CO. 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I took Lithia Water and tablets for some time and received no relief from them. I stopped taking medicines for some time and having some Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root in the house, I decided to try it and felt much relieved; while taking the second bottle commenced to pass gravel in nrine until I had passed in all at least a half a dozen or more and have not suffered the slightest since and in all have taken one bottle and a half and feel very grateful to Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. Yours very truly, H. W. SPINKS. Camp Hill, Ala. attended as stone Personally appeared before me this 18th of August, 1909, H. W. Spinks, who subscribed th» above statement and made oath that same is true in substance and in fact. A. B. LEE, Notary Publie. lotterte Dr. KlkMr* Cs. Blifkssrtss, Z. T. Prove Whst Swamp-Root Will Do For Yoe Send to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bingham ton, N. Y., for a sample bottle. It will convince anyone. 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