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Show U?e INDEPENDENT. D. C. JOHMttOX, FlUlihM. SPBINGVILLE, UTAH It is suggested that the way to reform re-form football is to play football with the foot The sultan is doubtless an Interested spectator of the joint effort to make Castro cough up. It is a hopeful sign that more corporations cor-porations did the Santa Claus act tbia year than ever before. The cheapest thing in a dry goods store is the man who has to stand around and wait for his wife. Prof. Charles Eliot Norton is having his portrait painted. "Sunny Jim" should be inserted somewhere. The Spanish treasury is not expecting expect-ing 'a deficit. Wonder of wonders! The age of miracles is not yet ended. Still, when it comes to postponing the payment of bills Castro is a very good imitation of the Sultan of Turkey. Tur-key. A corner in potatoes, as you were about to say, would simply mean that the consumer must dig deeper to get them. In Kansas a woman was jilted by a man because she was a candidate for office against him and she won. So there now! Marconi says that he has reached the height of .his ambition. And the girl he was engaged to is married to another man. Three hundred and fifty thousand cultured Chlcagoans visited the fat stock shows, and there was glory enough for all. They have found that the buckeye, properly prepared, is a wholesome and nutritious article of food. This is another an-other Ohio idea. In one point at least Venezuela rather has the start of us. She can have 104 separate societies of daughters daugh-ters of her revolutions. The Sultan of Morocco is not bothering both-ering about the coal question. There is a pretender over that way who is making it warm for Muley. A woman at the head of the greatest great-est gun factories in the world will make the former references to the timid and gentle eex a trifle uncalled for. Five Crows, an Indian chief in Oregon, Ore-gon, drank himself to death. He will not be missed, as there are at least five Pat Crowes scattered about the earth. Two hundred and six English millionaires mil-lionaires have died during the past year. And the world is running along just as smoothly as if they had been day laborers. The New York paper wh4ch referred to Tom Reed's life as a failure would confer a favor by educating a few more statesmen to be similar failures. They're reeded. The Nile dam, which has been completed com-pleted with the expectation that it will increase the wealth of Egypt tnmg, a veiy good thing. The New Jersey mechanical engineer engin-eer who lias invented a method of converting the latent heat of the atmosphere at-mosphere into power ought to hurry up and get it on the market. Detroit doctors stretched the neck of a gentleman In the hope of restoring restor-ing him to reason. Thus are the methods meth-ods adopted by far western vigilance committees ultimately utilized by science. sci-ence. Mrs. Lillie Devereux Blake says there are in this country 2,500,000 unmarried un-married men who couldn't have wives if they wanted them. It is pretty hard, however, to set some bachelors to thinking. Venezuela has had 104 wars In seventy sev-enty years. Tte number would undoubtedly un-doubtedly have been larger if it had not been for rain and darkness and other circumstances that were beyond be-yond human control. A son of James J. Hill has been discharged from one of his father's offices because he was tardy in reporting re-porting for work. Here is one young man who does not seem willing to let the old man crown him king. District Attorney Jerome says: "Give me the man who pulls off his coat acd works far into the night," Mr. Jerome appears to be getting over his old dislike of newspaper men; or was it burglars he had in mind? The young women of an Indiana telephone tel-ephone exchange struck with anger against the tyranny and oppression of their male employers and later returned re-turned to work, each with a nice box of candy. The tyrants must have smiled. The steel trust Is evidently making money when it can afford to pay $45,-000,000 $45,-000,000 for two steel plants without cutting off the payment of dividends to its stockholders. What a pleasant present a few shares of steel stock would make. You are mad with your coal dealer. Jones is mad with his. Next year you will get your revenge by giving your order to Jocks' dealer, and Jones will get his revei ge by giving his order or-der to yours. Aad the dealers will all smile cn s usiual. There maybe differences of opinion opin-ion respecting the poetic quality of Mr. Kiplir.g's verse, but there can be none whatever as to its capacity for stirring up a row. As a trouble maker mak-er Mr. Kipiics's nuse does not need to take a back seat for anybody. Queen "Alexandra gave a Christmas dinner to a' I of t ie war widows and orphans in Iocdcn. In a practical sense this Is far better than King Edward's Ed-ward's plan of issuing badges.; Mayor Jones of Toledo firmly refuses re-fuses to lift his tat to "any woman on earth." The mayor seems to be supersensitive about his bald head. Indians have been installed as household house-hold servants in western cities. Next the noble red man will find congenial occupation as a ticket scalper. Newest Boas and Wraps. Of the newest bca3 or stoles is one made of a band of taffeta, which falls nearly to the bottom of the gown and covered by mousseline de sole ruffles, ruf-fles, one above the other.. This boa was so shaped as to follow the lines of the figure and was exceedingly graceful In appearance. The other boa was a Marie Antoinette fichu in black spangled velvet, and trimmed with a light chiffon ruffling. The principal feature is their flatness directly about the neck. The evening wrap this season is to be a gorgeous affair of satin, brocade and lace, as well as having a third range of depth of ornamentation of flitter, beads and fur. On Cloth Gowns. It is the trimming that makes the cloth gown of the hour such an exquisite ex-quisite creation. Never have the trimmings trim-mings been so lovely in their colorings color-ings and artistic on their designs as right now. White velvet edelweiss with their centers embroidered is one of the new trimmings which adds so much to the effect of the dark cloth gown. Ox-eyed daisies made of cloth of gold with their centersembroidered centersem-broidered in brown silk are ilso among the novelties. For evening wear silk and jeweled flowers are ap-pliqued ap-pliqued to airy chiffons, and many net bands embroidered in crystal or mother-of-pearl paillettes are seen. Fancy Tucked Waist. Blouse of reseda green silk made with groups of tucks, with yoke, in front only, made with groups of diagonal diag-onal tucks. Both the yoke and the rounded fronts are bordered with bands of beautiful persian embroidery embroid-ery and open over a plastron of white ilk tucked diagonally with a plain box plait in the center. The pretty cravat is also of pure silk. The stanaing collar is of the green, tucked like the rest of the waist and bordered, with the embroidery, the points turned over in front. The sleeves are tucked and trimmed to correspond. - . , x Cloak Worn by Pcrisienne. , The newest long cloak is the Chinese Chi-nese tunic modified, it is, true, but strikingly resembling the original model. Mme. Jean Richepin, the great French actress, wrore such a .pretty cloak of this description at a recent fete. It was in gray cloth with immense im-mense pagoda sleeves and trimmed with blocks of Chinese embroidery. She is an exceedingly pretty woman and looked charmingly in the cloak, an excellent model for attractive appearance appear-ance as well as practical purposes, as it slips on and off so easily. Effective Trimming. A seal brown, metal-printed velvet with a pin-dot of silver is given a smart touch .by very, r arrow bauds of chamois colored velvet introduced as a trimming. The bands are dotted with tiny brown silk buttons and are used on the cuffs and to form tie collar and belt in combination with dark brown ribbon velvet, ard one band reaches from the reck to the bottom of the skirt. With a., gown of this sort a brown beaver hat should be worn" witn a touch of chamois colored velvet in the brim. The Use of Perfumes. A delicate toilet water for the bath is Geisha flower water, an Oriental preparation, subtly sweet, like ail the perfumes of the Orient. It Is not expensive, ex-pensive, and is very ret'reshirg when used for bathing a tired brow or weary eyes. Bottles of violet sachet tablets, to be dropped in the bath water, wat-er, may be had at any druggist's. One tablet will sweeten the whole bath, or, if dropped in a basin of water, will perfume a room. It has been discovered dis-covered that perfumes feed the soul, purify the thoughts and sweeten the emotions. Therefore they are no longer vulgar. They come in the odd- Ring of Spotted Net. NT1 est forms, these days; floral hearts which look like lozenges and which, if worn In the bosom, scent the whole bodice very delicately; floral drops for the breath, tiny packages to be tucked in the glove case, and tin cans full of Oriental sachets to be burned near the window curtains or the bed, so that they will be impregnated with its sweetness. Indeed, lovely woman lacks no opportunity for enhancing her fascination and making more attractive at-tractive the atmosphere about her. Reception Cloth Gown. Jha JZatest Ideas from paris Holland bows of delft blue satin promise to figure largely as a hair decoration during the coming season. Capes for evening wear are not quite out, and are most graceful, made long, and of white or of very light colors. Among the neck fixings are a pink and white muff and boa made of white coque feathers and pink rose silk petals. The newest things in wrist bags is made of tapestry of very fine texture. tex-ture. They are woven in the most delicate colors and finished with a golden clasp. The smartest things seen are built of white French broadcloth, camel's hair, satin or what not, so it be white or an exceedingly delicate shade, and there is a lot of material in them. The lace-trimmed hat Is popular, whether the foundation be made of velvet, fur or felt. A picturesque effect ef-fect is obtained by a short drop of lace over the brim, with floating scarf ends behind. Beautiful evening slippers are now made of brocade and flowered silks to match the party gown, some of them being elaborately trimmed with black JUCft-M-il- aao---prjai lo. -true high carriage boots are also made of , the figured silk, lined with white fur or fleece and finished with a narrow nar-row band of fur at the top. Belts of Parisiennes. Parisiennes have adopted the narrow nar-row leather English belt to be worn with their shooting costumes. The width Is a matter of vital importance to them. Te belt must have exactly so many centimetres at the center, so many at the sides and must decrease to the width of a finger in front. "It must be made by the saddler, or they are satisfied it will not be correct. Nothing but black leather, with a solid gold buckle, very simple and neat, is now worn with smartly cut tweed suits. A fur worn Constantly around the neck not only affects the whiteness of the skin, but increases liability- to sore throat, Electrical face massage is resorted to not only for tho improving of the complexion, but also as a remedy for neuralgic attacks. The fondness of women and girls for athletics is said to somewhat injuriously affect the glove trade, . so many sports and pastimes being indulged in-dulged in with bare hands. For those whose complexion is at all greasy, rubbing the face with a clean piece of chamois leather has besri suggested. The leather is easily carried in one's pocket, and upon many skins its effect is all that can be desired. In the Hartz mountains of Germany many women earn good incomes by THREE CHIC EVENING GOWNS Lace and Velvet, a rearing canaries. In their houses sev- eral rooms will , be filled with the cages, hundreds in a room, and the owner's entire time is Occupied ,1a" looking after the birds. It is often a business and a hobby combined. Sex and Food. The male human needs-more food than the female, not only op account of his larger stature, but also beea6 he is the more katabolic of the two. A writer on this subject In the Lancet Lan-cet (London) says: s "The man tends to expend energy and the woman to store it up in the form of fat; he burns the faster. This sexual difference shows itself in '..r4 very blood. The man has a larger percentage per-centage of. chromocytes (red blood corpuscles) than the woman, showing that he needs a proportionately larger quantity of oxygen in order to maintain main-tain this more active combi'ere ' fact that one may associate n the comparative freedom from cm was moreover, .weight for weight, ais.puj monary capacity is greater than tha of the woman, whose smaller respirri tory need is further shown by the fi jnent maflould make good capons. rmtv with whirh she ran. witho' J wna mas will grow to largest size, and discomfort, diminish her breainrlheen ',Jve th most Profitable of all power by means of the corset." Rosebud Tiaras. j Wreath effects in flowers are perhaps per-haps the latest things for, the haijsj yet variety is the rule, and no one stvle nrevails. Twisted ribbon may form the body of the wreath, . tjje, I flowers being arranged at one side. The stems of the flowers also mak a pretty wreath, the flowers being if a bunch at each side, but this style"! is rarely becoming. What "is worn in the hair, anyway, is a matter, of that which is most becoming, say-J the New York Sun. f Large black Alsatian bows have not gone out of fashion altogether, and you may wear a flyaway bow of white tulle If you like, or one single rose at any point on our head, whichever adds most to your charms. It seems to be a fact, however, that flowers in some form are the latest hair ornament, barring the Jewelled ornaments, which none save the few possess; but there are also gauzy butterflies but-terflies with shimmering spangled decoration. Unique Fur Combination. The Choice of a Hat. Great care should, be given to the chosing of a hat, as it occupies the place of honor in the whole toilet; it is conspicuous, ha3 a character - to keep up, and therefore should be the most beautiful and expensive part of i our attire. Headgear ought to act as the framework of the face; it should conceal a bad outline and display a fine one; it should, by its color, enhance en-hance the complexion, and prove a becoming backgrund to the - hue of the hair. A woman's role is to attract, and when she aas attracted, to enchain; en-chain; the Instincts of sex prompts her to prefer a style that gives height, piquancy, and most, of all conspicu-ousness. conspicu-ousness. Then a hat should either correspond with , one's costume or make an effective contrast to it. A safe general rule decrees that a white or pale colored gown demands a dark hat, but that a black or sober-tinted frock requires a bright-hued brilliant headpiece. " , - . Corn-Cob Meal. Itis asserted .that corncob meal, made by grinding the cobs alone, and now being manufactured in the West in factories erected expressly for the purpose, is to some extent used for the adulteration of certain prepared foods made from cereals? The meal is perfectly harmless, however, and indeed flour made by grinding the corn- and cob together is said to be as valuable, pound for pound, as thr flour or meal made from corn meal alone. This is on the theory that the prevention of concentration of the nutritive portions of the meal aids the processes of digestion. ; ' Tiny Pink Rose Trimmings. Breeds for Capon izing Work. T. Greiner, in "Capons for Profit," eaysr There is a great difference in breeds and birds. Of all the breeds that I have tried I find the Langshan the easiest subject to operate on, because be-cause the bird maTces bone first and flesh afterward. It is usually lean when young, and shows the ribs quite plainly. It offers little difficulty to the prompt removal of the testicles, and apparently is suffering the least while under the operation. Besides this the Langshan has the advantages of large size and great hardiness. My doir choice would be the Langshan tthem. lymouth Rock Cross. Most of and eves y mlieQ iowis oi our oarn-the oarn-the natfrre easiJy operated on. Cochins " 'Evel never tried. - They are large ureeds for this purpose, yet the be ginner will be apt to have trouble with them. The " rib3 do not show prominently on the outside. Although this makes- little difference to a person per-son after he has operated on a number of fowls, It may puzzle the beginner. Tne most serious stumbling block, however, is the shape of the testicle, which in young Brahma cockerels Is fawout a nair-inch long, extending close an worm-like along the big 4artery. 'o slip a horse-hair loon around the Brahma testicle, so that It will catch n ana cut its way between the tes tide and the big artery, Is no small job for the beginner. I would not have succeeded quite so well with the Brahmas except for the use of steel wire in the place of horse-hair. My emphatic advice, therefore, is to make the first trial with easy caponizers, especially the Langshan or Langshan cross, or with ordinary smaller breeds, never with Brahmas. I find it Is less trouble to operate on young birds than on older birds. It is also a good plan to use a dead bird for the first lesson. Shut the victim up without food or drink for 36 hours. This is important, as you want the Intestines empty. M Then chop his head off, put him on the operating table in good light and go ahead making your examinations in cockerel anatomy. Why Some Novices Fail. Frequently the novice has never even seen a well equipped poultry plant, and has no knowledge at all of good methods of doing the work, says John H. Robinson. Often he makes very hard work of very simple things just because he has no one to tell him or show him what to do. I had some correspondence not long ago with a man who was having a great deal of trouble with roup and rheumatism in his flock. He used the most approved remedies for both without securing any permanent improvement in the general condition of his flock. After repeated inquiries as to conditions I learned that his houses were located on low damp ground, where both soil and atmosphere were objectionable from a poultryman's points of view. He had bought this land for a poultry farm because he had made up his mind to try poultry keeping, and this was the only farm he had been able to find within the limited time he allowed al-lowed himself to find a farm that came within his means. There is another way in which poultry keeping Is hard i, iAi ioot .-ptropi anl very nam lof some which few, think of until they learn it by experience. The' business is very confining, and so in time becomes be-comes monotonous. No Standard of Egg-Production. There is as yet no standard of egg-laying egg-laying toward which the poultry raiser can work. He does not know how . many eggs a hen should lay. The men that judge the poultry - do not know how many eggs a hen should lay to be a good and valuable fowl. The work of breeding toward a standard stand-ard for fleshproduction is well under way. It has at least half a century's start of the work of evolving a standard stand-ard for egg-laying. ' This will require the work of many breeders through many years. The road is long and the labor of traversing it arduous, but the goal when reached will repay all labor. la-bor. Doubtless the next generation will see a well-defined standard " for the judging of fowls especially adapted adapt-ed to, the production of eggs. At the present time the standards for such fowls are made by their external points, not by their ability to produce eggs. In fact, a good layer is very apt to lose a contest in the egg-laying classes at poultry shows because the act of laying many eggs "puts her out of shape," so the showmen say. " Value of Hen Manure. The eggs and chickens are not all that the hen gives you.- There are the droppings as well. An experiment, experi-ment, with a view of determining the value of these, was conducted at the Raleigh (N. C.) Experiment Station. This experiment showed that the commercial com-mercial value of the droppings of. the hen' was equal to at least half the cost of maintenance. . This experiment showed that the amount of nitrates in hen manure was 67 to 11 In the same bulk of farmyard manure; that the proportion of phosphoric acid in hen droppings was 481, as compared with 6 in barnyard manure, and that the proportion of potash stood at 41 in the former case,, as against 10 in the latter. A. G. Gilbert.. " Show Birds. Those who desire white birds will find that keeping" them in out of the rain will work wonders. The sun does not seem to ,be as detrimental in putting put-ting a brassy color on the birds as the rains and wet weather. Northern exposure and shade will, with the feeding of white corn, accomplish great results. Pen the birds fn small cocps such as are used In the show room, in order to get them accustomed to the coops and teach them to be quiet before taking them to the show. . ; Skimmilk. Skimmilk properly utilized is a great source , of income to the American Ameri-can farmer. Its value in the country is put down at not less than $60,000,-000 $60,000,-000 yearly, a truly immense sum. Yet much of it is wasted. Could it be made the most of it would wipe out many a farm mortgage-and lift the financial burden from many shoulders. It is one " of the dairy side-products not yet appreciated. It can probably be utilized in no better way than' In feeding it to farm animals. By that method of disposal the farmer not only gets all the value there is in it, but he also gets a; psrt cf its value back in the way cf frrtility tat uoes onto his I land. ! Care of Milk for Cheese. Geo. H. Barr, i cheese instructor, says: Cows should not be allowed to drink impure water from dirty watering water-ing troughs, stagnant pools or ponds, or soakage from barnyards. They should not receive any rye, rape or turnips these things cause tainted or gassy milk, which Is the cause of a very great loss in the manufacture of milk into cheese, anL hence, a loss to tha patron. Sour, or over-ripe milk is caused by leaving or keeping it at too high a temperature. Milk for cheese making should never be left at a temperature above 70 degrees. Evening's Even-ing's milk should be cooled to about 65 degrees. If the milk is to be kept from Saturday till Monday, it should be cooled to 60 degrees Saturday night, and kept as near that temperature as possible, without any stirring on Sunday. Sun-day. The cow's udder and flank must be clean before commencing to milk; wipe them with a damp cloth, and milk with dry hands into clean, bright tin pails. , Wooden or galvanized pails should never be used for milk. Strain the milk as soon as it is drawn from the cow, through either two thicknesses thick-nesses of cheese cloth, or a very fine wire strainer, or both, putting the cloth over the wire. Cool the milk by putting the cans or pails into cold water. wa-ter. Stirring It with a clean, long-handled long-handled dipper will allow the animal ani-mal odor to pass off, and aid in cooling cool-ing the milk more rapidly. New Move by the Finns. The Finns have been exporting butter but-ter to England for some years and have built up a pretty good trade there. - Butter is one of the principal articles of export of that cold country. coun-try. The Finns have found hard competitors com-petitors in the Danes, but have managed man-aged to survive the competition. Now, however, come the Siberians and with the r?p of the Russian government btgin o make great inroads on the English market and to crowd out the Finnish butter. The Finnish senate has taken up the matter and evidently proposes to make a national Issue out of it. The senate has determined to build at government expense three '?et steamers equipped with refrigerators refriger-ators and constructed to carry large quantities of butter. The.se steamers will sail from Hango, the southernmost southern-most port of Finland, and make the trip to England in four or five days. The Russian government has Introduced Intro-duced governmental aid in the export butter trade of the Siberians and the Finns will go the Russians a little better. bet-ter. It will be Interesting to note the outcome of this rivalry. Dairying in Cuba. A government report on the dairy conditions existing in Cuba says: Cows from the states are often seen in daries near the larger citie3. Some of them do well and some do not. A few importers have" made the serious mistake of taking cows to Cuba from the northern states and they have suffered heavy losses on this account. A wealthy planter took to southern Cuba fifteen cows, which he said had cost $150 each in New York, and $50 each for transportation. Soon after their arrival ten of them died of Texas fever. When northern cows arei confined anl carefully fed and cared for, they usually remain healthy, but as soon as they are put on pasture or neglected they are In great danger of exposure to the ticks and to Texas fever. During the war, American cattle were kept about a year In Santiago (their milk sometimes some-times selling as high as a dollar a gallon). They were fed hay and grain from the North. It is reported that some of them died, but the calves usually did Veil. " Too Much Unripe Cheese. Too much unripe cheese is being sent to market. Not only is the local market at this time of year full of unripe un-ripe cheese, but large quantities are being sent abroad. This applies to cheese shipped from Canada as well as from the United States. Recent dispatches from England say that cheese arriving there is of too green a nature to sell well. The greatest obstacle ob-stacle to the development of both the foreign and home cheese market is green cheese. This subject has been discussed at about every cheese makers' mak-ers' convention held, but nothing has been done to prevent unripe cheese, from being put on the market. It is evident that one man holding back hia cheese till it is cured will not help the situation greatly. There must be some concerted movement to keep all' out properly " ripened cheese off the market. If only first-class cheese could be put onto the market its sal would be enormously increased within with-in a very few years. The Calf vs. Older Steer. There are cattle that a feeder cannot can-not pay too much for, if he keeps within the boends of reason, and there are other cattle that cannot be; bought low enough to make money. The first are well-bred, well-developed: Hereford calves, and scarce; the others oth-ers are scrubs,, or stunted low grades-of grades-of other breeds, and plentiful. The majority ma-jority of American feeders make nc-money nc-money feeding cattle, and they come-out come-out ahead only when they rear their own hogs to fatten on the offal of the-cattle, the-cattle, or when the corn they feed is of their own raising. If the average feeder who has his own corn were to. ascertain accurately what la netted him per bushel " when marketed through cattle, not counting the hogs that follow, he would find that In most cases it does not exceed fifteen cents. By feeding well-bred Hereford calves, cattle-feeding alone will yield a profit-on profit-on the grain consumed, and the hogs will get as fat after the Herefords while their gains will be clear profit. It has been demonstrated that a bushel bush-el of grain will make a greater gain on a calf than on a yearling; a greater sain on a yearling -than on a two- year-old, etc. To illustrate: If a bushel bush-el of corn makes five pounds gain on an aged steer, a calf of the same quality qual-ity will gain ten pounds on the same quantity, or double, and often more t.an double. There lies the profit in calf feeding. T. F. B.' Sotham. Agricultural education is a thing that the farmer can no longer afford to ignore. In the past ignorance has collected a greater tax from the farmer farm-er than have the town, county, state and national governments combined. Says an Irishman : "Every man Is so honest in this country that they are compelled to offer rewards for thieves." REED'S METHOD OF WORK. Would Postpone It to the Last Minute for Light Literature. Many stories are told illustrative of Reed's methods of work. He was extremely ex-tremely fond of what is called "light literature" and would postpone work on a task he had before him to the last possible moment in order to finish fin-ish some story or romance. Ha always managed to get up steam, however, how-ever, In time to complete his work. For weeks before his graduation from college he was buried in the treasures of fiction contained In a friend's library. The number of speakers for commencement day had been changed that year from fifteen to ten, and Reed was reminded of the fact by a college mate. "Time enough yet. Why I have five weeks ! " he answered. ""But the other fellows have been working five months!" "Never mind," he answered as he went on with his reading, "I'll have a place on the program." And he aid so, standing fifth on the list of commencement com-mencement orators. Next to fiction he was fondest of oratory. He was a student of parliamentary parlia-mentary law and of oratory long before be-fore he himself became an authority by the publication of the standard works, "Reed's Rules" and "Modern Eloquence." Another time Reed was asked to contribute an article to a magazine by a certain date. As usual, he put it off. Finally the last night of the allotted time arrived, and Reed sat down at his desk, intending to scribble-off an apology for his inability and a refusal to write the article. Suddenly an Idea occurred to him. He wrote feverishly until after 2 o'clock the next morning and finished the article in the one Bitting. , WAS SIMPLE WHEN EXPLAINED. But Phonetic Spelling of Name Puzzled Puz-zled Hotel Clerk. The man walked up to the hotel resister and signed his name, with a flourish, "E. K. Phtholognyrrh." "Look here. Turner," said the clerk, who kaew him very well, "is somebody on your track? Where did you get that outlandish name?" 1 "My boy, you're slow," replied Turner, Tur-ner, airily. "That's my same old name written in plain English and pronounced pro-nounced as it is written just Turner. Look at it. Of course I do it just to make people cuess. They wonder about my nationality and the pronunciation pronun-ciation of my name. I can hear them tal about it. But, as I said before, it's English spelling." "Will you kindly explain?" asked the clerk. " 'Phth, there Is the sound of f in 'phthisis," " began Turner; " 'olo, there Is the sound of 'ur in 'colonel;' 'gn,' there Is the 'n' in 'gnat;' 'yrrh' is the sound of 'er in 'myrrh. Now if that does not spell Turner what does it spell?" "Well," said the clerk, "it is lucky for me that the majority of men don't register their names phonetically." phoneti-cally." Charity Richly Rewarded. Henry Douglas, an ice wagon driver of Paducah, Ky., cast his bread upon the waters, to some purpose. He learnd recently that a man he befriended two years ago has left him the snug sum of $5,000. In 1900 a boy tramp, known as "Greasy Jim," struck Paducah sick, penniless and hungry. Douglas gave the lad clothing and food and a place to sleep. In a few weeks th youth was well again 'and left towh.- A few days ago Douglas received news that James Holman, a soldier in the Philr Ippines, who died in a Manila hospital, had named him as his next friend. This recalled to Douglas' mind that "Greasy Jim's" last name was Holman. He later received a formal notice from an Insurance company that the soldier Holman had left a life insurance policy pol-icy to the amount of $5,000, Douglas being named in the policy as beneficiary. bene-ficiary. Tidal Waves in Harness. A proposal is on foot a Hikuraki, in New Zealand, for the utilization of the tidal waters of the place in the generation gener-ation of electricty. The plan is to build a tunnel through a narrow neck of land at Pelorus sound, eighty-eight feet in length. The rise and fall of the tide at this place varies from six feet and seven feet to ten feet and eleven feet, and the tunnel would, it Is said, command 50,000 acres of tidal water. It is not stated how the power would be generated, but presumably the tunnel would be made below the level of the lowest ebb tide and turbines. tur-bines. would be installed at either end of the tunnel. The scheme has been taken up by a local company," which has a capital of $375,000. The French Academy. The French academy is one of the five academies, and the most eminent, constituting the Institute of France. It was founded in 1635 by the Cardinal Richelieu, and reorganized in 1816. It is composed of forty members, the new member elected by the remaining thirty-nine members for life, after personal per-sonal application and the submission of their nomination to the head of the state. It meets twice weekly, at the palace Mazarin, 23 Quia Conti, Paris, and is "the highest authority on everything every-thing appertaining to the niceties of the French language, to grammar, rhetoric and poetry, and the publication publica-tion of the French classics." The, chief Officer is the secretary, who has a life tenure of his position. A chair In the academy is the highest ambition gf most literary Frenchmen. t Why Congressman Went Home. Thomas Shevlin, Republican national na-tional committeeman from Minnesota, was in Washington to attend the opening open-ing of congress and says that while there he almost lost his identity. "Why," says the Minnesota man, "one man shook hands with me and said, 'How do you do, Col. James Hamilton Lewis?' Goodness knows It was bad enough to be mistaken for 'Jim Ham,' but a little while later a young fellow pointed me out to his friend and said: 'There goes the father of one of the best football players in America." 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