SPONGING ON THE TYPE- WRITER. “The sponge in this town,” said the ste sponge. He gets all hus rk worst ongrapher, "is the typewriter l done by He drops chat with toward the employe into the office, ostensibly for a the bi . his victim hand way: gtenograp!i IO0KS BACK TO PULPIT What Food Did For a Clergyman, tite and Sardi a across the room; had ugly night, no disposition to entertain or be en- tertained and began to shun so ety. “I finally gave up the regular min- fetry, indeed I could not my thoughts on any , and became almost a hermit. After I had been using the Grape-Nuts food for a short time I discovered that I was taking on new life and my appetite began to improve; I began to sleep better and my weight increa I had lost some 50 pounds, but under the new food regime I have regained al- most my former weight and have greatly improved in every way “I feel that 1 owe much to Grape- Nuts and can truly recommend the food to all who require a powerful rebullding agent delicious to taste and always welcome.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. A true natural road to regain health, or hold it, is by use of a dish of Grape-Nuts and cream, morning and night. Or have the food made into some of the many delicious dishes given in the little recipe book found in pkgs. 18 at collect subject sed steadily: many. ‘There's a reason.” Look in pkgs. for a copy of the famous little book, Wellville,” ~ FOR PHONETIC SPELLING. ENGLISH AUTHORITY SIDES WITH AMERICAN REFORMERS. Back to the Old-Time Style—Modern Methods the Result of Awkward Lack of Early Printing Facilities Rather Than Historical Develop: ment. Andrew Ci the other tion in the 1 phonetic spelling that have an Mark Twain and recent agita- arnegle, leaders of the nited St will be ally on water in the Skeat, of Cs undoubtedly ates in favor of glad the other person of ambridge Uni of the : on the Eng now, the Am- the re gtibiected to hear they of the WwW. W. versity, who is one living authoritie greatest lish language Up to erican suggesti regarding form of sped] have been gland, but who ome ridicule in En sibly some to wholes writers will conclude the the made merry over them change their tun« reading gorous address in support of i by ring of the House Anglo rgument 3 delivereg ine arose, the wentiet contury tf Ore : . in ‘ should not countenance iiladelphia Record ALL RASCALS, SAYS G. B. SHAW. to Do Londoners. "A great propor! ion of the people in society are rascals; in fact, we are all i The George Shaw's more or dictum is It was ut tered in the mree of an address to : ¥ of lead the pottery London correspondent of y Sun Shaw asked his hearers whether the from had given Iyeis from if they which wretch adding, plates rome poo para lead poisoning, sarcastically: If you care yon are getting on.” His faith in the real sympathy of his nearers w evidently weak. He procecded to denounce the rascality of the employers of industry. He sald; “Even you 200d people who have what you facetiously call independent means are more or less rascals, A great deal of the means enjoy is made in a rascally way, thoge which in 80 many be and costumes before me.” Mr. Bhaw forcibly painted the mis erfes of the and scoffed at the life of the rich, saying thev were throwing away about L£5.000000 ly on ¢ much of the money, wanted at being spen From this it was a to a Pharisale Shawism: “I am now in a position ve the life of pleasure rich. [I possess all the comitants for it ly rather heaven, | have enough and the life whic lve His sociall the compa you even autiful I see hats poor veal xtravagance of oy which is home, natural Hved by he idle materi con: would inf RWEeeD strength enough riches clety’'s mo and COMming PLACER GOLD RIES IN VALUE Carried Prec Other Minerals ny + Nugge of More Metal, he qu at price Drowning of the Guns. g 2 Tavier sn ting down nan. Whes ntral dge the current « preventing him from fely under and it crashed of the piers with partly wrecking the boat, throwing both men and guns into the fey waler After struggling in the water they succeeded in gaining a firm hold on the overturned boat and begaf t send up loud cries, as they were ing carried along by the rent ACC York C hangs the be into one much fo: guiding Rlone wilt entral’s pumping hundred heard the cries of the e-hamzy was securing a sled er broke SOON on his wa: rescue, taking the the capsized hoat about a mile the bridge 1 hey were both dragged into his boat in an hausted condition after their twenty minute lee-water bath. Bixby lost his grip on the boat twice and went to the bottom, but each time managed to reach the floating boat and grad hold anew. 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