CHARACTER TOLD BY EYES
Truthfully Have They Been Deslgnat
ed by the Wise ae the "Wlndowa
of the 9out."
Eyes are the most certain revealera
Df the criminal nature. Many an ex
pert detective tells a criminal by Just
one glance—not at him, but from him.
The criminal eye varies greatly In set
ting, but not so much in color.
Sometimes It Is deeply placed In the
head, as if It tries to hide, fearing the
result of Its own Involuntary revela
tions. Sometimes it Is bulgy, pro
trusive like a frog's and heavy-lidded.
Such eyes, In connection with some j
other signs, denote treachery, men
dacity, and general cruelty.
Of the criminal eye there are many
remarkable anecdotes. The murderer
Francesconi had little about him to
Indicate the criminal. To most people
he rendered himself companionable by
facetlousness and easiness of man
ners.
Years before Ills crime a young girl j
—afterwards the Countess dell Roc
ca —who had never left home, and
lacked experience of life, recoiled
from him violently when introduced,
and refused to endure his presence.
When questioned why she behaved
thus, she answered: "If that man has
not already murdered people, he will
do so." The girlish prophecy very '
soon came true, and when the sclent- ,
Ist Lombroso Inquired by what sign
she had foretold his character, she re
plied: "The eyes; I saw him in his
eyes."
BRING MEMORY OF THE PAST
Humanity Inspired by Songs of Birds
and Noises of the Cricket and
the Katydid.
Country Life In America says a
carefully trained ear and mind are
Indispensable to enable one to detect
and to discriminate readily from the
general insect medley any particular
species of musician.
As with birds and their songs, much
of the charm and pleasure to be got
ten from Insect music depends on the
emotional coloring associated with it.
We are enraptured with the notes of
the pewee in spring, or the earliest
piping of the frogs, not because these
sounds in themselves possess any in
trinsic sweetness, but because they
recall endearing memories of many
happy, hopeful springtimes. They are
always the harbingers of another ver
dant season. Their plaintive notes
add to our minds an emotional warmth
and sunshine. They awaken for us
an Inner, subjective springtime.
In a similar way the crickets and
katydids gladden and inspire us with
their music in proportion as their
notes have become associated in our
minds with the emotional coloring ol
jiast memories.
Life's Turning Points.
It is impossible to make a distinc
tion between the course of our lives
and the course of our thoughts. But
both are subject to change, sudden
and unexpected. There are turning
points in our characters no less than
in our career, and often the two are
so closely related that they cannot
be considered apart. It Is worth
while sometimes to trace back to
their source our Ideas and lmpres«
slons, our new lines of thought. So
much we owe to training, so much to
elected study and chosen companion
ship, so much to the lessons and ex
periences of the life we are leading.
But if you glance back you may see
that what has most deeply moved you,
•what has most sharply deflected your
way of regarding life, was something
entirely unlooked for.—Anna Wood
ward.
Knew His Name-
Pat, who was being summoned for
beating his wife, tried hard to put all
the blame upon hl3 mother-in-law, and
was chided by the bench for his lack
of gallantry.
"Why should it always be the fash
lon for a man to malign his mother
in-law?" the magistrate remarked.
"Is chivalry quite dead among us?
I knew a man once who never spoke
an unkind word to his mother-in-law,
never blamed her In the least for his
quarrels with his wife, and never had
the bad taste to complain about her
to other people."
Pat stared open-mouthed as ho
listened to the recital of the domestic
paragon's virtues. Then he said:
"Oh, yes, I've heard of that fellow
before. His name was Adam."
Thoughts to Live Up To.
No trouble dies so soon as one that
Is patiently borne.—Seeker.
Love should be absolute love, faith
la In fullness or naught I—Browning-
Wondrous Is the strength of cheer
fulness; altogether past calculation its
powers of endurance. —Carlisle.
A word Is dead
When It is said.
Some say.
I say It just
Begins to live
That day.
Every right action and true thought
sets the seal of its beauty on person
and face; every wrong action and foul
thought Its seal of distortion.—Rus-
Jdn.
Thought He Had Qualified.
Merchant —"Aren't you the boy who
was In here a week ago?" Applicant—
"Yes, sir." Merchant —"I thought so.
And didn't I tell you then that I want
ed an older boy?" Applicant—"Yes,
•lr; that's why I'm here now."— Bos*
ton Transcript.
HOW THREE WOMEN |
ENJOYED THE MUSIC
Three plump women, ranging In
weight from 160 to 200 pounds, file
In and, after much creaking of silk
gowns and groaning of chairs, are seat
ed as the concert is about to begin.)
First Plump Woman (breathlessly)
—"Thfs Is going to be a perfectly |
grand concert. I'm so glad we de
cided to come this afternoon, though j
I was awfully afraid Mrs. Demlng ,
wouldn't send my gown home. It did <
come, though, Just In time for me to ;
dress. How do you like it?"
Second Plump Woman—"lt's perfect- j
ly lovely. But then you always look 1
exactly right. So well groomed, don't i
you know, and all that. Doesn't she,
Mrs. Tllden?"
Mrs. Tllden —"It's the dearest thing
I ever saw. You certainly have the
best taste In dress, Mrs. Snowdon.
Every time I see Mrs. Snowdon, Mrs. '
Thompkins, I say to myself: 'lf I I
only had such taste as she has!'"
Mrs. Snowdon —"How nice you two
are! Of course, I know you're Just
saying It to make me happy, but then
It's Just as dear of you as If you meant I
It. Now, I think you two are the trim. [
mest two women I know."
(Orchestra plays first number. At j
its close the three women give three !
sighs of appreciation or relief.)
Mrs. Snowdon —"Pretty, wasn't It? I
I do Just love Wagner. And while I ;
think of it, Mrs. Tllden, I want to ask
you where you got that perfect dream
of a fichu you had on yesterday at the
tea. I'm crazy about it!"
Mrs. Tilden —"Oh, do you really like
it? How sweet of you to say so! 1
got the lace in Paris and I had my
little seamstress make it when I got
home. I think it's rather fetching."
Mrs. Thompkins—"lt's the dearest
thing! Oh, they're going to play
again. I wish they'd wait a little long
er between the numbers."
(The first violinist plays a solo.) I
Mrs. Thompkins—"lsn't that violin- j
Ist the dearest thing you ever saw?
I simply adore him."
Mrs. Snowdon —"Yes, he's perfectly
sweet, but he has the funniest looking
wife. Did you ever see her?"
Mrs. Tilden —"I should think I did.
I have very good reasons to remember
her. I saw her at the tea Mrs. Du
pont gave for her, and one of the
maids spilled punch all over my best j
gown. It was never fit to wear after
ward."
(Chorus of lamentations from the
other two.)
Mrs. Tilden —"And such a dowdy !
thing as she is, too. Really, her gown j
was nothing but the plainest kind of
silk. It looked as if she had bought it
ready made. Really, the most ordi
nary looking thing."
Mrs. Snowdon—"Funny, Isn't It, how
queer these artistic people are about
their clothes? The only one I ever
knew who wasn't was the wife of that
artist who visited Mrs. Tolman last
winter. Do you remember what per
fect dreams her gowns were?"
Mrs. Tompkins (with intense Inter
est) —"Weren't they! I never saw any
thing more beautiful than the one she
had at the reception Mrs. Tolman gave
for her."
(The orchestra rudely interrupts
them.)
Mrs. Tilden —"Isn't that young flu
tist absolutely the most attractive
creature you ever saw? Now, do tell
me about the gown you were speaking
of, Mrs. Thompkins. You know, I was
ill last winter and didn't goto the re
ception."
Mrs. Thompkins—"Well, It was gor
geous, my dear. Simply too wonder
ful for words. It was the most deli
cate shade of bluish lavender —a per
fectly indescribable color. Marqui
sette over messaline, draped in the
; most wonderful way, and caught up
with little bunches of chiffon, with a
violet fastened in the center of each.
What a catastrophe that you missed
it!"
Mrs. Tllden—"l almost cried when I
heard about it. I was the most dis
appointed person you ever saw. And
usually Mrs. Tolman's affairs are so
dowdy. By the way, there's Mrs.
Parks down there. Speaking of dowdy
people made me think of her. She
has less idea of dressing than an oth
er woman I ever knew. Actually she
went to Mrs. Tuttle's garden party last
Thursday in a perfectly plain linen
frock. Not even a suit, my dear —Just
a little linen dress, with some sprays
of embroidery on the front panel. Can
you imagine any one doing such an
unheard of thing? I'm sure Mrs. Tut
tle felt It very keenly."
| Mrs. Snowdon—"Poor Mrs. Tuttle!
; By the way, 1 suppose you're both go-
I lng to the Trenton's Friday evening?"
The Other Two—"Yes, Indeed!"
i Mrs. Tllden —"I wouldn't miss it for
worlds. What are you going to
I wear?"
j Mrs. Snowdon —"Oh, I'm having Mrflr
' Demlng freshen up my white voile
with some new laces —Just cheap lit
tle lace, only $3.50 a yard, but I've
worn the gown three times already
and I didn't feel like putting much
money Into fixing it up."
Mrs. Thompkins—"l'm having a lit
tle gray chiffon made, and I really
think it's going to be a very dainty lit
; tie frock. Simple, of course, and In
expensive. I've made up my mind
tfhat I simply won't sfiend more than
|DO on It. But then I adore simplic
ity. I simply will not fuss over my
clothes."
Mrs. Tilden —"Nor I."
Mrs. Snowdon —"I feel Just the way
you do. That's why I adore living in
Forest View. I simply couldn't live
In a place where people Judged you by
the clothes you wear. In Forest View,
you know, you really don't have to
give your clothes a single thought."
,i ' ■ tm *•-
MM
NrVVVii
OCOCK PLAN FOR HEN HOUSE
Convenient and Satisfactory Building
to Accommodate Flock of Fif
teen Chickens In City.
The Ocock chicken house is a con
venient and satisfactory house for city
lots. It will accommodate 15 indi
viduals if good care is given the flock.
A dirt floor is shown at the left in C.
At the right in C is a board floor on
which the straw litter is placed in
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A "^ 7h "
Showing Cloth Screen.
winter months. A piece of 2 by 12
inch material is used as a partition, to
prevent the straw from getting over
onto the dirt, and is shown in D.
The perches, c, on the dropping board
are movable to make cleaning easier.
The dropping board is hinged and
pa par
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b |
Opening Above Screen.
should be swung up as high as the '
cloth screen during the day, especial
ly during the winter and early spring. |
The nests are open under the dropping j
board and have small doors on the 1
side next to the flooring for removing |
'.he eggs. The nests are so construct
!j §
\\i '4 I O,rtf,oor
O,rtf,oor —3-O-j
- o" A
c
Showing Dirt Floor.
Ed as to be removed any time for |
cleaning. A cloth screen extends the !
full length over the dropping boards, I
roosts, and floored portion. The frame
work being shown at cl, c 2, In C. A
drop curtain of canvas is in l'ront to
be used on cold nights; this is shown !
at a in C and at bin D. An opening
is made in each end of the house
above the screen and is shown at a in
B, also at a in D. A cloth screen is
hinged above the window in A and is j
shown open at d in D. The small
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ti i 1 "fa « « £
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w <?' xc? tii^
D
Keeps Straw in Place.
three-light glass sash above the six
light sash Is also hinged and is shown
open at e in D. The roof, side wall
and ends are covered with tar paper
inside in the half which is devoted to
the roosts, nests and part of the
floored space. The boarding of this
house is nailed up and down.
ECONOMY IN THE BEST FEED
Nothing Gained by Purchasing Sup
plies for ths Poultry Because
They Are Called Cheap.
(By A. G. SYMONDS.)
No matter what lood is given the
fowls be sure it is the very best that
j can be procured. It does not pay to
| buy poor grain or poultry food of any
I kind. Some people think it is eco
i nomical to buy poultry supplies be
cause they are cheap.
| The best is none too good, is a
rule as applicable here as anywhere
' else. Only the very best grains should
be sanctioned. Only the choicest
brand of beef scraps, fine cut clover,
, alfalfa, and other foods of this sort
should be used. There is nothing that
; will repay one better for good care
and food given them than a flock of
hens. See to it then that in the mat
ter of foods given them only the best
be procured and only the best be fed.
Value of Charcoal.
For all kinds of digestive troubles,
I charcoal U one of the beat remedial.
Long Courtships.
Young ladies in Russia are not at all
averse to long engagements, and use
all sorts of artifices to stave off the
wedding day as long as possible; but ,
In no country In the world are court-
ships so abnormally long as in Bohe- 1
mia, where engagements commonly
last from 15 to 20 years. In fact,
there recently died there, at the age
of ninety-nine, an old man who had j
been courting for 75 years, and who
was married on his death-bed.
Geese His Favorite.
Gerrald, the five-year-old son of • 1
hotel proprietor, was permitted togo i
with liia nurse to a large farm in the
country, the home of the nurse's par- i
ents. After returning home Ills father
said: "Now, Gerrald, tell us who ot
all the folks on the farm you liked j
best?" "The geese," promptly an-!:
swered the boy, "because they eat a
little and talk a little and bow to
you."
Two Weak Spots.
"Well," said the old man, after the!
college commencement, "I've made a
lawyer out of John, a electric science
feller out of Bill, a professor out of j
Thomas, while James is a preacher!
an' Dick's a politicianer; but I'm
thinkin' it'll take about all that John,!
Bill, Dick an' myself kin make to
keep the professor an' the preacher
above high water." —Atlanta Constitu
tion.
The Advertised
Article
(Is one in which the merchant
himself has Implicit faith
else he would not advertise It.
You are safe in patronizing the
merchants whose ada appear
In this paper because their
goods are up-to-date and never
shopworn. '
1 DO IT NOW Sa |
M. BRINK'S
l J l<lCt'.S hoi 1 uis VWtk
ton 100 11
Corn Meal 20.00 150
Cranked Corn 20 00 1.50
Corn 20 00 1.50
PureCorn&< )alsCliop \\ 3 >.OO 1 . 70
"{Sacks each tic with privilege ot j
returning witho\ii expense to me.
Sohmnachei Ch'.p Si 00 1.00
Wheat Bran 24.60 180
Oil Meal 30 00 2.00
Gluten 32.0') 1.05
Brewers Grain 27.00 1.40
Choice Cottonseed Mcul34 00 1.75
Oyster Shells 10.00 00
Portland Cemen per sack 45
(rebate 1 ; each for s icksre time I)
Beef Scrap 3.00
Mixed grains for hens 1 75
New Oats 50 & 100 bus per 1 m ,4'_'
140 lb bag It coarse or line 00
100 lb bag Sat .45
Flour per hbl. «ael<
I fcliun>acher Patent 5 50 i.50
Marvel 6 » 0 1 GO
| Luxury 500 1.3 C
Veal Calves wanted on Monday,
| Tuesday and Wednesday Li\e
! fowls at d thiol ens on Wed ties lay.
|M. BRINK New Ahny I'a.
/» WANTED-A RIDER AGENT
if 'tJJ Wftv "J? EACH TOWN and district to ride and exhibit a sample Latest Model
A #i IvO ' bicycle furnished by us. Our agents every where are making
/36?T money fast. Write for full particulars and specialojfer at once.
Mm TEm '/Am MONEY REQUIRED until you receive and approve of your
ml IvDii ir/Y-m ptaycle. We ship to anyone anywhere in the IT. S. without a cent deposit
Hi \JI\ Hlil ' n advance, prepay freight, and allow TEN DAYS' FREE TRIAL during
S\ I i uli I'l v 5 \1 iv 1 ' 0 ' 1 time you may ride the bicycle and put itto any test you wish.
k J Tw\ I li*\B yo ! 1 a, ° cn not perfectly satisfied or do not wish to keep the
t , J g\\\ LA./ ,Y| bicycle ship it back to us at our expense and you will not be out one cent,
t I A ->lj FACTORY PRICFS 0 furnish the highest grade bicycles it is
1-XUhjIOT r . possible to make at one small profit above
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1\ JBT OrdOTH tl i•<d,7 r■•' 1 rod CAU 8011 OUI * blcyclea umAer your own name plate at double our prices.
SECOND HAND BICYCLES. We do not regularly handle second hand bicycles. but usually have
—. f,. a « n «o i «o n hand taken in trade by our Chteago retail stores. These wo clear out promptly at prices
ranjrln" from S3 to *8 Descriptive bargain lists mailed free.
nOASTtn-BRAKrS. ••"K' o wheels. imported roller chains and pedals, parts, repairs and
* equipment of all kinds at half the regular retail prices.
* I A&S Hedgethorn Puncture-Prool « M 12
I If Self-healing Tires
The rtzulgr retail price of these tires is
SIO.OO per tair % but to introduce rrr
will sell you a sample pair fur s4.So(carh miihnrJ.rtJ ts
NOMORETROUBLEFROMPUNCTURES / 112 1
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moimto g]
ridlnp, yerr durable nnd lined inside whh j
comes porous n ncl which closes up
punctures without ull o win if tho a 11- to escape. 111 „
Wo have hundreds of letters from satisfied customers J II thlthlckrubbflrtrtid
statiinrthat t heir tires have only l>een imni|>ed uti unco A
ortwii-o in a whole Beawm. They weitrli no moro than JUL O il»j rim itrip H
nu ordinary tire, tho puncture ivsistlni; onalitii s lieintf pr*v*nt rim cutting. This
given by several layers of thin, siwcially prepared tw < ir * 'i l *. j»« h T
fabricon the tread. 'J'iio remilar price of these tires If •"•Mj—SOrT, ELASTIC ana
Is 810.00 lx-r pair, lmt for advert Islrnr purposes we ore ~ EAST RIDING,
npakintr a special factory prleo to tlio rider of only $1 SOjierpair. All orders shipped same
day li iter is received. Wo ship t' O 1). on approval. Vou do not i>ay a cent until you
have examined and found them strictly as represented.
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. ? . ah. #i onrluHj tills ftdvurtlHemont. ) 1 Hi run no
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anil nionry sent to us Isassafeas In a hank. If you order a pair of these tires, you will And that they will ride
X? | r ,'. V'.' 1 "' "''"r 'letter, last lon per and look liner than any tire you have ever used or seen at any price.
We know that jou w ill bo so well pleaded that when v«>u want a hlcycle you will give us your order. We want
you to send usa trial onlerat once, hence th Is reinnrkuMe tire otfer.
IF YOU /VfCD T'/jyjTiC r any kind at any price until yon send for a pair of Hedgethorn
Z, . m . , , ~ 7 », * lint,, ", r V ) l r " l of tires on approval ami trial at thospeeial Introductory
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kinds of about halt tlio uriial prices.
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IJ.L. MEAD CYCLE COMPANY, CHICAGO, ILL. 1
Original Panamana. ' .
The Chocos Indians, who live on the
southwestern coast of Panama, are be- !
.ieved to be descendants of the tribes '
which inhabited that part of the world
when Columbus discovered Santo Do
mingo.
They are tall and stalwart, with j.
kindly natures, a free hospitality and
an innate honesty. Few white men "
have ever been among them. Tribes of
a. somewhat similar nature are also j
found on the southeast coast, many of
them having never seen a white face
In their lives. While the republic of
Panama nominally rules this section,
the truth is that these Indians govern
:liemselves entirely, and have absolute
ly no intercourse with the white. They
rto not allow a white man to visit their 1
lands and still fly the Colombian flag. J
Their houses are grass huts, their (
clothing is almost nothing, but they
seem to enjoy life in spite of the fact £
that they are unacquainted with the
benefits of religion, fashion, society
and government.
Careful Milkman.
The other day when the milkman,
who is a new man on the route, called
|at Mrs. Green's apartment, to collect
{the bill, she said to him severely; "Do
! vou know that several mornings late
| ly I have not heard you whistle when
you left the milk on the dumbwaiter?"
"Sure that's good, ma'am," returned t
the milkman, complacently, oblivious .
of Hie i ote of severity in Mrs. Green's (
voice, "and I hope I'll soon git it down I,
so fine ye'll not hear me at all. Ye j,
see, ma'am 'tis impossible for me to j,
| be leavin' the milk any later than I j |
do, but since the day ye told me Ij.
I came too airly and woke ye from !,
your sleep in the mornin' I've been i
careful to blow the doombwaiter j
whistle as softly as I can so as not to j
disturb ye. But sometimes I do put j
more breath into the toob than I in- j (
tind to, and thim's the times ye hear
me whistle."
Yorkshire's Many Acres.
One often hears it stated that York- J
shire can boast more acres than there j
are letters in the Bible, and most j
people, on hearing the statement for !
| the first time, are inclined to doubt j
its accuracy. It is perfectly true, i 1
however. Authorities differ as to the ;
exact acreage of Yorkshire, one giv-1'
ing it as 3.882,848 acres, another as ;'
3,771,843; but as the number of let- '
ters in the Bible, according to labori- j.
ous computation, is only 3.566,480, the '
acres beat the letters with something !
to spare.—London Tit-Bits.
* |i
j QUALITY |
2 When people realize that it x
£ is not the quantity for the #ji
1 money, ho much as the quality ♦
J that counts, then they will *:
♦ patronize the store \\ Inch does X
# business in good pure goods, xj
* Cut >rices often mean cut
X qt.alii es. Our prices are as #j
x lo at jood goods wil allow. • j
# Our go ids are not of the cheap *
• tna.l-oi ier variety. Wh en " j
• tun luring prices do not for- 5j
2 set i c mpare qualities. II #|
X y >u nd he prices lower than •'
£ o he you will find the ■
i i qualit es inferior—generally •!
¥ "b rt; in tuse" job lots. 2
2 Ask is > show you why 2'
{ our to k is superior. Z
\l Buschhausen's. I
PAYS TRIBUTE TO BRONCO
Writer Glowingly Points Out Useful
ness of Little Arizona Animal
on the Trail.
When the Arizona bronoo -wishes to
b« safe for you and himself, he la the
safest thing In the world; and when
he wishes to be unsafe, life la a mer
ry chance. I went up and down traila
In Arizona which were almost perpen
dicular, and rough and stone-strewn,
too; but there was little danger, for
the bronco has, not the "ten pound,"
but the "thousand pound" look! His
nose is to the ground, his eyes fast
ened on the trail, his footstep the
most beautifully careful thing the
mind can conceive. One foot, placed
before another eases, preserves the
balance, adjusts the weight for an
other; and all this wonderful machin
ery of equipoise, stability and safety
you feel working under you like a deli
cate machine. Yet this sage pioneer
of the trail, with his meticulous care
of you and himself, was just a wild
range-pony, hunted down by a range
rider, driven, coaxed or duped Into a
corral, broken, saddled, bridled and
ridden all In one hour; wrenched out
of his wlldness, having his heart brok
en, and made Into a slave while you
would eat your breakfast. He Is not
a beauty; h<3 is just a mongrel; but
his legs and his feet are made of Iron
and steel, and the work he does over
awful trails, In a rough and ragged
country, strewn with stones and flints
and boulders and lava and scrub,
week after week, month after month
and year after year, would spoil the
legs of a thoroughbred in three days.
—Gilbert Parker in Metropolitan Mag
azine.
KING OF ALL THE TUBERS
Compared With the Yam, Irish Potato
Is Called Insipid, Almost
Tasteless Bulb.
The golden yam, says the Washing
ton Post, that elaborates the sun and
the soil Into a sugar which makes sac
[ charine seem sour, was set apart by
our first parents as the overlord of all
tubers. The history of its Irish rival
may be definitely traced to the foster
care of Raleigh. It spread into Lan
cashire, its path through the low
countries may be followed as clearly
as the march of the army worm. But
the genealogy of the yam is lost in the
morning mists of antiquity. It is sup-
I posed to be identical with the man
drake for which the Orient peoples
dug as for hidden treasure. Beyond
| all peradventuro it was the yam to
i which the Spanish gave what after
: ward became the generic name "bata
ta," modified into our own collective
I "potato " Its purple flowers were hail
ed as the harbingers of nature's rlch
| est largesse, while Humboldt was still
doubting whether nature originally
had anything to do with the creation
■of the Irish potato. It is the succu
; lent root to which loving allusions are
| made by the great dramatist, who
| would have condemned the Mermaid
; as a tavern if he had been offered the
j tasteless bulb exploited by Master
| Italeigh.
Apples and Complexion.
| In the near future girls won't hava
to sail under false colors. The rouge
! pot Is destined togo to the scrap
j heap. No longer will it be necessary
| for Jennie to hide her reddened piece
|of chamois skin in her hat. Listen,
girls! Apples are going to save the
complexions of all American women!
U. Grant Border of Baltimore, address
ing the International Shippers' asso
ciation, at Chicago, said: "If women
j knew that eating apples will do more
Ito make their complexions beautiful
j than all the face remedies in the
I world, they would eat them morning,
! noon and night. Five years from now,
I when the countless apple orchards
| that have come into existence the past
j few years begin to bear full crops, the
! apple production in the United States
j will exceed 100,000,000 barrels. That
! will give every woman a chance to
?et a good, steady, reliable, fast-color
complexion for little cost."
■
Danger in Crabs.
Crabs, no mutter how fresh they be
make some fellows sick nearly ever?
time they eat them. Still they take
a chance on it every once in so often
just the same. Crabs must be very
line eating and have a lovely taste as
they are being munched and put into
the paunches of the crab-eaters. Crabs
will eat a dead horse, or rats, pigs,
cats or dogs decaying in the ocean.
Perhaps if the crabs were penned up
and fed on the choicest of foods for
some days, so as to-fiet a few of the
dirty germs out of them, as well as rid
them of the filth they eat, then In a
somewhat cleaner condition they might
not, after being eaten, turn the insides
wrong side out and inside outward —
both ways at the same time. Some
foolish fellows feel highly insulted
when told that they take a chance
every time they eat crabs. Eat 'em
and don't kick at the doctor bill. — Ex
change.
Neatly Caught.
An angler once missed his gold
cigarette-case, and, being very much
upset about it, but not being quite
certain whether it had been lost or
stolen, resolved not to mention the
matter to a soul —not even to his wife.
Two years had passed by when, on his
happening to meet with a piscatorial
acquaintance by the riverside, the
man nstonished him by remarking:
"I say, did you find that cigarette
case you lost some time ago?"
| "No," replied the angler to the more
astonished Inquirer; "but you did I"