fne olp wsst.
BY "IIUMTER."
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YEAKS g II PCflilBnuntiinni,- :
vcnrs iigo to me I decided to
like Orpcley's iidvlec nnd "30
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West." It required some nine
nerve for n yn"" mi" trii,ed oil n
farm In New York Htnte to leave bis
,..!.i.i nnd mnke a brenk nlone Into
tbellien iilmoHt unknown West, 'i'liero
Vint a rroimei men; now mni 10
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I went to junction iuy, iu., mm
(lien on foot south to tbe Santa he
Railroad, which wns tben Just being
built, and niinlly stopped where the
city of Wichita now is. At tluit time
It wis a military post. I could stund
thoro tlien, and looking southwest
across Die Arkansas River, see the
whole country speeuiou wim uuuiii"
9 far as the eye could reach. I stayed
there a few days, nnu men went on
up tlie river to what Is now Hutchln
,n. Here I met a man who told me
about tbe Medicine Hlver country,
which was about 123 miles further
southwest. He represented It ns being
a well timbered country, with quite
hlKh bluffs along tbe streams, and as
all the country where I was tlit-n bad
scarcely any timber, it looked very
dreary to me; besides. I bad an Idea
of going Into the cattle business, so I
decided to go and look at the Medicine
River country.
I bought a pony and we started. We
had beard of a camp of hunters, at
the Junction of the Medicine and Tur
key Creek, who bad a wagon trail Into
Wichita. Wo went south, so as to
strike the wngon trail and follow It to
their camp. I proposed taking along
some provisions, but my new friends
said there was no use. buying or carry
ing supplies, as we could get all the
game we wanted; so we went without
any provisions.
Well, we started out, nnd there
teemed to be a break In the buffalo,
as there were none In sight, and we
went on all tbe first day without a
chance to kill anything; and slept that
night on the ground by a "chip" tire,
with nothing to eat and 110 timber In
sight. We were on what I afterward
learned was the north fork of the NIn
Jsquaw River. The following day we
traveled all day and killed nothing
until night, when we stopped on the
south fork of the Nlnisquaw, and I
killed a bird about as large as a robin,
which we roasted and divided between
us.
The following day we began to see
buffalo, and about noon came to a tim
bered stream, and within half an hour
I bad kilted a big turkey; and 1 think
that I never tasted any other turkey
quite so good as that was. We camped
there In the timber. No one knows
just what a luxury timber is to camp
in for fuel, until they havo camped
on the bare prairie and burned chips.
That afternoon my friend killed n
buffalo. I was greatly surprised at the
size of tbe animal. I bad seen the
buffalo robes that we used In the East,
nnd which at that time could bo bought
for from $5 to $10, but they were small,
and I learned that tbe large ones were
never made Into robes, as their great
thickness called for too much work
to dress them. White men never
dressed robes; the Indians did that, as
their time was worth nothing. A
squaw would work a month or two
tanning a hide; then her lord and mas
tor would trade it to a white man for
a ping of tobacco or a pint of firewater
We went on the next day and reached
the hunters' camp, which was owned
by Captain Grltlin. formerly of Dutch
ess County, New York. The following
fall Captain Grlillu was killed by tbe
Indians about thirteen miles from bis
camp on tbe head of Mulo Creek. He
was a tine shot, and although he had
a wooden leg below the knee, bo wns
one of the best horsemen I ever saw.
It was by means of the wooden leg
that we were aide to Identify bis bones
when we found bis remains. He bad a
needle gun, and In the buffalo wallow,
where his bones were, we found about
100 empty shells, which showed that
they bad fought there for some time.
There was a man from IYniih.vlvuiiin
by the name of Van lturen with Cap
tain Crlltin at that time. Wo buried
their bones together.
The Medicine Itlvur country was an
Weal one for game. The bottoms were
well timbered, and there, were plenty
of red deer and turkeys In the timber
the prairies were alive with buffalo
aud antelope." Sometimes the buffalo
would masH together and form a vast
herd, and when once started to run
would go for no 0110 could know how
long. I have seen a mass of tbeiu, say
half a mile wide aud perhaps two miles
long, all on tbe run In a solid body
they would come to a stream and go
roaring over the bluff and through the
water, and come in sight on the other
side, and the great black river of liv
ing animals would go pouring on across
the prairie. If something alarmed
thosu in front they would wheel like a
body of cavalry by tbe Hank, and on
they would go in another direction,
While this great mass of 'animals
would be sweeping past, others would
be grazing or lying down, and would
not appear to pay any attention to the
galloping herd, unless in front of it,
and then they usually Joined the herd
and went with it. The numbers were
so great that it simply went past the
power of enumeration, and one might
as well attempt to count the sandB on
the seashore. I saw them once In June
so thick that they nearly drank the
small streams dry, and poisoned, tbo
water so that it was almost impossible
to get any to drink
The buffalo was a noble animal. Its
habits differ from those of thu deer
family entirely; with antelope, red
deer, elk, caribou and moose there is
a similarity in habits of them nil, but
the buffalo, lias no relatives. When
bull became old aud was 'nipped be
became a social outcast, aud was
driven from the herd, and no others
would associate with 11 1 in. He wan
dercd around by himself, and finally
uecBuie a prey to the wolves. Wher
ever there wer buffulo there were
moires. They would bang around th
outskirts of the herds and wait for a
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the wanton waste and destruction of
the buffalo, the substance of which no
doubt Is correct; but did you ever stop
to think that It would be Impossible to
opcrato n farm In a country where
hvffnlo ronmed at will? A herd sweep
ing down across the country would
stamp the farm into tbe ground, nnd
a lenee wouiu 00 no more (instruction
to thoin than a spider's web. Stock
could not be herded In a buffalo coun
try; they would stampede tbo cattle
and ruin a cuttle man. They bad to go.
'W10 country thnt they had used for
ages civilization demanded for homes
for civilized men, and they bad to go
the same as the Indians had to go.
When the buffalo disappeared, it
had ono blessed effect; It compelled
tbe Indian to keep near the military
post, from when they drew their sup
plies. When the buffalo was plenty,
they could wander where they pleased.
and were sure of plenty to eat; they
could go on their devilish raids and
murder settlers, who, with their labor,
were striving to make homes for their
loved ones.
Tbe buffalo are gone, and It would
have been a great blessing to humanity
If tbo Indian could have been wiped
off the face of the earth at the same
time. The buffalo helped the settler to
meat, while at the same time he fed
tho settler's enemy. Ills room was
needed. He roamed over this continent
in millions, accomplishing no good ex-
:ept to feed a race of vagabonds that
bavo left no trace of their ownership
on the face of the land except tho
graves or their murdered victims.
Here, instead, are millions of homes.
where dwell a happy and contented
people. From the hilltop where the
worthless Indian watched for some
ono to Blay, now rises the church spire
or the flag of the school house. God.
In His supreme wisdom, never Intended
that this vast fertile continent should
belong to n few wandering barbarians
when suffering humanity demanded it
os a place for Christian homes. Forest
and Stream.
A Chicago In Korea
The Korea 11s cat a great denl of
meat and the raising of hoe cattle
is au industry which promises to grow
most lucrative under Japanese direc
tion; but it must be under Japanese
direction, for the Koreans have no In
itiative. The bills of Korea, or at least
the foothills of the verd tireless peaks,
offer fine grazing In some provinces,
nnd the common ca.tle beau that
grows thickly In almost any kind
of soil fattens very rapidly, and If tbd
Japanese are wise they might make
Seoul In time an Oriental Chicago.
The Koreans themselves have no
niceties of selection as to the part of
an animal or fowl, and they consume
everything, from the entrails to the
hide, without wasting any time In the
process of cleaning and dressing. Nor
do they consider cooking always -. ne
cessity. Iu common with the Ameri
can Indian, they consider steaming
hot, fresh, raw liver, a great delicacy
when it is dipped in a mixture of con
diments more o: less resembling Chin
ese soy. I tuke the word of others lor
this, because, having once witnessed
a government "beef Issue" to the In
dians near Ft. Iteno, In Oklahoma, I
could not be Induced to look voluntar
ily upon such another exhibition In nuy
part of the world. The man who has
written tbo best "history of Korea" did
It before he ever set foot in tbe coun
try. He had at his command all the
records In the Chinese language, which
he read as easily as his own, and he
dwells with great nice upon the Kor
ean "fatted calf," which Is usually a
fowl or auliial of some sort cooked
and served without having been
marred by knife or water. A man who
served such a feast is considered to bo
most generous host. Leslie Maga
zine.
Canelit Higr Shark on Flail Line.
While Ashing off. the terminal doe'?
about noon yesterday N. Gonzalez
hooked an eight-foot shovel-noso shark
and drew it up to tho dock with an or
dinary llsh line.
Tho monster was easily drawn In and
made but little resistance until a heav
ing lino was thrown over him and the
slip knot began to '.lgliten, and then
tlie fun commenced. The water was
lashed Into foam for many feet around
and tho strength of several men was
required to prevent Its escape. Two
boat hooks were finally brought Into
play on tho back and sides of the big
HhIi and very soon It was conquered
and hauled on tho dock. It was hid
eous aud frightful looking and was
viewed by numbers of people in thu
afternoon. Miami (Kla.) Kecord.
l'unettial Jllnl laena;er.
In a railway van of tbe Marbncb
Hellbrouu line. In Wurtemberg. a lb lie
faintly of redtuils have built their
nest.
While the van, which travels over
the lino every day with milk cans,
stops at tbe station for a couple of
hours, the .male bird, leaving bis com
panion batching her eggs, goes out In
search of provisions. Tlie extraor
dinary party of the story Is that be
never misses bis train, but always ar
rives exactly one minute before il
starts.
The little family are, of course, great
pets of the railway men. Scbwablscbe
Mercur.
Vletorf Was llainnaeU.
Art has Its (barms for the Illiterate
A copy of "The Winged Victory" wan
placed Inst nimmer in .the library ol
the University of Itochester. i work
man assisting In the op. ration sur
veyed tbe headless and armless statue
with Interest. "An pluU may ye call
that fellow ?" be asked. "Tlint'a the
statue of 'Victory,' " mild the librarian,
"'Victory,' it Ht" said the man; "be
gorra. I'd like to see tbe other fellow,
Uiin"
rrpsaltiif 'Juration.
T
HKHE is prevalent in the itiimla
of thoughtful men such unanim
ity of sentiment and conclusion
as to the uwe-odty for good
roads, nnd the fact Is so well settled
Hint there can be no systematic con
struction of roads without government
co-operation. Hint it Is hard to we
bow It can lie much longer delayed.
While ngilatlon for goo:l wngon wiiys
is as old ns the lirst scitlcuicnt In our
system" of civilization, It Jins been until
within the past few years subordinated
to the wonderful extension of railroad
lines. In the earlier days of the re
public tlie duty nnd obligation of the
government to aid In the construct Ion,
of wagon roads In tin- States whs not
seriously denied. Tbe necessity for
sovernmeut aid is admitted nlmost
everywhere, only four or live of the
wealthiest States poiutii.g tlie excep
tion, nnd these without execution ndvo
.'nte government, co-opera Hon. Presi
dent Hooscvelt not long ngo, upenking
on the subject, declared good rnnds the
main hope of retaining tlie energies of
our young people In the country, and
thus stop the How from country to
city, where every avenue of business
Is ulready over-crowded. Other emi
nent men contend for good, roads on
tlie ground that the farmer, the first
nnd most Important producer of wealth,
ought to be placed In position to bold
his crop and market it at tbe most fav
orable opportunity, whereas under bad
roads he Is virtually under compulsion
to sell It as soon as it is matured,
because the roads may become impass
able at any time during the fall, winter
or spring. The Intelligent people of
town and city plead for good roads be
cause the food they consume must
rome from the farm nnd be paid for
according as it is able to reach tbe
market. Tbe farmer, the mainstay and
dependence of the government In every
emergency, feels Hint bis substance is
iinniially swallowed up In the unhappy
conditions that deny bim reasonable
market communication at. his best
time to sell. He Is discontented at
Uis lot when remembering that he pays
Sixty per cent, of all the taxes, and yet
receives no direct consideration at thu
Hands of government, while unnum
bered' millions bavo been given front
tbe National treasury to better condi
tions everywhere except upon the farm,
The man who digs out of tbe soil
Hint which sustains all progress and
prosperity knows that while govern
ment aid has been lavished upoo
scean-going commerce, not one dollar,
tdncc the construction of the old Cnni
Derlnnd road, has been expended by
the United States to facilitate com
merce between the farm and the mar
ket. It is no wonder, in view of all
this, that the agricultural classes look
upon the National Aid to Good Heads
movement as promising their long-deferred
material salvation. The ques
tion of National aid to good roads is
absolutely above and beyond tlie realm
of party politics. It is advocated by
strong men of very political faith,
and no man desiring the best in tbo
material development and continuing
greatness of the country will seek to
Inject Into' It any clement of party
prejudice. To do so would be to
detract from a proposition at once seri
ously important to tlie commercial, in
dustrial and social advancement of all
the people in every part of the land,
and would be a sacrilege to be des
pised. Tlie Good Konds question is n
pressing question Which, soon or late,
will have to be recognized by National
aid iu co-operation with the States.
Iluat-Lfirliiff Material.
A new dust-preventing and dust-lay-lug
material for use 011 roads ami
streets was tricd'iu Scotland last year,
with results snld to be promising. It
consists of "nn aqueous emulsion of
wool-washing suds or wo .l-fat or wool
wax, with or without the addition
thereto of 11 disinfecting oil," and may
be applied to country roads, streets and
railway beds by spraying, it is de
scribed ns n by-product, that is, after
recovering tlie major part of the grease
from wool washing wastes tho remain
ing wool grease, together with potasii
and soap fats, are saved for s'tbsiMjuunt
dilution with water and used for street
or road sprinkling. It is said that tha
emulsion does not clog the spraying ap
paratus and that its hygroscopic quali
ties keep down dust for 11 long time.
Engineering News.
Mall Knute DUeunliiuicil.
One rural delivery route within a
few miles of Kansas City, Mo., has
beeu discontinued and others may be
because of the miserable condition of
tbe Missouri roads. Although the
county spends about $130,000 a year on
macadam reads this money being de
rived from dramshop licenses, and most
of it collected in Kansas. City compar
atively llttlo attention is given to tbe
dirt roads, and it Is because of this that
be rural service has been discontinued.
Difficult Cae tfor llavarlan Juilce.
The Bavarian courts have bad ft com
plicated question of law to decide. A
cut, chased by n dog, ran Into a stable
where u cow was being milked. Tbe
cat jumped on the back of the cow,
which kicked tho milkmaid oft ber
stool.
Whom should the maid sua for dam
nges tho owner of tbe dogt the owner
of the eat, or the owner of tlie cow?
The courts bavo decided that they aro
all three equally responsible, and each
will have to pay one-third of tho flam
ages. II I Mood,
A member of the faculty of Hie Uni
versity of Wisconsin tells of soino
amusing replies made by a pupil under
going an examination in English. Tbo
candldato bad been Instructed to write
out examples of tho Indicative, the sbb
juuctlve, tbo potential, and tho excla
matory moods. His effort 1'eMiltcd as
follows:
"I am endeavoring to pass an Eng
lish examination. It I answer twenty
questions 1 shall pass. U I answer
twelve questions I may pas. Gad
lield me!" Jlarper'a Weekly,
COMMERCIAL
R. 0. Dun & Co.'s "Weekly Review
of Trade" says:
A moderate reduction in commercial
activity is to be expected at this time of
the year, but confidence in tlie future
U so strong thai there is evident reluct
ance to assume seasonably quiet condi
tions. This attitude i3 most pronounced
in tlie industrial world, preparations for
I',ill and Winter distribution being nn an
itnr.reccdcii'.cd sc:ilc, and several leading
producers announce, that the eusiomary
Sumnien shut-down will be entirely
nmilcd or curtailed to the c.tc!it ncccs.d
t.ncd by repairs. The heavy movement
of merchandise is attested by an iucrea-i'
iu railway earnings tlui, far rcpcrici'
for June of 1 .ft per :cnt. river the C'T
responding period of I ix5 .
There is no diminution in the acthi'.v
of steel mills and iron furnac-.-s, yet con
sumption keeps pace with production
and new business holds the date remote
at which .shipment can be made it;
most departments.
"Hradstrcct's" says:
Unsiness faliurcs in t lie I'nitcd St. it is
f.ir the week numb, t 170, against itu 1 i-t
week. 175 in the like week of l'x5, l(sl
in 10A4, 105 in loo.l and "1 in 19c.'
In Canada failures are jo, compare;!
with 17 last week and 24 the same week
last year.
Wheat, including lion r. exports from
tlie United States and Canada fur tlie
week ending June 14 arc bush
els, against .v.pt.oon last week, 6KX.017
this week last year, .iAM.j.s t in 1904 and
,?,oi7.4i5 in 190.?.
WHOLESALE MARKETS.
Baltimore. FLOUR Quiet and un
changed ; receipts, 0,701 barrels ; exports,
,Vt' barrels.
WHKAT Quiet; spot, contract, 8q!
!4; July, 8,vH asked; August, 8,ii
asked; steamer No. 2 red. 70,'j".' 794 1
receipts, 123 bushels; Southern by sam
ple. 760185; Southern 011 grade, RofoS.
CORN Firmer; spot. 57's (" 57i ;
June, 57f?57-M; July. jS''ro 58' ;
August, 58!4(a.s8: September. 58!iW
;8 V4 ; steamer mixed, 54n 545.4 ; receipts,
20.W2 bushels; Southern white corn.
5658; Southern yellow corn, 55!'j''t
57Y-
OATS Firmer: No. j white, 47W
47'A; No. white, .40(0 -(i'A: No. 2
mixed. 45J i ; receipts. 12.520 bushels.
RYK Dull and easier; No. 2 West
ern. 65W651-S export: 60ri 70 domestic.
BUTTER Steady and unchanged:
fancy imitation, -(ft.i8; fancy creamery,
2i(fj;22; fancy ladle, i5VMf; store pack
ed. Mjlffls.
F.GGS Firm; 18.
CHEESE Firm and unchanged;
large, medium, llj$; small, llVj.
SUGAR Steady aud unchanged;
coarse granulated, 4.90; fine, 4.90.
New York. WHEAT Receipts. It,
900 bushels; exports. 91.168 bushels;
sales, 2,300,000 bushels futures. Spot
firm ; No. 2 red, 96 nominal elevator I No.
2 red, 96 nominal f. o. b. afloat; No. 1
Northern Duluth, gi'A f. o. b. afloat ; No.
I Northern Manitoba, ooVj f. o. b. afloat.
CORN ttrceipts, 59,125 bushels; cx
.ports, 21,098 bushels. Spot firm ; No.
2, oo nominal elevator aud 60J4 nom
inal f. o. b. afloat ; No. 2 yellow, (J
nominal ; No. 2 white, 62 nominal. Op
tion market was without transactions,
closing nominally 'ic. higher. July
closed 59)4 ! Septcmlier closed 594 ; De.
ccmber closed 58I4.
OATS Receipts, 70,000. Spot strong;
mixed oats, 26 to 32 pounds, 45c. ; natur
al white, 30 to 33 pounds, 45(0 455-iic. ;
clipped white, 38 to 40 pounds, 48(11 50c.
New York. FLOUR Receipts, 130.
089 barrels; exports, 6,037 barrels; sales,
14,000 packages. Market firm, with bet
ter demand.
CORN MEAL Firm ; kiln-dried, 2.00
(ot.oo.
POULTRY Alive, steady; Western
broliers, 26; fow ls, 13' i; turkeys, 11(1!
12: dressed, irregular; Western broilers,
20(024; turkeys, 1U012; fowls, icnl.l.
COTTONSEED OIL Steady; prime
crude f. o. b. mills. 29; do. yellow, 36.
SUGAR Raw, firm; fair refining, 3;
centrifugal, 96 test, 35iC".? '7-.V; mo
lasses sugar, 2-14; refined, stcadv.
POTATOES Firm. Rose. ' South
ern, per barrel. 4.oo(V?5.oo; do., Chile,
3.00(0 4.50 ; Southern, 1.50(12.75; Maine,
per bag, 3.00(03.25; St:itc and Western.
2.73rt7.3.oo.
Livs Stuck.
-New York. BEEVES choice steers
firm ; others steady ; light bulls dull ; bo
logna cows not wanted ; otlicrs a shade
higher; steers, 4.70(0 '5.80; bulls, ,1.15?
4.40; cows, 1.751.4.15. Liverpool and
London cables quoted live cattle lower
at li(fi,li;4C per pound dressed weight.
CALVES Veals firm; buttermilks
steady; veals, 5.50,-0 7.62! ; extra, 7.75;
buttermilks, 4.50; dressed calves linn;
city-dressed veals 5 5 it?;. H''Jc per pound;
country-dressed. 8(010; choice, 10','j.
SHEEP AND LAMRS Active and
steady; sheep, 4.03(11 . 5.75 ; lambs, 8.65W
9.00; yearlings, 6.00(07.50.
HOGS Lower ; goods State hogs
quoted at 6.00(0 7.00.
Chicago. CATTLE--Market strong;
common to prime steers, 4.00(0' 6.10;
cows, 3.00 (Wi 4.50; heifers, 2.75(5.75;
bills, 2.75(0 '4,25; calves, 575(i7-l;
s'lOckcrs and feeders, 2.75(174.75.
HOGS Market strong to 5c. higher;
choice to prime heavy, 6.57j.(o b.fa'j ;
medium to good heavy, 6.52;i6.575j ;
butchers' weights, 6.5506.60; good to
choice heavy mixed, 6.52)4 (it; 6.575'i ;
packing, 6.00016.55.
SHEEP Market best strong; others
dull; sheep, 4.50(06.25; yearlings, 5.905
6.50; shorn lambs, 5.25((i7-50.
IN TiiFllELD OF LABOR.
Hoston (Mass) carriage and wagon
workers lost their strike through lack
of a sufficient defense fund.
Street railway employees of Detroit,
Mich., are agitating for an increase of
scale from 2354 to 27 cents an hour.
At the recent convention of the Com
mercial Telegraphers' Union, in Cincin
nati, O., a movement to organize a life
insurance company for the benefit of
union labor was started.
Journeymen blacksmiths' total mem
bership is now over 7500 aud steadily
growing.
Strike-breaking printers in Toledo, O.,
offered to desert their jobs for $300
apiece. The offer was declined by the
union.
The Industrial Workers of the World
arc now engaged in bitter war with
electricians' aud machinists' unions of
Chicago, III,
Kalamazo (Mich.) Trades and Labor
Council has referred the matter of taking
political action independent of the two
old parties to a referendum vote of affili
ated unions.
ARTIFICIAL WOOD.
Frequent attempts have been made
to use peat as raw material for the
manufacture of artificial wood. The
material must, for this purpose, be
fully reduced to a fibrous condition, so
as to produce a fibrous and mealy mass.
This mixture is mixed with nn emul
sion of a parts by measure of plaster
it Taris and 10 to 12 of water; and is
Mibjcctcd for considerable time to heavy
hydraulic pressure in molds, then arti
ficially dried, polished and oiled, painted
or varnished. '
A more simple process is to wash the
,icat, without destroying its natural fi
brous state, and to mix the resulting
moist with a mixture of hydraicd lime
and an aluminum compound (as, for iu
Uancc, aluminium sulpbratc) and press
it in molds for a short lime in the moist
itatc, after which the resulting plates
ire allowed to harden in the air. The
resultant product needs only a com
paratively low pressure, and this for
only a short time; and is then set out
0 dry in the air. The resulting artifi
jil wood is not hygroscopic, and in or
der to nee it for the open-air work
needs no painting or further impregna
tion. In view of the fact that the
pressing operation takes only a few
minutes, considerable quantities can be
annfactured in comparatively small
pace and time. Scientific American.
WOO DUX LEGS.
"Several railroads in this counry make
their own wooden legs," said a surgeon.
His auditor shuddered.
"Rather ghastly that."
"Ghastly in a way," the surgeon ad
mitted, "but sensible, too. The rail
roads are by far the largest consumers
of wooden legs. Why, then, shouldn't
they have their own wooden leg fac
tories?" "There's' something in w hat you say."
"Of course there is." declared the
surgeon. "Our American railroads kill,
on the average, 3.000 people a year,
and injure 40.000. With the killed we've
nothing to do, but the injured, at 40,
coo per annum, run up to the enormous
tolal of 200,000 in five years, or 400.000
in ten years. Why buy wooden legs
for all that army ? Why not manu
facture them direct and thus save the
profit of the middlemen?
"The Standard Oil Comp.mv, our
greatest consumer of barrels, lias its
own barrel works. With the same wis
dom sonic of our railroads, in order
to curtail expenses, have their own
wooden leg tnilis." C iiiiiiiimd' inquirer.
LAW .V I'F.RMOXT.
Justice of the Peace Gaiuslia, of Ver
mont had a cae before him involving a
(',! .Mission of the value of a new kind
of intricate farm machinery. After the
evidence was all in he paused a moment,
and then said:
"Don't know much about this kind er
machin'ry. Judgment fcr plaintiff fcr
what he claims."
The defeated party and his lawyers
were stopping at the tavern, which was
kept bv the justice, Thev had other
business in the neighborhood and re
mained for a d?y or two.
They were liberal in their expenditure,
and their bill amounted to a considera
ble sum. When they handed over the
money the sight of it seemed to soften
old Galnsha's heart, and he tried to
palliate his guests' disappointment at
losing their rase.
I "Yc. niusii't mill' 'bout thet case." be
I said as he receipted the bill. "I'm deef's
i a post. 'F 1 could 'a heard the evidence
I niought a decided t other way.
NATURAL.
(From the Boston Herald.)
It was only natural that in the Rccchcr
family the name of Mrs. Harriet Bccchcr
Stowe was often rpiotcd to the younger
generation as one having authority.
On one occasion a grandniccc of Mrs.
Stowe became very angry at one of her
little playmates, and, stamping her foot,
said : "I hate you and I don't want any
thing more to do with you. nor your
manservant, nor your maidservant, nor
your tox, nor your ass."
Her mother, hearing the outburst,
sternly reproved her offspring asking if
she knew wh3t she was saying.
Little Miss Reecher promptly replied:
"Yes; the Ten Commandments."
"Well, do you know who wrote them?"
The child, looking much disgusted, an
swered : "Goodness, yes! Aunt Har
riet did, I s'posc."
EXGL1SH IX JiXCLAXD.
"Like I did," and "whom he said was
his brother" arc now frequently to be
met in the press; indeed, the latter
solecism is almost universal. We con
stantly read in novels of "a noncommit
tal shake of the head."
Wc arc shaky about our "slialls" and
"wills." A precocious child well known
to the writer, recently, in saying the
Lord's Prayer at his mother's knee,
surprised her by the phrase: "Thy shall
be done." Being corrected, he defended
his version in the words : "No, only
servants say 'will,' Papa always says
'shall;' and now I will not say any
prayers at all." Fortnightly Revien:
THE DOCTOR'S WIFE
Agrees M'ltli Htm About l-'ooil.
A trained nurse fays: "In the prac
tice of my profession I have found so
many points in fnvor of Grape-Nuts
food that I unhesitatingly recommend
it to all my patients.
"It Is delicate and pleasing to the
palate (an essential In food for the sick!
and can be adapted to all ages, being
softened with milk or cream for babies
or tbn aged when deficiency of teeth v
renders mastication Impossible. For
fever patients or those on liquid diet I
llud Grape-Xuts and albumen water
very nourishing and refreshing. This
recipe Is my own idea and ii made as
follows: fcoal; a teaspoonful of Grape
Nuts In n glass of water for an hour,
strain and serve wlt,h tbe beaten white
of an egg and a spoonful ot fruit juice
or flavoring. This affords a great denl
ot nourishment that even tbe weakest
stomach can assimilate without any
distress.
"My husband la a physician and be
uses Grape-Nuts himself and order It
many times for bis patients.
"Personally I regard a dish of Qrape
Nuts with fresh or stewed fruit as tbe
Ideal breakfast for anyone well or
sick." Name given by Fostum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
In any case ot stomach trouble, ner
vous prostration or brain fag, a 10
days' trial of Grape-Nuts will work
wonders toward nourish lug and re
building, mid In tbis way ending tbe
trouble. "There's a reason," and trial
t.roves.
Look in pkgt. for tbe famous little
book. "Tbe Koad to WellvUle.'
THEIR FIRST VOYAGE.
Mr. Ryetop This h're travelers' guide
says that new tourists should beware o'
Mai De Mer when they cross the ocear
for the first time. I wonder who Ma
De Mer is, Maria?
Mrs. Ryetop Mai De Mer? Gracious
Hiram, I bet he is one of them thar card
sharks that hangs around in the smoking-room
looking for greenhorns. Chi
cago Nnvs.
symi'aiietic, Birr 'juiiri.Ess.
Mournfully consider the plight of tin
young Illinois woman who broke her
right arm while trying to button her
waist, which buttoned up the back! I',
is not for mere man to express an opin
ion as to these high mysteries, but hr
may recognize and admire humbly ii
martyr to the science of clothes. AV:c
York Sun.
MORE OF HIM.
Mi.s Mugley The idea of bis call
ing me homely. 1 may net be very
pretty, but I'm certainly not as homely
as be is.
Miss Pert No, dear, but that's sim
ply because he's bigger than you. 'iiu
tlclphia Public Ledger.
TIIIXGE I.OOKIXG VP FOR
FATHER.
A Long Island court has just decided
that a physician cannot collect a double
fee for twins. The law is beginning to
have a little regard for father. Minnea
polis 1 nbunt.
H OW HE COT IT.
Said the physician to the merchant :
"A vacation wil put you at your best."
So the merchant ceased to advertise
And soon got the much-needed rest.
Columbus Dispatch.
Even the boastful man has but little
to nay about tits gold-brick Invest
ments. Instead of marrj lnf for money, alonn
a man ought to braoc up and rob a
bank.
"American criticism of poetry,"
ays tho London Academy, "Is a
plant that has not yet fully blos
somed; there will be more of It In
the course of another hundred years
ov so."
Cfttarrtt Cannnt Re Cared
Witt LOCAL APPLICATIONS, AS they CtDnO
it-iK'h till) seat ol tho diraiue. Lattrrhlsa
Lionel oreountltutioual disease, aud in order
10 cure it you must take internal remedies,
null's t aturru (Juro is taken Internally, and
uetsiiiieotly on the blood and mucoussurlaoe
unit s C atarrh L ure is not a quack medicine.
It wns nreterllied by one of tbe best physi
cians ia this country lor years, and is a reg
ular proscription. It lb composed ol the
Lest tonics knonru, combined with the bent
liooii purifiers, acting directly on the mu
cous surfaces. The perfect combination of
the two ingredlouts is what produces suah
wonderful results la curium catarrh, bend
ii, l testimonials, free.
V. J. C'HKxr.r A. Co., Props., Toledo, O.
told by druggists, price, 75c.
'lake Hall's family I'ills lor constipation
Prof. W. H. Schofield Is preparing
two more volumes of "Literary His
tory of England," to complete the
series which Stopford Brooke, Pro
fessor Salntsbury and Mr. Goose
havo already contributed.
FITS .St. Vltns' IiRuce:Nervons Diseases per
manently cured by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve
liestoier. ti trim Lome una treatise free.
Db. il. It. Klink, l.il.,:ai ArchSt.,rhila.,Pa.
Duso lias no birthplace,
on a utriftly moving train.
She was born
Sirs. Winslow's toothing Syrup lor Children
teething, so ft ens thomi ms, reduces iu Itamma
llou.ullays pain, euros wind colic. 145ca bottle
Bunk of KnglHiid notes cost a half penny
apiece to produce.
Itch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's
Sniiitarv I oticn: never lailf. .sold by Dru?
fcistn. Mail orders primntiy rilled by Dr.
E. JJctcnon. Craxviordiville, Ind. ft.
Murk Twain collects ubituiiry poetry.
He Iihi 300l specimens.
A Physician at Hume
Is Dr. Diggers Huckleberry Cordial. It al
wavs eurc-s btomaeb and Uowol Troubles,
Children Teething, eto. At Druggists 25o
and 50o per bottle.
Whin b, man Is hunirry words of
sympathy nre not calculated to 1111 the
ailiiiigr void.
TORTURED WITH ECZEMA.
Tremendous Itching; Over Whole Body
hern tcli til Intll Bled Womlor
ful Cure by Cutlcura.
"Last year I suffered with a tremendous
itching on my back, which grew worse and
worse until it spread over the whole body,
and only my face and bands were free.
Por four months or so I suffered torments,
and I had to scratch, scratch, scratch until
I bled. At night when I' went to bed
things got worae, and I had at times to
get up and scratch my body all over until
1 was as sore as could be, and until 1 suf
fered excruciating pain. They told me
that 1 was suffering from eczema. Then
I made up my mind that I would use the
Cuticura Remedies. I used tliem accord
ing to instructions, and very soon indeed
I was greatly relieved. I continued until
well, and now I am ready to recommend
the Cuticura Remedies to any one. Mrs.
Mnrv Metzgcr, Sweetwater, ' Okla., Juns
118, 1005.-
ROGUE," THE BRIGHTEST
COACH DOG.
"Rogue" will spend the rest of the
season at Alfred G. Vandcrbilt's estate
at Portsmouth, R. I., just out of New
port, lie leaves Sunday or fondayJ for
his coaching season will then be finished
and his "running mates," the horses,
will have been sold at public auction.
Of all the Yandcrbilt thoroughbreds,
this spotted coaoi dog has the most
sense, and is the most popular road dog
in the exclusive set. He has followed
the fortunes of the Venture on foot
each day, and adds a touch of pictures
qttcness as he trots beside the horses
all the way to Belmont Park and back.
"Rogue" is looked after as much as
is any passenger oh the Venture, and
as the clock nears II A. M., the time
for the Venture's departure from the
Holland House, the guard sees that
"Rogue" is in his place beside the
horses. In fact, I think "Rogue" is
about the only thing that could cause
the Venture to wait a minute. He
picks his way with the ease of a mounted
policeman among the cabs and car
riages of Fifth Avenue. New York
American.
UXPREPARED.
Adam Zawfox Have you named the
new baby at your house?
Job Sturky (with a resentful sniff)
Yes ; but we haven't found a name for
his twin sister yet. Chicago Tribune.
NATURAL DEDUCTION.
, The Friend Is your new book being
well received?
The Author I guess so. The pub
lishers went into the hands of a receiver
last week. Chicago Netvs.
ALL HAIL PE-RU-IIA.
A Case of
STOMACH CATARRH.
7M.
Mm Monr O'lirien, 306 JlyiUe Ave.,
Brooklyn, N. Y., writes:
"until curnd me in (Ire wrtt'.
of calami or "" utomach, Mtcr
suffering for four years and dtor
in without effect. In common with
other grsteful ones who have ben
bt-nofited by vour discovery, I y,
All hail to J'rruna.
Mr. II. J. TTcnueman, Oakland, Neb.,
writes:
"I waited before writing to you about
my sieknem, catarrh of the stomach, which
I hid over a year agn-
"There were people who told me It
would not stay cured, but I am sure that
I am cured, for I do not feel any more ill
effeets, bare a food appetite and am let
ting fat.
' So I am, and will say to all, I am
cured for good.
"I thank you for your kindness.
"rerunawUi be our houme medi
cine hereof ter, "
Catarrh of the stomach ia also known
in common parlance as dyspepsia, gaa
tritis and indigestion. No medicine will
be of any permanent benefit except it re
moves the catarrh.
A Great Tonic
ftfr. Anstin M. Small, Astoria, Ore.,
writes: "During the hot weather of the
nast mimmpr t lost mv annetite. I tried
Perunn, and found it pleasant to take, a
splendid appetizer and a gret tonic."
USEFUL AXD ORNAMEXTAL.
A colored clergyman in Georgia was
performing the service of baptism recentlyi
when he paused in the midst of the ser-
vice to inquire the name of the infant.
With a pleased smile the proud niolier"
replied : '
"Wc is goin to call de chlic Shady." i
"Shady!" repeated the minister. "Oh.l
I see. It's a boy and his name is to be
Shadrach."
"No, sah; it ain't no boy; it's a girl"
"Why give such a name to a girl?";
"It's dis way, sah. Our name's Bower,
an" niali husband thought it would be
a fine thing to call her Shady. 'Shady
Bower' sounds kinder pretty." Success'
Magazine.
F.COXOMIC.
"Madam," said the wanderer, respect
fully, "to my request for a trifle of cold
lunch I beg to add that you may re
gard me as wholly unshakch by the
popular clamor against meat as a diet."
"But the canned is bad, isn't it?" she
asked, as she prepared a sandwich!
"No-o," replied the guest, "but such
use of a can to me represents painful
and manifest waste. A can, madam, isl
designed for beer." Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
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