3 n- ty 10t on jon ive er- les his jon 1at ted nu- his ind ith Ve- 1 of vis- ion the ub- bly the hey ved ack dis- the will did de- om- per- Will that | be tire res- any ook rict- able rom ving ‘est- cent ather yorer, wWaSe ay in 23 1Nn died \lbert ~ho and As re- e be- - + So Sr WC eros The” Age of Machinery. ~ We live in the age of machinery. he thinking, directing mind be- ‘comes daily of more account, while mere brawn falls correspondingly in value from day to day. That eccen- tric philosopher, Elbert Hubbard, says in one of his essays, “Where a ‘machine will do better work than the human hand, we prefer to let the ma- chine do the work.” It has been but a few years since the cotton gin, the ‘‘spinning jenny’ and the power loom displaced the ‘hand picker, the spinning wheel and the hand loom; since the reaper and binder, the rake and tedder, the mowing machine took the place of the old cradle, scythe, pitchfork and hand rake; since the friction match superseded the flint and tinder; since the modern paint factory replaced the slab and muller, the paint pot and paddle. In every case where machinery has been introduced to replace hand la- bor, the laborers have resisted the change; and as the weavers, the sempstresses, and the farm laborers protested against new-fangled looms, sewing machines and agricultural implements, so in more recent times compositors have protested against typesetting machines, glass blowers against bottle-blowing machines, and painters against ready mixed paints. And as in the case of these short- sighted classes of an earlier day, so with their imitators of to-day, the protest will be in vain. It ifs a pro- test against civilization, against the common weal, against their own wel- fare. The history of all mechanical im- provements shows that workmen are the first to be benefited by them. The invention of the sewing machine, instead of throwing thousands of women out of employment, increased ‘the demand to such an extent that thousands of women have been em- ployed, at better wages, for shorter ‘hours and easier work where hun- dreds before worked in laborious misery to eke out a pitiable exist- ence. It was so with spinning and weaving machinery, with agricultural ‘implements—in fact, it is so with every notable improvement. The multiplication of books in the last decade is a direct result of the in- vention of linotype machinery and fast presses. The mixed paint industry, in which carefully designed paints for house painting are prepared on a large scale by special machinery, is an- other improvement of the same type. The cheapness and general excellence of these products has so stimulated the consumption of paint that the de- mand for the services of painters has correspondingly multiplied. Be- fore the advent of these goods a well-painted house was noticeable from -its rarity, whereas to-day an ill- painted house is conspicuous. Nevertheless the painters, as a rule, following the example set by the weavers, the sempstresses and the farm laborers oi old, almost to a man, oppose the improvement. ji 4 is a real improvement, however, and simply because of that fact the sale of such products has increased until during the present year it will fall not far short of 90,000,000 or 100,- 000,000 gallons. " Hindsight is always better than ‘foresight, and most of us who de- plore the short-sightedness of our an- cestors would do well to see that we “do not in turn furnish ‘terrible ex- amples’ to our posterity. PC. Water Power in Japan. The almost unlimited water power of Japan has been little used except for the operating of rice mills. Now, however, a notable development is taking place in the utilization of water for power purposes and the generation of electricity in the neigh- borhodod of Kobe. Ever since the war the increased cost of coal has caus- ed many concerns to look around for some more economical motive power than steam, and with this object in view a number of undertakings are now in course of formation. King Edward Not an Author. King Edward has never followed the example of Queen Victoria by writing books, but a biographer who is about to publish an account of his early life has succeeded in finding a drawing which the King made more than 50 years ago, and this will be given to the public, as well as some of Queen Victoria’s infantile efforts. This is early Victorian art with a vengeance. FADED TO A SHADOW, Worn Down by Five Years of Suffer- ing From Kidney Complaint. Mrs. Remethe Myers, of 180 South Tenth St., Ironton, O., says: ‘I have worked hard in my time and have been exposed again and again to charges of weather, It is no wonder my kidneys gave out and I went all to pieces at last. For five years I was fading away and finally so weak that for six months I could not get out of the house. I -wvas nervous, restless and sleepless at night, and lame and sore in the morning. Sometimes ev- erything would whirl and blur before me. I bloated so badly I could not wear tight clothing, and had to put on shoes two sizes larger than ‘usual. The urine was disordered and pas-< sages were dreadfully frequent: I got help from the first bex of Doan’s Kidney Pillg, however, and by the time I had taken four boxes the pain and bloating were gone. I have been in good health ever since.” “Sold by all dealers. ' 60 cents a box. Foster-Milburn, Co., Buffalo, NY THE DIFFERENCE. This is my dog, my very own. Youll think it strange, but we ng, you see While wk as old, or most as old, as any dog can be. He is no Fighes than my weidh; and he is too, nd Fo ph as tall as Jane, and I'm not nearly through With growing, for I mean to be as big, perhaps, as you. The thipgs we like are not the same: I and race, and run And ji: or down before othe fire, or stretches in the sun But each of us would be ’forlorn without the other one —Caroline McCormick, in St. Nicholas. AFTER-DINNER TRICK. Here is a little trick that any of vou can master. The next time you have chicken for dinner, save the wishbone and wind some strong thread severrl times about the ex- tremities of it, passing it around both ends. Insert a match between the two passes of thread thus formed and turn it in a cirele several times, until the thread is very tight and the ends of the wishbone are drawn close- ly together. Then suddenly let the match go and it will describe a com- plete circle, producing the most cu- rious optical illusion. The rotary motion of the match is so quick that no eye can follow it, and it seems as if the free end actual- The Cleft Wishbone. ly cleft the wishbone in passing from one side to the other. No matter how often the trick is done nor how closely the audience are watching, the illusion will re- main. Try it and see for yourselves. —New York Evening Mail. . - UNCLE PHILS STORY. “Tell us a story, Uncle Phil,” said Rob and Archie, running to him. “What about?” said Uncle Phil, as Rob climbed on his right knee and Archie on his left. “Oh, about something that bap- pened to you,” said Rob. , “Something when you little boy,” said Archie. : ‘““Once, when I was a little boy,” said Uncle Phil, “I asked my mother were a play by the river.’ ‘“Was Roy your protest asked Rob. ‘No, but he was very fond of playing with me. My mother said yes, so we went and had a great deal of sport. After a while I took ,a shingle for a boat, and sailed it along the bank. At last it began to get into deep water, where 1 couldn’t reach it’ with a stick. Then I told Roy to go and bring it to me. He almost always did what I told him, but this time he did not. I began scolding him and he ran to- ward home. “Then I was angry. I picked up a stone, and threw it at him as hard as I could.” ‘Oh, Uncle Phil!” cried Archie. “Just then Roy turned his head, and it struck him.” ‘“‘Oh, Uncle Phil!” cried Rob. “Yes. He gave a little cry, and lay down on the ground. “But I was still angry with him. I did not go to him, but waded into the water for my boat. ‘“‘But it was deeper than I thought. | Before I knew ft, I was in a strong current. 1 screamed as it carried me down the stream, but no men were near to help me. “But as I went down under the deep waters, something took hold of me and dragged me towards shore. It was Roy. He saved my life.” “Good fellow! Was he cousin?” asked Rob. “No,” replied Uncle Phil. ; “What did you say to him?’ asked Archie. “I put my arms around the dear fellow’s neck and cried, and asked him to forgive me.” “What did he say?’ asked Rob. “He said, ‘Bow, wow, wow!’ “Why, who was Roy anyway?” asked Archie, in great astonishment. “He was my dog,” said Uncle Bhil—‘‘the best dog I ever saw. I have never been unkind to a dog ‘to any other animal since, and hope you will never be.”—Sydney Dayre, in Our Dumb Animals. your KEEP, RIGHT AT IT, BOYS. 3 ® “I have seen boys,”’ said the mas- jer, “who would start to make a sled, #nd by the time the first runner was For the XY aunger Have ges that are fost alike, and I am Ei two hours for it ‘of a hollow tree, J extremely to let Roy and myself g0 gu: and finished decided they wold rather have a wagon. When one wheel was the : right kind notion to go skating. You -know what kind of men such boys make?” We smiled and said we thought we did. “You ought to,” said the master; “you have seen plenty of them. When a boy of that kind grows up ke will rent a farm, and by the time the crop is half made, trade it for a span of mules, sell the mules, and put up a little grocery store. The grocery store fails, and he decides to be a carpenter. He gets a second- hand set of tools, and when he gets a job, quits it so often he is dis- charged. Then he borrows money o:. his wife's father to start a dray, and the first time he gets a good job of hauling, goes off duck-hunting. “That kind of a fellow will potter three days over a seventy-five-cent clock, and put in a month of good plowing weather trying to make a windmill. “It was not a bad plan the Indians had of teaching their boys to swim. They just threw them in, you know, 80 they had to swim. “If you want to succeed, you must make yourself finish what you under- | take. No matter how hard itis, no matter how much better something else looks, do ‘what you have started to do. . “Get that habit, boys, and success is half won. It is very tempting to try to do a half-dozen things without finishing of them, but that is the road to ‘failure. Centre your mind on the thing before you, and do it— and do ‘it the best you can.”—The Boys’ World. TWO KINGS. Usually there was oae child in the ward who reigned over the other children and in the hearts of the “grown-ups,” through some natural superiority over the other little pa- tients. But, once upon a time,)there were two kings who reigned with equal popularity over this little white-cribbed kingdoia. Visitors could never decide which was the more attractive. Both were friendly, and equally spoiled. Both were typical boys, much freckled, and at the age when the falling of the first tooth sets one far above his fellows. Both made equally amusing naive remarks. And no real kings sitting on thrones could have been moro envious. When a doctor would stop to chaff with John, Paul would soon sidle up and display all his charms. When a visitor gave John an orange, he would wait for hours, if need be, until he could eat it with much gusto before Paul. ‘And you may be sure that people who came into the ward dié much to kindle this rivalry. Both happily were still! below the ‘| age when childhood learns to be con- .{ scious, and their little arts were very innocent and funny. I happened to be loitering in the ward one day when the two were eating their luncheon. They were sitting in their red chairs at the same low table devouring cornéd ‘beef hash. John stared at Paul for a second, and then announced, ‘I know ho hash is made.” “Pooh! Sc do I,” retorted Paul. “My mother puts it in a bowl and then she chops it and chops it and chops it.” “And then what does she do?” de- manded John, who was evidently well up on the various stages of hash- making.. Paul had thought this was all, but suddenly a happy thought struck him. “Then she puts in pepper salt,” he returned triumphantly. “And then what?’ persisted John. Paul had told all he knew, so John slowly and distinctly concluded. “She puts it in a bug.” >“In a bug!” screamed Paul. “She decesn’t either, she puts it in a spi- der.’ “Well,” asked John, drawing him- self up, ‘isn’t a spider a bug?”’—Chi- cago News. and "A Smile or Two. Laird—‘“Well, Sandy, you are get- cing very bent. Why don’t you stand straight up like me, man?” Sandy—“‘Eh, mon, do you see that field o’ corn over there?” “1 do.” “Weel, ye’ll notice that the full heids hang down, and the empty ones stand up.’’—Glasgow News. Dogs Clean Sewers. The municipality of Nice ‘has trained dogs to'araw a cord, with a brush fixed to the end of it, through the small sewers of the city, and so clean them. rs The population of Brooklyn at the time of consolidation was 838,000; it is now 1,358,000, a gain of 520,- 0Q0, relatively larger than Manhat- tan’s. ! Quill pens came into use in 553; the first steel ones in 1820, when the first gross of them sold for $36. The first top buggies that ap- peared frightened horses far more than automobiles do now. ‘would take a | E ¥ "A BOCAL’ MANAGER WANTED. An Independent Income Assured. We are going to place at once a lo- cal manager in every town or county in the United States. We want men and women of character, tact and perseverance.-to represent us. The reward is complet ndeperidegce and a remuneration nm ‘generots. “Our proposition is. ‘without exception the most. liberal and best paying one ever 4 ered capable, ambitious ‘men or nen. You can secure at once a steady and assured income. Previous experience is not mecessary.. All you ‘need iis confidence in your ability. We have a straight, clean-cut money- maker, It is the kind of a money- ‘maker that you have been looking for. There is no limit to the income that you can make. We want to hear from every man or woman who desires to secure a regular income and are willing to make money. We have just what you want and can start you at once. Write us to-day before others secure your district. Address CIRCULATION, No. 182 Main street, Buffalo, N. Y. . Marriage Laws. In Virginia a man cannot legally marry his deceased wife's sister. The law is an inheritance of the common law of England, and has never been repealed. Whites and Indians are forbidden to marry in some states, as are also whites and Chinese in some of the Pacific coast states. Yet many white men and women have married In- dians. Lunatics are not allowed to marry, but the ceremony is valid if it takes place during a sane period. New Jersey law states specifically that the deaf and dumb: are not im- beciles under the law, and, therefore may marry. Most of the other states make the same provision. Connecticut forbids any woman who is an imbecile or feeble-minded to marry. _Therlegal age of marriage differs in various states. In the majority the murriage of maies under 14 years or of females under 12 years is voidable. In Ohio the age is fixed at 18 for males and 16 for females. In Cali- fornia, 18 and 15; in Iowa, 18 and 14; in North Carolina, 16 and 14.—Cleve- land News. Monkeys and Ranches. Not Irish, but delightful, is the story of the automobilist who, in mak- ing ‘a cross-country tour in Dakota, had the misfortune to have his ma- chine break down. He saw a small house not far off and cut across to it. The only man about the place was a Swede, who was much amused by the | sight of the strange rig the automobil- ist wore. ‘““My friend,” said the auto- mobilist, “my machine has had a bad break and I would like to know if you have such a thing as a monkey- wrench about here?’ The Swede looked at the automobilist with great- er curiosity than ever, and then laughed. He had met some strange folks and heard some odd things since he had come to America, but this was the worst! ‘“‘Monkey-wranch?’ he asked, sarcastically, ‘I got sheep ranch and my cousin Ole he got cow ranch, and Meester Ferguson he ban have wan pig ranch, but I tank anny- wan start monkey ranch in Nord Dakota ban wan fool!”’—Success. Grafters Buried Alive. The Ameer of Afghanistan, on re- turning recently to Kabul, his capital, after: his prolonged tour, found high prices being charged for grain in the capital, and caused supplies to be is- sued at cheap rates from the state granary at Bamian. When the Ameer was about to leave Lughmann for Kabul three muftis of the courts were brought up for trial for taking bribes and maltreating the poor. The Asmeer gave orders to the governor that ‘the three muftis were to be buried alive. and the sentence was duly carried out after the Ameer’s departure. Not Unprofessional. A capital story is being told of a K. C. now much in the public eye. He once took up a brief for nothing and won the case. The grateful cli- ent, however, sent a postal order for 15 shillings, which the K. C. accepted through fear of giving offense by sending it back. At the bar mess one of the barristers jocularly accused him of unprofessional conduct in accept- ing less than gold. ‘Excuse me,” re- plied the K. C., “but I took all the poor beggar had. 1 consider that is not unprofessional.”’—London Daily News. WELL PEOPLE TOO Wise Doctor Gives Postum to Con- « valescents., A wise doctor tries to give nature its best chance by saving the little strength of the already exhausted patient, and building up wasted en- ergy with simple but powerful nour- ishment. “Five years ago,’ writes a doctor, “I commenced to use Postum in my own family instead of coffee. I was go well pleased with the results that I had two grocers place it in stock, guaranteeing its sale. “I then commenced to recommend it to my patients in place of coffee, as a nutritious beverage. The con- sequence is, every store in town is now selling it, as it has become a household necessity: in many homes. “I'm sure I prescribe Postum as often as any one remedy in the Ma- teria Medica-—in almost every case of indigestion and nervousness I treat, and with the best results. “When I once introduce it into a family, it is quite sure to remain. I shall continue to use it and prescribe it in families where I practice. “In convalescence from pneumonia, typhoid fever and other cases, I give it as a liquid, easily absorbed diet. You may use my letter as a refer- ence. any way you see fit.” Name given by Tostum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read “The Road to Wellville” in pkgs. ‘There's a reason.” Greek, Slav or Teutonic lineage, ‘modern Roumanian makes it a point "The Panera Sport. A balloon trip gives one a sefise of utter and complete stillness and also a beautifully serene feeling of: aloof- ness from men and tiresome matters, a contempt “for the puniness of earth and an unbounded sense of sociability and camaraderie with those with whem one is basketed aloft in those few square” feet of wicker. It is a philosopher’s joy, ballooning; the sport of the scientific, and the idea that it provides a new thrill or cardles the blood of Father Vaughan’s jaded and sinful butterflies may be good enough for the half-penny press, but not for the wiseacres of the Aero Club. —London Bystander. Mixed "Races in Roumania. Roumania is inhabited by a bewild ering variety of races, but whether of the of honor to claim descent from the colonists whom Trajan planted in the conquered province of Dacia, A. D. 107. alling themselves Romuni and their language Romunie, the proud citizens seldom draw out a legal docu- ment without some allusion té their founder, whom they style ‘‘the divine Trajan.” The Roumanian language reflects the composition of the race, and now only faintly suggests the lan- guage which Trajan spoke. FITS, St. Vitus'Dance: Nervous Diseases per- manently cured by Dr. Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer. $2 trial bottle and treatise free. Dr. H. R. Kline, Ld.,931 Arch St., Phila., Pa. Arthur Stringer, the author, is an enthusiastic farmer, and has a fine fruit farm at ‘Cedar Springs, Ont., where he spends his summers. Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Children teething, softens thegums,reducesinflamma- tion, allays pain,cures wind colic, 25c a bottle Queen Well Baptized. The new Queen of Spain has been baptized three times, once as an in- fant when she was taken into the Presbyterian Church, second time when she was made a member of the Church of England, and lastly, a few weeks ago, when she was baptized as a member of the Roman Catholic Church. WORST FORM OF ECZEMA Black Splotches All Over Face— Affected Parts Now Clear as Ever—Cured by the Cuticura Remedies. “About four years ago I was afflicted with black splotches all over my face and a few covering my body, which produced a severe itching irritation, and which caused mie a great deal of annoyance-and suffering, to such an extent that 1 was forced to call in two of the jeading phy- sicians of my town. After thorough ex- amination of the dreaded complaint they announced it to be skin eczema in its worst form. ‘They treated me for the same for he length of one year, but the treatment did me no good. Finally my husbanu. purchased a set of the Cuticura Remedies, and after using the contents of the first bottle of Cuticura Resolvent in connection with the Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the breaking out entirely stopped. |! continued tke use of .he Cuti- cura Remedies for six moths, and after that every sploteh + as entirely gone and the afiected parts were leit as clear as ever. The Cuuicura Remedies not only cured me oi that creadlul dise:se, eczema, but other comp:.catel ircubles as well, Lizzie E. Sledge, 540 Jones Ave., Selma, Ala. Oct. 28. 1905.” No Wonder. An old woman on the witness stand at Bellinzona, Switzerland, gave her age as 102. But it was ascertained on cross-exaniination: that she was 106. 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