THE- OITIZK. , WKDNKSDAV, NOV. JO, 1010.
HUMOR OF THE DAY
All Gone to Waste.
Ills liulr Was streaked with gray.
Kino lines Imtl inmk their nppenr
niico nt tlio corners of his eyes titid
around his mouth.
lint tho lire of youth still shone un
dimmed In his visual orbs.
"Uucnnvlsla MeCorlfle," he exclaim
ed, "how long have I been coming to
boo you'" I
"lou know as well as I tlo, Uollvnr
Pykc," answered the maid, lovely still,
though In her early nutumn. "Twenty
years."
"Twenty years! Why didn't you
give uic the Icy mitt ages ngo?"
"I think I did-occaslonally. "Why
have you couthiueil to stick about?"
"Perhaps because you never abso
lutely put the kibosh on me and per
haps because"
"You got Into the habit of it, and It
was too much trouble to break away."
"Buenavlsta, you know better than
that. Haven't I told you a thousand
times that 1 love you?"
"Never Just In that way, Bolivar, I
think. You may have hinted it a few
hundred times possibly, but that's all."
"But, great Scott, Buenavlsta, I've
hung on during all these years because
I couldn't give you up and because I
have still cherished the hope that some
day you would consent to"
"Are you asking mo to marry you.
Bolivar?"
"Sure! Doesn't that seem to be the
general trend of my remarks on this
auspicious occasion?"
"Oh, Bolivar," she murmured In his
car as his arm but never mind hlB
arm "what a lot of time you've wast
ed! Why didn't you put up that lino
of talk nineteen years and six months
ago?" Chicago Tribune.
Friendly Messages.
A man went into a hotel and left
his umbrella In the stand with a card
bearing this Inscription attached to It:
"This umbrella belongs to a man
who can deal a blow of 250 pounds
weight. lie will bo back In ten min
utes." On returning to seek his property
he found In Its place a card thus In
scribed: "This card was left by a man who
can run twelve miles an hour. He will
not return." Detroit Free Press.
The Graceful Thing.
A letter cume from the clothing firm
saying that the cloth that had been
sent them was full of moths.
Was the wholesale house taken
aback? Not It.
By return post went a missive to this
effect:
"On looking over your order we find
that you did not order any moths. It
was our error, and 'you will please re
turn them at oucej at our expense."
Scraps.
Encouragement.
"This Is the fourth time you havo
asked me to marry you," said the good
looking girl reseutfully. "I am Buro
I have never encouraged you."
"I don't know about that," replied
the serious young man. "You're the
only girl 1 know who doesn't laugh
when 1 propose to her." Washington
Star.
A Resourceful Lad.
Mother Tomnile, aren't you ashamed
to come to grandma's table with those
dirty bauds. Go right upstairs and
wash them.
Child-Oh, ma, need I? There'll bo
finger bowls right after this grape
fruit. Brooklyn Life.
Genuine.
Ho That's a queer looking rocking
chair.
She Yes; it was brought over In the
Mayflower.
He Ah, Indeed! One of the original
Plymouth rockers, as it were. Chica
go News.
Fooling the Public,
"Why did you have your book ad
vertised ns tho unexpurgatcd edition?
There Is nothing lu It that a child
might not read.
"1 know, but I had to do something
to boost the sales." Houston Post.
Tho Modern Polonius.
"Now, my boy, don't expect to work
wonders In this world."
"All right, dad."
"You cau get quicker returns by
working suckers." Louisville Courier
Journal. A Valuable Asset.
"Face kneaded, sir?" queried tho
barber.
"You bet!" answered tho man In tho
chair. "I couldn't get nlong without
It" Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Campus Fight.
"Has your son taken the preliminary
Step toward entering college?"
"I think so. He wires that he's in
tho hospital." Philadelphia Ledger.
Explained.
"Why was It that Jack Spratt could
oat no fat and hi wife could cat uo
lean?"
"Because meat was so high, I
tru.'ss." New York 1'reetf.
The Cost of Living.
M Clubber The footpad said "Money
ci i.r lifer' so I gave trim 2.
'..is. McClubbcr Huh! You're nl
....!, getting stuck. BJlly lPuek.
Its Effect.
Ms. Gtauuy-Tbat qner little Mr3,
Ek'wy was ostracized.
Mrs. CoiUBup-Dld It takofc-Baltl
r ora -America u.
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A Halloween Witches' Race.
Two lively tissue paper wllili" arc
made of black paper and limuin
straws. I'"or making each witch four
straws four Inches in length are need
ed. These straws are tied secmely
together one Inch from their tops. The
straws are then bent out below the
place where they are tied and are
fastened at ecphil Intervals from u-b
other by thin plcturo wire, which Is
wound nroutul the lower end of each
straw. The plcturo wire, thus holding
tho four straws apart, thus forms u
square foundation for the witch to
stand upon. When the four straws
are so arranged the skeleton Is com
plete. The costume consists of a Iml
looullke skirt and n little knobllkc
hood, all made of one piece of blsn-k
paper tied over tho skeleton and tuck
ed up around the wire nt the bottom
of tho little figure. Two of these lit
tlo ladles are now placed on opposite
sides of the room and are fanned
across a hardwood or linoleum cov
ered floor to meet each other. They
must touch In passing nt least once,
ns If to Btrlke each other, a wisp of
straw having been tucked into their
waists to serve as broomsticks. The
first to reach the opposite wall Is vic
tor. The old fashioned palm leaf fan
Is best suited for this blowing contest,
and held close to the floor as It is
flapped It will drive the witch along.
The witches may dance across the
dining room table If there Is no
smooth floor.
History of Halloween.
Halloween is the eve of Allhallows
or All Saints' day and comes down
from tho last of three festivals observ
ed by tho Druids.
The Druids were a tribe of ancient
days who were scattered over north
ern Europe, and their three great fes
tivals occurred on May 1. the season
for sowing: Juno 21. the time for
ripening, and Oct 31. the harvest sea
son. On the 31st of October tho Druid
priests met at their sacred altars,
dressed in their white robes, to extin
guish the Ores and kindle new ones
that were to Insure prosperity for the
coming year. Amid mighty shouting
and much ceremony this rite was car
ried out, as the Ores were believed to
protect the homesteads from peril so
long as they remained burning. As
the Druldlc faith faded with the ad
vent of Christianity, the ceremony
took on a different character. Grad
ually what was once a serious per
formance grew into our present mode
of celebration, a time for merrymak
ing. The simple minded country folk be
gan to believe that on Halloween the
fairies forsook their hiding places to
dance in the forests, while goblins and
witches held sway over deserted ruins
and dark byways.
Game of Days.
This Is n good game for seven play
ers. As each one Is named for a daj
of the week, one player calls himself
Monday, another Tuesday, another
Wednesday, nnd so on until nil seven
players are named. All stand In a line
opposite n high wall or a high fence.
The leader throws a ball to tho wall
and then calls the name of any player
he wishes to catch It. If Monday Is
called that player must have the ball
safe In his hands by the time the lead
er counts ten out loud. If Monday Is
not quick enough or if lit misses the
ball he loses his turn nnd the leader
throws the ball again. Then he calls
for another catcher. When twelve
children wish to play the game might
be called the game of months, for each
child would then be named for one of
the months of the year.
Halloween Candle Test.
Twelve lighted candles are sot on
the table, and each guest has three
chances to blow them out The num
ber left burning shows the number of
years one must wait for the husband
or wife desired. In another test each
candle Is named for a month, and
each girl is blindfolded, turned nround
three times and told to take a candle
from the row and blow it out. If the
candle fails to expire after being blown
three times the girl will not meet her
fate before next Halloween. If it
expires on the first she will meet her
fate In the same year in the month for
which the candle Is named.
Jerboa, the Jumping Rat.
In old world countries Uvea a small
rat called the Jerboa, which Is remark
able for the long leaps It is nble to
make by means of its hind feet nnd
tall, after the manner of n kangaroo
Its fore legs are so smnll that tho an
cient Greeks used to call It two foot
ed. Its tall Is long nud cylindrical,
covered with short hair and tufted at
the end. It is an exceedingly neat lit
tle animal ami twists Its body In all
sorts of ways when making its toilet
Halloween.
Tho wind amid the wan wood stirs.
With twofold energy It'ti sunt
Upon th mystic revelers
Assembling when October's r.pent
To elans; on piuloni high in air
Or slide on gauaellke wlnxs of lace
Or flout on broomsticks everywhere
Witb devil's or with fairy's face.
Beside tbe Are the tjlack cat lies.
Now and again uneasily
He start with wild and Sery eyes
And loims f".- horrid mystery.
Tbn. wtirii ht (!Jnlu himself unseen,
Ufuolc Tom goes forth In wondrous guise
And Joins the (lance on Halloween
Of sprites and demons In tho skies.
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Hero aro n few rules that the glvl
who Is determined to diet docs well to
observe. There Is too much trilling
with our digestions these days, and not
the least harm is done by the notion
for undercntlng.
Never diet on the advice of n friend.
Her regime may have done wonders
for her and will put you to bed or
make you n sorry looking wreck.
Don't diet to excess at any time.
Girls, make sure your doctors know
dietetics. Many physicians, good in
other things, have little knowledge of
tho effect of food upon the system.
If you must diet from a cause, as
from diabetes or kidney trouble, do
It religiously. Almost better not begin
than to do It spasmodically, letting up
whenever food tempts you.
If you diet only for the sake of fig
ure or complexion count tho cost be
fore starting. Cutting out the foods of
ordinary family meals Is hard. Ask
yourself. "Which means most to mo
the loss of a few pounds or being n
nuisance nt mealtime?"
Don't keep on dieting if you feel that
it disagrees with you. This holds good
even when your food list Is carefully
censored by a physician. The best of
them will make mistakes. Find out In
time what Is wrong.
Don't diet to excess at nny time.
Women often go to the point of weak
ening their entire systems by Injudi
ciously following a doctor's advice.
Common sense and moderation are
good things to hold to in the matter of
food.
Care of the Feet.
Tho Amerlcnn woman Is said to rival
the Chinese In the abuse of her feet.
But the oriental woman has the ad
vantage over the occidental she wad
dles frankly, while tho American girl
cultivates grace and eloquence of car
riage In the narrowest of shoes, the
highest of heels or the most treach
erous of pumps.
Corns on the soles of the feet are
often developed by wearing shoes
which are too narrow. They can be
removed with n lotion composed of col
lodion and Ballcyllc acid.
Callosities made by the pump which
slips can be rubbed off with pumice
stone, after which cold cream must be
applied.
To feet which swell easily some com
fort Is restored by a bath containing
salt and borax.
For troublesome perspiration use or
ris powder, alum water or a lotion
consisting of four ounces of bay rum
and eight grains of tannic ncld.
Sweeping Good Exercise.
Sweeping exercises every muscle of
the body. It is sufficiently vigorous
to give good exercise, nnd at the same
time It Is not so strenuous ns to ovr
tire. A woman who sweeps does it
regularly at certain hours of the day.
nnd regularity in exercise makes for
good.
Then, ngalu, the exorcise Is exercise
with a definite object In view. The
mind is interested at the same time as
the body is employed.
Sweeping movements are particular
ly good for the lungs. The chest mus
cles nro exercised all tho time, and
this helps to establish deep breathing.
This naturally tends to produce a good
figure ns well as a pure state of the
blood and therefore n good complexion.
The old fashioned broom should be
used and not the patent carpet sweep
er. Tea leaves or damp brnn should
be used beforehand to prevent the dust
from rising nnd getting into the lungs.
Rest Cure For the Hair. ,
Rest cure for the hnir is being prac
ticed by American society women. It
requires that they give up their social
engagements for a week, but It re
wards them with lustrous healthy
hair, in addition to giving them u
chance to relax from tho strenuous
rush of social calls. Autumn Is the
best time for the rest cure, as the hair
thins out and often gives women much
alarm. During tho cure vaulty com
pels tho women to remain lu hiding
except to their most intimate friends.
Hats and hair structures are discard
ed. The hair la permitted to hang
loose. There are no curls. No hat
Is worn, nnd the sun is permitted to
shino on the hair, giving it a rich lus
ter. It Is brushed frequently, nnd the
hair Is secured In colls rather thau lu
curls, but ns few plus as possible are
used to hold tho colls together.
Toilet Tablt- Necessities.
A good face cream for removing soli.
A faco powder that will protect and
not clog lu tho pores.
A soap free from all Impurities bet
ter unscented.
A good nail polish.
Cucumber or witch hazel Jolly for
chapped bauds uud llw.
Peroxide for removing tho dark linos
on the nock left by lileh, tlyht collaro.
A bx of almond meal to use lu the
buth for'whiteulug the skin.
A Good, Cleanser,
A mixture for removlug dirt from tbe
hand quickly, also for whitening ami
softening the skin, is mude front melt
ed castlle soap and oatmeal mixed with
a little water. A few droi of por
fumo may be added if tho odor of the
oatmeal la unpleasant
NEST FOR HENS AND CHICKS.
Plan for Keeping the Chickens Sepa
rated While Laying.
I have a set of nests for sitting
hens that Is cheap and keeps each
hen whero she belongs, says a writer
In Farm and Home. Take two 12
inch boards 14 feet long for bottom
and nail them to 2x4 crossplcces, to
ralso it off the ground. Then two
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Front and Side View of Nests.
12-Inch boards 14 feet long for front
and ono for the back. Make parti
tions, C, evory 18 lnchos. Put on a
top like a lid, as shown at D, with
three hinges on front side, so It can bo
raised from the back. Cover the top
with tin or roofing paper. Cut a hole,
B, in front of each division seven
Inches square for hen to enter, and
put the doors on hinges.
Also cut a hole, A, In top of each
place four-inch square for ventilation,
and hinge bo it will drop down. Nail
screen over top hole on insldo, so
when left open at night nothing can
get In. Set it under a shed in early
spring or out of doors as tho season
advances and set the hens in It When
they hatch remove the old nest, tack
a lath across the opening, B, to con
fine the hen, and you havo an ideal
coop for the young chicks.
Colds.
During the fall and winter months
the fowls will very likely contract
colds which must be treated at once
otherwise that dread disease, roup. It
eure to develop.
We cannot fall to detect the first
symptoms of cold, as they are identi
cal with those of the human family.
The head and face of the fowl become
feverish, the eyes almost close, and
there is a slight gasping as the fowl
breathes.
Remove tho fowl to a dry, warm
room; All a can two-thirds full of
water and pour about an Inch of kero
sene on top of this and dip the fowl's
head into this several times, very
quickly, and then anoint with carbol-
j lzod vaseline, or any other good salve
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you uapjiun 10 uave.
Repeat the treatment each day for
three days or longer, If necessary.
Kerosene Is one of the best remedies
for colds, and should be used liberally.
A little put In corn meal dough and
fed to the entire flock Is a good pre
ventative. Mrs. L. Simmons.
The Dry Feed System.
One of the modern ways of feeding
poultry that Is practiced with more or
less success is the dry mash system.
By this method a hopper filled with a
dry mixture of ground feeds Is kept
constantly before the fowls so that
they need never be hungry- This mix
ture consists of bran, middlings,
ground oats, corn meal, cut clover or
alfalfa and beef scraps. These hop
pers aro of proper size so they will
need filling onco or twico a weeic.
In addition, tho fowls nre given
two feeds dally of mixed grains strewn
in the litter in tho shed. The fowls
relish theso whole grains more than
the ground mixture and will work dili
gently to find every kernel of It. Cab
bage and other vegetables are fed to
the fowls to keep them in laying con
dition. I havo seen flocks that have
yielded a good egg product under this
system, but I doubt if it will ever
come into general use. A. C. Hawk
Ins, Worcester County, Mass.
Chickens and Fruit.
Those who raise poultry should
havo small fruit trees of some kind,
which will furnish both shade for the
fowls and fruit for tho family. Plums,
many varieties of which havo so far
been doyeloped that tho fruit Is very
delicious, do exceedingly well in tho
poultry yard. Tho several now varie
ties aro very flno, and a few of tho
trees Bhould bo planted In the poultry
yard.
Cherries are also fast growing
trees and do especially well In the
poultry yard.
Pears, peaches and apples nre also
adjuncts to tho poultry yard, and
should always be planted where ono
contemplates establishing the yards.
Fowls must havo shado, and there
Is no better way of supplying it; be
sides fruit trees seem to bo tho better
from their association wltli fowls.
Selection of Stock Turkeys.
In November n gobbler and eight
hens aro solectcd. Tho malo must be
of a 8tnndard variety havo a full
round breast long body, largo bono,
largo feot and logs nnd full of vigor,
gays tho Rural Home. Wo uso hens
two years old that are strong, healthy
and vigorous, medium else, well form
od and good bone. They are kept in
good order, not fattened and rooat in
the open. Every two years new blood
is introduced.
Feed for E0B
If you would have sgga this winter
you should feed your sens and pulleys,
nil they will (out of the beat food ob
tainable. Eggs are going to bring
good prices this winter.
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MISS E. LILLIAN TODD.
Aeroplane Inventor Whr
Says She Nover Will Fly.
New York, Nov. 10. "An neroplano
Is no place for a woman, either ns a
passenger or a driver. A woman's
place Is on the ground. No woman was
ever put on earth with the Intention
that she should risk her neck riding In
an aeroplane."
These declarations como from Miss
E. Lllllnn Todd, the only woman In
America to build an aeroplane.
"Women may build and perfect ma
chines of this kind, but let them leave
It to tho men to operate and Inciden
tally risk their necks," she said.
The trial flight of Miss Todd's latest
machine wns made by Aviator D. Ma
son nnd took place at the Garden City
testing grounds. A strong wind wns
blowing at the time, and rather than
risk death or the destruction of the
machine, tho aviator kept close to the
ground.
"'Eating Crow."
Tho term "eating crow" comes from
an ante-Revolutionary story. A soldier
of an English regiment stationed In
Virginia shot n pet crow belonging to a
farmer. Tho latter entered a com
plaint with tho colonel, who sentenced
the soldier to cat the crow. The farm-'
er wns left alone with the soldier to
see that he did It After the soldier
had consumed a portion of the bird
ho took his gun, presented It at the
farmer and told him to eat the re
mainder of the crow or he would Bhoot
him. This was the origin of the eat
tmr crow story.
In Sunday School.
Superintendent Can any little boy
tell me why we have the eagle In
churches? See, here is one on the lec
tern and one in this stained glass win
dow. Totnmle Howard I know. Tho eagle
Is a bird of prey.--Widow.
The Supply.
Knlcker All the- fools aren't dead
yet. Boeker Another troublo Is that
they aren't all born yet New York
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STORE ETIQUETTE.
Village Merchant Considers the De
mands of Hospitality.
Tho summer visitor in a small sea
port town was amazed and nmuscd at
tho assortment of merchandise dis
played In the llttlo store nt the head
of tho wharf.
Tho showcase was devoted to an
assortment of candy nt one end and
a lot of cigars and tobacco nt the oth
er end, and no harrier between. Next
to tho showcase stood a motor cnglno
valued nt several hundred dollars.
"Thinking to please tho proprietor,"
says tho Youth's Companion, "tho
visitor remarked that even tho large
department stores In Boston could not
boast of such a collection.
"Well," he said, "I ain't aping them
stores, I can tell you. I aim to keep
what my folks want When a man
wants an engine for his bo't he wants
It, and If the flsh are running he can't
wait to send way to Portland or Bos
ton for It He wants it when he does,
then and there."
After a llttlo pause he continued:
"I don't like tho way they do business
In them big Btores, nnyway. Why,
when you go Into a store up to Bos
ton the first thing you know somebody
asks you what you want
"Now, I never do anything like
that If a man comes Into my place
I pass the time o' day and ask him
to sot, and after he's set and talked a
while If he wants anything he'll tell
me. I never pester a man to buy.
Maybe he ain't come to buy; maybo
he's come to talk."
Ideal Summer Luncheon.
"Watch the luncheons of Italian
laborers If you want pointers on ideal
hot weather meals," said a domestlo
science teacher whose windows over
look a street whero many Italians
have recently been employed. "Every
day at noon I settle myself at a win
dow and watch each man as he opens
his lunch package
"Nine out of ten of these luncheons
are made up of some fresh green
thing like lettuce or radishes or per
haps tomatoes, with brown bread and
cheese. What could be better than
this viewed from a scientific stand
point? Tho brown bread and cheeso
give nourishment and the fresh, green
vegetables provide the refreshment
"The tomato is bitten Into as you
would eat an apple or a pear. In tho
other hand the luncher holds his sllco
of brown bread spread with cheese,
anl alternates bites from each hand.
The melon he cuts In crescent shaped
pieces with his pocket knife and
gnaws the pulp of each piece close
down to the rind. Of course, It Isn't
cold, but what does ho care7
"The lettuce Is not separated Into
leaves and oaten llttlo by little, not
at all. The young Italian workman
bites Into the head of lettuce Just as
he did Into the raw tomato and
munches the leaves slowly, as ha
takes occasional mouthluls of tho
brown bread In his other hand."
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