GIRL, BEAR AND PRISON. Sadie McMackln, the fifteen-year-old daughter of a farmer residing in the New Bergen district, had a terri fying experience on a recent night, writes the Cross Fork (Pa.) corre spondent of the Philadelphia Record. She had gone alone, at 4.30 o'clock In the afternoon, to fetch the cows from a natural pasture In a sugar maple grove, nearly a mile from the house. Among the eight cows that constituted the drove were two black heifers, '' both undersize. The girl caught the sound of the bell on the wether cow, and started on a short cut across the corner of deep woods that ran for miles beyond the maple grove. When in the thick of the timber she spied what she at first supposed to be one of the undersized black heifers browsing among the bushes. An instant, later, however, when she was barely only a rod away, the ani mal straightened up and the girl found herself face to face with a mon ster black bear. The bear, himself affrighted by the sudden appearance of the girl, raised on his haunches and began chattering his teeth a defiant attitude assumed by the animals when cornered. Miss McMackln believed the bear was about to attack her, and turned to run. She was within sight of a dug-out shanty used for the storing of the camp kettle and other sugar making accoutrements, having upon It a heavy door fastened by a large wooden latch. The girl ran for i-ef-uge ' to this cave-like apartment, snatched the door open and popped Inside, Jerking the door Ehut behind her. The bear by this time doubtless was scampering away, for when the girl peered out through a knothole in the door bruin was nowhere to be Been. She then made the discovery that she was a prisoner in the stuffy little cave, for the heavy wooden latch on the outside ha3 fallen into place and held the door firm. There was no way of reaching the latch on the ins'.de. It was as dark as a dungeon, and her stirring about had disturbed a colony of bats, whose ugly forms, ia their Bhort-circuit flight, bumped against her head and hands and face. Siia shouted, but ,her voice could not penetrate the heavy door of the cave, and for near ly four hours she was a prisoner in the cave. At the end of that time a searching party carae close enough to the cave for Sadie to make herself heard and Bhe was released. The girl, however, was in a state of fright bordering on hysteria, owing to the flight of the bats and fear of reptiles In the cave. , WHY THE GAME APPEARED, t Not long ago a monument was un veiled at Pretoria over the grave om the late Paul Kruger. The once su preme figure of the African republic Is now remembered more for his mis takes than for his achievements. Pate dealt hardly with the old ruler who played so great a part in the making of a sturdy nation. Death found him not even a citizen of the country of which he had been presi dent. He died in exile, his land In subjection to a foreigner. Imperious and domineering, he went out of life beaten man. Kruger possessed a Bismarckian gift for blunt and vivid phrases. "Go back and tell your people nev er, never!" he said to a deputation. "And now let the storm burst. Pro test! Insist! What Is the use? I have the guns!" "My friends," he once began a speech; then, perceiving some "out landers" In the audience, he added: "But you are not all friends; some are thieves and murderers. Well friends, thieves and murderers!" The president was a curious mix ture of piety and shrewdness. A story is told of an incident which oc curred in his earlier days. At one time, when game was very scarce, he went with a party to hunt the hartbeest. They scoured the veldt for days without a sign of their prey. Paul Kruger announced then his purpose of going into the hills to pray for food, like a patriarch of old He was gone for a number of hour 3. When be returned he an nounced that in three days a large herd would pass that way. The par ty camped; in less than the appoint ed time the, prophecy was fulfilled, and much game was secured. The Boers hunters were much struck with wonder, and dubbed Kruger "the man of prayer. Some time after, the Kaffir who ac companied Kruger on his expedition of petition told the truth of the af fair. Kruger, when he left the hunt ing party, had struck out for a neigh boring Kaffir kraal, and informed the natives that his men were starving. If they, the natives, did not discover game in three days, he said, he would . bring his whole party over the hill and kill every Kaffir. The natives. being sore afraid of Boer methods, all turned out, scoured the region, and drove the game to the Boer camp, Thus Kruger'i "prayer" was an wered. CAPTURED BY SIOUX. The winter of 1856-7 was one long to be remembered by the people ot Iowa and Minnesota for Its bitter cold weather, deep snow and violent storms, which rendered communlca tlon between the different settlements almost impossible. Many of the set tlements were on the extreme fron tier, and absolutely unprotected and defenseless. It was during this win ter that the Sioux attacked and de stroyed the family of Mr. Rowland Gardner. They killed all except a young daughter, Abble, who was tak en into captivity, but was rescued through the efforts of the United States Government. In "The Spirit Lake Massacre" she tells something of her captivity: "Whenever the Indians thought to torture me by threatening to take my life I would merely bow my head. My tearless acquiescence and willing ness to die seemed to fill them all with wonder. They thought it a sign of bravery. "Soon after my capture one of the warriors, who was sitting by me one day in the tent, thinking to test my courage or to bp amused at my fears, took his revolver from his belt and began loading it, while he gave me to understand that he would kill me as soon as it was loaded. I merely bowed my head to signify that I was ready. "When the revolver was all loaded he drew back the hammer and held the weapon close to my head. I quietly bowed my head, expecting he would do as he said, but Instead of that he lowered the weapon, and looked at me as if astonished, and then laughed uproariously. So amused was he that he told his com panions of it, and it was a favorite subject of conversation. "These Indians were at a loss to know what to do with much of the plunder they had taken. Among the spoils were quantities of soda and cream of tartar. They interrogated me as to their use, and when I told them we used it in making bread they wished me to make some. They seemed greatly surprised and pleased when they saw the bread "grow" dur ing the process of baking. Although pleased with the "growing," they were too suspicious of being poisoned to eat any until I had eaten. Then they devoured it greedily." STERLING STUFF. One always feels a bit sorry for the boy who has the responsibilities of life thrust on him too early; yet the qualities brought out in the lads of whom Mr. Cozzens writes in his "Aca dia" are worth far more than the careless Joy of youth, and the reader feels like taking off his hat to the lit tle fellows. Mr. Cozzens, traveling in Newfoundland, put up for a night at a fisherman's cottage. The host was known by the name of "Red Cap." As we sat down to luncheon two boys came in, one thirteen years of age, one eleven. After modestly shaking hands with the guest, they quietly seated themselves together in a corner of the fireplace. They were dressed in plain, homespun clothes, made something in the manner of a sailor's rig. Their shirts were of neat check and their shoes were old- fashioned, low quartered and round toed. It was not usual to Bee such stocky, robust figures as these fisher lads presented, and indeed over all the hutch there was one pervading idea of cleanliness and careful house wifery. Each little face, although modest. had its own tale of hardihood to tell. Something of the open sea was writ ten on each countenance, something of courage and endurance, faith and self reliance, compass and rudder, speaking out plainly under each little thatch of white hair. .As we found out afterward the faces spoke the truth. These two fisher boys were their father's only crew. In all weathers, in all seasons, by night, by day, the parent and the two children were together on the perilous deep. "It I were father of those boys," I whispered to "Red Cap," "I should be proud of them." "Would ye?" returned the father, eagerly. "Well, I thought so once mysel'. It was once when a schooner got ashore out there on the rocks. We could see her Just under the lights of the lighthouse, pounding away. By reason of the ice no one would venture to her, so my boys said, said they, 'Father, we can go, anyway.' "I wouldn't stop after that, and we got beside the schooner and took oft all the crew, they mostly dead with cold. It was an awful bad night, what with the dark and the ice. Yes, they are good boys!" MAD RUN WITH WILDCAT. With a struggling wildcat held tightly to his breast, John Sieh, a farmer near Lake City, Iowa, ran four miles for aid. The animal had leaped at the farmer's throat as he was hunting quail In a plum thicket. The heavy collar ot his coat saved Sieh. The farmer threw his arms about the animal as Its claws lacer ated his flesh and tore his clothing. Then ensued a fight for life between the hunter and the wildcat. The struggle required all of Sleh's strength. He was four miles from home, and when he obtained a grip on the animal he started to run home. Two neighbors killed the wildcat with a bullet while Sieh still held It. Sieh collapsed when freed from his dilemma. New York Herald. At the theatre at Namur the per formers making their debut are ac cepted or rejected for further per formances by the votes ot the au dience, the artists usually appearing in three different works before their tte Is sealed. ALL IN MISSION STYLE. The modern baby sits in a mission high chair, of course. But the latest and most practical wrinkle for the nursery is the low table with its lit tle low chairs, at which the young sters are safer from draughts while at their games than on the floor. And these tables, thanks to an era of sol id furniture, are substantial enough to keep their feet against the mad dest Juvenile riot. The mission high chair has the same desirable quali fication. Dolly herself sleeps In a mission bed, makes her toilet at a mission dressing table. Benches and desks for youngsters who have school work to do at home come In the same style. INFLUENCE OF ODORS. -The influence of odors upon the spirits cannot be overestimated. An excellent and invigorating perfume to be used in 'the house is made from sea salt and violet. Put some sea salt In a wide-mouthed bottle and pour In a few drops ot violet perfume. Close the bottle tight and let it stand a while; then open, and you get the smell of the sea salt with a slight tinge of violet. This Is excellent to use in the bath. Another perfume is1 made by adding a grain of musk, a! little essence ot violet, and a tea spoonful of alcohol to the sea salt. Let stand three days before using. A handful of this in the bath will give forth a sweet scent. DRYING CORN AND BEANS. The old way was to boll, then shred the corn from the cob and dry. Try this way, which a reader recom mends: It possible, have your corn ready the night before, or have some one to husk and silk while you pre pare the corn. After it has beed husked and the silks drawn off, cut! the grains down; do not cut too close1 to the cob, and scrape the rest; have a hot oven ready, put the corn In bread pans and let it cook until, when stirred with a spoon, no milk will show. Keep well stirred while cook' ing so it will not burn. Have a stretcher ready, and scatter your corn on it. Now, while this has been cooking, you can prepare another panful and slip it into the oven as soon as the first panful is out. In this way one can dry all the corn an ordinary family will use. By this process, the mill; is cooked to the corn and does not dry up in little particles. To t-' f. stretcher, take any long strip of cloth, and tack the cloth along the edges on either side to boards or strips of lumber and nail piece across the ends something like a quilting frame. Stretch the cloth as tight as possible without tearing it. A 100-pound weight flour sack makes a convenient Bize for handling. The Commoner. If kerosene is used for cleansing the rubber of the clothes wringer it will make it as good as new. To remove coffee stains rub the spot with glycerin and water and they will disappear ob if by magic. Heat a lemon thoroughly before squeezing it and you will secure nearly double the quantity of Juice that you would if It were not heated. When putting away knives and other steel Instruments oil them slightly and wrap them In tissue pa per. This will prevent their rusting. Apple Jelly may be Improved by adding to It water, In which the core and trimmings ot pineapple have been boiled, and the liquid strained. Linseed oil is the very best thing to use on stoves that are stored away. It will prevent their ruBting much better than will either lard or kerosene. To toughen lamp chimneys Im merse the article in a pot filled with cold water, to which some salt has been added. Boil the water well, then cool slowly. A good way to clean mica in a stove that has become blackened with smoke is to take it out a:id thoroughly wash it with vinegar. If the black does not come off at once let it soak a little. When a scale or crust has formed on the interior of a teakettle it can never be as satisfactory as before, but It is a good plan to prevent the crust from forming by keeping a clean shell always in the kettle. To revive black velvet hats or toques, well sponge the hat or toque with a small quantity of paraffin, then thoroughly brush and leave In the open air for a few moments; this will quickly remove all smell, and cleaned In this way velvet will look equal to new. Home-made mucilage Is excellent Buy ten cents' worth ot gum traga canth. Dissolve it over night in two quarts ot rain water. Add twenty cents' worth of alcohol and water un til it is ot the risht consistency. Stir well and bottle. This will keep for one year. It desired, half the amount may be made up at one time, or even one-fourth of the original recipe. This is a satisfactory mucilage and much cheaper than when you buy it. w Hold 1 lira Future Occupations and JkT Medical Profession By President Eliot, of Harvard. ' T-?TH ftttnra rupi,nntlnna anri I I are to be in some respects different from those of the past, and I they are to be more various. The ordinary physician has for the last nunurea years been almost exclusively a man aevoieo, iu u treatment of diseases already developed in human bodies or ol lnlurln alreadv incurred. He made his diagnosis, and then Bought remedies and a cure. He was the sympathetic and skil ful helper ot sick or Injured persons. Most of tbe cases that came under bit care were cases considered plain as to symptoms, period and accepted treat ment. The minority of cases were obscure, and called for unusual know! epdge and skill in discerning the seat of the disorder, or the approximate cause of the bodily disturbance. Hence the special value ot the experienced consult ant, who was ordinarily a man of some peculiar natural gift of body, mind o: temperament, possessing also In high degree the faculty of keen observation and the habit of eliminating irrelevant considerations, and ultimately finding his way to the accurate, limited Inference from the facts before him. Both the ordinary physician and the consultant have already been much helped by the extraordinary progress made In medical science during the' laBt thlrtj years, but they have been helped chiefly to a surer recognition of diseases es tablished in human bbdtes, and to a better treatment Tf their patients' dl eases when recognized. The physician or surgeon commonly renders a personal service to an in dividual, sometimes for a pecuniary recompense, but often without money compensation. He Is often a trusted adviser in the mo3t intimate family con cerns. Births and death alike bring the physician into the home. In render ing these services he must be tender, sympathetic, considerate, pure-minded and judicious. There will always be need, crying need, of the phyBiclan and surj:eon In this sense, and for these functions; and whatever else the regular education of the physician provides in the future, it must provide all the eloaents of tfhe best training for the practising physician who Is to treat dis eased or crippled human bodies, and give advice about the sudden and th chronic ills which afflict humanity. So much will continue to be demanded of all good medical schools; but much more they must do. The progress of what we call civilization exposes human beings mor and more to the ravages of disease. When savages come in contact with men called civilized, they Invariably suffer from diseases new to them: When a rural population crowds into cities, it falls a victim to diseases from which in the country It had been exempt. When hundreds of thousands of peopl huddle Into small areas, and create there smoke, dust and noise, they suffel not only from diseases, but from the exacerbation of diseases not wholly un known to them in the rural condition. Under such favorable conditions ol residence and labor the human body degenerates In many respects, and, los ing vigor, becomes In some respects ease. The Ship Canal Chesapeake Fiy George Harvey. HE commercial usefulness the bays (the Chesapeake preciated when we point X USES) dered even by the small Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, which has existed far about three-quarters of a century, and which has a dopth of only ten feet, and a width of not more than thlrtyslx feet at the bottom. The April, 1824, nnd was completed In October, 1829. During the period of its existence 708,000 vessels, carrying merchandise to the aggregate weight of 40, 000,000 tons, have passed through it. Its largest traffic In any one year was 1,318,000 tons in 1872; but although the traffic has since decreased, it amount ed, even last year, to more than 700,000 tons, carried In 6447 vessels, besides tens of thousands of pa-ssensers conveyed through the wnterway on the isrics Bon Line sUnmshlns. The Initial cost of this canal, which is thirteen and five- eighths miles long, was only $2,500,000, for repairs ha-a only been about a million and a half of dollars. No fewer than seven canal routes havo been surveyed at various times across the penin sular sertaratlna the Delaware and Chesapeake bays. They vary in length from' 13 5-8 miies to 53 3-4 miles, and the estimated cost of construction ranges from about $8,000,000 up to $42,000,000. It is, as we have said, only the two shortest routes which the present canal commission 13 directed to ex amine. When the new Chesapeake and Delaware Canal shall have been fin ished, an artificial waterway deep and wide enough for battle-ships will next be called for between Philadelphia and New York. The Delaware and Rarltan route may be selected for that purpose; or perhaps a more northerly Hue might be preferred. Harper'B Weekly. 0 Need of Social Inspiration for Art By M. Jeati Devalve. N proportion as the artist trates and Identifies himself wltn nature, surreuueis mmoc.i. - her, does he find unity In her laws, correspondence between her sensible manifestations and the yearnings of his own soul. In tho shnpo of tho earth. In the movements of water, in the play of tho sun's rays in the many aspects of life, animal and . .it - xja arnrpftRM nimaelr in gag copying things, for ho understands the union between his thought . and i ill UM formB of nature, and realizes that in the marvelous multiplicity ot appear ances there is but ono life, one will. .... And this comprehension of nature is the new center, the unique center, in which henceforth the union of souls will take place. This comprehension is the true Internal discipline of the spirit a discipline far stronger than any external one. The artists thus have a ground ot reunion In love and profound reverence for nature. And the same ground will serve as the principle ol their future union with the people. It is not possible or conceivable that art BUbjocted with fervor to the truth of nature should not respond fully to tne needs of the life ot the people; it la not possible that the productions of such an art should not harmonize with the fundamenal activities ot men and wltn nhelr celebrations and festivals, should not serve to beautify and elevate their lives and their interests. But it should be borne In mind that the secret of popular art is not in trying to please or astonish or educate the people, but, without any extraneous designs, in all sincerity and passion, in understanding nature and expressing the troth. Sucn are will make its appeal spontaneously; it will be social because human, uni versal, natural 10 Why They Are Not ffS'K Time in Old Japan By Prof. Xaichiro Hon jo. Hi X Japan there is no co-education of the sexes, except for young children of the primary grade. Boys and girls above the mid dle grade have separate schools, ach with its separate pro gramme or curriculum. One of the most surprising things" to me in your American School system, so far as I have Inspected it, is the fact that the education for girlB and for boys is prac tirnll? identical. They are both taught the same things! In my country, the reverse la the case. business for the army, for -diplomacy. J wives and mothers.' That Is the chief provided Tor tnera, even in iue msueoi. smu Cooking and sewing occupy an important place In the rudimentary in struction of Japanese girls. With these V combined the care and training of their younger brothers and sisters. The theoretical study of pedagogy is combined with actual kindergarten practice. Medicine and sUrgery, in their simpler domestic applications, are also considered a proper part of these "lit tle mothers' " equipment for family life and management. English is the only foreign language taught in our girl's high schools. Their teachers are of both sexes. The average age of graduation Is from sixteen to eighteen. The Formosan government Is now spending a large sum of money for a new high school on the American plan whose faculty board will include a number of lady teachers from the United States. This experiment is inde pendent of the State educational system ot Japan. Intpraata nf iha mpf1tnl nrofeSSiOn less able to resist tbe attacks of dis 0 Between the Delaware Bays of a broad and deep waterway between and the Delaware) named will be ap out the services that have been ren construction of this canal began in and the total subsequent expenditure 0 observes with greater piety, as he pene 0 The boys are specifically trained for The girls are fitted to become good end of all the educational facilities Not Old at 70. The Re. Dr. Clifford, the noted English divine, who has Just celebrat ed his seventieth blrtbday, says he thinks that at that age a man is Just approaching his best FITS,St.Vitus'Dnce:Nervous Diseases per manentlyoured by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. t?i trial bottle and treatise free. Dr. H. R. Kline, Ld.,981 Arch St., Pnila., Pa. English medical men - are demand ing that bakers should deliver loaves in oiled paper bags. Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days. Paso Ointment is guaranteed to cure any case of Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Pro trading PUea in 8 to U days or money refunded. 00a The sea-level canal from Marseil les to the Rhone river Is to be com pleted in seven years at a cost of $13,730,000. , , NO RELIEF FOR 15 YEARS. 1 All Sorts of Remedies Failed to Cur Eczema Sufferer Tried Cnticura and Is Entirely Cored. I have had eczema for. over fifteen fears, and have tried all sorts of remedies to relieve me, but without avail. I stated my case to one of my friends and he recommended the Cutieura Remedies. I bought them with the thought that thej; would be unsuccessful, aa with the others. But after using them for a few weeks I noticed to my surprise that the irritation and peeling of the akin gradually de creased, and finally, after using five cakes of Cutieura Soap and two boxes of Cuti eura Ointment it disappeared entirely. I feel now like a new man, and I would gladly recommend these remedies to all who are afflicted with skin diseases. David Blum, Box A, Bedford Station, N. Y, Nov. 6, 1905." How Tastes Differ. The natives of the Sandwich Is lands estimate women by their weight The Chinese require them to have de formed feet and black teeth. A girl must be tattooed sky-blue and wear a nose ring to satisfy a South Sea Islander. Certain African princes re quire their brides to have their teeth filed into the semblance of a saw. Etate or Ohio, Iitt or Toledo, I Lucas Codjctt. ( Fbaitk J. Cbkxey makes oath that he Is fenior partner ot the firm ol F. J.Chrset A Co., doing; business ia the City ot Toledo, County and Btnte aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum ot oa huxdbed dol labs (or each and every case ot catabbb that cannot be oured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Curb. Fbaxb J. Cermet. Hworn to before me and subscribed in mf , , presence, this 6th day of Decern seal. ber, A.D., 1836. A.W.Gliason, Hall's Catarrh (Mrs Is takes Internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous sur faces ot the system. Bend for testimonials, free. F. J. Chkket & Co., Toledo, O. Bold by all DruRctsts, 75c. Hall's Family Fills are the beat. Brought Back Alive. Representative Victor Murdock, ot the Wichita district, Is telling this one as the latest new Btory in Kan sas, says the Washington "Herald." A farmer hired a green Irishman. One of the first tasks assigned the new hired hand was to bring into the cow lot, dead or alive, a refractory bull that had broken into the. corn field. The Irishman was given a shot gun and told to shoot the bull if the animal showed fight Jauntily he went about his task. The farmer stood at a safe distance to watch de velopments. As soon as the bull saw the Irishman enter the cornfield, he bolted at him, bellowing madly, j The Irishman blazed away with the shot gun and emptied the load in) the beast's breast On rushed the. bull, madder than ever. The Irishman took to his hoels with the bull after him. 'What are you doing " screamed the farmer at the fleeing Irishman. "I'm bringing him alive, sir!" shouted the Irishman between breaths. Some Cat Superstitions. Napoleon Bonaparte showed a morbid horror of cats. The night be fore the battle of Waterloo a black cat passed near him, and at the sight the great warrior was completely un nerved. He saw an omen of defeat Henry III. of France swooned when ever he saw a cat, and one of the Ferdinands of Germany would tremble in his boots if a harmless tabby got In the line of his vision. Among the Romans, the cat was a symbol ot lib erty. The Egyptians held the animal in veneration under the name of Aelurus, a deity with a human body and a cat's head. Whoever killed a cat even by accident, was put to death. Diana assumed the form of a cat and excited the fury of the giants. London Mirror. POSTUM CEREAL CO., LTD. Guarantee On Their Products. We warrant and guarantee that all packages of Postum Cereal, Grape Nuts and Elijah's Manna hereafter sold by any Jobber or retailer, com ply with the provisions of the Na tional Pure Food Law, and are not and shall not be adulterated or mis branded within the meaning of said Act of Congress approved June 80, 1906, aad entitled, "An act for pre venting the manufacture, sale or transportation of adulterated or mis branded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, liquors, and for regulating traffic therein for other purposes." t.PosTirjt Cereal Co., Ltd. C W. Post, Chairman, . Battle Creek, Mich. Dee. 12, 1906. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15th day ot December, 1906. Bewamix F. Reid, Notary Public. My commission expires July 1, 1907. Our goods are pure, they always have been and always will be, they are not mis-branded. We have al ways since the beginning of our busi ness, printed a truthful statement on the package ot the ingredients con tained therein and we stand back of every package.
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