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Now that the government mint has begun coining gold pieces once more with the old time motto, "In God We Trust," It Is of Interest to recall the significant coincidence that the panic of last year began Just about the time the new coins without the motto made their appearance. We may Indulge the hope, therefore, that coincident with the appearance of the coins now being minted we may note a marked boom In our reviving national prosper ity. St. Louis Republic. 24 TORTURED FOR SIX MONTHS By Terrible Itching Enema Baby's Suffering was Terrible Soon f Entirely Cured by Cuticnra. Eczema appeared on my son's face. Wt went to a doctor who treated him for three months. Then he was so bad that bis face and head were nothing but one sore and his ears lodged as if they were going to fall off, so we tried another doctor for four months, th baby never getting any better. His hand and lefts had big sores on them and the poor little fellow suffered so ter ribly that hs could not sleep. After he hd suffered six months we tried a set of the Cuticura Remedies and the first treat meet let him sleep and rest well; in one week the sores were gone and in two months he had a clear face. Now he it two years and has never had eczema again. Mrs. Louis Beck, R. i, D, 3, San Antonio. T., Apr. 13, 1007." Getter Colored Glass. An Improved ornamental glass more transparent than the old and designed to reflect and transmit light of substantially the same color has been developed by Fritz Puhl and Au gust Wagner of Berlin. The gold or silver panes In mosaic work have been made by pouring melted glass upon a metal film and then causing a thin sheet of Blast to adhere to the film by heating, the product being a glass reflecting gold or sliver light, but almost opaque, the feeble light transmitted being of a dirty yellow or gray color. In the new process) the metal Is made to thoroughly coalesce with the glass. The film is applied to the first layer of glass mechanical ly or by chemical or electrolytic meth od, and melted glass Is then poured on to form the second layer, giving perfect union and great transparency. The panes have a beautiful golden or silvery luster by reflected light, while the traeimltted rays are more or less colored and give a pleasing antique effect. Mosaics may be made up with both the new glass and the old, and the new material Is adapted not only for windows, but for lanterns, lamp chimneys and other uses. This woman nays Lydla E. Pinkham'8 Vegetable Compound saved bcr life. Bead her letter. Mrs. T. C. Willadsen, of Manning, Iowa, -writes to Mrs. Rnkham: " I can truly say that Lydla E. Pink . ham's Vegetable Compound saved my life, and 1 cannot express my gratitude to you in words. For years f suffered with the worst forms of female com plaints, continually doctoring' and spending lota of money for medicine without help. I wrote yon for advice, followed it as directed, and took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and It has restored me to perfect health. Bad it not been for yon I should have beea.in my grave to-day. I wish every suffering woman would try it. " FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. rink ham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills, and has positively cured thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, that bearing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges tion, dizziness.or nervous prostration. "Why don't you try it? Mrs. Plnlham invites all sick women to write Iter for advice. She has guided thousands to health. Address, Lynn. Mass. If affllrl STfcezpssa'sEyeWatei with wa Strange Habits of Plants and Insects By JOHN Z. QUIXIXS. What's this I hear About the new carnirorat Can little plants Kat bugs and ants, And gnuts and flies? A sort of retrograding: Kurely the fare Of flowers is air Or sunshine sweet; They shouldn't eat Or Jo aught so degrading. The fact remains, however, that there are several hundred carnivorous plants that catch and eat Insects. The dogbane catches flies, and the sllenes and phloxes are furnished with a sticky gum which never falls to catch Insects. The moccasin flower catches bumblebees, and the Venus flytrap is the greatest and most successful fly catcher of all The trumpet-leaf plant, huntsman's cup, Indian dipper, side-saddle flower and pitcher-plant are all successful catchers and greedy eaters of Insects of the smaller kind. Speaking of Insects reminds me that they, too, have some peculiar habits and customs; for instance, the dragon-fly will eat his own body when offered to him, and the Insect known to most of us as the walking-stick has no trouble in replacing lost limbs when, through accident or some other cause, its legs or arms havo been cut off. It certainly Is a curious sight to see an ant's head walking oft by itself, yet this can often be Been. In places where the ant-decapltatlng fly abounds. These files lay their eggs on the neck of the ant, and when the egg hatches the little larvae bores right Into the head of the ant and after eating out the brain and grow ing in the cavity, the head breaks off from the body of the ant and is propelled about by the growing insect inside. There are some bugs and beetles whose beaks and nippers are strong enough to pierce the human skin, all of them belonging to the assassin-bug species, of which there are about 2000 varieties. The kissing bug, which gained so much newspaper notoriety a few years ago, belongs to this vast army. Coming back to the plant world, I suppose there are not many persons who know that the mold we some' times see on old bread Is really a tiny mushroom, so small that thousands cover a space an Inch square, and that It Is a very similar kind of mushroom growth that fastens flies onto the window panes in fall or early winter. We all like winter for the change It brings us from the heat of summer, and so we need never be sorry when we hear the noisy, crested titmouse, for we know that when they are nois lest, the snows and wintry days will soon be here. "Heedle-de-dee, peto peto, daytee-daytee," he chirps and sings as he flits from tree to tree. Surely the name given him, "Jack Frost's trumpeter," fits him well. Winter brings ice, and I'm sure not one of us could or would want to live or sleep in a block of ice, but there is one fish up in the waters of Alaska whose vitality is so great that it can be frozen for weeks, and when thawed out will be as lively as ever. Wolves we know are hungrier in winter than In summer, because at that season the kind of food they crave Is harder for them to get, so they gather and hunt in packs - In order that they may more readily kill the larger game. There Is a fish in the sea called the blueflsh, which pursues similar tactics, and for this reason Is also called the "wolf-fish" of the sea. Swimming in schools, they, like the wolves on land, pursue and cut to pieces and destroy their prey, which often consists of fish much larger than themselves. The Signal Corps of the Army are not the only ones that can flash sig nals, for long before they learned how, the antelopes could and did flash signals with the two white patches on their backs, and which look to the uninitiated like two large white chrysanthemums. Watchword. The Largest Scam Engine. The 25,000 horse-power rolling mill engine Installed In the Sharon (Pa.) plant of the Carnegie Steel Company is the largest steam engine in the world and weighs 650 tons without' foundation plates and fly wheel. It operates at a speed of from 150 to 200 revolutions per minute. Being used to operate the rolls in a steel mill, It has to be quickly re versed at the end of each run, and for this purpose the reversing mechanism is run by a small independent en gine. Another small engine is used in operating tho steam throttle valves, all of these units being under the con trol of the one engineer. Chicago Journal. Ocean Liner Without a Rudder. It is difficult to cripple seriously one of the big ocean liners. The Kai ser Wllhelm der Grosse arrived at Plymouth, on a recent trip, after hav ing steamed 1750 miles without a rudder at a speed of over eighteen and a half miles an hour. Think. No matter what you are doing, think your way. Don't go without thinking; think everything out. Don't run without a schedule; have a pro gram and go by it. Think! Think! Think! The Sunday-school Messen ger. In tho Empire. It is said by statesmen that the sun never sets upon the British Em pire. My complaint is that the work ers' wages sever riseLloyd's Weekly. The Hobo's Viewpoint As Illustrating the attitude of mind of the thinking tramp, I cite the fol lowing opinion from an earnest friend of tramps, a man who Indeed Is at present "hitting the, road" as a hobo. "Vagrancy is not a nattonnl problem In the sense In which you declare It to be; It Is a railroad problem. Penal ize the railroads every time they kill or carry a tramp, and the railroad companies will solve the railroad phase of the vagrancy problem with out any cost to the community or to the Btate. If a vagrant were paid for his work while In Jail, when he comes out he mlsht have enough money to pay his transportation, and would not have to beat the railroad company. He would have enough money to buy himself good clothes, and would not have to beg thorn. I can prove by reliable, accurate statistics that more than BO per cent of the vaejrants would work If they could get work." And then, for the time being, we feel that It Is not Jack the Hobo that Is at fault, but society itself, that of fers to the vagrant unequal opportu nities, unjust Imprisonment, and plenty of unguarded chances for him to he maimed or to be killed. Orlan do F. Lewis in Atlantic. Tuberculosis Prevention. Governor Hughes has signed the bill passed by the New York legisla ture, providing for the report and registration of all tuberculoids cases. Every physician in the state Is re quired to report to the local authori ties, within 24 hours after the knowl edge comes to him, the name, age, color, occupation, where employed, and address of every person known by him to have tuberculosis. In case of death from" the disease the premises must not be occupied again until dis infected and renovated. This last pro vision shows how far we have pro gressed toward the intelligent hand ling of this seriously contagious dis ease. This new law Is a part Of the general and growlngly effective cam paign which Is being waged the coun ery over to check and prevent the spread of consumption. Indianapolis News. Actual Depopulation In France. Much has been said about the de clining birth rate In France and many conjectures made as to what tht ten dency may mean to the republic of the future. "Depopulation," how ever, has been used heretofore only In a relative sense, for at no time has the death rate actually exceeded the birth rate until now. The statistics for the year 1907, just made public, Bhow that, leaving out of account Im migration and emigration, the popula tion of France actually declined dur ing the twelve months. There are 793,000 deaths to 774,000 births, to use figures In each case. Opium Trade In China. An Imperial docreo Issued by the Chinese government on March 22, points out the evils of opium, and states that the British government has agreed to decrease Us exportation for a trial period taf throe years in or der to see whether the cultivation of the poppy and the number of opium smokers is lessened. Should such be the case, importation into China will be further decreased gradually. The decree orders the enforcement of ex isting regulations and the elaboration of further measures to deal with the evil. Philadelphia Record. Exclusive of warclilps, transports and vessels under B0 tons the ship tonnage entering and leaving the port of Singapore, Straits Settlements, in 1907 was 14,000,000 tons. Antwerp and Amsterdam have the best health records of all European cities. Food Products Peerless Dried Beef Unlike the ordinary dried beef that sold in bulk Libby's Peerless Dried Beef comes in a sealed glass jar in which it is packed the moment it is sliced into those delicious thin wafers. I None of the rich natural flavor or goodness escapes or dries out. It reaches you fresh and with all the nutri ment retained. Libby's Peerless Dried Beef is only one of a Great number of high-grade, ready to serve, pure food products that are prepared in Libby's Great While Kilchen. Just try a package of any of these, such as Ox Tongue, Vienna Sausage. Pickles. fj Olives, etc., and see how delightfully dif ferent they are from others you have eaten. Libby, McNeill Libby, Chicago A THE WATS OF WOMEN. A Laplander bold fell in love I am told With a maiden who lived near the Pole. Their engnaement to hallow, be made bet a tallow Dip-candle (and went In the hole. For there tallow's expensive, and trade not extensive, Though some say the tnllew he stole). Said lie, "Uh, be mine! And this candls is thine!" And right here the real tale was beirun. She gave one coy look, and the candle sin took, And the uiun thought his wooing was done. She sat down on the ice and she ate in a trice , His candle so greany and yellow and nice. When he anked for the wick she said, "No, not a lick! For you gave and I took. That is Love. Then she shook 0(1 the crumbs as she ror to her feet. "Glad I met you," she said. "Can I get you your sled?" And she pointed the way down the street. Back to Lapland he went, indeed, he was sent: And he sulkily said as he slid, "Of all the bold minxes! She's sharp as the lynxes! The games not worth the candle. Ill skid!" Which he did. . . . From the Bohemian. -Young Jenks is a somnambulist." "1 thought his aunt told me he was a Swedenborgian." Baltimore American. Teacher "If you are kind and po lite to your playmates, what will be the result?" Scholar "They'll think they can lick me!" Philadelphia In quirer. "I should never have thought that studying would have cost so much money." "Yes, father; and If you only knew how little I have studied." Judge. The boy stood on the burning deck. Upon his face a frown, Twus hot to Btnnd upou the deck, 13ut 'twas hotter sitting down. Harvard Lampoon. "My stenographer can write one hundred words a mnute." "So can mine, but she doesn't seem to care what words she wrltos." Cleveland Leader. He "Do you think it would be foollBh of me to marry a girl who was my inferior Intellectually." She "More than foolish Impossible." Philadelphia Inquirer. Wigwag "I believe there is a tinge of Insanity in all religious en thusiasts." Henpeckke "Yes, take the Mormons, for instanie; any man that wants more than one wife is plumb crazy." Philadelphia Record. There once was a Miss, and a Mr. Whose last name, in truth, it was Kr. Now this Miss missed a kiss The Mr. Kister kissed Miss. Brooklyn Life. Mr. Bubburbs "1 have just re ceived the pluus cf our house from the architect. He says it can be built for $6000." Mrs. Subburbs "Gracious! And we only have $15,- 000 to build it with!" Philadelphia Record. "Yes," said the old man, "my daughter Is still studying French." 'But she can't speak tho language at all, can she?" remarked the friend. "She couldn't at first, but now she can speak of it just enough to make herself unintelligible." Philadelphia Press. Mrs. Van Stoo "Where were you so late last night?" Mr. Van Stoo "I-cr-why, I was addressing a politi cal meeting, my dear." Mrs. Van Stoo "Ah, indeed? And did you havo a full house, may I ask?" Mi'. Van Stoo (ahscutly) "Once, but the other fellow held fours." Cleveland Leader. "Physical culture, father, is per fectly lovely. To develop the arms 1 grasp this rod by one end and movo it slowly from right to left." "Well, well," exclaimed her father, "wliai won't science discover? If that rod had straw at the other end you'd be sweeping." Louisville Courier-Journal. Won the Bet. Smith and Jones were passing down Oxford street, London, and be fore them strutted one of the mem bers of a musical society, who saug as he walked along snatches from ballads and operas, to his own Intense Latisfaction. "I bet yon a level shilling," said S. to J., "that I give that chap in front of us, who Is singlDg, a terrific kick, which he will not resent, and Instead of being annoyed will thank me." "Perhaps you know him he is a friend of yours," J. replied. "I have never spoken to him, and be doesn't know me," said S. "Right you are, then; I'll take you," said J. S. advanced to the warbler, and, watching his opportunity, dealt the tenor a terrific kick. The singsr turned round, maddened with pas sion at the unprovoked and unex pected attack. S., in no way discon certed, raised his hat politely and, with the most profound bow and with the appearance of sincere regret, said: "Excuse me! I thought from your voice I recognized my oil friend Caruso." The compliment was too telling, and the singer, overcome- with pride at the suggested comparison, replied: "My dear sir, you are too kiul." Smith won the bet, but the joke should not be tried upon the satu tenor again. Tlt-BUs. The Society of Master Painters and Decorators of Massachusetts urges the establishment of trade scbtyjls with both day and evening clause?. The plea is directed in the Industrial Commission of that State, .MA Lot's Wife. A preacher at Atlantic City has ieen Indulging in some enterprises that have not been panning out Just as he had calculated. In order to attract the men to his church and get them Interested In religious matters, he has been having some "smokers" at which moving pictures were shown In connection with the talks he gave. One evening the theme drew out Lot's wife in the act of turning Into Bait, when the minister said, "There she is now, Bait, because she turned her head just as any other woman would do. Woman is a creature who cannot' reslBt the command of curios ity." It was all spoken In a jocular spir it, but when the men told their wives, they didn't tell it as a Joke; It wasn't their business to; they wanted the full moral lesson to have the effect. And It did. Those women became Indig nant. The Idea of Imputing curiosity to women, and to have their husband tell them of It, was too much for the feminine patience to bear. So the women broke up the smok ers; wouldn't let their husbands go any more to hear such horrid things said of them. And then they moved en the preacher; threatened to stop going to church; demanded that he retract, etc. Things became pretty blue for awhile, and the preacher promises to take It all back that he had mistaken sugar for salt. That was all. Ohio State Journal. Busy Days at Mint. These are busy days at the mint. There are no signs of Industrial de pression In the big government build ing at Seventeenth and Spring Garden streets. The activity In .that magni ficent structure Is due to the unusual colnnge of gold. Since the panic the New York assay office has sent over $50,000,000 In gold bullion to the Phil adelphia mint to be coined. Since the first of the current year the Inflow of the glittering metal has been bo great that It forced the offi cials of the mint to add more than 40 women adjustors to that department. The mint turns out more than $800, 000 dally, and within .the last four mouths more than $70,000,0(10 has been coined, which exceeds the amount coined all last year by $20, 000,000. Philadelphia Telegraph. FIVE MONTHS IN HOSPITAL. Discharged Because Doctors Could Not Cure. Levi P. Brockway, S. Second Ave., Anoka, Minn., says: "After lying for nve months In a hospital I was dis charged as Incura ble, and given only six months to live. My heart was affect ed, 1 had smother ing spells and some times fell uncon scious. I got so I couldn't use my arms, my eyesight was Impaired and the kidney secretions were badly dis ordered. I was completely worn out and discouraged when I began using Doan's Kidney Pills, but tbey went right to the cause of the trouble and did their work well. 1 have been feeling well ever since." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Koster-MIlburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Messages To a Balloon. On May 13 several officers of the signal corps, with Lieutenant Frank P. Labm as pilot, made an ascent in ono of the army balloons from Wash Inglon at 1 p. m. and landed at Patux ent, a Email place near Baltimore, at 4:10. During the course of the flight, messages were received on board the balloon fiora the government's wire loss stntlnn at Annapolis. A special rntenna was suspended from the basket, and the latter was also envel oped In a wire netting. So successful wns the experiment, that Major Rus sell believes that balloons will Boon be equipped with wireless apparatus, which will enable them not only to reeeivo mos3opea, but nlso to send them. With this Improvement, the use of the balloon will be greatly in creased in time of war. Scientific American. At History Might Be Taught. Another way of teaching history which the schools might ' adopt has apparently not yet appealed to them. A good newspaper. If the teacher knows how to Interpret Its daily rec ord, may stimulate an interest in bis toiy itself. If the pupil can be taught the continuity and relation of events, an awakened Interest In dally happen. Ings will arouse a desire to trace them back through preceding stages. It Is the break In continuity between tho past and the Immediate present that deadens enthusiasm. 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