.WHAT HE CONSIDERED FAIR M Mr. Olsen's Offer Mutt Have Come Surprise Even to Persuasive Claim Agent Up In Minnesota Mr. Olsen had a cow killed by a railroad train. In due season tfce claim agent for the railroad called: "We understand, of course, that the deceased was a very docile and valu able animal," said the claim agent In his most persuasive claim-agentleman-Jy. manner, "and we sympathize with you and your family In your loss. But, Mr. Olsen. you must remember this: Your cow nad no business being upon our tracks. Those tracks are our prl rate property and when she Invaded them she became a trespasser. Tech lcally speaking, you, as her owner, became a trespasser also. But we have no desire to carry the Is3ue Into court, and possibly give you trouble. Now, then, what would you regard as a fair settlement between you and the railroad company?" "Vail," said Mr. Oluen slowly, "Ay baen poor Swede farmer, but Ay shall give you two dollars." Everybody's. REST AND PEACE fall Upon Distracted HousiholdJ y When Cutlcura Enters. Sleep for skin tortured babies and test for tired, fretted mothors is found In a hot bath with Cutlcura Soap and a gentle anointing with Cutlcura Oint ment. This treatment, In the major Ity of cases, affords immediate relief In the most distressing forms of itch ing, burning, scaly, and crusted hu mors, eczema, rashes, Inflammations, Irritations, and chafings, of infancy and childhood, permits rest and sleep to both parent and child, and points to a speedy cure, when other remedies fall. Worn-out and worried parents will find this pure, sweet and econom ical treatment realizes their highest expectations, and may be applied to the youngest infants as well as chil dren of all ages. The Cutlcura Rem edies are sold by druggists every where. Send to Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., sole proprietors, Boston, Mass., for their free 32-page Cutlcura Book on the care and treatment of skin and scalp of Infants, children and adults. Money for Tuberculosis Work. The National Association for the Study and Prevention N of Tuberculosis gives forcible Illustration of the way In which a small sum spent in educa tion has secured large appropriations from state, county, and municipal of ficials. The New York State Chari ties Aid association in the three years, 108, 1909, and 1910, has spent in the up-state portion of New York about ao.uuu in arousing uie people in vuu dangers of tuberculosis. As a direct result of the public sentiment pro duced by this outlay, the state, coun ty, and municipal authorities have al ready appropriated for tuberculosis work $1,600,000 and appropriations for hundreds of thousands of dollars are pending. Hundreds of hospitals beds have been provided, and the associa tion already alms for "No Uncared-for Tuberculosis in 1915." Thus, the National association says if $1,000,000 is realized from the sale of Red Cross seals, millions more will be added to it from the public treas uries. Last year 26,000,000 stamps were sold. It la aimed to sell four times as many this year. ' Wrong Guess. 1 It was exhibition day at No. S, and as the parents of Jack Orady, the dullest pupil, were listening hopefully, the teacher tried her best to help the boy. "How did Charles I. of England die?" she asked, assigning the easiest question on her list to Jack. As he looked at her, with no indication of a coming answer, the teacher put her hand tip to her neck. Jack saw the movement and understood its mean ing, as he thought "Charles I. of Eng land died of cholera," he announced briskly. Youth's Companion. 1 When a man dresses like a slouch It's a pretty good sign that he either' ought Co get married or get divorced. Some politicians are too modest to face the nude truth. W18E WORDS. A Physician on Food. A physician, of Portland, Oregon, has views about food. He says: "I have always believed that the duty of the physician does not cease with treating the. sick, but that we owe it to humanity to teach them how to protect their health, especially by hygienic and dietetic -laws. "With such a feeling as to my duty I take great pleasure In saying to the public that In my own experience and also from personal observation I have found no food equal to Grape-Nuts, and that I find there Is almost no limit to the great benefits this food will bring when used In all cases of sick ness and convalescence. "It is my experience that no physi cal condition forbids the use of Grape Nuts. To persons in health there is nothing so nourishing and acceptable to the stomach, especially at break fast, to start the machinery of the hu man system on the day's work. "In cases of Indigestion I know that a complete breakfast can be made of Grape-Nuts and cream and I think it Is ' not advisable to overload 'the stomach at the morning meal. I also know the great value of Grape-Nuts when the stomach is too weak to digest other food. "This Is written after an experience of more than 20 years, treating all manner of chronic and acute diseases, and the letter Is written voluntarily on my part without any request for It" Read the little book, "The Road to Wellville," In pkgs. "There's a Reason," LjOTEST FANCIES STYLES FOR MISSES MORE NEARLY RIGHT THING THAN THOSE FOR WOMEN. Look' Actually Adorable In Baglike Skirts of Hour Many Dressy Frocks Are In One-Plece e Models. The fall clothes' provided for misses strike the heart disgruntled with fash Ion's follies as more nearly the right thing than those provided for woman. True, the small woman may find them to her taste, but the styles are creat ed for the girl, and It is not entirely the traditions of girlhood that make them attractive. Perhaps it is the charm of the very short skirts and the slim figures it may be that the young girl is more suited to the present friv olities than the woman who Is sup posed to have come to the age of rea son. Everywhere one encounters the maidenly wisp of humanity loosing actually adorable In the baglike skirts of the hour, with their restraining bands or skimpy cut, with the over skirt that looks as If It has a right to be, the short sleeve that seems legitimate and so on. In the field of practicalities a mannish little coat suit represents the proper caper for street wear, and In Its most killing phases It looks as If It might be made out of three yards of stuff. A trim, dinky sort of little jacket, with coat sleeves fitting all but to the skin and a single-breasted front, is completed with a skirt without a gather and with only two seams these at the sides. Mannish materials, too, are being used for it, and for all the apparent sim plicity of such suits they require the touch of accomplished tailoring.. Many dressy little frocks are in one piece models, or thoy may be in two sections, with the upper part of the skirt simulating, with a yoke or trim ming, some basque finish for the bodice. When the waist and skirt join perfectly It is impossible to see at first glance that these frocks are not in one. Then there Is the straight oversklrt still with us, and just now It Is the merest cap, hugging the hips tightly and finished with the Inevit able band the hobble introduced. Be low the cap, fortunately for grace and locomotion, there may be a deep kilt ed flounce, which In fine materials flutters and waves gracefully with walking. But these are the pet extremes of the hour, and for those who want the sensible thing pray let me Introduce a few pictures which show styles as pretty as they are reasonable. Though designed for misses, the mod els are appropriate for small women and the styles are all quite simple enough for home dressmaking. The combination of Russian coat and plaited skirt, shown In the Illus tration, represents an ideal style for a young girl's street wear for both autumn and winter, for by wearing a warm little vest under the coat the dress would be suitable for any but the moat frigid days. As pictured, the suit Is made of a mannish goods In brown and red, with a little handsome embroidery and some fancy buttons on the bodies. The skirt is In seven gores, but as these are plaited and stitched at the top the effect Is styl ishly narrow. ThU model will be found very good for lightweight serge or cloth or some novelty suiting or other, and Instead of the embroidery used here a palm leaf Persian silk could be bought (or the collar and cuffs and pipings of the bodice. A good wool, with trimmings of black velvet, would be substantial, and If one wants the latest touch she must respect velvet now. IS SMART WALKING DRESS Designed for Plain Bronxe Cloth, Though Other Material Might Be Utilized. The smartness of this would show to perfection in plain bronze cloth. The coat fits tightly and has the long basque partly cut In with sides and taken nearly to hera of Bktrt al back. It Is edged with wldo braid and narrow sewn Inside In little loops, this also edges trimming on skirt which Is formed by two large points arranged one over the other. The collar, cuffs, and front of coat are trimmed to match; fancy buttons form fastening. Hat of light straw lined with black and trimmed with silk bows. "FAIR APRON" MAKES A HIT Designed by Clever Young Woman Who Found No Further Space for Table at Fair. "The "Pair Apron" it Is called by the clever young woman who Is Its origin ator. There being no further space for a table at the church fair In which she was anxious to help, she conceived the Idea of making a big, stout apron of denim, with plenty of spacious pock ets, and going around with It, selling small toys to the visitors at the ba zaar. No sooner thought than done. The apron was made of dark green denim, reached to the knees, and was pro vided across the base with three roomy pockets, made in the deep turn over of the hem by two straight lines of stitching. These divided the band Into three divisions, which were trim med with a triple row of narrow white braid. Two smaller pockets were made higher up. All of these pockets were hastily ornamented by pictures of Teddy bears, etc., outlined In thick white floss. The apron was fastened around the waist by two stout cords, which helped support Its weight So great was the success of this plan with the children who were too small to get near the big tables that the second day of the fair she was obliged to hang a tray around her neck to hold the further wares de manded of her! Hat Trimmings. Flowers are no more to be seen on the beBt Paris hats; feathers have entirely taken their place. Black and white ostrich plumes are first In fa vor, especially In the willow curl. Paradise aigrettes In the same shades are also popular with the Pa rislenne, though fortunately most of our really well-dressed women refuse to wear feathers that are obtained at the cost of so much slaughter. Fancy Straw Baskets. Fancy straw baskets which so many of us accumulate can be put to a gra cious use by filling with fresh fruit and sending it to an Invalid or to a friend starting upon a journey, the artlstlo effect Is enhanced by adding some of the foliage. -life l THE problem of aerial navigation has appealed to the mind of man tor centuries. In no branch of scientific investiga tion has man been so enthusias tic, so daring and so willing to risk his llfo to demonstrate the validity of bis theories, whose unsoundness has been proved, in many cases, by the Injury or death of the misguided theorist. The evolution of aeronautics, from the winged flight of Daedalus and his son Icarus to the triumph of the Wright brothers, Is a history- full of failure and discouragements that telU the story of man's unceasing aud stub born fight to conquer the elementn. The men who devote their lives to the study of aviation have met with many and various obstacles which tend to place them in the eyes of the public as visionaries held In the spell of a foolish dream. The deception of the public by charlatans, the Impossi ble claims of cranks, the use of bal loons and parachutes for spectacular leaps for life to attract the bucolic multitude, to country fairs and cir cuses, together- with the failure of many projects of real scientific value, have, until the last decade, cauBed the generality of thinking mankind to look somewhat askance on aeronautics, as a science. The scientific Investigation of aerial conditions has been one of the main factors In the success of aerial naviga tions and the epoch-making researches of the late Professor Langley, which In 1891 he published In a book entitled Experiments on Aerodynamics, have been the foundation upon which our present day system of aerial flight Is based. Aerodynamics as a science Is yet In its Infancy and has not emerged from the experimental stage, while the theory of air pressures and resistances on moving surfaces Is little under stood. The problem of maintaining stability in artificial flight has been only approximately solved First Efforts to Fly. In ancient times it was believed that to fly was, by divine decree, im possible. The Greeks and Romans held that the power of flight was an attribute only of the highest and most powerful divinities. During the mlddlo ages there were many myths and fables In circulation of certain favored Individuals who had flown for great distances on wings. Frair Bacon claimed that ho had discovered the art of flying and Albertus Magnus, the noted phlolospher, in his work, Mlrabl lus Naturae, gave a recipe for aerial navigation. From the sixteenth to the eighteen century there were numerous enthusiasts who, thinking they had discovered the secret that would ren der .them masters of the nlr, flew forth from the tops of buildings only to be dashed to their death. Efforts to fly by means of flapping wings were the chief causes of tho slow progress of the flying art. Once the Idea of soar ing through the air a theory arrived at by Professor Lllientnal in 1891 was discovered to be productive of success the science of aeronautics ad vanced by leaps and bounds. The first successful attempt at aerial flight was made In the eighteenth century by a French marquis, who endeavored to fly across the Seine from an upper window of his house in ParW. He suc ceeded In getting almost to the oppo site bank when he fell into a boat and was rescued. In the seventeenth ceutury Borelll calculated the strength of the pectoral muscles of birds and laid down tho postulate that it was impossible for man to fly by nse of his muscular strength. This doctrine seems to have been accepted, and no attempts at ar tificial flight were made until toward IliE 4 I - the close of the nineteenth century. Tho Invention of the balloon by the Montgolfler brothers, and their first public ascent in 1782, directed the at tention of the world to this new means of aerial navigation, and In less than three years after the Montgolflers' first ascension was made the English channel was crossed In a balloon from Dover to Calais by Blanchard and Doc tor Je (Trios. In 1786. Professor Langley the Pioneer. In the same year that Professor Lllenthal made hie soaring experi ments Professor Langley, in a steam driven neroplnne model, flew across the Potomac river, a distance of three quarters of a mile. Later when he had received appropriations from the gov ernment for the perfection of his ma chine he attempted a second flight across the Potomac. He fiew for a dlsianco of 90 feet, when something went wrong and the machine plunged Into tho river. Further experiments on tho part of the government were discontinued, and while it Is known now that the principles of the learned protesaor were correct, Langley, at tho time, received nothing but the se verest criticism and ridicule. Profes sor Langley was probably the first one to experiment with an aeroplane driv en by steam or any like force and his experiments proved conclusively that with Bufllctent speed-producing force behind it an aeroplane could soar great distances through the air. He Is the plpneer of the aeroplane and re cent aviators owe their success to the principles which he set forth. . In Dayton, O., there lived two young men known as Wilbur and Orville Wright. They were interested in the bicycle Industry. In the early '90's they became- Interested In aviation and reading up the theories of Llllen thai they became very enthuslastto over tho art of artificial flight In 1900 they constructed a machine and dur ing their summer vacation on the coast of North Carolina they began experiments with a gliding aeroplane. In 1903 they added a 16-horsepower motor to their glider and in December of that year uucceeded In making flights of 850 feet In 69 seconds against a 29-mile wind. In 1906 they made a flight of 24 miles In 38 minutes and from that time on were hailed as the first real conquerors of the air. A New Era. The year 1909 will go down to pos terity as tho beginning of a new era in the art of aviation. . The records made show an enormous advance in lengths of flights, heights and feats of daring. In this country Curtlss flew for 07 minutes In July, and at the official trials at Fort Myer, Orville Wright remained in the air for one hour and 21 minutes, covering 60 miles with a passenger. Curtlss won tho Bennett speed contest nt Rhclms, bringing the contest this year to this country. Bit-riot made hlu historic cross-channel flight on July 25. making a distance of 31 miles in 37 minutes Farnhain made n- duration -flight of four hours, 17 minutes and 35 seconds covering 137 miles. Orville Wright. Latham and Paulham reached alti tudes exceeding 1,500 fuet. The events of this yc:ir nro so fresl in thn memory- that It la luinecossnr to recall tha numerous and nlmos daily conqufiita that occurred dtirln lta Bpan. The voiiduful aclilnveim-n' accomplished In th'.a year wer.? dt not ho much to a more perfect cu Ism in the aeroplanes lu:t lo I.' creaBed confidence and ill ol t'.ic c-.-1 ators. Dnrhig recent tivUtlor. me t the mile iroint lu ali.lti-.du Ik,. reached by tho ckl'.ful a:id iUi.j Brookins. n -j Ai-i.-- 'if..- yLJ Jgy WILBUR D, NEfBIT HOW 5f 5TER flOBMEDTIlM When sister got her hobble skirt The family assembled; Papa's remarks were very curt; With high disdain he trlmbled. Aunt Julia sniffed and raised her hands. Grandmother almost fainted . And aald: "Be seen in tbatT My landsl I'd rather that sho painted!" Then mother shook her head and sighed And aald: "Disgraceful, surelyl It Isn't fifteen Inches wide. Besides, It fits you poorly. No child of mint; shall walk the street In guch a bold Invention Why, look! It calls your well, ydu feet! To every one's attention." Then each took turns while slater stood 'And heard, how they condemned It; They said the stylo was far from good O, how they hawed and hemmed Itl When they were through then sister took An album from the table i And showed them In that otden book Such things believe me, Mabell First, grandma In her widespread hoops i The style of 1850, When Oreclnn bends and soulful droops Were thought to be quite nifty, Then with a smile thnt seemed to sari "Once more I'm glad to fool you," A "Dull-back costume, tlrht end rav. She showed on good Aunt Julia. Dear mother rose to seize the book And they had quite a tussle. But-sister held It and cried: "Look Here's mother with her bustle I" Then father In spring-bottom pantal My sister's wise selections Of father's, grandma's, ma's and aunt's Old styles hushed their objections. In Plain English. -woodman, spare That Tree" Is a. highly Idealised version of an attempt at applied conservation. The principal character comes upon a man who la chopping down a tree, and says to him: "Don't cut down that tree." "What?" asks the lumberman. "You let that tree alone. I knew II when I was a little boy. I tjsed to play mumblepeg under It and I bare a eattmental attachment for it, so I would kindly request that you let It stand as it Is." "Do you own this tlmberiand?" . "No. but I " .Well, don't pull any of that Gilford Pltichot talk around here, young fel ler. The big road for yours, see?" Which shows us that conservation and conversation are entirely different propositions. Two of a Kind. "Must be something wrong with the organ bellows," whispered the man to his wife at church. "What?" she asked. "The organ bellows," he repeated. "Hump! So does the frump who Is trying to sing soprano." Those Dear Women. "When my husband won't buy me what I want," confides the first wom an, "I cry. Then he will agree that I may have It, just to get me to Btop crying." "I have a better plan than that" says the second woman. "When my husband thinks I shouldn't have a new hat or dress, I smile. That work better than tears In my case." "But," sweetly says the first wom an, "my husband thinks I am so pret ty when I smile that he will not do anything to get me to stop." After thinking the matter over that evening the second woman concludes' that the first Is a hateful thing. Discreet Bird. "Sing, sweet blr-r-rd! Sing, sweet blr-r-r-r!" caroled the damsels youngj and fair. But the sweet bird, concealed in th bosky verdure, or words to that efj feet, merely twittered to Itself. "Not much. They want to ring mei In on their concert and then bhunai me for its failure."
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