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him with seeds. tells him the nature

him with seeds. tells hfni the nature
Of the enemies that will attack his
crops, warns him of their actual
presence, and instructs him as to the
remedies to be applied. It also separ-
ates his diseased cattle from his
healthy cattle; stamps the latter so
that they bring a higher price abroad
than competing cattle bring; informs
him of the character of the foreign
demandforfarm products. and advises
him as to the best manner of packing
his fruit for shipment. The value Of
the work Of the forestry division can
not be oyerestimated. It has done
much to stimulate a widespread in
terest in the subject Of forest preser-
vation, and has accomplished an adj
mirable work in decreasing the num-
Der Of forest fires. The department
also i~nstructs the farmer in the art
of making good roads, and excites a
desire for them by spreading abroad
a knowledge of their great economic
value to all who have heavy loads to
haul to market or the railway station.
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Ran away

A singular accident occurred In the
Frisco yards, near Joplin, No. recently.
Engine No. 128, running extra, left
town upon the Girard passenger trains
time. The trains met on q curve on
the edge Of town. Both engineers ap-
piled the air brakes and reversed their
engines, also giving Q full head OF
steam to mitigate the collision. The en-
gineer, fireman and trajnmen Of the ex-
ira engine jumped for their lives. The
engines collided, but with only enough
force to crush the cow-catchers. Hav-
Ing q full head OF steam and being re-
versed, the extra engine, with no one
aboard, rebounded, and OF O terrific
speed began backing out Of town. It
passed through East Joplin going at q
rate estimated at a mile q minute. The
dispatcher was promptly notified, and
all trains In It's direction were held to
prevent another collision. Eearchera
found the engine two miles from tewn
on q hill, with the steam and water ex-
hausted, but with no apparent damage
from Its wild run
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the protection which they obtained
from the stations against frauds and
impOsitions in commercial fertilizers,
and now the stations look after the
farmers interests in respect Of nur-
sery stock, dairy products, and feed
ing-stuhs, and aid them materially in
fighting injurious insects. In addi-
ton to these police duties the men at
the stations are e. gagged in making
original Investigations in agricultural
problems, and the results are pub
lished In farmers bulletins and in
the form Of pamphlets.
An .dee of the work done by the
whole department and of it's value
for it's work is well done-may be OBJ
tanned by an enumeration of some of
the subjects which have been inves-
tigated and on which publications
have been issued. The division of
vegetable physiology and pathology
has studied the disease OF
shade and ornamental trees,
and has instructed those who
plant and care for such trees in the
causes OF and remedies for the dis
eases. 1t has taught fruit growers
how to care for and improve the or
ange, pineapple and other fruits. It
has discovered the secret of propagat-
ing the fig. 1t has found remedies for
diseases Of truck crops, cotton, wheat,
corn and other cereals. A good deal
Of work is done in investigating the
character and conditions, including
the proper habitat, Of plants that are
not usually grown here. 1t has thus
been found that jute can proftably be
raised in the South, and fax on Puget
Sound. The department furnishes
farmers with information as to the
character of weeds sent by them for
identification, and it issues warnings
to State experiment stations and to
local authorities of the presence of
dangerous weeds in their localities. It
also makes tests Of seeds and pub
fishes the information gained by the
experiments. It spreads abroad in
formation as to grasses, grains, pois-
onous plants, roots and fruits. 1t
makes thorough examination Of soils
for agricultural purposes, ascertains
their texeIre, and issues a bulletin
showing graphically the differences
in important types of land. The same
bulletin shows that most of our ag-
ricultural crops are adapted to soils
Of certain texture, differing greatly
for the various crops" Bulletins are
also issued showing the moisture
by these crops, and the
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afterwards there was another appro-
priation of q like amount. Two years
after that Congress appropriated
$4,000. BY 1857 the annual expendi-
ture had reached $4,000, but it fell
again and then rose, but it did not
exceed $4,000 until 1885. and the
occasion of the increase for that year
was the establishment Of the Bureau
of Animal Industry. In 1888 the APP
preparation exceeded $1,000,000. but
in that year the Weather Bureau was
transferred from the Signal Corps to
the department. The Government
is now spending about 49,
O00, 900 a year on it's farm
ers, but included in this sum is
about 100000 for the Weather
Bureau, the Bureau OF Animal In
dustry. and the experiment stations.
These last perform as valuable SER
vice-perhaps the most valuable SER
vice rendered to agriculture by the
department.
The above interesting article and
the cuts which accompany it are re-
produced from Harper's Weekly.
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Appearances was Oeoeueavn,

He was a sanctimonious-looking man,
clad in q severely cut suit Of .sombel
black. He even called for black coffee
when he quietly took his seat at the
counter in the light lunch cafe near
Tenth and Chestnut streets, ON Satur-
day night.
It seemed strange to the other Gus
toners Of the place that so religious n
man as he appeared to be should be
drinking black coffee at midnight, says
the Philadelphia Record. Black coffee
Is calculated to keep q man awake all
night. Perhaps, thought the others, he
has a long sermon to prepare for deliv-
cry in the morning. There was anoth-
er surprise for the patrons Of the place
when the sober Individual placed a
cigar box on the counter beside him.
They wouldn't have been surprised II
1t had been a prayer book or a Bible,
but a box Of cigars seemed much too
worldly. However, the best Of Chris
tlans smoke sometimes. This Christian
quietly drank his cup Of black coffee,
and after paying for 1t picked up his
cigar box and started for the door. Un-
fortunately, however, he carried the
box with the bottom uppernost, and
the next instant an astounding thing
happened.
The lid Of the box swung open, and
about q half.peck Of red, white, and
blue chips, together with several bunch
es Of aces, kings, queens, teu-spots and
the like were distributed all over the
floor. The clerical-looking gentleman
CALCULATED 'eblaukety blank blank" sev-
eral times while he gathered up his
poker outfit. Then he drifted out into
the night.
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OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WASHINGTON, D. G.

Ak are scientific men. There are
30 large bureaus, twenty-five divis-
kns. Offices, or surveys. OF these
ssSen are administrative, eight tech
aleal, an seven are purely scientific.
81 these must be added the offices of
Be Weather Bureau, which include
~ observer stations, and fifty-two
aEatIsns along the coast and on the
Great Lakes. The Bureau OF AMI
NIL Industry has 152 technical
sations engaged in meat inspection
I'D quarantine work, and three lab
sataries where the diseases of ami
naa and their causes are investi-
gssea.s
This article would be undressing
~ therefore worthless If / should
HnaeftaKe Is describe technically the
Kark done BY the department. I shall
q give the reader a general idea
what these practical and scientific
ea pre- doing for the country, be-
sEe after a visit TO the bureau in
aaaingtOn / vas led to read a good
s o its literature, and to look in
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How spurgeon Learned to Smoke.
It has never been stated yet how
and when Mr.. Spurgeon learned to
smoke. It was while he was an usher
In q boys school at Cambridge, and
became the pastor at the little Baptist
chapel at Waterbeach. He used to stay
with one Of the deacons from Saturday
to Monday. Admiring the zest with
which his host enjoyed his clay pipe,
q 'churchwarden" was promised him
the following week, which offer he
eagerly accepted. Said the old man:
He smoked his pipe, as he did every
thing else, thoroughly, then he said: I
think I have had enough Yes / re-
piled, I think you have and he there
upon left the inside for the outside OF
kha oatfa Rn.n
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Pie %guYeransnt's
Grsat Work For
tie Farmers.
Wv Henry T.oornis Nelson.


Il il not many years since the De-
nsytn,ent Of Agriculture was a very
sa,all concern, but now it is in fact
= IN name q great and perhaps the
most aseful department of the gov
lament. while at its head is a men,
spr Of the cabinet.
what does this department do for
40 farmer? Working In IN unfre-
s,anted cart Of Washington, or out in
"a country In Maryland, or at the
sr,aus experiment. stations which
q usually connected with agricul-
nral colleges, are about 5000 people.
N the 1000 in Washington about me-
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cling 20 Prirnleive nrevuoog.

The Indians in the interior Of Canada
still adhere to the primitive mode of
disposing Of the remains Of their dead,
the corpse, attired in a new suit OF
clothes, being placed on a platform
some ten or twelve feet high. Those
living nearer to civilization have adopt
ed burial, but even then the new suit
Of clothes is indispensable, and the body
Is placed in IN upright or sitting posi-
ton on some hillside facing a lake
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Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound.
If you are troubled with pains,
fainting spells, depression Of spirits,
reluctance to go anywhere, headache,
backache, and always tired, please re-
member that there Ia an absolute
remedy which will relieve you Of your
suffering as it did Mrs Rice. Proof
is monumental that Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound 10 the
greatest medicine for suffering women.
No other medicine has made the cures
that it has, and no other woman has
helped SO many women by direct advice
as has Mrs. Pinkham /; her experience
is greater than that Of any living per-
SON. II you are sick, write and get
her advice; her address is Lynn, Mass.
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aAe subject, and it struck me that
NoEk Is not only in every way
but that its real value is not
s7 understood. has been laughed,
Aasllea into oblivion, perhaps on
aaat Of the jokes about the seeds
Eae farmers who distribute and
them.
zhe first place the department
Sl'es az opportunity 10 make
'lag as profitable us In the nature
lass IT can possibly be. 1t does
n H0rding to the farmer who
AEail himself Of it full knowledge
sss requirements Of his art, of the
Ass'lQns 0f the son and climate of
@elghborhood, and Of the crops
#sA may pc most probably grown
AA faFln. The department makes
necessary experiments for the
saving him both time and
'ass ana putting him that FAR
~ Che game which his father
@ q leAKn all about for himself. Al
:aea economist told me not
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Deep Diving operationa,

Diving operations as a great depth
have proved successful of Cape Finis7
terre, all the silver bars from the
steamer Skyro, which sank in thirty
fathoms In 1891, having been brought to
the surface. The working depth 70.
the divers was never less than one hun
dred and seventy-one feet and was
often more. Dynamite was used to
blow away the deck. The value Of the
silver was forty-fve thousand dollars.
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differences between adjacent soils.
The department tess the farmer the
character or his laud. the kind OF crop
best adapted to it and to fha climate,
ID constantly experimenting to dia.
coYey asw cFons fus him. furnishes
The Opelousas courier., 1900-12-08
Russian Marriage Custom.

When a Russian Princess marries,
after the wedding dinner and ball il
is the privilege of the marshais and
ministers to see the couple to the nup-
tial chamber. And after a becoming
interval it is the duty of the prince to
come out and distribute precious NOR.
sells of his partners garters to the
naughty and exclusive crowd who
have been waiting. Each little BIZ
bears the royal crown and the prin.
cess's initial in embroidery.
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New Ocean C-sreynouna.

The famous Deutschland cost 90, 932, 600;
displacement 2s.2O0 tons; accommodation
LOST passengers; crew b25. 1t has estab-
lished a new record for ocean steamers.
Among the great remedies Of the world
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters holds the record
with its fifty years Of cures Of constipation,
indigestion and btliousness. 1t gets at the
root of the disease and effects a cure. The
genuine has our Private Revenue Stamp
over the neck of the bottle.
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Beat For fha Rnwala.

No matter what ais you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get we'll until your
bowels are put right. CAscARETs help
nature, cure you without q grippe or pain,
produce easy natural movements, cost you
just 10 cents to start getting your health
back. OAscARETs Candy Cathartic, the
genuine, put up In metal boxes, every tab
let has GEO. stamped on 1t. Beware Of
limitations.
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ed, the farmers at first entertained a
very contamptuous idea of the scien-
lists in charge of the stations, but
they are now coming to depend upon
them, and to go to them for advice.
Their confidence was first gained bv
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STATE OF ONO, Cry OF TOLEDO, l..

FRANK ]. CmESEY makes oath that be is the
senior partner of the firm of T. J. CHRREY &
Co., deang businessi In the City of Toledo. County
aud State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum OF N DOLLARS for each
and every case of CATARRH that cannot be
cured by the use Of HALLS C&TARRH CURE.
RAN J. HENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
1911 presence, this 9Th day of December,
eRALS A. D. 1885. A. w. GLEASON,
~I Nfaofp Public.
Halls Cstarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the systam. Send for testimonials, free.
r. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, Z5o.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Adainty idea that one may c~ontrive for
oneself in q minute or two is the little cravat
or inch wide ribbon velvet passed twice
round the neck, the ends meeting together in
a single twist. and then hanging straight
down ON thesfront of the bodice, these ends
weighted with the dull gold ferrets.
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Al 4 WAS harilly possible
AAta tlse 1otd That the ex-
aaa bad oskel la the
saKmla II was this
pas DO on ny in.
b&ans ssAhpnR III.
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Eyes, baby looks like papa. I" said the proud
mamms: ~ sure heI rave a nose like
from mex door, "you give the little one gin
for the collie, l understand" Philadelphia
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That's a graceful, careless effect in your
Indian corner drapery." Careless effect! !
went up and down the stepladder thirteen
times before I got it to look right"
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His MISUNDERSTANDING hotel in run ON
the European plan" Uncle Josh-"How's
that? Do they charge Americans twice as
much as anyone lsefn-Puck,
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Wanted.

'How does your new bookkeeper suit you?"
"As a bookkeeper he's grea*, but as q human
being / don't take to him."
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FITS permanently cured. No ats or nsryougness
after nrst days use of DR.. kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. - trial bottle and treatise free De. b.
u. KLINE, Ltd, esl Arch ST., Ellila., Pc.
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We refund 10c for every package of Put,
MAX FADELEss DYE that fails to give salts
faction. Monroe Drug Co., Unionville, Mo.
Sold by all druggists.
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It is unwise to Peep an oil or gas stove
burning in q sleeping room, az thereby the
pure airi is vitiated and the healthlo2 the room
placed In jeopardy.
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a complete set of Mafeking siege
postage stamps has been sold at . Lon.
don auction for $3.50 and two sets at
Mafeking paper money for s1l0.
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HEUMATlsM, CATARRH ARE BLOOD
DiSEASES-cURE FREE.

B. B. B. cures deep-seated cases after
all else fails. II you have aches IL
bones, joints Of back, swollen glandE,
loose control Of muscles, tainted breath
ringing in ears. mattery, Shiny dis
charge, sores on lining of the nose OF
throat, or thin blood, then take B. B. B.,
which ure to stay cured by max
ing the blood pure and rich. Over 30c{
positive cures to perfect health. Try
B. B. B.. Druggists, 81. Trial treat.
ment free by writing 3. b. B. Co.,
Mitchell street. Atlanta. Ca Describe
trouble, and medical advice free.
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SillicusEThere IL nothing new un-
der the SUM-. Cynicus-Then what
would you advise me to do with the
bill for my wife's new hat3
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Happiness cannot be bought, but one OF
the great hindrances to it's attainment can be
removed by Adams Pepsin Tutti Fruit.
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ambitious man into committing indiscretion-
that forever ruined his reputation.-Chicago
Daily News.
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Il. q. Green's Sons, of Atlantis, Ca. are the
only successful Dropsy Spe .ialists In th
world. See tn iF liberal offer in advertise
menE in another column of this paper.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-12-08

Durham. South Africa, has become q winter
resort, and contains some OF the finest resi-
dencesi In the world. They are surrounded
by tropical trees, flowers and fruits.
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A travelling sal esman in each Southern State,
ESQ to eco per month and travelling expenses;
experience not a bsolutely necessary. Address
TOBACCO WORKS Co., Pentckss Va.
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DR.. Bulls Cough
Cures q cough OF cold at once. o.
ccnquers Group, bronchitis. SVRun
grippe and consump tion. asc. s~

life when he feel too old 10 become gay and
too young to go to bel early,-Atchison
Globe.
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st, Joseph, Mo-, raises a municipal banana
crop each year. In the park conservatory
grows a banana tree that faith fully produces
an annual bunch of bananas.
The Opelousas courier., 1900-12-08

Carter's Ink has the endorsement Of the
United States government and of all the
leading railroads. Want any more evidence
The Opelousas courier., 1900-12-08

~ paid an eminent artist Sl5 for a critic SIN
of my painting" What did he tell your"
Said It was the worst he ever
The Opelousas courier., 1900-12-08

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reducing infiama-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. &c bottle
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Piso's>Cure for Consumption is an infalli
BILE medicine for coughs and Colds.-N, W.
SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, n. j., Feb. II, 1865.
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Two honest, reliable men; experience not absa
lutely necessary; salary and expenses paid
Peerless Tobacco Works Co., Bedford City, We
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Sold By Druggists, z5o.
Halls Family Pills are the best.

Dolly: If you keep on spending money this
way wen have to go TO the poorhouse.''
Well, il we do. Jack, Wen have a lot ST nice
things to take with us,
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$50 Dobbs convinced you by his arguments
eh?" Il don't know whether / was convinced
or whether he wore me out"
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"Sugby Is much interested in the Chinese
tituation.'' YES, he seems to be completely
taken up with the way 1t affects his emo
tional nature"
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Lots ole men ere honest snIy be.
ssuaa Z II TIE heat policy
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In Egypt the telephone operators are all
men and they are required tn be expert lin
gusts speaking English. French, Italian,
modern Greek and Arabic.
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The Best Prescription for Chile

and Fever 10 o bottle of GROVES TAsTELE0s
a fast t]as,olSs est form - No SS~ epreHno psy. SPraco soc.
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To Cure o Cold in One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BRono QuNIEB TABLETS. Al
druggists refund the money II It fails 10 cure,
g. W. Groves signature Is on each box. 2c
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the-way, receive money from the
Stafes-a little more than half as
muen as they receive from the gen
eral Government. AS is to be exnect-
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If a man meets six women In the course o
q day Ave of them will be apt to say he il
real mean,'
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-09
Might Grow In Kentucky.

Samuel II. Ireland, lawyer and ra-
sonteur--by choice the latter-of Wash
ngtop, Is responsible for this story,
about genial and ingenious old pre-
siding elder in the Methodist Episcopal
Church South who was townsman
Of his back In Kentucky, relates the
New York Telegraph. When he ap-
peared in Mr., Irelands offices at Wash
ington one day, the lawyer was cordial
to the old preacher, took him TO all the
interesting places of the capital and In
the evening had him to dine at the
home of lady In the official circle
who would rather decorate her table
with quaint, homely characters than
with notables. Spaghetti was one of
the dishes served, and the old man took
to 1t with amazing celerlty. Put very
much at his ease by the gracious ways
of his hostess, he asked for and pol
ished off another plateful Of the Italian
paste.
Signing contentedly as he finished,
he remarked
81 wish, ma'am, you'd tell me what's
the name Of that dish I've just been
eating"
"Thpt's spaghetti, elder" said the
hostess. "an italian dish"
"SoT said the elder. well, it's real
good, and | wish before l go you'd
give me some of the seed. Chances are
that we can grow the stuff in Ken
tucKy."
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-09
A Jacket of Many Garments.

Although Gordon declined to accept
the bowls of gold offered him by the
Chinese emperor after the suppression
of the TAPPING rebellion, yet he con-
sented to receive the yellow jacket, a
distinction limited to IL wearers, who
constitute the imperial bodyguard.
When the presentation of so exalted
an oriental order took place, there was
a most remarkable ceremony observed
by the Celestial grandees commission
ed to personally confer the high mark
of the emperor's favor.
To Gordon's evident astonlshment,
the operation of donning the yellow
jacket In its entirety was consider.
able undertaking, for between two
and three hoursathe great but simple
minded soldier was engaged in putting
ON one suit and taking off another until
a most extensive wardrobe had been
gone through.
1t comprised silk dresses, robes, jack
cts. hats, caps, boots, shoes, fans, gir-
dies, thumb rings of jade and neck
laces for all seasons and occasions.
The yellow jacket in its actuality
was the last item Of the raiment bear
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-09
A Long Bath.

A man who is lawyer and a jour
nallst in one of the smaller inland cit
les or Ohio tells of an uncle he has in
the region of Massillon. This relative
Is one of the pious members Of a small
community and, being possessed Of
considerable executive ability, has
been for more than 20 years the super
lntendent Of thriving Sunday school.
His besetting sin, II 1t might be called
such, is his propensity to exaggerato
stories in order to make them interest
Ing to his auditors.
Some time ago he was telling his
lawyer journalist nephew OF how he
cured himself of the ague. 1t was sew
eral years ago. and, having tried every
remedy ip vain, he at last consulted an
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-09

old Indian doctor, who advised him, he
says, to go down to the creek each
morning Immediately on rising and sit
in the cold water up to his chin. He
was to sit there one minute the first
morning and then double the time each
day for 20 days. The uncle says he
followed the prescription and was
cured
THE nephew, who happens to be Of a
calculating turn ,of mind, figured out
how long his uncle would stay in his
cold bath on the twentieth day. He
found that the last treatment would
last few days over six months.
Cleveland Leader.