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whats a gamblin' system?" asked

whats a gamblin' system?'' asked
{ Mr.. Henncssy.
"a gambln' system said Mr.. Doc
ley, like alienation w Affections, IS
wan way Nv maxim a livelihood among
tn British assystocracy. A young Jock
IN New York has tn best wan liver
heerd ~. He's been tellin' about 1t.
On January twintyteighth.' he
says I held a meeting w me syndi-
cate. Unforchinitely sivral Nv tn mos
enthuyastic an incurable was alb
sent It benz q busy day in tn insane
coort but at nightfall was able to
speed with tin thousan' dollars in
tn sweat-band Nv me coronet to TIL
altar whore tn Goddess " Fortune,
riprlsintn' syndicate iv binsvolent
Jews, presides,' he says, over tn ex-
ercises Nv her Wotaries,' he says, In
other wurruds. whit to play TIL
foolish Wheel no says. I will read
firm mo dry: Thursdah: Played
only tn twinty-siven an tn three,
f'r I'm thirty years Of to-day. an
three firm thirty leaves twinty-sivin
Th'- system wurruks splindidly. l
dhropped only two thousan' whereas
TIL man on wan side " me, that was
playin' q dhream his wife had, los
tWinty-flve hundred, an tn man on
tn other side " me who was asleep
los three thousan', an Masonic I'M
blim. A good day, Friday: To-day I
play tn four. tn siven an tn th!r-
teen, twice four bein' siven, an thir-
teen tn regular Fridah number. AL
most Won twinty thousan'. Lost six
thousnn'. Saturday: Play tn color
system. ] am determined to win. TIL
bank is ividlntly afraid iv mo. FIR, tn
crooper has JUS toll mo In al vG.ce
croopy with emotion that no will ac-
clpt on'y money f'r chips. It is too
aisy. play tn fred. TIL trooper Is
white with fear can hear him move
his foot nnryously undher tn table
Ike man wurrukln' a jdowin' ma
chine. TIL wheel stops suddenly. It
is black, How sthrangel Sundah. 1t
Is my day. The better TIL day tn
better III do thin. But they. ar-re
frightened. They rayfuse to TURN
f'r pair " cum buttons an solid
gun-metnl cigareet case. lave tn
room an as go out, TIL trooper to
So'pSaic ms leltE WHISTLES: 'Ar-r6 they
amy more at home Hike your" ! Will
taka me system to America an have
It Financed Me system he says.
needs nourishment.' he says,
TITS a surprise to me, Hinn,ssy.
that tn men r-runnin' gamblin
houses amt broke, Maybe they ar-re
broke. Maybe they're broke an ms
keep up tn game because It's a ira
dition In TIL family, an thy're proud
7. an they don't want tn OF folks at
homo to hear they're quit an
they need occupation to amuse thin
like ROCKEFELLER. But It's shame to
take their money firm thin In this
nnderhanded way. Th Jock Nv Rosen
will river have no luck with that
kind " money, ! warn him now. A
curse will hang over tn ill-gotten
gains wrenched firm tn poor.
ign'rant gambler be means Nv n lead
pencil, an a prlm'ry arith-meitc He
may die rich, but his conscience will
atllict him to th' enc, am his name
VIII pc spoken With scorn be future
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$3.50: {: aa6,s.pao9a.aoN-i

Once upon a Time there was a. Firm
doing Business under the Name OF
Hailfellow and Crouch.
They had q large Retail Establish
ment upon entering which the Gus
toner was created by the mingled
Odors OF Kerosene. Roasted Coffee.
Leather, Herkhimer County Cheese.
Navy Plug. Dried Apples and petrihed
Goldfish. In the good old Summer
limo it was not necessary to go into
the Store In order to get the COM
pllcated Aroma Farmers driving by
could come very near guessing what
Hailfellow and Crouch carried in
Stock
The Firm did a Nice Business and
used to split quite Piece Of Money
every January LIST. But neither one
was satisfied. Each felt that he was
: entitled to at least two-thlrds OF the
Net Profits.
Mr.. Hailfellow was the Hand Shak-
er for the OUTFIT. His Long Suit was
to know everybody and call him by
his front Name. On every pleasant
Day he stood In front of the fragrant
Emporium. In his Shirt Sleeves, hold
Ing a public Leveo.
He was a quiet Josher and knew.
n lot OF good Jokes that he had once
heard In Minstrel Show at Column
bus. Ohio. and that made him very
strong with the Country Trade.
Furthermore. he was a good Mixer.
Ho belonged to the X. P's. and the
Odd-Fellows and few others, 40
that about four Nights out Of the
week he would I'll his Pockets with
mild Smokers, usually ncglectins to
make out Ticket, and then he would
pike for the Lodge Room and let his
Partner and the Boy with the Pink
Shirt attend to tho Store
II there was an Auction Snle or n
Baseball Game or u Circus anywhere
within Radius OF 20 Miles, then Mr..
Hallfellow would put on his Dark SUIT
and stand-up Collar and drive over,
just to get his Mind off OF his Bust
ness, In one Way and another he
managed to keep his Mind off OF Busi-
ness about evch-eights OF the Time.
Sometimes, when he was around the
store. and there was a Saturday Rush.
ne would have ia walt On a lew Gus
'oilicis, but ne was Snln6 Salesman
because he never could make out what
the Cost-Mark meant.
Mr.: Crouch. tho Partner, possessed
Good Head for Business but ho had
the Social Disposition OF Coffin Trim
ner. While Haitellow would be up
and down the Street, kidding the To-
cal Population. and making himself
well-liked, Crouch would DO In the
back end OF the Store STRENGTHENING
out the Books and figuring Discounts
Crouch was at the Store BY 7 O'clock
every Morning, keeping Tab, for fear
that some one who was No Good would
get his Name on tho Books,
Ha.lfelow would land In about $3.50
and open the Day by reading tho
Morning Paper through from tho
Weather Bulletin In FROM to the Tes-
tmonials on the last Page. After
which he was ready TO 10 out and
plant himself on Salt Barrel ana
discuss the Issues Of the Day.
Crouch had only one Day Oft In four
Years and then he had to attend tha
Funeral Of Relative. So that when
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Briefly, he loses his thinness by building
up into well developed muscles, muscles
that had been permitted to grow fabby
and weak through neglect and disuse.
A thin man does not really know the
fun meaning of health and Joy OF living
until he is thus developed. A sunken face,
q hollow chest, almost powcrless arms.
and body more or less emaciated in
appearance, on which clothes hang with
Ill grace. are not calculated to make
their possessor particularly happy when
he glances into NJ looking glass, or meets
the curious looks Of his fellow men, or
twenty tins day hts to listen to the
anxious question from his friends. "Old
man. are you feeling we'll these days?"
The thin man, locked out Of his room,
may be better equipped to wriggle through
the transom than his heslier brother. but
for most emergencies In the walks of life
he will frequently find himself lacking In
the physical qualities that contribute so
largely to the success OF the man who
possesses them.
DO not gather from this that to be
healthy it is necessary to be fat. Fat is
as much Of handicap as thnness and is
as harmful to the welfare Of the human
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BY GEORGE AIDE.
Copyright, 1903, by Robert Howard Russell.


he did get Vacation there was not
much Enjoyment in It,
There was no denying his Industry,
but no ono liked HIM. He seemed to
have some kind Of an inward Grudge
against every one who came in to
buy Bill Of Goods. If Customer
remarked that it was q Nice Day, he
didn't seem to believe it. The Trade
would not have stuck at all, had it
not been for IIailfeliow, who had
way OF giving Stick Candy to the
KIDS and beautiful Colored Pictures,
advertising Breakfast Foods, to the
Women Folks.
Each Partner naturally believed that
he was getting the Short End of the
Arrangement. They would go home
and tell their Troubles to the Wives.
Mrs. Hailfellow went around to Sew
ing Societies and Missionary Meetings
telling how Mr.. Eailfellow had to put
up with u lot and was really the one
who brought all the Trade to the
Store.
Mrs. Crouch loved to let all her
friends know that her husband shaved
like q dog while the partner soldiered
but. Just the same, always came In on
the cut-up Of the profits.
When the wives begin to take part
In u business row. the dissolution no.
tlce Is about due.
Hailfellow and Crouch agreed to disa
gree. Hailfellow took his share and
opened new place across the street.
with gilt sign and nickel-plated
show cases.
Almost Immediately it was the most
popular joint In town. At times there
We're ns many as 10 men sitting
around tho stove swapping fish
stories. Hailfellow employed couple
OF clerks who knew moro about cash
register than the man that Invented It
He issued pass-books to nil thoso
whoA cared for his jokes. The drum
mers would jump several towns In
order to get to him In hurry be-
cause. II HAlfellow liked n drummer,
he would order thousand gross of
lamp chimneys rather than appear
cold and unsociable, In a short time
no had magnificent stock, but he
could not remember exactly how much
It cost him, So he sold goods at
whatever seemed to BIO reasonable
"''" 'A'o iu'iiiclS uIoNe lONB distances
SO as to give him their trade,
In tho meantime Crouch was reap
Ing the sure reward Of one who is
not kind TO his felowmen. People
did not caro- to patronize one whose
conversation consisted very largely
of grunts and why should they do SO,
and Joke given away With every
purchase?
Crouch began to lose money and
tho rent ate up his Invested capital
the rent ate up his invested capital,
At last the jobbers closed In on him
and asked the Sheriff to step In and
tho Sheriff said he would so. as soon
as he got through closing up the
Hailfellow matter.
Mr.. IIailfellow had done rushing
business, He owed nearly every
wholesale house west OF New York
and In addition to laying lin the most
remarkable mess of Junk over seen
under one roof, he had collected the
( autograph signatures (of all the pau.
pers In tho county. Four experts
worked for q month trying to find
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floor, with strong chair near the head.
Place the tands on the side OF the chair
and. Keeping them there. raise up and
straIghten out the body. supporting It on
tie hands and tho tips OF the toes. Hold
the position until WEAKNESS begins. then
go back to the original position.
To vary this exercise lie down on the
floor on the back. place the heels on a
chairs side and raise up and straighten
the body. supporting 1t on heels and the
head (Figure y.
This builds UP the muscles OF the back.
straightens the spine. enlarges and fills
out tho shoulders and neck. makes a
scrawny face plump and replaces that
tired look with nu extremely happy OK.
preston.
Exercise 1I.-Galn the correct standing
position. Grasp light weights chair in
the hand and hold 1t out at urm's length
on level with tho shoulders Gradually
bend downward above the hips. and as
you do so continually push the chair
Ahi hhSA atia lhtiei ouS LiVul tiic sHou1u-
ers. taking care to keep the chair on a
level with the shoulders (Figure q. When
the chair gets as near the floor as you
can put it rise easily to the original POSI-
tion. Inhale while ascending and exhale
while descending.
This movement speedily developers the
shoulders. the sides OF the chest. and
the neck and the front OF the chest.
Exercise III.-To put flesh on the entire
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COCAINE HABIT
Worst ofAlI, as the Drug Operates on
\. Brain c els


Brain G ellis.
DR.. Sanger Brown. physician and allen
list, declared last night that the efforts
of the States attorney to stamp out the
growing use OF cocaine should receive the
support and Incorporation of all who are
Interested in humanity. In describing tho
use OF the drug. Its influence on the mind
and the possibilities of a cure. DR.. Brown
said:
1.-The use OF the drug may begin through
an effort to alleviate pain or from other
causes. but, whatever the beginning CO.
calne soon. holds the patient in It's mercl-
less grasp, and the strongest person Is
reduced to a wreck. The Immediate eff
ss on and he Of Pasn eff ss Of s soS
are forgotten for. the moment and pain Is
deadened. But this is only for the mo-
The addiction In It's early stages has
there also is q marked physical deteriora.
irritable, and Is unable TO apply himself
efficiently to any line Of endeavor. While
under the stimulating influence OF the
tendency is strongly downward, Event
nally. II the use Of the drug is persisted
", the 81 patient reaches a point where. he
Meal point OF View Insanity hardly would
describe the condition,
e. @ocaine, Unlike some other stlmulnnts,
brain cells There are other siim,ila M
which have as much or mode tendency to
+ quicken the circulation, but they DO not
+; seem y produce the same dreamy sense
Y Of exhilaraiaon that accompanies The use
,&of cocaine. The cocaine petient. II the
i dose Is graduated 10 give the results de.
4 sired by the, Individual reaches state of
exultatlon that can best be compared to
the alcohol drinl:er, when In the most
plssasant c,, saags S " ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
cure S. possible, as Is tho case In most
INSTANCES, requires tho best of medical
4 patient must place himself under the
& complete control OF the physician, and in
L the average case should remain under
treatment. OF course, Is beyond the reach
OF all victims Of the rng."--chicago a'ri-
X bpIlA. "A
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1Fic.3.DEVELops THE LEGS.
6 CRAc1oUs! isn't that man thln?'

is an expression frequently heard.
Nine times out OF ten the man Of
whom the remark Is made is cx-
tremely sensitive on the subject, so the
words are always said behind his back.
TO the person thus constituted physical
culture is II boon. for. after 1t is assidu-
oously taken UP, It Will make his friends
and acquaintanccs says few months
later on: 3SS sfs
Why, Jones, you're looking very we'll
indeed You don't seem tired and worn out
any more. Bless US, burt you're actually
getting fat
The proper physical culture movements
will make thin man gain weight and
take on flesh simply by developing un-
developing and often long neglected mus
Giles. While some thin persons are natural
ly thin, the majority are tl,in because
they have not given their bodies the prop.
err grooming This means not. only develop
ing the muscles by exercises but taking
good care of the digestion Us we'll One
who suffers from ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
assmilated food cannot be otherwise than
thin, because only by perfect digestion
can proper and SUFFICIENT nourshment for
the upbuilding Of flesh and muscles BIO
obtained from food. Therefore, the man
who is thin should be careful what no
cats. he should see to 1t q all times that
he doesn't give his digestive organs too
little work to do, by not supplying them
with sufficient variety II blood or throw
ing too much work on them, by eating too
great quantity. Watchfulness in this
direction will be of great aid to the ply
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out where he stood and at last they
figured out ID cents on tha dollar

2 Z g . F.. { :
out where he stood and at last they
figured out a cents on the dollar.
It is always pleasant to record a
reconciliation. After all their DIFF
fcrences and misunderstanding
Hailfellow and Crouch came together
and resumed friendly relations.
Both are employed by new con-
Germ which bought up the bankrupt
stocks.
Crouch is keeping the books at not
very much per month and Hailfellow
receives exactly the same salary for
standing around the front doorway
and glad-handling the yaps.
Which proves that 1t is impossible
for business man to side-step his
destiny.
MORAL: Pick out the other kind
for a partner.
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FlG4SrpEnc7AENs HEART vncsaAgpoNEN

leg and tho calf especially, stand close
to the slde Of a chair and alternately
place the toes OF each foot on the chair.
ut the same time rising on the toes OF tho
foot ON the loor(Figure 81. Put all the
energy you possibly can into the move
ment being sure to bear down heavily on
the toes OF both feet. Keep the head and
the upper part OF the body erect and the
hands at the side, as In the correct stand-
Ing position.
Exercise 1V.-Besides aiding digestion
this exercise develops the heart and lungs
squares tho shoulders and strengthens
the upper part OF the abdomen. the chest.
and the middle OF the back particularly.
Assume the correct standing position.
Grasp a light weight chair In the hands
and place 1t back OF the head as far as
possible while keeping the arms
straight then bend the arm lettin.
the chair fall, and as you do 10 bend the
body backward as much as posslbls
Figure a. Hold the position for a
moment; then gradually assume thu
original position. Inhale while bending
back and exhale while Strengthening the
body.
ExerciseV.-Thc lean man always longs
for a pair OF well developed arms. Besides
putting meat and muscle on these MEM
bers, this exercise strengthens the upper
part OF the shoulders.
Grasp a chair at a side, bringing It on
level with the shoulders and letting II
lightly touch the breast, Push the chain
out from the body with the arms as far
als possible. taking care to keep 1t on a
level wit the shoulders (Figure 81. Bring
the chair back to the chest and repeat
until tired Endeavor to put more and
more energy into the movement
10 give forearms and wrists special ats
tention, simply tighten the grasp.
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TO HUsk OR NOT TO HUSH
Western and Southern Practice
CrfhhInR Corn.

Western and Southern Practice I'm
Cribbing Corn.
In putting corn. tu the crib To The
woet 1t La customary 70 iius6 The corn
in the field, carrying the clean ear corn
to the crib. In southern Louisiana 1t is
generally the, custom to take the corn
to the cribs In what -is known as the
slip. shuck, leaving part Of the shuck
on the corn, presumably to protect 1t.
nr. D. Morris, imperial commissioner
of agriculture for the West Indies,
says that the insects the most destruc-
tive to stored corn are the grain moth
and several weevils, and as the corn
may be infested with these insects
while still In the field there is little to
support the idea that the husk serves
as a protection. The husks give the
bulk Of stored corn very little protec-
tion from insects and provide the best
hiding places for rats and mice. Most
Of the corn has to be husked before 1t
can be used, and husking can be done
more rapidly while the corn Is being
gathered than ut any other time, and
under ordinary circumstances 1t is the
best time for doing the work.-Louisi-
ana Planter.
Commenting Oh the foregoing, Farm
and Ranch says. In Texas and Louisi-
ana the best way we know Of to secure
the destruction Of your eiemy's corn
by weevils Is to persuade him to crib
1t without the shucks. Weevils are
bad enough in corn with the shucks on.
The weevils that are In the corn when
cribbed will multiply by the thousands.
Corn well inclosed by the shuck suffers
much less than that which ID shucked.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-08
billiard Terms.

"What are the principal shots In bill
liardsT' asked the fair young damsel
of the wise young man. THE kiss, the
follow, the bank and the draw" be
replied. How lovely! she exclaimed
"It Is almost like a courtship. First
the lover gets kiss, then he follows
the girl all about and them
"And then," interrupts the man who
aspires to pessimism-"and then they
get married and he goes to the bank
and draws, for that is his cue, unless
he wises to be frozen" (For the bene
fit Of the unsuspecting reader, adds tho
Baltimore American, we will state thai
"cue" and frozen" also are billiard
terms. There are still more than might
be worked into the little jeu desprit
such as Scratch" break" drive
"tip," table" run" ETC., but lack o.
space prevents carrying the theme t.
the bitter end.l
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MndifYinR IL.

Mrs. G. was horrified to discover that
her little seven-year-old daughter was
acquiring the habit Of alluding very
freely to the devil. and at last she told
her determinedly that repetition OF
the obnoxious word would bring severe
punishment
The child knew that her mother was
in earnest. so she set a seal on her lips
At last she seemed to have forgotten
It, but one Sunday Mrs. c., who had
been too Ill to 60 to church, asked hei
IL she could tell what the minister hao
preached about In his sermon.
"Oh, yes'm." she answered "Ht
preached about our Lord going up into
the mountain and being tempted by
by-by the gentleman who keeps hell!
She didn't intend to run any risks oi
being punished.-Francls E. Wadleigf
In Lippincott's.
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silage feeding where oats and hay
were usn1 as supplementary feeds was
1855, where shock corn with oats and
hay were fed 337.01 pounds, a differ
ence Of 4745 pounds per acre in favor
of system Of silage feeding.
So far as the cost Of harvesting and
feeding crops for the production Of
beef is concerned I'm the net profits of
the enterprise, 1t should be borne In
mind that 1t will probably require near
ly twice as great an expenditure of la
Dor and capital In system Of silage
feeding as In system OF shock corn
feeding.
The silage fed steers were in much
better thrift and flesh at the end Of the
experiment than were the shock corn
fed steers.
In case Of the silage fed steers 97.69
per cent Of the meat produced was
beef and 2-31 per cent pork. In case Of
the shock corn fed steers S4.22 per cent
Of the meat produced was beef and
1878 per cent was pork. This clearly
shows that pork production Is an Inn
portant factor In system OF feeding
shock corn for beef production. while
it may be entirely eliminated from O
system Of silage feeding for beef pro-
duction practically without loss.
1t should be noted that the silage fed
lot consumed less feed than the shock
corn lot and less feed per pound Of
gain whether beef alone Is considered
or beef and pork combined The
amount Of dry matter required to pro-
duce a pound of gain Of meat where
the corn was fed in the form Of silage
was 6.52 pounds; where fed In the
form of shock corn 1t was 8.57 pounds.
With an average daily ration to each
steer fed siiage OF % pounds sffage, .
pounds oats and 4.55 pounds Of mixed
hay an average daily gain OF 1.6S
pounds was secured for period OF
eighty-eight days. With an average
daily ration to each steer fed shock
corn Of 1922 pounds shock corn, 2
pounds oats and pounds mixed hay
an average daily gain of 1.42 pounds
was secured for period OF eighty
eight days.
Under conditions comparable with
those prevailing in this experiment one
steer would be able to make an aver
age daily gain of 1.6S pounds for pc
riod of six months on .82 OF an acre Of
silage, oats and hay, Of which 81 of an
acre would be devoted to corn for sill
age, % Of an acre to oats and % of an
acre to hay. One steer receiving shock
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-08
For Piles.
Sample mailed free.
One aDp|ication gives relief

The continued use Of Hum
phreys' Witch Hazel Oil per-
nanently cures Piles or Hem
orrhoids-External or Internal,
Blind or Bleeding, Itching or
Burning, Fissures and Fistulas.
Relief nmediate-cure certain.
Three Sizes. CSC, soc. aud e1.0O. Sold by
Druggists. or sent prepaid ON receipt OF price.
Humphrey Medicine Co., Cor. William and
John Sta, New York
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-08
,.Drv;no nrenarations simply devel-

~.Drying preparations simply devel-
cp dry catarrh; they dry up the secretlons,
which adhere to the membrane and decom-
pose, causing far more serious trouble than
the ordinary form of catarrh. Avoid all dry
ing inhaIants, fumes, smokes and snuffs
and use that which cleanses, soothes and
heals. Elys Cream Balm is such remedy
and will cure catarrh or cold in the head
easily and pleasantly. A trial size will be
mailed for 10 cents. All druggists sell the
soc. size. Ely Brothers, Sc Warren St., NY.
The Balm cures without pain, does not
irritate or cause sneezing. 1t spreads itself
over an irritated and angry surface, reliev-
ing Immediately the painful Inflammation.
With Ely's Cream Balm you are armed
against Nasal Catarrh and Hay Fever.