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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-03-17

exceptions AS a rule tht mind is
more or less in bondage toIhe body.
II the man or woman is tomake the
bes: of bis or her mental lulpment,
the physique must be brouht to its
highest perfection.
1t is never too early to bgin to do
this Those Of us who has trained
children mentally and morIy know
that the work is started whe the ba-
bles are IL the cradle. Thehabits of
obedience may not be pre-atal, but
they should be formed so BON after
birth as to become like natre to the
child.
Perhaps it may seem absrd to de-
mand as much of the child body I; but
we do not know what we right haye
made of 1t If We had given itmore in
telligent attention. Even asit is the
mother soon learns that the.hild must
not lie in unnatural posture, that the
eyes must be cared Tor, that the back
must be kept straight and ut exerted
too soon, that the limbs NUT be rub
bed and flexed If they do no develop as
they should. The child mist not be
allowed to sit up alone, to sand or to
walk too early, lest there becurvature<
or malformations.
All this Is done while the baby Is 8
wee thing, but what is done in the
line OF intelligent physical guidance
when he-or she-is able t. 60 abou,
and make way through the world
When this point Is reached the chill
dren are allowed to look ou; for them
selves. They may be encouraged tt
take active exercise-though, indeed
Nature generally leads them to d.
thls--but the parents are too few who
direct the exercise their children taxi
and see for themselves that the young
sters set about it in the right way
The boys go with other boys and e
learn to play baseball and tootoaii, u
swim, to row, to ride a wheel. Th'
girls meet other girls and roll hoops
SKIP ropes, and learn to ride bicycle
And the father and mother feel tha
they have done the whole duty of pa
rents when they provide the means TO
these out door enjoyments. It seldom
occurs to them to make sure that the,
have secured just what the children
physical natures demand-much les
to see that the help to exercise is use'
in a way to enable the child to ge
from it what he or she needs.
Let us take the case OF the bicycle
for instances selecting this because Q
the revival in bicycle riding which
taking place all over the country
There was time when it was a tao
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-03-17
"Builds mp the System"

Hon. Joseph H. Ridgeway, Secretary
Of the American Anti-Treat Society,
writes the following letter from tho
Grand Central Hotel, st. Paul, Mimi:
"It is with great pleasure that I en-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-03-17

Mrs. Newrocks-And we shall enter
society! Newrocks-Well, l don't
know. I've heard that sometimes. you
can't buy an admission ticket'-Puck.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-03-17

When a woman Dever can be found
1t homo, it Is a sign she has plenty of
clothes and ste is busy calling to show
IF.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-03-17
PHYSICAL TRAINING ocH1L
DREN.
Ineq qualities In the Child's lining,
Study Of Symmetrical Deop-
ment. How This Is to
Brought About in Bot
Boys and Girls.
BY CHRISTINE rERHuNE HECK,

BY CHRISTINE TERHUNE HECK,
Author of Cradle and Nursery."""F Aid to
the Young Housekeeper. - "Honse,ing
Made Easy "What to Eat
''In City Tents" Etc,
Copyright, 1904. by Christine Teihu Isrrick. ]
A HEALTHY, we'll develd body
is the best gift child creceive.
When I say this do not mi to cast
any reflection upon the val of the
trained mind or to depreeaethe beno-
fits of q thorough eduiipn. But
these are of comparativelynall value
it the body is sicxly. I dnot forget
that such men as Prescoj Parkman.
Herbert Spencer and lonist of 9th
er noble students accomrhed their
great works in spite OF lnful and
wearing physical disabil. They
had message to deliver tthe world
and they compelled theibodies to
yield to their minds. Buthey wee
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-03-17

Il or\e LEISURE DfoURs'
OBSERVATIONS OF PASSING EVENTS i
C=---------
The State Senate passed making Jefferson Davis
birthday legal holiday nothing to saw against
Dav nse w u.a the State Mississippi showing good
reasonable honor to the memory
Davis but country holidays enough already There
eeng with many people that
institutions public sometimes closed on
special holidays greatly the public
tttt
WITH rains TINS
lar in March, and flld
,o,;a, strawberry bed papers telling
large shlpmsnt romF Florida, but
the strawberry farmers realizing
this owing shipping
quart strawberries
bring only 30 profits not
very
THE Record following concerning
grafton OF Figures negro
population in border OF heS South
" had during he preceding decade
anything like
These States such Maryland
decon toward the North West
ton in household
South and Southwest, Where needed
Kentucky during
great city
business firm
o:., directly de2enden, upon each
~ r concute that for pr ~periy of that firm
grea harmon, The
Wasting
should difference dlod
the business would suffer It's would
checked usefulness checked ruined
dependent
through capital capital be used through abcr
so the height of folyea it labor capital
country
On an appeal that went up Supreme
question whether ordinance
pei a keeper to out partitions in
@AA0'A'A ~-'" ~s'
Supreme
ordinance obdding frosted windows partitions
structons a
compelled his business clear and that be
his saloon The frosted windows
of bis business To be everybody knows that he
partitions
public who in the saloon Many drinks the
who would not the
exposed public and this the
loon keeper and frosted windows
The Supreme rendering the opinion made the
following strong point against the liquor business:
iquo being regarded itself and of civilization,
validity OF laws regulating restricting its
SALE applicable to restrictions bu
whc 8 useful or beneficial to mankind
tttt
1,rb;ro in
~ oo
hold toward the The Richmond
Inc Negro oi'n @ TmesDispatch Southern
Sou1n people dealw negroes individuals, the
Norhero This especially
accordingly II ne
GOOD Tlespispatch makes the following clear
obse edoially:
hold the entire negro race Responsible ior ne
, community commits outrage invariably the
punish the entire toe OF negro reS
t,ens Springfield, Ohio negro killed ponce
ond this did satisfy the moo
o whites They against the negroes general mrs " n
negro settlement probably before they are done wi" drive all 'ne no
oroes of community
is terrible the blacks They are not wan'eo " Inc
North and gather together In any
white population soon Klnolou
wched. The Southern people
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THIS WILL INTEREST MOTHERS

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children, Cure: ::Feverishness, Bad Stom-
ach ,Teething Disorders, Break up Colds,
move and regulate the Bowels and de-
strov Worms. They never fail. Over
&C. 600 testimonials. At all druggists,
Csc, Sample: mailed FREE. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-03-17

Heller compiler ion is just like straw
berries and cream, isn't it? She 1t Is
something like strawberries it comes
10 a box.-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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oAsTozEAs
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-03-17

Laxative doses Of Ayers Pills each
night greatly aid the SarsaparIIla.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07
The --latest Ideas
From Paris

Embroidery is very prominent in all
fashions.
Tea gowns show the sleeves cut In
one with the shoulder.
Panne crepe de chine is a ~favorite
fabric for evening frocks and gowns.
Fine cloth and serge dresses are
being trimmed with broad lines Of
braid.
Undressed kid is seen on some ultra
fashionable frocks as a stitched trim
ming.
For evening cloaks and tea gowns
an attempt is made to revive long
nap plush.
The career of the tassel continues
unchecked, and is worn on hat and
gown alike.
The drop shoulder effect is a dis
tinguishing feature Of many of the
newest bodices.
Dark green plaid for street wear is
decidedly popular for maids and
youthful matrons.
Louisine silk is much used for
blouses, though the wooden one holds
its WI for morning wear.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07
Mexican Panocha.

Brown sugar fudge, or Mexican
%panocha, is one of the best of the
homemade sweets and requires little
trouble. The following recipe makes
enough to owe the bottom of a small
pie pan: Three cups of light brown
sugar, a cup and a half of milk and a
dessert-spoonful of butter. Boil all
together, stirring it enough to pre-
vent it's sticking on the bottom. Test
1t by dropping a little in cold water,
and when it gathers into a soft ball
remove from the fire, add vanilla and
beat vigorously. When the candy be-
gins to thicken under the beating, add
a cupful of broken walnut meats, beat
a little more and pour out before 1t
gets too thick to stir.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07
Reeoher,s Admirers Active.

The body of Henry Ward Beecher is
to be moved from Greenwood ceme-
terry to a site near Plymouth church,
Brooklyn. DR.. Hills and the congre-
cation have under way a plan to erect
a Beeoher memorial building and a
suitable monument to the famous di-
vine. There is a collection of Beecher
relics, but they have been put into a
yault-like structure off the alley en-
trance to Plymouth church, and it is
not too much to say that the existence
OF this building and the mementos of
Beecher therein are known to compar-
atively few people.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07
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A bath Of skinned milk will bright
en faded oilcloth.
Potatoes keep best In a basket or
a box in the cellar.
A te%aspoonful of sugar in tho stove
blackening will add to the luster of
the stove.
Never put warm food of any kind
away in a covered dish If you want it
to keep well.
Cleanse the inside of the coffee pot
every few days with a thorough salt
rubbing and rinsing.
A thin paste made Of whiting and
cold tea is a splendid mixture with
which to clean mirrors.
Turnips, carrots, sweet potatoes and
horseradish keep fresh all winter If
put in sand in the cellar.
A little washing soda mixed in the
blacklead will remove all grease and
give CRATES and stoves an excellent
polish.
Tarnished brass should be rubbed
with a cut lemon, then well washed
In hot soapy water and polished with
a nice soft leather.
Vinegar and tea leaves used to-
gether are excellent for cleaning
specimen glasses and other vases dis
colored by flowers.
Onions should be kept in a cool, dry
place, but never placed in the ice
box. They will keep well If put in
paper bags and hung up.
When boiling a cracked egg, add a
teaspoonful Of salt to the water and
you will find that it cooks without
any Of the white part leaving the
shell.
Cabbage, caulifower, string beans,
young turnips, asparagus, cucumbers,
tomatoes and summer squash should
be bought in small quantities, as
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07

inferior physically to the men, he has
discovered in America that the
physique of the women, particularly
the young ones, is superb and that it
makes the physique of the American
man seem insignificant in proportion.
At this point it is time to stop and
consider whether this fact, so plain
to all who see, is matter for patriotic
congratulation or not.
Poor American man! Does he real
ly need sympathy on this score? Is
1t necessary to inquire where is this
wonderful increase in feminine
physique to stop?
From an aesthetic standpoint the
great stature to which most of the
young women attain may be regarded
as a mistake. No poet, no artist, no
sentimentalist can readjust in a hurry
the tradition handed down through
countless generations that their hero
ines should be about a head shorter
than their heroes.
To arrange this nowadays the he
roes would have to approach seyen
feet in height, a thing which seems
not at all likely to happen, for the
boys aren't keeping pace with the girls
at all. And there's the difficulty.
A race Of giants would be endurable
aesthetically, but a race of amazons
who could look straight over the heads
of the masculine half of humanity so
upsets all the good old cherished no.
tions that it would take a few hundred
years with an entirely new literature
and art before the old traditions could
be blotted out. But without borrow
ing trouble there's no Disgusting the
fact that the "as high as my heart
days" have vanished from this land.
Elderly women who are only a little
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07

American Girl Is the
TaLIest of Her Sex
Radical Changes That Have Occurred in the Last Century
-Novehsts Must Take Coenlzance of Facts Now Fully
Established Yesterday To-day and Tomorrow.

of specializing as to why she is SO tai
and the favorite, because the most
obvious reason assigned, is her ath-
letic training and o%ut-of-door life.
That this is not the only cause is
proved by the fact that the boys who
have the same athletic training, only
a great deal more of it, by 10 means
keep pace with their sisters. This
may be partly accounted for by the
fact that many boys drink and smoke
at the early age when such practices
would be likely to affect their growth.
At any rate they are the same sort Of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07
HerseIf as othara See.

From Paris comes a novelty which
the modish maid is apt to welcome.
This is a lorgnette mirror, or rather
@ tiny mirror which fits into a case of
hligree gilt that resembles a lorg-
nette. 1t is worn suspended from a
chain like the genuine lorgnette, and
is exceedingly pretty as well as use
full. The maid or matron in posses
sion Of one of these mirrors a read
lily ascertain If her hat is awry or
her veil unbecomingly arranged.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07

average boys that were to be found
fifty years ago and don't match well
with the race of young ~goddesses who
are developing.
Peschel makes some interesting
statements in regard to the stature of
people in this country. One is that
the descendants of European emf
grants have %perceptibly increased In
stature in the United States and that
men here do not obtain their full
growth until their thirtieth year. He
thinks that this is probably caused
by the change of locality, as the abor-
iginal race is also very tall and like
wise does not attain full growth until
80, but it seems that this explanation
cannot apply to American women as
their increase of height is of recent
manifestation.
When all is said no one knows X
actly why this wonderful tall race OF
girls has sprung so suddenly into exI
istence nor why they threaten already
to leave the men behind them. Has it
some subtle connection with the per-
feet freedom and independence OF
thought and deed? And if this strange
-luxuriance of growth makes the same
swift progress in the next thirty years,
that it has in the past, where, oh,
where, will man be thenl
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07
VERY OLD FORM OF WIT.
The Retort the Most Ancient Of All
Laughter.Indueers.

The Retort the Most Ancient of All
Laughter-Inducers.
The retort is of all verbal coins the
quickest to get into circulation and
the readiest to pass from one hand to
another. Perhaps of all coins It is
also the oldest. In our English tongue
we have legends of the repartee Of
king and courier for well nigh a thou
sand years. The pun, which is often
a species of retort, goes as far back
as u language. To play on words,
often in a very personal manner, is
the simplest form of retort. Old
Thomas Fuller made a witty as we'll
as a true epitaph for himself when he
babe them write on his tombstone two
words only, ''Fuller's Earth" But
Fuller himself got caught sometimes.
The name 'Sparrowhawk," in which
n of his friends rejoiced, was too
tempting to the habitual punster, and
so he asked the unfortunate man who
was afflicted with it what was the diff
terence between a sparrow hawk and
an owl. The answer which he got was.
"An owl is fuller in the head. and
fuller in the face and fuller all over
which was probably more fuller than
Fuller bargained for.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07

over five feet will say that in their
girlhood they found themselves to be
of the average height and that a girl
of five feet six or eight was consider
ed extremely tall and as such girls
happened not to be in fashion they
were generally rather pitied than ad-
mired.
Indeed, in most truly sentimental
stories of this period the heroines are
often spoken of as dainty little fairies
who could easily walk under the out
stretched arm of the hero, while the
adventures vas likely to be tall and
commanding. To-day there are
sional small girls, but they don't
count. The fashions aren't made for
them, neither are the sports and
they must be exceedingly pretty and
winning to escape insignifcance.
Heroines and a-dventuresses are alike
tall and stately, and novelist and popu
lar illustrators agree in making their
eyes on a level with those of the hero.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07
they quickly lose their fine flavor and
do not keep well,
In skirts.

Skirts in the East are cut almost in
d~escribably; with many cores, shap-
ing to mere points at the top, but CIV
ing the much sought billowy flare at
the bottom. These cores are tailor
stitched in plain things. and some
times hemstitched in silks. Women
talk much Of whether they are to
have any hips or not, but while all
like to see these sheath effects all like
to see something under them.
One impatient person said: Dear
me, | could have the right thing to
wear If / had nothing else in life to
do" 1t is the truth; it would take
ones entire time to be really fash
ionable.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07
chamberIaIn,s unpopuIarItx.

Each year when the time for the
making Of wine comes around the own.
ers OF vineyards on the Moselle, in
pursuance OF a very ancient custom.
christen the vintage with the name Of
some person who has been specially
prominent during the previous year.
Garibaidi and Bismarck have figured
as sponsors Of certain moselies. as
well as the Emperor William. This
year the season has been cold and wet
and the vine viii be poor so the vine
yard owners of the Moselle have chris.
tened their wine after Mr.. Chamber
lain. 3t
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07

A man who amassed a fortune Of
$780, 900 as a result of twenty years
of industrious begging, has Just died
in Canada. The chances are that he'll
have to beg a lot more before st,
Peter let's him throngh the pearly
gates. .-safss4 81 ~,tat /.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07

draped yoke is of m%ousseline de sole
Of the same shade bordered with a
ruffle of the silk, which is headed
with an ecru lace applique.
The m%ousquetaire sleeves are
trimmed on the outside with little
frills, like those IN the front of the
blouse, and are finished at the elbows
with deep rufles of the silk, headed
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07

The powers have begun warning
China II China viii apply to the
sultan of Turkey he may be willing
10 furnish some information concern.
ing the warning business that win be
highly r~eassuring.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07

Peru and Bolivia have decided tc
srbitrate their boundary dispute.
Both countries probably have so
many revolutions going on that they
can't afford TO bother with an ordi-
nary war.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07

Some comment has been excited by
the action Of the Chicago gentleman
who shot his prospective ~son-in-law.
The truth probably is that the pater-
nal n deemed it more advisable to
shoot the youth than to support him.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07

A. New York girl sked even young
men to take her tc the theater, JUST
as a joke But as she took the entire
eve and paid the freight we fail
to see the laughing point.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07

Max Nordau incl mes to the view
that the American people are also de-
generates, this opinion fitting in ex-
aetly with his theory that degeneracy
has oyertaken everybody except him
self.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07

The life of a Japanese jinrikisha
man is said to BE- only FIVE years.
This shows that in some cases a
pull is the worst thing a man can
have.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07
For Coat and skirt costume.

tut Oudt n SIXTH COSTUME.
For your coat and skirt costume 1t
Is advisable to have a waist of the
same color, or possibly a lighter
shade, made of chiffon or silk, chiffon
trimmed with cloth being particularly
good style. The idea is to have the
bodice much thinner than the material
of the gown.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07

HE statement of DR..
Lorenz that American
women are the most
beautiful in the world
may be accepted with
joy and confidence, but
he goes on to say that
while in all other coun-
tries he has visited the
women are as a rule
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07

1t appears that n of the life In
rance companies has been paying
taxes on some of Hetty Green's prop
erty by mistake. Let us hasten to ex-
plain that Hetty made no complaint
on account of the error.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07

Bret Harte left n estate valued at
sl,SOo-almost as much as a captain
OF industry can eern in twenty min
utes when conditi MS are ordinarily
favorable.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07

II seems to be generally allowed
that the gorgeous cen on the plains
at Delhi has never ! cen surpassed by
any spectacular performance on any
modern stage.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07

Nine small boys have died in one
eastern town from 1ockjaw as the.
result of playing with toy pistols at
Christmas. But what do you think
OF the sanity of any parent who put a
toy pistol into the stocking Of his
hopeful son
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07

A spring in vir mia is so magnetic
that 1t charges everything dropped
into It, in which it somewhat resem-
bles a Kentucky colonel.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07

In spite of all the praise It has
taken in, the new cable to Hawaii
is working as industriously as a vet
al
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-07

Castro did not feel like apologizing,
and If one enters fully into his feel
'ings one cannot blame him for being
q trife reluctant.