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The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17
STRAY STATISTICS.

The average amount of sickness ir human life is ten days per annum.
 Only one couple in over 11,000 live to celebrate their diamond wedding.
 British South Africa has a popula- ton of 1,133,756 white people and B. 30S,355 negroes.
 While Europe has 107 people to the square mile, Asia has but 5S, Africa II. and Australasia one and one-half.
 During the lifetime of healthy hen she will lay from 800 to 800 eggs. Her best laying capacity is durng her sec ond year.
 In France, out of every 1000 inhab- itants 123 are more than 60 years old, as against 73 in England and 79 in Germany.
 It is stated that there are about 225,000 miles of cable in all at the bot tom of the sea. Each mile costs about s1.000 to lay.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17
SAYINGS OF THE TOTS.

Mamma" said little Ethel, who was looking at the pictures in a Sunday school hook, how do the angels get their night gowns on over their wings?"
 T think papa and mamma likes the baby better than they do me-" said four-year-old F'lossie to the visitor, cause he lets 'cn do just as they please
 Tommy" said the teacher, "don'1 you know better than to talk aloud ia school?"
 But what is feller to do?" quer ried Tommy You said the other day l mustn't whisper
 It was the roll of distant thunder that caused little Margie to observe: 'They must be cleaning house in heaven to-day, mamma"
 ''Why do you think so, dear?" asked her mother.
 T hear the angels movin' the furn!- ture around" replied Margie.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17
LITERARY LITTER.

Perclval Gibbon, the well-knowp author, began life as cabin boy, and is young yet, with chance of adding M. P. to his name
 Andrew Lang once wrote to Israel Zangwill to ask him to take part in an authors reading for the benefit of a charity and received in reply the following laconic message: If Lang will. Zangwill"
 One hundred pounds was given in London for a first edition of Daniel Defoe's ;;'The Life and Surprising Ad- ventures of Robinson Crusoe," 1879, together with The Farther Adven- Iures," issued in the same year.
 Thomas Hardy, the novelist, was 8 little boy when his mother gave him a copy of Dryden's Virgil" She took great pains with his education, and had him taught Latin at F, and at the age of 15 he received his first lesson in French from a governess.
 Bliss Perry, editor of the Atlantic monthly, has been appointed to a professorship in English literature in Harvard college, chair which has remained vacant since 1866, and which before that time was occupied by George Ticknor, Henry Wads. worth Longfellow and James Russell Lowell
 Lafcadio Hearn is residing in New Orleans and doing some work He writes: T am living in ruined creole house; damp brick walls green with age, zigzag cracks running down the facade, great yard with torchon plants and eacti in it; quixotio horse, four cats, two rabbits, three dogs, five geese and a seraglio of hens-all living together in har- mony"
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17
TRUE SOUTHERN CHIVALRY
Kentucky Colonel Didn't Apologize, But He Came Very Near
 Doing It.

Many stories have been told of south. ern chivalry, but the palm apears to go to story told by former governor of Kentucky while visiting Philadelphia re- gently.
 According to the narrator, a genuine Kentucky colonel boarded a street car which was very crowded, and somehow he stepped on the foot of very pretty woman. Of course, the woman expected the colonel to apologize, just as. did everybody else who heard her give a mouselike squeal when tie colonel's foot came down.
 And she looked as though she expected an apology, but the colonel, divining her thought, dofed his hat and said: No, madam, I'm not going to apologize When the good Lord was so gracious as to make women so beautiful and charming and with such wonderfully small feet that a man has to tramp on them 10 find them, then 1 don't think that an apol, ogy-"
 The compliment was too graceful for the woman to resist, and all that fol- lowed was smiling acknowledgment of the colonel's gallant speech.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17
FOR BEAUTY OF THE EYES
Wonderful What Happy Results Fol low on a Protracted Walk in
 the Open Air.

It was a matter of surprise to Elmer son that the following little piece of advice by De Quincey should not have attracted more attention: The depth and subtlety of the eyes varies exceed ingly with the state of the stomach, and if young ladies were aware of the magical transformation which can be wrought in the depth and sweetness of the eye, by a few weeks exercise, l fancy we should see their habits on this point altered greatly for the bet ter
 ing as he had noted it in the eyes Of the poet Wordsworth. T have" he says, 'seen Wordsworth's eyes some times affected powerfully in this re- spcct. His eyes are not under any circumstances bright, lustrous, or piercing, but after a long days toll in walking, I have seen them assume an appearance the most solemn and spiritual that it is possible for the hu- man eye to wear The light which re- sides in them is at no time a superfi- cial light, but, under favorable acci- dents, it is a light which seems to come from depth below all depth in fact, 1t is more entitled to be held sea'-a light radiating from some spir- itual world, than any that can be named. d."-Good Health.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17
PHONETIC PHENOMENON.
How the 70" Came to Be Left Out in the Modernized Spelling
 of HPhenix."

They were talking about spelling reform and the idiosyncrasies of English spelling III general, relates Success Magazine.
 There's that very word 'phonetc' said one ot the men; that's sample of Eng fish spelling. The reformers call their system the phonetic system and vet they have to spell phonetic with pho Tn order to let people know -what they mean. The very word that means spelled as pronounced IS as far from it as pos sibe'
 Nov, nowl" drawled his friend, "you're too hard on the good old English speller. You ought to be proud of phonetic. , Why, that word is so trimmed down, and sawed off, and cut short. that i wouldn't know, it was English If met it alone on a blank page. You ought to thank the language for the word. 1t is a beautiful word. That pho might have been spelled like dough and the net like 'ette' in 'rosette,' and the 'ic' like the 'iq' in 'hquor That would be a good old-style English word-phough- nctteiq. But it is coming. Phonetic spell ing IS coming! Look at that word phenix. It Is spelled 'phenix' everywhere now, and l remember it always used to be phoenix The 'o' has gone. That shows"
 ,Nothing" said the objector. What does 1t show? That the phenix is bird. Isn't the phenix a bird? Yesl Well, that round thing you say was an Q was an egg That's all Twas just an egg, and the phenix laid the egg. That's all.''
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17
MAKING A GOOD LAWN.
The Soil Mrst Be Moist and Contain 8 Considerable Percentage
 of Clay.

The department of agriculture has n press number of farmers bulle- tins which should appeal to the farm CT. One of these, which will be Farm CTS Bulletin, No. PAS, is written by l.. c. Corbett, the horticulturist in charge of the Arlington experiment station, on "The Lawn" MT. Corbett con- tends that the lawn is a signal of the inner soul of the householder, showing an appreciation of beautiful home surroundings. A lawn is the accomplishment of every effort on the part of man to beautify the surround- ings of his abiding place. The great increase of interest in suburban and rural life has caused corresponding increase of interest in matters per taining to the making and mainte- nance of lawns. Suburban railroads, the extension of electric lines into the country and the return of man to natural ways of living are all features contributing to the growing interest Tn matters pertaining to lawn making.
 MT. Corbett believes that a lawn
  time useful. Its beauty depends on the contour of the land, the color and texture of the grass, and the uniform ity of the turf The use of the lawn is to provide a suitable setting for architectural adornment and land scape painting.
 The ideal soil for grasses best suit ed for lawn making is one which Is moist and contains considerable per centage of clay. A strong clayey loam or sandy loam underlaid with clay soil is undoubtedly the nearest ap- proach to an ideal soil for lawn. Since the lawn is prominent feature 1t is hardly possible to make the soil for the lawn too rich. Stable manure posed and routed and which is as free as possiFie from detrimental weed seeds is undoubtedly the best material to use in producing the desired fer tility of the soil After a lawn has been established and it has gone into winter quarters, it is well to give the young grass a mulch of well decom- posed stable manure which shall not be heavy enough to disfigure or mar the lawn, but should be so fine and well decomposed that it will be carried beneath the surface of the grass by the very little rough or unsightly matter to be raked off in the spring.-Prairie Farmer.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17
Baked Rhubarb.

Rhubarb is almost a specific for cur ing the various small indigestions that accompany the early spring season And it is so much nicer when baked than stewed, although I usually gay "stewed' as breakfast dish. But ii peeled, cut into inch bits and plenty of sugar sifted over, it is set in Il rather cool oven and allowed to cook i; will be found so much less trouble and more delicate. Stir once in a while with silver fork, and do not add any water. When cold it may be serve! in patty shell or tartlets, in bowl that has been lined with macaroons or in pies.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17
TRANSFORMATIONS.
Curious Results When Coffee Drink
 ing Is Abandoned.

NuIlOUS 0tSuiIS Wueu OOIISe OrlIlk-
 ing Is Abandoned.
 It is almost as hard for an old coffee toper to quit the use of coffee as it is for whisky or tobacco fend to break off except that the coffee user can quit cof- fee and take up Postum Food Coffee without any feeling of loss of the morning beverage, for when Postum is well boiled and served with cream, it Is really better in point of flavor than most of the coffee served nowadays, and to the taste of the connoisseur it is like the flavor of fine Java.
 A great transformation takes place in the body within ten days or two weeks after coffee is left off and Postum Food Coffee used, for the reason that the pol son to the nerves has been discontinued and in it's place is taken liquid that contains the most powerful elements of nourishment.
 It is easy to make this test and prove these statements by changing from cof- fee to Postum Food Coffee.
 There's reason"
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17
BABYS AWFUL HUMOR.
Thin Skin Formed Over Body and Un- der It Was Watery Blood-Cured in
 One Week by Cuticura Remedies.

''When my little gil baby was one week cid she had a skin disease. A thin skin formed over her body and under it was watery blood, and when she was washed it would burst and break. She was in that condition for weeks, and l tried did her any good When she was three months old l took her to San Antonio to see q doctor, but the doctor we wanted to see was not at home, so my sister gave me cake of Cuticura Soap and half a box of Cuticura Ointment, and told me to use them, which did in time. I used them three times, and the humor began to well, and it has .never returned since. I think every mother should keep the Cuticura Remedies in the house. Mrs. H. Aaron, Benton, Texas, July 3, l905."
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17
The Old Morning Glory.

The old-fashioned but ever popular morning glory still claims promi- nent place as quick-growing and beautiful vine for either foliage or flowers. Appearing every morning il. all the richest shades of white, blue and red, often variegated and striped the silky flowers add much to tue beauty of the home and materially in- crease the charms of summer and au- tumn mornings. The morning glory has recently undergone some improve meut at the hands of the professional florists, but it is an easily cultivated flower and should be part of the floral display of every home
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17
His Own Business.

This aneedote was told by John Gra- ham Brooks: One of the brightest re- plies l ever heard came from a lad in my neighborhood, who was being quizzed about his fathers accomplish ments, and was asked: What does your father know, anyway There was no hesitation in the answer: I don't believe he knows much of any thing except his own business; but he knows that"
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17
He Lived for something.

The successful man is not the idler, the good fei.pw or the miser. He mas accomplished something. He has an aim in life and he is helping others to reach their goal. The truly successful man is better when he leaves the world than when he came into it, and having been here.-Spokane (Wash) Chronicle.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17
All in the Reach

The way to reach, or to attain to anything, is to bend oneself toward it with all ones might; and we approxi- mate it just in proportion to the in tensity and the persistence of our eff fort to attain it.-Success Magazine.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17
For Cleaning Bottle5.

Salt and vinegar make an excellent solution for cleaning bedroom water bottles or wine decanters. A dessert spoonful of rough salt put into wine decanter moistened with vinegar and well shaken generally removes all stains.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17

wasted away in bed for ten weeks. After being given up, I began using Doan's Kidney Pills. In a couple of months l regained my old health, and now weigh 1SS pounds. Twelve boxes did it, and I have been well two~years."
 Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17
Shocking PrecocitY.

What is the result?" asked the teacher of the primary class in arith. metic, when you put two and two to. gether?"
 "A kith," lisped the curly-headed little girl in the front row.-Chicago Tribune.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17
Profect the Trees

Trees should be protected during the ter The tree veneer does the work The veneer is guard against sllI pcald, borers, mice and rabbits.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17

For fifteen years I had kidney trou- bles, and though l doctored faithfully, could not find a cure. I had heavy backaches, dizzy headaches and terri ble urinary disor- ders. One day I collapsed, fell in- sensible on the side walk, and then
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17
Not So Stingy.

She-Did you ever hear the eagle scream?
 He-No. I never hang on to dollar that tight-Detroit Free Press.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17

Youth, the plastic morning of life. is the time when we must do our effective work in misunderstanding. If 1t is neglected then, or postponed, 1t will be well-nigh impossible to mold a perfect character.-Success Magazine.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17
You Don't Have to Wait.

Every dose makes you feel better. Lax Eos keeps your whole inside right. Not one gripe in full bottle. Sold on the money back plan everywhere. Price 50 cents.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17

The moment man perceives that he has been feeced then he begins to feel sheepish, showing how strongly Is the law of association of ideas-Puck.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17

Write Garfield Tea Co.,, Brooklyn. N. Y. for package Garfield Tea, the herb cure
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17

A man may firt with all the girls some of the time or some of the girls all the time, but no man has a right to firt with all the girls all the time.-Chicago Daily News.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17

A good many modern novels would be of more lasting value if their authors only devoted more time to thinking what to say instead of how to say it.-Boston Globe.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17

Some men make such big fuss about planning for big things that they over look the necessity of attending to the little details.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17
One on the Doctors

The Boston Herald tells story of . physician of Salem, Mass, who, talking to a group of friends, said: q wanted to be a soldier, but my parents persuaded me to study medicine
 "Oh, well" rejoined one of the party. such Is life. Many man with wholesale aspirations has to content himself with a retail husinessv
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17
A Catch.

How did you and your wife first meet?"
 We didn't meet" replied the meek little man; "She overlook me- Judge.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17

Lots of us bow to the inevitable with. cut formal introduction.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17

Always be sure you are right, and you will make lots of enemies.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17

Complexion bad? Tongue coated? Liver deranged? Take Garfield Tea.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17

It is all right to be in the push, but you do not want to acknowledge that you have c pull.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17

All things may come to those who wait, but by the time they turn up we have generally lost our appetite for them.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17

Red Cross Ball Blue should be in every home. Ask your grocer for It. Large oz package only cents.
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17

Genius is seldom bothered with book, keeping Life
The Carlisle independent., 1906-05-17
WASTED TO A SHADOW.

But Found Cure After Fifteen Years
 of Suffering. A. H. Stotts, messenger at the State Capitol, Columbus, O., says:
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-16
NOTED GOLFERS
IN OPEN PLAY

A picked field of 20 golfers. including
Eben NJ. Byers OF Pittsburg, the present
national amateur champion. Walter J.
Travis of Garden City, former national
as well as British champion; ii. j. Whig-
ham, the title holder in 1896 and 1897: c. b.
MacDonaldd. the first champion in this
country, and many other players OF ma
tional reputation, made the three days
invitation Tournament, which began yes
terday at the Myopia Hunt club, one OF
the most interesting events in the gohng
year.
]. h. Hylan OF the Vesper Country club
OF Lowell led the field / nthe qualifying
round Of the morning with an 50. while
Travis was So p. w. Whittemore OF Brae
Burn was 81 and Byers and w. G. Chick
OF Oakley SIS each.
strokes and Macdonald was IS. +. o.
Horstman OF Philadelphia and Archie
Graham OF New Yodk played rather poor
ly, getting 81 and SO, respectively, while
w. =. Smith OF Philadelphia, with the
help OF a pretty on the last hole. made
an S.
The results of the first round of match
play in the afternoon were as follows;
j. B. Hylan. Vesper defeated I. G. Ste
venson, Myopia. 2 up, 10 play.
w. r. Smith, Philadelphia, defeated H.
]. Whigham, Chicago. 3 UP to play.
II. r. Johnstone. Myopla, defeated r.
o. Horstman. Philadelphia, 3 up 1 to
play.
e. NJ. Byers, Pittsburg defeated Archie
Graham. New York. up. to play.
w. ]. Travis, Garden City, defeated c.
p. Macdonald, Garden City. 4 up, 2 TO
play.
A. NJ Robbins, st. Andrews defeated
l.. c. Fenno, Country club, up. 2 TO
play.
p. w. Whittemore, Brae Burn, defeated
Fay ingalls,. Country club, UP, TO
play.
w. c. Chick. Oakley, defeated G.. f.
Willett Oakley, 1 up.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-16

Careful compiling OF the baseball daily
attendance figures for the season OF 1900
shows that 571a.2s9 persons witnessed the
combined games OF the American and Ma
tional leagues during the season just
closed, Chicago alone drawing one-fifth Of
the grand total.
The figures show a decrease of more
than 5000 from last year. the American
league falling behind 1856, while the
National league showed an increase Of
46 903.
Despite the close race OF the American
league and the one-sidedness Of the Ma
iional league. this was the best season
the Nationals have had since the Ameri-
cans came east. and the best season the
older organization has had in its history.
The grand total OF the American league
was 2.93s.076 while the total OF the Ma
tional league was 27s1.2 21S. IL being the
third successive year that the Americans
outdrew the Nationals The difference in
the two leagues figures this season was
i56 $685. while last years difference showed
s26,442 the Nationals making a gain OF
16e.579 on the Americans.
The Chicago Nationals Iced all the
teams in both leagues, with a total OF
654.300 outdrawing the White Sox by
nearly 10000. While the latter won the
American league championship. their fig
ures show a decrease OF more than 100. 900
while the Spuds' figures increased $4,000.
The New York Americans outdrew. in
New York. the worlds champion New
York Nationals by more than 10000. the
FIRST time the Yankees have made such
a showing
The season in Philadelphia was not as
as successful as last year. as both the
Athletics and Phllles fell OFF The Ath-
letics' figures were decreased by 65.447.
while the Phillies dropped 2S,252 from 1906.
The western cities in each league out
drew their eastern rivals Chicago, Pitts
burg. Cincinnati and st. Louis in the Ma
tional league drew 1868 002. while New
York Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Boston
drew 111s.2io. The American league teams
in the west, Chicago, Cleveland. Detroit
and St Louis drew 1.4H.135. while New
York, Boston, Athletics and Washington
drew 1,4s5eil. The large Sunday attend
ances in the west increase the figures
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-16
PENN LOOKING
FOR A TACkLER

Pennsylvania has not yet completely
recovered from the surprise OF last satur-
days defeat by swarthmore. Although
the coaches knew before Saturdays game
that tho team was handicapped by the
lack OF a nrst-class quarterback, II had
been hoped that sheble would gradually
round into finished player in that posi-
tion. Today. however they went through
the candidates for quarterback carefully.
in the hopes OF finding some one who
would meet all the requirements Of such
an important post
Lee, an old Trinity player. was the
man who showed up best in the work
out. Luby a former Mercersburg player.
was also taken carefully in hand but
unfortunately he received n bad wrench
In his shoulder during a scrimmage and
will be out OF 10 for several days.
Pennsylvania Will make no changes In
her system Of defense as a result Of
Swarthmore's victory The coaches are
convinced that the system is all right,
but they arc handicapped IN poor centre
material
Yesterdays practice was a very hard
one and was much more satisfactory 10
the coaches than they had expected II
10 be. Pennsylvania will play the Medico
Chirurgical college team on Wednesday.