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STRANGE Story-But True.

It. l.. Vandegrift has a new story.
IL is illustrative OF the marvellous fe-
cundity OF the English sparrow.
Il wGs pending Sunday with the
Dumont Smiths. at Kinsley." said
Van, in recountIng his experience.
I'VE had been up late the night be,
fore and | was trifie drowsy / sat
out on the front porch listening TO the
church bells and gazing OF into the
illimitable space that lies between
a shortgrass town and the horizon
beyond.
Presently ! dropped my hat into
a bed Of virginia creepeT and dozed
off to sleep. l could not have slept
more than an hour. for the children
were passing the house on the way
from Sunday school when 1 awoke
/ rubbed my eyes and glanced over
at my hat. In IL sat an English spar
row brooding a setting OF eggs. While
! slept the spaTows had built n nest
in my hat, the mother bird had laid
a full! complement OF eggs and had be
gun the work Of Matching them
Kansas City Journal.
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So-called wandering pains" may
come from it's early stages, or tho
presence OF danger may be made mani
fest by profuse monthly periods. accom-
panied by unusual pain, from the
abdomen through the groin and thighs.
III you have mysterious pains, IL there
are Indications OF inflammation or dis
placement, secure n bottle of Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound right
away and begin its use.
Mrs. PinSham. of Lynn, Mass. will
give you her advice IL you will write
her about yourself. She is the daugh-
ter-in-law of Lydia Il. Pinkham and
for twenty five years has been advising
sick women free of charge.
Dear Mrs. Pnkham:-
" take the liberty TO congratulate You ON
the success / have Ind with Your wonderful
nedicine Eighteen months ago my periods
stopped. Shortly after / felt so badly that
submitted TO n thorough examination by q
physician and was told that / had n tuinor
and would have TO undergo an operation.
Soon after | read one of your ADVERTISE
ments md decided to give Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound a trial. After
taking five bottles as directed the tumor Is
entirely gone. / have been el amined by n
physician and lac SAYS j have no signs OF a
tumor now. IL has also broughi my periods
around once moro, and 1 am entirely
well. Fannie ID. Fox, Chestnut Street.
Bradford, Pa.
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DIAMONDS IN UNITED STATES
Stones to the Value Of $500 Found In
Single Year.

Never IN the history OF the United
States has there been such n demand
for diamonds ~ there was In 1905.
Large quantities were imported. but
the country produced none.
In 1903 II produced diamonds to the
value OF $50. in 1901 IL had m output
worth 800, in 1900 its production was
valued at $3.50, and in 1899 the coun-
try boasted native diamonds to the
value of $500.
Diamonds have been discovered In
the United States In four different re-
gions. but their actual place OF ori-
gin is unknown. All have been found
in loose and superficial deposits. and
all accidentally.
IL is not at all improbable. how
ever, that some day tho original
sources Of this queen OF gems may be
discovered. The high price of dia-
monds has made the recent search for
these precious stones in tho United
States and Canada keencr than ever
6efore.-Scientiflc American.
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ERRORS ABOUT THE WHITE
HOUSE.

To the Editor:
/ noticed somewhere recently-l
would not suy positively that it was in
your columns-an article on the White
House which contained several mis-.
statements.
In the first place il was stated the
White House was first occupied in
1909 and that its first occupant was
President Madison. The fact is, its
first occupant was President Adams
who took up his residence there in
1900.
The original mansion was begun in
1892. In 1914 It was burned by the
British and rebuilt in 1918.
Another of the errors in the article
referred TO was the statement that
ready-prepared paint is used ON the
White House tn make il beautifully
white.
/ noticed this especially because
have used considerable paint myself
and wondered that canned" paint
should De used on such an important
building when all painters know that
pure white lead and linseed oil make
the best paint.
II 80 happened also that I knew
white lead and linseed oil-not ready.
mixed paint-were used on the White
House, because had Just read book
let published by arm of ready mixed
paint manufacturers who also manu-
facture'pure white lead. In that book
the manufacturers admitted that for
the White House nothing but the
best and purest of paint could be
used" aud said that their pure white
lead had been selected.
Above all people, those who attempt
to write on historical subjects should
give us facts. even If 1t is only date
or statement about wood. or brick,
or paint. or other building material.
Yours for truth,
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THS WHITE RIVER COUNTRY.

In the opinion OF one who has trav-
eled much and observed closely. the
most truly and rightfully contented
people in the United States to-day are
the small landowners in what Is
known as the-Upper White River Coun-
try. anywhere from Newport, Ark, to
Carthage. Mo. They are contented be-
cause their surroundings are ideal and,
until rec entity, the great, uneasy. dis
quoting world. with its artificial needs
and inadequate compensations. has
been 10 them but little more tangible
than dream. Here. stiI existent.
and by reason of their very rarity at
this day and time more delectable
than in the past, are the conditions
which have ever appealed with ire
sistible force TO the independent. spir-
TIED AngloSaNon. Every man Is the
supreme ruler OF his own little prin-
cipality; acknowledging no master
save the law-and possibly his fem.
inine helpmeet; cringing to no EN-.
ployer; asking no favors from the
world. save those that his neighbors
freely extend and expect as freely I'm
return. He lives in a latitude where
the extremes OF heat or cold are never
known. and at an altitude that insures
perfect health. The richest bounty
or Nature has been showered upon
him with unsparing hand. but it's a
question whether he more than dimly
realizes the fact. He accepts as a mat.
ter of course the fertile soil which
produces in abundance every guilty..
able growth IN
temperate zone. the surrounding for.
ests OF valuable woods and the under
lying stratas of precious minerals, the
springs and streams OF translucent
purity on every hand. the wealth of
fish and game at his very door, such as
less favored mortals annually travel
hundreds of miles to find. He IS con.
tented, but small credit Is his for that
for how could he we'll be otherwise
than content? IL is sad that such
idealistic conditions may not con.
tinue, but IL is written that the pres
ent possessors of this favored land
must soon give place to others more
appreciative OF its Incompatible fea.
lures. A railroad has recently cut its
way through the best OF this region.
and the unaccustomed rustic OF bark
notes and chink of coin will eventually
tempt the hill-dweller to part with his
birthright. So II has always been in
the worlds history-the good things
that are ours without price invariably
pass from our hands before we come
to understand their value The White
River country will shortly be discov.
cred anew by n class OF immigrants
better capable OF Judging it's possibil.
ities-the men who seek modest
homes where the LAY Of the land"
will effectually prevent crowding by
too close neighbors, where their cat
tie can fatten on free range, where
the wealth of forest and mine awaits
development by intelligent workers.
and where the game and fish offer en-.
joyable recreation to all who have
leisure and inclination for sport
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YOUNG COLONEL IN DILEMMA
Ways Of War Were a New Thing to
His Understanding.

At the Army and Navy club in
Washington a number of veteran OFF,
GERS were telling stories. when Gen.
Chaffee told this anecdote OF Gen.
Carr. who died in New York some
years ago:
1t appears that Gen. Carr. at the
outbreak of the civil war, had left
Troy TO take command of regiment.
The engagement in which, as colonel,
he first figured was at Big Bethel His
regiment had been halted for rest
and refreshment in a pleasant place
and had not yet experienced the ex-
citement of a skirmish. 1t happened
however, that confederates were in
ambush in the immediate ncighbor-
hood and from a safe hiding place
they opened fire on the northerners.
Carr. so the story runs, instantly put
spurs to his horse and dashed up to
a group of officers. Excitement and
bewilderment were apparent upon his
young face as he approached the
party.
They are firing upon my regi-
ment!' he shouted My God! Now
what is to be done?'-Harper' s
Weekly.
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BABY COVERED WITH SORES.
Would Scratch and Tear the Flesh I'm
less Hands Were Tied-"Wouid
Have Died But for Cuticura."

? MY little son, when about a year
and half old. began to have sores
come out on his face. l had n physi-
clan treat him, but the sores grew
worse. Then they began 90 come on
his, arms, then on other parts of his
body. and then one came ON his chest.
worse than the others. Then / called
another physician. Still he grew
worse. At the end OF about a year
and half OF suffering he grew SO bad
/ had to tie his hands in cloths at
night to keep him from scratching the
sores and tearing the flesh. He got to
be a mere skeleton, and was hardly
able to walk. My aunt advised me to
try Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
sent to the drug store and got n cake
OF the Soap and box of the Oint-
ment. and at the end OF about two
months the sores were all well. lie
has never had any sores OF any kind
since. He Is now strong and healthy,
and | can sincerely say that only for
your most wonderful remedies my
precious child would have died from
those terrible sores. Mrs. Egbert
Sheldon. r. f.. ID. No. I, woodvilIe.
Conn, April %, 1906"
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immense Leaves Of Pain.

The palm family bears longer
leaves than any other known tree.
The Inaga palm, growing on the
banks OF the Amazon, has leaves
which reach from 35 to so feet in
length, and 10 to IL feet I'm breadth.
Specimens OF the talepot palm, a ma
tive of Ceylon, has been met with 20
feet long and IS feet broad These
leaves are used by the natives to
make tents, and, thus employed, they
make very efficient shelters from rain.
The leaves OF the double cocoanut
palm are often 30 feet long and sew
eral wide. The leaves of the canni-
bal tree OF Australia resemble broad
planks and are frequently is feet
long, 20 inches broad and ~ feet
thick at the base. These boardlike
leaves all shoot out at the top and
hang down so as to form a sort Of
umbrella around the stem. The UNI
brella tree of Ceylon has leaves Of
such enormous size that single one
will cover from Is to 20 men, and
often serves as a canopy to a boat,
or a tent for eoldiers A specimen
leaf taken to England measured 90
feet round.
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GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP.
NO Medicine so Beneficial to Brain
and Nerves.

Lying awake nights makes II hard
to keep awake and do things i'm day
time. To take "tonics and stimU.
lants" under such circumstances is
like setting the house on fire to sec
II you can put II out.
The right kind Of food promotes re-
freshing sleep at night and a wide
awake individual during the day.
a lady changed from her old way OF
eating to CT lpe-Nuts. and says:
For about three years ] had been
a great sufferer from Indigestion.
Sfter trying several kinds Of medi-
cine. the doctor would ask me to drop
OF potatoes. then meat, and so on,
but in q few days that craving. gnaw-
ing feeling void start up. and
would WON'T every thing ate and
drank.
When started on Grape Nuts.
vomiting stopped. and The bloaung
feeling which was so distressing dis
appeared entirely
MY mother was very much both
cred with diarrhea before commenc-
ing the Grape. Nuts because her stom.
ach was so weak she could not digest
her food. Since using Grape-Nuts she
is well. a,,j Says she don't think she
could live without t.
IT is G.,at brain restorer and
nerve builder, for I can sleep as sound
and undlsturbed after supper Of
Grape-Nuts as In the old days when
could not realize what they meant
by a bad stomach" There is no
medicine so beneficial TO nerves and
brain as a good nights sleep. such as
You can enjoy after eating Grape
Nuts"
Naioe given By Postum CO., Battle
Crock. Mf,h
There's q reason
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Thee Sophomore was drawing his
hands leisurely out of the pockets Of
ms trousers, and reluctantly slowing
away under his arm a small Greek lex
icon, textbook of Aristotle, and an
English translation.
The books had been lying on The
window sill for over a week. UNDECIDED.
save when the maid fiicked the dist off
them in the early morning.
The Sophomore fingered beside the
open window. 1t was u fatal mistake,
Tor presently young girl came from
over the fields across his line of vision,
footing the daisies lightly in her pas
sage
She swung open the low gate care
lessly and tripped into the rose garden
among the butterflies.
"Hello!" she cried. catching sight of
the face at the window. Thought you
were studying, Ralph"
so | am replied the Sophomore.
"or rather. so I'm intending. What's
1t like ont, Mollie?"
She came close 10 the window and
looked in upon him.
It's hot in the sun, and everything
seems sleepy; but it's nice in the gar
den-qlsite cool with breeze, and the
birds are talking-but, of course
you're studying
Yes, OF course. Im-studying," he
answered.
And you like studying-don't you?''
"Yes-awfully."
It's very good of you, then. 10 have
denied yourself such a great pleasure
for over a week"
Don't mention it."
The girl took up the textbook
which had fallen from Ralph's arm.
on to the window ledge.
It's odd stuff TO like so immensely
Who made it?" she queried, turning
over the pages aimlessly.
- ristotle."
Who's he?"
"A great philosopher"
Chi"
Again the young man took up the
lexicon, the textbook. and the English
translation. Sitting down, he opened
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Schools Spreading In China.

A few years ago the foreign mis-
sionary schools were practically the
only institutions in FoochoW Offering
facilities for the acquisition OF west
ern learning. There are now at least
80 native schools fashioned after the
foreign model. Foochow is a city OF
100000 inhabitants and these schools
embrace about 1000 students. Post
ers placarded all over the city adver-
tise the opening OF various modern
schools, which are springing up In
every nook and corner of the place.
Scarcely a week passes without tho
announcement of the Opening OF .
new school
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the textbook. 1t smelt of tobacco. and
showed pencil markings on the margin
at intervals. For awhile he interested
himself with turning over the pages
noting these.
Half an hour later a servant handed
him thin, orange-coloTed enyelope
When Ralph had read the - brief
words, he placed the books upon the
window sill and went into the garden
and round by the outbuildings.
On the shadiest side a rude see-soU
had been put together Mollie was SIT
ting on the further end of the slantinr
beam, book upon her lap.
Ralph approached the see-saw ran
tiously on the SIDE Mollie was backing
THEN he threw his weight upon the
raised end Of the beam.
Hold on tight" he called out.
Instantly the position OF the baor
began TO reverse. Mollie went swingino
up gently into mid-air. Ralph sa4 an
the other end firmly, his arms folded
his feet resting among the daisies and
buttcrcups that bestrewcd the field
Tho girl uttered little cry of sur
prise as the see-saw was put I'm mo
ton and the open book fell from her
lap crushing the grass.
what are you Up to. Ralph? 1a,
me down." She called from her logtv
throne
Not tiH you agree to ful6,t Won.
promise Of last night" he answersd
from the buttercups and daisies
Why arc you so PERSISTENT she
asked.
Because am going away this eve
ming have had a telegram. II ism,
last CHARGE"
1T is very cool and pleasure M.
here. said Mollie. settling herself ORD.
Ike upon her perch I'm eniov,or f.,
50 much"
"AwfuIly glad to hear It." Ralph an
swered
What a pity YOU didn't bring your
Aristotle with YOU" the girl said pres
emily You could have read sucn q
lot Of IT,"
I'm quite content with my present
position" ssid the voice from the
asisies
lem. It's very owIy. You're easily
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French State Monopoliea.

State monopolies are more than
ever in favor in France as a means
OF raising revenue to the prejudice OF
private enterprise. A committee of
tho chamber OF deputies has been APP
pointed. with foreign minister OF
finance as chairman TO collect infor-
nation on the possible working of
monopolies on sugar and petroleum
refining, the rectification of alcohol,
and insurance.
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Has Been Buried for Centuries.

Tho body Of a young woman has
been discovered in the ancient PTiddy
lead mines in Somersetshire, Eng.
land. some 1G or II feet deep In the
waterbone slit that has been accumu.
laung since the days before the Ro-
mans came. The hair is wonderfully
preserved, and remains in the plat
I'm which 81 was worked. Beside the
body were found Eve large blue and
green glass bcadh
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Immenss Steel platsn.

The she'll and boilers Of the new
Cunarder being built at Wallsend.
England. are said by Consul Metcalf
70 be constructed OF the largest steel
plates IN the world. They are silicon
steel, weighing ten tons each. The
boilers alone will weigh over 900
tons. Massive ingots anC slabs
weighing ~ ana u tons. are continu-
ally passing through the rolling mills
there for this work.
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Alum Haklna Powder 10 WhoIesone


DR.. Herman Reinbold. the expert
German chemist, in a recent official
report concerning Baking Powders,
declares that a pure alum baking pow
der Is better and less Injurious than
the so-called cream Of tartar powders.
lie says that If the quantity ~ alum
contained in a sufficient quantity Of
baking powder for batch OF bread or
cakes for an ordinary family, be con-
centraied TO one mouthful OF food
and taken into the stomach OF any
one person, no matter how delicate
IL could do no harm. On the contrary.
alum is Wholesome IN proper quanti-
tics. This IS undoubtedly the reason
the State Of Missouri quickly repealed
a law that prohibited The manufacture
Of the most wholesome Of all baking
powders. SO much for Alum Baking
Powders
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SPREADING India's Fisheries.

India is learning lesson from
Japan, where fish ekes out the agri-
cultural situation. There, ten per
cent. Of the population are engaged in
the fisheries industry, as against one
per cent in India. where all the fish
ing is still done within six miles OF
the shore, and In the most primitive
manner.
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So successful has the application Of
the X-rays been 81 the trasmshS Of
children sgGrtns from ringworm. that
the Metropolitan Asylums Board. Lon.
don, has been enabled TO discontinue
the use Of one Of the two institutions
reserved for such cases.
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Christian LANCER, q Danish lifeboat
man. WIZ died recently at Harboe.
Jr.land. at the age OF SO, saved more
than 500 persons from drowning dur
rAg the last As yearh
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Ihe First Striking Clock.

According to historians, the first
striking clock was imported into Eu-
rope by the Persians about 500 A. ID.
II was brought as present 10 Charlie
magne, from Abdella, king OF Persia
by two monks Of jerusalem.
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ming"
I've heard that before"
"Mollie, why won't you be kind to
me?"
Il am kind 1 leave you to your
studies in peace"
But don't like studying while I'm
here"
Then why did you say so this after
noOn?"
Il was trying to think that liked
il"
Moilie turned her head and lool,e1
down upon him from her exalted posi-
ton.
But you like Aristotle-awfully.
don't you?"
Not when you are near" he said
digging his heel into the daisies.
oh. So you are trying to be a gooG
boy this afternoon"
Il found it harder than | thought"
he answered, somewhat dejectedly.
Poor boy!" she murmured consol
insly from full, red lips.
Another silence ensued.
Couldn't you teach me some Greek
now?' asked the girl. Say some
thing TO me in Greek. II would helm to
pass the time away. you know"
He looked up with thoughtful eyes
Zoe mOu sas agapo," he said, re-
peating the line slowly from Byrcn's
Maid of Athens" He knew his Byron
better than his Aristotle. That's q
very short sentence, but Il means a
lot"
What does it mean?" she asked
leaning towards him.
Something very nice"
Say the funny sentence again." She
demanded
Zoe mou sas agapo," he murmured
as before
do translate it," she urged.
Some day ! will come back and
translate 1t 10 YOU" Ralph said. avoid.
ing her gaze.
Thank you" she answered curly.
you need not take the trouble. Greek
is not so very interesting to me; and
after all, don't pretend to be wise. !
am only a-butterfiy oh, sit stin.
Ralph! Remember. we are on a see.
saw"
"Mollie, want 10 tell you something
i am going to be wise for once. or
rather, / am going to try to be wise &"
us it very hard?"
yes, dreadfully."
Yet you read Aristotle: and he was
a very wise man"
oh. yes. he WIS all that: but he
didn't understand this sort of thing
you know"
What sort OF thing?"
This see-sawing sort OF thiug'
Wasn't that funny sentence from
Aristoue?"
"Oh, no" An amused smile passed
over the young mans face. "Aristou,
never wrote anything so nice as that
Tell ne what the sentence melns
and then-and then and then you can
let me down from the see-saw. Blu,
youn do IT gently, won't your"
you understand what you are saw
ing, Mollie? You understand IN,
whole Of it,"
She nodded her head.
lie fixed his gaze Upon her and ne.
gan trauslating slowly.
zoe M n5 1ife'-mou. OF M
agaDo means-sas agapO means"
What does 81 mcan?"
What do you Think"
Il can't think; Us all Greek to me-
lie looked away into the shadows.
Ralph, what does sas agano mean? p"
lie slid deXterousIy nearer the cen.
ter OF the plank, allowing il 10 Jalanc,
gill they wer' on a level
1T means 'y0u-1-lOye.'
In a moment he was at her side.
Now. Moilie." D. cried putting his
arm aboot her. give me the kiss You
promised me last night"
Mean while around tottfcoa ,,.fs.
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Meanwhile. around latticed win.
dow, gay roses nodded knowingly at g
small Greek lexicon. text book Of
Aristotle and an English translation
lying on the window sill they SHOOT
their beautiful heads knowingly. espo
cially al the English translation.
fCoDYright by Joseph 3. BowlesJ
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TUM0RS CONQUERED
SERIOUS OPERATIONS avolpsp.
Unqualified Success OF Lydia u. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound Ia the
Case OF Mrs. Fennie ID. Fox.

One of the greatest triumpbs of Lydia
e. Pinkham' s Vegetable Compound is
the conquering of woman's dread en-
envy, Tumor.
The growth OF q tumor Is so sly that
frequently its presence isnot suspected
until it is far advanced.