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might drop. Il positively will not
sit there"
Its outrageous" growled Kenton.
III had Van Dorm by the neck I'd
wiring it, he added viciously. "Of
course he is the ringleader In this af-
fair, I'll warrant" The speaker ruth
lessly tore down the placards and
festooning, and tossed them out the
window. Now you need not feel 80
conspicuous. Pray be seated. and |
will go forward into the smoker"
The solace of favorite cigar is a
wonderful sedative. After Kenton
had finished a couple. he felt 1ar less
savage. and much more inclined to re.
Fiction Looking back over his past
lonely life. he could not but admit
that It would be most fortunate
thing. indeed. II he were really now
on his bridal trip. Certainly he could
wish for no fafrer companion through
life than Helena. This was not a
new thought by any means. It had
made its way into his brain ere this
in protean guises. but now, under the
pressure OF the recent Joke. the mat
ter appealed more forcibly to him
than 1t had ever done before.
What a lucky dog he might con-
slider himself If he could only win such
woman as Helena. Yet now how
could he hope to do SO In the face
OF such embarrassment as had just
been brought about? She probably
detested the very sight Of him, though
he was as innocent party as she to
the joke. How pretty and defiant she
had looked in her confusion.
Kenton suddenly Strengthened HIM
self, and tossed the end Of his cigar
out the window. What If the tables
should be turned?" he asked himself
"They think me an arrant coward.
we'll. perhaps I have been. but I'll
prove that I'm no longer one" he
added resolutely. I'm going to win
that girl II can
He found Helena apparently deep
ly absorbed in a book she had pur.
chased of the train boy. but when he
asked the title, she had to look 1t up
for him.
sit seems pity to have so much
uCNOl& kAOA WH1tONs AO NSAsoANu PtV1-
emily. as he sat down beside her.
Wasted. How could It be. with
ouch band of conspirators as were
left behind to enjoy our discom-
iture?"
Don't you think it would be very
sensible thing to begin to enjoy 1t
ourselvesf" he asked suddenly.
''poasfbly. II we could bring oblivion
Of the past hour or two to our rescue"
she answered drily
"Helena-" he began. desperately.
then paused helplessiy.
Helena glanced up quickly. perhaps
under the Impression that the Joke had
gone far enoagh. but there was some
thing iA Kenton's face that caused
her eyes to drop timidly before his
own, while she blushed even more
prsttily tAan she had done at tEe ur-
expected shower Of rice.
vaa Dorm received a telegram a de-
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Memsnte Of Them.. car!xIe.

A farmer In Monitoba wears on his
watch chain blackened metal disk
with an interesting history. Some
thirty years ago the farmer was a
ticket agent in a railway station in
Dumfriesshire. One day Thomas Car
lyle took a ticket for short run by
rail and laid down a shilling. The
clerk, eager to obtain souvenir Of the
famous countryman. secured the coin.
Ultimately, although sorely against
the grain, he was driven to part with
the treasured Carlyle shilling. But 1t
would not stand the ringing test.
Somebody had palmed on the sage of
Chelsea" spurious shilling.
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Storing Heme-ore Celery.

Storing Home Drown Celery.
For = number OF years we have been
enjoying homegrown celery. Most
farmers that know do not think they
can raise celery. but they leave It to
tho specialists who make Eood1y sums
every year out Of their neighbors and
others, and all the while those neigh.
bors might Just IS we'll be growing
their own. The celery should be now
about ready to 20 into the cellar. This
Is our plan for caring for II:
We take = long box. say fourteen
inches wide and about the same in
depth and raise 1t an inch or two above
the bottom of the cellar by putting two
or three pieces of nat stone under 1t.
Then we cover the bottom of the box
with layer of earth about two inches
thick. We now lift the celery plants
from their ridges in the garden with
crowbar, taking pains to drive the bar
we'll down under the roots of the plant
and keeping as much of the soil on
the bottom as we can. As the plants
one after another are thus taken. mp.
they are set into large basket to be
carried down cellar. They are now
ready for packing.
Beginning At one end of the narrow
box. we stand the plants on end. close
together. SO that there shall be rs little
space between the stalks as possible.
When a dozen plants have been pack
ed this way we ill in close up to the
roots with earth from the garden, and
proceed with another dozen, and SO on
until the box is as full y It will hold.
Then blanket Of old bran sacks Is
thrown over the whole to shut out
the light and help to blanch any stalks
that have not already been whitened.
Stored In this way we have kept eel
cry until February and had 1t come
out as crisp and nice as when it was
put In. When the box is empty, carry
out the earth and all stray bits Of
stalks that may remain to prevent bad
smells in the cellar.-E. L. Vincent
In Farmers Review.
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.K(EI;I;ANZ
unkns..n pe.atry Diseases.

unknesn Poultry Diseases.
used to think that al poultry
diseases were known to our scientists
and that MI one had to Do was to 90
to . center Of information, % TO
medical college. = veterinary esrleEe.
doctor or veterinarians. to b In
stantly told what certain disease
might be. But sitter hating tried . few
times to hnd out things did not know.
am convinced that thsre are among
our poultry ct least numerous diseases
that NO. one ,kbows- about-so far ~
being able to name and accurately desN
scribe 70 concerned. I recently saw
. paragraph in a paper to the effect
that the poultry Of England IL 30 bad.
ly affected with tuberculosis that .
commission has been appointed to in.
vestisate. Now. 1t may be that tuber.
culosis does exist largely in the fowls
OF England, but 1t is more likely that
1t exists to limited degree and that
many Of the unknown diseases are
counted tuberculosis. Just as II the
case with hog cholera.
frequently hear Of mysterious
diseases existing in the nocks Of my
neighbors. A few years ago they used
to say that cholera had broken out in
their flock. That was the easiest way
to explain something that was not
easily accounted for Generally tho
causes lying at the foundation Of the
trouble were bad feeding and exposure.
In the future we shall know more
about poultry diseases, but it will be
after the men with the microscopes
have made q study of all poultry dis
eases and have located and named
the germs that cause the contagious
and infectious ones.
Some Of the unknown diseases are
simply troubles arising from the In
reference with the respiration OF the
fowls or with the perspiration. The
latter is certainly the cause Of many
evils. II we will build our poultry
houses on dry situations and keep
them dry and clean, with no drafts
permitted in the sleeping places Of the
fowls, we will have less trouble with
unknown dfseases.-Sy1vanus Banks,
Champaign Co.. ILL.,, in Farmers Re-
view.
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MOVED TIVE surLER TO ANGER
"Asiss" Remark Called FERN By
Weman's TyssnNy.

ASIDE" Remark Called Festh BY
Weman's Tyranny.
B. M. Harrod OF the Panama Canal
commission was describing'a surprise
that he had had on his last visit to
the isthmus.
my surprise was great" ~ said.
"The sudden shock Of It brought back
my junior year at Harvard. had
then another surprise. and that il till
vivid. though It happened nifty years
ago.
II was dining out with an elderly
instructor and his wife. The in.
structor was slightly deaf. the wife
was extremely 30. Hence little con-
versation went on between us.
The lady was very arbitrary and
tyrannical. Time after time, rs the
butler brought her husband certain
dishes. she wauld say In that dead
voice which deaf people use:
mo. no; he mustn't have any Of
that
And the instructor would acquiesce
humbly. So many things were re.
fused him. I wondered how he could
make q meal.
II grieved for the poor fellow. His
wife's tyranny made my blood boil.
The butler. too. must have been
moved. for in the midst Of the sepul.
chral silence that followed the lady's
rejection, on her husbands behalf. Of
a glass of pink frozen punch the man
burst out in loud voice. yet one
which only could hear:
Course the old woman! II she was
my wife I'd poison her."
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Emperor Menelik has nominated
his successor to the throne Of Abys.
sinIa. He Is young man named
Migg Manu-. Menelik's brother. and 10
shortly to be named negus of Kifa, Of
which country Menelik took posses
sion in 1884.
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or two later. which ran something In
this wise:
Helena and were married In 81.
Louis. Are now taking ID the Expo.
sition. Congratulations II ordsr.
kaaton.
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Good Nse.,s

Medical authorities have about decided
that kissing does not transmit microbes.
Recent News Item.
Now the man who halts and fears.
And In abject terror sQuirms.
Loath to kiss the charming dears
Merely ON account Of germs.
Need no longer turn and nee
When approached by winsome miss.
For we're truly glad to see
Scientists indoi re the kiss.
Ladies' who've your lips denied.
Kept some chap from coming near.
Lest from you the mtcrObe Glide
Unto one that you hold dear.
Go ahead and have your fun,
RAvel in your new-fOund bling.
With these former fears have done
Scientists indorse the kiss.
philadelphia Bulletin.
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In Colorado the laying down Of
peach trees In winter has been pre-
ticed for some years with comnls,.
success.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-01-20

Seedli-g peaches are now helm. No..
duced In considerable quantities In
the colder portions Of the middle vest
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plans RaIlroad In AfrIe..

The Portuguese government will
buile railroad from Delagos hay to
Swaziland. That ades.one mors to the
neny Openings VI n africa.
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,9travberry plants should not h.
covered till the ground ID frozen.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-05-25
CONVERSATIONAL NOTES.

81 . vote Of l0 10 &C, the house re-
fused 10 pass the ant!-grsft bill. SO
called dealing with cotton leaks ana
other measures OF a con1oeEtiA cAar-
acter. which. should they become pub
Rely known, might have a tendency 10
arsct markes. because iae oAe-ees
had recommended that congress Dc a.
Guided II tbs scope ~ . bill
After IS days OF almost ntna
elaboration the senate by a vote OF
II 10 , passed the railroad rate Dill
which now goes back 10 the house
for concurrence in the senate amend
uentS.
The house passed the bill. which
hss been reported ~fsvor2oly In nine
rongresses-six times b. republicans
and three times by democrats 10
pay the estate OF Samuel Lee. OF
South Carolina. slO.4S3 for allowance
made BY reason o. the election 81 Lee
q negro contestant fer = seat 10 the
Forty-seyenth congress. The minority
attempted 70 hlibuster The bill down.
but we're outgeneraled.
After NO weeks discussion me
house fna.ly passed The nava. apprSpri-
alton LII. carry -ng SIS. 564 800, and then
ook up tie so-called naturalization
bll.
Senator Bailey presented in the sen
ate documentary evidence in his pos
session teu.ins 10 clscre-.- the pub
lished statements that be had acted
trescherclsiy TO hs party and nad a.
tempted 70 prevent elective railroad
rate Legislation.
The house committee o. insular Al
fairs has authorized a favorable report
or the Bill ~este-dlng United states CIT
izeush.p to The inhabitants q Porto
Rico.
The house committee or military al
n rs has authorized a favorable report
or a h.l for The purchase o. 15s acres 70
Efd 70 he Gettysburg reservation IL
vii include TIE ground covered ey
Picketts famous charge.
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FRoTH OF FUN.

She-"I think Mrs. Newcomhs 4,
sweet, don't you? You can resl h.
character In her face" He-aYes y
you read between the lines
Yes. I'm going In for teach
"Going I'm for teaching? Wis
would rather marry a widower
half a dozen children" so wo
but where's the widower?"
well. Emily. did you have a ~,
time at the masked bale" "Oh. Il.I
a splendid time. made my husband
dress up as 0 knight in heavy armo-
and he wasn't able to bulge from ons
spot all night"
Mr.. Tubbs-"Well, Bobble. how d8,
your sister like the engagement r,pp
I gave herr" Bobbie-"Well a.. =,
bit too small. She has a hard ioh m
get 1t OF In a hurry when the other
fellows CALL
She-"Oh. that's the great pr.ma
donna. Is 1t? Is she famous beca b.
OF her voice or her acting
He-"Neither. but she has a motor AZ
cident regularly every week. and that
keeps her name before the public"
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WAS WILLING TO BITE"
One in the Audience Who Had Never
Heard of the Great Mar in
Question.

At the recent annual meeting Of the
voters OF Cape Elizabeth two names
were presented for moderator. Henry
s. Jorden and Clement f. Staples. Re
publican and Citizen. respectively,
says the Boston Herald. The orator
who nominated Mr.. Staples made a
mighty effort. who is Clement z.
Staples?" he cried. as he waved his
arms like pump handles and strobe
back and forth on the platform. A
deep and impressive silence followed.
Again waving his arms. he called in
a voice OF thunder: Who is Clement
=. ~Staples7' The silence was more
pronounced and the effect greater. The
audience was visibly impressed. Be
fore attempting TO dwell upon the
good qualities Of his candidate. the
speaker again proclaimed: 81 say.
who IS Clement E. Staples?"
A small man in the rear OF the hall
stood on a chair and broke the silence
by saying: WAL. I'll bite. Who is
he?"
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MECKlEMBURG DECLARE
TI0N OF INDEPENDENCE

Charlotte, y. C., May 2~1.-Beginning
to-day and continuing until Thursday
night the city Of Charlotte and people
from all sections from this ard other
states viii hold an ext nsve celebrat on
Of the n hundred and th.rty-frst an
niversary Of the signing Of the Mecklen.
burg declaration Of independence pro-
mu gated here on May %. l775. IL IS
expec ed that great crowds will lie
present. The orator will be Hon.
Champ Clark. II Missouri
For the first time the president has
extended official recognition by ordering
here, for the occasion. cavalry. irfan-
try. marines and the Marine band
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HOLDS UNUSUAL POSITION.

thoroughly understands all the details
Of her unusual calling. Miss Lawless
was born in New York state in a town
near Syracuse. and comes OF revolu-
tionary stock. One OF her ancestors
served throughout the war for inde-
pcndence under Washington. Her ia
Their took a prominent part I'm the civil
war. She is a charter member OF the
Order OF the Eastern Star. and Is ac-
lively AFFILIATED with other fraternal
societies.
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Counauce--.nC Chief Tanner Of the
Grand Army OF he Republic. N general
orders. calls attention TO the action OF
TIE las1 general encampneut recogniz-
ing June IA rs Flag Day. and urges
Is proper observance.
What wss n first supposed to have
been an ~acci6ertaI killing CT an uni
dentiAsi man about 55 years Of ( by
a Missouri Pacific train a short dis
tanoe west CT Pleasant Hill. Mo. "a now
believed to nave been a case Of muir
der.
According to q report msce BY Cen
era Cversee- Volfva to the Christian
Catholic church m Zion City. Ill, by a
general cutting Of salaries Of officials
and a reduction OF working force a saw
irg Is tei-g made al the rate Of over
$4,000 a year.
a report from the fre-swept district
Of northern Michigan and Wisconsin
gives a list OF four known dead. reports
n score or more perzons missing. hun
dreas Of families homeless. several mil
lions OF del ars' worth Of property de-
suroyed. four villages wiped out entirely
and a dozen more part ally, five counties
devastated ard 100 square mics Of ter
rito-y fre-swept.
Tomas Estrada Palma was re-inlu-
furafed a. chief executive q tie Cuban
Republic. with due ceremonial. N the
presence ~ the diplomatic corps. cab
fnet oncers. senators. corgre smer.
juoFas. he1ds OF departments Ar rep
~ vnta1vss OF ecoromic agricultural
ard commercial associations.
TIE land fraud Indictments returned
b. the federal grand jury At Por land
Or. dsta s Of which have Just be d
mae public. involve e number n prom
inent reH of San Francisco. los An
ge'rs and southw extern Oregon. Six
thourand acres OF fre timber land.
practically all in one tract. Is involved.
Tie anniversary O, the independence
Of Caba was celebrated IA wash oetoa
a. a banquet given e. the Cuban lega-
ton W Minister 0uesada. A number
OF prominent Americans and he tipls
matte Representatives q he various
American republics were included
among the guests.
Col r. 81 Kerth. who organized
the FIRST company in Ohio to serve in
the civil var. died a. Enid Okla. sged
81 years. following q succession OF
strokes Of apoplsxy.
a plattor-A on which over 500 Pres
byterian assemblymeR were gathered
70 be photographed. AZ Des Molnes.
Ia. collapsed n a h,lf dozen min.
listers were ih3nred. Geo. Wills. OF
MENDOZA. III. was rendered uncon.
sc.ous. his back and legs being seri-
ousiy hurt
The Northlsnd PINE Lumber Co. e.
Co.'s Lake, MINI. los, between five
fA- ~ million feet OF white rine logs
~ nc. Los. 10000 TO tl20y 600.
fas last imperial garrison 81 Cana
a.. thu Of Esquimalt has been rs
PLACED - Canadian troops and fbe Biz
IL IpcDs have started fos h1me.
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LIMB RAW AS PIECE OF BEEF.
Suffered for Three Years with Itching
Humor-Cruiser Newark u. s. N.
Man Cured-Speedy Cure
by Cuticura.

Il suffered with humcr for about tbre.
years of and on. / finally eaw a M,
tor and he gave nae remeiie, THAI d4
me no good, 80 ! tired Cuticura when mv
limit below the knee TO the ankle VAS 4.
raw az a piece Of beef. All / used was The
1uticura Soap aud the Ointment. /
bathed with Cuticura Soap every da,. and
used about SIX or seven boxes Of Cutinur,
ointment. was thoroughly cured OF he
humor In three weeks. and haven,
affected with il since. ne M o,ecr
soap than Cuticura now. II. j. Myere
y ;. n 7. ). S. Newark, New YORK.
July S, 1905" -""'
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OR CRANK
Ex-Gov. Francis In RECENT of Nat
~ Demands for $1,000. with
Death the Alternative

81. Louis, Nay 2l.-Ex-Glv. Francis
president Of the Louisiana Purchase
exposition, Is in daily receipt Of let
iers threatening his immediate assas-
sination unless he i'm meiiately pays
the writer the sum Of $1,000.
Gov. Francis .srghed a. The FIRST de-
mand. according TO his friends. and
tossed II aside. In the first mail of
the next day another demand came. in
the same handwriting. and more ur-
gent than the first II gave full partic-
ulars OF the place OF tryst and the de-
tails Of the ma ler of meeting
The matter has been put In the
hands Of the police.
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Miss Ella Lnwless occupies a unique
position in marine affairs. She Is the
proprietor Of a dry dock and shipyard
In Jersey City. and Is carrying on the
business founded by her father. who
died about five years ago. She is the
only woman in this country. II not In
the world, conducting a dry dock busi-
ness. She is making n success OF II.
for she Is equipped with executive
ability. courage. business tact and last
but o least. personal magnetism, and
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THE POM OF THE PRovERB

IN old proycrb advises the shoe
maker 10 stick 20 his last. IL means
that a man always succeeds best al
the business he knows. To the farmer
IL means. stick 20 your pillow; 10 the
blacksmith. stick 10 your forge. TO
the painter. stick 20 your brush.
When we make experiments out OF our
line they are likely 70 prove expen'
slve failures.
II is amusing. however, TO remark
how every one Of US secretly thinks
he could do some other fellows work
better than the other fellow himself.
The painter imagines he can make
paint better than the paint manufac-
turer: the farmer thinks he can do
a job OF painting better. or AZ least
cheaper than the painter. and so on.
A farm hand in one OF Octave
Thanet's stories tells the Walking
Delegate Of the Painters Union. ANY
body can slather paint" and the ole
line painter tells the paint salesman,
None OF your ready made mixtures
for me; | reckon l ought to know
how to mix paint
The farm hand is wrong and the
painter is wrong: Shoemaker, stick
TO our last" The fancy farmer"
can farm. OF course, but II is an ex-
pensive amusement. II ii strikes him
as pleasant TO grow strawberries at
fifty cents apiece. or TO produce eggs
that cost him FIVE dollars a dozen, II
4. foam, 80 o~ucamept m ha Sura
II he can afford II. but it's not farm
ing. IL the farmer likes to slosh
around with a paint brush and can az
ford the time and the expense OF hav-
ing a practical painter do the Job
right pretty DOT afterward. it's a
harmless form Of amusement. II the
painters customers can afford to
stand for paint that comes off in half
the time II should, they have a perfect
right TO indulge his harmless vanity
about his skill in paint making. But
in none OF these cases does the shoe
maker stick TO his last.
There is just n class OF men in
the world that knows how TO make
paint properly and have the facilities
for doing It right: and that Is the
paint manufacturers-the makers Of
the standard brands OF readyprepared
paints. The painter mires paints;
the paint manufacturer Orinds them
together. In a good rea~dy-prepared
paint every particle Of one kind OF
pigment is forced TO join hands with
a particle OF another kind and every
bit Of solid matter IS forced. as IL
were, 20 open its mouth and drink In
its share OF lilseed oil. That Is the
only way good paint can be made. and
IL the painter knew how 70 do 1t he
has nothing at hand 10 do II with. A
paint pot and a paddle are a poor
substitute for power-mixers. buhr-nills
and roller-mills.
The man who owns a building and
neglects to paint it as often as II
needs paint Is only a degree more
short-sighte1 than the 7 who tries
20 DO his own painting or allows the
painter to mix his paint for him.
= q
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HAD GIVEN Up ALL HOPE.
CONFINED TO HER BED
WITH DYSPEPSIA.
love yLife to Pe-ru-na,'
Says Mrs. Hufaker.

Mrs. Mittie Huffaker, Il. Z. No 3.
Columbia, Tenn. writes:
~ was afflicted With dyspepsia for
several years and az last was confined
TO my bed. unable 10 sir up.
"We tried several different doctor
without relief.
~ had given up all hope of any re-
lief and was almost dead when ny
husband bought me a bottle OF Re.
rUna.
AT first I could not notice any hen-
eft, but after taking several bottle
was cured sound and well.
III Is & % Peruna ! owe my life fo'
day.
u cheerfully recommend il 70 al
sufferers"
Devised Formula.
For a number OF years requests
have come TO me from a multitude 81
grateful friends. urging that Perlna
be given a slight laxative quality I
have been experimenting with a laNa
tive addition for quite a length of
time. and now feel gratifed TO an
nounce to the friends Of Peruna that
I have incorporated such a quality ~
the medicine which. in my opinion.
can only enhance its well-known bene
fetal charactc-.
IS. b. HARTMAN. VI. d..