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The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16
ZEAL THAT WAS MisDiRECTED.
Housekeeper Meant to Please Em'
 ployer, but Alasl

"Such an article" said H. P. Jud- son. the new head of the University of Chicago. in declining rather un- usul interview, would be not only futile but even in mild way harmful. It would be like the work of the care ful housekeeper. There was an old general who had brought home from the war a splendid fiag-a flag all torn with bullets, faded with herce suns and stained with the dust and blood of battle. This superb trophy hung over the mantel in his library. We'll. one unlucky day he engaged a new housekeeper and the next week missed his flag He rang at once. Where is that flag of mine? he said, pointing anxiously ito the empty space on the wall.
 "I have been working on 1t, sir, the housekeeper answered. I've washed it thoroughly and sewed up all the rents and darned all the holes and when l bring it back to you, SIT, I'm sure you'll say it looks as good as new"
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16
CHANGE IN FOOD
Works Wonders in Health.

It is worth knowing that a change in food can cure dyspepsia. T deem it my duty to let you know how Grape Nuts food has cured me of indigestion.
 'I had been troubled with it for years, until last year my doctor rec commended Grape-Nuts food to be used every morning l followed instruc- tions and now l am entirely well.
 The whole family like Grape-Nuts, we use four packages week. You are welcome to use this testimonial as you see fit"
 The reason this lady was helped by the use of GrapeNuts food, is that 1t is predigested by natural processes and therefore does not tax the stomach as the food she had been using; it also contains the clements required for building up the nervous system If that part of the human body is in per feet working order, there can be no dyspepsia, for nervous energy repre- sents the steam that drives the en- zine
 When the nervous system is run down, the machinery of the body works badly Grape-Nuts food can be used by small children as well as adults It is perfectly cooked and ready for instant use.
 Read, "The Road to Wellyille." in pEgs. There's a Reason"
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16
ADVICE FROM ONE WHO KNEW.
Proof of Dire Results That Follow
 Change of Occupation.

When I was district attorney" said Judge Sweeney, of Shasta county, Cali fornia. 'I secured the conviction of Montana Jack, highwayman, who was something of humorist. When asked by the judge whether he had anything to say against sentence be- ing passed upon him Jack admitted that he had no protest to make, but that he would like to give few words of advice to the young men in the room. Permission being granted, Jack said:
 Boys, my advice to you is to stick to whatever you are doin'. Don't change your occupation, or you'll never get along in the world. Look at me- 1 was a successful burglar for years, never got caught, and collared lots of dough. Then I turned high wayman and got caught in my first hold-up. And here 1 am, all the result of changing my occupation. What ever you are. boys, stick to it."- Woman's Home Companion.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16
SHOWED PRESENCE OF MIND.
Nervy Act of We'll Drillers Averted
 Fearful Disaster.

s Two oil we'll drillers, Earl Sheets and Frank Winks, near Carl Junction. underwent an experience last week that would make a feature for life and death melodrama, says the kan- sas City Star. The two men were su- perintending the shooting of a well. Three hundred quarts of nitroglycerin had been brought to the well to Do used in the shot.
 A shell" containing 30 quarts had been lowered, but it stuck in the well. The operators thought they could shove the can on down in the well by letting the baler down in the well on top of it. The plan appeared to have worked all right, and the baler was drawn up out of the well, and part way up toward the top of the derrick before the mortified spectators noticed that the can of deadly explosive had caught in the baler and was then dangling in the air, ready to fall
 Just as Sheets and Winks looked up, the shell came loose and started to- ward the ground. Realizing that if it ever hit the ground these 30 quarts ot nitro would explode and kill everyone in the vicinity, the two men with pres ence of mind, ran under it and caught 1t in their hands. If they had failed in this, not one of the spectators would have "lived to tell the story.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16
BABY's ECZEMA GREW WORSE.
Hospitals and Doctors Could Not Re- Iieve Him-But Cuticura Remedies
 Speedy, Permanent Cure.

"Eczema appeared when our baby was three months old. We applied to several doctors and hospitals, each of which gave us something different every time, but nothing brought relief. At last, one of our friends recommend ed to us Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. A few days afterwards i'm provement could be noted. Since then we have used nothing but Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, and now the baby is six months old and is quite cured All that we used was one cake of Cuticura Soap and two boxes Cuti- cura Ointment, costing in all $1.25. C. F. Kara, 343 East 65th Street, New York, March 30, 1906.''
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16
Y. M. C. A. IN THE FIELD

that prompted the offer to the gov ernment at the outset of the war, by the national Y. M. c. A. of a work for the army similar to that among American and British soldiers.
 All sorts of organizations and agencies and persons wanted to go to the front. Religious bodies were especially eager. But, like the war correspondents, they were kept wait ing, the Y M c. A. among them. In- deed, it had been said that the opposi- tion to Christianity in the army had been pushed to the very limit of treaty rights. While various self-esteeming gentlemen of the press were being de- ported for manifestations of their inn patience, the association patiently waited and worked. Finally it's day came All other Christian enterprises were debarred from the scene of war fare. But three representative of the Association, two Japanese and one American, with their equipment, were started for Antung. During two weeks detention at Chinampo they spent their time in serving the garrison. So when the three secretaries resumed their journey it was with the cordial endorsement of the commandant at the latter place. At Antung the au- thorities gave the best located build ing in the city for the Y. M. c. A. workers, and soon the secretaries
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16
STOMACH ON STR|N
SUCCESSFUL TONIC TREArMeI
 FOR INDIGESTION.
lor. Williams Pink Pills Cured nl Woman and Have Cured Man
 Hundreds Of Other Gases oy
Common Ailments

Loss of appetite, coated tongue, h caste in the mouth, heavy dull headacI and 8 dull, sluggish feeling-these D the symptoms of stomach trouble. Thd. indicate that the stomach is on a strikeY that it is no longer furnishing to th1 blood the full quota of nourishment th1| the body demands, hence every orga suffers
 There are two methods of treatmenI the old one by which the stomach humored by the use of predigested food and artificial ferments, and the new on by which the stomach Is toned up to d the work which nature intended of d A recent cure by the tonic treatment that of Mrs. Mary Stackpole, of y' Liberty street, Lowell, Mass. She sayst
 "I suffered constantly for years frol stomach trouble and terrible backache and was confined to my bed the greate part of three years. I was under tn care of our family physician most of th| time, but did rot seem to get better.
 T was completely rundown and wa not able to do myswork about the housd My blood was impure and my complex ion pale. I suffered from flashes oI heat, followed suddenly by chills. had awful headaches, which lasted from three to four days. could get but littll rest at night, as my sleep was brokel and fitful. As a result I lost severs pounds i'll weight and became very ned vOus.
 "I was in 9 wretched condition wheI heard about Dr. Williams Pink Pills I started to take the pills at once am began to gain in weight and health. was encouraged by this to keep on untj was cured. My friends and neighbol often remark what 8 changed woman am and I owe it all to Dr. Williams Pink Pills"
 These wonderful pills are useful in wide range of diseases such as anamia rheumatism, sciatica, neuralgia, nervou headaches, and even locomotor ataxI and partial paralysis.
 The great value of Dr. Williams Pinl Pills lies ill the fact that they actual! make new blood and this carries healtl and strength to every portion of tn body The stomach is toned up, tn nerves are strengthened, every organ stimulated to do it's work.
 Dr. Williams Pink Pills are sold D! all druggists, or sent, postpaid, on receip of price, 50 cents per box, six boxes fo $2.5O, by the Dr. Williams Medicin Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles)

Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles)
 Tokio, Japan.-"Before the war" is as much a stock phrase in Japan to- day as it ever was in the United States after the struggle of the sixties. The war has made all things new. Now Japan is a ship that has found herself And what are mostly guesses on the part of the rest of the world concern ing Japan's purposes and future are intensely interesting present problems with persons on the scene. The situ- ation here is complex and rather be- wildering, but there are certain un- questioned facts which stand out clearly as a result of the war.
 One of the wonders wrought by this wonderful war takes rank as perhaps the most conspicuous achievement of it's kind in religious history. For the conflict lately waged in Manchuria has been the means of winning the whole nation to friendliness for Christianity. This amounts to nothing less than a vast Christian conquest It justifies the sanguine reports which mission aries sometimes send home, without any such ground as they may stand upon in the present case. Represen- tatives of many denominations, from all parts of the empire, natives as well as tically the last vestige of active oppo- sition to Christianity has gone from Japan, thanks to the work done in
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16
Penalties of Eatinu.

"A Washington physician one morn- ing was summoned by patie.t whose eccentricities of diet had required calling him many times before; but on this occasion the patient was unusu- ally frank about the cause of his trou- ble.
 Its my own fault, doctor" came from him in lugubrious tones. FIX perience teaches one what he can eat and what he cant eat. Last night l ate three cucumbers, a few radishes, saucerful of strawberries, and drank a glass of ice water Then I went to bed. However, I've learned one thing: man has no right to drink ice water just before retiring. Sun day Magazine.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16

Manchuria by the Y. M. c. A., with contributions given at first in the main by interested Americans, but later, with equal generosity, by the Japanese themselves. Long ago reli- gious liberty was officially granted; but it takes more than an imperial edict to alter the attitude of people and their atmosphere, so to speak Despite the exaggerated reports in the past of Japan's having been won to Christianity, it has remained true, un- til this war, that missionaries have encountered many definite obstacles, as well as hostile spirit not infre- quently displayed.
 Emperor Strikes Blow at His Own
 Deity.
 The most remarkable outcome of the work which is herein described, was the gift of the emperor of 10000 yen ($5000) towards the army work of the Young Mems Christian Asso- citation. What this means the west ern world can scarcely comprehend It has given face" to the whole move ment. All possible criticism has been stilled by it. The Young Mems Christian Association has been identi- fled with the national life Followed, as it was, by the empress gift of 5000 yen to the Okayama orphanage, a Christian institution, with pledge of LOGO yen each year for five years, the impression made upon the Jap anese mind has been profound. A man who keeps posted upon affairs at the capital, Rev. Dr. John H. De Forest, assures me that, so far as he can learn, the emperor has since made no gift to any Buddhist ob- ject.
 The curious feature of this eXtraor dinary episode is that it is like an idols putting a lighted dynamite bomb under it's own pedestal. At least that is the way it strikes west erner For the emperor of Japan is considered a deity by the vast ma jority of his subjects. His picture is worshiped in the schoolrooms. He is the most popular figure in the na- tions pantheon. Yet here he in dorses and supports an avowedly Christian movement, which, if sue cessful must overthrow all other wor- ship than that of the Christians God. Truly, among the innumerable anom- alous conditions in modern Japan this is not the least anomalous.
 Americans to the Front.
 As is generally known, the Y. Nj. c. A. work in Japan was planted and is fostered by the international commit tee, having it's headquarters in New York. With a skill which some older missionaries find it difficult to emu late, the American association even have kept themselves in the back ground and have put the work entire ly in the control of the Japanese: yet the American secretaries are still here, and recognized by their native associates as real leaders in the work The associations that exist in Tokio, Osaka Nagasaki, Kioto and Kobe have American as well as native sec retaries It was American alertness
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16
WHAT MADE HIM DOUBTFUL.
Size of Commuters Hat Caused Ac
 quaintance to Worry.

A commuters on the D., l.. & w. re- marked to a friend the other morning, as they came into the city:
 Hawkins, of Stamford, is going to move into that new house next door to me I know him very slightly, and I understand that you know him pret- ty well"
 "Yes, have known him for upward of 20 years"
 Well. what kind of a fellow is he, anyhow" asked the commuter.
 "A firstrate fellow, and in every way desirab ble. Why?'
 T just wanted to know, because l could never quite make up my mind about him, he wears such small at"-Philadelphia Ledger.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16

proved the worth of their work cooperation on the part of officials, as shown by free transportation of men and supplies, granting privileges for mail and telegrams, details of soldiers for manual labor, etc, the Associa- tion work expanded until it has eleven bases established and reached even to the firing line. The status speedily attained by the workers is evident from the fact that it soon became an ordinary occurrence for commanders of regiments to salute the American secretaries as if they were superior officers.
 The Religion of Hair Cut.
 The type of religion displayed was most practical; the approval of the Japanese was not accorded for any sentimental considerations. Simply because the Y. M. c. A. proved use full to the soldier it was welcomed and assisted. Thus, during the entire campaign, 3,3S5, 900 pieces of station cry were distributed, put only 16,0O0 pieces of religious literature. In even more marked proportion 1 1,752 concerts re provided for the men, and only 613 religious meetings. Of course the entire project was avOwedly Christian but it's faith was displayed by it's works rather than by words. It was the religion of good deeds, and so hn ranks could comprehend it.
 Recreation, diversion, accommoda- tion and inspiration were the aims of the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms. Here soldier could find a place to write home and free stationery. Every one of the three and a quarter million pieces of stationery, bearing the Christian name, as it did became a silent evangelist for the Christian propa- ganda. Into the remotest corner of the empire it carried the news that Christians were brothering the man at the front. And, naturally, every letter written told of the comforts and pleasures provided by this Young Mems Christian Association Could the most bigoted Buddhist, in the re- motest rural region, cherish ill-will toward a religion that was so helpful to his son and his neighbors?
 Bathhouse, teahouse, barber shop, music hall. library, tailor shop, writ ing room and lounging room were all combined in. these Y M c. A. quar- ters. The men were supplied with innumerable games, including base ball (the American national game has become ubiquitous), archery, fencing and fishing tackle This last enabled the men to vary their meager diet and at some places literally hundreds of men would be found lined up along the bank of a stream fishing for fun and a dinner. It takes little imagina- ton to read into the following figures just issued, novel and far-reaching ministry that fairly stirred the nation, and called forth from every general in the field, and from the prime minister and minister of war, the strongest expressions of approval and gratitude Three quarters of
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16
Blind Man Expert Whist Player.

Bert Trim, a blind resident of player, being a valued member of a local club. He uses a special pack of cards, on which there are faint i'm prints sufficient to tell him what they are, but which are far too fine for the ordinary touch. Trim, who has been blind since childhood, is now 30 years old He plays the piano and cornet in excellent style and is often heard in local entertainments.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16

WlIH my bdCh anu kidneys. I doctored and used many reme- dies without getting relief. Beginning with Doan's Kidney Pills, I found relief from the first box, and two boxes restored me to good, sound condi- tion. My wife and
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16
Fez Marks Tombs of Great.

In Turkey the tombstones of the faithful, where the departed is man of eminence, are capped with the fez carved in marble.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16

many of my friends have used Doan' s Kidney Pills with good results and l can earnestly recommend them."
 Sold by all dealers. 50 cents box. Foster-Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, N. Y.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16
Note the Distinction!

A recent London advertisement of fered apartments suitable for jour- nalist or Christian man"
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16

spring poems by the side of as good 8 fire as he can afford ...l+. ..
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16

Some people are so poor that they can afford to pay an honest tax rate on everything they possess.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-05-16
DOES YOUR BACK AcHgr
Profit by the Experience of One Who
 Has Found Relief.

James R. Keeler, retired farmer, or Fenner St.. Cazenovia, N. Y., says: About fifteen years ago l suffered
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-06
Were Mighty HurdIers.

Farmer P, in Barre, Mass. a
generation ago was a crafty cattle
dealer and had handsome yoke of
oxen he warranted to be good, faith.
full workers. One day a man came in
search of just such oxen aud Mr..
p showed the pair. They were
sleek and we'll matched, and seemed
versed in all the variations of the Ian.
guage Of "haw and gee"
But the stranger noticed the nigh"
ones rowing eye, and his suspicious
were aroused.
"Are they peaceable? That nigh
one acts breachy. Jest's lives Jump
over anything, hadn't he?"
my good man." answered Mr..
P, II tell We what tits, one rails
jest's good as five!"
The stranger paid the price and took
the oxen, but the next day he re-
turned very angry.
What dye mean by telling me them
oxen are peaceable? When got
home put them in my pasture where
I kept oxen fur 20 year-and I've had
all kinds of cattle, too-and this morn.
ing they're in my best clover field.
What kind O. Christian are ye, any.
way, to lie like that?"
II didn't lie," returned Mr.. P.
calmly, Il said one rail was jest's
good as five,' and It's so. they'll jump
over five rails jest's quick's they will
over one"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-06
Loose WORDING Cost Money.

Little Chip, the dwarfish comedian.
can tell stories all day. His assert.
ment of hard luck tales of his own
experiences is especially large.
"The fourth night after opened in
New York last season, broke my left
arm in a fall from my famous horse
in the first act" said Chip. 81 played
through the next two acts without
telling anyone Of my injury. I played
with my arm in splints after that
and couldn't do my falls for ~ weeks.
Then when got to Boston lost my
voice for while. I certainly had a
lot of trouble. But everything is 20.
Ing nicely now"
while in Boston," continued Chip,
II noticed that Harry Bulger of the
Man From Now was playing at one
of the theaters. wrote him a note
saying I would be pleased to have
your company at supper Well, after
the performance here came Bulger,
followed by the whole troupe, some
IS or 40 people.
What do you mean?" demanded.
"You cant ring anything like this. on
me-"
"'Well, here's your note,' said Bull.
ger. What are you going to do about
it,
II read the note over. The supper's
On me all right said"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-06
Great Heat in Deep Mines.

sSos S'SdI III 0SCp mIneS.
The latest determination of rise in
temperature in descending under
ground gives 243 feet for every degree
centigrade or 1876 feet for rise of one
degree Fahrenheit. The difference in
temperature of different rock sub.
stances is almost inappreciable.
Experiments made in deep mines to
prove that the heat of the rocks does
not preclude mining operations at
even 1000 feet, because If the recog-
nized formula of 1875 degrees Fahren-
heit at $500 feet, demonstrated that
such temperature is not reached.
The assertion sometimes made that
mining might extend to as great
depth as 10000 feet If haulage could
be accomplished is untenable. The
difficulties would not be in haulage,
but, first, that of breathing under the
enormous atmospheric pressure, and,
secondly, increase Of temperature. A
mass of air in down-cast shaft of 60
degrees Fahrenheit at the surface at
a depth Of 10000 feet would attain a
temperature of 80 degrees by its own
weight. Healthful mining would be
impossible.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-06
COMPLAINS TO STATE OF WITCH.
Farmer Who Has Poor Luck Con.
WINGED of Bad Spirits.

Harrisburg, PAT have had no
luck no more no way. am convinced
that have been bewitched, and l wish
you would give me something against
t." was the close of letter received
by State Zoologist Surface. The let
ter came from farmer in the eastern
part of the state. The man says that
in year he has lost three farms, his
horses died, his hens grew fat and
would not lay, his SQUAD factory"
turned out dismal failure, and his
bees proved worthless, while porkers.
q he same breed that used to yield
10 pounds at nine months now gave
only 100 pounds at year.
Surface says the man had been try.
ing to do too many things at once, and
he will write him and tell him to spe-
cialize, but the state will not stand for
the witch.