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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-12-26

must keep my secret" replied TIE
professor.
AS he spoke, he walked toward the
machine, which appeared similar te
| large clock, and was constructed oil
heavy iron. He still held the bottle
in his hand. Suddenly, his foot
catching in torn place in the car
pet, he was thrown violently; the
bottle fell from his hand and was
dashed to pieces against the top OF
the machine.
He arose, pale as death, and ap-
peared to be terribly excited.
GO! Get out of here!" he cried.
"The contents of that bottle have
gone in with the rest. Come! No
time to explain noW-run for your
life! This building will be wreck
in three minutes!" And without
waiting to see whether l followed or
not, he dashed from the room, slam
ming the door after him.
/ started to follow, but found to
my horror that the door on which
was a spring lock was fast. 1t was
of solid oak-I could not force it. l
was locked into the room with an
explosive about to 60 off, and had no
power to hinder the catastrophe.
/ turned to the machine. 1t was
iron covered and resisted my every
effort to reach the inside. If the pro-
fessor spoke the truth, had less than
two minutes to live.
The old farmhouse, the meadows,
the brook where / used to fish, the
all came back to me in
that short time. thought of my
parents and my sister, waiting. look
ing forward to the holiday, and the
family reunited. Would they ever
hear what had become of me? The
newspapers would, no doubt, have an |
account of fatal explosion, but with |
nut the details.
Oh, why had l been foolish enough |
o let my curiosity lead me into such
/ trap? Had l said good-by to the
professor when we left the train, /
would not now be facing death in a
title eight by ten foot room.
noticed that the machine seemed
o vibrate; a dull, clicking sound
anne from the inside, followed by
ound like escaping steam. l crowd
d myself into the furthest corner of
he room. Suddenly the machine
eemed to rise and rend itself asun-
er. was conscious of dull glare,
grinding sort of roar; the walls
eemed to collapse all at once, and
hen
Worcester! Worcester"
woke with start and picked my
elf up from the floor of the car.
here I had slid from my seat while
sleep. The train glided into large
overed station. We had arrived at
forester. Boston was still a little
YER one hours ride distant.
did you notice a passenger in tie
lat opposite me?" I asked of a man
| the seat ahead. "a tall gentle
an wearing glasses7"
Yes he answered. "He left the
ain, l think, at Hartford WAY $
'ly Magazine. g
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CRIMSON CLOVER.

During the past few years I have
had brought to my notice several ex
amples OF the wonderful renovatins
power and the feeding value of the
crimson clover I'm some sections Of
the country the 9plant does not sue
coed. because "a the extreme cold
This variety off clover is more APT
to winter-kill than the common red
clover, but 1t IS we'll worth the trial,
where there is possibility of its
thriving In this locality (Northern
Dhio) l have seen some very fine
fields of this plant and have been
much interested In the results of
eeding it to stock, as well as noting
the great beneficial effect upon poor,
WORKOUT soils.
The seed of the crimson clover is
larger than the red clover and is
oval in shape. New seed has a high
polish and is of bright, reddish vel
low color; as 1t becomes older it
changes to a reddish brown. then
oses its polish and becomes dull,
lark brown. Let such seed alone.
The crimson clover should be
seeded at the rate of IL to Is lbs. per
acre, either BROADCAST or with the
rfIL We usuai 81 hroad cast -
he potato or corn after the last cul
tiVation and do not cover Il it is to
occupy the ground alone, slightly
harrow or roll 1t IN. We sow the
seed between July 18th and Septem-
Der 18th, but in the South it should
lot be soWn before August 18th. It
yill then mature the following spring
rom three to four weeks before the
ed clovers. As soon as it comes in
full bloom it should be cut, If
wanted for hay, as the matured |
looms are injurious to stock. Grim |
n clover thrives in a lighter, san
lier soil than any other clover and it !
requires but little humus, and COM
naratively little moisture 1t is of /
great value as a green manure upon
Dcor soils and a rank growth quite
lnsures satisfactory succeeding
erop. If the soil is not already fer
Tile, 1t will pay well to apply 600
pounds per acre of mineral fer
ilizers containing per cent actual
potash and 8 per cent available phos-
'horic acid, and ON very poor soils
he addition of one or two per cent
itrgen viii make the catch more
ertain. The fertilizer can easily be
'roadcasted by lowering the hand
through the growing crops, if it is
esired to grow the clover there.
The amount of fertilizer may seem
xcessive, but not wnen we recollect
hat not all of the material possesses
value. All clover soils
lust contain considerable amount
potash, as well as phosphoric acid
nd lime. II the soil is made rich
D that the clover roots are able
penetrate to a good depth before
'eezing weather, we are pretty sure I
a good crop the following spring I
nd do not look for winter-killing.
took for fattening and milch cows 7
axe great returns when fed Grim.
IN clover hay a. Season in the !
diana Farmer.
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TOYS OR FIzz-Jres7
Isn't the chId's Preference for the
Eorr,ar pt,;p ,nd a,nnoisf akahIe

Isn't the chiId's Preference for tn
Former Plain and Unmistakable.
| Pending the investigation of tn
toy question by some learned so
ciety or sociological expert which w
should suppose must be certain t.
take place. we venture to suggest cn'
probable conclusion of such investl
CATION, and to submit the question o
it's soundness to those of our reader!
who as a result of Christmas are il
a position to observe the varying
effects of the different kinds of toys
upon the temper, happiness and gen
eral well-being of the victims-we
mean the recipients.
The conclusion which we thus sub
NIT is that what children want is
| toys and not fizz-jiga-things that
| they can play with, not things of the
song and dance variety, sole artists
that need to be wound up and then
do all the playing for themselves
What a child wants from his toys is
not primarily entertainment, but ey-
preston; the expression OF his own
ideas through the use of his own
faculties, not the expression of the
ingenuity of the clever man who
made the toy. Toys are accordingly
welcomed to him are treasured, and
become a part of his life. In proper
ton as they are plastic to his hand
and mind, in proportion as he can
build with them or use them in tie
drama of which so great a part OF
his play consists. Sand is the most
popular play material with very
small children; then come blocks,
then a variety of objects, but always
such as the child can do things witt,
up to the football or baseball of col.
lege sport.
A doll that could dance ragtime
and whistle Hail, Columbia" would
not be so popular, after the first five
minutes, as a clothespin dressed in
a bit of rag. The mechanical marvel
is good when ragtime and Hail, Co
lumbia,' are wanted-that is, fairly
good, not quite so good as she would
be if she did not provide the music
and dancing for herself All the rest
Of the time she is wholly and per-
fectly useless. The rag doll on the
other hand, has endless possibilities.
Like the American girl, she is fit for
any part and will adorn any citation |
in life, from cook to princess as |
f she had been born to it. And such |
must a real doll be, Or lose her job.
or life is varied and exacting. and |
me doll in her time PLAYS many |
,arts.-Boston Evening Transcript
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HOLBEIN AND TITAN.
To One the World Was a ToiIsome
Pilgrimage, to the Other
PAGEANT.

The genius of Holbein also bios
eighteen years old, he moved from
Augsburg, where he was born, te
Basel, the center of learning, whose
boast was that every house in it con
1920 he was admitted to citizenship
at BAIL and to membership in the
painters guild; good prcof. as he was
only twenty-three, Of his unusual abiI-
ity.
But the times were lean ones for
the painter. Holbein found himself
in need of money, and accordingly
set out for London with a letter of
introduction to Sir Thomas More, the
kings chancellor.
Master Haunce," as the English
called him, arrived in England to-
ward the close of 1926. During this
first visit to England he painted por-
traits of many of the leading men
Of the day. But two years later, il
consequence Of an outbreak of the
plague. he returned to Basel, only to
be driven back to England in 1851
by poverty and the death of his old
friends.
By 1887 Holbein had come to the
notice Of Henry VIII, and was es-
tablished as court painter, position
which he held until his death. This
seems to have occurred during an
other visitation of the plague in 1913:
for at this date knowledge of the
great artist ceases. When he died
Or where he was buried Is not known.
What a contrast between his life
and Titian's! One the favorite, and
the other the sport, OF fortune. For
though the greatness of both was
recognized by the men of their time.
Titan lived life of sumptuous ease
in the beautiful surroundings of Ven
ice, while ITolbein, often straitened
for money, never wealthy, expert
enoed the rigor of poverty; forced by
need and circumstances to become
an alien in a strange land, dying I'M
noticed and unhonored.
The world to Titan was pageant,
to Holbein a scene of toll and pill
grimage.-From Charles H. Cafin's
How to Study Pictures in St Nicho
as.
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FARM NnrBs

Manuring is the life OF farming
Every rod of land should raise some
thing useful.
Good crops and increased fertility
means success.
Why pay taxes on five times as
much land as you can properly work
The capabiity OF land Is almost
unlimited.
1t is the rich, well cultivated spots
that are winning.
There is no reasonable objection
W specialties where favorable pc
culia-ities fit them for the most pro-
Htable production.
Farmers must move with the age,
Keep up with other professions, not
years behind.
The world has never yet had enough
good butter, prime mutton and strict
ly fresh eggs. There is always a
market for choice products.
Salt and charcoal be kept ON hand
and given to the COWS occasionally.
They will help keep them in good
appetite and health.
The calf cannot thrive when infest.
ed with lice. Wash him with strong
soapsuds with which little kerosene
has been thoroughly mixed by shak-
ing in a pail
Sometimes streaky butter is caus-
I'd by course salt. It is a good plan
% sift the salt in evenly and thor
'ughly worked into butter.
When scalding poultry for market
t is best to dry-piek the legs, so
hat they will not necessarily be
placed in the water and change color.
Neither the head nor the feet should
ouch the water The water should
'e as near the boiling point as pos-
fb1e. without boiling,
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NOT ABSENT MINDED

Professor looming from his Ill
triumphantly holding up his umhrss
la)-"You see, my dear Alma 49,
stupid are all the anecdotes ahas,|
our absent mindedness; YOU a. :.
haven't forgotten my umbrella i
Mrs. Professor-"But, by dear S.
didn't take your umbrella with vas,s
YOU left it at home. Illustrates D.
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How. This ?

HOsTss This?
We OH r One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Ca arrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY 4 Co., Toledo, o.
We, the under igEed, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Ii years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any OBJ igations made by his firm.
WALDINe, kISNAN i MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, o.
Hall 'sCatarrhCur istaken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonial sent free
Pr ce, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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THE VENICE OF THE NORTH.
A First View of Dantzic, the Roman
tic City of Northern Melancholy

| - itSe VIC" Vi 1dh1ZIII IiS tlOfIIGti
tic City of Northern Melancholy.
A Baltic fog rolled in from thu
north as my train rolled in from tn.
south, says Robert Haven Schauffler
writing of Romantic Germany; Dant
zic," In the Century" bringing al
ideal hour for the first Impressions Of
/ a city SO full of Northern melan
choly, city so far from the beaten
track and so romantic, as Dantzic
Down a street full of gargoyles and
strange platforms there doomed
through the mist monstrous church
crowned with pinnacles and a huge
blunt tower.
A gate that seemed like the facade
OF an Italian palace pierced by a
triumphal arch opened on a street
! OF fascinating old gables, and beyond
them rose Rathus with a most ex.
quisite steeple. passed between tall
slim palaces, through the arches of
water-gate, and came out by the
river, to FL! my lungs with sudden
draught Of ozone and to realize that
was almost in the presence OF the
Baltic.
Toward the sea swept an unbroken
line OF romantic architecture, narrow,
sharp-gabled houses intermingled
with lowered water-gates, and, last
of all, the profile of the Krahn Thor,
or Crane Gate, Dantzic's unique land
mark. its stories projecting one be-
yond another. On the island formed
by two arms OF the Mottlau the black
and white of haf-timbered granaries
started strongly out of the mist.
The river bristled with romantic
shipping; and as I walked along the
quay. l caught, between gables. the
glow OF the lights of the Langemar-
ket flushing the fog into rosy cloud
the center of which was the steeple
OF the Rathaus. 1t was as though
beauty had been given an aureole.
l turned corner and wandered
along the other shore OF the island,
past deserted waterway and
strange, crumbling tower called the
Milk-can Gate, then back again to the
Green Bridge. The darkness had
thickened 50 that one could no long
er distinguish the separate house
fronts, but all the lamps along the
shore had their soft auras of mist.
and the surface of the water was
one delicate simmer, with strong
columns OF light at regular intervals,
among which the crimson lantern of
passing boat wrought amazing ef- |
fects.
Where had / known such an even |
ng before? AS memory wandered
dly about the harbor of Lubbock, the
bridges Of Nuremberg, the riversides
II Wurzburg and Breslau, I was fash
d in a trice to the "siren of sea-
titles" that floating film upon the
yonder-fraught Ocean of dreams. and
came to me with a glow of pleas
ire that this place had from of old
zen called ''The Venice of the
lorth''
This. then, was my Introduction to
'antzic. and I niver think of it with
ut seeing streets full of high, mar
ow faeades melting one into another,
emily curving streets alive with rich
eliefs. statues of blurred worthless.
nd inquisitive gargoyles, the blunt.
lightly Church of st. Mary looming
bore them like a mountain. ] can
ever see the name of Datitsic. with.
Ut beholding a dusKv waterway lined
ifh medieval structures and ~
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HOW SHE WAS LEAVING.
First Shop Girl-Miss Bank is go
ing away.
seefnd Shop Girls she leaving
for good?
First Shop Girl-No, for better or
worse-Rrooklvn Life
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Good Eye.

Mitchell's Eye Salve was first com
pounded in 1848 by DR.. Mitchell, a
noted eye specialist of Missouri. 1t is
clean, white, odorless salve with
wonderful curative properties. Sim
ply apply to the eyelids, that's all.
Sold everywhere. Price 25 cents.
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ALL THE SAME IN THE END.

ALL THE SAME IN THE END.
A Salina paper tells of boy who
was severely bitten by a canine,
and the Emporia Gazette adds: Ellis
father mounted an equine and went
for the doctor. who recommended a
poultice of milk from the family bo-
vinc It is said that a slice of fat
from porcine is good thing for
such a wound"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-12-26
WHEN CHARM MEErs

WHEN CHARM MEETS CHApas
Mr.. Black done hab my rabs:s.
foot erlong. but she gimme do -
BILE heaht ies' same.
Mr.. Jones-Mebhe she done 81
her rabbits foot erlong. too ~
waukee Wisconsin. - Il
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TOO WARM.

"And have you clothes for all eli
mates?"
yes; except the one my husband
mentions when he gets the BILL
Pick Me Up
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aRLLcNr

Mrs. Chinnon-"Tell Marie
her to come up and take my h 81.
down" 4Af
Rose (the new maid)-aCanY !.
take it down to her, ma'am Pig.
per's Bazaar.
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HOPE LEFT.

Prospective Best Man--Got the
marriage license yet?
Prospective Bridgegroom--No; I'm
not going to get that until the last
thing. She may go back on mo-
Chicago Tribune.
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FEARFUL ECZEMA ALL OVER him.
No Nights Rest for Year and Limit
of His Endurance Seemed Near
Orsea Recovery IN Cuficura

Vi l11B SSSNGu near
Owes Recovery to Cuticura.
sMy son Clyde was almost completely
covered with eczema. Physicians treated
him for nearly year without helping him
any. His head, face, and neck were COW
cred with large scabs which he would rub
until they fell off. Then blood and matter
would run out and that would be worse.
Friends coming to see him said that if he
got well he would be disfgured for life
When it seemed as if he could possibly
stand it no longer, used some Cuticura
Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and Cuticura
Resolvent. That was the first night for
nearly a year that he slept. In the morn
ing there was a great change fo.: the better.
In about six weeks he was perfectly we'll.
Nothing is pleasant which is not
spiced with variety.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-12-26
CITING AN EXAMPLE.

Askitt-'Do you believe in the the
ory of heredity?"
Noitt-"Sure thing. My barber is
the father of three little shavers.'
Chicago News.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-12-26

The man who can make his ~,
dren smile does not need to worn
over his inability 10 preach sermoss
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The Portuguese Government offers
q subsidy of s12,so9 for each voyage
for the purpose OF establishing q po1'
sHgusse hne Of steamers 10 Brasil
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herds, both male and heifers can be
sold at better prices than grades, and
SO both in butter and surplus ami,
mails such herds are proving more
roftable.-Indiana Farmer
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It is strange desire which mes
have, to seek power and lose libersy
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THE MAINTENANCE OF SO
FERTILITY.

THE MAINTENANCE OF SOIL
FERTILITY.
There has just been published the
! summary of a paper by Prof. w. H
Jordan, director of the Geneva IN
" station, giving his views with
reference to methods of soil manage
ment necessary to maintain fertility
as follows:
Thorough tillage, with efficient ma
chinery, to be given if possible when
the moisture conditions OF the soil
admit of satisfactory pulverization.
Frequent surface tillage at times
OF scanty rainfall, in order to con-
serve the supply Of soil moisture.
A sufficiently rapid rotation OF
crops to insure good soil texture, to
allow the necessary frequency of ap-
plying fertilizing material, and as a
main result to secure a paying stand
of crops.
The introduction into the soil. at
frequent intervals, Of an amount OF
L. mat aza4-n4 aeaasn. 10 proper
soil texture and water holding power,
either by application Of farm manu-
by plowing under soiling crops,
by the rotting of the turf.
The scrupulous saving OF all the
excrement of farm animals, both solid
and liquid.
The purchase of plant food with
due reference to the needs OF the
farm management prevailing.
The maintenance in the soil of |
hose conditions of drainage and /
leration which promote the growth of
desirable soil organisms, and the in
reduction into the soil, when neces
;ary, o. such organisms as are essen
ial to the growth of particular plants.
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OH what a miserable thing ii Is
to be injured by those of whom Ha
cannot complain.
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Mrs. Wlnsiow SOOTHING y rup tor Casldren
teething, softens the gums. reduces inaanslIs,
ton, allays pam, cures wind collie. 25cahettIa
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1t is better occasionally to do a
foolish act of charity than to COM
NIT the folly of an uncharitable life.
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Only One "Bromo Quinine''
That is Laxative Bromo Qunine. Look
for the signature of 4. w Grove. Used the
World over to Cure Cold in One Day. Csc.
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He who restrGins himself in victo-
ry conquers twice.
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Fortune makes fool of him whom
she makes her darling.
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Itch cured in 81 minutes by Woolfs,,gl
i-ars-tarts ,etf<s-s = 4 sss,,s. &
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PfIes Cnred I'm q TO Ia ,.xs
Pazo Ointment Is guaranteed 10 cuss IS.
Gaze OF Itching, Blind. Bleeding or i,sof MI:
Piles IN 8 to II days or money refundeds 81 n
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strange juxtaposition-a Jewel Of ROT
ormaticn art with it's rosy aureole
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There's no fortune SO good bu
that it has its alloy.
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"a bad man is worst when he 81
fduS :
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-15
GOVERNOR HUGHES
TO HAVE WALL
STREET ,PR0bED

ALBANY, Dec. 15.-Governor Charles
E. Hughes has announced the appoint
ment of a committee of nine to investi-
gate speculation in Wall Street.
This committee consists of bankers,
business men and economists, and will
inquire into the facts surrounding the
business of exchanges in New York.
II will suggest what changes, If
any, are advisable in the laws of the
State bearing upon speculation in Sc
curities and commodities; or relating
to the protection of investors; or with
regard to the instrumentalities and or
ganizations used in dealing in securities
and commodities which are the subject
of speculation" {,
The committee includes Horace
White, author and editor; Charles A
Schieren, merchant, former Mayor OF
Brooklyn; David Leventritt, former
Justice of the Supreme Court; Clark
Williams. State superintendent OF
banks; John B. Clark, professor of po-
litical economy in Columbia University;
Willard ". King, banker. president Co
lumbia Trust Company; Samuel H. Or
day. lawyer; Edward d. Page and
Charles Sprague Smith. director of PEG.
pies Institute, all of New York city.