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The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
BRAIN POWER
Increased by Proper Feeding.

A lady writer who not only has done
good literary work, but reared a fam
lily, found in Grape-Nuts the ideal food
for brain work and to develop healthy
children. She writes:
Il am an enthusiastic proclaimer of
Grape-Nuts as a regular diet. l for
merly had no appetite in the morning
and for s years while nursing my four
children, had insufficient ncurishment
for them.
Unable to eat breakfast / felt faint
later, and would go to the pantry and
eat cold chops, sausage, cookies,
doughnuts or anything happened to
find. Being writer, at times my
head felt heavy and my brain asleep.
When read of Grape-Nuta / began
eating it every morning, also gave it
to the children, including my 10
months old baby. who soon grew as
fat as little pig, good natured and
contented.
Il wrote evenings and feeling the
need of sustained brain power, began
eating a small saucer of Grape-Nuts
with milk, instead of my usual indi-
gestiblo hot pudding, pie, or cake for
dessert at nignt.
Il grew plump, nerves strong. and
when wrote my brain was active and
clear: indeed, the-dull head pain never
returned"
POSTUM CEREAL CO., Ltd.
Battle Greek. Mich.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15

This is better" said the tree. NOW
I'm content"
But when the wind began to blow
the leaves of glass knocked against
each other and were soon broken.
When night came the little pine was
as bare as before.
Il see now that / was unwise in my
selection whined the tree. 'pd love
to have leaves of green like other
trees have"
The following morning the little
pine tree awoke to find that the fairy
had again favored it.
after all, green leaves are the best.
Now I'm like other trees, only more
beautiful"
Soon, however, a goat came by, and.
seeing the green leaves growing near
the ground, began to eat them, and
the pine stood bare as before
"Alas!" cried the tree. Silver
leaves are fire, glass leaves are pretty
and green leaves are good for other
trees; as for me, my needles were
best. How | wish could have them
back again!"
The fairy overheard and granted its
wish
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
The Simple Life.

Abe, light mulatto, called upon a
minister for whom he had formerly
worked.
"Yo' know, boss, Use gwine be mar
ried mex week." he admitted halting-
ly, according to Lippincotts Maya
zine. Use gwine to marry Miss May
Felicity. Johnson, an May she say
she wants ter be married JUS like
white folks" "All right, Abe, I'll
marry you if you want" the minister
replied. ''How much you .gwine
charger" ''It will cost you S. to be
married like white folks" Abe
scratched his head. Guess We'll hab
ter be married like colored folks,
then," he said. "You see, boss, we's
goin' to .housekeepin, an amt got
but $8."
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
STILL HAD USE FOR BOOTS.
kafir's NewIy-Acquired Treasure Put
to Queer Use.

An army officer in charge of ma
tive district in South Africa presented
to the katir boy who acted as his par
ticular servant a pair of strong, heavi-
ly nailed army boots.
The boy was delighted with the gift,
and at once sat down and put the
boots on. They were the very first
pair he had ever had in his life, and
for several days afterward he strut
ted proudly about the camp with
them.
But at the end of the week he ap-
peared as usual with bare feet and the
boots tied round his neck.
"Hello!" said his master. ''Why
don't you wear your boots? Are they
to snall for you?"
"Oh, no, sah," replied the kafir,
"they plenty big. Berry nice boots,
sab, but no good for walking or run
ming. Make um fellah too much slow,
sab. Keep boots now for wear in
bed."-L0ndon Answers.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
THE DISCONTINUED TREE.
Story Of the Good Fairy and the Pretty
Little Pine Tree.

There was once a pretty little pine
tree in the forest. It's long needles
were green all the year round, but the
tree was discontented.
'I wish could be like other trees" !"
it sighed 81 should like to have leaves
of shining silver, SO that I'd be the
prettiest of all the trees in the world. :"
A passing fairy heard the sigh, and
waving her wand turned all the
needles into silver leaves.
"Oh, how losely:" cried the Pine.
mo other tree is as beautiful as l."
But not long after a man walking
through the forest saw the silver
foliage and pluclfed the leaves. lear
ing the tree quite bare.
"Ah! / see it lis not well to have
silver leaves. / should like some that
people would not take from me. I'd
like leaves of glass. would stiA
glisten in the sun"
The next day the tree slwoke to find
itself covered with leaves OF glass
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
SHE COULD NOT WALK
For Notwithstanding Humor on Ankles
-Opiates Alone Brought Sleep
Eczema Yielded to Cuticura.

Il had eczema for over two ys>Ps.
l had two physicians, but they only
gave me relief for a short time and i
cannot enumerate the ointments and
lotions l used to no purpose. My ank-
les were one mass of sores. The itch
ing and burning were so intense that
l could not sleep. could not walk for
nearly four months. One day my hus-
band said l had better try the Cuticura
Remedies. After using them three
times l had the best nights rest in
months unless I took an opiate. I
used one set of Cuticura Soap, Oint-
ment, and Pills, and my ankles healed
in short time. 1t is now a year since
l used Cuticura, and there has been no
return of the eczema. Mrs. David
Brown, Locke, Ark, May 18 and July
13, 1907"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
AS YET UNKNOWN TO FAME.
Can Any One Place This Quotation
from Philosopher?

Louis Jones of the Grand opera
house had the blues. His brother, a
colored man, usually in good humor,
had 'em,. too. Neither knew just why
he had 'em, but they had 'em just the
same. They talked of the weather,
the times and a dozen other gloomy
subjects. There was nothing sunny
in the soul Of a patron or a barber.
Finally both sighed in concert and a
silence fell over the shop-yes, over a
barber shop. The colored man was
the first to speak. After several mo-
ments of silence he gave vent to an
other sigh and said:
well, as de old philosopah says:
EFF yo' amt got nothin,' now's yC'
time"
Jones is still wondering who the
philosopher was.-Indianapolis News.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
waIbach Tower at Newcastle, N. H..

leon in 26 battles. He was in the
service of the United States for
long time, being in command of Fort
Constitution from 1906 to 1921.
The entrance to the fort is difficult
of access, as bricks and mortar have
nearly choked the doorway Inside
this Martello tower is a rude pintle-
stone, on which to swing a 32-pound
er. There are three embrasures for
small cannon or muskets and under
the floor magazine.
Like other historic places, Wal
bach tower has a legend connected
with it. 1t seems that on one Septem-
ber morning three English ships were
seen in the distance, lying under Ap-
pledore island, and when a rumor
reached Newcastle that they intended
to land, brave Col Walbach resolved
to build tower which should protect
all the beaches. That night MEN,
women and children gathered and
worked as they never worked before.
1t seemed as though every other
course of bricks was laid by unseen
hands, the work progressed so rap
idly The morning sun looked upon
the tower completed and on the ex-
hausted but satisfied people. The hos
tile ships, approaching the river mouth,
saw the little towns defense, and, turn
ing, fired gun astern and sailed away.
Thus, without blow, the tower put
one foe to flight
This old landmark is within the gov
eminent reservation, about a stones
throw from the disappearing guns
which were placed in position soon
after the Spanish war. In putting
these guns in place the jar from the
immense charges of dynamite nearly
destroyed the walls of the old tower
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
CARE or THE KITCHEN.
Clean Walls Are an Essential to
Sanitary Cooking.

It is not only important to know
how to cook, but it Is equally impor-
tant to know where to cook. Cook
ing in dirty kitchen can never pro-
duce good food. The idea is simply
preposterous, yet kitchen walls are
left for months-sometimes for years
without cleansing.
In the first place the kitchen wall
should have light tint that the mer-
est fieck of dirt can be seen; that the
sheerest cobweb can be brushed
away; that the tiniest water bug can
be discerned. 1t is all folly expecting
clean food in a kitchen with dirty
walls.
Never put wall coating on a
kitchen wall that is mixed with hot
water or that has glue in it, or sour
milk in it if mixed with cold water.
Glue walls made from horses hoofs
colored up with cheap colorings do
not indicate good housekeeping. The
glue is constantly flecking off, fall
ing into the food and the idea of food
favored with glue made from horses
hoofs is not appetizing.
Kitchen walls to be thoroughly sat
isfactory should be alabastined the
same as every other wall in the
house. They should be coated regu-
larly in the spring and fall of each
year with light tint.
The care of the pantry requires
constant attention. The walls should
be brushed over every year, the
dishes removed from the shelves
which should be thoroughly wiped
with hot water. If there are ant
holes or any other insects in the PAN
tries a thick putty of the wall coat
ing can be made and all the ant holes,
even small mice holes can be filled
with it which will protect the pantry
from the incursions OF disagreeable
insects and mice.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
He Found Out.

A boy named Charles Tillyear, liy.
ing in Medina county, Ohio, had a de
sire to know how it would feel to roll
downhill in a barrel. He therefore
spent couple of hours getting an ole
cider barrel. to the top of a long hi;
and then crawled into it and started
off.
Charles knows all about it now. H
was whirled around about 1000
times, received about 10000 bump
and jars and the barrel fetched up i
a creek, and he was almost drown,
before they could haul him out.
was two weeks before his he:
stopped SWIMMING and a month l.
fore ne could walk without limping.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15

There is as great GENTS displayed
in advertising as in tie higher
branches of literature. No problem
daunts the modern advertising man.
In the window of little bookstore in
Eighth avenue, New York, was re-
Gently heaped a great pile Of Bibles,
marked very low-never before were
Bibles offered at such a bargain; and
above them all, in big letters, was the
inscription: Satan trembIes when he
sees Bibles sold as low as these
Woman's Home Companion.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
PURE FOOD.
No Food Commissioner of Any State
Has Ever Attacked the Absolute
Purity of Grape-Nuts.


Every analysis undertaken shows
this food to be made strictly of Wheat
and Barley, treated by our processes
% partially transform the starch
parts into form of Sugar, and there
fore much easier to digest.
Our claim thai it is a "Food for
Brain and Nerve Centres" is based
upon the fact that certain parts of
Wheat and Barley (Which we use) con-
tain Natures brain and nerve-building
ingredients, viz: Phosphate of Pot
ash, and the way we prepare the food
makes it easy to digest and assimilate.
DR.. Geo. w. Carey in his book on
'"The Biochemic System of Medicine"
says:
when the medical profession fully
understands the nature and range of
the phosphate of potassium, insane
asylums will no longer be needed.
''The gray matter of the brain is
controlled entirely by the inorganic
cell-salt, potassium phosphate.
This salt unites with albumen, and
fluid, or the gray matter of the brain.
''Of course, there is trace of other
salts and other organic matter in
nerve-fuid, but potassium phosphate
is the chief factor, and has the power
within itself to attract, by it's own law
of affinity, all things needed to manu-
facture the elixir of life. Therefore,
when nervous symptoms arise, due to
the fact that the nerve-f fluid has been
exhausted from any cause, the phos
phate of potassium is the only true
remedy, because nothing else can
possibly supply the deficiency.
"The ills arising from too rapidly
consuming the gray matter of the
brain cannot be overestimated.
phosphate of Potash, is to my
mind, the most wonderful curative
agent ever discovered by man, and
the blessings it has already conferred
on the race are many. But what
shall the harvest be- when physicians
everywhere fully understand the part
this wonderful salt plays in the
processes of life? 1t will do as much
as can be done through physiology to
make heaven on earth.
Let the overworked business man
take it and go home good-tempered.
Let the weary wife, nerves unstrung
from attending to sick children or en-
tertaining company, take it and note
how quickly the equilibrium will be
restored and calm and reason assert
her throne. No 'provings' are required
here. We find this potassium salt
largely predominates in nerve-fuid,
and that a deficiency produces we'll
defined symptoms. The beginning and
end of the matter is to supply the
lacking principle, and in molecular
form, exactly as nature furnishes it in
vegetables, fruits and grain. To sup
ply defciencies-this is the only law
of cure"
Please observe that Phosphate of
Potash is not properly of the drug
shop variety but is best prepared by
"Old Mother Nature" and stored in
the grains ready for use by mankind
Those who have been helped to better
health by the use of Grape-Nuts are
legion.
There's a Reason"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
The Bird Told Her.

Henry eyed the canary solemnly.
Then, threateningly, he pointed his
finger and said emphatically:
"Chirpy, think heap of you, but
some things NV just got to stop Or
well, it won't be good for you. There's
not single thing I've done lately but
what mas found out. And it's always
the same-she says. a little bird told
her when l wanter know how she's
heard about it.
NOW, Chirpy, you're the only little
bird around here now. I'm just goin'
to go straight through tho pantry from
top to bottom, and if ma hears about
this from any little bird, Chirpy-
why you're goin' to deckerate the in
side of the cat, that's ALL
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
Wasn't Skentical.

ga scientist claims that rubber can
be made from Indian corn" remarked
the boarder who had been perusing
the scientific notes in patent-medi-
cine almanac.
Il guess he's right" growled the
scanty-haired bachelor at the pedal
extremity of the mahogany. "The bat
ter cakes we have this morning would
seem to indicate as much.'
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
FORT BUILT in A NIGHT.
Famous Old Walbach Tower In New
Hampshire crumbIing Away.

Boston.-The most picturesque OBJ
ject on the Piscataqua river is Wal
bach tower, built in 1914, on the ridge
OF a high ledge in Newcastle, N. H.
For years it has slowly been crum-
bling away, and is now almost in ruins.
In these modern times it seems so
small as to suggest fortification in
miniature or model rather than for
real use. 1t is built of brick. tho top
being covered with peat, cut from Col.
Walbach's own swamp and which he
intended for his winter fuel
Col. Walbach was German count,
who, 1t is said, fought against Napo.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
Makes Pain Go AWAY.

Are you one of the ones who pay in
toll
For your right Of way through this
life?
If so you will find Hunts Lightning
A friend which will aid in the
strife.
To those who earn their own way
by their own labor, accidents occur
with painful frequency. Burns, bruises,
cuts and sprains are not strangers to
the man who wears corns on his
hands. A better remedy for these
troubles does not exist than Hunts
Lightning Oil.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
When He Skipped,

Suddenly the lone woman awoke,
and pressing a button flooded the
apartment with light. In tho full glare
stood a burglar.
81 don't wish to alarm you" she
said to him, but in just minute
the hour OF midnight will strike"
He did not seem impressed.
Are you aware" she continued,
''that the coming of the hour will
usher in the new year?"
Still he stood mute.
"And that it will be leap year at
that?" she added.
Then it was that he fed into the
darkness
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
This Cold World of Business.

The messenger boys paused outside
the Army building, says the New York
Sun. One of them was selecting a
cigarette from a box.
Gimme one," said the smokeless
boy
Nav" said the other, "they cost
money"
'I'll owe you a cent" said the first
boy. Come on, I'll pay you after"
"They cost more than cent" said
the boy with the cigarettes. "Nothin'
doin'. Your credit amt no good"
And they parted.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
Plan Beautiful Cemetery.

Munich is to have one Of the most
beautiful graveyards in Germany.
The city has purchased about 300
acres of romantic forest land about
five miles from it's borders, which will
be used as a cemetery. 1t will be the
first forest graveyard in Germany, and
it is to be so used that it's idyllic
character will be preserved.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
That's All.

Edward Payson Weston. the veteran
walker, talked regretfully in Chicago
about walking's decay. Pedestrian
ism," he said, "has died out shocking
ly. A little boy said to me the other
day: What is Pedestrian L an
swered truly enough: 'Oh, he's just
one of those fellows who kick up a
row when an automobile runs them
dovyp
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
Mlt knocks the ltcnW

1t may not cure all your ills, but
it does cure one of the worst. 1t
cures any form of itch ever known
no matter what it is called, where
the sensation is "itch," it knocks it..
Eczema, Ringworm and all the rest are
relieved at once and cured by one
box. It's guaranteed, and it's name
is Hunts Cure.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO. 9.

LUCAS CoUTY.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he Is senior
partner of the firm of F. j. CHENEY & Co., doing
business in the City of Toledo. County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
of CATARRH that cannot be cured by the use Of
HALLS CATARRH CUEE. -
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence,
this 9Th day of December A. D., 1886.
ss11S A. y; Eo4An1 @zna1Hna PUBLIC.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts
directly the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Send for testimonials. free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, T5c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15

ney troubles. Is that
relief lasting? Let
Mrs. James NJ. Long,
of 113 Augusta st /,
Staunton, Va, tell
you. On January 31st,
1903, Mrs. Long
wrote: "Doan's Kid
ney Pills have cured
me" (of pain in the
hack urinary +rO,,
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
TreadmilI Still in Use.

The barbarous custom of using con-
victs in treadmills is still practiced
in some English prisons, declares Pop
ular Mechanics, and an interesting
picture shows the convicts at this try
ing task. The speed is, about 80 steps
a minute, and if man misses a step
a cross-bar strikes the calves of his
laos
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
New School Beino Established.

The new school of commerce be.
established at Montreal will be C,
Quoted in French under the PROVING
government of Quebec, and as its (
perintendent the late principal of I
Commercial university at Loava
Belgium, has been chosen. I
Chambre de Commerce. q French-E
gian and French Canadian organ
tion at Montreal. has been largely
tive in behalf of this new enterpr
which, it is expected. will raise
standard Of education in the prer
tion Of those aiming 10 enter busiu
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15

The highest path is pointed out by
the pure ideal of those who look up
to us, and who, if we tread less lofti1y,
may never look 80 high again.-Haw-
thorne.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
Not "Just as Good'-It's the Hes

Not "Just as Good"-ITs the Best
One box of Hunts Cure is unfailirg-
ly, unqualifiedly, and absolutely guar
anteed to cure any form of Skin Dis
ease. 1t is particularly active in
promptly relieving and permanently
curing all forms of itching known.
Eczema, letter, Ringworm and all
similar troubles are relieved by one
application; cured by one box.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15

Timkins-Your wife seems to be
quite a fluent talker.
Simkins-You bet she is. I never
knew her to be outtalked but once.
Timkins-Indeed!
Simkins-Yes; and then it took two
other women to do it.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15

bles, bearing down sensations, etc.
On June goth, 1907, four and one-half
years later, she said: ~ haven't had
kidney trouble since. I repeat my
testimony"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
What's the Use?

Aches, Pains, Burns, Cuts, Sprains,
and all similar Affections are always
instantly relieved; often entirely
cured by an application of that un-
equaled remedy, Hunts Lightning Oil.
Don't suffer. Don't delay. What's the
uSe2
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15

TaylOr's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet
Gum and Mullen is Natures great rem
edy-Cures Coughs, Colds, Group and Con-
At druggists, 35c, soc and $I.oo S per bottle.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15

The very wisest advice: take Garfield
Tea whenever laxative is Indicated!
Pleasant to the taste, simple, pure, mild,
potent and health-giving. Made of Herbs
not drugs.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
Gloomy Outlook.

Long Winded Orator lowering his
voice to an impressive Whisper
"Have you ever, o, my friends, al
lowed yourselves to wonder where you
will be and what you will be doing
when another century shall have rolled
around?"
Wearied Auditor lin an equally in-
pressive whisper)-"Yes-we'll still
be here waiting for you to finish your
speech!"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15

OF course there is nothing new I'M
der the sun, but almost any druggist
can give you something just as good.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15

PILES CURED IN TO Ia DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case
of Itching Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles In
6to IA days or money refunded. &c.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15

Making things appear to prove what
we want them to prove, is one way;
having them prove what they do
prove is another way.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
He Certainly Can,

Mrs. Benham-You used to say
that l was your life.
Benham-Can't a man get tired of
Hfa2
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15

When Your Throat Feels Sore
get 25c box of Browns Bronchial
Troches. They give immediate relief.
Contain nothing injurious.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15

Shortly after a man goes up against
the matrimonial game his bump of
hope becomes dent.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15

It may be a blessed fortune for
Socrates that xantippe didn't keep a
diary to be published 1000 years after
her death.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
AN EMPRESS PLEASURE BOAT.
Marble Ship of China's Ruler That
Does Not Sail.

London-One of the most interest
ing photographs that have come from
Peking illustrative of the life and ca
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
THE TIME TEST.
That Is What proves true Merit.

Doan's Kidney Pills bring the quick
est Of relief from backache and kid.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15

The largest rooms of destiny m
be entered through the smallest doc
of duty.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
Different.

The good die young. but this isn't
true of jokes.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums reduces -
ammation, allays PAIN cures wind coiC 25c bottle.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15

ONLY ONE "BROMO oUININEv
That Is LAXATIVE BE0AdO QUININE. Look for
the signature of E. w. GROVE. Used the World
over to Cure Cold in One Day. 25c
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15

The fox may lose his hair. but not
his cunning. Dutch.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
ANOTHER NARRow.MINDED MAN.

De Quiz-What do you call good
winter weather?
De Whiz-Weather cold enough to
make a mans wife think her own fire.
side a better place than matinee
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
Imnortant to Mothara.

Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15

AS a man dresses SO he is esteemed
The Semi-weekly leader., 1908-02-15
IN BUG HOLLOW.

Artie Anti think l must have
eaten too many marshmallows over at
the swamp party.