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General Demand

of the ell-Informed of the World ha,
always been for simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex.
ccllent combination of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir Of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits Of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Sienna is given
the preference by the Well Informed
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine-man,dactu by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cent?
per bottle.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
Tune Kermit WhistIed.

Mr.. w. w. Miller, a well-known law
yer, tells an anecdote of Kermit Roose-
welt, the presidents son.
Il was acting as steward" says Mr.
Miller, lin some gymkhana races at
Oyster Bay few weeks ago, and one
of the events was a race in which the
contestants had ia ride a given dis.
lance to certain spot where an equal
number of young ladies stood with
pencil, paper and envelope. Each
rider had to dismount here and whis.
tie a tune, the lady writing It's name
down on the paper. She then had to
seal it up in the envelope and hand
1t TO the rider, who remounted and
finished the race, delivering the en-
velope to the judges stand The first
one in with a correct answer won the
event.
''As steward, / was deputized before
the race to write down the name of
the tune each entrant would whistle.
What are you going to whistler" |
asked young Kermit.
I'm going to whistle Everybody
Works but Father" said the presi-
dents son.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
EAGER TO WORK
Health Reeained by Right Food.

The average healthy man or woman
is usually eager to be busy at some
useful task or employment.
But let dyspepsia or indigestion get
hold of one, and all endeavor becomes
a burden.
"A year ago, after recovering from
an operation" writes Mich lady, my
stomach and nerves began to give me
much trouble.
AT times my appetite was vora.
cious. but when INDUCED, indigestion
followed. Other times had no appetite
whatever The food l took did not
nourish me, and l grew weaker than
ever.
Il lost interest in everything, and
wanted to be alone. l had always had
good nerves, but now the merest trif1e
would upset me and bring on a vio-
lent headache. Walking across the
room was an effort and prescribed ex-
ercise was out of the question.
Il had seen Grape-Nuts advertised,
but did not believe what l read, at
the time. at last when it seemed as
If l were literally starving, I began to
eat Grape-Nuts.
Il had not been able to work for
year. but now after two months on
Grape-Nuts l am eager to be at work
again. My stomach gives me no trou-
bic now. my nerves are steady as
ever, and interest in life and ambition
have came back with the return to
health
There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well
Vile" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letters new
one appears frOm time to time. They
rrc genuine, true, and full of hanAap
interest.
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Insulted.
dent S son

Andrew Thomas was a great for
getter." He forgot to pay the money
he owed, and to give people back the
things he borrowed. Moreover, he was
"touchy' on the subject, so that few
of his friends liked to hint that he had
any of their property in his posses
sion. One day one of them took his
courage in his hand
Where's that five dollars you Dor.
rowed Of me last month, Andrew" he
asked. Il don't want to seem tight.
but I've just got to"
Andrew replied with dignity: did
you ever see anything I didn't return
No, l guess you didn't. "-Youth's Com.
panion
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broeanS and he would laugh at his brother red
skin who took to wearing animals skins on his
feet. There are few tribes in the world today
cept in the darkest portions of Africa, who still
spurn the wearing OF shoes in some form or other.
OF course, every nation has its own special kind
of shoes. some of which consist of nothing more
than a fiat piece of board and a strap. That
sort are cassed under the general caption of
Sandals.
Hundreds of years ago, when people wore no
shoes they never complained of rheumatism; they
never had ngrowing toenails, neither did they
cultivate corns and seldom could they boast of an
attack of govt. They called it evil spirit" then.
But the advance of civilization had its drawbacks.
The feet were clothed, but at the same time the
wearing of the shoes brought on disease of these
supports and authorities doubt whether
civilizations feet are any better off to-day than
they were thousand years ago when they were
filled with svers, brambles and the like but
were not nearly as wide topic for discussion as
they to-day, for then people didn't mind the
little inconvenience. To-day, great progress hav-
ing been made in that line, smaller ailments Of
the feet a source of complaint.
The most civilized portions of the world have
developed tenderness of the feet which has be-
a tradition in the circles which have made
the greatest progress. People who wear pointed
shoes compelled to suffer the same agones
that would come if their toes were bound together
with adhesive tape and they were compelled to
walk about thus conditioned. Others who wear
shoes too small have swelling of the feet when
they take off their shoes. Shoes too large produce
corns, just do small shoes.
Young ladies and older who follow
the fashions with good intent equip themselves
with French-heeled Shoes which raise the heels
into the air from three to six inches. This Of
course gives them a beautiful instep, they claim
and it also keeps them walking their toes. 1t
twists the spine and eXerts pressure upon the
base of the brain which brings fearful head
aches if the practice is kept up for any length of
time each day Skeptical persons with set ideas
on shoes are talking of asking the next session
of congress to put tariff French heels which
will effectively bar them from this country. But
there are so many wives of congressman and
ators who declare that French heels far more
comfortable than halfinch heels, that the bill has
about IS much show as the traditional SNOWFALL
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
The Latest Market Report.

When the market reporter was indis.
posed the poet-paragrapher was drafted
to do the markets-and this is what he
wrote: Butter Is still strong at 35
cents holding its own; yeast cakes
are raising steadily; bananas are slip
ping along at the old price with an
occasional drop; cheese Is lively and
stirring; syrups are sticking to former
prices and about pint more to the
quart than they were last year: dried
apples are swelling the markets;
chickens are picking up little. and
pork Is still on the hog"
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Dissemblinu.

Office Soy-The editor is much
obliged tc you for allowing him to see
your drawings, but much regrets he is
unable to use them.
Fair Artist (eagerly)-Did he say
that?
Office Boy (truthfully)-Well, not
exactly He just said, Take EN-
away. Joe; they make me sick.'-Harp-
ers Weekly.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

Little Newmans mother had faith
fully tried to answer his question in
regard to death and the future life.
and he had been told that when he
died his soul would go to heaven.
One day he came running in from
his play and in excitement cried:
Mamma, mamma, if just my soul
goes to heaven, what am | going to
button my pants onto?"-Delineator
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
Both Looking for Him.

The stranger advanced toward the
door. Mrs. O'Toole stood in the door
way with rough stick in her left hand
and a frown on her brow.
Good morning" said the stranger
politely, I'm looking for Mr.. O"Toole."
Som l." said Mrs. O'Toole, shift
ing her club over to her other hand
Everybody's Magazine.
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Concealing Its Age.

Mrs. Brindle-Now, Mary, | want
you to be careful. This is some very
old table linen; been in the family for
more than twenty years and
Mary-Ah, sure, ma'am, you needn't
worry. | won't tell soul, and it looks
as good as new anyway.-Woman's
Life
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The Little Girl and the Donkey.

The four-year-old daughter of a
Washington man not long ago saw a
donkey for the first time. She talked
to her father good deal touching the
unusual sight. 1t was dear donkey"
1t was lovely DONKEY" etc, etc.
Soon the child exhausted her stock Of
adjectives.
And so you liked the donkey, did
you?" asked the fond parent.
"Oh, SO much, daddy" returned the
youngster. That is, l liked him pref
ty well. But l didn't like TO hear him
donk. '-Lippincott's.
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shoemaker Hans Sachs, the most eminent poet
Of Germany, was cobbler. So was William Gift
ford, the famous editor of the Quarterly.
Shoes, as we know them are purely a western
institution. But there is a and incidentally
queer juxtapostion. A Christian takes his hat
of when he enters a church or a house; an Asiatic
shows his reverence by taking his shoes off. OBJ
viously it would be quite nuisance to stoop down
and unlace your shoes every time you called
friend went to church. So the Asatics
2 1hoes that can be kicked off easily can
remove our hats.
Some are made with straw soles and sell for
about ten cents pair; others made of wood;
while still others made of leather of various
kinds When shoes reduced to such simple
proportions, it is but natural to expect rather
crude effects. Peasants often cut strips of wood
fasten thong about the big toe and the board
and trudge along comfortably the man who
buys the ready-made shoes of America, and in some
cases even more so. Another scheme is to use
block Of wood and stick knob in it SO 1t will rise
between the big toe and its neighbor and by
dexterous and practced use of the toe muscles 1t
answers very well indeed.
In Brittany the making of shoes is village oc-
cupation The whole family chips in on the work,
from the six year old child to the great grand
father, and between them they make the most
of the wooden shoes that the market. An
American boy would probably fall down and skin
his knees he to try to play in wooden shoes,
but the little Dutch and Belgian boys romp about
the streets to their hearts content in them and
never drop them off.
We have been wearing practically the same KIND
of shoes for many years that we are liable to
forget that they varied in styles as radically as
women's hats do now. During the time of Edward
w in England, the parliament had to pass law
regulating the length of shoes. Some of them
were made so long as to be dangerous. Princes
sometimes them even two feet in length,
with the ends stuffed out with straw. One worthy
Scotch king doubled his back and attached the
POINTS to his belt. But of course that style was in
vogue before the days of trolley cars.
Then, in the next generation when the law pre-
vented long pointed shoes, they began to broaden
<and this continued until they had to pass another
law to stop the broadening. 1t was at about this
time and later that choppines came in. These
were high supports under the soles' iifting the
foorers some 81. or eight inches the clouds
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Wouldn't Trust 1t.

you reckon you'd make de trip ter
heaven eff dar wuz a elevator gwine
dar?"
NO, subj .iaze I well knows eff |
WIZ in dat elevator de devil would be
sho, ter be pullin' de rope!'-Atlanta
Constitution.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
McrnjnQ Tonic,

The duty of the young man toward his future
self is the greatest duty that he has 1t is greater
than his duty to parents, friends or society, for
it includes all these. We should live that our
future selves shall have nothing to reproach us
for. Keep clean, keep the body clean from vice,
from drink, from drugs. Keep tho mind clean.
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For the Prolific.

Cardinal Logue, during his visit TO
Pocantico Hills, was asked how many
sermons a preacher could prepare in
a week.
Smiling, Cardinal Logue answered.:
EFF the preacher is a man of extra
ordinary ability, he can prepare ono
sermon; If man of average ability.
two; if donkey, ten or twelve
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The Difficulty.

Did you have clear conscience
when you had concluded that horse
trade?"
81 should hope not"
why not?"
I've noticed that when I come out
Of a horse trade with a clear con-
science l come out with the poorest
horse. "-Houston Post.
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Doina a Good Business.

Inquiring Lady-"How much milk
does your COW give a day."
Truthful Boy" Bout eight quarts,
lady"
Inquirina Lady-"And how much OF
that do You sell?'
Truthful Boy" Bout twelve quarts,
lady"
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

The fellow who lands the first blow
generally wins, but IL we all waited
for the other fellow to begin, there
wouldn't be any fight
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

OF many cobblers Of the
present day know that they
have a patron saint, but
they have. Saint Crispin
was his name and he held
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26

forth way back In the third century
preaching Christianity in the day
time and making shoes at night.
Some said he stole the leather, while
others declared that he got 1t from
heaven. The former assertion was
probably instigated by the less
sanity cobblers, for st. Crispin sold
his shoes very cheap.
The shoe trade had quite high
station In the old days. George
Eoz tho fret Of tho Dun lars Mac
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-18
c. v. j. ENTRIES
FOR BIG GAMES
CLOSE TONIGHT
One-Mile Relay Race Ar
ranged Between Vir-
ginia and Hatchetltes.

Entries for the George " Washington
University indoor games. to be held In
Convention Hail. next Saturday night,
will close tonight with Manager Il. +.
Fleming. 7G9 Fourteenth street.
The trials for the various relay teams,
which will represent the Hatchetites
against Virginia and Johns Hopkins ana
in the interdepartment championship
race will be held tonight.
Arrangements have been completed
for a one-mlls relay race between the
University Of Virginia and the George
washington University. This Is In al
dition to the race for the two-mile col
lege championship of the South, Ne
tween Johns Hopkins, George Washlng-
ton, and Virginia.
The Charlottesville runners defeated
the Hatchetites last year, and are con
aGent they can repeat the trick. But the
Buff and Blue las a strong string OF
auarter-rniIers, including Cunning, cap
tain of the football team; Brame. VINO
ran a strong race last year as fresh
man. Claggett. a former member OF the
Central High School relay team; ron
taIne and Hooten, halfbaCk on the eleV-
en-, and star at the NortolK ii -
School two years ago IIsilliH 80 10
Cautain Marbury and Rector, left from
Issi wears team. and half a dozen good
men in the hTst-yeaT class g.,
THE NJ Washington Club. Of Balti-
more has entered its five best men IN
the various handicap events, anu as
tEev are all in good condition, they are
likely to score heavily Tor the OIloIS
CIV Herring will run in the 5O-yard
and 44l-yarl runs; Saduer i'm the same
two events: Harrison. former captain
Of 81. Johns College team, In the 81
ward dash and 5o-yard hurdles; Rouzer
H. the Award cash and 440-yard run.
and Oehrf in tho high jump and shot
put. ,- 49,.
The Western High School junior re
law team viii be chosen from Ihe LoL-
Iosvina. Douglas Hillyer. Roy Palmer.
A. II. Guy, p NJ Bone. ana pecan
Randolph This team will run against
the second teams of the washington
school for BOYS and the Country Schooi'
Of Baltimore
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Traps Handicap
High Scores at
AnaLoStan Shoot
Complimentary Tourney
Held in Honor of Pop
ular Comedian.

The AnaIostan Gun Club held a COM
plimentary shoot yesterday afternoon
in honor of Erred Stone. of the Red Mil
company. Thirteen shooters attended
The trans worked in an eTTdtiC and
provoking manner and this annoyance
took the heart out of some of the boys,
hut Notwithstanding the difficulties some
good scores were made The club also
rad as a visitor Mr.. Shaher, of the
same company, and II. S. Welles, Of the
Dead Shot Powder Company.
Following are the scores:
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.CANTILLON WRITES
]. CHEERFUL LETTER
ABOUT NATIONALS
Says Washington Will Lead Second Division.
pitching Staff Looks Mighty Good"-Eight-
cen Men For GaIVestOn-KahOe
Utility Catcher.

Chee1mg Words, Indeed
AND EXPECT TO BEAT OUT AT LEAST THREE, CLUBS ~
MANAGER JOE .CANTILLON.
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By THOMAS S. RICE.

Of the majors and invest his money
in a minor franchise for 1908. so the
fact that CantilIon still counts him
among the Washington host is some
what surprising.
The statement that Jerry Ettlnger
will train the team puts a cTimp in Ihc
ambitions of Rob Roy MaCkey, Frank
Huseman, and other eminent physical
culture experts who hankered for the
Job-aud nice trip to Galveston
But the letters the thing. Here is
what he wrote;
Here's the Very Note.
Your Ietter Just 10 hand, and [ Will do
the best ] can to reply to it.
Our pitching stan looks mighty good
IN fact. I am satisfied on that point.
Hughes, johnson, FAX, Smith. and Pat
ton will surely do" Johnson and &.
Smith will improve over last season. and
they tell me my new Ieft-hander, Burns,
is the find OF the year. Then / have
Gates. OF Oakland, and Oberlin, both of
whom / think a great deal of. Blank
enSaiu writes me that he viii not come
East. He wants 10 play on the coast,
but / figure he will be along all right.
If not, VIC have Street to take his place,
and Street is far better man than
still have the best old catcher in the
land in Old MAI Warner also kdhoe,
VINO IS pretty fair, FOR a iii IN.
am doing everything possible 10 land
that great little catcher. Roth, but am
afraid ] will fall down on il.
I intend TO take about eighteen men
to Galveston. Mr. Knowles, secretary
Of the Giants, viii he in Texas the lat
ter part OF February. and arrange our
dates with Giants. hope to play those
games at Dallas, as 1 Will play St.
Louis Cardinals, at Houston.
I look for much better season than
last year. and hope to beat out at least
three clubs,
L get nothing, but the best. reports
from Mcbride. and I believe we have
the shortstop question settled. All the
American Association people say I have
a great man in Freeman, and IL. David
Altizer can play the third corner, my
infield viii look much better than last
Ny Outfeld is the best in the leagus.
bar none.
Taking It all around the prospects for
Washington are brighter than they have
been for years, the Old Boy Jerry
IEttingerl viii be the trainer rext
spring.
I got a great man IL Pickering.
I hope 1 have covered the grOunI for
you. Best TO all. Write me.
JOE CANTILLON.
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CHASE
GETS WOMEN'S
GOLF TOURNEY
Feminine Championship
Event Will Be Played
on Clubs Links at
Brightwood.

NEW YORK. Jan. 1s-"Petticoated
politics. caused a lively night last night
at the fourteenth annual meeting OF The
UniIed States Golf Association, held at
DelmOnico's.
HE hutter arose over the award Of
the women's national championship.
which finally went 10 the Chevy Chase
Club, OF Washington, after an effort
had been made TO stampede the dele
gates in favor of the Philadelphia Coun-
try Club The new golf district got the
national amateur championship as has
been a foreEone conciusion, since the
Brae Burn Club, near Boston, was
forced to withdraw its application, fol-
lowing Il no license vote in the town
where its links are located.
Myopia Lands Open Event.
There we're. however, two applica nts
in the Metropolitan district. Garden
City and Deal Che former won hands
down. The third award the national
open. easily went to the Myopia Club
of Boston, as against he Englewood
IN j. Club, quite as much because II
was thought Boston should haze some
thing as for the superior quality of the
Myopia links.
A new method Of playing the mems
amateur national championship was
suggested and referred TO the executive
committee, which has power 10 hdopt
the new idea.
Y The new plan follows: First day, Mon
day, eighteen holes medal play round /.
sIZty-four TO qualify. Tuesday a m.
lS-hoie medal play round: the thiTty-tWO
players with the lowest scores for thir-
HHHg d. I. al
plOnship- Tuesday D. m, eighteen holes
match play rounds, sixteen TO survive
Wednesday, thi-ty-six holes match play
rounds, eight 10 survive, ani or the
three remaining days ch play rounds
Of thlrty-siX holes each.
Financial Standing.
According to the treasurers report the
association had S10,629.u balance to it's
credit from the previous year. During
last season the receipts were s., 90 o.
and expenses $5.52s.9S, leaving a balance
on nand Of 81, e25.7S.
There was no opposition to the regular
ticket and the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year. President
Daniel Chauucey, Garden City; vice
presidents, Silss H Stra wn. Midlothian
and Alexander BrftJOn, Chevy Chase
secretary, w Fcllowes Morgan. BaltuS-
ro!: treasurer. Samuel L. HOebner. Phil
adelphia: executive committee, Leighton
Calkins, Plainfield; J. D Cady, Rock
Island: Herbert Jaques, BrOokltce. and
c. i. Thompson, Iiomewood.
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The voice c. one crying in the wilder
ness!
Manager joe CantIIlon,. of the Wash
ington ball team, has broken the silence
of a long. hard winter and in letter
today to the sporting. editor of The Times
tells what ne expects 10 be the story OF
his life for next. season.
Cantinon is an optimistic soul, not
prone to knocking or tears, OF a genlai'
confident disposition. as befts man
who has been mixed up in professional
sports for Ie. these many years. If man
with anv other kind OF disposition got
into the. game he would fade away 10
a shadow or go crazy long before ne
gained reputation henoUgh to be quoted
Will Beat Three Clubs.
As will be seen In tthe quotations. at
the head OF this story, Mr.. Cantilon
IS not gloomy about the outlook for
his naughty Nationals. On the con-
trarv. he figures they will beat out at
least three clubs. which would certainly
beln some. and If he can verify that
prediction on October - the Washington
fans will arise and call him blessed
It will also be noted that the joyous
JoseDh is. not cast down over theF pros
pects behind the bat. at short, or IN the
box. Nay he tells US from his chest out
that he has the supposedly weak points
we'll guarded and has no fears coc tbs
future. These words are as the sound
of the dinner. bell in the ears Of faas
who are wondering what was going to
happen in those positions, for TO fans
FAR removed from the sphere managers
lrbanity and coRhdsnce II seemed
trouble was brewing unless Joseph
Mashed more strength in the way o.
= cztchers. sh0rtsf0ps. and pitchers o., q
Csntillon repeats the reports he. had
heard before the end OF last season
about the signs Of promise noted IN Jer-
~ Freeman for first base and Mcbride
for short. and as all the critics great
ard snaalI have united Ia .pra.siag the
performance Of these young athletes we
would gladly accept their view.
Kahoe to Play Again.
A bit d news is that CantilIon ex-
pects 10 fall back on Nike Kahoe IS
utility catcher Michael did not intend
to play here next season aud was prac,
ticgHy promised permission to get cut