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climb II.

He had just finished telling the ele'
vator boy in one Of the office build
ings on Wisconsin street about the
disadvantage of working inside. He
called the attention Of the lad to his
own physical condition and said: my
boy, I've lived out of doors most OF
my life. There is one thing that Is
next to physical culture for develop
ment and that is climate"
The boy smiled as the healthy one
completed his discourse.
Remember, boy" he added,
"Climate!"
He left the building, to return half
an hour later and find the elevator
out Of order.
The elevator boy greeted him:
well, mister, here's where you get
a chance to demonstrate your policy.
"How?" was the question.
Climb it." said the boy. And the
healthy one did.-Milwaukee Free
Press.
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courtesy in Business.

The man who solicits your adver.
tisement, the salesman who has sam.
pies to exhibit, the life insurance
agent whose hair trigger tongue
pleads eloquently for your family,
even the seductive canvasser who
tries to inveigle you into buying
history Of the world in twenty-five
volumes, can be listened to for a
courteous minute or two and politely
dismissed without seriously clogging
the wheels of business. Perhaps they
may really have something worth
while to offer. Above all, the tellers
and cashiers of every bank need a
course in the art of gracious express
sion. Why should the depositor of
money be regarded with frowning
suspicion, and why should his mis-
take in indorsing checks wrong side
up or his failure to have his books
balanced regularly call forth shouts
of correction instead of few words
of kindly instruction? After all, he
is only ignorant or only forgetful.
No dark scheme for sdefrauding the
bank turks behind his failure to fol-
low the banks rules. Courtesy is its
own reward. It pays in personal sat.
isfaction, in minimizing friction, in
making friends and in raising you in
the eyes of your business associates,
Scientific American.
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A HUGE PETRIFICATIoN.
Forest Monarch of Arizona Turned to
Block of Stone.

N@N~N- -
What is probably the largest exam
pie of petrification has recently come
to attention in Arizona, says the
Technical World Magazine. 1t con-
sists of the trunk Of tree, with
branch stubs still intact, which has
fallen across the head of consider
able canyon and there turned to
stone"
The huge roots of the fallen mon
arch rise to height of eight or ten
feet at one end, while the upper ex-
tremity of the trunk is buried in the
soft formation of the land in which 1t
grew. The trunk is more than fifty
feet long, and spans a canyon at least
forty feet wide. 1t forms a perfectly
solid bridge of a diameter of from
Ave feet to two at the smaller end.
Trees of considerable size have grown
up around it from the bed of the can
yon, some of them considerably high
er now than the fallen tree is long.
Over the trunk of the petrifed mon
ster they throw q welcome shade to
the birds which gather for miles
around to sit on the stony trunk dur
ing the heat of the day.
This tree is considerable distance
from the Arizona petrified forest and
is one of the wonders of the great
desert State. It is considered quite
probable by miners who have seen
the tree that its interior portions are
practically solid agate, as are those of
the other petrifed trees of Arizona,
but no one has been venturesome
enough to cut into the great, natural
archaeological bridge to find out.
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he placed in his shabby old bag ant
Joined the deputy at the cage.
The oficer on duty shook handi
with him and wished him good-by
But old Jimmy scarcely realized what
IL all meant. The sudden change II
his placid life had quite bewilderee
the old man. He could not, as yet
adjust himself to It.
He followed the deputy upstairs
and sat down in the office while the
necessary papers were being Allied
out. One Of the clerks came and
whispered to the oflcer. The latter
turned good-naturedly to old Jimmy:
IT can tell you what's happened,
Jimmy" he said. "He's dead. Went
of day before yesterday, this young
man tells me. Must have forgotten
you, Jimmy, or he'd made provision
for such q contingency, eh?"
Eyes, he has forgotten me-" re-
sponded the old man, strangely. y
anticipation"
It was growing dark outside. The
papers on the deputy's desk rustled
softly. Old Jimmy leaned his head
upon one claw-like hand. In few
moments he would be free. Free!
Twenty years before that would have
meant much to him; there were a
wife and children then. Five years
before it would have been welcomed,
for then the horror of the prison waa
fresh upon him. But now
He looked down at his shabby
clothing. He remembered his empty
pockets. The night was coming fast
The deputy rose and motioned "a
him.
It's all right, Jimmy. I've made
account of your release" He shooh
the withered paw of the old mar
warmly, and led him to the door. A
moment later the discharged debtor
stumbled down the iron steps.
The sun had gone down. From
within sounded family the monoto
nous tramp of the men from the shop
going to their cells. He was alonC
in this outer world-the world he hat
not seen for five years. His friends'
They had forgotten him long ago
His enemy? He, too, had forgotten
for there is naught but forgetfulnesi
in the grave.
He leaned his barred head agains
the cold granite. A great unuttereC
and unutterable cry filled his soul.
Forgotten of men! Forgotten o
men! "-Portland Transcript.
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rraninn a Small Coin.

The Panama 10-cent piece Is about
the size of the American dime, and
although it is worth only half as
much as the latter coin 1t may be
passed as such In hurry. A man
who recently went to the Isthmus OF
Panama returned with one Of these
dimes in his pocket. He gave 1t to
a friend whose wife was a collector
of coins. The friend put 1t in his
pocket intending to give 1t to his
wife, but gave it by mistake to his
grocer in Brooklyn. He discovered
the loss two days later, and hurried
to the grocer to trace it, If not get
1t. The grocer said, yes, / remem-
Der finding that coin in my cash
register and l got rid Of 1t ten min
,utes after you gave 1t to me. 1t Is
gone now, but l will speak to the wo-
man to whom / gave it." Six days
hater the grocer handed the dime
back to its owner, with the explana-
tion that the woman gave 1t to her
daughter, who gave it to the ticket
agent at the Park Place station OF
the Brighton Beach line, who gave 1t
to a clerk in Manhattan, who gave 1t
to the keeper of cigar stand, who
gave it to a conductor on Broad
way surface car. All the victims had
good memories, and the coin was re-
turned along the line to its first
American owner.-Kansas City Jour.
nal
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A Lost Ret.

An Irish waiter named Kenny was
noted for his wit and ready answers
A party of gentlemen, who were stay.
ing at the hotel, heard Of Kenny'I
wit, and one of them made bet tina,
he would say something Kenny
couldn't answer at once.
A bottle of champagne was or.
dered. The one who had made the
bet took hold OF the bottle and com.
menced to open It. The cork came
out with a bang" and few int
Kenny's mouth.
"Ah," he said, that is not the way
to Cork"
Kenny took the cork out OF his
mouth and replied: mo, but It's the
way to KILKENNY Ideas.
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nahhanss and sanaanes.

The well-known French playwright
M. octove Mirbeau, has a beautiful
garden at his house at Cormeilles,
He is particularly fond of vegetables,
and grows them as much for orna-
ment as use. One day some friends
we're on a visit to him. and went
into ecstasies over bed of beauti-
full green plants tipped with red,
what lovely, thugs they are!" a lady
said. %You must send me some Of
the flowers when they bloom, dear
M. Mirbeau." And M. Mirbeau laugh
ed you may have to wait some
time" he said. "for they are cabbag-
es-the kind one eats with sausages,
you know. "-Femina.
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Recipes.

Cheese Fondu. - One cup rolled
crackers, one cup milk, three-quarter
cup cheese broken in small pieces
two eggs (whites and yolks beaten
separately very light; stir together
and bake in very hot oven. Serve
Immediately.
Spiced Grapes.---To eight pounds
of grapes allow five pounds granu-
lated sugar, one cupful of vinegar,
one tablespoon of powdered cinnamon
and half that quantity of powdered
cloves. Squeeze out the pulp, as for
the preserves, and cook and strain in
similar manner; then add the skins,
sugar, spices and vinegar, and cook
until the skins are soft. Put in jars
as you would preserves.
Fig Pudding. - Chop very finely
one-quarter pound of figs, one-quar-
ter pound suet; put into basin with
six ounces bread crumbs, one table,
spoon -four, one raw. carrot (grated) i.
Moisten with little milk, add la
blespoon Of sugar; grease basin, put
in the mixture, grease paper and
put over the top. Place this In a
saucepan with sufficient water to
come to one inch of the top. Boil
two and a half hours. Serve with
thickened milk.
Stuffed Peppers.-Six green pep
pers, one onion, finely chopped; two
tablespoons butter, four tablespoons
bread crumbs, salt and pepper, six
tablespoons of finely chopped ham,
chicken or veal. Cut a slice from
stem end of each pepper, remove
seeds and parboil peppers fifteen min
utes. Cook onions in butter three
minutes; add meat and bread crumbs.
Cool mixture, sprinkle peppers with
salt, fill with cooked mixture, cover
with buttered bread crumbs and baks
ten minutes.
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intelligent Reader.

Mr.. Jones, of Camden, went to dine
one evening with friend. He iml
Ibibed quite freely, and the result was
that he got "pretty mellow"
AS he started home he realized his
condition, and pondered how to con-
ceal it from his wife.
"I'll go home and read" he said to
himself. whoever heard of q
drunken man reading?"
He reached home and went to the
library and commenced to read. Mrs
Jones later appeared on the scene.
what on earth are you doihg?'
she asked.
Reading, my dear; I'm reading. ;
he replied.
"Reading?" said his wife scornful
". what are you reading?"
"That books been in the house for
the last twenty years, so IL you don't
like 1t I'm not going to tell YOU" he
replied.
"You old idiot; shut up that va
Use, and come to bed, she answered
heornfully. Ledger.
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FOR SMALL sAILBoATs.
To Lower the Misunderstanding Out
of STAYS.

To Lower the notwithstanding Out
Of Stays.
It is quite trick to lower mainsail
properly. In the first place the hoops
should be just large enough-not so
large, however, that the sail does not
set close to the mast.
Lower the throat first and follow 1t
with the peak. If the peak is dropped
first, says a writer in Country Life In
America, the sail will not come down.
1t goes without saying that the sail
must be shaking when you want to
lower it.
To lower a centerboard when under
way put the helm up and keep the
boat off. A small boat can be stopped
by putting the helm up and down
across the boat quickly, This is useful
in coming up to a dock or mooring.
A boat can be got out of stays by
dropping her peak and then hosting
1t when she is under way. Another
way is to put the helm down, slack the
mainsheet and let her drift back; then
trim her quickly and she will sail
away. Always go to the lee side of
dock. When boat is towed make
sure that 1t has a good painter, espec-
tally at night.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05
Trying to Beat
the Gambling Bank
BY ARTHUR HEWITT.

The charm Of roulette at Monte
Carlo is apparent, the fascination and
excitement are bound to hold you az
they did me during my lucky days.
Then, too, there is the gorgeous
beauty Of the rooms themselves, the
crowd Of people all intent on the
play, and the prodigious sums of
money ever In view-the unified ac-
tivity, the action of combined thought
in one direction. Each plays upon
the senses until Il care not how
strong your ordinary wild you fall
prey to a temptation beyond your
power of resistance. To be captain
of your own soul in this place is In
deed an arduous feat. l saw the
strong and the weak alike enthralled
people of many lands; and think
there were more women than men.
Some played the game with definite
system, some in the most erratic
manner. The same fate overlook all.
At roulette, roughly, the bank
wins three per cent. of all the money
staked. AS you play, this hard math-
ematical fact is establishing itself
against you. You may win at the
first, indeed many times. All your
winnings first get back to the bank,
and then your pocket will pay at
least this subtle three per cent. for
all your fine sport of many days. It
is so simple, need I even explain,
whnn tho cOmnanv which ruua fha
place yearly reaps profits to the tune
of over one and half million pounds
sterling?
The fateful zero takes your money,
fundamentally, once in thirty-six
spins of the wheel; in the long reck-
oning it always appears and each
time the bank rakes in the stakes
From Monte Carlo and It's Game"
in The Bohemian Magazine.
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Insanitn necreasing.

Every family in England possesses
at least one weak minded" member
this is the opinion of an editorial
writer in the Hospital, London med
zeal magazine. The remark is ELECTED
by a recent report Of the Commits
sioners in Lunacy, which shows that,
although the number of insane pa
.tients in British hospitals continues
to increase yearly, the rate OF In
crease is now less than for the last
few years. Possibly, the writer sug-
gests, the race is acquiring some sort
Of immunity, certain families being
now able to Withstand an attack that
would have been fatal to their an
cestors. The statistics also show that
three quarters of the persons annu-
ally certified to be insane are suffer-
ing from a first attack, which would
indicate the efficiency Of treatment
and the comparative rarity of hered-
itary insanity. The outlook Is re-
garded, on the whole, as rather hope.
Sui
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05
TwO CHRIS.

There was a girl who always said
Her fate was very hard;
From the one thing she wanted most
She always was debarred.
There always was clouded spot
Somewhere within her sky;
Nothing was ever quite Just right,
She used TO say, and sigh.
And yet her sister, strange to say,
Whose lot was just the same
Found something pleasant for herself
In every day that came.
OF course, things tangled up sometimes,
For Just little while;
But nothing ever stayed all wrong,
She used to say, and smile.
So one girl sighed and one girl smiled,
Through all their lives together;
II didn't come from luck or fate,
From clear or cloudy weather.
The reason lay within their hearts,
And colored all outside;
One chose to hope and one to NOPE,
And 80 they smiled and sighed.
Pure Words.
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This woman says that sick
women should not fail to try
Lydia e. Pinkham,s Vegetable
Compound as she did.
Mrs. A. Gregory, of 1856 Lawrence
st., Denver, Col. writes
"I was practically an invalid for nix
years, on account Of female troubles
/ underwent an operation by the
doc RS advice, but in few months /
was worse than before. A friend ad-
vised Lydia q. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and It restored me to perfect
health, such as have not enjoyed II
MANY years. Any woman suffering Cd
I did with baclEache, bearing.
pains, and periodic pains, should not fail
TO use Lydia n Pinl1ham's Vegetable
Compound"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia r. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
andhas positively CURED thousands Of
women who have been troubled with
displaoements, Inflammation, ulceFa-
ton, fbPoid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backaehe, that bear
ing-down feeling, fatulenoy, indiges'
tion. dizziness or nervous prostRation.
Why don't you try 10?
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secretions passed irregularly with
pain, and bloated badly. My head
swan and spots fitted before my
eyes One doctor said was incurable.
However. found prompt relief when
/ started using Doan's Kidney Pills,
and the troubles have related grad
ually disappeared.
Sold by all dealers. SOC. q box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05
A Warriors Gratitude.

Sunday School Teacher-Well, John
ny, have you had anything during the
week to be especially thankful for?
Johnny-Yes, ma'am,
Sunday School Teacher-What was
1t?
JoAnny-Billy Jones sprained his
wrist yesterday and l licked him foT
the first time.-Chicago News.
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HAD BAD ITCHING HUMOR.

Limbs Below the Knees Were Raw
Feet gwollen-Sleep Broken
Cured IN q Days by Cuticura.
"Soms two months ago had humOr
break out on my limbs below my knees.
They came to look like raw beefSteak, all
red, and no one knows how they itchsd
and burned. They were so swollen that l
could not get my shoes on for week or
more. used ave or six different remedies
and got no hSlp, only when applying them
the burning was worse and the itching less.
For two or three weeks the suffering was
intense and during that time / did not
sleep an hour at time. Then one morn
ing I tried bit of Cuticura. From the
moment II touched me the itching was
gone and have not felt bit Of it since.
The swelling went down and in two days I
had my shoes on and was about as usual.
George r. Farley, 80 South State ST., Con.
cord, N. H., May IA, 1907"
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Model.

"You have such model husband"
said the lady who was congratulating
the bride.
The next day the bride bethought
her to look up the word model" in
the dictionary, and this is what she
found "Model-A small imitation of
the real thing"-Harper's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05

years ago l contract
cd severe kidney
trouble and my back
began to ache con-
tinually. Every day
It seemed worse.
The least pressure
on my back tortured
me, and / could not
stoop without a bad
twinge. The kidney
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05

Berlin opened rink on Septem.
Der / for ice Skating all the year
round. This makes the fourth per
maneDt Ice rink In Europe, others
being operated in London. Paris and
Munich.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05

Fifty years OF continuous service
to the government ls the unusual. al
most unique. record held BY Major
Charles D. A. Losfief. . doorkOeper
at the White House.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05

Mrs Winslow' Soothing Syrupfor Children
teething, softens thegums, reducesinhamma-
ton. allays pain, cures wind collie, 25ca bottle
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05

One London company lost 10000
900 cubic feet of gas through leaks
last year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-12-05

Itch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion Never fails, At druggists.
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Pens.
NHo'
"You keep pens heI

you keep pens here?"
"All kinds, sir
well, put me up some trenchants
and sort in a few caustics. I've po-
litical article to write. Boston Tran
script
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The greatest altitude in Pennsylva-
MIA is Blue Knob, being 1886 feet
above the sea. NE49
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The annual wesr and tear on the
worlds currency lB estimated at two
tons Of gold and 400 tons o. silver.
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undoubted Eact AIl Around.

Don't you think more capital In
vested would produce results in aerial
ascension?"
Il must say it does make the money
Baltimore American.
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Catanh twenty-five Years
Had a Bad Cough

ha0 a bau GouBL
Miss Sophia Kittlesen, Evanston, H.,
writes;
III have been troubled with eatarrh for
nearly twenty-five years and have tried
many cures for it, but obtained very little
help,
Peruna, and | did.
"My health was very poor at the time
] began taking Peruna. My throat was
very sore and ! had bad cough.
"Perkna has cured me. The chronic
cafdrrh Is gone and nay health Is V0T-N
much Improved.
II recommend Perula TO all my friends
who are troubled as | was.
PERUNA TABLETS Some people Pre-,
fer tablets, rather than medicine in huid
form. Such people can obtain Peruna tab
lets, which represent the medicinal ingrei
dents of Peruna. Each tablet equals one
average dose of Peruna.
Man-a-Iin the Ideal Laxative.
Ask your Druggist for Free Pc
runa Almanac for 1900.
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arrMEn woRsR FvNRY pAY.

A Dangerous Case OF Kidney Trouble
and How II Was Checked.
Mrs. Lucy Quebeck, Mechanic st.,
Hone Valley. r. l., says: "EIght
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-24

with the close of the trial of j. H. Phil
lips yesterday, the bottom fell out Of the
criminal calendar and Judge Wheeler will
make a new assignment of jury cases
Saturday morning.
The case of the State of Iowa against
Aravilla Fields, under indictment on the
charge of maintaining a house of i'll fame,
was continued indefinitely. The indictment
in the case against the Waterloo Creamery
company, on a charge Of selling milk
under the required standard, was dis
missed The trial OF the case of the State
of Iowa against l.. Green, charged with
selling imitation butter contrary to the
pure food laws, was continued until April
80. The case will be defended by the firm
manufacturing and selling the product
Nancy j. Roach brought suit for divorce
from Sylvester Roach to whom she was
married February II, 1890. She charges her
husband with making her a target for tea
cups and other missiles, including a
hatchet, and otherwise treating her in a
cruel and inhuman manner. She asks the
custody of their four minor children. A
temporary injunction restraining Roach
from going to the house where his wife is
stopping and from interfering with her
in any way, was issued by Judge Wheeler.
The jury in the case of the state of Iowa
against j. II. Phillips indicted on charge
of adultery, had not reached a verdict up
to late hour last night The case was
given to the jury about o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-24
Drainage Engineer at work.

OAKLAND, Neb. April '2S.-(special Tele-
gram. wv. ]. McEathon of Omaha, super
vising drainage engineer from the AgricuI-
ture department Of Washington, and II. p.
Shumway of Wakefield president of the
Logan valley ditching proposition, were
here today and in company with about
eight local parties interested made a pre-
liminary view of the Logan valley through
Burt county, Mr.. McEathion has been
viewing the Logan valley north of Burt
county and will now go through Dodge
county. He will make a favorable report
to the Department of Agriculture on the
proposed drainage proposition and in a
couple Of weeks corps OF engineers will
make a thorough survey Of the Logan
valley to determine the most feasible plan
of drainage.