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The Florida star., 1909-01-22
TRAINING OF MOTHERS.
Woman Plans School For InteIIi-
gent Child Rearing.
INSTINCT NOT SUFFICIENT.

Or. Edna o. nay Of Missouri UnIvsr.
atty Believes Womsn SHOULD Do
Taught scientifically 10 Care For
chlIdrsn-GirIs Trained as Mothers
Or Advanced Nurses.
Dr. Edna ID. Day, assistant professor
or home economies In the University
OF Missouri at Columbia, Mo-, has
plan for training school for mothers
where the ills infants are heir to and
the recondlte problems OF the parent
VIII receive scientific consideration.
She says the school ought to have a
laboratory" equipment, where In
fants from orphan asylums could be
cared for by the students to give them
practical experience
DIR. Day talked about the plan, of
which she ia the originator and which
has the approval Of DR.. Elmer 4.
Brown, United States commissioner of
education, at the recent session Of the
homemakers' conference held at Co
lumbIa In conjunction with farmers
week, which, attracted 1900 farmers
and their wives to Columbia.
The primary purpose OF the course.
DR.. Day explained. would be to train
university bred women to care for
their own children. The secondary
purpose would be to train nurses for
other women's children.
children are more important to the
home than food or shelter or clothes"
Miss Day said. 'Until recently it has
been assumed that a mother knew by
instinct how to bring up her children.
Men are taught to feed calves. 1t is
certainly more important that women
be trained scientifically to care for
their children.
when the mothers training school
In established at Columbia a woman
wiz be placed In charge who has the
training OF a nurse and who Is an ex-
perienced kindergarten, 90 that nei-
ther the physical nor psychological
phase Of the child wiz be neglected.
Babies VIII be obtained from some or
phan asylum for the laboratory course,
the number depending on the equip
ment In connection with this there
win be day nursery, where the fac
ulty members wives and other wo-
men I'm Columbia can leave their chill
dren.
"Every mother needs a rest from
her children part OF the day, and the
opportunity would thus be afforded for
mothers to leave the babies In expe-
rlenced hands. The babies kept here
permanently would be the only ones
for the purposes OF experiment.
ain connection with this there would
be certain medical courses, the princi-
Piles OF kindergarten work, studies in
food selection In the home economics
department. This would be only an
extension OF the teachers training
school idea, but II Ia, Of course, much
more important.
MANY girls who take this course
win be reluctant to admit that they
are being trained to be intelligent
mothers, but It Will prepare them also
for intelligent settlement work or to
90 into the homes Of the rich as chill
dren's nurses at high salaries, and
they can offer that as their reason for
taking the course II they choose"
The Florida star., 1909-01-22
Lame Shoulder

This is a common form of muscular rheu-
matism. No internal treatment is needed.
Apply Chamberlain's Liniment feeely twice
a day and quick cure is certain. This lini-
ment has proven especially valuable for mus
cular and chronic rheumatism. and is sure to
give quick relief Chamberlain's Liniment is
also most excellent for sprains and bruises
Price 25 cents; large size so cents. For sale
by Titusville Pharmacy.
The Florida star., 1909-01-22
Don't Take the Risk

When you have bad cough or cold do not
let IL drag along until it becomes chronic bron-
chitis, or develops into an attack of pneumo.
MIA, but give it the attention it deserves and
get rid Of it. Take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and you are sure Of prompt relief
From small beginning the sale and use Of
this preparation has extended to all parts of
the United States and 10 many foreign coun-
tries. It's maay remarkable cures of coughs
and colds have won for it this wide reputation
and extensive use. Sold by Titusville Phar-
macy.
The Florida star., 1909-01-22
The Meanest Man in Town

Is the one who always wears "a frown. is cross
and disagreeable and is short and sharp in
his answers. Nine cases out of ten il is not
the poor fellows fault. it's his liver and di-
gestion that make him feel so miserable. he
can't help being diSagreeable. Are you in
start at once taking Billiards. Herbine for your
liver-the safe, sure and reliable vegetable
regulator. Sold by Titusville Pharmacy and
Banner Drug Store.
The Florida star., 1909-01-22
O. A. STEWART
Fire Insurance
TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA

i represent some of the leading
companies of the world and any
business entrusted to me will re-
ceive prompt andcareful attention
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
PREVENTING PAINT raoosLes.

It's easy enough to recognise the
symptoms Of poor paint. after 1t has
been on awhile-after its inherent
tendency to.crack and pea and scale
and blister, ETC.. has developed into
trouble. You know these paint IDS
eases" usually indicate adulteration
or substitution In the paint materials.
And you know the only remedy is re-
painting.
A little knowledge Of paint and
paintiaE- requirements, and how to
made sure Of the purity and quality
OF materials. would prevent all trou-
bic, and save the big extra expense Of
re-painiing: just az q proper kn0wi-
edge o. simple healthlaws, and OBJ
servance OF them. prevents sickness.
A complete painting guide. fnclud-
ing q book OF color schemes, specth-
cations for all kinds Of painting work.
and an instrument for detecting adul-
iteration in paint materials. with d.
rections for using Il. can be had free
BY writing National Lead Co., 1907
Trinity BLDG. Rev York. and asking
for Housewares Painting Outnt
No. -.
A very simple guide in the pur.
chase of white lead (the only sure
and safe paint materially Is the "a
nous Dutch Boy Painter trademark;
that trademark is an absolute guaran-
tee Of purity and quality
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

about the very language Of his inco-
herent confession and his manner in
making 1t that told me that Mason
was not the thief.
What more do you WANT Mason
brcathed. I did it, tell you. and !
shall be convicted of it. / can't re.
store the stamps and the money-order
book because l have destroyed them.
but here is the money, every penny of
It,
HE threw a roll OF bills in my lap
and continued:
my confession is sufficient to cor.
vict upon. will repeat it in court
and l want you to arrest me and get
me away from here just as soon as
you can
Just at this juncture the depot
agent entered the ONCE with q tele-
gram for me. 1t was cipher mes
sage from the department. Taking
out my code book. l translated 1t In q
moment and the contents Of 1t, In the
light of Mason's confession, was moth
ing less than unperving.
without a word wrote the mes
sage out and passed it over to Mason:
Money orders being passed Waco and
other Texas towns.
".What does 1t mean p he cried.
Before l could answer him. Miss
Lundy came into the ONCE. With a
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"After some time they called. to mo.
Between the two Of them they ex-
planned everything. They had long
been lovers and. with the aversion that
lovers have for the Gathering of VII
lage gossips' merciless tongues. they
had succeeded in keeping their attach
ment a secret. They had been en-
gagged for some time. and it was their
custom to meet at the home of kind
ly old widow lady Of an evening. she
alone knowing Of their engagement.
On the night of the robbery they had
spent the evening together at the Wild
Ow'S.
"She and Mason had left the Wild
ow's about ten O'Clock and Mason had
left her at the gate. After leaving her.
Mason had taken q long stroll and.
about midnight. had passed the post
oflice In returning to his home. AS he
approached the building he had seen
a lady leaving 1t, closing and locking
the door after her.
Next morning. when he opened
the safe he discovered tine robbery.
His suspicion Of Miss Lundy had then
come upon him.
1T was q pretty tangle. The lovers
had Strengthened 1t out to their own
satisfaction and, while knew that
neither OF them had any guilty knOwl-
edge of the deed. I was far from being
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
a Pin for a Clew
Bv an Ex-Operatiue Of the Secret Service
Capt. Dickson illustrates a De.
tectiye's ssN0se for Details. >

sage of the same character as the
mornings note 1t was. but there was
q decided conflict in the news 1t CON
tanned. In c-a,l?ed. disguised writ
ing. evidently wOman's. were five
words:
Miss Lundy is the rObber.
Frankly. ! didn't know what to
think. Suspicion and these mysteri-
Gus notes pointed to the postmaster
and his handsome assistant. The let
tiers were written by different persons.
and it was easy to imagine that Ma
son and the young lady had robbed
the. safe and that each of them had
been seen by q different person as
they left the building; that these per-
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
.yirEE9e MEAT.
! Advice of Family Physician.

Formerly people thought meat nee.
essary Tor strength and muscular
vigOr.
The man who worked hard was sup
posed to require meat two or three
times . day. Science has found out
differently.
It is now q common thing for q fam
fly. physician. to order less meat. as in
the following letter froAa n. Y. man.
Il had suffered for years with dys-
pepsia and nervousness. Ny physician
advised me to eat less meat and
greasy foods generally. tried several
things to take the place of my usual
breakfast Of chops. fried potatoes. ETC.,
but got no relief until I tried Grape
Nuts food.
after using Grape-Nuts for the
cereal part OF my meals for two years.
1 am now . well man. Grape Nuts
benefited my health far more than the
$4,000 worth Of medicine had taken
before.
my wife and children are healthier
than they had been for years. and we
are q very happy family. largely due to
Grape-Nut8.
We have been 20 much benefited
by Grape.Nuts that It would be un-
grateful not b acknowledge It."
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Greek. Mich Read The Road to Well.
viIle," in pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever reed The ah0ve le4tefs "A sew
00e 4ppe0Es 6Fo0 te0e - tine. T1ey
ore Ges1iae. Tree, 80 61m q A1saaR
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
SHF NIDNNzNN/I LAHZz!W NNIH5lW
/ALlXE. M GlIZzI

wOman's intuition. she saw that some
thing was wrong. A look of terror.
which smOte me to the heart. swept
over her face. She sprang forward
and stepped between Mason and me,
who stood staring at each other like
wooden images.
''Oh. Capt. Dickson. she sobbed.
don't you believe him. He didn't have
a thing to do with it, did it myself.
The money is in my trunk. l have
burned the stamps and the money-or-
der book
"'She didn't do it. Capt. Dickson.
ranted Mason like a man demented.
She knows nothing about it. / alone
am guilty and she is merely trying to
save me from prison; she is my al
famed BRIDE
Hold on there l cautioned. you
are a pair of sentimental young inno-
cents, and while l am willing to give
you my blessing. although 1t is a bit
out of my line. l am not going to be-
lieve q word either Of you say about
this robbery and don't either of you
dare to breathe q word of such
absurd nonsense to any one
else. I know that neither OF
you robbed the safe and you
couldn't convince me Of it II you talked
thousand years and produced the
charred remains of that money-Order
book itself. Dry your eyes. Miss
Lundy; shake yourself together. Ma
son, and let's get down to serious talk
and clear this thing up. See here,
continued. producing the four notes
that had been left at my room, honor
bright, now. you wrote these notes.
didn't you:
Il didn't stay to hear more but beat
out Of the ONCE as If the furies were
at my back instead of two lovers hap
py beyond expression in the knowl
edge that their doubts were unfOunded
and that there was happiness still re
naming for them. l wasn't going to
take chances on their being disturbed
SO I took possession on the porch be
fore the post-ofice door to head of any
persons who might feel inclined to In
trude upon their privacy.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

sons were a woman and man and
that they had taken the pains to ad-
wise me of what they had seen by
means of the brief, unsigned notes.
The situation puzzled me more
than ever and 1 didn't fall asleep until
late that night, having tossed away
many restless hours upon the instru-
ment of torture which did service for
q bed in the stuffy room of the ho-
tel. InvOluntarily. next morning,
as soon as my eyes opened. 1t was
there. a third note, on the same pa
per, in the same hand and of the
same purpOrt as that of the morning
before. The only change was In the
wording of it..
Why don't you arrest Mason? He
robbed the pOstOfice. Ask him il he
didn't break the window-glass. He
won't deny it,
Il worried through the morning
somehow, never trusting myself to
show up at the post-ofice. At noon l
was forced to go back to the hotel. as
it was the only place of public enter
C8lQI0cUl III Tue SuI26C. SAC0SsSsA
straight for my room. expecting to
find q fourth note on the table. / was
not disappointed. for there it was. "a
big as life. the exact counterpart OF
the day before:
Miss Lundy is the rObber.
more than ever puzzled. strolled
over to the postonace after lunch. Ma
son was there and alone. Miss Lun-
dy had not returned from her dinner.
The postmaster's face was piteous to
behold. He shrank from me rs l greet
ed him and put his hands over his
face. His hands shook like q mans
with the palsy. Before could find a
seat he arose and went into his pri-
vate ONCE, reckoning me to follow.
Il seated myself and watched with
patience while he strobe back and
forth across the limited space Of the
office. Suddenly he stopped squarely
before me. and bracing himself with
a painful effort, blurted out tumble
of words, confessing that he had
robbed the safe. was struck all OF
heap, but never for an instant did
l believe him. There was something
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

satisfied and felt that my work had
just tegun.
with my suspicion of Mason set at
rest, could confide more fully in him,
SO set out with two clews. the WON.
an visitor that Mason had seen and
the pin with the glass head. There
were many women in the village that
fitted the description in a general way
ard that was hard clew to follow. so
l fell back upon the pin. There were
none of the kind for sale in the village
EOr rad there ever been. so l knew
that the pin must be an imported one.
This was some progress, bu. l was
still far from shore.
Il don't know that would ever have
run the thief to earth II it hadn't
CHANGED that l met a lady one after
noon who wore a flower pinned upon
her breast. A glance showed me that
the pin which held it was the twin
brother to the one l had found. The
lady, l learned. had been in the vii.
lage some four or five months. teach
ing q dancing school with great sue.
cess. No one knew where she came
from.
1T was an easy matter to clear up
the robbery after this. She was an
old timer. in criminal deeds and as
slick a crook as ever wore petticoats.
She had easily learned the careless
methods of the post-once and. when
she deemed the occasion ripe. had-se
lected a skeleton key from her stock
and pulled on the robbery, q neat job
except for Mason's untimely appear.
ance upon the scene. She had most
of the stamps in her possession. but
she had sent the m0ney-order book to
her husband. who was then Operat
ing in the profitable field of the south.
west.
How about the lovers. did you
say? They were married in due time
and I had the pleasure of officiating
as best mar
(Copyrien,. 1853. by w. G. Chapman.)
Copyright in Great Brittany
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

J -"As to dairy farms, they have in
creased notably In recent years. Thirty
or 40 years ago milk was abhorred.
The average japanese could not In
duce himself to drink 1t. But to-day
many household consumes one or
two bottles of milk daily. partly be-
cause people have come to like 1t and
partly because the doctors have recon-.
mended it AZ a unique and wholesome
beverage.
MIX halls too. are now quite
numerous. Butter will probably take
much longer to come widely into
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
Are Learning to Drink Milk

worked a great change In this respect
and milk and butter are now In grea:
favor in Japan. Whereas Is years ago
not more than one or two per cent.
of the persons visiting q European
restaurant or eating q European meal
at a friends home would have thought
of touching butter, fully 40 or 80 per
cent. now eat it with relish They
are, however, quite content to do
without 1t.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
Piecina Out the Prayer.

or curious prayers writer says: Il
have heard a layman utter this petition
during the prayer: o. Lord. be thou
with us I'm our upsittings an our down
risings'-a variant Of the text in the
psalms. Thou knOwest my downsit-
tings and mine pprisings.' A minister
occasionally. Introduced Latin SEN
tence into his prayer. and forthwith
proceeded to translate it. Another min
lister in his early days experienced con-
siderable dif1culty with the long rsoyer
before the sermon. In noncOnformist
churches this usually occupies q quar-
ter OF IN boar. hut long before this Pc
Rod had been reached he was wound
up., On ono occasion. while in this d.
lemma. be startled his hearers with the
words: And new. o Lord. 1 will re-
late unto thee little anecdote!'
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
News.

Some persons are disturbed by the
fact that evil deeds seem to FREEDOM
mate in the news. OF course! 1t ID
necessary that evil be exposed. but
good conduct, which is the rule. does
not particularly call for the limelighe
OF publicity.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
INADEQUATE.

Doctor Monk-Did those mustard
plasters that left seem to relieve the
pains in your chest to any consider
able degree?
Ostrich-WeG. no; I can't say that
they have: but tapologetically3 I've
eaten only five Of them:
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

vogue, because of its expensiveness.
A pound of fresh butter costs at least
one yen (49.8 cents gold In Tokyo to-
day, an extremely high price for
JAPAN"
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
COVERED WITH HIVES.

Child Mass of Dreadful Sore, Itch
ing, Irritating Humor for Months
Little Sufferer IN Terrible Plight.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
Disease Cured by cutieura.

MY six. year old daughter had the
dreadful disease called hives for two
months. She became affected by play
ing with children who lad it. By
scratching she caused large sores
which were Irritating. Her body was
a complete sore but it was worse on
her arms and back. We employed a
physician who left medicine but it did
not help her and tried several RENE
dies but without avail. Seeing the
Cuticura Remedies advertised.
thought would try them. I gave her
a hot bath daily with Cuticura Soap
and anointed her body with Cuticura
Ointment. The first treatment re-
ieved the itching and in a short time
the disease disappeared. Mrs. George
l.. Fridhoff. Warren, Mich, June 90
and July ID, 1905"
Potter Drug & Chen. Corp, Solo i'sops. Boston.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

Nine men out of a possible ten wear
a sad look after they have been mar
ried a year.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

LewiS Single Binder straight Sc. You
nav i0c for cigars not 20 good. Your deal
er or Lewis Factory, Peoria, III.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
Slightly mixed.


Little Oliver. six years old, had
learned the song in which is oft re-
peated the refrain: Glory. glory. hal
lelujah." and for some time he had
been singing it with great enthusiasm
and vigor. Finally he became silent.
and after a brief period of cogitation
he said:
+: Mamma, what does 'hallelujah'
,mean!"
: As simply rs she could his mother
Explained that. it was religious ex-
clamation meaning praise. the Lord. .
He seemed rather surprised at the
information. but his next question of,
fered ample explanation Of why he
had thrown SO much vigor into his
singing. IF that's what it means" he
said. why do they throw corn and
have jack lanterns on hallelujah
night?"
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
FIDo DULY WARNED.

Look here, Fido. II you can't be a
better horse than this shall have to
discharge you an get an automobile!"
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

Laundry work at home would b
much more Satisfactory II the right
Starch we're used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, It II usually neces-
sary to use % much starch that The
beauty and ffneness Of the fabric =
hidden behind . paste Of VARYING
thickness. which not only destroys the
appearance. but also Affects the wear.
Ing quality Of the goods. This trou-
bic can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, -, Il can be applied
much more thinly because Of its great
o. strength than other makes.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

Women would have no use for mir
rors that would enable them 10 see
themselves as others see them.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24


HAT do l consider
the most important
thing to notice when
first Investigating a
crime?
Capt. Dickson. q
retired secret serv-
ice omcer. had re-
peated the words OF
INV question.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

A mans idea of values depends on
whether he wants to buy or sell.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

Relieved by Murine Eye Remedy. Conn
pounded by Experienced Physicians. Con
forms to Pure Food and Drug Laws NM
rine Doesn't Smart; Soothes Eye Pain.
rry Murine in Your Eyes. At Druggists.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

Adversely Is a searching test OF
friendship. dividing the sheep from the
goats with unerring accuracy; and this
IL good seyyice.-J0hn Watson. D. D.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

Starch, like everything else. Is Be.
ting constantly improved. the patent
Starches put ON the market Is years
ago are very different and inferior to
those Of the present day. In the lat.
est discovery-Defiance Starch-all In
furious chemicals are omitted. while
the addition of another ingredient. in
vented by US. gives to the Starch .
strength and smoothness never ap.
preached by other brands
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
Aesthetic Lily.

Here comes my little Lily eX-
claimed a dOting mother to a rOOmful
of guests. Il have nursie take her for
a walk in the park every afternoon.
and you have no idea how rapidly it
is developing her sense of the aesthet-
ic-the beautiful! Come here. my dar-
ling. Tell us what you remember best
about your walk in the park to-day"
Lily's breath came hard. She paused
a mo- t. then answered in a shrill.
excit, .eble:
"Oh, uamma, the bears smelt aW-
full"
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

He who is fale to duty breaks
thread in the loom, and will find the
haw when he may have forgotten the
cause-H. Ward Beecher.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

PILES CURED IN TO II DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT Is qua ranteed TO cur, any case
Cf ltchina Blind. Bleeding or Rroeru0ing p1ies -
to IA days or money refunded. SO.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

Only Lately Have the japanese Even
Tolerated the Beverage.
Japan is learning to drink milk A
japanese newspaper says Of the phe,
nomenon: There was time when
milk was regarded In Japan with the
same adherence as cheese Is In
China, especially the pungent ana
strong-smelling variety. Recent stats
tics, however, show that tine has
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

Bank Balance and onoope00eneo.
Business women have evolved the
idea Of saving. and the thrifty ineen-
tive was not inspired BY their broth
ers. but rather envelops The girl with
pendence which evolves tn. giri with
$500 or 500 to her credit and spurs
her ON to add more and msfs % the
reserve.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

Some tropical daisies measure foot
In circumference.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

If YOU are afflicted with Asthma write
me at once and learn of something for
which you will be grateful the rest Of
your life. j. G. Mcbride. Stella. Nebr.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

Thousands of country people know that
In time of sudden mishap or accident
Hamlins Wizard Oil ia the best substi-
tute for the family doctor. That Is why
Il is so often found upon the shelf.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

Dad-Do you know what happens to
little boys that tell lies?
Tad-Yep. II they tell good ones,
they get away with it.-Cleveland
Leader
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

THAT was a bad break DR.. Green
made"
What was it,
HE advised our travelling man to
give up work for a while and travel
for his health. Free Press.