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His FOrty.eighth Call.

ri lunched with Winston Churchill
at the Ritz in London" said a New
York journalist, during his remark.
able campaign. This brilliant young
cabinet minister, with his American
blood through his mother and his
ducal blood through his father,
praised American journalists.
"He gave me an example Of our
perseverance. No less than forty
seven American correspondents called
on him at the board of trade Offices
for an interview one week on tho
American tariff; and, as none of them
had sufficiently good credentials, he
refused to see them.
Finally a correspondent came with
a letter from Mr.. Lloyd-George and
him Mr.. Churchill saw gladly.
do you know he said to the
young man, that I have refused to
see forty-seven of your compatriots
on this very subject"
al ought to know it, the CORE.
spondent answered, for I'm the whole
forty-seven.' "-Washington Star.
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The Woman and the Dog.

A crowd gathered at Tenth and
Barton streets to watch a handsome
fox terrier that was running about,
nose in air. White froth was run
ming from the dogs mouth.
He's mad!" yelled a fat man.
The fox terrier stood in the centre
of the group, with wide-open eyes,
either too mad or too frightened to
move.
At this juncture the policeman ar
rived. A dozen voices began to tell
him that the dog was mad; that it
must be killed; that it had been snap
ping at the children; that it began to
froth when it passed a pool of water,
and how best to shoot.
A tall, quiet-looking woman pushed
through the crowd and started toward
the dog. A dozen men yelled at her,
two or three men grabbed at her.
She picked the dog up and started
out of the crowd. The policeman
stopped her with:
Madam, that dog is mad. He must
be shot. Look at the foam coming
out of his mouth"
Foam" she said contemptuously.
"That's a cream puff he was eating"
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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A Good Head For Business.

Il want a hatpin," said little Mary,
of four years, as she gazed eagerly
at the cushion full OF sparkling orna-
ments on the mi!liner's showcase.
How much is it?" she asked after
making a very deliberate choice and
laying her purchase money, a bright
penny, on tho counter. "Oh, moth
ing" returned the kind-hearted Mrs.
Briggs, as Mary's mother was one Of
her regular customers Imagine her
amusement as the little bargain
hunter" said most eagerly. "Ill take
two, then."-The Delineator.
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PIONEERS AS R~OADMAKERS.
of the Santa Fc Trail Not t.
Be Improycd on by Engineers.

Be Improved IN by Engineers.
Present indications point to the
construction of several hundred miles
of suburban electric railroads in Kan
sas this year. The demand for inter
urban lines in the thickly settled
farming districts is so urgent that in
many localities in the wheat belt the
farmers are subscribing for stock and
will raise practically enough money to
n build the lines.
This is particularly true in Central
kansas, where north and south lines
are needed to connect with the main
lines of railroads, which cross the
State from east to west. A network
of electric lines connecting Newton,
on the Santa Fe, with Salina and Abb
lene, on the Union Pacific, will be
built as soon as spring weather comes.
This system will tap the greatest
wheat region of Kansas, covering
nearly 200 miles.
With Kansas City as the starting
point, three lines are. proposed to run
west to Topeka, and later into the
central part of the State. One of
them, the Strang line, will be pushed
in the spring out along the old Santa
Fe trail.
1t is remarkable how the old plains
men who laid out the Santa Fe trail
across Kansas and into New Mexico
were able to pick out the most favor
able grades and proceed on the most
advantageous lines simply by using
their eyes.
I'VE tried to beat their surveying
with our engineers" w. B. Strang
said, "but we finally ended by follow
ing the old trail made by the wheels
of the wagon trains. Eleven times
our engineers surveyed other lines,
'but they finally concluded that the
grades selected by the men without
the knowledge of mathematics fifty
years ago were the most practical,
and hence we are keeping very near
to the old Santa Fee trail in the
building Of our line to the West from
Kansas City"
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad generally follows the old
Santa Fe trail in it's $50 miles of
track across the State. From the
east line of Kansas near the business
part of Kansas City all the way to the
western border this remarkable fea-
ture of the old Santa Fe trail is ap-
parent.
The same engineering skill is re-
vealed in the trail which passes
through the vast stretch Of sandhills,
extending over 200 miles or more
through the western half of the State.
The same judgment and wisdom in
avoiding bad grades as was manifest
ed in Eastern Kansas is shown here.
Invariably the old plainsmen found
the path of least resistance and yet
held down the distance, for the saving
of a few miles in the great stretch OF
desert country lying between indie.
pendence Mo-, and Santa Fe, n. NJ.
meant much in the wagon transporta.
ton.
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Down With BilIboards!

No city that makes any %pretension
to decent appearance can afford to
permit billboards anywhere within
it's limits. These most unsightly
things offend all taste and sensibility;
they give the city the appearance OF
a cheap and nasty place; even on va
cant lots they should not be allowed.
The push clubs and improvement
clubs and city-beautiful clubs should
all take upthe war against them. OBJ
lection to Disagreement Of buildings
with great letters that advertise
cigars and other things should be In
Guided in the raid. A public opinion
against these and all similar abomin-
atoms ought to be created in. Port
land that would taboo such mon
strosities.-Portland O~regonian.1
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A Model Husband.

The bridegroom of a year went
down to his office n day ~grinning
all over his face. All morning long
he hummed and whistled till his part
ner asked him what he'd had.
my wife told me this morning that
I am a model husband" he answered
proudly.
II don't call that much of a COM
pliment."
I'D like to know why not?"
well, you just look that word
model up in the dictionary" was the
advice.
He did and this is what he read:
"Model-A small pattern; a minia-
ture of something on a larger scale"
Independent.
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A GOOD CHANGE
A Change of Food Works Wonders.

The wrong food and drink causes a
lot Of trouble in this world. TO
change the food is the first duty of
every person that is i'll, particularly
from stomach and nervous trouble.
AS an illustration: A lady in Mo. has.
with her husband, been brought
around to health again by leaving off
coffee and some articles of food that
did not agree with them. They, began
using Postum and Grape-Nuts food.
She says:
For a number of years l suffered
with stomach and bowel trouble,
which kept getting worse, until ! was
very i'll most of the time. About four
years ago ! left off coffee and began
taking Postum. My stomach and
bowels improved right along, but |
was so reduced in flesh and so ner-
vous that the least thing would over
come me.
Then I changed my food and be-
gan using Grape-Nuts in addition to
Postum. lived on these two princi-
pally for about four months. Day BY
day | gained in flesh and strength un-
til now the nervous trouble has en-
tirely disappeared and | feel that ]
W my life and health to Postum and
Grape-Nuts.
Husband is 70 years old and he
was troubled, for a long time, with
occasional cramps, and slept badly.
Finally | prevailed upon him to leave
off coffee and take Postum. He had
stood out for a long time. but after he
tried Postum for a few days he found
that he could sleep and that his
cramps disappeared. He "a salts
fed and has nevergone back to coffee.
81 have a brother in California who
has been using Postum for several
years; his whole family use it also be-
cause they have had such good results
from it."
Look in pkgs. for the little book.
The Road to Wellville." There's a
Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
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How He Got Even.

A travelling man who shutters spent
all afternoon in trying to sell a
grouchy business man a bill Of goods,
and was not very successful.
AS the salesman was locking up
his grip the crouch was impolite
enough to observe in the presence Of
his clerks: You must find that i'm
pediment to your speech very incon-
venient at times"
"Oh, mo-" replied the salesman.
Every one has his p-~peculiarity. S.
stammering is mine. W-what's
yours?"
I'm not aware that I have any,"
replied the merchant.
DIDO you stir y-your coffee with
your fright hand?" asked the sales
man.
why, yes, of course" replied the
merchant, q bit puzzled.
"W-well," went on the salesman,
"~t-that's your p-peculiarity. Most
people use a teaspoon Success
Magazine.
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Spreading English Language.

LET me tell you," said Count KEEL
mansegg, governor of lower Aus
%tralia, that the English language.
which will be studied in the new re.
form grammar school in Vienna, is
the most important in the life Of a
business man. Latin is all very well
for scientists; Spanish-you WON'T
get very far with that; French does
capitally for evening parties; but
everyone ought to know English. II
you want to travel-and every young
man ~should-you will see how i'm
portant English is. 1t is a world
language New York American.
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the belt, and the pockets are arranged
on indicated lines. The fancy apron
also is circular, but is finished with a
frill and is gathered at its upper edge
to make a slight fulness. 1t is finished
with a belt to which ties are attached.
The quantity of material required
is, for plain apron, two and a half
yards twenty-four, n and three
quarter yards thirty-six or n and a
half yards forty-four inches wide; for
the fancy apron two and three-eighth
yards tWenty-four, one and five-eighth
yards thirty-six, one and t~hree-eighth
yards forty-four inches wide.
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length box pleat at the back, which fs
graceful and will be found adapted to
all skirting and suiting materials. In
the illustration it is made of broad
cloth finished with stitching, but it is
just as we'll adapted to thinner ma
t~erials; it will be charming made
from linen or cotton poplin or any
thing of the kind.
The skirt is made with a gored
foundation thar fits perfectly yer the
hips, and to this foundation the
straight pleated portion is attached.
The tucked drapery is circular, and it
and the box pleat are arranged over
the foundation. Either the high or
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PERFECT HILL OF POTATOES.
Sixteen Tubers None of Them Under
Six Ounces.

Six Ounces.
The Farmers Bulletin narrates
how a search was made in a field of
potatoes for one perfect hill. 1t was
found at last. 1t contained sixteen
potatoes, none of them under six
ounces in weight, and nom Of them
more than fourteen ounces, the SIX
teen weighing eight pounds. The ex-
perts declared that mot one particle
of wasted energy or soil fertility was
represented in this hill; and by a
series of years of seed selection of a
: perfect type and variety, by the exer-
else Of a knowledge of balanced plant
foods and fertility and by scientific
cultivation and application of mois-
ture by irrigation, such hills could be
produced over practically the whole
field"
Thanks to our agricultural pro-
gress, farmers are thinking a good
deal Of the perfect hill Of potatoes,
the perfect ear of CORE, the perfect
head of wheat. Only by the en-
ployment Of brains, the study of ma
ture, the investigation of soil and
climate and the use of the best ma
terials ian the tiller hope to gain a
proper return from farm land fast
increasing in value. To reap a fair
interest on Investment of money and
labor, every point to the advantage
to the farmer must be seized. every
shred of available experience used.
The old rule-of-thumb days are pass
ing. The producer must be a sci
enlist.
The perfect hill Of potatoes is pos
sible. So, also, is the perfect farmer.
The one demonstrates the other
Toledo Blade.
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Treading on Hoosier Toes.

It is announced that a course in
poetry writing has been established
In the University Of Missouri. 1t
must be verse, not poetry. that is
meant. There Is "a difference. The
magazines publish a great deal of
verse, but comparatively little Of it
is poetry. But what does Missouri
mean by trying to break into the bust
hess anyway, when it is well known
that Indiana is amply qualified to
supply the Observation-Disclosures
Star.
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HIS WIFE APPROVED
S~CRIBBLER;S ARTICLE.
She Picked Out Story In Paper
Which Fitted Him, But He Fails
to Read II.

She Picked Out Story In Paper
Which Fitted Him, But He Fails
to Read It.
Scribbler had come from the office
in the evening quite played out be-
cause of the output of his pen and
brain that day, says the Chicago
Record-Herald. He was lying on the
couch in the sitting room after sup
per, when Mrs. Scribbler, who had
been reading a magazine, said:
See here, George %Scribbler, here
is something that fits you to q T, and
l want you to read it."
What is it about?"
cit is about that funn.- kind or
men who must have everything just
so in their homes, no matter how
hard it makes it for others. You
know that you are one Of the fun
niest men alive. Every rug and chair
and book must be exactly i: its place,
and a little dust sets you to scolding.
You must have a clean napkin every
meal, and you cannot eat if there is
a tiny spot on the table cloth, and
everything must be served just exact
ly so, or you get grumpy. Now, is
not that true?"
"a man likes to see things in order
in his own house." said Scrihbler.
"Of course he does, and / try to
keep things in order, but I defy any
woman to maintain the degree of or
der you expect with four or five chill
dren in the house. Now, this article
refers to just such unreasonable, fus-
sy men as you are, and it is not one
bit too severe even when j: says that
they are small spirited and lacking
in rue manliness. 1 do wish that you
would read the article"
II don't need to-" replied Scribbler,
sitting up to stretch and groan.
I'D like to know why you do not
need to read it, George Scribbleroo"
"Because--well, the fact is, my
dear, I wrote that article myself"
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Diary of a Meat Boycotter.

IAuthentic, though not autobio-
graphed.)
Monday-Dinner: Celery soup,
two more plates, bottle olives, potato
salad, two heads lettuce, one dish
string beans, three slabs peach pie.
Rose from table with a craving for
food.
Observation-Disclosures: Three apples,
I dish cereal, four eggs, two cups
cocoa. Luncheon: Beef broth, rare
sirloin steak. three lamb chops.
Recreant, but comfortable physically.
Resigned from Boycotters' Union
New York Mail.
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The New TailOr-MadeS.

Many Of the new tailor-mades are
of cloth Of most delicate coloring,
such as cream, sake blue, wistaria,
apricot, pearl grayor even blush pink,
the coat worn over a one-piece gown
and not 4 blouse and skirt. Huge
metal buttons figure on many Of
them, silk frogs appear on the front
Of some of the coats, some lace up the
sides and handsome tassels seem new
er out of place.
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Water thrown on the ice Of the
arctic regions will crack it, just as
boiling water will crack a piece of
glass. This is because the ice Is so
much colder than water.
A new rat and rabbit exterminator
is being tested out in India and Aus
tralia. 1t consists of an outer and
inner metal shell, like n small egg
in a larger one. In the outer shell
is sulphuric acid, in the inner metal
egg is dry cyanide of potash. The
outer shell is filled with the acid and
placed in the rat hole or burrow and
all rat holes are tightly sealed. After
an hour or so the acid eats into the
cyanide and turns loose a lot of most
deadly prussic acid gas.
1t has been established that a load
may break eventually if the wooden
beam which for a short period will
sustain safely a certain load remains.
For instance, wooden beams have
been known to break after fifteen
months under a constant load of orly
sixty per cent. of that required to
break them in an ordinary short test.
There is little definite and systematic
knowledge of the influence Of the
time element on the behavior Of wood
under stress.
A crew Of eleven map makers of
the Geological Survey, under the
leadership of Chief Photographer c..
II. Birdeye are mapping the Ha-
waiian Islands. Their work will oc-
cupy all told about eighteen months.
by the end of which time it is thought
that they will have succeeded in ma
king detailed maps of Kauai, Oahu,
Molokai, Mauri and Hawaii. This
work is preliminary to a possible ex-
tension of the reclamation service Of
MISUNDERSTANDING American.
Are the senses ever vicarious? The
question is discussed in Nature by
Professor McKendrick and by several
blind men. According to one cor
respondent the popular notion that
when a person loses his sight he is
compensated by the gift of ability in
one, if not all, of his other faculties,
is absurd. He points out that the i'm
putation of striking ability does not
enable a specially talented blind man
to earn his livelihood by the exercise
of that ability. The blind are cred
tied with powers in music, basket ma
king and the like, but when they as
sert their right to live the ordinary
lives of citizens they are not per-
mitted to do so.-Scientifc American.
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Green Velvet Bag.

A touch of quick ribbon work for
the last-minute gift is suggested by a
strip of sage green ribbon velvet
(satin backed, intended to be worn
as a belt, and embroidered with ro-
COCO ribbon in a continuous vine
stretching for eighteen inches along
the centre of the belt and in design
and color a forget-me-not of blue with
green leaves almost the color of the
velvet betting. No fastening is pro-
vided, but the velvet is left quite lons.
suggesting 4 bow to suit the wearer.
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Defoe's Umbrella.

Defoe's knowledge Of the umbrella,
a correspondent suggests, may have
been acquired in Spain, which he Wis
tied on business (his line being Span
ish and Portuguese goods) long be-
fore he wrote Robinson Crusoe." 1t
is noteworthy that John Macdonald,
a footman contemporary with Jonas
Hanway, mentioned in his autobio-
graphy that he brought his own silk
umbrella from Spain and was de-
nounced by the hackney coachmen of
London as a Frenchman when he
took his walks abroad with it.:
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Progress.

The head of a New York firm hav-
ing important interests in Italy de-
cided some time ago, in view OF the
death of an old and reliable clerk,
who, of all in the establishment, was
the only one to have a good knowl-
edge of the Italian tongue. that his
own son, also a member of the con-
Germ, ought to take UP the study OF
that language. Recently Il friend
met the young man. II understand
said he. that you're actually study
ing Italian" why yes" said the
other, I've been at it for several
months under q teacher just from the
other side" What progress??"
Good" was the answer. Hes be-
ginning to speak English remarkably
well."-The Argonaut.
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Several companies have been orr
ganized of late to raise coffee, sisal
and. cattle in German East Africa. os-
trich farming is also receiving atten-i
ton. Alfalfa is raised as food for the
birds. N. Y.-8 4
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Free to Our Readers.

Write Murine Eye Remedy Co, Chicago
for 4s-page illustrated Eye Book Free
Write all about Your Eye Trouble and
they will advise as to the Proper Applica-
ton Of the Murine Eye Remedies in You1
that Murine Relieves Sore Eyes, Strength
ems Weak Eyes, Doesn't Smart, Soothes
Eye Pain, and sells for Soc. Try 1t In Yotr'
Eyes and in Baby's Eyes, for Scaly Eyei1s
and Granulation. y
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Candidates With ShoVcIs.

This advertisement appears in a
Bavarian journal: Man wanted to
sweep snow at Friedhof. The post is
excellent, but I am compelled to re-
sign because I find that it is getting
too much for me, as I already hold the
office of town clerk, schoolmaster and
organist. No candidates without
shovels of their own need apply"
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The Short Coat.

The re-entry of the short Goa is
making one Of the most entertaining
features of the styles. Paris has out
and out taken a stand 70" it. but here
it is still tentative. The vogue Of the
short wrap is, however, "etl assured
for the coming season.
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Reward For Honesty.

AT one old-time British election q
candidate won by means of an~um-
brella. Sheer absence of mind caused
him to leave the CAMP behind at every.
house at which he called to canvass.
and, of course, when 1t was returned
by the voter, a sovereign was the'only9
suitable reward for honesty.
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Callao, Peru, needs to. have Its har-
Dor facilities improved. It is not un-
common for vessels to be detained
four or five or even six weeks before
they can begin to discharge a cargo.
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Universally Becoming.

A novelty vhiCh is 1ecoming to
nearly all women is the guimpe Of
Dalest rose tulle or morSseline. 1t is
less trying than that Of cream or
white, and gives sufficient brightness
near the S2es
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Without Collars.

One-piece dresses made without
collars are often supplied with that
very necessary article in a separate
neckpiece made of gold net, finished
with a velvet bow at the front.
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Many Chndren Arc sickiy.

Gray's Sweet Powders for ChiI'
iren, used by Mother Gray, 9 nu;se n
,bildren's Home, New YORK., cure Fever
feething Disorders and Destroy Worirs,
.taIl Druggists CSC. I Samplemailed PRE-.
Address Allen S. !Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. "
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She Docs.

A woman in Massachusetts is cred
tied with being able to talk in fifty
four languages. And it is safe to say
that if she can she does.-Kansas City
Etar
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Short Coats Predicted.

While the short coat has little
vogue now it is predicted that it will
be the leader in the styles next sea-
son.
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Gold Wire.

Fine gold wire is entwined through
curls, while immense cabechons Of
dull coloring appear in the hair.