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ing or these virtues, their harmonious
expression in outward and visible
signs. For a house may be beautiful,
spacious, stately. yet remain but car.
ven chalice, untitled by the wine OF
life. II does not follow that the small
house Is necessarily invested with this
divine quality; here inconvenience may
quarrel at every corner with ugliness,
redeemed by none OF the warming
fires Of sincerity and good cheer. But
OF the two problems, II Is the easier
to solve, because, for some strange
and unaccountable reason, IL Ia given
to the elected only TO blend with large
beauty the charm OF comfort, Of rem.
iniscent LONELINESS. A house, a home,
should have a rested, lived.in look, the
sense OF toys played VIII. and put by,
the lingering sound OF little children's
voices. the glimpse OF happy. human.
peaceful Joys. What wonderful quail
ity is there about a glowing lamp or
the cheerful flap OF a red tablecloth on
a backyard clothesline that can belit-
tie mere beauty into a thing Of far
less WORTH The much-abused mid
Victorian period, with all Its oversen'
sibility and decorum, had. neverthe.
less, a surcr grasp OF the fitness OF
things. Nowadays most rooms have
the air OF being planned by people
who never expected to live In them.
and one has seen their pictured fur
nishings standing In rectangular aloof.
ness. all so completely alike In spirit,
that at last the fastidious observer is
tempted to parody Kipling's verses,
and demand. IT'S art. but is II
homer"
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While automobiles are expensive
vehicles, In q sense, they are daily
becoming less 30. Improvements In
methods, materials and knowledge have
made cheaper car possible and the
fact that the purchasers Of fancy cars
are already supplied has caused mar
ufacturers to devote their energies to
turning out q car that Il medium
priced and OF high quality. A new
field for the marketing Of the product
OF their factories was necessary and
this field was found among the farm
ers. Hish-priced, fancy cars would not
80 with them. but quality would. and
those manufacturers who were shrewd
enough to make q car Of high quail.
ity ct q reasonable price have found
ready customers among the farmers.
II 10 estimated that there are now
in use about 100. 900 automobiles among
the farmers Of this country and some
thing like 5000 Of these are In Kan
sas. They are great favoritss among
the dairy farmers ~ time savers In the
delivery Of milk. but they are NO les
20 among other farmers. who nnd In
them . means Of rapid transit without
disturbing the farm teams. The new
farm automobile 10 here 70 stay
Kansas Farmer.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08
GAME OF ooFF, oouFF. OR COVE,
Origin Traced Co the noms"s' Al
though Scotland Has Credts.

0rixtu Traced 60 the Romans, Al
Though Scotland Has Credit.
One OF the foremost OF the games
which We have adopted Is the royal
and ancient game OF goff. gouff. gown
the last the genuine old pronuneia'
tion-or golf. which. curling excepted.
is the game most peculiar TO Scotland.
as characteristics ~ baseball In Amer
tea or cricket In England. The word
was derived from the Dutch kolf. .
club. but the game 10 not OF Dutch
origin. though In early days golf balls
we're imported from Holland and per-
haps the name came with them. Arthur
ID. Reeve In Outing says.
The date Of the origin OF golf, even
approximately. like that OF most sports.
is unknown, Tradition has Il that the
game originated with the Scotch shep'
herds knocking a ball about the heath
with their crooks. Hut among the Ro-
mans game called paganica was
played with a ball stuffed with feath'
ers. As early golf balls were made In
the same way In Scotland. II has been
surmised that the Roman game was
perhaps a forerunner. An early name
In England was bandyball. and In old
prints reproduced BY Strut In his
Sports and Pastimes" the club. some
four and a half feet long, had curva'
ature, much like crook. Later the
heads OF the golf sticks were affixed to
ash shafts and were faced with horn
and backed with lead.
Golf In the early days was highly
democratic game - laird and cobbis'
we're competitors; everyone played
even the women. The links were the
common land along the seashore. The
prizes were simple--a golf club or q
dozen balls. and only later the more
elaborate medal and cup. Even the
great national prize was silver stick
which never became the property Of
the winner.
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PosToFFIcH MASCOT Doc.

HAD Headquarters ~ Albany, bst
Now Poses N wsshinsssa.
Inolossd In large glass case In the
gallery Of the dead-letter department
OF the Washington postofacs 10 the
stuffed body OF an unattractive mon
grel dog. whose history can but inter
est every one. especially those who
appreciate the wisdom and fidelity Of
these almost human animals.
"owney." the railway postal clerks
mascot" Is the name by which this
dog was known during Its very event
full career. proofs OF which may be
seen In the hundreds Of tags and med
ais that are attached to the collar and
harness which almost cover the body
aud the space around him.
During the winter of 1886. this dog.
a halfbreed fox terrier blind In one
eye. cold. starving. made his way into
the postofice at Albany. ~ y. The
clerks took pity on his forlorn con-
dition and arranged to feed and house
him. He became devotedly attached
TO his uniformed friends. and one day
followed a mail wagon TO the station.
where he boarded . mail car. In which
his presence was unnottced until after
the train started. Eventually he 70
turned on another train to Albany.
Having once learned the trick. he
made frequent trips to different points,
turning up again In course OF time at
the home office. His travels became %
extensive that the Albany clerks pro
vided him with . flne collar bearing
the inscription. "Owney. Albany P. o.
N. "" At the next postofhce he vie
ited the clerks attached to his collar
metal tag bearing the name Of that
once.
This attracted the attention OF al
the clerks whom Owney visited. and
tags Of all kinds. metal paper. leather
and cloth. hearing the names OF piacea
he visited. were added. On his period
ical returns to Albany these were de
tached and preserved. 0wnsy contin
ued to travel from one place TO another
for eleven years. always using the mai
cars. looking upon every man vhs
wore the postal uniforu - hie friend
AZ times be IVES assisksd IN his sslec
~ Il . rosts - ~ ssrsA -
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DO They Miss NC ~ hoes
DO they miss me at home-do they
miss me?
'Twould be an assurance most dear.
To know that this moment some loved
one
Were saying, Il wish he was here;''
To feel that the group at the hresioe
Were thinking of me as l roam.
oh, yes, 'twould be Joy beyond meas
To know that they miss'd me at
home.
when twilight approaches the season
That is ever sacred to song.
Does someone repeat my name over
And sigh that I tarry so longl
And is there q chord In the music
That's miss'd when my voice VI
away?
And a chord in each heart that awak'
eth
Regret at my wearisome stay7
DO they set me chair near the table
When evenings home pleasures ar'
nigh.
When the candles are lit In the par
lor,
And the stars In the calm. azur'
sky7
And when the good nights" are re-
peated.
And all lay them down to their sleep
DO they think Of the absent and war
me
A WHISPERED good night" while the,
weep7
Do they miss me at home-do the,
miss me
AZ morning, at noon. or at nightf
And fingers one gloomy shade rount
them
That only my presence can lishtf
Are joys less invitingly welcome.
And pleasures less hale than before
Because one 10 miss'd from the circle
Because I am with them no more7
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BURNED PAPER MONEY.


soures Of Great Proat ca the oovern.
meat and hanks.
At the redemption windows OF the
treasury and OF the subtreasuries OF
the country any silver coin that has
not been mutiiated willfully and which
stili is recognizable as from the mints
Of the United States will be redeemed
at face value, this In spite Of the fact
that the silver in the worn coin may
not be worth half Its face value. As
to gold coin. the government stands
only a small portion OF the loss from
abrasion; but. according to weight.
these worn gold coins always are re'
deemablc.
In the case OF tho paper currency
two-nfths OF a note must be presented
II Il shall DO redeemed or q new note
issued. and no matter what the evi'
dence may DO as to total destruction
Of this paper currency. the govern
ment regards Il as tho holders indi'
vidual loss with which II 10 no further
concerned. Fire may melt $1,000 worth
OF silver coins and Il IL worth its
metal value. Il may melt $1,000 In
gold coins and tho mint Will pay
$1,000 IN new twenty.dollar gold pieces
for the mass. But the ashes OF $1,000
In paper currency is without value.
In the thousands OF nres over the
country every year involving once
buildings. factories. business houses
and family residences an untold total
OF legal tender notes OF all kinds are
destroyed. Every piece OF such paper
lost Is loss TO the holder and gain 10
the government or 10 n national bank.
II is a promissory note hopelessiy lost
to the holder. II Is even more. for In
many cases an individual man might
redeem his debt obligation II he were
assured by the holder OF Il that the
piece OF paper to which he had signed
his name had been destroyed by aeci'
dent and by no chance could turn nv
again against him.-chicago Tribune
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08
ATOP THE FREIGHT TRAIN.

Watkins the Cars . Hair Wais1no
EHperiencc for = Novice.
There came over me as ! sat In the
caboose that evening a wild desire to
ride with the engineer In the cab.
Planning to slip ahead along the half
mile or 90. of train at the FIRST stop.
made known my desire to our con.
ductor over that part OF the run.
They'll be glad to see you." he told
me. You won't have any trouble get.
tim there. It's a mild evenin'." He
swung open the window Of the lookout
and called TO his rear brakeman. Jim.
ME. run along with this here party"
Jimmie pulled me through the window
OF the lookout before ! clearly realized
the entire plan.
II was a slippery path over the roofs
OF sixty cars TO the big engine that
was pulling us. and the wind that
swept In from the shores OF the Ice.
bound lake. along which the tracks ran
for many miles. snapped sharply over
those car roofs. Jimmie hung on to
his lantern with one hand. TO his con.
voy with the other. Long miles over
those slippery car roofs had taught
him TO regard Il as no very serious
business.
This amt nothin'." was his assur.
ance. "It sometimes gets nasty when
we get down TO zero an a blizzard
comes a.rippin' from on over the lake.
Sometimes you have TO get down and
crawl on all fours. II wouldn't be
much fun 10 be swept on tho tops OF
these cars"
There was no disputing that. nor
that the thrcc iengthwise planks at
the gable OF the car roofs were not
wide promcnades. You jump from one
to another 10 cross from car TO car.
and n man has got to have something
OF n gymnastic training and some cir
Gus as well as railroad blood In his
veins TO do II many times withou,
dropping Into one Of the hideous dark
abysses between them.
A hand out OF tho dark slapped me
IN the face. Drop" said Jimmie. and
fearing possibly that might not obey
he pulled me fiat down upon the ear
roof.
THAT was a telltaie.'" he explained
and before could ask further we
were In a short reach OF tunnel. and
In understood. We were whirled
through that tunnel like package Ia
a tube. and n we had raised our arms
we could have touched the fiying roo
OF the bore. The smoke lay heavy IL
the place. II nlled our eyes and nos
trils.
mot real nice" said Jimmie cheer
lily. "But no danger In the holes. saw
now and then an icicle gets a crack a
your nut. You see. there amt muci
use In arguin' the matter after tina
felltale' strikes you."-Edward Hun
gerford In Harper's.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

Our World as II Appears 20 Venus
and Oar Own Moon.

Our world as Is Appears 10 vs..s
and Oar own Moon.
n we could be transported to the
planet Venus a peculiar set Of views
could be obtained OF our earth which
would enable us TO see ourselves. TO
some extent. at least. as others see us.
Venus Is about the same size as the
earth. is somewhat closer to the sun
and has more atmosphere than the
earth. When the earth and Venus are
nearest together they are. OF course. on
the same side OF the sun. and In conse-
quenca OF this the earth does not see
moro than q very small part OF the
Venus illuminated. but Venus. on the
other hand. sees all Of one side Of the
earth Illuminated. and consequently ID
able to claim she has something that
takes tho place Of a moon anyhow. for
tho earth to Venus at this time looks
very largo and bright. almost n much
90 40 our moon does to No.
II we could SEQ all the illuminated
surface Of Venus on these occasions
We should have quite q distinct sec
ond moon. When We do see all OF her
Illuminated surface she 10 on the op
posite side OF the sun from us and
consequently at an enormous distance
yet she 10 10 brilliant a. 10 keep M
from seeing her surface distinctly.
But to our own moon we appear Ia
the best light a. a moon. A full earth
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

Upon how small an income can a
man afford TO marryf This question
might be debated indefinitely, but the
Rev. Wright Gibson. pastor OF the Nc
kees Rocks. Pennsylvania. Presbyteri'
an church. has established an empiri-
cal minimum. The present cost OF
commodities. he says. Is 30 high that
he does not feel justified In marrying
any more couples In his parish unless
the bridegroom can prove that his In
come is at least two thousand dollars
a year. Poverty leads to divorces"
declares Mr.. Gibson. 'and l do not
purpose TO assist the divorce cause"
With the principle involved In this
protest against marriage minus mar
riageable income there can be no
quarrel. But is not two thousand dol
lars too high limit? Perhaps the
Presbyterlans OF McKees Rocks are
above tho average In their possession
OF this worlds goods. but there must
be some people In that town who viii
never have an income OF two thousand
dollars or even one thousand dollars a
year: and shall they be debarred from
marrying?
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08
wheat sss l.aysns Fssas

Many farmers grow and sell wheat
but they DO not feed any Of II TO their
chickens. wheat 10 one Of the best
egs. .producins feeds. and Il will pay
to feed II TO the hens at all seasons.
even when Il 10 above . dollar . BUSH
sl. wheat II similar In composition to
milk and eggs; II contains nearly III
the elements In right proportion for
perfect animal growth and mainte-
nance. A little Of Il will 20 . long
way IN feeding.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

brackets fastened to the poles at such
q height ~ not to interfere with
teams, etc. A small box and carrier
can be run over this bstwssn the house
and the road. The boz can BE- sent
down and brought hack from the house
BY the uss Of . cord or light twisted
wire cable. Attach Il 70 the boz and
pass Il, through . pulley on . post ut
the road and around . drum or
through another pulley at the house.
The trolley wire should be soldered to
the brackets 20 the carrier may run
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

Many patrons Of rural delivery
routes live considerable distance
from the highway. and device which
would carry the mail between the
house and the road would be a great
convenience. A Kansas subscriber
whose house ish 30 rods from the
rural route and who has straight
line Of telephone poles to the road.
asks II an cndless wire cable could
be arranged in some way to carry Q
small box.
A No. 10 wire can be attached to
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

II 10 sometimes mistakenly sup
posed that primitive races have nat.
urally better eyesight than civilized
ones. That Is not exactly true. Nat.
ure works more slowly than that. and
In the records OF power or aeuteness
OF eyesight some French artillerymen
proved 20 be as we'll furnished as the
most keen-sighted Arabs. Native races
often appear TO have keen eyeslght
simply because they know what TO look
for and where TO look for Il, But as
soon as reading Is introduced to race
shortsightednes begins to appear with
progressive frequency. and some strik'
Ing instances OF this relation TO cause
and effect have appeared among the
school children of Egypt.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

The enormous demand for india rub.
ber created by the bicycle. and greatly
Increased by the automobile, has led to
\ rapidly advanced price. This. In
turn. has not only stimulated the
search for new sources OF supply. but
mas encouraged Investigations looking
90 possible substitutes. At the recent
meeting OF the American Association
for the Advancement OF Science q spe-
eial rubber division" was organised
snong the chemists, for the purpose OF
studying the chemical composition OF
rubber, and OF producing II artincially.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

The scientific ration for . COW CIV.
lng twenty pounds OF milk with per
cent OF butter fat-a good average
dairy cows forty.hvs pounds OF en-
silage and ten pounds OF alfalfa hay u
day. EnsilAge costs about ~ . ton and
alfalfa about $40 . ton. Thus the
COW feed cost of 9is cents day. which
Is more than a third cheaper than
could be sustained on an ordinary
corn ration.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

II there is one gift that comes more
directly from heaven than any other
womanly attribute. II is the instinct
for making a home; FIRST In the inner.
finer qualities. the sense OF peace and
fulness and order that should prevail
IN every household: next In the fran
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

Professor Wheeler. Of Yale. fears the
United States is sailing straight TO.
ward paternalism. Notwithstanding q
the fears OF Professor Wheeler aud
others who have for years been warn'
Ing the people against paternalism this
country will probably stick to Uncle
8amism for some time 10 come.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

Certified milk sells In all large citiss
for about twice the price Of other
milk. II u absolutely clean. no impuri.
ties being allowed TO get into the
milk. A layer Of nne chsssscloth 10
stretched over the milk pail. = layer
Of absorbent cotton IL placed upon that.
then another piece Of cheesecloth.
There 10 no sediment In the bottom Of
the milk vessels Of milk treated ~
this way. It's not expensive. either.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

There Ia In Flushing. N. Y. a man
who has thirty.two children. and his
neighbors report that he never makes
any complaint about tho cost OF living.
He In probably kept too busy to have
time for complaining about anything.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

Fowls require salt In their ration In
order to thrive best. the same a. d.
eli other animals. The mineral sls'
msnts In the salt are desired BY the
fowls. and their systems crave them.
But only . little salt 10 nssded-not
more than . handful week TO the Az
erass-sissd farm flock. Too much may
bs more harmful than too little. AM
since fowls often do not know VII ~
they have had enough Of II. We dare
not place the salt before tnem. and
lot them eat all they want. ~ can u
done with most other farm animals,
So the best way 10 to mix . handful
occasionally with the soft food or
mash. This seasons the food'and giv,s
II a paistabis taste. as well as proving
benent to the fowis.-Agricuitur Il
Epitomist.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

A grindstons should never be left s1.
posed 10 the sun. The weight OF .us
handle will always cause one portion
OF the stone to remain uppermost. and
this from exposure will reach differ
ent degree Of hardness from the under
side. 20 that after q while the stone
will be ground out OF circle. II the
stone has to stand In the open = nat
box can easily be obtained to serve -
4 cover,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08
Woleast. tho new

MIR. woigast. tho new pugilistic
champion. IL being flooded" with
offers from theatrical managers. II Is
reported that some OF the offers carry
salary provisions ranging from $1,000
10 $4,000 week. IL win be wholly
useless for anybody 10 attempt 20 con.
vince us. after this. that there Ia In
this country no widespread apprecia.
ton OF our home brand OF art.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

The fcus macrophylia. commonly
called the Morston Bay Nc. is merci'
less Australian parasitical growth. says
writer In the Wide World magazine.
II takes root In the forks OF its host
tree (which In this case is q Queens
land bioodwood) and ultimately smoth'
ers the latter and usurps Its place an
an independent tree. Many valuable
trees In the scrubs Of Queensland are
destroyed In this manner.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

Many years have elapsed since old
Mother Hubbard went 10 the cupboard
TO get her poor dog a bone. But,
owing to the high price OF meat. his
tory is likely 10 repeat itself.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

John ID. Rockefeller drew six mil
lion dollars In old dividends In one
week recently. considerably more than
was necessary to settle with the grocer
and the butcher.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

A Chicago man says the love germ
Ia located at the center OF the nervous
system. Recently somebody declared
the liver to bo the seat OF affection.
There In no end OF opinions.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

do women worry more than menT
asks a London paper They do, but
the men are always to blame for 1t. OF
course.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

so you are studying telepathyT
"Yes," answered Senator Sorghum;
my object In life has been TO find
what people are thinking and then
say II first. Any reliable system would
simplify my labors immensely
Washington Star.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

Chicago has decided on safe-and.
sane Fourth. II It is accomplished. 1t
will stand out the one white spot In
shc 365 days.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

Chickens may bc kept nine
months" says Or. Wiley. Much de
pends on the character Of the neigh.
borhood one lives In.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

"obllge," OF all the words In the En-.
slish language, is said to be the one
most frequently mis-spelled. And
misused. too.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

The Boston woman who complains
that kissing Is overdone probably pre-
fers hers rare.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

What happy world this would be
II all OF our pleasant dreams would
come true. fU.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

TssstnU esq In ineubases.
During incubation. eggs should BE-
tested on the seventh and fourteenth
days. At the hrst test the air cell
should measure about quarter Of an
inch; on the tenth day. one-half inch;
on the fifteenth day. nve-eishths Of an
inch: nineteenth day. three-quarters Of
an inch. The measurement should b
taken from the middle OF the large
and t
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

Telling a Congressman where to get
on and of should be regarded as one
of the duties OF good citizenship.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

Coats that button UP the back have
been suggested for men. Doubtless 1t
is some woman's Idea.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08

.rhat old millionaire philanthropist
"a reported to be living In the odor OF
sanctity."
EMO such thing. I see him riding
In n gasoline car."-Baltimore Amsri-
can.