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WaIkIno ls Fashionable.

Carriages and motor cars for shop
ping and short-distance visits are for
the moment in disfavor In London and
the latest fad among women Is to
walk. One of the reasons for this Is
that owing to the large number OF
Cancelled social engagements as a re-
suit Of the national mourning women
have time to shop with leisure and
comfort. Instead Of rushing from con-
cert to reception, etc., every after
noon, they make informal calls on old
friends. Usually IN tho season the
London society woman rarely walks a
step. She has neither time nor incln-
alton.
Physicians are encouraging the fad
and are doing their best to make deH-
cate patients try 1t. They are recon-
mending It as a ure for jaded nurves.
Slowly, but surely walking Is becom'
ing the most fashionable pursuit of
this dull season.
Women will make time to walk, 1t is
predicted, and England will once more
be able to boast Of her feminine pc
destrians who DO their ten miles o
day easily, as they used to do 20 years
ago.-New York Sun.
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TLEVELAND.-White as a sheet
~ and shaking like a leaf. Mrs. H. G.
Blandford, Shady Cove, Lakewood,
stood for three hours in great anxiety
on the lake front in the real of her
home the other morning watching sig
nails of distress from six men in a
swamped power boat three miles from
shore in a choppy sea.
This was after she had done every
thing in her power to saw the i'm
periled men. Mrs: Blandford was
looking out on the lake when her at
tention was attracted by something
white waving off shore. Immediately
a thought struck her it was a danger
signal. She rushed into the house for
her field glasses, and through them
could plainly distinguish six men in a
launch bailirg water with all their
might. One of the men was frantical-
ly waving a white cloth fastened to a
cane.
She hurried to the telephone in her
home and called up the ~life-saving
crew. Then, you should have seen
that woman, standing full of anguish
and anxiety watching the men in dis
tress. She waved her handkerchief
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Waging War on the Worthless Ours

is largely augmented by daily arrivals
from the country round about. They
wander into the city from the sub
urbs. lose their way and become ma
RAIDERS until they fall into the hands
of Jul agents. That is the last heard
of them"
How about the supply Of worthless
meowing cats that live in garbage
boxes and make sleep impossible at
Eight?"
There Is no diminution in their
supply. The cats, like the dogs, are
ever with US. The cat is a more elu-
sive animal than the dog. 1t can skin
over the backyard fences and hide in
inaccessible places. The dog can't
climb. The cat is harder, therefore,
to capture. We hesitate to deal with
cats in many cases because warning
neighbors often grab each others pet
cats and send them to US for final
treatment. We are thus made inno-
cent parties to family q~uarrels. We
are doing all we can, however, to ex-
terminate cats"
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is greedily grasping at the novelty.
The new method of dental divina'
ton" Is declared to be much more GER
tain than palmistry, mind reading.
phrenology or such old-fashioned d.
versions as fortune telling by cards
and teacups. One newspaper an
nounces that invitations are already
out for a "dentomacy seance." Here
are some Of tho secrets" which the
new SCIENCE" processes to lay bare:
Long, narrow teeth indicate vanity;
teeth small, separated and very white
are a certain sign of Inconsistency and
tickle character; long, irregular teeth,
projecting forward, are an index OF
avarice and egoism; small, uneven
teeth indicate an uncertain disPosl-
ton, with a tendency to nervousness;
untruthfulness is shown by teeth
which crowd and overlap.
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This Woman a Modern Grace Darling

and screamed frantically to them.
Finally, she raj into the house. un-
fastened the horn from the phono-
graph and used it as a megaphone.
The wind was so strong, however,
that her voice failed to reach the
men.
1t was sometime before the life
saving boat hove into sight. When the
crew did come, they could not make
directly for the distressed boat, but
we're forced to describe a circular
path Of several miles before they
could reach them.
The six men aboard the launch
we're members Of a vacation party.
They left early in the morning in a
rough sea, and wien about three
miles off Highland venue the waves
became SO high as to reach over into
the boat. The water crippled the en-
CINE, and the men were at the mercy
Of the sea. About all they could do
was to cast anchor and bail the water
out as 1t was rushing in, and try to
signal some one OH shore.
Captain Hansen and his crew of
~lire-savers finally reached the boat
and rescued the imperilled men. Or
dinarily the ~life-saving crew is first
to espy any boating accident, but on
this particular occasion the crew was
out on another call and had it not
been for the efforts of Mrs. Blardford
before the attention of the crew
the men would likely have persisted
could have been attracted.
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Nerve-Racking Noises of the City

as he ought to have. The people who
are ~renovating the slums, seeking to
give the residents of tenement dis.
tricts fresh and pure air, are doing
good work, but they would do a great
er work If they would give the people
more rest Restful sleep is quite as
essential as good food. Every adult
should have at least seven or eight
hours Of perfect, dreamless, rebuild.
ing sleep; but with all the noises of
the city this seems almost impossible.
To rob a person Of sleep Is as much
thievery as to put your hand into his
pocket and take his money, for ade-
Quate sleep means money, health and
life to the man who must labor in or.
der to live. The coming generations
will pay as much attention to promot-
ing rest to the citizens Of the COM.
mopwealth as to guarding them
against poisonous microbic influences.
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RIEW YORK Produce dealers
" throughout the country are watch
ing with interest the enforcement of
the ordinance recently passed In New
York requiring dealers to sell eggs by
the pound. When eggs are sold by the
pound the buyer is more likely to get
all that is coming to him. 1t Is con-
coded that a fresh egg of average size
weighs more than one that is stale,
there being always mere or less. evapo-
ration when an egg comes out Of stor-
age. The difference is about an egg
to the pound, eight fresh eggs being
equal to nine out Of storage.
1t is only the idealist or the optimist
who believes that eggs are either good
or bad, with no halfway about the
matter. Really this is a fond delusion.
There are as many grades Of eggs as
there are ways of making an omelet.
The range Is all the way from that
rare article, the honestly labeled
Strictly fresh" egg down to the Gull"
The Gull Is a doubtful egg from the
start. but sometimes deposits, and
energies months later. Even then 1t
IS not as low as an egg cal sink, for
there is the desiccated egg, which "a
laid in China, and has been a world
traveller before getting to the ultimate
consumer here.
These desiccated eggs are removed
from their shells in China, put into
cans with pre~servatives, and then
shipped across the Pacific and the con
tinent to this city, where they are sold
III bulk for use in bread and pastry
making in the cheaper bakeries. Some
doubt has been raised as to the nutri-
tive value and legality of those fresh
China eggs Is a food product. But
they have one great advantage, from
the consumers point of viow-no way
has been discovered yet Of putting
them into shells and selling them as
fresh laid eggs from a Long Island
farm.
New Workers are not apt to get any
thing more foreign In the way Of eggs
in their shells than the product of the
herneries Of Germany and Austria.
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Sell Eggs by the Pound in New York

Within a week, $4,000 dozen Of eggs
from those countries have been receiv-
ed in New York City by way OF Hull,
England, and are now in the local mar
wet. AS many more are on the way
and they sell for a few cents less than
the American egg. Covered with a
parafin preparation which excludes
the air, they remain in the fresh"
class for a long time.
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, the Vgoern-
ment food expert, told congress-
through q committee, that there Is on
" one sure way to get a fresh egg
that is to watch the hen. seize her egg
the instant she lays 1t, boil 1t or fry
1t on the spot and eat Immediately De-
fore a commission merchant or a COLO
storage man sees you. That is not
always practicable. Another test is TO
drop the egg in a bowl of water con-
tanning a 10 per cent solution OF COM
mon salt. If the egg sinks 1t is fresn;
If it floats 1t is only fresh IN a TRADE
sense. which is an entirely c1nerent
matter. Just what a poor showing the
eggs consumed in this city every DAY
would make under such a test IS
shown by a simple sum In arithmetic.
Assuming that the population or
New York City is 100000, there are
enough eggs sold for every man, Wo-
man and child In the town to nave one
q day. Putting 1t in the figures or the
trade, there are $4,000 cases Of eggs
used by the New York people every
week. Each case contains thirty
dozen, so the total for every seven-day
period is 100000 dozen, or approx
mately 100000 eggs. That IS what
the town eats. But the receipts OF
the genuine fresh eggs sold there with
In a week after their production on
nearby farms do not exceed 100000
eggs, as against that total OF 28,ooo'-
900. So the $4,000, 900 and odd eggs
must come out Of the cold storage and
from the foreign supply and the ship
ments from remote sections OF this
country.
1t is possible that If the New York
idea Of selling eggs by the pound
proves practical and satisfactory other
cities may follow suit. If they do the
wholesaler declares the retailer must
rearrange his prices to suit. So far as
the former Is concerned the rates are
not affected. The average weight OF a
case of eggs is froIa As to So pounds,
dependable upon freshness and size.
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Mr. carneoIe's Cont Of Arms.

A finely finished drawing. represent.
alive Of both the weaver's and the
shoemaker's craft, In which Is intro
duced the shuttle and the knife, tho
Scotch thistle and the boar's head
the wea7er's coat Of arms-has just
been placed In a position Of honor IN
skbo castle. On the occasion OF the
drive last summer, which Is annually
provided by MI. Carnegie to the old
folks OF his native town, who have
been connected with hand loom weav.
Ing, the Laird Of skibo wrote recall
ing the fact that his ancestors on
his fathers side were weavers, and ON
his mothers side shoemakers' and
that his emblems OF nobility would
naturally be q weavers shuttle crossed
by a shoemakers knife. Some OF the
Old weavers," Mr.. Carnegie added,
may think over 9 proper notto."-
Westminster Gazetta.
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ID ALTIMORE.-The Society for the
Id Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
is wagirg a wal Of determination on
worthless and ownerless ours. In n
day 100 such dogs inhaled carbonic
acid gas, administered by the agents
of the society, and out went their
lives. Their bark ceased forever and
their bite is a danger of the past.
Hundreds of dogs have been caught
by tho society's agents during the
summer months and destroyed.
Where do all these worthless dogs
come FROM" This question vas asked
George M. Diedeman, secretary to the
Society for Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals. THE city has its own sup
ply" said Mr.. Diedeman. This supply
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1000 years ago when It was put there.
80 In selecting the materials for the
construction Of a homo or even OF any
other structure that It Is desired
should be lasting no better material
than cement can be selected.
Now, for cement construction the
design Of the home shown here is per-
fectly adapted. This house may be
built Of eight-inch concrete blocks for
tho walls and for the porch. and the
round porch columns may be OF
nodded cement. The design calls for
an elaborate basement Here the
furnace room will be located and also
the kitchen, toilet, a laundry and
coal bin. On the main floor there Is
a good sized living room. a dining
room aud two bedrooms The size
OF the house Is 20 feet 6 inches wide
and 81 feet long. II 1t Is possible 0
site should be selected for the house
where gravel will be available on the
ground for the making OF the blocks.
This can be taken from the a
ton for the basement II that Is done
It win greatly reduce the cost. The
blocks should all be made in ad.
vance and allowed plenty OF time to
cure. The secret OF making a concrete
block that will be impervtous to We
ter ia to use a we'll graded gravel,
that is. q gravel In which the stones
vary IN size from sand to stores q
hall inch IN diameter. Tho cement
anould be sound and plenty Of It
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Mr.. william A. Radford win answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building for the readers OF
this paper. On account Of his wide eIpe-
Renee az Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer. he Is, without doubt. the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
ali INQUIRIES to william A. Radford, No.
14 Fifth Ave., Chicago. Ill, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
The subject Of cement construction
for homes has attracted much atten-
tiorssamong architects in the last few
years, and on account Of the popular
demand for such houses Is bound to re-
main In the front. There Is no Ques
ton that the well.built cement house
is both economical and sanitary. It
Is warm in winter and cool In sum-
mer. Now, lest there be some preju.
dios In the mind Of any reader, 1t may
not be out Of place to make a little
refereace to one Of the aspects Of the
cement construction field that may
remove that prejudice, or help to, at
least. It is a fact that some poor
work has been done. especially with
concrete blocks. A campaign was
made we the country a few years
ago by the machinery men who had
concrete block machinery to sell urg-
ing every man to buy a machine and
60 into the business Of making blocks.
Alluring Inducements even were Of
fered, and thousands Of men bought
machines who were no more fitted to
make concrete blocks as they should
be made, than they were to crochet
fancy work. The making Of good
concrete, whether in the form Of
blocks or IN walls, is no boys job. II
requires intelligence, just as any corr
struction work does. Now, the con-
crete block should not be condemned
for what the offenders against 1t have
done. 1t is human nature to Judge
things b. their worst aspects. And
the men who made blocks that absorb
water or crumble have done a great
mischief to the block. There are
throughout the country thousands OF
well built concrete block houses that
will stand forever and are moisture
proof. But one poor house will create
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CT. LOUIS.-That the majority OF
y people would live to be more than
Z hundred years old in these days OF
scientific comforts il n~erye-racking
and unnecessary noises were elimi'
mated is the belief Of DR.. Charles Il.
Hughes, one of the citys nationally
known neurologists.
The noises of civilization are more
than a nuisance. says the doctor. They
are a peril to the public health. be-
cause they rob people of restful sleep.
No q in the crowded section OF
cities. these days. gets as much sleep
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GOOD Jokes
HOW HE WON OUT.

"Oh, George" she cried, in perplexed
tones, I'm afraid we must part"
Part? Why must we part, dear?"
he echoed.
"On account of father" she replied;
he fears we would be mismated. We
are so very different, he says"
TN what way are we so different?"
he asked, with a show Of dignity.
well, father says I am Of such
a ready and willing disposition, while
you seem $3.50 backward. so re-
luctant and hesitating; $3.50 loath
to come to the-the point, don't you
know"
"He does, does he?" clustered
George, bracing up, and the very next
afternoon she was showing her girl
friends how stunning 1t looked on the
finger of her left hand.
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In the Old Farmhouse.

We'll. I'll declared" exclaimed the
city boarder who reads every item In
the papers before breakfast. III here
isn't an account Of a sacred COW dis
covered in Egypt and said to be 1000
years DID,"
That accounts for It," chuckled the
ex-clown boarder as he stirred his
oatmeal.
Accounts for .wllat?"
why. I bet this butter was made
from the cream that COW gave at her
last milking" ~
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IN adverse impression that a dozen
good houses cannot overcome. The
writer knows of many fine cement
houses that attest the value of cement
In home construction. Cement is
pliable and capable Of being adapted
to nearly any design the architect
may select,
Cement houses require no repairs
whatever, and the older they get the
more nearly like stone they become.
Cement work placed in the Coliseum
Of Rome Is as strong today as It vas
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Wise Johnnie.

"Johnnie!"
"Yes'm?"
why are you sitting on that boys
face?"
why, l."
did I not tell you to always count
a hundred before you gave way to
passion and struck another boy?"
"Yes'm, and I'm dom it; I'm just
settin' on his face so he'll be here
when I'm done countin' the hundred"
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should be used, with q wa~terproofng
Of hydrated lime in the face. The mix.
ing should be thorough and plenty Of
water should be used. II these direc-
lions are followed a block will result
that will be waterproof. While the
blocks are curing they should be sprin-
kled three TIMES a day for a week or
ten days without fail.
The design also is adapted for con.
struction Of frame either with the
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Raffles, BIunGer.

Rafles, Jr., had been caught with
the plumber in his rooms. What a
chunp / was" he sighed bitterly, mot
to have told the officers l had made q
pleasure tour of the country and had
collected these articles from the diff.
ferent summer hotels as souvenirs"
And just then Sherlock Holmes
loomed up in the distance.
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In the Front Row.,

A Denver society girl was out Oh a
ranch recently. Upon her return to
her home her mother asked her If she
had seen any little chickens out there.
mo" replied the girl. 1.-The woman
told me none had been Matched yet,
put that she had four hens seated"
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His Point of View.

John, DEAR" queried the young
wife, glancing up from the physical
culture magazine she vas perusing.
what is your idea Of a perfect fig.
ure?"
WELL" replied her husband, $780,
600 may not be perfection, but it's
enough to satisfy a man Of my
simple tastes" O.
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Opinions Aired.

Were the commencement exercises
interestingly"
every. The time was divided be.
tween advice from public men on the
selection Of a career and suggestions
from graduates on how to run the
government"
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a Reasonable Fellow

What sort of O clerk does he
maker"
He's open to argument And when
I can convince him that a piece OF
work comes within his province and
that he was hired to do 1t, he is eff.
cient.
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The man who rescued his mother-in.
law from his burning home and left
his fishing tackle to the mercy Of the
flames may have been absent minded.
Charitable benedicts will do well to
give him the benefit Of the doubt until
he Is found guilty.
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He Had More.

The Old Gentleman-For heavens
sake, young man" Mt that gun the
other way and be careful how you
handle 1t. First thing you know It
will go OF.
The Young Hunter-Aw, OATS all
right, I don't care ef 1t does; I got
plenty more cartridges.
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Sacord Floor Plan
DINING RIM
Io.OkHO'

usual siding on the outside or with a
cement stucco finish. II cement stuc-
co IS used either wooden lath can be
placed over Turing strips with tar
paper underneath OF metal ath can
be used.
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Explained

Yep, our new town IS growing re.
markedly fast. We're mighty proud
of It."
How many churches have you
got?" .
There amt any, churches yet, but
we've got 81 automcbiles!"
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Rudyard Kipling urges that airmen
wear pneumatic armor for protection
In case of accident. That is simpler
than covering the earth with feather
beds.
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Some Of New York's most wealthy
and fashionable women are importing
French aeroplanes and preparing to
learn to aYiate. Philadelphia women
have taken the lead at Newport, and
there seems to be nothing for the New
York ladies to do but fly high around
home.
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RAIN AND ROSES.

Life amt ell sun an roses,
AS people ought to know;
II wasn't any showers
The roses wouldn't grow.
Life amt all easy sailin',
They's brakers more or less;
II wasn't any failures .
We wouldn't know success.
Tho roses need the sunshine,
Also a little rain;
Life needs q lot o pleasure.
Also a little pain.
Too much Of one or t'other
Is harmful, goodness knows:
Then let US keep on hopin'
To blossom like the rose!
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London and New York may soon be
connected with telephone communica.
ton. None of the fctious Of fairy
tales can surpass this modern miracle
of O chat over the ocean.
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One of the latest aoroplane acct
dents shows that 1t IS bad to be In a
flying machine hit by lightning, in the
all. But where Is being struck by
lightning either comfortable or salu'
brious?
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Not a Fraction.

Bleeker-How's your better half this
morning, old man?
Meeker-Better half! What do you
mean by that?
Bleeker-Why, your wife, Of course.
Meeker-Huh! She's not my better
~half-she's the whole thing.
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The Kaiser has been writing poetry
To a party of German maidens who
called upon him and took him choco.
late. incidentally. 1t Is to be hoped
the chocolate was better than the
poetry.
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Her Observation.

Did you know" said the scientific
boarder, that a clock ticks faster in
winter than in summer"
mo, | wasn't aware that a clock
did" answered the landlady. but !
know a gas meter does"
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First Twentieth Century Girl
never had any opinion of Adam. a
man who could excuse himself by
saying "the woman tempted me" had
none of the instincts of a gentleman.
Second Girl-What could you expect
of the first man? You know 1t takes
three generations to make q gentle
nan.