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The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22
Merchant Who Manages Well Without Eyesght

d HILADELPHIA. - Here's another
I wonder of the world-a blind man
at Sixth and Chestnut streets who cap
lures thieves. detects counterfeit coins
and breaks up the gangs that manu-
facture and traffic in bogus money.
Besides doing this. famous Blind AL"
who has been in the neighborhood for
many years. sells newspapers, candy
and fruit; goes to market in crowded
Dock street all alone-and never has
he knocked basket over. He shaves
himself and without looking glass
too: blacks his own boots. sews his
own buttons on and is always ready
with a CHEEKY word for his multitude
of customers who buy at his stand
next to old Congress Hall at Chestnut
and Sixth.
"Oh. yes" said he. some people try
to cheat me yet. but l usually catch
them: I've caught 221 of them in the
33 years I've been blind. II they cheat
me once they usually come and try 1t
again. but l soon discover something
wrong and put some of my TRUSTEES
on the watch and it's not long before
the folks who pay for one apple and
take three or for one peanut bar and
take two find that they're caught them
selves"
Blind Al" has eyes in his fingers;
in the keen powers of smell he has de-
veloped and in the redoubled acute
ness of his ears. By these "detectives'
he has corralled Is counterfefters and
put the authorities on the trail of
three bands who were making rhe
spurious coins.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22
A PENALTY OF. AGE

The tendency OF advancing years to
restrict activity and exercise Is re-
sponsible for the constipated condition
of most elderly people. The wear of
years impairs the action of the bow
els and the digestive organs are moro
sensitive to the demands upon them
and rebel more quickly. Catnarucs
and purgatives are violent and dras-
tic in their action and should not be
used to correct constipation. A mild.
yet positively effective remedy, and
one that is recommended by physi-
clans as well as by thousands who
have used 1t, is tho compound OF sim
pie laxative herbs with pepsin pre-
scribed by DR.. w. 3. Caldwell over
thirty years ago and now sold by drug
gists everywhere under the name Of
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. DR..
Caldwell wants everyone troubled with
constipation to try Syrup Pepsin and
will send trial bottle, free of charge.
to all who write for It, Address DR..
w. B. Caldwell. 2O3 West St.. Month
cello. ILL., Adv.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22

II can almost always tell II per
son is giving me bad money" said he.
THE coins are always greasy and usu.
ally lighter than real ones; when get
them keep them to take them out OF
circulation and then make the buyers
give me good money"
Every day he fingers all the fruit
with his brainy finger tips to tell II it
is softening and just where the decay.
ing spots are; then he puts 1t here or
there according to the price to ask for
it. And every day whether it be cold
or hot. rainy or clear. stormy or fair,
Blind AL" is at his post. Whether the
sudden gusts Of gathering storm wiuds
blow his papers away or upset his
candy boxes or creates other disturb.
ances about his shop, he is always
calm and CHEEKY. His friends are un.
animous in their praise of his forti.
tude under trying circumstances and
every one who passes the corner even
once has only to take the shortest OF
hurrying glances to observe the good
nature and optimism which beams
from Blind AIS" face.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22
Calumet Ends "Bad Luck"

what u trial baking day was? If Mother
was lucky. everything went fnely-but II
she had bad luck" her cakes and her
pies and her bread were failures. Her
success in baking seemed 10 depend al
most altogether on "luck."
Nowadays there's no such thing as
'.haking luck" AT least. not in the kitch-
ems Of the up-to-date cooks. Simply be-
cause Calumet Baking Powder has smash
ed tf.at old time idea. 1t has made bak-
ing sure of success. 1T has made mex
perienced cooks able to bake perfectly,
and day after dny II is saving hundreds
of dollars worth OF time and materials by
doing away with costly failures.
Calumet Baking Powder is the purest
baking powder made-and guaranteed not
only ito BE pure. hut to stay pure in the
CAN and in the BAKING. Calumet has
twice been officially Judged the BEST
baking powder nade-receivinS the high
est awards at the Worlds Pure Food Ex-
positions in Chicago dsCD and In Paris
(lgryD Adv
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22

NEW YORK.-In the mail Of Rev.
~ William B. Wallace. pastor OF tho
Baptist Temple. Schermerhorn street
and Third avenue. there came recently
a letter in a strange hand. The
writer had story to tell which in
terested the pastor greatly. Years
and years before he had stolen some
money from the Sunday school fund of
the church at the time 1t was on Mas.
sau street. Now he wanted to restore
1t.
Nearly forty Years had elapsed since
the writer. then 15-year-old boy. had
pilfered a small sum of money from
the funds of the church. Most Of
those who attended the church at that
time have long been In their graves.
DR.. Wallace has been in charge only
two or three years and the incident
was new to him. At the regular
monthly meeting of the board of dea.
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Mules Object to Service in Army and Desert

them and 1t didn't seem Just right for
SO many strangers In the city to spend
their first night penned up In a cor
raj without chance to see the sights
1t was some time after midnight
when the fun started. A few well d.
rscted blows from the determined
hoofs. and breach was made In the
fence surrounding the corral Five
minutes later seventy-fve mules we're
scampering at top speed through the
Mission. the clatter of their three
hundred hoofs startling householders
in quiet streets from their sleer and
bringing frightened faces to wiSdows
OF the houses they passed. With utter
disregard of city ordinances. the visi-
tors trampled over gardens and lawns
and demolished everything in their
path.
In the course of ten minutes tho
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals received nine telephone
messages OF complaint regarding the
mules, Deputies were tumbled out OF
their beds and sent In pursuit. but by
this time the invaders had broken up
into sight seeing groups of two or
three or four and had scattered IN
every direction. BY dawn the deputies
had rounded up seven at Twenty
fourth and Folsom streets and later
took two more into custody at Sixth
street.
At last reports railroad cowboys and
cavalrymen were still giving chase to
the remaining sixty-six.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22
Wooinq of Prehistoric Age Wins Fair

~HICAGO.-The cave man of an con
u ago, who did his WAootng with q
club and won his bride by stunning
her and dragging her to his lair by
the hair. was reincarnated the other
night into the being OF Dominick
Provenzans. who. until the change.
was a man of meekness and the
keeper of a shoe shop At 202e Roscoe
street.
Provenzans wooed but failed to win
Santa Donandola. a 17-year-old Italian
girl who lived with her parents at
111O Milton avenue and dreamed
dreams of being courted by prince.
What cared she for the sad-eyed
pleadings of Dominick? Huh! Her
husband must be a man OF daring.
And the other night Dominick quail
fled. With the spirit of his cave
men ancestors suddenly awakened. he
visited his brother-in-law. Samuel de
Pasuuala. forced his aid and then with
a brandished revolver grimly led the
way to the home OF the unsuspecting
bride-to-be.
Then with q savage cry the lover
sprang toward his beloved. drove
handkerchief into her mouth with one
hand and with the other lifted her
from the doorstep and ran with her
down the street.
In his wake came the faithful broth
er-in-law, and in the latter's came
mob of bowling witnesses of the kid
mapping.
De Pasquala held back the mob un-
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22
Lots of Money We'll Spent.

Arthur Blanchard. who spent much
OF his time travelling over the coun-
try for the government, was seated
behind a bride and groom in a Pull
man car one afternoon when the train
went through long tunnel AS 1t
emerged into the light Of day the
bride WAS grabbing desperately at her
hat and fighting three fast rounds
with one or two hatpins which had
become loosened.
In order to relieve the situation and
inject some harmless conversation
into the gap, Blanchard remarked:
This tunnel cost $12,000,000."
We'll" said the bride, judicially, lit
was worth it."-Popular Magazine.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22
EItness for MARRIAGE.

An idler in the New York Marriage
License Bureau noticed that many OF
the applicants for a license carried
bank books. What's that for?" he
asked. "A fellow doesn't have to
prove his financial standing in this Of
fee before gaining permission to mar.
ry, does 1le?" He does not" said a
clerk. but many of the people seem
to think SO. I don't know where they
got the idea. but they have It, and
scores of the foreigners bent on mat
rimony back up their other qualitica-
tions with bank book or sometimes
even a roll of cash. The women are
as anxious to prove their eligibility
as the men, and frequently show ever
greater thrift, their capital overbal'
ancing that of the men by good
many dollars"
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22
JUST WHAT THEW EXPECTED
Committee Made No Mistake When
They Looked for Almost lnevIt-
able Comment.

A committee of investigating scien-
lists approached a lady.
Madam said Professor Pr"wins.
the spokesman. offering her a magniii-
cent chrysanthemum of rare and love
ly hue. Madam. permit me to pre-
sent this flower to you as token of
our high regard"
She clasped the splendid blossom in
her lily white hand.
Breathlessly the committee waited
her reply.
How beautiful 1t Is" she answered.
What an exquisite shade of purple!
should love to have dress of that
color"
Doctor Prewins nodded knowingly
10 the committee. as II to say. 81 told
you So"
The committee winked to the pro-
fessor and whispered. You win"
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22
HOW GIRLS
may AVOID
PERIODIC PAINS
The Experience of Two Girls
Here Related For The
Benefit of Others.

Rochester, N. Y.-"I have daugh.
ter 13 years old who has always been
very healthy until recently when she
complained of dizziness and cramps every
month, 80 bad that would have to keep
her home from school and put her to bel
to get relief.
''After giving her only two bottles OF
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound she is now enjoying the best Of
health. / cannot praise your Compound
too highly. l want every good mother
to read what your medicine has done for
my child. Mrs. RICHARD N. DuNHAM,
3ll Exchange ST., Rochester, NY.
Stoutsville, Ohio suffered from
headaches, backache and was very irreg-
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22

or see that he washed his neck and
around his ears. or worry about his
habits of climbing trees and going
swimming. l might have worries, but
not that kind. I'm considering the ad.
vantage of marrying a young man.
Well, he wouldn't have any murky
past. to begin with and think could
take care that he wouldn't have any
Objectionable future, II undertook
It's management. Then he would have
generous impulses and large enthusi-
asms. Teddie has. All the freshness
and kindness hasn't been knocked out
of him. He has fine ideals and ambi-
tions and 1 think 1t would be awfully
interesting to direct them. Life
doesn't mean money grubbing to him.
It means poetry and philanthropy and
romance and righteousness and music
and-moonshine and such. He isn't
bald and blase. He hasn't any rheu-
matte tendencies or stomach trouble,
and as l intimated. he thinks l am
something wonderful"
How do you think 1t would be in
ten years time when you we're going
on for fifty and he was hardly more
than thirty?" inquired Aunt Jane.
"Auntie!" demonstrated Mrs. Merri-
wild. How very catty! If he were
hardly thirty, l should be barely forty,
but waving that, think 1T would be
perfectly lovely. don't expect 70
find my faculties falling when I'm go
ing on for fifty, even, and shall only
give up my masseuse and my few SIM
pie toilet preparations with the
breath of life. Teddie's youth will be
an additional incentive to me to keep
beautiful. Most women, when their
husbands begin to show signs of the
sere and yellow, allow themselves to
get sloppy and dowdy. That's where
1 shall have what is pulgarly termed
| the edge on them"
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22
MELISSA DOES NOT CARE Fo
cALLOW YOUTH.

You needn't tell mel" said Mrs.
Merriwid's maternal maiden aunt
Jane. Indignantly.
Mrs. Merriwid held back the loose
sleeve of her tea gown with one hand
while she poured With the other, a
movement which displayed the beau
ties of her arm and hand. literally, to
admiration It was a pity that no one
but Aunt Jane was present. At the
same time, Mrs. Merriwid's eyes
sparkled mischiexously and she gig
gled SO that she spilled the tea.
Very well, dearie." she said, II
won't tell you.''
"He needs spanking" declared Aunt
Jane. rubbing her nose, as she had a
habit Of doing when vexed, land you
do tooS" she added. why, he's an in
FAINT, And you. you are"
Count on your fingers" suggested
Mrs. Merriwid. You won't have to
wrinkle up your forehead SO much.
Or I'll tell you. to save trouble. I'm
twenty-eight If I'm day"
You're thirty" snapped Aunt Jane.
"and be isn't much over twenty"
But he's large for his age" said
Mrs. Merriwid, dimpling. six feet
and over. And you must admit that
I am remarkably well preserved, SO
that the disparity isn't really so great
as 1t might seem at the first blush.
Some of the happiest marriages."
"Ffddle!" Aunt Jane interrupted
You know better"
And he's seen a great deal Of the
world" Mrs. Merriwid continued, dis
regarding the interruption. He says
30, himself. He has been. in fact. a
bit of a devil. but. of course, that was
before he came under my ennobling and
refining influence. He finds himself
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22

"a changed man since that Waring hop.
Really. auntie, dear"
You ought to be ashamed of your
SELF" said Aunt Jane. mo, don't
want any more sugar in my tea
You're taking advantage of his youth
and inexperience to make the poor
boy unhappy"
'HI make him unhappy" exclaimed
Mrs .Merriwid. why, sweetheart, he
never knew what happiness was be-
fore he met me. It's the delirlum Of
,ecstacy-or the ecstacy of delirium-I
forget which he said-just to be near
me. And the touch of my handI
cant recall at this moment exactly
what the touch Of my hand is, but
the effect is something fierce. as We
used to say in the office. And when
you talk Of inexperience. we'll. that
is ito snigger. He knows women up
and down and all around. all tho
same like a book. He's wise to us,
;auntie. There aren't any of our little
tricks and manners that he isn't, SO
to speak, hep to. It's positively un-
canny, his penetration where women
are concerned. That's without any
reference to me. of course. I'm not
an ordinary woman; I'm an enigma.
even to him. He admits that. Dear
Teddieit"
Il call 1t wicked" observed Aunt
Jane. '"If you were serious. 1T would
be different. It would be bad enough
then, but as 1t is. it's wicked
Mrs. Merriwid set down the cup of
tea she mad been slipping and leaned
back In her chair and sighed. ~
wonder If I'm not serious7~ she said.
why shouldn't be? Look at 1t In
a reasonable light, aunie. Woald 1T
he any disadvantage to him to have a
wife who WAS old enough to have
some sense? Suppose he marrtes
some half-fedscd broiler. as he prob
ably will in the course of time II 1
let him go. Well, she'll make him
miserable by expecting too much Of
him, and she'll be miserable herself
because he isn't all her fancy painted
and then he'll be more miserable.
Now wouldn't expect anything un-
reasonably angelic. because I've seen
too many men, young and old. to en-
tertain any Illusions. Most of them
will be fairly decent II a woman treats
them decently That means feeding
them properly and keeping up life
like appearance of cheerfulness. l
practiced that on poor dean Henry
Merriwid SO long that I'm letter
perfect"
THAT may be-" conceded Aunt
Jane. But II you want child to
raise, why not go to an orphan
asylum"
81 thought we were going to consid-
er this {natter seriously said Mrs
Merriwid. And from matrimonial
point of view.I dearie, l wouldn't
have to wipe Teddie's little noty-poty
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22
Not Needed,

While a travelling man was waiting
for an opportunity to show his sam
pies to merchant in little back
woods town in Missouri, customer
came in and bought couple of night
shirts. Afterwards a long, lank lum
herman. with his trousers stuffed in
his boots, said to the merchant:
What was them ere that feller
bot?'
Might shirts. Can sell you one or
two?"
"Naup, I reckon not" said the Mis-
sourian; Il don't set around much O.
nights. s."-Lippincott's.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22
Farms for Children,

Perhaps the smallest farms in the
world, each four by eight feet. have
been devised by Mrs. Henry Parsons
for the International Children's School
Farm league, and demonstrated in
New York Each child becomes owner
of his diminutive farm. In which he
works, grows and harvests seven diff
ferent kinds OF vegetables. and these
are borne by him in triumph to his
family. About each farm is an 1S-inch
path, which he keeps in order; under
his instructor it becomes a tiny OBJ
ject lesson in good roads
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[23{{lYd313ESlHa sost saHsIIss lbs
Stretching It Some.

The men were boasting about their
rich kin. Said one: MY father has
big farm in Connecticut. 1t Is SO big
that when he goes to the barn on
Monday morning to milk the cows he
kisses us all goodby, and he doesn't
get back till the following Saturday"
why does 1t take him SO long?"
the other asked.
Because the barn is 30 far away
frcm the house,
We'll that may be pretty big
farm. but compared to my fathers
farm in Pennsylvania your fathers
farm amt no bigger than city lot!'
why. how big is your fathers
farm?"
We'll, it's SO big that my father
sends young married couples cut to
the barn to milk the cows, and the
milk is brought back by their grand
children"
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22
Bride i

til he WAS beaten down. but the lover
escaped with his prize.
Straight TO the shoe store rushed
Dominick. When the door to the
shop finally was broken open by the
police they found the girl, still gagged
and now bound. lying on the floor and
staring with wonder at The threaten
ing face of the man. The gag was re-
moved and then G strange thing hap
pened.
Il love you!" she shouted. Il will
marry you tomorrow! ii didn't know
you were like this
So the police released the man and
the girl went to her home to prepare
for the wedding.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22

we'll and hearty and weigh about
200 pounds. l feel very grateful that
l found Dodds Kidney Pills and you
may publish this letter If you wish. l
am serving my third term as Probate
Judge of Gray Co. Yours truly.
PHILIP MILLER, Cimarron, Kan.
Correspond with Judge Miller about
this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills, SOC. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co,
Buffalo. N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music of National Anthem
English and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes. All sent free.
Adv.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22
Some Names Easily Remembered.

Now, children" asked the teacher,
addressing the clnss in United States
history, who was 1t that shot Roose-
velt?"
"Why-er-ah,-" hesitatingly an
swered the brightest pupil. Il think
it was a crank by the name OF Swank
or Prank or something. like that"
what surgeon attended the colonel.
and
Thereat they all arose and GxclaiEi-
ed as with c,ne voice, 'Scurry l.. Ter
rill, NJ. DIZZY"
From this we should 4ea1n that an
unforgettable name Is rather to be
chosen than great riches.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22
Her Name Was Not Polly TIcks.


During the late campaign an Illinois
candidate for the legislature was driv-
ing through the country. seeking votes
among the farmers. when he met a
young man in farmers garb, walking
by the roadside.
Having In mind prospective vote,
he stopped his horse. and saluting him
in familiar manner, inquired:
Are you paying any attention to
politics nowadays?"
The young man stopped. looked at
him suspiciously. and drawled out:
mo, stranger; that don't happen to
be my gals name; but eff 1t was. |
wouldn't think 1t was any Of your
burned business"
This ended the interview as well as
the prospect.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22

'Oh, WE'LL" sighed Aunt Jane. I'll
you've decided to make fool of your
self. I suppose there's no use talking
When is the interesting event to take
place., II one may ask?"
Don't worry. edearie." said Mrs
Merriwid. I'm not going to marry
poor Teddie. Hes a sweet boy and
he's the only ;one ever told me that
my eyes were pools of limpid light
but he's such an everlasting callow lit
tie tdiot."
Then why" began Aunt Jane in
bewilderment
We'll. dearie, he'll be wiser when 4
get through with him." said Mrs. Mer-
riwid. TIN doing him a real kind.
ness"
Copyright. 1872. by w. C. chapmsn)
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Scholastic EIlppancy.

And now" continued The professor
of history, permit me to mention q
tireless worker in the great cause of
humanity" "Attireless worker?"
interrupted one of the seniors, par
don me, professor. but II you are re-
ferring to Lady Godiva, she was at
tired in her luxuriant hair
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22
Feather Duster PASSING.

The feather duster is rapidly disap-
pearing.. 1t must go as surely as the
common drinking cup. 1t Is only a
little while since the feather duster
was universal. Now co per cent. of
the cities have discarded it from the
school buildings.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22
The Mod ocs.


Tho Modpc Indians-there were
only few hundred of them-were re-
moved from their 'old habitat In the
Oregon country by the government.
Not liking the change. they returned
to their old home, and under their
able leader, Captain Jack" defeated
the troops sent to .expel them in 1878.
During the negotiations for a settle
ment they deooyed the United States
commissioners into an ambush (Aprt
1D and massaered General Candy
and some forty others. Fighting fol-
lowed, and the Indians retreated TO
an almost impregnable position. They
were finally surrounded and after a
brave resistance surrendered. Cap
tain Jack" was captured. tried IN
June. 1873. and executed October Z.
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thanks for what Lydia E. Pinkham's.
Vegetable Compound has done for me.
had taken other medicines but did not
find relief. Miss CORA r. FosNAUGH,
Stoutsville, Ohio, R. Ed, No. l.
Hundreds of such letters from moth
ers expressing their gratitude for what
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has accomplished for their daugh-
ters have been received by the Lydia E.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22
Different Kind.

I've got a chicken for you if"
Ssh! Come over here where my
wife can't hear you. Now, what's her
name?"
This is chicken your wife ordered
for your Sunday dinner"
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ular. A friend ad-
vised me to tax 9
Lydia E. Pinkham's
v eg etable Com
pound, and before l
had taken the whole
of two bottle 8 1
found relief. l am
only sixteen years
old, but ! have bet
ter health than for
two or three years.
7 coppot expreea nv
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22

my breath was
short and I had
chills and back
ache. l took the
pills about a year
ago and have had
no return of the
palpitations. Am
now 63 years old.
able to do lots of
manual labor, am
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22
Shop Talk.

The Inventor was talking to himself.
What with my heatless light. my
leakless fixtures, my invisible ashcan
and my disappearing bed. have made
the life OF the urbanite well worth the
living"
"Wrong!" corrected the down
weighted Benedict You have yet to
perfect the footless meter and the
vanishing gas bill."-Judge.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22
His Susptrions Aroused.

Lecturer-An stHtistics prove that
the blonde woman is more difficult to
get along with than the brunette.
Astonlshed Man IN the Audience
(starting up)-Are you certain of the
fact!
Lecturer-It IL a fact.
Astonished Msn-Then believe my
wife's black hair is dyed.
The Springfield herald., 1912-11-22

People will encourage your fads as
long as you are willing to squander
your money on them.