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Mark Twain's Walk.

Upon a certain occasion Charles
Dudley Warner. who was friend and
neighbor to Mark Twain. asked him tc
go walking. and Mark, as usual. re-
fused.
Dudley summoned all his powers Of
persuasion to no purpose.
You really ought to do it. you
know" he said finally. "It's according
to scripture"
"No neutrality-suspicious. chest
nuts on me II you please" warned the
humorist. "Give me your authority
Fifty chapter of Matthew. verse the
forty-first," said Mr.. Warner. readily,
II reads like this: And whoever shall
compel thee to go a mile. go with him,
Twain"
Needless to say. Twain went with
Dudley for that walk.
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Lnnel@iT
HARVESTER WAS BOYS IDEA
Suggested to Father Plan Of Putting
Large Scissors, Instead Of siei<ies.
on Reaplng Machine.

In 1880 Obed Hussey of Ohio was
tnventing reaping machine. the first
ever designed in this country. His
chief difficulty was the cutting device.
which was three large sickles. set in
= frame and revolved SO as to cut
Into the grain. 1t would not work
satisfactorily. A young son. watching
the experiments. asked his father why
he did not use lot of big scissors.
with one handle fastened to one bar
and the other handle to sliding bar,
thus opening and closing them. Hus-
sey instantly adopted the idea. sub
stituting for scissors the two saw
toothed blades which are in common
use today on harvesters. the cutting
action being quite similar to that Of
scissors.
From the boys suggestion he per-
fected In one week machine on
which he had in vain exercised all
his ingenuity for the preceding two
years. The principle of that cutting
device is the principle Of all of the
great harvesting machines. and its
benefit to the farming industry OF the
entire world has been unsurpassed by
any other invention for use on the
farm.-George F. stratton. in St.
Nicholas.
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is a smooth board, some sheets OF
which paper, a sheet and candle.
The board is hung upon the wall
with chair in front Of it. but not too
close. About ten feet away have a
lighted candle. the other lights being
put out Ask boy to sit in the
chair. which should have back high
enough to hold his head steady, 30
that the shadow OF his profile falls
upon sheet Of paper tackled to the
board.
Run around the outline of this pro
file quickly with soft pencil. Put
number on it. and, the boys name
Ask, another boy to take the chair
while your assistant cuts out the pro
file you have just made. In few
minutes you will have half a dozen
and you may stick in one or two fake
profiles to add to the fun.
Now hang your sheet where the
folding doors go. between two rooms
IL possible, and set your candle on q
table in one room. while your guests
take their places In the other. Each
person should have q slip Of paper tc
write down opposite the number you
call out the name Of the boy they
think the profile belongs to. the num-
bers you have put on them being not
in order of course. but any number
you please. such as 46 and 81.
Standing in the back room. about
one-third Of the way from the candle
to the sheet. you can hold up pro
file so that It throws shadow. but
the outline will be SO big and look
30 curious that you will be astonished
how hard 1t is for person to guess
1t, even II 1t is that persons own
profile.
The winner at this game is the one
who gets the greatest number OF cor.
rect guesses. II you have slipped In
one or two fake profiles you will find
that some one or other wiib be sure
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ERADICATION OF POISON IVY
Children Should Be Taught to Care.
fully Avoid Any Sort Of Climber
With Three-Lobed Leaf.

Wage war upon the poison ivy ant
keep at least the home place free
from 1t. Only the most drastic meas
ures have any effect upon 1t.
Teach the children to avoid any
sort of climber that has three-lobet
leaf. While poison ivy is not fatal ir
Its effects and many people are i'm
mune from its attacks. 1t causes much
unnecessary suffering and 1t often i'm.
pairs the health.
Start crusade against the pest
among your neighbors and work
against the common enemy. Dig OF
plow It up to the smallest root and
branch. for it is so tenacious of life
that twig allowed to lie upon the
ground has been known to take root
II every root cannot be dug. touch
the broken end with crude oil or some
strong acid. E. v. b.
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she soon became very anxious, when
her uneasiness suddenly gave place
to rage on receipt of an anonymous
communication, telling her OF her faith
less lovers flight and informing her Of
his address. Next cay. accompanied
by her brother. she left for Berlin. only
to find on her arrival that Dreher no
doubt scenting danger. had fed south.
ward.
Through Austria she traced him to
Italy, where he was found in Rome,
employed as waiter at a cafe. Over
awed by the brothers threats. he con-
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QUITE AMUSING GAME.
Detectives Note Book" Is Mo-
Hard to Arrange.
PastIme 10 Intended to Test onei
Skill In Identification Of Profiies
Of Villains for Whom Re-
ward 10 Offered.

Now that the fall and winter IL
coming on. the boys and girls will
be looking for something in the way
of indoor games to amuse their guests
at their evening parties. and the boy
or girl that can get up something
new Is always in demand
A very good game which can be ar
ranged without much trouble Is called
the detectives note book, and is sup
posed to test the skill in recognizing
villains for whom big reward is of
fered. II you have nothing to go BY
but a picture. The apparatus required
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sented to accompany the couple to
England. but contrived. on landing al
Dover. to give them the slip Once
again was the hue and cry raised. but
Dreher managed to reach New York
with his pursuers on his track. For
second time did he avoid capture,
and succeeded In reaching San Fran
cisco, where he had the misfortune
to break his leg. Crippled by the ac-
cident, his means almost exhausted
and broken in spirit. he no longer at
tempted evasion. but allowed himself
to be taken possession of by the widow.
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OF pretty silk you have in the house.
Crochet, with mercerized silk crotchet
thread. o chain of 100 chain stitches.
For the second time round take seven
stitches and go into every fourth
stitch OF the first row. Keep on
crotcheting in this manner until your
bag Is ten inches long: then sew 1t to
the cardboard base. Run pretty
draw ribbon finished with bows
through the top. At each corner Of
the bottom OF the bag place n bow.
Raffia Collar Button Box.
How the children love rafia work!
And It is wonderful what beautiful
things even very little children can
make. The rama box in this picture
was made by a six-year-old youngster.
1t is for fathers collar buttons. In
the middle Of It cut tiny hole. Wind
rama evenly around this circle from
the center to the edge. Cut piece OF
cardboard inches wide and long
enough to 1T the base. Wind the rama
around this piece and with piece OF
rama sew 1t to the bottom of the box.
Braid three pieces of rama for han
die. Punch one hole on each side of
the basket near the top and run the
ends OF the handle through them.
You can sew smaller bows where the
handles Join the basket II you wish.
Any one who has ever made a raf-
fla basket knows how much pleasure
It 10 and how glad one is to receive
1t for q gift. Soak a reed in hot wa
ter. Thread needle with raffia-
Make a point at one end of the reed
with a knife. Wind the piece OF raj
fla around the reed. Form this end
into a coil and sew tightly. Wind the
thread over the reed and place the
needle through the coil OF reed and
rafia. In starting new thread. hold
It along the reed and work over 1t
until the end is fastened. The de-
signs are worked in colored rania-
When the bottom OF the basket is nm
ished begin the sides by placing the
reed right on top of the last coil.
When the basket is finished sharpen
the end Of the reed to point, finish
ing the coil gradually.
Dolls Raffia Hammock.
Take piece of strawboard 10
inches long and 7 inches wide. Along
the longest edge make notches u
inch apart Fasten two brass rings
in the middle OF back Of strawboard
Carry cord from one ring on the
back through the corner notch in
front across the length of the board.
through over the back. and loop 1t
through the other ring. Do this un-
til the thread passes over each
notch. Then weave across. Weave
once across the back close to the
edge. Work over this last row and
sew between the strand so that when
you place your dolls in the hammock
1t won't ravel Unfasten the rings
and break away the cardboard.
Dolls Cord Hammock.
Here is picture of a hammock
for dolly. made of macreme cord. A
ten-year.old child made this ham
mock for her little sister. 1t is about
one yard long and made OF the Solo
mons knots. You cSn also have
mamma show you how to crochet one,
too
W
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Al Christmas draws near. the little
folks are wondering what they shall
make this year. They should know
that something made by themselves IL
appreciated . hundred times more
than anything money could buy.
Doesn't mother still use the needle
case given her two Christmases ago.
and isn't fatheh as proud Of his desk
calandsr ~ the day he found It hid
den under his breakfast napkin!
Remember. Whatever 1t Is. wrap 1t
neatly In tissue paper when finished.
tie 1t with ribbon and stick piece OF
evergreen or holly through the bow.
A carefully wrapped present always
adds to the pleasure of receiving 1t.
Here are some ideas that will help
answer the question of What shall
make this year, The first five sug-
gestions are chiefly for the boys. be-
cause to make these presents they
will need their tool chests. although.
of course. many girls are as handy
with tools as their big brothers.
Ring Toss.
Make q base or stand of wood nine
inches square. and two inches thick.
Bore nve holes in the top Of this. one
in the center aud one in each corner.
one inch from the edge. In these holes
Mt rounded sticks about an inch thick.
Paint or shellac the wood. Shellac
can be bought at any paint store. II
1t is too thick. thin 1t with little
alcohol The tops Of the sticks are
gilded for about an inch.
Six rings are made OF reeds formed
in circles. Soak the reeds for about
20 minutes to make them bend easier.
Cover them with raffia This game
will give much pleasure during the
long winter afternoons.
Neck Tie Rack.
Eastwood should be used for this
rack, because 1t is soft, easily cut and
Hight in weight. Saw out Of the wood
a design as shown in the picture. 1t
is z inch thick. 5h inches wide and
13 inches long. The rod is " inch
thick and II inches long. The posts are
Y inch by 1k inches. The rod and
posts should be made out of birch or
maple wood because 1t is harder.
Give the rack an even coat OF shellac.
Place two screws and two screw eyes
on the top of the rack so It will be
ready to hang up on Christmas morn
Ing
Match Strike.
Out of a piece OF bass wood that
measures " inch thick, Ga inches
wide and 2 inches long. cut with
scroll saw match strike like in the
picture. Place a piece Of sand paper
around a small block Of wood and
sand paper 1t In the direction OF the
grain OF the wood. Never work against
the grain. Give the board coat OF
shellac. Gu. a square of sand paper
and place 1t on a thin layer OF glue In
the center of the panel. Place some
thing heavy on the sand paper until
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the glue is hardened. With your
carving punch and hammer strike
light, careful blows over the board to
decorate 1t.
Thread and Needle.
How glad mother will be to receive
this useful gift! It is made of bass
wood X inch thick, 81 inches wide
and 14h inches long. (See picture)
This must be given a coat Of shellac
Bore a hole in the middle OF the board
one inch from the top by which to
hang It Two. four and six inches
from that bore holes and place in
each of them q peg " inch thick
and inch. long. which holds the spool
of thread. Two inches from the low
est one glue a velvet pin cushion.
This cushion IL 2h inches square. It
is stuffed with cotton batting. One
inch bslow tho cushion screw brass
hook to hold the scissors.
ThsenoasetsA
Any one 10 glad to have a pretty
thermometer for his or her room.
Look at the picture and cut . design
like It out Of basswood. Bore q hole
near the top for hanging. Sand paper
the board the same as you did the
match strike. Shellac both sides. II
you put a coat on only one side the
board will warp. Stamp the back
ground to make 1t look pretty with
carving punch and hammer stamp.
Cut out background like picture for
the thermometer. Glue it In place.
Tack on thermometer with the brass
hot y,aoA IN that
purpose.
cardboasd Work Basket.
And here IL a dainty basket that
does not require the tool chest. and
big sister, will be glad to have it.
1t is useful as we'll as pretty. Cut
out OF heavy white cardboard four
pieces shaped like the picture. They
should be inches across the bottom
and 4 inches across the top. On each
one embroider several spider webs
with mercerized silk. Cut out OF
cardboard a square. trtfe less than
2 inches. for the bottom of the basket.
Fit and sew the sides to the bottom
and then sew the sides together to
form a basket. Run a ribbon. about
an inch wide, along the edges Of the
basket. sew IL hI lAc oAAVA o.
At each top corner place a pretty
bow.
A Pretty Bag.
This is a crash bag IA inches long
and 7 inches wide when finished. At
the top a piece inches long Is turn
ed over and IN inches of It at the
bottom is ravelled for fringe. An
inch from the top Of the bag eight
small embroidery rings are sewed.
each III inches apart. Through this
a silk cord Is drawn. You can make
up your own embroidery design. The
one In the picture is worked with
simple chain stitch.
Crotchet Bog.
This bag was crotcheted with very
simple stitch and was made by little
girl only nine years old. Get out
your crotchet needle and see what you
can do. This bag may be used for
many different things and II well made
will last for years. For the bottom
of it, cut piece of cardboard inches
by inches Cover 1t with any piece
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Deeadence.

Oecadence.
An action being tried in an English
court had to do with dispute as to
the quality and condition of gas pipe
that had been laid in the ground q
number of years before.
"It is an old pipe" stated one Of the
witnesses. land therefore out OF con-
dition."
The Judge remarking dry that
''people do not necessarily get out of
condition by being old" the witness
promptly replied, They do. my lord.
II buried In the ground"
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WIDOW MEANT TO HAVE HIM
Remarkable Story Of Worldwide Chase
for Man Who Sought to Evade
MatrImony.

Regretting an engagement into
which he had entered, young German
named Dreher. an employe o. large
Lancashire (EnglanO firm. threw up
his situation and left for Berlin. No
news of any kind reached his hancee.
a widow Of some means. and. as her
repeated letters remained unanswered.
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a snowpIo~ Operated BY Boy Power

So Bernard NJ. c. Walter, head jani-
tor of the school. and his little helper.
Sammy. built snowplow to do the
work. 1t may be hauled by q horse.
but lacking such motive power. Wal
ter hitched IL youngsters to the con.
trivance and in half an hour had the
sidewalks around the school and the
school yard cleared of.
-Four boys ride the plow to weight
It down. 1t is fitted with iron rum
ners. The question of taking turns
was a dificult matter to solve and
required severe commands of the
principal.
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Profile Finished.

they know the boy and will write his
name opposite the number you call
out.
1t is better to confine the profiles
to boys, because girls are too easily
recognized by the way they do up
their hair. and besides girls do not
make good villains for detectives to
hunt.
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Lamb. at WEAVING Time.

When weaving time comes put the
lambs in fresh. green pasture out OF
hearing Of the ewes. Put dry. gen
tie eve with the lambs. From hei
they will learn to come at call.
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Breed Best horas..

Buyers of all classes Of horses are
becoming much more exacting and dis
eliminating every year: so the i'm
portance of breeding only the very
best is more and more apparent.
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MUCH FUN TO SHOVEL SNOW
Janitor Of Kansas City Public School
Creates Apparatus to Make Small
Boys PastIme Useful.

The yard Of the Yaeger school at
Nineteenth street and Indiana avenue
is large and the walks extend nearly
around the block. says the Kansas
City Star. When covered with snow.
to clean them Of is a difficult Job.
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WINTER PAsTIME FOR BOYS
veioeipede Built on Sled Runners A.
fords Much Amusement Who're
Snow and Ice 10 Available.

Sled runners take the place OF the
two wheels on this velocipede SO that
1t can travel on snow or ice. A
spiked wheel with cranks on its shaft
is mounted at one side Of the front
runner. The novel part of the driv-
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J Christmas draws near,
the little folks are wonder
ing what they shall make
this year. They should
know that something made
by themselves is appreci-
ated a hundred times more
than anything money could
buy.
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Bare Truth.

What is that which no one wishes
to have. yet no one wishes to lose?
A bald head.
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wa.hInotoo,. Death.

George Washington died the last
hours of the day. the last day Of the
week. Of the last month OF the year
of the last year Of the eighteenth cen
tury..
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.soIefui."

Why is wit like Chinese lady'i
foot?
Because brevity is the soul Of It ,
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In DARK Waxa.

Why are fixed stars like wicked old
men?
Because they sin till late tscinsil.
late).
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Snow veIoeipede.

ing mechanism Is that the spiked
wheel slides up and down in the fork
SO that it can be raised OF the
ground for coasting downhill.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-08-15
Autoist Burned to Death.

Troy, Ala, Aug. 1O.-Pinned be-
meath the wreckage of his automobile
and there burned to death, while four
of his friends witnessed the tragedy,
powerless to avert it, was the fate of
@. H. Davis of Alba, Ala, today on
the road between Troy and Montgom-
cry.
The automobile contained Davis and
four other men and was running at a
high rate of speed when a tire burst,
throwing it into ditch. The machine
turned turtle and Davis was pinned I'M
derneath. Gasoline from the tank was
ignited from the oil lamps and Davis
caught fire. His companions, who had
been thrown clear of the wreck, were
powerless to rescue him. None Of
Davis companions was seriously in
jured
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-08-15
Three Die in Auto Aecide Mt /.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 10.-Three men
were killed and two others severely
injured late last night when an auto
mobile carrying them to Toledo left the
road short distance from Ecorse, De-
troit suburb, plunged into a ditch and
turned turtle. The dead are:-
James T. Ross, 40 years old, Cleve-
land, superintendent of the Northern
Ohio Traction company.
L. B. Bellstein, 38 years old, Toledo,
former general manager of the Toledo
Railway and Light company.
Howard w. Davis, % years old, Tole-
do, the chauffeur.
The injured are:-
Edward Wickwire, 90 years old,
Mansfield, O., and John F. Collins OF
Jackson, Mich, general manager anc
vice president of the Michigan United
Traction company. Both are at loca
hospitals.
N , one could be found today who
witnessed the accident and neither Of
the injured men were able to discuss it
1t was sometime before the bodies were
identified.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-08-15
Auto Backs into Window.

A big crowd on the sidewalk on Fulton
street, near Court Square, was thrown
into panic shortly after O'Clock Sat-
urday night when touring car which
stood at the curb being cranked by its
owner suddenly started backward at
high speed and dashed across the side
walk.
The crowd scattered in every direct
ton, several person having narrow es-
capes from being run down. The car
brought up against the plate glass
window in Mays clothing store, smash
ing it to bits. Its speed still unchecked,
the machine continued on its way and
crashed into the plate glass of Schultz
cigar store, next door, where it was
stopped.
There was no one in the car and its
owner, DR.. L. H. Clapp of $40 1-2 Sixth
avenue stood at the curb with the crank
in his hand dumfounded. An exam.
ination of the car showed that the levers
had been reversed at high speed wher
the doctor cranked it up. The auto
mobile was little damaged. Brooklyn
Eagle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-08-15
CANNING CORN.

While dried corn AMI con picked in
tons, the canning method is preferred
by some. III using this the directions
given here should he followed Cut
corn from cob when it is at the proper
stage and in filling the cans or glass
Jars in which ii is to be preserved put
some corn in the bottom MASKING this
down with a cob from which the corn
has been cut until the milk comes out
well. Put in another layer and mash
again. and so on until the jar is full
The cans should be slightly heaping
and the covers then screwed on tight
When the cans are filed and covers on
they should he put in the boiler and set
on Il crate or frame so that they will
not touch the bottom. And they
should he so arranged that they will
not touch each other. The boiler
should then be filled with cold water.
brought to boil and allowed to boil
for four hours. Let stand until water
is cool; then remove cans and try Gov
ers to see If they are tight. The cans
should be kept covered with water
while boiling, and this may be done by
keeping a kettle of boiling water
handy. This method of canning is
recommended by the department of
agriculture as the most satisfactory
fer preserving corn, beans. peas and
other vegeta bles
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-08-15
Triple Accident Caused by Auto.

A brave rescue by James Ferraro, a
street sweeper, of Schullere street,
Woodhaven, L. l., who threw himself
in front of the automobile of DR.. Max
we'll C. Katz Of 479 New Jersey avenue,
Saturday afternoon at Centre avenue
and Vermont street, in order to save IL
months old Francis DIN, who was being
wheeled in a baby carriage by his
father, Julius DIN of 1893 New Jersey
avenue, also resulted in two fractured
ribs for DR.. Miller of the Bradford
Street hospital, who, rushing to patch
up Ferraro's broken leg, was thrown
from the ambulance when it struck the
curb and rear wheel came off. DIR.
Katz was forced to flee to the Miller
avenue station from an Infatuated mob
who had witnessed the accidents to the
baby, the street sweeper and the physi-
clan.
AS the Katz automobile came down
Vermont street, Ferraro, who was
sweeping nearby, noticed that the baby
carriage was directly in its path. In a
moment he realized that the child
would be run down unless there was
quick action. With no thought for him
sci, Ferraro leaped in front of the
approaching machine and pushed the
carriage to one side. Little Francis
was bruised and lacerated about the
face and head through falling from the
carriage which overturned. Ferraro' S
right leg was broken when the car
struck him.
An ambulance was hastily summoned
from the Bradford Street hospital and
Drs. O'Leary and Miller responded.
Just as it turned the corner of Center
avenue and Vermont street, where the
accident had occurred, the ambulance,
driven by Driver McCarty, struck the
curbstone and the rear wheel was
taken off. Mr.. Miller was thrown to
street and received fracture of two
ribs.
During the excitement DR.. Katz
whose automobile had caused all the
trouble in the first place, was being
harassed by an ugly mob that shouted
threats of violence. Believing himsel.
to be in personal danger, DR.. Katz flee
before the crowd to the Miller avenue
police station. When he finally re
turned to his automobile, he found tina
all four tires had been cut to pieces
with sharp knife and it was impossible
to move the machine for some time. =
Brooklyn Eagle.