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CAN CARRY ENORMOUS LOAD
Korean coolls "Paekso Five Hundred
Pounds, and Thinks Little Of
the Burden.

The Korean OF the poorer class is
born to a life Of paok-horse servitude.
He is a beast Of burden and little else.
From the moment he can stand stead
lily upon his legs and bend his back to
poise Of iron-like rigidity, the burden
Is rolled upon him. He is only a little
leather-skinned man, more often I'M
der five feet in height than over it,
and rather Insignificant in build, but
when It comes to those muscles up
and down his back, he's a wonder.
Once the load is in place, which he
stoops camel-like to receive, he can
carry 500 pounds upon his back and
trot with It.
With a rack made Of forked sticks,
known as a "iiggy," having a basket.
like receptacle, he can carry a perfect
ly paralyzlng load Of stones OF Of other
building material. The 'iiggy" is sup
ported by means of straps over the
carriers shoulders and others secured
about the hips It is both cart and
wheelbarrow. The Korean coolie
takes to no other kind OF vehicle.
What was good enough for his fore
fathers 300 years ago is good enough
for him.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-14
Nothing AnywhereLilxe
This Wonderful Old
Secret Blend

Look for the name French Market Coffee and the picture
Of theod market that every package of French Market
If you be satisfied with imitation take the brand as near
like the law allows for both in and appearance OF pack
age French Market Coffee is constantly being initiated But
won't be Just good and isn't Just the same! There only one
FRENCH MARKET COFFEE
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-14
WITH THE USUAL GREETING
Elderly DarISy Remembered His
Training and Addressed stereo-
typed Question 10 angel"

Jack McGeevy, the vaudeville en-.
tertainer, was reared in a southern
locality where the population was
largely black and where the older
darkies were invariably respectful. A
part Of their Difference, says Nc
Greevy, was to inquire as to the health
Of the family Of anyone who addressed
them, even II he we're a stranger.
Thus an elderly negro was at work
in the fields not far from a fair
grounds where a parachute jump was
a part Of the entertainment. The
jumper, a girl, had gone up in a bal
loon and had encountered a wind
which blew her some distance before
she cut loose, and when she landed
It was only a few feet from the old
uncle with the hoe. He had not seen
her descent, and he fairly blinked as
he beheld the vision in scarlet tights
and virulent peroxide hair. His train
ing did not desert him, however, for
he asked presently:
Good evenin', Miss Angel. How's
20 paw an maw?"
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-14
French Market Mills, New Orleans, La.
New Orleans Coffee Co. Ltd, Props.


A sentry was giving close attention
to his post IN the neighborhood Of q
British army camp in England, chal-
longing stragglers late after dark, The
following is reported as an incident OF
his vigil:
who goes there7" called the sentry
at the sound Of approaching footsteps.
"Coldstream guardsl" was the re-
Spouse.
Pass Coldstream guardsl" reioined
the sentry.
who goes there?" again challenged
the sentry.
"Forty-ninth Highlandersl returned
the unseen pedestrian.
Pass, Forty-ninth Highlandersl"
who goes there?" sounded a third
challenge.
None Of your internal businessl"
was the husky reply.
Pass, Canadiansl" acquiesced the
sentry.-Omaha World-Herald.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-14
There Soc the LlttIs Ed.

it was growing dark, so that I'd be
sure to see them. The run, as you re-
member, ends seventeen miles from
here, and often / wouldn't get home
till it was beginning to be morning.
And that seeing them used to be a
sort Of comfort while l was coaxing
the old Ga up Geddes hill and over
the old wooden bridge.
1T was diphtheria took Margaret
away, and after that asked the wife
not to stand at the door, because /
didn't feel like seeing her alone. She
understood my feelings. And so /
wouldn't see her, and I'd fall to brood
ing as the old engine went on her way.
Then the night come when saw her
again"
Margaret" I exclaimed.
He nodded and turned his eyes
pathetically on mine. you can't be-
lieve that, can you?" he inquired.
Il don't know" I answered, watch
ing HIS face. / saw only seriousness
there. Il have heard Of such things,
Of course"
odd thing was" he burst out, that
when / saw her It seemed so natural
like that I clean forgot she was-she
wasn't with US any more. saw the
wife and Margaret at her side. and I
seemed to see them more clearly than
I'd have expected to. for It was a bit
dark that night. There was Minnie.
standing by the roadway. and little
Margaret at her side, and both were
waving to me.
"Of course there isn't time to see
very much as the engine goes by, and
my mind was pretty well occupied
that night, because I had YicePresi-
dent James and q party Of HIS friends
in one Of the coaches, and naturally
I was bent on getting the best out Of
the old g. But I did see them. and.
as I looked. I saw Margaret leave Min
MES side and dart toward me, hold
ing up her arms. And even then It all
seemed perfectly natural.
The child ran straight into the cut.
ting and toddled upon the line plumb
n front Of the engine. Wen. sir,
my heart fairly stopped beating And
the worst part Of e vas that Minnie
went on smiling and waving 70 me.
just as ii she didn't know. or, il she
kaew &c though She didn't care.
Mlnnief yelled Save hertz There
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-14
PseulIarltIes Of Lloht.

No influence Of any form Of attrac-
ton on light had ever been noticed IN
I'll some years ago, when zeemann
showed that a powerful magnet Wis
IDLY altered the position Of certain
lines in the spectrum. Now it appears
likely that gravitation has a similar,
though not the same, effect. Magnet
ism splits up the spectral lines, exert.
ing a broadening effect, while gravita-
ton shifts them all alike in one direc-
ton. For instance, in the solar spec
trums. whose rays at their origin have
passed through the powerful field Of
gravity in the suns vicinity, all the
lines appear shifted toward the red,
as compared with similar lines from
terrestrial light.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-14

stock In the fall, because II the birds
are brought into new surroundings too
soon before mating season begins they
viii not do well. Turkeys are eau
tious, timid and slow-moving birds,
and cannot be hfiried
As soon as the eggs are laid they
should be dated, and any other memo
randa as to the hen should be marked
on them, and the eggs then placed
in wooden boxes packed loosely In
wheat bran.
The eggs should be kept in a tenn
perature Of between IS and 65 de-
grees, and must be turned partly over
every day. The eggs should always
be placed In the bran in a slanting po-
sition, with the little end down.
OF course eggs should be set as
early as possible, and never after they
are three weeks old. In fact, II they
are set after they are two weeks old
one is taking a risk.
II broken up, turkey hens win be-
gin to lay again In about two weeks,
and some breeders take advantage Of
this by having an incubator ready
when the hens begin to lay, to take
care Of any surplus eggs, as It Is
deemed better practice to use incuba.
tors for this purpose than chicken
hens.
If hens begin laying very early they
will often, particularly in warm eli
mates, produce two broods during the
year, but late Matched turkeys sci.
dom do well, and late laying should
not be encouraged.
We have never known turkeys to be
raised successfully in an artihcially
heated brooder. The young poults
do not seem to thrive well except
when under the mother hen. The
turkey hen searches for food for her
young, while the chicken hen must
be fed. The turkey hen, therefore,
seems to take better care Of her poults
than a chicken hen does. and general
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-14
TFsnth NarkaCoteg'
The Wonderful Old Secret Blend

This wonderful old secret blend has flavor all its own, for Il s
blend of the most famous gowhs Of coffee roasted by special
process in the specially built French Market Mills at New Oap
Send 10 cents for IL cup sample and booklet
Of the Story Of French Market
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-14


was not time to stop the train. and the
engine was bound 10 run straight over
the little tot but somehow J thought
Minnie might Just manage to snatch
her away. But she didn't move. cir.
only just stood there waving to me
smiling. I could see that she was smil
ing. though It was nearly dark and
she was a hundred feet away from me.
And IN the center Of the track stood
little Margaret with her arms
stretched out to me.
you know, SIR, she's used to play
at signaling. and as ] looked I saw
her stretch out her arms sidewise,
as though she wanted the train to
stop That used to be the halt signal
in the old days when I played with
her. I'd be the engine. and I'd go
chooing up TO her, and when she held
her arms out ike that I'd have to pull
in. Then she'd let one fall. maybe,
and could go past on that side.
We'll, all this was the work Of a
few moments, though I've taken time
enough to tell it to you. There stood
the little girl in the middle OF the line,
and before I could even begin 70 slow
down the engine had struck her and
gone-right through herl Ran through
her without a tremor. And then I real
lied that II hadn't been my child Of
flesh and blood I'd seen, but only a
wrath. And then I thought my mag
nation had played fast and loose with
me. and / cursed myself for a fool, be-
cause when once a man loses grip Of
himself he's no use any more in the
cab OF an engine
"And Of course that would mean the
end Of my Job, and / didn't know what
would happen to Minnie.
Il was so scared set the brakes,
and the train slowed down. She's
come most to a stop before / got con-
troll over myself again. I thought OF
Vice-President James on board, and I
opened up again. But looked back
as we rounded the bend that leads to
the top Of Geddes hill. and the line
was clear, perfectly clear. seemed
to have double vision that night;
could see through the darkness in a
way I've never been able to explain.
And there wasn't anybody on the line.
Il opened up, as I was saying. But
we'd Just got to the top Of Geddes
hill, ready for the quick run down to
the old bridge. And suddenly a red
light sprang up and lit up the sky.
And in front Of me, at the bottom
Of the half-mile Of grade I saw the
old bridge in flames.
Il pulled In then, as you can under
stand, and, though we'd started on the
steep descent / managed to get the
train to a standstill about a dozen
yards this side. The bridge was
burned clean through, and under US
was Rock Gorge, some seventy feet or
more. Then knew why Margaret had
come, and what she'd meant when she
put out her arms like that.
''Well, sir, Vice-President james
was naturally pleased, but what
wanted to say was about Minnie. It
seemed that when she stood there smil-
ing to me she said she'd felt just as
though Margaret wasn't very far away
from her, And when I told her she
wasn't surprised, somehow. l guess
that's the way It is. We know the
truth, IL we close our chattering minds
and open our hearts. But there's the
new bridge Of steelwork. Amt she
a beauty"
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-14

Ignorance is more ant to stimulate
argument than wisdom.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-14
Dy d VAN BENTHUYsEN.l

CBy =. VAN BENTHUYsEN.)
II a man Is a successful fisherman
be viii make good at raising turkeys;
but II be has not the patience to sit
on a log and watch a cork bobbing on
the surface Of a creek all day long and
be content with a dozen bites and a
couple Of bullheads for his pains,
then he has no business trying to raise
turkeys.
Women are almost invariably sue
cessful as turkey raisers, because they
possess the necessary patience and
hdelity for the Job. II young turkeys
are neglected they will die. II the
mother turkey is conspicuously fol-
lowed while seeking the nest or dis.
turbed after she has commenced lay
ing, she is liable to leave half her
clutch and refuse to lay another.
Crosses between wild and tame tur-
keys are harder than the common
turkey. and take good care OF their
broods, but they partake too much Of
the wild nature Of their unoivillzed
parents and are difficult to control.
In Rhode Island some interesting ex-
periments have been made crossing
turkey gobblers on White Holland and
Bronze turkey hens. From the White
Holland eggs the poults we're particu-
larry beautiful, with white breasts and
white plumage across the backs, and
wings penciled with black. Occasion
ally one OF the pullets would be pure
white.
The Bronze hen cross produced
poults resembling the Bronze, with the
lighter yellow in their tail feathers.
The poults from these crosses grew
quickly and we're extremely hardy.
Half-wild gobblers are easily tanned,
but the half-wild hens do not take
kindly to confinement and are not
easily domesticated.
A quarter-wild cross Is better for
practical breeding than a pure wild,
pr a half-wild bird. as the more wild
blood there is in a bird the more diff
cult It is to restrain them and raise
them in confinement. II the first
crosses are bred together the stock
resembles the pure wild, even to the
red legs, and after several genera
lions can hardly be distinguished.
Owing to the wild nature of the tur-
key It cannot be raised as chickens
are. Many professional turkey rails
ers use chicken hens for Matching,
placing seven or eight eggs under
each hen Matching with incubators
sometimes proves successful, but It Is
better TO let the turkey hens hatch
their own eggs where this is posi-
bic.
a laying room should be secluded
and the nest darkened AS soon as
the turkey hens show signs OF nesting
the nest should be placed in proper
order By removing all old material,
scorching out the interior Of boxes,
placing new nesting material in and
spraying every inch Of the interior Of
the poultry house with diluted car
bolio acid. and afterwards giving it a
thorough coat Of whitewash.
As turkeys begin laying very early
the nests must be carefully watched,
particularly when the weather is cold.
Or they win become chilled within a
few hours. They should be removed
as soon as the hen leaves the nest and
replaced by china eggs.
Turkeys begin laying at about ten
months. and II undisturbed each hen
VIII lay from 20 to IS eggs before be-
coming broody. Let me say here that
Il you expect to be successful in tur-
key raising you should obtain your
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-14

" succeeds in bringing more Of them
through the season than those that
are started in breeders.
When the turkey hen begins to ST
she should be provided with a dish
Of whole corn and wheat, given access
to fresh water twice a day, and then
must be left absolutely undisturbed.
In order to get the best results, each
turkey hen should have an individual
pen where she can sit and eat and
drink without being compelled to go
out into the yard with the other birds
or be disturbed in any way.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-14
eermana uaInn Eaneranio.

The German government is using
Esperanto, probably the best Of the
invented universal" languages, to
spread the German propaganda in
neutral countries. Official commune
cations. speeches Of the kaiser. and
a pamphlet entitled The Truth About
the War. have already been published
IN Esperanto. and sent b. German
Esperantists to their correspondents
ahroad.-Youth's Companion.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-14

Walter Roberts, the theatrical man,
is usually ready with a quick answer
to any question that is put to him, but
once upon a time he was clearly nom
plused A woman had approached
the ticket window and said:
Il would very much like to know If
the show which is now going on is
moral and proper"
Walter cast a scruhnizing glance at
his questioner, but that was all
why don't you answer my Ques-
tion, young MANI" demanded the lady
at the window
Because, madam, frankly speak
ing" said Walter, hesitating, I'm not
a good enough judge Of human nature
to know which way to answer without
losing a patron. louisville Times.
Ignorance is more apt to stimulate
argument than wfadom
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-05-14
Cruel, Suspicious EdItorl

Here IS a poem that I dashed on
in an idle moment"
What's It about?"
Spring"
"A description Of the Joy Of getting
out in the country and hearing the
birds sing?"
Exactly"
We'll, you can't land it here. You're
probably interested in cough medicine
and hot-water bags, and are trying to
put over some press stun to boom a
demand"
Evening star., 1915-02-23
INEXPENSIVE CURTAINS.

NJ wv is the time for the woman O.
moderate means to commence the
! conJuring and planning which in tn,
| end Will make one dollar do the worl
Oh Two IN the matter of curtains. Their,
Is wide variety of materials to choos.
from. such as scrim, cheesecloth. fish.
net. Swiss, Cross barred muslin. anc
many others. at prices ranging from
~ cents a yard upward These cur
taIne are best made plain with u sim.
pie border decorated with braid or
WORKED In darning stitch with heavy
mercerized thread
The darning stitch is especially good
Ior nshnet curtains. A crossbarred net
curtain could have every other block
worked with mercerized thread in a
single row down the edge and a double
row across the end. A curtain of Whit
mercerized cotton cloth is very pretty
worked In a simple floral design in
light blue mercerized thread When
making net curtains trimmed with a
braid design. first baste the braid on a
cambria pattern right side down. Then
baste the net smoothly over the pattern
and sew down to the braid with a kind
of hemming stitch. The work will
progress rapidly once the preliminary
basting Is finished.
A dainty curtain is finished in the
familiar Greek key pattern, carried out
in fancy picot t-edged tape braid An
other curtain shows a band OF plain
white tape braid sewed on just back of
the hem. while still further back two
rows of narrow picot-edged braid form
a band which is filed at regular in
tervals with groups Of three small
hand-crocheted roses. These roses may
be bought by the dozen at very mod
crate cost, or can be made at home by
any one at all familiar with crocheting
Another curtain could have a simple
geometrical design carried out in braids
of two different widths and styles.
A pretty touch may be given in this
way to curtains made of white cheese
cloth: Stitch to crinoline some bands
of silkaline of an appropriate color.
and then baste these bands on the cur
tains. They mako the cheesecloth hang
gracefully. and may be removed with
out trouble when the curtains need
washing.
When embroidering on Hardanger
cloth. scrim, or similar material, after
the drst motif of the pattern Is An
ished, run a black thread along the
This saves time in obviating the ne
cessity of referring back to the pre-
ceding motif to make sure that the
upper and lower threads have come out
with a great deal of eye strain.
AS window curtains usually wear out
frst where the sun shines on them, be-
low the shade, you will find that by
putting the same width hem in each
end they can be reversed. and will con-
sequently last much longer. Place tiny
pearl buttons on the wrong side Of
each corner of the hems Then about
foot from the top at either edge
work small loops. These loops are
not noticeable when the curtains are
hanging, but with the bottoms turned
up and the buttons slipped through the
loops the curtains are held safely out
of the way of dirt or moisture when
the windows are open, and stay fresh
a great deal longer.
Evening star., 1915-02-23
AMERICAN FASHIONS.
BY LILLIAN E. YOUNG.

So we'll have the cape styles cap
tivated the general fancy that they arr
to be carried along into the warn
weather, and many fascinating even
ing wraps are shown made up in long
full cape effects, picturesquely fash
ioned in taffeta and satin. and in com
binations of velvet and silk or chiffor
and silk.
Probably the most satisfactory ar.
rangement of drapery and disposal OF
fullness is that which. like the model
illustrated, provides a shoulder yoke
as foundation for the voluminou
portion below. If the gathers are dis
tributed about the neck one can seldom;
avoid a very bulky appearance.
This wrap is made up in nile green
chiffon-velour and black taffeta, in
terestingly combined.
The shoulder yoke and blanket roll"
collar are Of nile green velour. and the
front ends of the collar are crossed over
the bust and run Off into strap ex-
tensions that tie about the waist.
The length of the cape is longer in
back than in front and consists of two
Evening star., 1915-02-23
a Novel Bag Muf.

vs,v lovely bag tina, is half mum
we'll is intended for opera vi
D.r-v use. The foundation is piece
- ola brocade in any coloring, dull
nd oriental looking, or fresh and
dainty, as preferred, Measuring thir-
ty-.hree inches long and about twelve
inches wide.
This is lined with silk in plain
color. the edges neatly overcast. Next
u IS folded so that the two ends come
n the middle. Then the sides are
sewed up, creating two pockets. and
all edges finished with q narrow cord,
n a color harmonizing with the lining.
When complete the lower ends of the
two pockets OF bags are brought to-
sether, A to A and 3 to E, and secured
at the corners with strong stitches
There are no handles. ,ecause the bag
- worn on the arm Ike muff. This
IS a most practical an convenient
model because II leaves both hands
perfectly free. also being of ample
size II viii take all necessary articles
vanity case. and even a pair of slip
pers. II required.
Some bags have a closin.. of loops
and buttons, but a closing OF any kind
is not really necessary. Though a
very elaborate looking model, the
work Is really very simple and can
be made by any person who knows
now to sew.
Another opera bag. quite new in
shape, Is IN the form of a crescent
This. too. can be made of brocade or
any similar material, as tapestry, metal
Evening star., 1915-02-23

lie or striped silks. and lined with a
plain color. One can cut the bag any
desired size, but two pieces of fabric
each measuring twelve inches, will
make practical bag. These are cut
in crescent shape. also the lining, ana
put together with a sheet of Wadding
between. After basting the three to-
eether and turning over the edges a
frill of narrow ribbon matching or
harmonizing with the lining or outer
covering is sewed all around the edges
OF the bag. It's then ready to put to-
gether. When the crescent is finished
1t should appear to be outlined with
the frill. The ends of the crescent are
sewed up for few inches, leaving a
space large enough for the hand to GO
conveniently in and out. Rings are
sewed to the ends to take handles OF
pretty cord. This kind of bag will
carry much more than might be
magined.