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Vie Alamance Gleaner. ' IF GRAHAM, N. C, .THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1901. NO. 4. VOL. XXVII. , : me SEA GULLS. Oh, the MMplnr nrlnc of (h blue-fray wing , A. ther droit before the eye, . '' And the iwervtnf dip of tne breaat adrip - ' (.: ' Of the aulla thit aeaward dyi ' ' : ; hey hang and balance; they warer'and float ' With an idte-.tr end aa aim remote, ; -. Then auddealr cleave the ear. ' , ' --- . And naught know we of their query or oseat Aa they panaa a brrath on ft blue wave, breaat Or the aeoreta hid in the cloaiiif blue, ; Where they, tail and fail and are loat.to etrw. Oh, the fret and worry, the carh and e They atifle be here aahore.-. ' ' Oh, to breathe aloft the ewlft free atr, '- " Away from the world and itt grim drpeir,' " To ba-fetterleaa erermore,- - :.- - - f. To follow to bournea of the fabled apringy. ... Where youth', fay fountain hasand atna;,- and, oh, for the chance of that wild, free lance Of a bird with tiieleaa triaglt'i' "Nt-wr ' - , .. ;;: ' - - : - ' -Criterion,- 1- .! . ! -H- -I" ! f How the Scoffer Wu Trebly T ; Bewardod, , j, i. ,, ,t, ,,; ... ,i, ,l . 4. J. ',.-('.if' "-Mi Edmond da yerneull had thrown him self into an easy chair-, with Ills eat bouk and, through the - wreaths ' of smoke ascending, from; the .fragrant weed sat .staring In astonishment at his friend, Louis" Duvlvler. Neither of the men had spoken' for some moments. At last De Verneull said, with a with ering look of pity il vl t .. '- v "And so you have really determined to throw yourself Into the matrimonial sea,'' Poor, unfortunate man! I bad hoped better things for you." v ' "Thanks," replied Duvlvler sharply. "Tour compliment at least possesses the merit of not being banal. I an nounce to yon my approaching mar riage with a charming girl whom I adore, and yon have nothing to offer but lamentations." -: "a:.., ' -,'.r. ; . "My friend," said De Verneull, plac ing his pipe on the Inlaid taboret be- I Wer ntay toe bWrlte i never piay ine nypocrrce. side him. It "Is a part I have always eschewed, ,- and upon such a sorrowful announce-, ment I can only offer my most sincere . .. condocnce." ..- -' ' Duvlvler looked somewhat annoyed as be listened, but the shadow of Impa ' tlence soon passed away ;ande de . scribed In glowing-terms the beauty of " .bis - younf flancee,5,iMlies Helene De-1 schampa. i. '.V'.. .'--: "So much the worse," said 'the crusty Imcbelor. "Your caseV"whlch at first seemed only dangerous Is how incura ble, and your happiness, which appear ed probable,' Is no no longer possible. To have a pretty wife," 'sir, is to be de : voured by jealousy .'iwe&u. ' "Mile. Deschampsls wealthy and possesses a, fortune In her own right,". calmly observed ' Duvlvler, ' without commenting on his friend's remarks, j. - "Then, with her luxurious and ex - pensive tastes, she will, simply ruin . yon, my dear fellow," retorted De Ver neull.' ! vJ3 'v-'t'' ifr.'i i But Louis Duvivier did not Intend " ' to be disturbed by Edmond de Ver neuil's bitter comments and followed - the announcement of "his fiancee's . wealth by, decla'rlng, that bar mamma - was charming...:!- -k--'i "Then -yon-wilV have-that bete nolre, . ' ; a mother-in-law," growled De VerneuiL "Your ruin Is complete, old fellow, and I haven't the slightest hope for you." .- Duvivier laughed good naturedly and assured De VerneuU that not withstand ing bis paradoxes, he expected him to - be.present at the wedding and to act as groomsman. . "Yon are my oldest and " best friend", Edmond," ' said he, coax . - Ingly, "and for these reasons you ought "And precisely' for these reasons I . must decline," tartly responded De ' ; VerneuiL "for I should feel as though I were assisting at yonr electrocution.- "Then If you will not consent to act as best man," said Duvlvler, with genuine disappointment,, "promise,, at . least to be present at the wedding.! De Vemeuil looked at him for: a mo ' . ment without answering. He was real ly fond of Lonls Duvlvler,- and their - friendship had been one of long stand ing. He disliked to appear nnolvll, so finally be said, "WelL. perhaps, but do not count on my coming." ' -'.' s "Decidedlyl" -exclaimed Duvlvler,. a little vexed. "You are still an antago nist to matrimony.".;,; 1.; ! j v. ''Irrevocably," was the laconic an.-, wer of .4 Vcrneull,C.CvX'rt. v "Then yoo never, intend to marrvr" asked Duvivier. . i.. f , rt "I should prefer ,to. send a bullet through my bra.n."omPtly answered Tl..-ai-naiill "Rvnorilrtmi. mean. ftrA preferable to slow ones," ho added em-pbattcally-, !,4 - - "Thea yon propose to remain always in solitary bliss?" said Duvlvler laugb lngly. ' ' - " "PardoBrmt," aI3 De VerneuiL stop ping to fill bis pipe, '"you should say-to-flependent bliss. From a wife, children and family may heaven preserve me! For a wife," be continued, waxing elo quent, "means loss of liberty, and the ,;,3,"1 v h. bllgatlon of following k caprlces Jn-1 stead of yonr own. ; Yon nsnst go out when yon desire to remain In and re main ! wbea yon wish to go out At tabic job jnnst sai kaularxie'e Wishes Instead of those yon prefer yourself, listen with i interested air to a lot . of Insipid gossip plentifully sprinkled with the latest hl-va In the t asbioas of boo et and hau and meekly receive reproaches,- tterimlnationi and jealous suspicion. , And children!.. Why, my dear Louis, the very sight of an Infant brings on aa attack of indigestion! And , when they grow tip. if they arc boytO tW.a rlorruif) w-nrii tTirtOo ht arsiflnr ng hi-y .11 Llnrl. A .wM-nat. aal4 It Rm aM UF a m.iUKi.m V ara-afOB, u -- .r - girls they Kurt be dowered before - ther eaa be rot rid of. So. wltb Cyra- bo, I say, "No, thank yonr And thea tbat other delightful appendareef mat, rlmony. a motber-in-U wl Why. tbe very thoagbt of her makes me shudder, Now yoo bare In a nutshell, say dear oy. the wise reasons which prev' ne from eonunltting the folly Of matrt- n,. 'AM wttsaorcoostv "elf satis- Bed air the sago, crusty bachelor Into the hollow of bis easy chair puffing away at bis pipe, waited to what his friend had to say. But Duvivier remained ailenfand the cheerful expression bis bright, baudaouie face clearly Indicated that the sorrowful picture ef mstrlmooy j.sinted by De Verneull had failed to Impress blm. Tbe bitter noted the failure of bis words and determined to rr ake one more effort Rising from bis c'air. he atstinned himaelf before tbe r sr.:.:- -re and. half confidentially. aave himself while there was yet time, "Brother," said to, '"the other day, while "crossing the Font Royal, I saw a man on the point of throwing him- self Into the Seine, when a policeman seized him by the lapel or uls coat ana pulled blm back. I would do the same for you, - Kdmona," pleaded ue ver- neuil earnestly, '"pull you back, while there Is yet time Jtrom, the. troubled waters of matrimony." : But Duvivier only shook bis head In answer as he announced gayly his com ing marrlage to Mile. ' Helene De schamps on the 17th of May. f "Helene- a name of 111 omen!" growl ed. De-Verneull. with .disgust- -"WelL then. If you, Insist go to the devil or the hymeneal altar, which Is one and the same thing.1 Edmond de Verneull was fast gallop-' ing out of -his thirties, nd the princf- pies which' he bad just, laid down eere; pnre, sweet face, as the baby, chest was ! '- I would suggirst, iowever, that llber-those- whlfltl" ha(T governed his jriitlre- shaken by a dry coughf whlqh even m i al feeding be practiced from the begln !fe hnd kepf him a bachelor in spite iieep did not desert hiin. De Verneull nlnghstead of at the age of 18 t 20 ' of the -tempting -opportfinlties which .feit that he was 'growing desperately months, as mentioned. Under the con had come In his way and which be had . interested lu the boy. : and as these - dltlons prevailing in the locality from repulsed with horror. A few yeaes- thoughts' flitted through bis mind the wnch this Inquiry comes (Iowa) It will back he had been considered one of thej chili fossed onof his Koman blankets probably prove to be most profitable to handsomest men In Paris, and even to-1 on the flopr. 'wjien he rushed forward,' nave the, cattle ready for .market at day his refined air and well groomed pereon-inaae -htm -a-TnanceoT-ngure in He- was amazed, at, his own tenderness carrying them until about this age De bts drives through the Bols, which be an(j began to wonder where it would : for beginning to fatten them.- :', took with ;clocklike- precision: rEIch, ;; eventually lead. The ladles again ex- other things belpg equal, the younger clever. and"well known in the fashions- pressed their appreciation In that soft, I gteer Is much tbe more economical beef ble world, he had received Innnmera- sweet Enirllsh voice so muclr-admlred r trodneer. and another Dolnt well worth .Die nmta irom (lesigouig mammas dq the sweetest smiles of encouragement I At Dijon De Verneull left the com from their eligible daughter.. To the ! partment, and when, he retunied he first he hd always been dellghtfulli brought with blm a large box of bou gracious,, particularly when their ad- v.-. whlch. with the mother's permis vances assumed the form of excellent dinners, but totally Indifferent to the : latter, scarcely deigning to notice their fresh young, faces. ; With advancing!: years the dinners and smiles bad ceas-. ed but De Verneull hardly felt their f A,-nnnn ' I n .1 .-n.I t, - u, ...1.,.., ,1 ).),,.. muvx. , Hiuwu uo vuuginiumicu "lu neuu-with, that prpioun,a qepin or,.ex-.i self with pride upon having- escaped : presslon whlcb children's eyes alone the many ambushes laid ; liy. these.- poggess- and whlcb seems to hide a daughters of Eve to entrsj him. Su-lworW of thought - The bonbons bad premeiy.content in nig oaeneior oiiss, i h" "ved kne ,n elea,nt 1 - aDartmenL as free as a blrd-on tJM apartment, as rree as a uiron ia mountain ' tops, following his own absorbing topic, and the Interested weet caprices, amusing himself with ; Dttclielor learned that uiadnme bad lost what pleased him and avoiding all that ; ner nusband three years before and was Irksome or tiresome, Bliot up se-f that some weeks previous to their Jour cure in bis egoHstlcal citadel, which he ; ney t0 France little Arthur bad bad a had built and. fashioned with his. own; tuyere attack of bronchitis, wblch up hands, be fancied. Wmself the happiest tto aate had defied tbe assiduous nurs of mortals' in exUtenceJ. , ,- '1 lng of his mamma and grandmother, one morning shortly after Duvlvlera vlslt,'as he sat at the window content edly smoking bis pipe, be was tempted by tbe Inviting March sunshine to take a promenade along the boulevard, but the treacherous March sun had deceiv ed him, and before he had gone very far he began to feel chilled beneath bis light, overcoat, ."while an unwelcome sneeze foretold a cold In the bead. Like an egotists, .amona ae, verneuu was painfully careful of his health,, so he Immediately dropped into a cafe and ordered a smoking hot punch to ward off If possible the disastrous effects of the chilly air. While be sat languidly sipping his drink bis eyes rested on a highly colored placard on the opposite wall representing a series of enchant ing views-on- the Mediterranean and under them this Inscription: . t;t'"to rnxBUOt coast.- Eapreai tralna to Cannee, flic nod Moaaeo, The Journey made Is 17 hours. The blue sky, the bine sea, tbejwarm southern sunshine, the gorgeous flow ers of Nice and tbe perfume of the or ange trees-rail appealed to De Ver neuil's ; (esthetic fancy.' "There, , at least,! be thought,' "I shall be safe from Influenza."- And immediately he made np bis mind to go to Nice. That very night his trunks and, valises were packed, and strapped by ' his trust worthy valet, Pierre, and "the next morning Edmond de Verneull strutted bout, nervously In a luxurious com partment of tbe Nice express after bar ing selfishly strewn his band baggage over the unoccupied seats la the hope of securing tbe entire compartment to himself. ".. ; V '-- i $ ; But-complete happiness does not be long to this mundane sphere, and in tha. twinkling of an ,eye , De Verneull'a hopes of solitude were shattered by tbe arrival of a phlegmatic Englishman who, without asking any questions and with that impassible air which distin guishes the traveling Briton, deliber ately removed the valises and Installed himself In their place. The Parisian was tempted to protest,' but a moment's rejection convinced' blm' that this was bad policy," for be bad no right" to re serve the entire compartment for bis own nse. ' So tbe crusty bachelor con- DaTbeTovered-from hi. first i J disappointment however, when tbe compartment was again Invaded by a handsomely gowned elderly lady witn a sweet, blgb bred, patrician face, ac companied by a younger woman, whose pale gray traveling gown set off to ad vantage her wealth of blond hair, fair complexion and sympathetic blue eyes and holding by the hand a delicate bo; of 6. ' A glance at the child Immediately 4 told De Veroeoll that tbe little fellow b- ID and probably going earcb of health, and while the two L women- placed him tenderly on sth cushions and tueketr toe. Hgutwarni Koman blanket around blm De Ver nesll growled agala to j himself. . : "A charming . voyage I shall bare." thought be. mrltli phknrtnaUc Eng lishman and sick child r And la dlignrt hi fcft:the'eompartnient and went ra search of another.. : But he toon returned In a worse humor, for the compartments were all filled. When - . . . ., . . the trsis TOneq, jam eior uirew op u -,w - !, tlM 1TMD MirCD DW u. . . . , i wemaa M gray, m ner ww. "t vHsh voice, begged monsietjr xo crooe -s as sue ieari -r ' ' for ber little boy. and De ; wlta tne pomenes. ot ""' compiled with ner request . t t- o sooner, aowever. nao t than the tngtlsnman. I opposite end. opened the wmaow l.'"' 11 Derate! y arose sua cujowa .. Engllahmsn ln.medl.rely opened t,f and De Verneull started sgaln tot shut It saj-ing: Tlease remember, slr.l that we are not tn an Kngllsb rampi ti South Africa, but la France, where court ear Is shown to women and chill drrn, Madame fears the air for her .ink mxir .1 meir rouunji"-". a"- r -i ,i, atraaa: sot. a.1 i. oar-1 and. tended not to see them. De YeroguU. - mtr, ttm m ttaoi aa u-t. ia more w -Hooj T a-4.-. ai-ar. Ch than to be agreeanie to me laura, - --- . a ! !ck child, so I hope yoo will allow the 1 this la not oVae. tbo-,uvM av window to reir.a!a cloaed." t ramplete and a rvottd.-r.ba lrcer i...., j.w'nH lt 5-tfe ot the frvdina vatnr aoafc.-i'' though the gentleman from acroaf)e - channel did not reply, but contcuted 5 himself with opening, very wide bla eyes in amazement that a Frenchman should presume to give on Englishman a lesson in civility. The Indies of course were deeply grateful and duty express. - their thanks, and M. tie Verneull re- turned to his seat, experiencing a do ' lightful sensation which he rarely felt the nleaHure of having rendered service to others and ,as be resumed j bis seat in the corner be began to study the child, who during ail the com mo-1 lon had remnlned quietly sleeping. ' The study fascinated blm, and be fan-1 cled be had never before een a boy quite so beautiful! 'the slim, patrician T nose-and mass of yellow hair resem-': bled the fat young mother, who from., time to Hme"ben( over him with an in- terestedl expression of suffering on her : picked if up and .tucked it around him. ; - Qji the continent, t 5 . sion, he offered to the child; the candy delighted 'the little fellow;, be grew animated and the color came again into bis pale, emaciated little cheeks as he smiled with pleasure ana nxea nIg g,.eat blue eyes on Edmond deAer-,i - ... .... . . . 'I. r opene(j the way for a conversation be- tween M. de VerneuU and the ladles. ' poetically reached maturity, - w.....iro - .ho .hiMt. hoalrh hmmfkavt. ZZ.J'.. ml et., .... Naturally the child's health became the Therefore he bad been ordered by bis English doctor to spend the winter at Nice. , ' - "At Nicer' exclaimed De Verneull, amazed to find the pleasure which tbe coincidence- gave ,bimv , "Why, 1 am going there myself." he said. Just then the train drew up in tbe Lyons depot. De Verneull alighted and soon returned laden with picture books for. bis little cnBnee acquaintance. Arthur was de lighted with the colored prints and afie. looking ai them for some time sudden- longer In running to town than his trot ly threw his books on tbe floor and. -' ting brother he gets there all the same, jumping on De Verneuil's lap. put bis An authority on the subject says: slender little arm around bis' neck j "it takes a much larger and better and kissed blm. - . . "Monsieur Is good. "and I love monsieur very much and want him to come and stay at. the villa where we are going." .!.,. ,, -,. : This spontaneous outburst of affec tion touched -a strange chord In the bachelor's 1 egotistical nature. . "The bov reallv loves me." he said to blm self, and so. Instead of going to a llttlr bote), as he usually did. be stopped at the same pretty villa as tbe Barring tons, and every, day the handsome Parisian and the pretty little English ! boy. with bis blond carls flying In tbe breeze, Spent ' hours together on the warm, sunny beach, and the bachelor was obliged to acknowledge, lu spile of his prejudices, thnt he bad never be fore found - Nice : quite so pleasant. Though be bad' not visited the casino, the theater or any p'.aces of amuse ment the days and weeks had flown by pleasantly and almost imperceptibly and with tbe mild air and warm south ern sunshine bis pretty protege. Arthur Barringfou. had regained his health, and his little. legs had grown strong and round, ft. j, Vu? it O V : A romp was. now the order-.of; the day, and one morning as De Verneull. Mrs. Barrlngtoo and Arthur sat In.tbe pleasant sunshine on the vine covered veranda-tbe boy suddenly sprang up from bis toys jind -began - to scream and dance. "You see. mnrotua." said be, bursting Into a loud, merry laugh, "this is the, way, 1. play American Indian with monsieur." "But, my dear son." protested bis mother, "yotra re making such a dread f ul noise." ' . ... i - ,,.-: 'cy "Let bim alone, my. dear madame," interposed De VernenlL "I love to bear him scream and laugh, for these are the privileges ' of childhood." But scarcelj . nrt tbe words escaped blm when be recalled bis portrait of chil dren to Duvlvler and possibly through shame and to efface tbe unpleasant re membrance he caught tbe boy np In bla arms and kissed blm passionately. ! - Arthur laid his pretty, dimpled face upon bis shoulder, and his piping, child like voice begged monsieur to remain always with his mamma and grand mother. JDe VerneuU, snail so. self possessed, felt the- color mounting to bis face-a be-east a furtive glance at Mrs. Barrington, who suddenly appear-4 ed to be absorbed In her book. Then In the twinkling of an eye he ran down the garden path, closely followed by Arthur. , That evening a qniet walk beneath tbe stars settled the entire affair to tbe satisfaction ef alL Tbe child bad woa. ana ror inis reason saiuiobu ui aad for this reason Edmond de Ver- i Bea tnrrd to Paris, in the bright ;month of May.-acc-mpanled by t . t llaUlCM. M piutiWCUTc MHI UIU m AUIUI-T i Bothr:ta.uw. Aa an ardent lover h. raw, u.tla ami tho vottnar widow Riding to bis pleadings, the marriage fllf(1 for , mHt date, Of court ' ' - fc. dI(, Bot attpnd Dnvlvler'a wedding, excellent reason that be to Dreent .t his own. bnt tbe . . . received from bis friend - . fliowln note: - u, r-r n. 0- . . , Am, - Adapte4 rrom the French For Arg-. ot- ' ' ' . . . , Crlaaiaa Vrr4 t or Han. " It may n t T1 to grind very coarse grains, bot if wheat rye. bartey. buck wheat and oats are iwd they can I run throiif U a feed mill rtk ni 3i. it i , MARKETING STEERS. :..,.TIiaaa Grown) aa feeders. Professor C. P, Curtis of the Iowa experiment station, lu answer to an in quiry from f stock grower of that sec- t. tj tha h-r tim(, , fli-nose f r 1 .. ... ' f the progeny of Shorthorn bulls out of ; grade cows, says In The Breeder a ua- ette: The question Involved bore, however, Is whether It will pay best to turn off the steers grown on the farm as feeders at the age of 12 to 18 months or carry,, them a year longer una finish them for market. In view of the conditions named and the good nreeomg ami quai- lty of the cattle mentioned,! have no . hesitancy In advising In this case that . the cattle be finished for market.' -from 20 to 24 months of age Instead of considering is the fact that a better carcass of beef can be grown by liber al feeding throughout tbe life of the animal than by taking a j ar and a lialf to grow tbe framework, followed by six months or a year to make the j fat. . In other words, the fat should be made along with the growth in such a ; war s to incorporate it in and moke It a part 0f the muscular tissue, where it wm Kive quality and flavor and thicken ......... the high priced cuts rather than be deposited, as . an externnl layer; and about the Internal organs, as Is the tendency where animals are forced to their limit In a fattening period after yjt Ig better M Mr, Kerrlck tersely says and has amply demonstrated, to "grow beef rather than fatten cattle."" ?THE FARMER'S HORSE,. for All Aroaad Work the Clrdeadal flae Aalmal. ,f ;.: The good draft horse Is the one for the farmer to raise. There Is no com parison between the drafter and the trotteras the farmer's horse. ; When the fanner can afford to keep trotters as well as drafters, all well and good, but the drafters be must have, i The., Clydesdale la at home at any kind of source of Infection as well as of a cool work on the farn-plowing Pr barrow- iDg or exhilarating draft, as the case Ing, seeding or gathering the grain, Is may be, and this applies just as much . quite In; his .element hauling - heavy loads to market, alwoys commands . .ready sale, and If be is a few seconds ?f- H 1 t borse to be a drafter now than It did a it necessary to even touch such nrtl he whispered. '-some years ago. : Good draft horses are , cles.. ; . .. all built on the same plan. , Tbey have Library books are no doubt often con size, width and quality, good constltu- reyers of disease, and although llbra Uon, and so on, but they differ marvel- riana have been frequently urged by ously tor all that,. , ; -.,: .... sanitarians to adopt some' method of -"Keally high class drafters have disinfecting books few If any have certain amount of range. Tbe little,' Beea fit to do so, although there is -.1 ...... A t,A ,.A,,t1,1 Ml,,l.ntr II.P T) 11 tf'h- 1 I AfHnAAlA.,. ... ... tl i ijivnv . v . t giu.n.u ...... ... -. - - -- -, man's borse, so called. Is not the borse to make a blgb class di after. No one wants a leggy borse, but If the depth or Tate property are possible factors in rib and flank are right, IT width, sub- disease causation. Postage stamps, for stance and quality are right, , the. borse . example, and other gummed articles, that Is far enough off tbe ground to " notably tbe flap of an envelope, are move himself properly Is tbe one to fertile fields for tbe growth of genns raise. He will have a prouder.-more that may be blown or otherwise im masculine carriage and set to the head, . planted upon tbe gummed surface, the and bis presence will be more Impreas- danger being increased from tbe liabll- Ive than if he npproacues tne aeionueu stage In bis shortness of limb. Chunks sell today from to 1 40. drafters from $125 to 2K. The draft bore. the upstanding chap. IV the one to buy." ' MIXED HOG BREEDS. ' at So Satl.faetQrjr a. Those of Para i -t. Blood. . . - ' The. Kansas' experiment station test ed the feeding of souie pure bred l'o-land-Chlna and .Berkshire bogs along With some hogs of mixed breeds, such as are kept by tbe average farm: r. and tbey found It retiulred from 10 to 80 per cent more of food to make 100 pounds of gain on the .mixed breed than on the pure bred. , . , : , - While some of tbe mixed breeds would -stand heavy feeding nod give good returns for their food, there were some good In tbe bind quarters, but too low In front and with weak heart ac tion.: Tbey would not stand heavy feeding, got off their feed easily, did not have strong coustilutloua and easi ly succumbed to disease. Others were shOrtl One boned, blorky chunk that fattened quickly, but .would not cat enough to make a p.olitahlcv gain. Those that uinde the heri gains were well boned, with both fore and bind quarters well developed, rather rangy, large through the heart and with legs of fair length. . ; : ' Uve aaoeh ilea obbom Jrat Bill. - The National Lire Stock association ; at Its recent meeting at Salt Lake ad dressed a memorial to tbe Cnited State senate protesting against tbe Grout olio bill. : Tbe memorial recites many reasons for the lire stock men's opposition to the measure, among ethers tbat It Is (lass legislation calculated to build up one industry at 'the expense of another and would destroy tbe demand for tbat product of beef, oil of olio, of which 24,000.000 ponmls were nsed In 1809 In tbe msnufactnreof oleomargarine. . . . . , .t tm .li injure ' - i- ,h Aun.m tnr Miitral lanl mil. lions of pounds of which are nsed an nually in the manufacture of ibe same food product By tbe enactment of tbe bill, tbe pretext contends, tbe dairy bnslnecs would be built up at tlx ex pense of tbe lire stock Indnart ry. Hoar to Cars tao Aria. Remain quietly at borne and lake mberlain s Otieh Kerned y as directed as di rected and a quick re covery is sure tn folio. That rem edy counteracts "7 tendency of the j grip to result in poeumrmia, wnicD it really the only serious danger. Among the ten of thousands who have used it for the grip nH one ois has ever heen reported tbat did not' recover. For' ' sale by A. J. Thompson &Oo.; dnifginU. LAIRS OP THE GERMS UNSUSPECTED MICROSCOPIC CAV ERNS IN WHICH THEY LURK. The Eaaa With Which Ther Maw B Ihurhad lata the) Sr.fem ja4 the neeilT Thai kkU Fo care aad Scrwpoiona cieaniinc... Even ao simple a matter as borrow ing a lead pencil may lead to the dis semination of disease In a family. Among children especially "swapping" pencils is one method of showing good fellowship, and the child who swaps is gometlmes the innocent cause of trans- mittlng sore throat, skin disease or diphtheria to bis best friend. The use 0(. public pencils Is also no doubt re- sponsible for tbe transmission of dis ease from one to another, the danger being far greater when a person mois tens the lead in the mouth. Aside from , being a filthy habit, this is a dangerous one in any case, for the lead is compar atively' rough and has cavities which are to the germs as vast caves in which they lurk and from which tbey may be transferred to the mucous membranes through- which disease enters most readily Into the system. , i : - , V As for penholders, they are much more commonly used by many persons, and. tbe danger of transmission ot dis ease germs by .them is therefore great er. At tbe hotel counter and the bank, desk penholders are bandied by thou sands In the course of a few days, and of this number some may and, do have skin diseases at least, which' may be contagious and are thus transferable to others..- It would not be a great tax nnon the larger establishments at least to have cheap penholders In such quan tity that each person could have a new one, but the remedy Is much simpler. Fountain pens are cheap enough nowa days to allow every business man and woman to own one, but if that Is not possible pocket penholder Is certainly within tlio mentis nf all. Blotting na- per, too, on public desks bears Its own evidence of soiling many hands, and from Its absorbing nature It is especial ly congenial to germ elements. f As for public combs and brushes, the danger is too evident and disgusting to need advice against their use, and the same applies to public towels a public convenience, perhaps, but a common source even today of the Itch or worse diseases. To wipe tbe hands upon them Is bad enough, but to wipe the face and eyes is courting serious trouble.'!-? "'' i'.-f,."-i.s-...--f.(. ' y !vi'. Common drinking enps may bp a f not more so to communion cups used, It Is true. In a holy cause, but none the less likely to serve a most wicked pur pose. In fact, any article touched by the lips or bands that passes from one person to another may convey conta gious virus or Infectious germs. Nor cuviil, uaruiicBf auu cujvaviuu. 0f w doing by formaldehyde. r Even articles that are In a sense prl- ity that .the tongue may be cut by tne caDer edge In moistening them. The person who uses bis tongue to moisten stamps and the like may be Infected or Inoculated as effectually as If tbe poi son were Injected. ...' . .-.-,!..' Tbe time will come when tbe individ ual will bare his Individual objects of daily nse. Even In the household it la wise to have one's own towel, soap, sponge and the like for the toilet Sure ly every one nowadays has bis or her own toothbrush and comb and brush. At tbe table tbe fad of having Individ ual enps and saucers and other ware la sensible one, though not a neces sary one In most cases, but If there Is any person In tbe family affected with disease, especially consumption and the like. It Is absolutely necessary tbat that person bare his or ber own dishes of such a distinctive pattern that tbey cannot be mlstakea ' Kissing bas been a much discussed question, and while sentiment detenda the practice hygiene Is In favor of sIk1 tshing It at least as a. mark of public affection. Many an Infant who bas been given a kiss of affection bas In reality been given the kiss of death, and in adult life serious diseases If not fatal ones have been transmitted by tbe kiss of one supposed to be pure, yet saturated wltb disease. Doubtless the ernsade against kissing has been car ried to an absurdity, but promiscuous kissing, aside from Its Indelicacy, Is dangerona. The food tbat we eat may be a cause of infection. Avoid a filthy provision store aa you would tbe plague. Meat tbat Is mauled over a dirty block, han dled with dirty bands and cut with a soiled and rusty kaife may be harm less, but tbe percentage of danger in It la far greater than In tbat sold under more Inviting circumstances. So with bread, cake and tbe like. Dirty sur roundings mean germ danger. Indian apolis JonmaL J I . Tao Moral Soot. ' . Love of country I ao One a virtue . that It teems difficult to carry It to ex cess. : A resident of a small village In tbe north of Boot I and paid a bunl ess visit to London tbe other day. lie happened to call on a men hunt who aoknowo to blm bad once made a stay to his native place. i ; In tbe eonrse of conversation tbe vis itor made nse of an expression that led the other to exclaim. "Barely, yoa come from Glen UcLaskle?" Tbe snoertlon, kowerer. wss denied. rresesrtly. to the merchant's surprise, another Gk-a McLoskle expresalsn was beard. "My dear Mr. MacTsrlnb. I feel convinced that yoo are a Glen Mc Laakle maa after all." Insisted tbe mer chant "WeeL" returned tbe other. "Ill no' 4eny It aay longer." Thru why dldat yen say no at trst?" di-inandrd tbe Englishman. "Weet" was the calm repone. "I a Wins lake to boaot o It In London." PIANO MOVING AN ARi. skill as Well aa strenarth Heeded to Get One Gp or Down. Stair.. "Piano moving," said a dealer In pi anos, "is a business by Itself. There are truckmen who devote . themselves to this work and some whose business bas descended to them from their fathers. Some piano manufacturers and dealers maintain their own trucking and piano moving facilities, but with tbe increas ed amount of piano moving the work has come to be more of a trade- now than ever. What with thoTnultlplIcn tion Of Hothouses and the frequent ne. cesslty of carrying pianos tip two, three or four flights of stairs, It Is work that calls nowadays more than ever for tbe exercise. of skill as well as strength. "I suppose people generally realize this, and nowadays most folks when they want a piano moved employ a pi ano mover. But occasionally somebody has a piano fo move and to snve a dol lar or two gets an expressman or -a truckman, who is not a piano specialist to move bis piano, and the express man or truckman very likely takes this job because bo wants the umne'y. and be thinks be's up to anything there Is doing In bis line and that be can hnmllo pianos when they come his way. Ue gets through with It. very likely.: all right, but sometimes a piano gets away from blm, and when it docs It makes dusty work. "I knew of a case In. which a piano got away Hke that from au expressman who had undertaken W carry It up to a fourth floor flat He was a good ex pressman, all right, you know, - Ho could handle anything In bis way just as well as anybody could, but plana moving wos really not in his line. 1 A piano Is a tremendously heavy thing, but 1 don't suppose anybody except those that have tried it know how hard a piano docs sag back when It's being carried up a flight of stairs. Tbe regu lar piano mover Is more than strong. He's an expert In this work too,- A piano . moving team bangs on to a piano not only with strength and con stant watchfulness, but wltb constant readiness, and they work together with a mutual helpfulness that makes them practically Invulnerable, and when a bunch of men nofskilled In this way undertake. to carry a piano np stairs they undertake a big risk., 1 ' "Well, the expressman and bis men got thnt plnno up the first flight of stairs all right and pretty nearly up to the top of the second, nud then some thing happened, somebody's foot; slip ped or something, nobody knew just what and it didn't' make any differ ence with the result anyway, and the piano got loose. 1 never knew what It did to the stairs or the house.. 1 never went there to sec, but it broke one nrm and One leg of the expressman who was running the job and who was one of the men nnder tbe piano's heavy end. It was only by the mercy of Providence tbat he wasn't ground and smashed into pulp, along wltb the two men with blm at that end. Tbey, In some miraculous way, escaped alto gether. , . ' . "Tbey took the wounded man to the hospital, and there be staid for weeks. They brought the piano here 'to see what we could do in the way of re pairing It Tbe back frame was bro ken, tbe case was split and the whole piano was a wreck. It would have cost $200 to put it lu order, and then you wouldn't have been sure of re storing It to Its original condition. Tbey took the piano away again, and bow tbey settled It all I never knew. "The fact Is that under present con ditions piano moving calls more than ever for the exercise not only of strength, but of special skill, and I should not for' a moment hesitate to say that if one had a piano to move, especially out of or Into any difficult place, the wisest thing be could do would be to employ a piano mover." New York Sun. , Lawyer. Oplnloa ot Ik. aoart. The lawyer's Inalleiinhle and inesti mable privilege of "cursing the court" when the decision has gone agnlnHt blm Is marred, as most lawyers reiill.e, by tbe fact that the "cursing" mum be done In private. This animadversion, however, sometimes takes tbe form of communication of the lawyer's opinion to tbe publisher of the Inw reports. Tarts of some of these communica tions have been printed recently by a law publishing firm. . One lawyer wrote, "Tbe caso Is a le gal curiosity and seems to have been decided by main force," Auntber. beaten In a highway cn.ie. wrote of tbe court "They do not know highway even when tbey stumble over It" . Another requests the publisher to chastise tbe court, stating that "It will be of great benefit to the profeaslon tbat this raw be thoroughly aired and. tne fallacy and danger of It In Its far reaching results exposed." Another "very prominent lawyer" wrote. "Tbe opinion of otir court is a schoolboy blunder, deserving of noth ing but scathing rebuke, and n review of If should run in tbai line." Mot aedoctlveof a I the xugges;lona was the statement. "I should be very willing to pay for sui-b a criticism ot tbe decision as hereinabove Indicated by ..me." "Tbla," comments' the publisher, 're calls tbe Quaker chasing his bat in tbe wind and wbo hired an urchin to curse It" New i'ork Hun. , A Ollkrrt Crttlrl.aa. . One nlgbt at tbe Garrlck club a num ber of tne members were dlxcusslng tbe merits of a new flaoilet wbo had appeared tbat evening. W. 8. Gilbert bad taken no part In tbe arguments for or against At last one of tbe others ventured. "Welt Gilbert what do yon think ef his Hamlet r "Oh." responded tbe witty librettist "I think It waa funny without being vulgar." Rrcent experinrenti how that all claws of fixd miy be comp'ete'T dieled hy a preps ration laliei j Kod'il D.vpepm'a Cure, which ah- riuteiy ditfe!t8 wliat yu rat. a it is the only combination of all tlie na'ural riigr-lanU fver tievi-e.1 the denisnd for it has 'ernuv nrnrrrr"U. It baa never fnile.1 to cure the very worst tae of iniitrftii. and it al ways eives in.lant relieC J. C. tSiruminw, ihe dnipgiA. 1 Wanderla Wl. - -.'" Coventry Patmore, the English' poet, was a somewhat Inattentive and care less driver and when bis flu of reverie came upon blm Would allow the horse to follow Its own equine wilL One day be took his wife for a drive, and they went on and on until evening began to fall. Mr. Tatmore, absorbed In his own thoughts, had no idea of turning, nor could his wife arouse him to a sense of their situation. She spoke to hlnu He did not answer. She shook him and then, as a last resort stopped tbe borse. This brought ber husband to himself, and he acknowledged, tbat the region was entirely unknown to him. " A coun tryman presently appeared, and they asked him the way to Heron's'GhylL "I don't rightly know." said be, "bnt if you go on as you're going you'll be drownded." ,t v : . Indeed 'there proved to be a large pond but a few yards beyond tbe spot where they bad stopped. . ThMiabtt of Inattentive driving be came a fixed one and even impressed itself upon the mind" of Mr. Patmore's little son. One day, after he had been his father's companloiw,on such an" ex cursion, be sought Mrs. Patmore. 'l : "'Mamma," said he. "P'phie, would rather not be s poet when he's a man." "Why not?" asked Mrs. Patmore. "Because." said the ehlhl, "poets tak so long to drive to Wlncbelsea." Youth's Companion. . . Sho Katit the Dar Well, s - - A poor little faded woman bad been brought into court as witness tn a case Involving very Important issues. Tbe entire case-depended on the fact tbat a paper had been signed on a certain day, and this tbe forlorn little woman was prepared to prove. "You saw the paper signed?" asked the opposing counsel In cross examina tion. "Yes, sir." ' "And you take your oath tbat It was the 13th of Angust?" "1 know It was, sir." - The lawyer, who thought another date could be proved, assumed an exas perating smile and repeated ber words. "You know It was? And now be so good as to tell us bow you know It" The"poor little creature looked from one countenance to another wltb wide, sorrowful eyes, as If she sought under atandlniTnnd sympathy; then her gaze rested on tbe kindly face of the judge. "I know." she said as if speaking to him alone,--"because that was the day my baby died." Pearson's Weekly. ! ah Odd Chaase Parse. By long1 odds -the neatest change purse I have ever seen comes from the land of the Aztecas and is of pure Indi an origin. , Two disks of embossed leather 2V4 -inches In, diameter are sewed together on their perimeters ex cept for tbe space of 114 Inches, thus leaving art opening Into wblch coins may be Introduced. " This pocket it now placed between two other emboss 'ed disks three Inches In diameter, which are likewise sewed together on their perimeters except for a space, of two Inches, and the arc thus left la cut away, permitting the Inner pocket to be turned liy pulling wltb tbe thumb and finger, but not allowing It to es cape from ttie onter covering.' Turn said Inner pocket around until tbe open ing appeals, pgt in tbe coins and turn back until the opening is concealed. . It Is Imposslhlo to lose a coin and Impos sible to extract change nntll the open ings lu the Inner and outer pockets co incide. New York Press. Motor, aad Gaod RoaAs, The motor vehicle makers will It compelled ' back np tbe good roadi movement Thoir success depends upon its advancement Scrofula It a disease as old as antiquity, and at young as iho newent born infant. It lias infe-t' (1 the blood of humanity from ancient times down to the pres ent minute. - ' It It hereditary or may be acquired. It appears in swollen glands, scrof ulous tores, lil ; dlseaie, boils, pimples, eruptions, and, as bclioved by high authoril ies, even in the forms of catarrh and rbcuiuatiKrn. It can be cured by taking Hood's Sarsapurilla faithfully and peivlsteiilly. We-know this, because Hood's Sarsapnrilla ba done it. It will enre yon If you give it trial. You liou!d 1)0 in to take it today. Hip Disease "! suffered from hip disease; h.ul 5 running sores; uaed crus hes snd each winter I was confined to my bed lor weeks at a time. Hood's Barsapsrllts has accomplished a perfect care saved tny Hie. I bare a good appetite and feet strong and well." A axil UoSEit, tt Fourth St, Fall Klvcr, Mass. In Hor Eyos-" My little girl bad scrof ula and tores arpeantd lu her eyes. A few I Dottles ot Tlool a Barsaparllla entirely carad her and .tie has nerrr bad scrofula since.' Mm. Hf-BD Porr, AI;ha,Oregon. N. B. II yoa deci'lt to take tioud't farea parillt do not be inuueed to buy any o'.her. HOOD'S Sarsaparilla la sold by til HrorrUU. Praparal only bjCl IKOi A CO.. LoatU. tlaaa. 0 0 0 Dyspep sia Curo Diaests what yoa eat 1 1 aru a clall y d Itrwts t he f ood a od a I era Kature la strengthening and recoo structing thu exhausted dipestlve or gans. Ittethelatestdiscovereddierest antand tonir. Ho other preparation Mn Oinrtmar-h 1 1 In offtr.ipnrv. It in staotly relieveaand perruaDrotly cmea lvpops,ia, IndinestioD, Heartburn, Ffaturpnre, feoiir Stomacb, Kausen, ritclt Headache. jnMral(ria,t'rmrHSDd allot her resultsof imperfect digetlon. Prtry- .Mtfl. Lrrlrrmrittn TM t'T . ajam.t aixo. 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