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OLD NEW ORLEANS
GEM AMONG CITIES
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Gayety and Animation Its
Chief Characteristics
The little house on a small side
street that bore the fine name of Ker
lerec, away but not isolated, from the
fashionable quarter. It was one of the
one-story cottages built directly on
the sidewalk In a long row that filled
the block, all shut In by heavy green
batten doors and French windows
fastened with long iron lriHs; whose
little to the banquette"
In front wert kept polished by daily
scrubbings with red brick. The fra
grance of the rich golden-liued wild
camomile flowers pervaded these hum
ble streets as the scent of roses and
jasmine the streets of the rich. It
was built In the stereotyped Creole
fashion with two rooms front and two
rooms back, a gallery along' the rear,
wide enough to give the space for a
small dining-room—which looked out
on a little square garden with red
brick walls aml""& center parterre al
ways filled flowers. Across the
garden were the servants' quarters,
the rooms of Charlotte and Rosalie, so
well known by all of Mme. Glrard's
scholars, and beyond these another
yard that stretched to the next street
—Dauphlne street.
New Orleans at that period could
not but please refined and elegant
exiles from Saint'e Lucie. The city,
Grace King writes In the Yale He
view, \vas filled with gay, animated,
French-speaking throngs. Slaves were
as numerous as they had been In the
old home. The shop windows on
Royal nnd Chartres streets had
nothing to fear In comparison with
the glittering streets of Saint Pierre.
Fashions, luxuries, bonbons, books,
plctnres and jewelry were displayed
* with the same sure confidence of pur
chasers here as there. Laughter and
pleasantries were apparently the com
monplaces of conversation. Piano
music flowed through every window,
the passer-by humming an accompani
ment.
What is called today the "Vleux
Carre" was * then the city. It, was
compactly built with solid brick
houses, whose Iron-railed balconies
with their garlands of filigree work
extended over the banquette; whose
courtyards with great gates, then as
now wide open, showed the luxuriant
tropical foliage of their secluded gar
dens—the lounging place of the gayly
turbaned women and the well-dressed
servant men of the establishment.
Fresh meats, fresh vegetables and
fruits were cried every morning in
, the musical pat-ols to which the island
ears were accustomed, t At night the
theaters, the opera and public balls
kept the city awake and alive with
their gayety, while children fell
asleep behind the batten windows to
tbe pretty tinkle of the Ice-cream cart
that busily threaded Its way in and
out of every thoroughfare.
Little Heart Breaker
The beautiful Peggy Joyce, whose
marital troubles have caused her to
suffer a nervous breakdown, Is the sub
ject, of an anecdote.
Peggy, even as a little girl, was a
great breaker of fiearts—or so, at
least, the«tanecdote, would have It. One
afternoon the minister called at the
Joyces' and took her on his knee.
"I'll give you a dime, my child," ho j
satd, "If you'll tell me who your sweet- j
heart Is." ,
Peggy blushed, hid her face on the
minister's shoulder, andi presently said
In a low, bashful voice:
"Arthur."
The minister forked out the prom- j
lsed dime. Little Peggy studied It
gravely for a moment. Then she said: i
"If you'll give me another dime I'll I
tell you who my other sweetheart is." I
Famous Early Poeti
The Jroubadours were poets, ofton
of high rank, who flourished chiefly in
Provence, in the south of France, dur- .
lng the Eleventh, Twelfth und Thir
teenth centuries. In the Langue d'Oc, |
which was their medium of expression,
they produced romances, but excelled
especially la lyric verse. They were
usually accompanied by professional
musicians, known as Joglars, who sang
their masters' verses. The composi
tions may be classified under the heads
of terzones, or contests between uln
strels; chansons, or .lyrical songs.
sirventes, or songs ot war and
chivalry; serenades; and pastourelles.
The most famous troubMours were
Raonl de Coney, King Thlbaut IV of
Navarre, Adam de la Halle and Gull
laume Machault.— Kansas City Star.
Folding Baby Carriage
Owners of apartment houses, par
ticularly in sections of the city
baby ttrrlifQi hp® numerous* will np
interested in the success of an Inven
tion of an English family man. He
has devised, according to a news »*em
from London, a baby carriage that
may b« folded up Around a -walking
THE ALAMANCE ULEANER.
Stocks One of Oldest
Forms of Punishment
, 'Th* stocks at Wroxhall recalls one,
of the oldest forms of punishment of
drunkards, disorderly persons, and
other offenders against the law. The
chief merit of the punishment wafc
that It was cheap, no expense being
Incurred by the parish. Every village
was required by the law of 1405 to
provide stocks, and these as a rule
were placed just outside the church,
as being the most prominent situation.
Up and down the Midlands the old
stocks are still to be met with. In
London their use was discontinued
nearly a century ago, but in the prov
inces they were not abandoned until
some years later, says the London
Chronicle. So far as Birmingham is
concerned, the last person placed in
the stocks was In 1844, the punish
ment taking place in the yard of the
old public offices in Moor street.
It is recorded that at Stratford-on-
Avon as late as 1868 a man who had
taken too much malt liquor was put
in the stocks, but does not seem to
have been at all abashed by his public
degradation, for when an inquisitive
person inquired how he liked being
where lie was he replied: "I beant
the first mon as ever were in the
stocks, so I don't care a fardin about
it." Biblical students need not be re
minded that Jeremiah, the prophet,
was placed in the stocks by Pashur,
and Paul and Silas would seem to
have suffered much the same kind of
treatment at the hands of the jailer
at Phllippi.
Much Work Involved
in Making Dictionary
The dictionary, together with the
textbook, Is largely responsible for
the uniformity of pronunciation in the
United States and the general adop
tion of a similar system of-sfielllng
than that which Is Hised In England.
Such words as "labor" and "color,"
spelled with a "u" In the second syl
lable In England, are examples of the
newer method.
The business of making a dictionary
Is a stupendous task. A dictionary Is
a record and arrangement of all the
words of a language, (furrent and obso
lete, together with all their meanings
and uses. In addition, a dictionary is
a historical record of words.
The lexicographer—for that is the
name given to a man who compiles a
dictionary—must Indicate the origin of
each word so far as It can be deter
mined, and the changes which have
come about In Its meaning through the
passing of the years. If a worg has
died out, be must tell when it hap
pened.
We Have No Real Bananas
While the banana is eaten in great
numbers and made the subject of song,
loud and vociferous, the statement is
made that we do not know what ba
•nanas are until we have had the experi
ence of eating them In the lands where
they are grown. Those which we In
this country are familiar with are
grown In Costa Rica, Jamaica and
countries In tropical America, but they
are picked for shipment long before
have ripened and before they have
taken on their best flavor. Efforts
have been made to grow the fruit in
California, Louisiana and other warm
sections of this country, but the at
tempts have been generally unsuccess
ful, for the tree will not stand the tem
perature approaching frost. The ef
forts have never been commercially
successful. In the East Indies bananas
are grown that are a foot long and
two Inches In thickness, but It Is Im
possible to ship these.—Rehoboth Sun
day Her«)«l
Strength or Beetles
1 Scientific observations of the beetle
show It has tremendous So far
this powjr lias been ser at 112 times
Its own weight. A captive beetle was
placed under a large milk bottle made
from heiM'y glass. In a short time the
beetle Was pushing tbe bottle ahead of
It at a steady and good pace. Another
beetle was made to climb an incline of
5 degrees dragging a weight equal to
125 grains The weight was attached
to its leg l,y a silk thread.
Skis and Snowshoei
Owing to the thick forests of Amer
ica the snowshoe has been found to
be more soitable for use than the ski,
which Is preferred In less wooded re
gions. The large, flat surface of the
snowshoe furnishes a larger plane of
resistance to the soft snow and by
distributing the weight of the wearer
over a larger surface does not break
the brittle crust on top of the snow,
which makes progress without snow
shoes Impossible.
"A Little Learning," Etc
Some people imagine there's noth
ing more to learn. They know It all
and cannot be told anything more.
Tliey uot only stand still while the
' world f»es forward, but, awakened to
this fa'*t, blame the wurld instead of
] themselves. They don't know enough
I to place blame where It belongs.—Grit.
GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY. APRIL 2, 1925
Pointer for Those
Who Seek Knowledge
Once upon a time, according to an
old story, a young man went 'to So
crates, the Greek philosopher, and
said: "Sire, I come to you in search
of knowledge. I v have heard much
about you, and have come a long way
to And you". Will you not tell me how
I cau *galn knowledge?"
Socrates said, "Follow me." The
youth followed Socrates to a body of
water and was surprised to see him
' wade into It up to his wal.ft. He fol
lowed "him and Socrates grasped him
by the arm and head and thrust his
head under the water. He held him
there until It seemed the youth, would
surely perish. He dragged him to'the
shore and waited-for the youth to
catch his breath; then said: "My
boy. what ( di,d you most desire when
'I held yotir head under the water?"
The youth replied: "Air."
Socrates said: "Go your way and
remember that when you want knowl
edge as much- as you wanted air when
you were under water, yon will get
It."—Forbes Magazine.
One Place Where Rat
Is Not Thought Pest
A deity whose name is Ganesha is
worshiped by the Hindus.
Because Ganesha is always pictured
riding on a rat or attended by one,
the rat receives pact of the homage
directed to the god. For this reiyson
many rats live in state in the temple
at Deshnoke, India, where there is an
old and interesting shrine erected to
this mythological god.
'Pilgrims prostrate themselves be
fore a group of rats, which have no
idea Ir. life beyond that of eating ev
erything available and keeping a safe
distance from and hawks. But
they represent the rat god, Ganesha,
and the temple in which they live is
sacred on account of their presence.
It is even called "the Bat Temple."
According to Hindu mythology,
Ganesha was the lord of the Ganas,
who were a group of inferior deities.
Ganesha removes obstacles. He is
propitiated at the beginning of any.
undertaking. He is particularly en
dowed with wisdom and judgment.
Scholars on Strike
Strikes are uot a modern trouble.
One of the earliest and oddest strikes
on record Is that which took place in
Oxford, England, in 1200, when, Ip
consequence of a peculiarly outrageous
aggression of town upon gown, mas
ters and scholars to the number of
3,000 "downed tools" and retired in
high dudgeon to adjacent centers of
learning. The Schools were closed, the
city was laid under an Interdict, and
the trouble only ended live years later
—ln the complete humiliation of the
erring burgesses, who were compelled
to do public penance and to accord
large privileges >to the university.
When the offended clerks Anally con
descended to return, these "blacklegs,"
who had continued to lecture In defi
ance of 'the will of the majority were
punished by three years' suspension.
How Cannon Are Spiked
In former times when the old
fashioned t.vpe Of cannon was used
the guns were disabled by driving an
Iron spike Into tbe opening at the
breech through which fire was com
municated to the ponder. This was
called "spiking" the cannon. It was
done when It was necessary to leave
the guns behind, to prevent their Im
mediate use by the enemy. Such dis
ablement was usually only temporary.
The phrase, however, is retained In
modern military usage. Spiking a
cannon nowadays means breaking or
carrying aw*iy part oft the breech
mechanism, mstking it Impossible to
use the gun without considerable re
pair.—Exhange. '
Rosamond
Rosamond was the daughter of Wal
ter de Clifford,- Lord Hereford, and
was the favorite mistress of Henry
II of England. To conceal his amour
from his Jealous queen, Eleanor, Henry
Is said to ha'w removed Bosamond to
4 labyrinth In Woodstock park, where
his wife discovered her and obliged
tier to take poison. Some authors de
clare that the fair Bosamond died at
GoodsU>w -nunnery, near Oxford. She
bad two sons by Henry, William, sur
nained Longsword. and Jeffry, area
bishop of York.
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Making Him Useful _•
The plumber worked and the helper
stood looking on. He was learning the
business. This was his first day.
"I say," he Inquired, "do you charge
for my time?"
"Certainly." came the reply. >
"But I haven't done anything."
The plumber, to fill in the hour, had
heoß looking long ut the finished Job
with a lighted candle. Handing the
two Inches of It that were still on
burned to the helper, he said, wlther
logly: "Here, If you must be :> con
scientious, blow that oat I"
WHY=
Microbes Have Such Tremen
dous Power
A few microbes find entrance Into
! the body and In a few hours. It may be,
the man Is, dead. The effect seems
somehow out of proportion to > the
cause.
"Behold how great n fire a little
spark- kindleth." Within the food
canal or in the blood, or In the wind
pipe and lungs, the invaders multiply
with extreme rapidity.
A bacillus less than one five-thou
sandth part of an inch in length multi
plies under normal conditions at a
rate that would cause the offspring
of a single individual to fill the ocean
to the depth of a mile In five days.
Doctor Macfie calculates that the
cholera bacillus can duplicate every
20 minutes, anitJ might thus In one day
hnve a progeny, of 5 with 27 naughts
after it, and weighing over 7,000 t6ns.
But before this happens the patient' Is
dead.
It Is not, however, by sheer multipli
cation that microbes kill, nor. In most
cases, by making holes In tissues,
'blocking passages, or devouring blood
corpuscles.
These things may happen, but tbe
main answer*to- our question, as far
as bacteria are concerned. Is that dis
ease and death are due to poisoning.
Many bacteria secret? albuminoid
poisons or toxins which are fatal to
various kinds of living cells within
the body. In other cases the toxins
are only set free by the destruction
and solution of bacteria which Is con
tinually taking place.
All that we can say In a few words
Is that the living matter'of the body
cells is disastrously susceptible to the
presence of these strange albuminoids,
und It must be borne In mind that .
even an Innocent stuff like white of
egg may act as u virulent poison.
Why Advertising Man
Would Be Millionaire
"There are only two reasons why I'd
want to be a millionaire," says Bruce
Barton, advertising man, writing In the
International and Cosmopolitan, com
bined magazines. "First, I'd like to
wear old clothes. Being fitted for a
new suit Is one of life's saddest experi
ences. I should like, If I dared, to go
through the rest of my days with Just
the good old stuff I sow have. Wealth
would make It possible. People would
say: 'You see that old boy? He's got
a cold million. Could be one of the
best-dressed men In town If he wanted
to. But he hasn't bought a suit In ten
years. Nice enough old fellow, too.
but Just a bit eccentric.'
"Second, I yearn to carry 9 cane. A
cune Is a companion, a playfellow. 1
own a dozen different canes, bought In
various places. Sometimes at night or
ytn Sundays I carry one of them, look
ing here and there to be sure
that none of my customers see me. A
rich man can "disregard public opinion
In these matters; the rest of us cannot.
If we do not dress beyond our means,
the rufior spreads that our business is
slipping. If we carry a cane, our com
petitors use It agalnsuus, as though
we had married wore spats."
Why Crosses Mean Kisses
Whatever your sex, at some time or
other you have probably written a let
ter and put sohie "crosses" In it—for
kisses. But have you ever wondered
why a cross should be used as tbe writ
ten symbol of a kiss?
This story takes us back to tbe
times when few could read, and ftUl
fewer could write. In that respect the
nobility were no better than those of
a lower station In life; but deeds trans
ferring property, wills nnd other docu
ments had to be signed somehow. So
those who could not write their names
"made their mark," and this. In an age
when religious symbolism was very
much In evidence, almost invariably
took the form of a cross. From mo
tives 'Of reverence the shape used was
not that of the cross of Calvary, but
the St. Andrew cross, which resembles
the letter "X."
Having duly 'made their mark, the
signatories of a document then kissed
It—partly as a pledge of good falt>
and partly as an act of reverence. And
so n cross marked on paper became as
sociated with a kiss. —London An
swers.
-Why No American Rubber
With regard to Its rubber consump
tion, the United States Is In a peculiar
position, in that It has no territory
where the rubber trees grow on a com
mercial scale, although It has posses
sions where these trees could be grown
extensively. England, on the other
hand, some years ago planted rubber
trees In some of Its tropical and semi
tropical possessions.
Why Ships Carry Cats
A ship found under certsln circum
stances without a living creature on
board is considered a derelict, and
property rights In her are forfeited. It
has Happened, after a ship has 'seen
«: indoned, that a live cct discovered
on board, has ssved the vessel from
being condemned. ,
Water Looked On as
Cureall by Gypsies
Konrad Bercovld, t3he magazine
writer, who was born a gypsy, In writ
ing In Hygela of the habits of gypsy
tribes, comments as follows on their
use of water as a preventive of dis
ease.
"The gypsy believes In the curative
qualities of water. When a child Is
bora It Is immediately immersed In
running water. When some one Is 111
he is given water —cold water, hot
water, water ail the time; water
against headaches, as a cure for rheu
matism and all old age complaints.
When a man Is over sixty they say:
'He Is drinking old age water.'
"They use water to cure 11,9 °f
horses and cattle and sheep. Even
their incantations for happiness, their
love potions and hate potions are all
water. Naturally a deal of hokum
goes with It Water is their religion,
their witchcraft. Many a gypsy has
told me the reason gypsies move from
one place to another Is because they
are going to better and better waters
—to swiftly running waters.
"The gypsies use no drugs of any
kind; not even herbs, dried or boiled.
Next to water, their other remedy Is
fat—lard,.grease and butter. They ap
ply that to wounds after washing
them. Water, grease and sunshine be
gins the gypsies' prayer to Tchluma,
the mother of the world."
Two Theories as to
Origin of 14 Gazette"
There are two theories as to the
origin of "gazette." It seems that the
first newspaper so called was pub
lished at Venice In the Sixteenth cen
tury. According to one theory, the pa
rser was Issued at Venice by the gov
ernments and came out In manuscript
once a me)rth during the war of 1503
between the Venetians and the Turks.
The paper was read publicly In certain
places and the fee charged for hearing
It read was one "gazetta," which was
a small Venetian coin worth a fraction
of a cent. Hence the paper came to be
called the "gazetta" and finally the
"gazette." If this derivation Is correct
It Is parallel to that of "Jitney" as ap
plied to a bus which carries passen
gers for a "Jitney," or a nickel. Ac
cording to the other theory, "gatette"
as applied to the Venetian paper is de
rived from "gazza," a magpie. Hence
It might have been a fitting name foff a
newspaper.—Pathfinder.
Tracts and Tracks
Cncle Bill Walker, who lived at the
foot of Great Bmoky, became sn easy
convert to the propaganda of Mormon
missionaries. Ills brother, Sammle,
an old magistrate of considerable
means and great Influence In the
coves of the Smokies, was eagerly
sought after as a "prospect."
Squire Sammle was sitting on his
front porch one afternoon when two
elders of the new faith came np from
the road.
"Brother Walker," one of them be
gan courteously, "we have come to
tell you about the Church of the Lat
ter-Day Saints, and we should like to
leave some trscts for you to look
over."
"That's all right, gentlemen," the
old mountaineer replied without even
taking bis pipe from his mouth. "You
uns Is welcome to leave all the tracks
you want to, Just so's the toes of 'etu
Is p'lntln' t'ward yan gate!"— Ever
ybody's Magazine.
By Intention «
When a Scotchman has no argu
ment at his tongue's end to defend his
own line of conduct which another
may have criticized, it may safely be
inferred that his ancestry has a strain
from some other nation.
A man who has an estate In Scot
land took his new plowman to task for
the wavering furrows which were the
result of bis work.
"Your drills are not nearly as
straight as those Angus made," he said
severely. "He wonld not have left
such a glebe as this."
"Angus dldna ken his work," said
Tammas calmly, contemplating his em
ployer with an Indulgent gaze. "Ye
see, when the drills is crocklt the sun
gets in on sll sides, sn' 'tis then ye
get early 'tatlea."—Philadelphia Led
ger.
Youth and Middle Age 4
Youth la the time for action —middle
age for thought. In youth, red-banded,
red-ankled, with songs snd shoutings,
we gather In the grapes; in middle sge,
under our own fig tree or In quiet gos
sip -with a friend, we drink the wine
free of all turbid lees. Youth is a
lyrical poet—middle age Is s quiet es
sayist, fond of recounting experiences,
and of appending a moral to every in
cldent. In youth the world is strange
and unfamiliar, novel and exciting;
ev*rything wears the face and garb
of a strsnger; In middle sge the world
Is covered over with reminiscences ss
with a garment. It la made homely
with osage, it la made sacred with
graves.
Famine Has More Than
Once Gripped England
The story of famines In England has
been a gloomy' one from earliest times.
At the beginning of the Eighth cen
tury a dearth, which extended to Ire
land, drove men to cannibalism.
It was not until the reign of Aethel
red the Unready, however, that "such
a famine prevailed as no man can re
member," from 1005 to 1010.
'Those chroniclers who were wont to
see bad conditions at their worst, says
the National Geographic Magazine, de
clared that half tbe population of the
larger Island perished.
But it must be remembered that
much of the mortality of this period
was occasioned by the wars between
Aethelred and Sweyn the Dane, the
latter being forced by the famine to
retire from England for a time.
Naturally, the era following the ad
vent of William the Conqueror was
wne of widespread starvation and pes
tilence among the English peasantry.
During the last 30 years of the
Eleventh Century, nine were years of
dlro distress.
So great was the dearth In 10(59 that
the peasants of the north, unable
longer to secure dogs and horses to
appease their hunger, sold themselves
Into slavery In order to be fed by their
masters.
All the land between Durham and
York lay waste, without Inhabitants
or people to till the soli for nine
years, says Beverly, and another writer
accuses the destitute of cannibalism.
"Qead Shots" Devoted
Much Time to Practice
I had a man with me in Texas and
New Mexico—surveying for Santa Fe
—who knew a thing or two about
drawing a gun, Louis C. Millikln
writes !n Adventure Magazine.
I have seen him put his hands on his
head, have another man throw up a
can, draw, hit It with both right and
left gun nnd return guns to scabbard
before It had reached the top of the
throw about 15 to 20 feet (or at least
before It bad stopped going up from
the hits).
In my estimation at that time he
was a marvel with a six-gun and,
though I have seen others, I never
saw his equal. His name was Jack
Melllah.
Tbe reason why gunmen of the
"Wild Days" were such experts at the
draw and shot, even with the old
Frontier Colt, was simply that they
spent as much If not more time In
practicing the draw and shot as some
of our eminent musicians spend prac
ticing their art.
Within and Without
Why should 1 hasten to solve every
riddle which life offers me? lam well
assured that the Questioner who
brings rne so many problems will bring
the answers also In due time. Very
rich, very potent, very cheerful giver
that He is, He shall have It all' His own
way, for me. Why should I give up
my thought, because I cannot answer
an objection to It? Consider 'only
whether It remains In my life the
same It was. Thnt only which we
have within, can we see without. If
we meet' no gods, it is because we
harbor none. Jf there Is grandeur In
you, you will find grandeur In porters
and sweeps. He only Is rightly Im
mortal to whom all thing* are Im
mortal. 1 have read somewhere that
none Is accomplished so long as any
are Incomplete; that the happiness of
one cannot consist with the misery of
any other.—Emerson.
Outclassed Solomon
Solomon has generally been regarded
ns the world's most married man, but
King Tcbrlmekundiin. who lived thou
sands of years before Solomon's time,
had him beaten. He ruled over tbe
land of IthelM. hpd 3,000 ministers and
ruled over SO little kings. In addition
he bad 500 wives of noble lineage, 500
wives endowed with great riches snd
other 500 perfectly ( beautiful wives.
This Inventory Is given In one of three ]
Hlbetan "Mysteries" translated from '
the French of Jacques Baeot. These
dramas are played In the Tibetan mon
asteries during the cooler weather of
the sixth moon and the costumes and
wigs Sre very accurate. There Is not
much ruction" In the plays, but the
dialogue Is Interesting.—Family Her
ald. J
Poor Advertisement
Good advertising should look not
merely to the present but to the future.
It must have been a short-sighted
house painter that Inserted tbe follow- !
lng announcement In his home news
paper: "To tbe Public: Tbe reason
why I have hitherto been able to do
painting so much cheaper than any
body. else Is because I am a bachelor
and io not need to make a profit for
the maintenance of a wife and chil
dren. "Tls now my duty to Inform the
public that this advantage will shortly
be withdrawn, as I am about to be
married. You will therefore do well
to send In your orders at once for the
old rate."—Youth's Companion.
NO. 9
Apple in High Place
at Family Physician
This Is what an appla does to MM:
It starts all the secretions ln*> vigor
ous action and flooda the syatttt with
a new tide df life.
It la a Mend to health and • foe to
disease.
It la a food, tonic, condimeih an#
cosmetic all In one.
It klndlea the brilliancy of the my%
and It planta rosea In the cheeks.
You, cannot eat too many—after the
heartiest meal there la alwaya room
for an apple.
An apple la a social fruit; It draws
human belnga together In fellowship.
Plenty of good applea will keep tho
children at home and In at night—hus
bands ns well—and keep the doctor
away.
It promotes temperance.
It appears on oar table In many ap
petizing forms.
Haw fruit, as It comes fresh and
crisp from the trees and the refrigera
tors, needs no culinary art to Improve
it.
A knife spoils it; let It be crushed
and crunched In the mouth, and then It
gives out *lta richest flavor and yield*
the greatest satisfaction.
The apple family contains in its va
rieties exquisite flavors adapted to all
tastea.
It Is the oldest of our known food
necessities. —American Pomologlcal So
ciety Bulletin.
Cook Did Her Beet, bat
Big Egg Wouldn't BoU
- The often embarrassing trick that
Chinese servants have of obeying an
order literally is well known. The
classic example perhaps Is that of the
cook who, once observing his mistreae
who was (flaking cake throw away a
* polled egg, ever afterward cast aside
un egg when he was making that par
ticular kind of cake. A contributor
sends us this amusing anecdote of a
servant, not Chinese, but negro, who
did her best »e>-do exactly as she was
told :
A New England woman who had re
cently moved to a remote South Care-
Una plantation home handed an egg
and a small minute glass to the old
colored cook who was part of the
estate and said to her, "Boil this bp
the glass until it runs through three
times."
• In a little while the woman stepped
Into the kitchen and asked whether
the exgi Wer*. net ready.
no.filfla* 'Mella," waa the
,^|o'i^q K . reply. "I bUe urn right
.nld£. mJ.lo wld de leetle wssp-wala*
but dla big egg ain't able to rm
froj urn de fust time yetP—Youth's
Cbpipahlon.
•t»- ' .
it- >ii)l A Doctor'* Life
fltie doctor sint a bill for $lO to the
terrible-tempered Mr. Bangs. The
hill read: 'Twovisits—slo."
.You're a robfier," said Mr. Bangs.
"Five dollars ft visit! It Isnl worth
ft""
*TU, fewrlte the bill," said the doe
fofc'and Bangs rolled. They coaldnt
pot anyt-hlngllk* that over on Mm
Then the doctor wrote: "To getting
out of bed at.fr a. to., answering tats
phone. dlstufbiog wife, dressing, going
to garage, cranking tin Llzxle,' two
mile drive In the cold, saving baby's
life, return to garage, waking
undressing, getting back Into bed— '
$10." V
He said to Banju: "I won't make
any charge for thytacond visit, and
you need not pay Mr the first unices t
yon feel I have earned the money."
Mr. Bangs paid the bill.—Tlnstos ■
Clobe.
Uncle Sam Gives Bargain
Nobody likes to get a letter SB •
which there is postage due. One of j
the It.' F. D. carriers tella a funny j
yarn about a woman, a foreigner, who '
received'a letter from the old coun
try marked 20 cents due. He offered !
It to her. asking for the 20 cents. She
refused It. shaking her head. He.
stayed a moment, not knowing exact
ly what to do. Finally, he noticed
that he had inarfe a mistake and that j
the postage charge should have been
1A cents. So he called to the woman,
trying to explain.
As soon as she beard 15 cents she
smiled, showing all her teeth. She
cheerfully gave him the money. She
thought she had got the best of a bar-'
gain.—G. Edward Snyder in the Ames
lean Maguzlne. . j
Why Ferns May Be Banned '
Some of our most beautiful ferna •
may fall under the ban which the gov- j
ernment is placing on gooseberries and
barberries, according to S. A. Weather- ■
by. noted feru specialist He reports
that species of rust attacking balsam
firs with destructive force ire found to
hare ferns for their alternate boats*
Both eastern and western balsams are
Infected, and ferna guilty of tranamlt-j
ting their disease are found on bothj
coftsts. Among them are the beech!
fern, the sensitive fern, the marsh fern, J
the western lady ferns. '
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