North Carolina Newspapers

THE "HOLIDAY SPIRIT." Wherever you go, make a firm re Bolve to enjoy every moment of the time, to laugh over aud mako light of disagreeables, and if enjoyment fails In one direction, to look for it in an other. The "holiday spirit" is a most Important part of the holiday mak er's luggage. Home Chat. SPECIMEN OF CONIFER TREE. When Jefferson Davis was a United States S?nator from Mississippi, and Secretary of War in the Cabinet of President Buchanan, his wife was one of the most prominent society women of Washington. Her activities were not, however, limited to social func tions. She took a deep interest in the beautification oc the National capital and cue of the things she did was to plant a little e:lar tree in the Na tional Botanical Garden. This tree has continued .to grow, and is now a fine specimen of the conifer tribe. It Is well known in Washington and nearly ell Southern visitors pay their respect to it. Indiana Pare 0: DUCIIES3 OF MARLDOROUGII'S ' ELOQUENCE. A member cf the Vanderbilt fam ily has won distinction as an orator, or rather as an cratri::. It is the Duchess of Marlborough, who has brought out the dormant talent in the family. Other members have achieved fame along different lines, from rail road management to automobile driv ing, but the only hint that there was oratorical ability was years ago when the grandfather cf the Duchess deliv ered himself cf that brief, but excor iating, speech about the American public. Dispatches from London announce that the .titled lady 15 a speaker of grace and'eloquence, from -whose lips words flow with the smoothness of Tennyson's brook. Recently she dis tributed the prizes at a children's horticultural show in Southflelds, and CS Tntti Frutti Filling. tine in water for twenty minutes, then melt over the tea kettle. Cook two cups of granulated sugar with eight tablespoonf uls of water until it threads; pour in the melted gelatine, add a teaspoonful of vanilla or rose water, and bc-at in a cool place until white aud thick. Toward the end of the beating stir in two or three tablespoonfuls of various crystallized fruits, cut in small bits, and add fine chopped nuts if desired. C3 a S3 G5 tier ability to present her thoughts in a. ready and graceful manner sur prised her hearers. The Duchess, it is said, has a telent for saying the right thing at the right imT-afl'ys it in a free and natural manner. New ffsxen Regi ??Tien Register. WOMAN CLERK TO GET $225,000. Though disinherited by her father, who left an estate valued at $1,000, 000 at his death, Mrs. Ann S. Hard esty, a clerk in the Postoffice Depart ment, at Washington, D. C, will re ceive one-quarter of the estate, which is pricipally in stocks and bonds. Mrs. Hardesty's stepmother, Mrs. . Elizabeth May Cammack, will receive the remainder. !' -When Mrs. Ilardesty married against her father's will he disowned 1 her. When her husband died Mr. Cammack sent word to his daughter to return to his home at once and resume the place she left to become a bride. She refused, and with the aid of friends obtained a place in the Postoffice Department. f The compromise, which was ap proved by Judgo Barnard in the Pro bate Court, says that the agreement Is effected in a spirit or narmony, with a just regard to the natural right3 of the daughter and to avoid the unseemly and public notoriety necessarily incident to litigation. Mrs. Hardesty, who is about forty years old, says that she will devote a large part of the amount she is to receive to charitable work. HELPING WITH A WORD. A young girl was passing her aged great aunt one day when she sud- aemy scopneu, iaiu uei ina s., on the white head and said, How pretty and curly your hair is, Aunt , Mary! I wish I had such pretty! hair." The simple words brought a quick flash of pleasure to the wrinkled face and there was a joyous quiver in the brief acknowledgment of the spon taneous little courtesy. A youny man once said to his mother: "Yon- ought to have seen Aunt Rslhsr to-day when I remarked casually, 'What a pretty gown you have on to-aay and how nce you loot in it.' She almost cried, she was so Dleased. I hadn't thought before that such a little thing would be like ly to please her." "I never expect to cat any cookies , ., . j . , , mother." said a boarded man one day, and he was shocked when he saw- her evident delight m his words, for he remembered that he had noi thought to speak before for years cf any of the thousand comforts and pleasures with which her skill and iove had filled hi3 boyhood. Herald and Presbyter. STYLE OF HAIR DRESSING. Though it cannot be denied that much false hair 13 ttill worn, the latest styles disguise it, for a softer, more natural looking coiffure is the approved arrangement for midsum mer, says the New York Telegram. The general discarding of hats upon fcSl occasions is probably responsible for the return of t.hi3 pretty fashion. The " all-around-the-head " pompadour and the stiff rows of curls, the neces sary support of the enormous hats, are entirely obsolete, and reigning in their stead ara the graceful Psyche knot, a group of just a few small puffs or an occasional curl piuned down to the natural hair. With theso dressings there is a considerable reduction in the size of the mass of .tresses viewed from the back, but there i3 really no change in the front, for the hair around the face shows even a fuller, fhnTier effect. One of th3 newest coiffures is ex ceedingly girlish looking and will be generally becoming The front half of the hair is very slightly waved, then brought back softly to the back of the head, covering the tips of the ears or not, as cousid;red becoming to .the wearer. At the back it is ar ranged in a knot, figure eight or any way suggesting Grecian effects. With this dressing side combs are not worn, though- a single comb set in to sup port the knot of hair is very effective. Below the knot the short hairs are confined by a barrette: not in the nar- r0Wf simpi2 bar, but a beautiful piece of filigree shell, measuring two inches in width and thrse or four Inches in length. Some of these barrettes, especially the amber, are lovely, and will fur nish an exquisite decoration for a blonde head. They are sold at vari ous prices from $3.75 up; those sell ing at $5 are a particularly good value. Another pretty style of coiffure for thin hair can be arranged by follow ing directions for the front hair as described above, and then, taking that and the back hair to the top of the head, where it is twisted into a flat knot and pinned down close to the head. This knot will not be very large if the hair is short or thin, and so it is covered with a group of curls mounted on a small, heart-shaped framework. Soak two tablespoonf ills of gela This arrangement of curls had the broad end at the top. W7hen a few of the new hairpins those cf shell, having a plain ball at the top were placed among the curls and the bar rette used to catch in the stray hairs, it was simply impossible to believe there was a false hair in the whole coiffure. Barrettes this season are set in low down on the head. For quite young girls the Grecian styles in hairdrcssing are closely fol lowed, filets of ribbon or shell being employed as a decoration. The high coiffure, except in the case of middle aged or elderly women, I is no longer seen, the low effects be j ing considered perfectly correct both for clay and evening weai ft- reffyr Sleeves are wide and seldom come more than half way to the elbow. Many of the newest coats of chiffon, silk and lace have no sleeves at all. White walking dresse3 will play an important part in the coming sea son. The small checks shown in the Shantung pongees are extremely at tractive. Long Arabian cloaks are made in thick white cotton crepe loaded with cotton tassels. One of the-best shades sought for bv the ultrafashionables for linens and tussores is taupe There is a predilection in millinery j e ghade Qf ri lum and pal8 , -tvlnprt with white. t . n A fascinating coat is of ecru filet, ISO CCai SB Uiiil. 1L ituiuicii iica 3 .twine, richly embroidered in white 1 silk. It is necessary to weight the sash ' in order to keep it always down close ( to the figure and rob it of its Coating tendencies. A good many of the "jumper" mod- eis have kimono-shaped sleeves, cut in j 0ne piece with the bodice and not set iat0 the armholes. rjihw, r,?! r. nns out of I w""" t date, they having been supplanted by the wide, soft silk sashes with ; long fringed ends, tied on the side. I There is an air of severity in every- I thine, and it is fully as noticeable in . ' hJ , , ' the frocks of batiste, organdie and light silks as it is in tussores and linens. Plain hand tucked net is very much used in combination with thin or gandies and silks. The yokes and !long mousquetaire sleeves are entire ly made of the net closely tucked. Some of the new designs in house shoes display large rosettes with cut steel centres, while others, quite in contrast with these, are decorated with a single stone like a pearl or large colored bead fastened at the vamp seam in front. The swan Is the longest lived of birds. ' THE PULPIT. BRILLIANT SUNDAY SERMON BY DR. CHARLES EDWARD LOCKE. Theme: Doing the Impossible. Brooklvn, N. Y. The Rev. Dr. Charles Edward Locke, pastor of the Hanson Placa Methodist Episcopal Church, Sunday evening, to a large audience, preached on "Doing What Cannot Re Don." His text was Mat thew 17:20: "Nothing shall be im possible unto you." Dr. Locke said in the course of his sermon: That Is a most exaulsite moment, when in the midst of rich treasures of the Art Gallery- of the Vatican, one stands for the first time before Raph ael's masterpiece of "The Transpira tion." It was the exeat artist's last work: and before it3 pigments were dry it was carried in hi3 funeral pro cession. This masterful genius defied a wtll known canon of art In attempt ing to portray two distinct themes on the same canvas; but Raphael was a good theologian as well as an un rivaled artist. lie caught the double meaning of the Transfiguration and saw in it not only the Glorification of .Tesus, but the emanciaption of man kind. When Jesus came down from the radiant mountain summit an anxious father met him with the earnest re rues1. "Lord, have mercv on mv fon," humbly explaining to Jesus that he had first taken his afflicted boy to the disciples, but they could not 'Mire him. .Tesus said: "Frlng him hither to Me," and the ckil was cured that very hour. In perplexiiy the disci ples asked cf Jesus, "Why could not we cast him out?" and Jpsus replied, " Because of your unbelief; for verily I say unto you if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed - nothing shall be impossib-e uto you." In casting out the world's devils and in alleviat ing the woR3 of humanitv. nothing Bhall be impossible and this is the proa-ram of .7rsu. "Doing what can not be done" is the program of Jesus. "Faith as a grain of mustard seed." ".All thiners are possible to him that believeth." Faith InujT's ft 'mrwibilities, And cries it shall be done. ".Iesu3 never despises a little faith." On that late afternoon on the banks cf Galilee, when the multi tude was hungry and the town was far away. Jesus, to test Philin, in nuired: "Whence, shall we buy bread that these may eat?" and mathemat ical Philip thought, that two hundred pennyweight would not be sufficient. Then Andrew forahrief instant had a vision of faith p.s he suggested that there was a lad there who had five harley icave3 and two fishes: but An drew, too, quickly adopted the arith metical process and disconsolately added: "But what are they among so many?" Jesus, however, did not dis count or overlook Andrew's mo mentary vision and faith; and on the basis of Andrew's "little faith" the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand was performed. It was faith as a grain of mustard seed only, but it accomplished the impossible. Tertullian once said of an event: "Tt is certain because it is impossi ble," and Richard Cobden, when told that a certain thing was. impossible, replied: "If that is all, let us set about it at once." General Arm strong, of Hamnton, said: Doing what cannot be done is the glory of living," and his great schools for In dian and negro youth became possi ble. Carisl impatiently wrote: "Im possible! It is not a lucky word! Who is it says there is a lion in the way? Sluggard, thou must slay the lion; the way must ba traveled!" Mirabeau shouted: "Impossible, that blockhead of a word! " And the great Napoleon characteristically declared: "Impossible! It is not a French word. Genius is the art of overcoming the Impossible!" ! Christianity i3 the art of overcom ing the impossible. Impossible is not in the vocabulary of the Christian. This is the program of Jesus. Christianity has already achieved the impossible in the overthrow of the vast Roman Empire. To destroy the power and glory of Rome as they appeared two thousand years ago in trenched in impregnable fortresses and defended by ever victorious Roman legions, seemed an impossible result. Christianity has achieved the im possible in the final eradication of human slavery, a diabolical institu tion culminated in the customs, for t tnes, constitutions, conscience and 1 aditions of men. So, indeed, shall tne day snrely come when nations shall not learn war any more. And, when that prophecy of Isaiah shall have been fulfilled, which commands, "Loose the bonds of wickedness and undo the heavy burdens," then the accursed liquor traffic will be over thrown, and the deadliest thraldom which has ever blighted manhood will be ended. This damnable traffic in strong drink fills the prisons with criminals, the hospitals with the in sane, and the poorhouses with pan pers. Recently a great brewery com pany of this country has published in its paid advertisements a libelous statement that the founder ef Meth odism favored the manufacture and sale of liquoi-3 as a beverage. The statements are mischievous lies. The greatest total abstinence eociety in Christendom is the Methodist Church Such demoniacal lies will only hasten the downfall of old Gambrinus in this country. The devil is a liar, and the father of lies, and we would ex pect him to defraud his infernal bus! ness by lies and misrepresentations. Lincoln's great prophecy of February 22, 1840, has been partially fulfilled and will surely be completely real ized, "When there shall be neither elave nor drunkard upon the earth!" Then, too, the brotherhood of the race is to be established. "Whoso hateth his brother i3 a murderer, "Whcso hath this world's goods and seeth his brother hath need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion, how dwelleth the love of God in him?" Some oi:e has recently said: "No man ought to have anything until every man ha3 something." If this savors of anarchy, it is at least true that many of U3 should have less until many others have more. There is great social and industrial unrest to-day. All these antagonisms and confusions are d'ie to the emancipa- I tion of mankind through the Infiu- encs of Christ. Men are coming to their own. Jesus has commanded, "Loose him and let. his go!" as He did at the resurrection of Lazarus, and we, His disciples, who have been set free.aretooslowto obey our Lord's injunctions. Men are striving to get free! A rtarving baby was found in the East Side of New York recently on the wasted breast of its dead mother, and that same day in the up town stores women were spending $80 for a single night robe. There is wasteful extravagance at one end of the social scale, and consequent dangerous criminality at the other. There is a safe and sane socialism which emanates from the teachings of Jesus, and the socialism of Jesus will some day prevail, and in that day each shall seek hi3 own in hla brothers' highest good, and all shall dwell in noMe brotherhood. Two men saw a piece of jewelr. on the sidewalk, they reached for it simul taneously, struck their heads violent ly; each arose to censure the other, when they found they were brothers and had not seen each other for a dozen years. It must not he forgot ten that all competitions and rivalries to-day are between brothers, and some day the vast brotherhood will be permanently organized. In the great task of casting out the, world's devils nothing shall be impossible. Whatever ought to be will be. A moral Imperative must have in It a moral possibility. Kant said long ago there is no meaning in an "ought" unless it is followed by a "can." Every moral necessity will some day prevail. It is not an ought unless it is a possibility, and if a possibility it will become a reality. A clear, definite opinion of what ought to be is the token of what can and will be. Man's fondest dreams will be fully materialized. When man think.3 God'sthouefntsand carria3 out God's purposes the impossible will be achieved. "Things that are impossible with men are possible with God." Men must become partakers of the divine nature, as the Apostle Peter enjoins. The mighty force of the Niaeara Fells power house is "stepped" down to suit the capacity of the machinery to which it Is sup plied. So God "steps" Himself down to humble, simple men, and works Hi3 wondrous will through obedient human instrumentalities. 'Ye must be horn again!" and with Nicodemus In bewilderment we mav inquire "How can these thing3 be? Mathematical men like Philip never will calculate until they reach a dem onstration, while men of vision like Andrew will be working the miracle of the impossible. The burelar who drops into a mission to while away the early evening hours, until he shall go forth to ply his vicious trade, falls under the spell of the service, kneels at an altar of prayer, con fesses hi? pin, surrenders his buredar tools, and becomes a new man, hon est and honored. Y0-4 may not be able to explain the mystery, but It is true and that is the program of Jesus! Two young men came together one a clerk in a shoe store, the other a clerk in a bank. Humble men of no notable talents. One can teach and talk a little, and the other can sing with persuasive voice. These two willing souls, completely surren dered to God. and consecrated to the service and upbuilding of humanitv, began a career, which increased in power and effectiveness until mult! tudes were awakened from lethargy and sin by the singing and the preaching of the gospel. Again, the weak things of the world were shak en to confound the mighty, and Moody and Sankcy became the great est evangelists since the days of John and Charles Wesley. And the impossible was achieved. At the dedication of the Bunker Hill monument, when it - appeared that an accident was imminent by the surging crowds against the sneakers platform. Webster .reauest- ed the people to kindly move back. A man in the crowd answered back: 'It i3 impossible!" Thereupon the great Massachusetts statesman cried out: "Impossible! Impossible! Toth- ing is impossible on Bunker Hill: And so let us keep near the cross. The battle of the ages was fought there, the freedom of the race was there achieved. Nothing is impos sible on the Hill of the Cross on Calvary. With our now sainted Sankey we .. i i may 6ings m tne sweei sirama ui sightless Fanny Crosby's beautuuj lines: Some day the silver cord will break And I no more as now Bhall sing; But, Oh, the joy when I awake W ithin the palace of the King! And I shall' see Him face to face, And tell the story, Saved by Grace. "Then, 'I shall be satisfied when awake in Thy likeness,' and the impossible shall be forever en throned.' " Supremacy of Christ. Men who deny the spiritual su premacy of Jesus Christ and reject His claim to their personal aue- ciance. however much they may ad mire His character and laud Hia teachings, are not, in any proper sense of the word, Christians. Mor alists, philosophers, even doctors of divinity, they may be, but they have no right to wear the Name which Is above every name, because they do not bow the knee to Christ or con fess Him a3 Lord, to the glory of God tho Father. To call one a Christian who denies the Lordship of Christ is a contradiction of terma The Examiner. The Part of Wisdom. It is no small wisdom to keep si lence in an evil time, and in thy hpart to turn thyself to God, and not to be troubled by the judgment -oi men. Let not thy peace depend on the tongues of men; for, whether they iiidsre well or ill of thee, thou art not on that account other than thyself. Where are true peace and glory? Are they not in God? Isabella 'Fltj Mayo. AYheii You Lose. General notions tbout sin and sal vation can do you no good in the way of the blessed life. As in a journey you must see milestone after mile stone fall into your rear, otherwise vou remain stationary, so in the grand march of a nobler life one paltriness after another must disappear, or you have lost your chance. Prolessoi Blackle. mitiwiLi ti tn.6ijBrBaw Sunbat-Scfof; INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM. MEM'S FOR OCTOBER 18. Subject David's Kindness to Jona than's Ron, 2 Sam. 9 Golden Text, Eph.4:32 Commit Verse 7 Read2Sain.lO:l-l; 19:21-30. VJjA CE. Jerusalem. TIME. 1040 B. C. EXPOSITION. T. Mephiboslieth In Lodebar, 1-0. Now that David is securely settled on the throne, he be gins to think Of his dearest friend of the days of his trial Jonathan. The house of Saul as a whole had been his bitterest enemies, but he will show them kindness for Jonathan's sake. The sinner is a bitter enemy to God (Rom. 8:7; Jas. 4:4), but God loves the sinner and will search him out and show him kindness for Jesus' sake. The house of Saul had sunken from its former greatness into such obscurity that it took some time of searching to find one of the house hold. A former servant of the house cf Saul was better known than his children or grandchildren. The kind ness that David desired to show to some of the house of Saul was "the kindness of God." unmerited kindness and great kindness. As God had shown kindness to David, so David would show kindness to his enemies. Mephibosheth is a fitting type of the sinner; be waa "lame on his feet" and so is the sinner, unable to walk uprightly in the paths of righteous ness, constantly stumbling and fall ing; and he lived In Lo debar (which means, "no pasture"), and the sinner Is without pasture, starving. God has made the human soul on so large a plan that nothing can satisfy it but God Himself. We may flatter our selves that if we have much goods laid up for many years, our souls can "take their ease, eat, drink and be merry" (Luke 12:19), but the human soul that drinks of any other "well than that to which Jesus Invites him will thirst again (John 4:13). It is only when he drinks of the water that Jesus gives that he never thirsts, but whosoever drinks of the water that Jesus gives shall never thirst and it will be in him a well of water spring ing up into everlasting life (John 4:14). Away from God there is no pasture, but when we return to God and He becomes our Shepherd He makes us to lie down in green pas tures and leads us beside the waters of rest and redemption (Ps. 23:2, R. V., margin. Our David not merely sends for us, He comes for us (Luke 19:10), and when He finds U3 He rejoices over us, lays us on His shoulder and brings us safely home (Luke 15:5-7). How foolish Mephiboslieth would have been if when the king sent for him, he had refused to go with the messen gers, and how foolish the sinner is when the King of kings sends for him through His messenger, the Holy Spirit, If he refuses to leave the land of "no pasture," and the house of bondaee, to go to the King and re ceive the reward of the faithful. If. Mephiboslieth at the King's Table. 7-13. When Mephibosheth came into the presence of the king he was full of fea in spite of the pur poses of love that the king had ex pressed (v. 3). So tne sinner is full of fear when he draws nigh to God, though God's purposes, revealed over and over again, are purposes of in finite love. To trembling Mephibi- sheth David said, "Fear not," and to the trembling sinner God says, "Fear not" (Is. 41:10,13; 43:1,2.5). There is scarcely anything God says more frequently in His Word than "Fear not. David gave Mephibosheth good reason for not fearing, namely, "I will surely show thee kindness for Jona than's, thy father's, sake." God give3 us even better reason for putting fear from us, because He wrill show us kindness for His only begotten Son's sake (Rom. 8:32; John 14:13, 14; 2 Cor. 5:21). David not only promised to restore all the land to Saul, his father, but furthermore that Mephibosheth should eat at his 'own table continually, and this is what God Invites us to do. No earthly king's table was ever so bountifully spread as the table of the great King to which He invites every sinner to sit down and to eat there continually. David's kindness filled Mephibosheth with a sense of his own utter un worthiness (v. S). He regarded him- self as only a dead dog. When wa see ourselves in the light of God's in finite grace, we too will see that we are no better than dead dogs in our selves, but by the grace -of God we become children of God (John 1:12). David sought to relieve Mephibosheth of all care by laying all responsibility for looking after his large property upon Ziba, the servant. Ziba himself had fifteen sons and twenty servants, but he in turn was to be servant to Mephibosheth. .God provides us with mightier servants yet, servants of no les3 dignity than the angels (Heb. 1:13, 14). Mephibosheth was not only to eat at the king's table, but he was to eat there as one of the king's sons. We sit down at God's table not as guests, but as a child (Rom. 8:15, 17). The lesson closes with Mephibosheth no longer in Lodebar, the land of "no pasture," but in Jeru salem, which means, "founded in peace." And not only in Jerusalem, the city of peace, but continually at the king's table. At this point the type fails, for Mephibosheth is still lame on both his feet, and the re deemed sinner is no longer lame but made strong in his feet, able to walk in the paths of righteousness (Pa, 23:3; Eph. 6:10). Exact Position of Luna. After fifteen years of labor, Pro fessor Brown, of Yale University, ha completed a s?ries of many thousands of minute observations by means of which he hopes to determine the ex act position of the moon. He is about to retire to his house in Maine to begin the work of calculation, which ; he estimates will cccupy at least ten years. Fallen By tho Wayside. The ash borrows poison from the viper. Latin. Fools rush in where ano-els fear to tread. Pope. Tell no tales out of school. Geman A-mind Quite vacant is a mind dis tressed. Cowper. He gives twice who gives quickly. Goldsmith. Fifteen acres of lumber yards were burned at Saco and Biddeford, Maine tH,.tK. AMI 1 ATA HUM T1K. INHALKNi tATAKKHAL JRLLY lur I)f8fness and Catarrh. Trial treatinci.t by tnall frpp. UK A T Mtniu'tuioHs, Minn. It is the gentle mind . that makes the gentleman. So. 41-'03 RAISED FROM SICK BED After All Hope Had Vanished. Mrs. J. H. Bennett, 59 Fountain St.. Gardiner, Me., says: "My back P$&l so severely that at last I had to give up. I took to my bed and stayed there four months, suffering In tense pain, dizziness, headache and inflam mation of the blad der. Though with out hope, I began using Doan's Kidney Pills, and in three months was com pletely cured. The trouble has never returned." Sold by all dealers. 60 cents a' box. Foster-MIlburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y. When you are dealing with a mule it is wise to see to it that said mule has no kick coming. HAD UCZXHA 15 TEARS, kin. Thoma Thompson, of ClarkivlllL Ox., wrltos, under date of April 23, H07: "I mfered 16 years with tojrmentiag eczema; had the bect dootors to prescribe; but noth ing did ma a vf good until I got txttkbikx. It cured me. I am co thankful," Tboflffand of others can testify to similar mires. Tbtmhihe is sold by druggists cr eint by mail for 53o. by J. T. Shuptbikb, Evept. A, Savannah. Oa. You never knew a man until you havo started him talking upon the subject of his pet enemy. Hicks' Cape-dine Cures Headache, I Whether from colds, heat, stomach or nervous troubles. No Accetanilid or dan reroun drags. It's liquid and acts imme diately. Trial bottle 10c. Regular sizes 25c. and 60c., at all druggists. j Pert Paragraphs. When we- get home and take stock of our chiggers, blisters, burns and bills, wc are inclined to be glad to think it is over. Queer that your next door neighbor should think you are a mean, inter fering wretch when you tell her that little Johnnie has a fire under the front porch. A burned child dreads the licking he's going to get when dad finds out he has been playing with gnatchesr The man who tells a secret to a wo man isn't foolish, but just diplomatic and crafty. It is his way of announc ing it to the world. "Lots of girls aro as mild as milk and as sweet as honey and still they may have the tabasco sauce up their sleeve. Many a hobo would make a good fimperor, but the distressing thing about it is that there is more call for harvest hands in this country than, for emperors. Fluctuating Measure. "He is having a peck of trouble." "And in trouble how much is a peck?" "Oh a bushel and a half or so." If you expect to Lave to borrow money, better borrow it before you need it; it is easier to do o. Practical Kind. - "That patent medicine works mira cles." "You don't stay." "Yes. It found the proprietor a poor man and left him worth at least a million." NO GCSEER. But Tells Focts About Postum. "We have- used Postum for the past eight years," writes a Wis. lady, "and drink it three times a day. We never tire of it. "For several years I could scarcely eat anything on account of dyspepsia, bloating after meals, palpitation, sick headacht! in fact was in such misery and distress I tried living on hot wat er and toast for nearly a year. "I had quit coffee, the cause of my trouble, and was using hot water, but this was not nourishing. "Hearing of Postum I began drink ing it and my ailments disappeared, and now I can eat anything I want without trouble. "My parents and husband had about the same experience. Mother would often suffer after eating, while yet drinking coffee. My husband was . a great coffee drinker and suffered from indigestion and headache. "After he stopped coffee and began Postum both ailments left him. He will not drink anything else now, and we have it three times a day. I could write more, but am no gusher only 1 state plain facts." Name given by Postum Co., Battla . Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Wellvile." In pkgs. "There's a Rea son." Ever read the above letter? A new cne appears from time to time. They are gvnulTley trn and full of human interest. V .