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Hennessey Clipper.
C. H. Miller, Pub.
HENNESSEY,
Standardizing Education.
When Mr. Carnegie established his
Foundation for Ihe Advancement of
Teaching, he may or may not have
had in mind a unification and star.*
dardizing of college education In
North America, but that is something
which his great gift is likely to accom-
plish. The nominal purpose of the
Foundation is to provide a fund the in-
come from which may provide retir-
ing pensions for uged professors in
BUoh non-sectarian colleges of the Uni-
ted States. Canada and Newfoundland
as are not supported by the state.
This purpose has been strictly ad-
here] to, but in order that it might bo
accomplished it has been necessary
for the president and trustees to do
much preliminary work. What is a col
lego? What is "non-sectarian?" Does
a .small grant from a state constitut
state support? These and other simi-
lar questions were fundamental. In
order to settle the first one, says the
♦Youth s Companion, the officers of the
Foundation were obliged to establish
certain standards of admiB9k>u. cur-
riculum and graduation, to which
every institution which desires Its pro-
fessors Iti benefit by the fund must
conform. The direct result Is a gen-
eral raising of the standard of collegf
education throughout North America
The result of the investigation into
the sectarianism of colleges is having
the effect of defining more clearly
than has ever been done before the re-
lations between various denomina-
tions and the colleger with which they
have been related by bonds of one sort
or another. This, too, is a gain. Still
a third result is the establishment of
a uniform system of accounting among
(collego treasurers, which, In turr, will
make possible a better knowledge of
find n chance for wise suggestions con-
cerning the investment of college
funds. The value of participation in
the benefit of this fund is keenly felt
by the colleges. A large part of the
time of the trustees is devoted to In
vestigating the claims of Amerh an in-
stitutions which desire that their pro-
fessors shall share in the pensions
yielded by the fund.
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SYNOPSIS.
Ypsilantl and Chicago.
Postal officials who have taken the
trouble to keep a record of peculiar
spellings declare that there are no
fewer than 372 varieties of Ypsilan-
tl." and that this fact entitles the well
known, thriving and beautiful Michi-
gan city to the lead in this particular |
among American communities. Erery
letter except "H" has been used as aa
initial In spelling this name. It is
pointed out. however, that the varie-
ties in the spelling are chiefly confine-]
to the first syllable, "y" being a letter
lacking, or having only an indifferent
standing in foreign languages. Tipsy
Land and "Zip Silantl" are two of
the most peculiar spellings, while
."Whypserlanter" and ' Hlpasslander
are two of the most Impossible. If
Ypsilantl stands first among thos**
nameB which are spelled queerly, says
Pathfinder. Chicago easily comes
second. Here are the ways it
spelled, besides the correct way: Chic-
cago, Checago, Chicawgo. Cblkkago,
( higgago, Cheggego, Cheegago, Chir-
gago. Shecago, Shikkago. Shercaggo,
Shakakko, Schuerkaigo, Pscesehaggo
Btkschaga, Tschakko, Tzstchago,
Stktschaeko. Schenkakko. Zheekako
Ztchaggo.
detachment of the Eighteenth in-
fantry from Fort Bethune trapped by
ndiuns in u narrow gor/ie. Amoag thorn
h a s(raiiK<*r who introduces himself by
ht name of Hampton, also Oillia the
post trader, ami Ids duiiKht. r. (.illls and
a majorit> of the soldiers arc killed dur-
ing ;i tin.-, days' siege, Hampton and
the girl only escape from the Indians.
They fall exhausted on the plains A
company of the Seventh cavalry. Lieut.
Hrant In command, tlnd them. Hampton
and the Kirl stop at the Miners' Home in
Glem aid, Mrs. Duffy, proprietress. Hamp-
ton talks the future over with Miss Uil-
lia—the Kid. She shows him her moth-
ers picture and tells him what she can
of her parentage and life. They decide
she shall live with Mrs. ilt-rndon. Xalda
the Kid runs away from Mrs. Herndon's
and rejoins Hampton. He induces her to
go buck, and to have nothing more to do
with him. Hampton plays his last game
of cards. He announces to lied Slavln
that he has quit, and then leaves Glen-
caid. Miss Phoebe Spencer arrives in
Olencald to truch its tirst > lio«-l Miss
?r meets Nalda. Rev. Wynkoop,
She hoards at Mrs. Herndon's.
Nalda and Lieut. Hrant again meet with-
out his knowing who she is She informs
him of the coining Bachelor iub ball in
honor of Miss Spencer Lieut. Brant
meets Silent Murphy. Custer's scout. He
reports trouble brewing among the Sioux.
ToclaJ difficulties arise at the Bachelor
lull's bull among the admirers of Miss
Spenc«n. Lieut. Brant meets Miss Spon-
ger but kJic Is not his acquaintance of the
day before. She tells him of Nalda. and
he accidentally meets her again as he is
returning to the ballroom with a fan for
Miss Spencer. Brant accompanies Nalda4
from tlic dance. On the way she
informs him as to who she is. and that
she is to meet Hampton. Brant and
Hampton meet. Hampton informs the
lieutenant that his attentions to Nalda
must cease, and proclaims an authority
ver her that justifies the statement.
Brant tells Hampton of the presence of
Silent Murphy, and of the fact that Red
Slavln receives government messages for
him. Miss Spencer called on Bob Hamp-
ton. Tells him of a red-faced stranger
mistaking her for Nalda. Brant inter-
views Red Slavln. Finds that he is an ex-
rooper in the Seventh cavalry. It was
Slavin's and Murphy's testimony that
more than ten years before had convicted
Robert Nolan, then a captain in the Sev-
enth, of tlie murder of Maj. Brant, Sr.
Hampton attempts to force a confession
from Slavln. Slavln insists it is Murphy
he wants, and Murphy had left. In a
scuffle Slavln Is killed by a knife thrust.
Hampton surrenders to Buck Mason,
marshal. Mob attempts to capturt? him.
Majion and his prisoner es ape to a hill
aod defend themselves Mob lights fire
ftp burn them out. Brant t*!ls Nalda that
he loves her. She tells him there Is an
insurmountable barrier betwec :i them,
but that she does not fully understand '
It. Brant and his troop rescues Hampton i
and Mason from the fires s«-t by the j
mob. Brant carries the unconscious i
gambler through the lir.-s of f:r- Hamp- ;
ton is taken to the ho>l sr. i N&KLt comes ,
to nurse him. Mism 8pen> -r a wpu the |
heart and hand of R- % Wynkoop. Brar.; !
Is order**! to tak - the fteW. Before he !
Xabl* tells niir. she kr«<r* him. b*Jt ■
cannot become his n~\f- ot otter an ex- i
pianation. H * insists he will return to i
her. Hampton p * oa ti. trail of Silent
Murpry. then at Cheyenne, as the one j
man who 'an • i•-.' * rapt Nolan of the I
A M iJ Brant IS rain I
Hampton lariated his tired horses
behind the bluff and returned to the
summit, lying flat upon the ground,
witli the field-glass at his eyes. The
distant figures passed slowly forward
into the midst of the willows, and for
half an hour the patient watcher
scanited the surface of the stream be-
yond, but there was no sign of at-
tempted passage. The sun sank lower
and finally disappeared behind those
desolate ridges to the westward.
Hampton's knowledge of plainscraft
rendereil Murphy's actions sufficiently
clear. This was the Fourche; bevoSd
those waters lay the terrible peril of
Indian raiders. Further advance must
be made by *wift, secret night riding,
and never-ceasing vigilance. This was
what Murphy had been saving himself
and his horses for. Beyond conjec-
ture. he was resting now within the
shadows of those willows, studying
the opposite shore and making ready
for the dash northward. Hampton be-
lieved he would linger thus for some
time after daik, to see if Indian flres
The visitor laughed, the Tmshes
rustling as he pushed toward the
soun# of the voice. "It's all right, old
boy. Gave ye Quite a scare, I reckon."
Murphy could now dimly perceive
the other advancing through the inter-
vening willows, and his Colt shot up
to the level. "Stop!—ye take another
—step an' 111—let drive. Ye tell me
—first—who ye be."
The invader paused, but he realized
the nervous finger pressing the trigger
and made haste to answer. "It's all
right, 1 tc-Il ye. I'm one o' Terry's
scouts."
"Ye are? Jist the same—I've heard
—yer voice—afore."
'Likely 'nough. 1 saw service in the
Seventh."
Murphy was still a trifle suspicious.
"How'd ye git yere? How'd ye come
ter know—wliar I wus?"
The man laughed again. "Sorter
hurts yer perfessional feelins, don't it.
old feller, to be dropped in on in this
unceremonious way? But it was dead
easy, old man. Ye see I happened
thro' Cheyenne only a couple o' hours
behind ye, with a bunch o' papers fer
the Yellowstone. The trail's plain
enough out this far, and I loped long
at a pretty fair hickory, so thet 1 was
up on the bluff yonder, and saw ye go
into camp yere Just afore dark. You
wus a-keepiu' yer eyes skinned across
the Fourche, and naturally didn't ex-
pect no callers from them hills be-
hind. The rest wus nuthin', an' here I
am. It's a darn sight pleasanter ter
hev company travelin", ter my notion.
Now kin 1 cum on?"
Murphy reluctantly lowered Ms Colt,
every movement betraying annoyance.
"I reckon. But I'd—a damn sight—
rather risk it—alone."
The stranger came forward without
further hesitation. The night was far
too dark to reveal features, but to
Murphy's strained vision the newt-
comer appeared somewhat slender in
would afford any guidance. Confident
of this, he passed back to his horses, j build, and of good height,
rubbed them down with grass, and ! "whar'd
then ate his lonely supper, not ventur-
ing to light a fire, certain that Mur-
phy's eyes were scanning every inch
° Darkness came rapidly, while Hamp-! "I"'1 a. huntin'-no company
ton sat planning again the details of ! 8 g°'U °rOSS "0W
ye say ye—wus bound
"Mouth o' the Powder. We kin ride
tergether fer a night or two."
"Ye kin—do as ye—please, but—I
I'm
goin'
his night's work. Then, with the two ! He advanced a few strides toward
animals trailing cautiously behind, he
felt his slow way on foot down the
steep bluff, into the denser blackness
of tie valley.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
The Haunting of a Crime.
Murphy rested on his back in the
his horses. Then suddenly he gave
vent to a smothered cry, so startling
as to cause the stranger to spring
hastily after him.
"Oh! My God! Oh! Look there!'
"What is it, man?"
"There! there! The picture! Don't
you see?"
"Naw; I don't see nuthin'. Ye ain't
ft?r
p. Ha
td left
Cheye
dispatc
CHAPTER xxvti.—Continued.
The memory of his \ld plain craft |
would not permit any neglect of the j
few necessaries for the trip. He |
bought without haggling over prices, |
We may trust the university student
readily to agree with the professor
who has made the great scientific dis-
covery that tobacco makes a man.
The youth who is mixing educational
endeavor with a knowledge of the
graceful art of blowing smoke rings
will bite his bulldog pipe the closer In
his teeth and feel that he has been
vindicated. Of course, if it isn't wrong
cr harmful the pipe will not taste so
good, but then ho can get enough au-
thority on that side of the fence to
^satisfy himself and the new discovery
|0f the professor's will come in handy
to use in arguments with his parents.
It is wonderful what a college protes-
tor can discover when he Bets out in
a certain direction, knowing in ad-
vance Just where he will arrive.
but insisted on the best. So it was
four in the afternoon when he finally
struck into the trail leading north-
ward. He rode a mettlesome, half-
broken bronco, a wicked-eyed brute,
which required to be conquered twice
within the first hour of travel; a sec-
ond and more quiet animal trailed be-
hind at the end of a lariat, bearing the
necessary equipment.
He had, by persistent questioning,
acquired considerable information, dur-
ing that busy hour spent in Cheyenne,
regarding the untracked regions lying
J before him, as well as the character
and disposition of the man he pur-
sued. Both by instinct and training
he was able to comprehend those brief
hints that must prove of vast benefit
in the pathless wilderness.
The night was already dark, but
stars were gleaming brilliantly over-:
head, and the trail remained easily midst of a thicket of willows, wide
traceable. It became terribly lonely ; awake, yet not quite ready to ford the
tretching av.ay ! Fourch<
A number of New York women were
invited to take a bath as something
novel. After the dip their hostess
handed them kimonos and a talk on
the delights of the bath. Most nf
them were so much impressed that
they declared they were going to have
nuother bath some time. It will be
seen from this simple narrative that
there is still hope for New York.
The German office:- who killed him-
self while under sentence for murder-
ing a comrade in arms declared that
the woman in the case had hypnotized
him. Adam's old plea which it Is sel-
dom remembered was thrown out nf
court.
A Spokane doctor slept for 312
hours. Let's see, what city of Penn-
sylvania Is it that's so famed for som-
nolency at any rate, whichever cily
It Is, will it allow this challenge from
the northwest to go unnoticed?
"Hampton Glued His Anxious Eyes to the Glass.'
on that wilderness
for unknown leagues in every direc-
tion, yet Hampton scarcely noted this,
so watchful was he lest he miss the
trail. To his judgment. Murphy would
not be likely to ride during the night
until after he had crossed the Fourche.
There was no reason to suspect that
there were any hostile Indians south
of that stream, and probably therefore
and plunge into the dense
shadows shrouding the northern shore.
Crouched behind a log, he had so far
yielded unto temptation as to light his
pipe.
Murphy had been amid just such
unpleasant environments many times
before, and the experience had grown
somewhat prosaic. Kven Indian-scout-
ing degenerates Into a commonplace
the old scout would endeavor to con i at laKl So Murphy puffed contentedly
serve his own strength and that of his a' his old pipe.
horses, for the more perilous travel
beyond.
About midnight, the trail becoming
obscure, the rider made camp, confi-
dent he must have already gained
heavily on the man he pursued. He
lariated his horses Mid Hinging him-
self down on some soft turf, almost
Immediately droppe.i aslee;). He was
tip again before day'lght, and, after I ao slartl
a hasty meal, pressed on. The nature ! 'he -to"
But suddenly there was the faint
crackle of a branch to his left, and
one hand instantly closed over his pipe
bowl, the other grasping the heavy re-
volve? nt his hip. There came a plain,
undisguised rustling in the grass,—
some prowling coyote, probably; then
his tense muscles immediately re-
laxed, and he cursed himself for being
I, yet he continued to grasp
in his right hand, his eyes
of the country had changed consider alert.
ably, becoming more broken, the view | "Murphy!"
circumscribed by towering cliffs and j That single word, hurled thus unex-
deep ravines. ; pectedly out of the Mack night, startled
Late in the afternoon he Reined up : him more than would a volley of rifles,
his horse mid gazed forward Into a ' H< sprang half erect, then as swiftly
broad valley, bounded with precipi-
tous bluffs. The trail led directly
down toward where a considerable
stream of water shone silvery In the
sun, half concealed behind a fringe of
willows. And yonder, close in against
those distant willows, some black dots
were moving. Hampton glued his
anxious eyes to the glass. The leveled
tubes cloarly revealed a man on hnrse
back, leading another horse. The ani-
mals were walking. There could be lit-
tle doubt that this was Silent Murphy.
! crouched behind a willow, utterly
able to articulate. For the instant his
j very blood ran cold; he appeared to
shrivel up.
"Oh, come, Murphy; speak up, man;
I know you're In here."
That terror of the unknown instant-
ly vanished. This was the familiar
language of the world, and, however
the fellow came to be there, It was
assuredlv u man who spoke.
"Who the hell—are ye?" lie blurt-
ed out.
gone cracked, hev ye? Whose pic-
ture?"
"it's there!—O Lord!—it's there!
My God! can't ye sec?—An' it's his
face—all a-gleamin' with green flames
—Holy Mary—an' I ain't seen it—
afore in—15 year!"
He seemed suddenly to collapse, and
the stranger permitted him to drop
limp to the earth.
"Darn if I kin see anythin', old
man, but I'll scout 'round thar a bit,
jest ter ease yer mind, an' see what I
kin Bkeer up."
He had hardly taken a half dozen
steps before Murphy called after him:
"Don't—don't go an' leave me—it's
not there now—thet's queer!"
The other returned and stood gazing
down upon his huddled fig ire. "You're
a fine scout! afeard o' spcoks. Do ye
take these yere turns often? Fer If
ye do, I reckon as how I I sooner be
ridin' alone."
Murphy struggled to his feet and
gripped the other's arm. "Never bed
nuthin' like it—afore. But—but it was
thar—all creepy—an' green—ain't seen
thet face—in 15 year."
"What face?"
"A—a fellow I knew—cnce. He—
he's deid."
The other grunted disdainfully. "Had
luck ter see them sort.' he volun-
teered, solemnly. "Blamo glad It
warn't me es see it, an' 1 don't know-
as 1 kecr much tight now 'bout keep-
In' company with ye fer very long.
However, I reckon if either of us cal
culates on doin' much ridin' ternight,
we better stop foolin' with p,he sis. an'
go ter saddlin' up."
They made rapid work of It, the
newcomer proving somewhat loqua-
cious. yet holding his voice to a judi-
cious whisper. It was he who led the
way down the bank, the four horses
slowly splashing through the shallow
water to the northern shore. Before
them stretched a broad plain, the sur-
face rocky and uneven, the northern
stars obscured by ridges of higher
land. Murphy promptly gave his
horse tile spur, never once glancing
behind, while the other imitated his
example, holding his animal well in
check, being apparently the better
mounted.
They lode silently. The way he-
came more broken and rough as they
advanced, causing them to exercise
greater caution. Flying clouds ob-
scured the stars, yet through the rifts
they caught Heeling glimpses suffi-
cient to hold them to tluir course.
And the encroaching hills swept ill
closer upon either hand, leaving them
groping their way between as In a
pocket, yet ever advancing north.
Finally they attained to the steep
bank of a considerable stream, found
the water of sufficient depth to compel
swimming, and crept up the opposite
shore dripping and miserable, yet with
ammunition dry. Murphy stood swear- ;
ing disjointedly, wiping the blood from
a wound in his forehead where the
jagged edge of a rock had broken the
skiu, but suddenly stopped with a
quick intake of breath that left him
panting. The other man crept toward
him, leading his horse.
"What is it now?" he asked, gruffly.
"Hev' ye got 'em agin?"
The dazed old scout stared, point-
ing directly across the other's shoul-
der, his arm shaking desperately.
"It's thar!—an' It's his face! Oh,
God!—I know it—15 year."
The man glanced backward into the
pitch darkness, but without moving
his body.
"There's nuthin' out there, 'less it's
a firefly," he insisted, in a tone of con-
tempt. "You're plum crazy, Murphy;
the night's got on yer nerves. What
is it ye think ye see?"
"His face, I tell ye! Don't I know?
It's all green and ghastly, with snaky
flames playin' about it! But I know;
15 years, an' I ain't fergot."
He sank down feebly—sank until he
was on his knees, his head craned for-
ward. The man watching touched the
miserable, hunched-up figure compas-
sionately, and it shook beneath his
hand, endeavoring to shrink away.
"My God! was thet you? I thought
it was him a-reachin' fer roe. Here,
Jet me take yer hand. Oh, Lord! An'
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT WHITE LEAP 1ST
Its Chief Use and a Method of Deter-
mining Good from Bad Explained.
White Lead Is the standard paint
material all over the world. It is made
by corroding metallic lead into a white
powder, through exposing it to the
fumes of weak acetic acid and carbonic
acid gas; this powder is then ground
and mixed with linseed oil, making a
thick paste, in which form it is packed
and sold for painting purposes. Tho
painter thins it down to the proper
consistency for application by the ad-
dition of more linseed oil.
The above refers, of course, to pure,
genuine White Lead only. Adulterated
and fake "White Lead," of which there
are many brands on the market, is
generally some sort of composition
containing only a percentage of white
lead; sometimes no White Lead at all;
in such stuff, barytes or ground rock,
chalk, and similar cheap substances
are used to make bulk and imitate the
appearance of pure White Lead.
There is, however, a positive test by
which the purity or impurity of White
Lead may be proved or exposed, be-
fore painting with it.
Tho blow-pipe flame will reduce
pure white lead to metallic lead. If
a supposed white lead be thus tested
and it only partially reduces to lead,
leaving a residue, it Is proof that
something else was there besides
white lead.
The National Lead Company guar-
antee all White Lead sold in packages
bearing its "Dutch Boy Painter" trade-
mark to prove absolutely pure under
this blow-pipe test, and that you may
make the test yourself In your own
home, they will send free upon re-
quest a blow-pipe and everything else
necessary to make the test, together
with a valuable booklet on paint. Ad-
dress, National Lead Company, Wood-
bridge Building, New York.
GLAD TO HAVE HIM GO.
Toil-Gate Keeper Thought He Had
Visit from His Satanic Majesty.
This is not the only age In which
motor cars have created excitement
and disturbance. In 1802 such appari-
tions were few and far between; at
present they are too frequent to at-
tract attention. Mr. Joseph Hatton, in
"Old Lamps and New," tells of the
sr r ~i * • «-v~-1 sss ssuytivrs
IM-i iinralled roads 1, ,„ly pM „„
last century.
"Who?"'
"Hrant! Brant—15 year!"
"Brant? Fifteen years? Do you
mean Maj. Brant, the one Nolan killed
over at Bethune?"
"He—he didn't—"
The old man heaved forward, his
head rocking from side to side; then
suddenly he toppled over on his face,
gasping for breath. His companion
caught him and ripped open the heavy
flannel shirt. Then he strode savage-
ly across in front of his shrinking horse,
tore down the flaring picture, and
hastily thrust it into his pocket, the |
light of the phosphorous with which it j
had been rubbed being reflected for a J
moment on his features.
"A dirty, miserable, low-down trick," j
he muttered. "Poor old devil! Yet'
I've got to do it for the little girl."
He stumbled back through the dark-1
ness, his hat filled with water, and
dashed it into Murphy's face. "Come
on, Murphy! There's one good thing
bout spooks; they don't hang 'round
fer long at a time. Likely es not this
un is gone by now. Brace up, man,
for you an'. I have got ter get out o'
here afore mornin'."
Then Murphy grasped his arm and
drew himself slowly to his feet.
"Don't see nuthin' now, do ye?"
"No. Where's my—horse?"
The other silently reached him the
loose rein, marking as he did bo the
quick, nervous peering this way and
that, the starting at the slightest
sound.
'Did ye say, Murphy, as how It
wasn't Nolan after all who plugged
the major?"
I'm damned—if I did. Who—else
was it?"
'Why, I dunno. Sorter blamed odd
though, thet ghost should be a-haunt-
in' Je. Darn if it ain't crjepy 'nough
ter make a feller believe most any
thin'."
Murphy drew himself up heavily
into his saddle. Then all at once he
shoved the muzzle of a "45" into the j
other's face. "Ye say nuthcr word—
'bout thet, an' I'll make—a ghost outer
ye—blame lively. Now, ye shot up—if
ye ride with me."
They moved forward at a walk and
reached a higher level, across- whlcli
tho night wind swept, bearing a touch
of cold in its breath as though coming
trom the snow-capped mountains to
the west. There was renewed life in
this Invigorating air und Murphy
spurred forward, his companion press-
ing steadily after.
When the first signs of returning
(lay appeared in the east, the two loft
their horses In a narrow canyon, and
crept to the summit of a ridge. Below-
lay the broad valley of the Powder.
Then Murphy turned his head and
looked back into the other's face.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
One Use for Catalogues.
Tho American consul at Nankin ut
ters a caution to his fellow country-
men, who spend lavishly on illustrated
catalogues on thick paper, handsome-
ly bound, which appear to be highly
'prized by the Chinese at Nankin,
where the supply is at times unequal
to the demand. As tho Knglisli lan-
guage Is not yet a general accomplish-
ment nuiong the citizens, the consul
made Inquiries and discovered that j
the leaves of the catalogues were be j
ing u„ed as Inside soles for shres. I
Now and then one of these extraor-
dinary vehicles would be encountered,
snorting and puffing on the highway.
The countrymen regarded them as the
evil one in disguise.
One of the cars, coming to a toll-
gate, stopped for the gate to be
opened. The toll-man came hurrying
out. He flung the gate open with
trembling hands, and teeth which
chattered audibly.
The driver asked him how much toll
there was to pay.
"O, nothing, dear Mr. Satan, noth-
ing!" hastily assured the man. "Go
on as fast as you like; there's nothing
to pay."—Youth's Companion.
Didn't Need It.
Agent—Here's a book that will b
welcome in every family. It contains
all the rules of etiquette and direc-
tions for avoiding slips in grammar.
Hiram Grasscutt—Don't need noth-
in of that kind. Got a daughter hum
from boardin' school, a son goin' to
high school an' a hired man who's a
college feller workin' fer his health.
But, by jing, partner, it's a relief to
talk once in a while to a common,
ordinary person, I don't need the
book, but I'm darned glad you called.
Answered Truthfully.
During the late financial flurry a St.
Louis business man was called to
serve on a jury. "What is your
name?" asked the attorney. "John
Smith," the business man replied.
"Your color?" the attorney continued.
"White," Bald John Smith. "Your
age?" "Forty-eight," quoth Mr.
Smith." "Your business?" "Itott^u,"
said John Smith.
HAPPY OLD AGE
Most Likely to Follow Proper Eating.
As old age advances, wo require less
food to replace waste, and food that
will not overtax the digestive organs,
while supplying true nourishment.
Such an ideal food is found in Grape-
Nuts, made of whole wheat and barley
by long baking and action of diastase
in tho barley which changes the starch
into sugar.
The phosphates also, placed up un-
der the bran-coat of the wheat, are in-
cluded in Grape-Nuts, but left out of
white flour. They are necessary to
the building of brain and nerve cells.
"I have used Grape-Nuts," writes an
Iowa man, "for S years and feel as good
and am stronger than I was ten years
ago. 1 am over 74 years old. and at-
tend to my business every day.
"Among my customers 1 meet a man
every day who Is 92 years old and at-
tributes his good health to the use of
Grape-Nuts and Postum which he has
used for the last 5 years. He mixes
Grape-Nuts with Postum and says they
go fine together.
"For many years before I began to
eat Grape-Nuts, I could not say that
I enjoyed life or knew what it was to
be able to say I am well.' I suffered
greatly with constipation, now my hab-
its are as regular as ever in my life.
"Whenever I make extra effort 1
depend on Grape-Nuts food and It just
fills tho hill. I can think and write
a h. eat deal easier."
"There's a Reason." Name given b-
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Reai
"Ihe Iioad to Wellvill^" Ui ?kgH.
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