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SHOPPING ABROAD.
A Timely Word of Warning For the
American Woman.
Th-MP la m mild little lecture In one
•f the English weeklies for the t eiie-
fii uf the American woman who
travels and shops abroad.
"American women.'* says our critic,
"even those with riches In abundance,
are eminently practical us well as «*<•<.
domical, though as shopprs the.v
leave much to be desired, for many of
them forget that the English business-
man has fired prices and is not to be
beaten down as If he were an or!
ental."
The criticism i* doubtless a just one
but the writer need not have gone so
far from home as the orient to draw
her comparison, since In more than
•ne country on the continent the
American woman has had to learn the
art of haggling over the prl • or else
pay the one that has been made espe-
cially for A mericans.
But it is h mistake to attempt to
carry such a practice into England
for it is as much of a blunder to try
to employ the methods of the oriental
or Italian merchants In Oxford or
Regent street as It would be to entei
a department store and attempt
make the merchant lower his marked
price
The American woman who does not
wish to encounter a lift of the eye
brows when she enters the best I/oii
don shops will do well to bear this
fa< t in mind.
But. as if the writer were remorse
#ul for this little scolding which she
has given the American woman, she
hastens to make amends by com me-
Ing her American sister for anotle
form of etc ioaiy which she practice-
"Our skiers across the Atlantic," she
adds, "take greater care of their
clothes th*n we do, and In this re-
•peet they show a better understand
lng of the word economy Their pre*
ty flower trimmed hats when worn
while motoring are covered with a
daintily drafted waterproof silk cover
chfseu with discrimination to match
the costume or the color of the car "
THE AGE FOR LOVE.
A Modern Englishwoman on the At-
tractions of Maturity.
The following light on love is kindly
ahed by an Englishwoman who writes
to lhe editor of a London publication
aa follows
Sir—I think I know the reason, or at
ail events one reason, why In recent
years there has been a change in sentl
ment In regard to the approprlatp age
for love
The reason why the "elderly man in
love" seems no longer ridiculous is
that the young man has ceased to bi
attractive I am sure I speak for nine
oat of every ten women of education
When I say that it. is only from a man
of a certain age that we can look for
the sympathetic and compreheudiUK
companionship that we expect in a
lover
The young woman of cultivated in-
telligence and Independent mind will
not enter Into the compact of love ex
cept on equal terms The slangy, emp
ty young man of the day. character
less, chloless and without ambition or
achievement, cannot engage her In
conversation
A man of forty usually knows .tome
thing and frequently has done some
thing • He has outgrown the cheap
cynicism of the twenties and some
times has developed a touch of ro-
mance. It is the spectacle of an un-
formed hobbledehoy of Ave and twen
ty in love which now appears rldk-u
Ions
Tips For Horns Wedding.
The summer wedding Is a dainty af-
fair. as all rosctime happenings uiusi
be And the bride and the bridegroom
and most of all the bride's family
must not forget that at this weddl
as at all weddings all the year round
ahowiriess isn't—well. Just Isn't ver>
nice. The wedding breakfast, for In
atunce, may be a charming piece oi
gracious hospitality and happimv.
But for persons of moderate meunj It
Is the worst possible taste to splu •
In the usual way An afternoon <
morning wedding can be made as
Charming without extravagance as
With it, whiie Ihe little spread provid
ed at home for the lutlmate few ma.,
with taste, lake ou a special exquisite
aess through Its very reserve Arti
Acial light Irndlng particular charm to
fthi effects, have the big table which
la to hold the refreshments In the din
lng room so lighted. Caudles ding a
pretty glow, particularly if shaded
with u faiut pink, and it is not abs.<
hiti'ly necei ary for the trimmings <:
a bride's luncheon or tea table to t>
In white, though the general prejudio
It for this.
If the tab'e is gracefully decorated
caiidie shades, ribbons and flowers an
to one tone—any little bite and sup Is
enough to show good feeling. A t-im
pk buffet bite or afternoon tea fro
quenfly follows a wedding Instead of
the usual more elaborate breakfast
At this there may be a big bowl of
fruii punch, sandwiches of several
aorts. fancy cakes. Ices and bonbons.
For those who ma* not care for the
punch boulTon, coffee, tea or choco-
late may be < ffered. Have the spread
Of wtoateve dainties you choose, but
remember *hat an Invitation to th"
home calls for some sort of hospitalitv
however slight.
The bride also cuts the wedding
cake herself and sees that every guest
Ms a portion
To Iron Pongee.
Y, lieu iauudurhj* any article made
of poiigt . irou It without tirst sprin
kit it u ,<! you wll! find It looks far
a*w r anf< Hlkler th-" when damp-
ened and Ironed in t!^e n«nnl manner
—Woman's Home Companion.
WHMtm UNKi THftSt TIMES* 25c.
Woman's World
AN AFRICAN EXPLORER.
Mrs. French Sheldcn, Who Shot Her
Own Game While cn the Expedition.
Mrs. French Sheldon has had i
many thrilling adventures in Africa i
• u o\ president Is likely to experience
She is an American by birth, but
cosmopolitan by Instln< f At the earh ■
age of fifteen she wcqt in for an
American newspaper competition for
the most imaginative story and re-
ceived a prize of $~>00 As at that
time abundant wealth was alread>
hers, she felt ashamed of letting hei j
parents kuow of her success and, cash j
lng the check, went out Into the hij.Ii
ways and byways and gave away tin
money to all the poor people she came
across.
When only sixteen she set off for a
voyage around the world, which took
three years she has since repeated
that experience twice and then in
up her mind to specialize In explora
tion in Africa In order to equip he:
self for this project she studied m«!i
cine, geology and ethics and then,
amply supplied with the sinews of
war, began her caiupaigu of mauy ex-
peditions to plates where no white
woman had ever before penetrated.
.Mrs. Sheldon Is now In her sixty
third year, though she does tint look a
day more than fifty, and is still alert
and as. keen as aver 011
/y^hit6hf.\
£?\binet
WIDOW WHILE YET A CHILD!
Marriage Customs of China That
Seem Peculiar to the Minds
of Westerners.
[ the places of worship j
Every one is always welcome at
all services.
J. V. STANLEY, Pastor.
BLEEDING HEARTS.
LL In the dewy rarden
path, we walked, my
love and I,
Between the border rows
of sheila,
With holly-hooks for sen-
tinels,
Under a paling sky.
The spicy-scented garden
pinks. by tropic
breezes haunted.
And marigolds, and four-
o'clocks,
Long since asleep; and
crimson phlox
His gorgeous turban
flaunted.
But at the very farthest
end. the narrow pathway parts
And, drooping there, each ruddy bell,
6ways in the breeze It loves so well.
Old-fashioned bleeding hearts.
Then said my love: "The bleeding heart
Is best of all for me.
For, come foul wind or summer weather.
Those hearts are true and swing to-
gether.
Bo," said my lovs to me,
"My heart Is true to thee."
To Pastors and Ministers.
M. E. Church (South).
Sunday school, 10 a. m. John W
Mi*. Miriam Sinclair Headland, M.
P.. ln th® Clr°hle Magailne of! Notices regarding Sunday service. I J,mes. superintendent,
her experience as a physician among. . . . ' 1
the court ladies of China, relates thin 11111 0 not ater
interesting incident Saturday morale r at twelve o'clock
! "How many sisters are there ln ,n order to insure their publication
Other services as usual.
Evervbodv Invited.
O. C. FONTAINE, Pastor.
your family—-eight, are there not?"
i Mrs Headland once asked an older
; daughter of the household.
"Yes. You know, of course, that
No. 5 was engaged when a child of
elx to the son of LI Hung Chang."
"No; I was not aware of the fact;
and were they married?'
on Saturday. What would be better
still would be to hand them ln on
Friday afternoon which coufQ be
lone as well as not
First Presbyterian Church.
The pulpit will be occupied morn
"No, they were never married. The | ing and evening by Rev. W. M. Hut-
and hopes to u > back to cover the out
2Wt miles from the east to the webt
coast of Africa that she has not yet
traversed. It has always been her
custom to allow herself only four
hours' sleep. The rest of the night has
been employed in work, mental and
physical. Illnesses have never assail-
ed her, but she has had severe ucci-
denty. One of the most astonishing
points about this remarkable woman
-The Waiting Table.*
Save steps; this Is more Important
than women realize until too late and
the lame back, the aching head, are
the penalties.
Have a "waiting" table. Place It at
either end of the flat or have one, or
roving iif a shelf, or cubby-hole of some sort, at
x
either end of the stair* If you lire ln
a house. And on this table or shelf
put every article which belongs some-
where else. Unless the need is Buch
that It must be Immediately pat Into
Its proper place, why not let It wait
yonr convenience? A rug that has
been airing on the back porch does
not need to be at once carried to the
library. Wait and when the front
door-ball rings, or when you have
•ome occasion to go to the front of
the house or flat, take the rug with
you.
Perhaps the vase of floweri needs
replenishing. But It need not be ta-
| ken to the kitchen on the dot; wait,
and when the peddler comes, or the
telephone rings, or the beana need
itlrring, carry the vase with you a*
you make the trip to the kitchen, and
make the one walking do for both er-
rands.
The alght of the "waiting" table
with Ita things ready to hand will
serve to remind you, and will save
much unnecessary tramp, tramp op
and down, back and forth, making
true the old saying that "man's work
la from sun to sun, but woman's work
Is never done."
young man died before they were old
enough to wed. When word of hlB
death was brought to her, child that
she was, she went to her mother and
told her Bhe must never engage her
to anyone else, as she meant to live
and die the widow of this boy."
"And did she go to Li Hung Chang's
homel"
"No, the old viceroy wanted to take
her to his home, build a suite of
rooms for her and treat her as his
daughter-in-law, but our parents ob-
jected because she was so young. The
viceroy loved her very much, and hlB
eyes often filled with tears as he
| spoke of her and the eon who had
passed away, When the viceroy died the pastor.
riH WMtX tT) «a kow-tow at hit Bpworth league, 7 p. m.
funeral, and all his family except the < s ....
eldest son were anxious to have her ! „ v, . 1
do so, and thus be recognised aa one j" ord and the pr6achlD« of gos-
of the family. But this son objected.
and though Lady Li knocked her head REV- T- J- H. TAGGART, Pastor,
on the coffin until it bled he would not ■
yield, lest she might want her por-
Horton Memorial Reformed Church.
"And what has beoome of your sis- (Corner Wallace and Park.)
,,L. ! Sunday school, 9:46 a. m.
one withdrew to a small court, 1
where she has lived with her women
servants."
^ "And what does she dot" I asked.
"How does she employ herself?'
chison of Geary. The subject of the
morning sermon will be "A Nation's
Opportunity." In the evening the sub-
ject will be 'A Living Sacrifice"
There will be a sacred concert fol-
lowing the evening sermon, at wnich
time this excellent program will be
sung:
Carl E. Kiefer, choir director.
S. A. FULTON, Pastor.
First Methodist Episcopal Church.
(Corner Beard and Ninth.)
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
Sermcn at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. by
. (Ji
men
^biivct
MUM. FHK.NI U HHKMH'N
Is her femininity of appearance and
garb. Her wind is indeed that of u
mau, but her uature is a true wom-
an's.
To narrate her experiences even lu
outline would fill a hook, but she has
cumped among thirty cannibals, ban
gone beyoud the Stanley falls lu out
direction and from the mouth of the
San Kru river almost to Its source
and Into the heart of the equatorial
forests by the Aruwlnl river.
She went everywhere without a sin
gie white attendant, only her native
bearers, forty or more at a time. She
carried her own capacious tent ami
every day indulged in the luxury of a
hot hath, which was made by about
thirty native, wattling together l.'o
palm leaves of fifteen to twenty feet
in length and five or more feet broad
So cleverly was this work executed
that not a drop of water would oom
through.
Throughout her travels she wore
white and would have every slniil
article washed dally. She took with
her bales of soft silk and such stuffs
as would be useful; also two aewiiie
machines, and tbe native women
would alt down In the heart of iliosi
primeval forests and make lier sLIri-
nud blouses, stitching and finlshlii
them off with the greatest care. The\
learn anything very rapidly and. otu
having mastered the machine eopiis1
anything given to them.
King l.coituld of Belgium ordereu
that Mrs. French Sheldon should b.
"the freest and most Independent pet-
son ln the Kongo;" hence her oppov:
ultles have been grenter than those
of any other traveler, man or woman,
all through the Kongo Free State. She
has uuu magic lantern slides, with
unique pictures of country. [W\,n
and customs She is, of course, a
splendid *h t mid has always kllle '
ber own game Bananas, dates and
other tropical plants and fruits are tin
chief articles of food, and Mrs. Shel
«l<>n ate no animal food except game
while traveling.
Ideal Wash Cloth.
Some housekeeper* think old flonr
sacks make ideal wash el >ths for
dishes The chief nbjeetlon l« the let-
tering. These can be removed by
soaking the sacks In warm Imrnx
water overnight. lu the in >rnin.
wring out. put ill cold waier to Willi I
have lieeii added enough bi<ra.\ and .
little soap to make a strong suds nm'
I eli for half an Imur
NIW8 WANT ADS PAY WILL.
MY REAL HOME.
HI8 houss, th*r nr. 1s
turn.., but that
la far from being
trus;
The rack aa which 1 hang
my hat-
Do they oall that home,
too?
The front atepe whence
my weary feet
Ascend at eet of sunt
The table where my
meal. X eat?
The bed I lie u oi>T
External sign, of home
are these,
I Uve here, to be sure,
But creature comforts,
shelter, ease?
Not long do they endure.
No—here or there, where'er I roam.
Though soul and body part.
The place I truly live—my home.
Is la my dear wife's heart.
"Piecing."
This Is what oar gmrdmothen
called It, and they permitted far mors
of It than was good for us, no doubL
For doctors are agreed that eating
between meals Is ons of the most po-
tent cause* of indlgMtlon. Two hour*
after meals, digestion Is (till well un-
der way, snd If we pnt new food Into
the stomach, we change the chemical
action and upset oondltloni The old
material Is ln a condition which lends
Itself to easy fermentation, and the
new food, mixing with It, produoai on-
natural action. In sickness, the pa-
tient must sometimes take small quan-
"Studylnj, reading, painting and
embroidery. When young LI refused
to allow her to attend his father's
funeral her sense of self-respect was
outraged and she cut off her hair and
threatened to commit suicide. She
often fasts for a week and has tried
on several occasions to take her own
life."
I asked them if they did not fear
that she might kill herself.
"Yes, we have constant apprehen-
slons, but, then, what if she did f It j
would only emphasize her virtue."
Aesop Up to Date.
A hare one day ridiculed the short
feet and slow pace of the tortoise.
The latter, laughing, said: "Though
you may be swift as the wind, I will
beat you In a race " The hare, seeing
that the assertion of the tortoise
seemed preposterous on the face of It,
did some lightning thinking He then
assented to the proposal. They agreed
that the hare should choose the
course and fix the goal. On the day
appointed for the race they started off
together. The tortoise never for a
moment stopped, but went on with a
slow but steady pace straight to the
•nd of the course. The hare, how-
ever. as ,oon as he had bounded out
of sight of the starter, hid ln a clump
of bushes and took a nap Waking up
ln time to make a grandstand finish,
he dashed for the goal, arriving there
Ju t one second after the tortoise. "I
was out of condition," he panted. But
that night, when his agents returned
to him with the winnings of the beta
he had made on the tortoise, he had
a quiet chuckle all by himself.
Moral—The race Is not always to
the swift, but the coin always Is.
Church service, 11 a. m.
Church service, 8 p. m.
C. E. society, 7:16 p. m.
Choir under the direction of Miss
Ware at evening service.
M. T. CONKLIN, Pastor.
First Baptist Church.
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
Preaching at 11 o'clock by pastor.
Juniors, 4 p. m.
Seniors, 7 p. m.
Preaching at 8 o'clock by pastor.
L. C. WOLFE, Pastor.
REV. H. BARNEY. Assistant,
Grace M. E. Church.
(Corner Tenth and Draper.)
aunday school at 9:45 a. m. Albert
Gardiner, superintendent.
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Epworth League, 7:15 p. m.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday even-
ing, 8 p. m.
A. G. MURRAY, Pastor.
First Church of Chrlat. Scientist.
Carnegie Library.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Sunday morning service at 11 a. m.
The Wednesday evening t«atlmonlal
meeting, 7:30 p. m.
United Brethren In Christ.
Sunday school, 10 a. m.
Sermon, 11 a. m.
Song and prayer service, 8 p. n
Sermon. 8:16 p. m.
J. A. SANDERS, Pastor.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16.
Evening Service.
Hymn 35.
Scripture reading.
Prayer—Response.
Announcements.
Offering.
"Come Unto Me" (Campana), Mr.
and Mrs. Kiefer.
Sermon—"A Living Sacrifice"
(Romans 12:1), Rev. w. M. Hutchi-
son.
"Guide Me, Oh Thou Great Jeho-
vah" (Flotow), Mrs Kiefer, Miss
Drake, Messrs. Kiefer and Thomas.
"The Earth is the Lord's" (Thomp
son) choir.
"The Prodigal Son" (Parks), Pres-
byterian ladles' quartette.
"Love Divine" (Flotow), choir.
"Evening and Morning" (Max
Splcker), Carl E. Kiefer.
"I Have Heard of a Home" (Thomp
son), chodr.
Hymn 155.
S. A. FULTON, Pastor.
Carl E. Kiefer, Choir Director.
COLORADO GETS BIG
SUM FROM ESTATE.
Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 14.—
The report of W. S. Jackson of this
city, appraiser of the estate of Gen-
eral Wm. J. Palmer, founder of Colo-
rado Springs, and builder of the Den.
ver & Rio Grande railroad, which
has Just been filed with the attorney
general in Denver, places the value of
the estate at $3,171,025.10. The state
will receive an inheritance tax of
approximately $100,000. Glen Eyrie,
the palatial mountain home of the
family north of the Garden of the
Gods, is appraised at $500,000. Of
the total value of the estat'e, more
than $1,500,000 is represented in
stocks and bondB
THE HORSE.
He Is So Stupi-J That He Can Be
Taught Any Habit.
There h b i 1 mi exhibition at
various times horses (hut are appar-
ently pn utpics nl uitiiliemiitical insight
—that can do anything with numbers
that the trainei uu tiu. Yet we ab-
solutely know that no nnim.il ean so
much as couut at all. Furthermore, It
Is always the horse that performs
these marvels, though the horse Is the
most utterly stupid of ail the dumb
creatures that man has made his
friends.
That Is precisely why the horse is
always taken to lie made into an arith-
metician He Is so stupid that he can
be taught anything—any habit, that is
—and. having no mind to be taken up
with bis own affaire, can be relied on
to do exactly as be Is told.
All these arithmetical fakes, what-
ever their details, are worked in essen-
tially the same way. The horse Is
taught, by endless repetitions, some
mechanical habit. A given signal, and
he begins to paw the floor. Another
signal, and he stops. Press tbe proper
buttou. and he takes a sponge and
rubs It over a certain 3pot on a black-
board or picks up a card lying in a
certain position. That is all he does.
Tbe meaning of the act exists for the
spectator only. Tbe pawlngs coust
the answer to a problem ln addition?
the card bears tbe reply to a question,
but the horse does not know It. He
merely follows a blind habit, Just as
he will stop when yon say "Whoa!"
though you interpolate the word Into
your recitation of the Declaration of
Independence —McClure's Magazine.
St. Benedict Church.
Regular services at St. Benedict
church, corner of St. Benedict and
Kickapoo streets, every Sunday. S
m., low mass; 10 a. m.. high mast.
Special good mnslc.
FATHER BLAISE, Pastor
Mexico as a Cattle Country.
"Mexico Is fast becoming the great
cattle country of the American conti-
nent, and northern Mexico Is the Ideal
oattle country of Mexico," said G. B.
McDermott of Nacozari, who was ln
Houston recently. "As the farmers
and «heepmen have forced the cattle-
men of the great southwest of the
United States to move their ranges,
they are naturally seeking the most
favorable localities, and northern
Mexico seems to appeal more forcibly
to them than any other section. Cattle
are being moved rapidly Into Mexico
from the United States, and the cattle-
men of Mexico are now paying more
attention to their herds than formerly,
with the result that an excellent
quality of beef Is being built up ln the
republic."—Houston Post
Episcopal Emmanuel Church.
(Broadway and Highland.)
Sunday school, 10 a. m.
Morning service, 11 a. m.
Evening service, 8 o'clock.
titles often, but these must be light
and simple foods, and this arrange-
ment is different from the three meals
a day with a "piece" between. Only
very small children should be fed sev-
eral times a day, but this Is also, a
different arrangement ln every way,
and Is not a question of "between-
msala."
As a prominent writer has said:
"Man is not only his own architect
but he Is even bis own posterity." And
Justice to our posterity demands prop-
er food, proper care of the stomach,
and attention to hygiene and the roles
of right living.
Thst Old Refrlgerstor.
It may be msde as good as new by
giving the Inside a coating of Ivory
paint, the kind used for bath-tub*. Let
this first coat dry for 14 hours. Then
put ou a second, and when it, too, baa
thoroughly dried, apply a coat of en-
amel Do not use the refrigerator for
two or three days. It must be thor-
oughly dry and hard.
l\
THE NEWS I MONTH® FOR 1.0C
The Marriage Tie in Russia.
In these days of frequent divorce
the Russian peasants are an example
for the most nobly born of any land,
as marriage with them Is considered
dissoluble only by death. "The wife
Is not a shoe that can be cast aside
at will," and "The knot Is tied; It will
not come undone for 100 years," are
two well known proverbs there that
•how ln their homely wording the rev-
erence In which the married state Is
held. Nor is Intermarrying permitted
until after the fourth degree of kin-
ship is reached; the deceased wife's
sister is also barred out. When a sep-
aration occurs ths husband take* the
boys and the wife the girls.
Central Presbyterian Church.
(Southern.)
Services held in the superior court
room, during the construction of the
new church building,
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m., Dr. A. L.
Austin superintendent.
Preaching, 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Morning subject, "Laborers Togeth-
er With God."
Evening subject, "What Is Man?"
Special antbem and solo music. A
comfortable and attractive place for
worship, a hearty welcome and help-
ful services.
The evening discourse will be es-
pecially Intended for men. The men
of Shawnee are cordially invited to
attend the evening service especially.
J. M. CiARE. Pastor.
Logical Argument.
Chumlelgh had Just been fined $10
for exceeding the speed limit.
"Now, your honor," he said, '1 de-
sire to make charges against this po
Uceman who brought me here."
"What charger' demanded the
judge.
"Same as mine, your honor," said
Chumplelgh If I was going 40 miles
ai. hour ln my car ha must have gone
41 on his motoroyole, or h* never
would have caught m*."—Harv«i>,
Weekly
Chrl*tlan Church.
(Corner Broadway and Eleventh.)
Sunday school, B: 46. A class with
a good teacher for every one.
Morning service, 11 * **
Intermediate C. E„ 6:80 p. m.
Senior C. E., 7 p. m.
Evening service, 8 p. m.
The pastor will occupy the pulpit
both morning and evening.
Teacher training. Tuesday, 7:80 p
m.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday, 8 p. m.
Everyone Invited to all our ser-
vices. Comfortable auditorium, good
singing, gospel preaching, a hearty
welcome.
FRANK L. VAN VOORH18,
Minister.
Trinity M. E. Church.
Service* each Sunday at 11 a. m
and 8:16 p. m.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday even
lng. ,
Woman'* Home Missionary society
meet* Thuraday afternoon at S
THREE LINF8. THREE TIMES. Me.lo'clock-
HUNDRED8 OF THOUSANDS
OF ACRES TO BE RECLAIMED.
Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 14.
The reclamation of several hundred
thousand acres of seiml-arld land in
eastern Colorado, which lie above the
levels of existing irrigation systems
In the valleys, is the huge enterprise
just launched by a Colorado Springs
hydraulic engineer. It Is planned to
generate 40,000 horse power by the
erection of two power plants on the
Arkansas river near the mouth of the
Royal gorge. From these, transmis-
sion lines will radiate throughout
southern Colorado, enabling farmers
to pump subterranean drainage water
ln sufficient quantities to transform
large tracts east and south of Colo-
rado Springs into fruitful farms. A
company has been incorporated al $2,
000,000 to carry on the work. Un-
der the recent desert land act, any
person may homestead 320 acres of
arid land.
DON'T MOVE OUT
Let us print you sozn*
HAND BILLS
adve rtise
And Business Will Boom
NEWS WANT ADS PAY WELL.
THREE LINES, THREE TIME8, 25c.
IT CAME TRUE
The Large Party and the Calamity
That Followed.
"You can't make me believe," Uncle
Abner Jnrvis was saying, "that there
isn't something in fortune telling."
His auditors were grouped round the
stove in the comer grocery store. "Ever
have any experience with it?" asked
one of them.
"That's what 1 was going to tell
you," resumed Uncle Abner. "Once
when 1 was at the county fair I saw
a little tent with a sign on the outside
of it that said Mine. Somebody-or-other
would tell your fortune for 25 cents.
1 stepped inside just for fun.
"A woman with a thick veil over her
face was sitting in a chair on a raised
platform. I gave her a quarter, and
she looked at my hand. One of the
things she told me was thai 1 was
going to have a large party at my
house in less than a month and that It
would be follered by a calamity.
"I laughed at that. Thinks I to my-
self. 'We hain't had any parties of any
kind to our house for two years, and 1
don't reckon we'll have one quite as
soon as that.'
"But it did come true. In about two
weeks my wife's Aunt Jane came to
visit us. and if you think she ain't a
large party you ought to see her. She
weighs 287 pounds."
•But how abottt the calamity?" In-
quired the man who was sitting on the
nail keg after a long pause.
"Well," said Uncle Abner slowly,
"she broke down our spare bed the
first night she slept in If—Youth's
Companion.
Had Forty Homes.
Vollon, the painter, was a unique
personage even among the odd charac-
ters of Paris. While he was essen
tially a bohemian, there were times
when even his patience was taxed to
the utmost, and to obviate the ueces-
•ity of meeting unwelcome people he
conceived the idea of multiplying his
lodging places. At the time of his
death be owned no less than forty
homes, all In apartment houses, situ
ated in ail the out of the way corners
of Paris, plainly furnished and with
just enough accommodation for him-
self. He «-lianged from one to the
other all the time in order to escapo
importunate acquaintances and to take
refuge from his friend- It was ln or-
der to throw them all off tho scent
that he engaged rooms ail over the
city. He flually died in the Hue de
Dunkerque, where he had aa many aa
three different apartments, all within
a t tone's throw of onu another.
The Stone Houses of Easter Island.
The remarkable stone houses of
Easter island are built against a ter
race of earth or rock, which in some
cases forms the back wall of the
dwelling. They are built of small slabs
of stratified basaltic rock piled to-
gether without cement No regularity
of plan Is shown ln the construction of
a majority of them. The average
measurement is as follows: Height
from floor to ceiling, 4 feet 0 Inches;
thickness of walls, 4 feet to 10 inches;
width of rooms. 4 feet 0 inches; length
of rooms. 12 feet 0 inches; average
size of doorways—height, 20 inches;
width, 19 inches.
Skeptical.
"I kind of agree with the folks who
say that story about George Washing-
ton and the cherry tree is a myth,"
said Farmer Corntossel after a thought-
ful silence.
"For what reason?" inquired his
wife.
"Well, human nature is purty much
the same ln all generations, and if 1
had a boy who picked up an ax an'
voluntarily went out to chop wood I
wouldn't chide him. I'd hand him a
medal."—Washington Star.
Practical.
"I send you 10.000 kisses," he wrote.
"Bah!" she exclaimed, tossing his
letter aside. "Why doesn't he come
and look over his terminal facilities in
person ?"—Chicago Record-Herald.
A stout heart may be ruined in for-
tune, but not in spirit.-Victor Hugo
NEWS WANT AD® PAY WEIL.
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