The Cedarville Herald, Volume 30, Numbers 1-26

command it; thm > uiumo*ywu mVi U( , ltm n;S> io you r buv? -P. - 'ared For Meats th e rm o th e only Jdna •. WO prapof tipplJancea f0r righ t, and thoy.ri5 safe when mid. Don’t™ ping.when i t ’s hot. Buv jo say e . * * H . CROUSE, 3DABVILLE, o, Rsstatirant . ami Dining Room; ph and Limestone *tnW Sprint*ffih \ Ohi< Xonf*vftllVa»'«’ptte»wt« ana flnl Couldn’t do Tvlthout them. I i™ Wwo-timo fo r indigestion afid bU* tac. now completely cured, KecomV o everyone. -Qnco tried, you will iu shem lu the fam ily.” ’ Edward a . Mar*. Albany, U,Y. >cora or your money back. R em ed y C o., C hicago o r N.Y. Eol1 ALE, TEHltflLUOft BOXES know them; they are us, and make their e felt everywhere. The jf the family- are Head- Toothache, ' Earache, ie> Stomach ache, Neli­ de. They are sentinels rn you of any"derange- f your system. When .in nerves become ex- or irritated, Headache you miserable; if the i nerves are weak, irt- n - results, „and _you iip With pain, and if the •omineut.nerves are af- STeuralgia simply makes ndurable. The way to tin is to soothe and ten the nerves. Dr* ^nti-Fam Pills do this, ole Pain family yield to ifluence. Harmless if directed. Dr. Miles.’ AnUJ?Aln Fills an remedy for overcoming licdd* ralgla. and distressing 3 , 1 have Used them /or tt* i year* In this capacity with i f i»v«7flfn TOK MERRILL, Fern, In3- V*AntPPsIn Pills aresoldby n!st, who will guarantee tn»t packaga will eenefit, IT « kill return your money. 15 cent*. Naver *old m bulk. xdical Co., Elkhart, Ind >A COMMUNITY TRAPS ; TRAP f* the btti iRlWffSOtiiiachiner tfftifcfy lnDpectw IF It the onfy rt* trap. Oa»'t _TO S#*urs the Trap * * r * A M K « T * * r r * * MKUHtK ******** net m , m . STORIA Bftcttte ium KOMl & f -* MfM iriwoimwiik MMMMt A Merry Christmas Nothing better for an Xmas presentthanone of these carving sets for your wife. IGipporKhtb Skates for the Boys, Pocket cu^ery and fine guar­ anteed Razors ' Robes, 5A. Horse Blankets and Storm fronts. Kerr&Bastings Bros, COMMON PLEAS ,H1IL TO I. THE KING! On Thursday evening there arrived en tra in No, S3 three gentlemen th a t from their appearance anyone would know th a t they were of the J,<?gal Faatcrnity. and upon investigation by yo,ur correspondent we learned th a t the Court ofCommon Pleas was trajjMuuxod lo r the-Hum being to th is place. F o r ju d g e C, H . Ky le was there to preside, and attorneys Qrr and Snodgrass to take up the in­ formation th a t Dr, E, 0 . Ogle&bee could give in the m atter of Boyd vs Boyd divorce. Court was In session a t th e D r.’s residence, he boing con­ valescent from a severe spell of pneumonia. a j.ip- A-' tW-' i l . . ' 7 '•JKjkZJ '.&*■ v-ijuti-fj.# SONAl Mr. Bay HUchcoyk spen t a few days In Day ton.th is’week* < Mr. Andrew-'W inter is confined at home with yellow jaqn<Uce. „- • Mr. iStewart A rthu r spent Thurs­ day in Xenia on business.' . > ,• Cecil and Dona. Burns spen t the holidays with' friends a t Columbus. Several young people enjoyed a bob sled ride Tuesday evening. Mr.G. M. Crouse attended -/‘Ben Bu r” a t Springfield Monday night. Miss Sallie Wolford spent Christ- maSwith Mr, and Mrs Tom Wol­ ford, Miss Margaret W o lfof near-Xenia is visiting Mr. • and Mrs. Depnh McEhvalne! - ________ . Miss Mae Bull of near Xehia spent sever.al days w ith Miss Verna Bird. ‘ Misses Maria Sm ith and In a Jeffriesysdil a ttend ‘‘Ben B u r ” a t Springfield Sa tu rd ay afternoon. The child spptcen of In the McMil- Isn genealogy is now living m Cof- umbus, Ohio* Mr, E a rl Ustick, B is mother being a daugh ter of Mrs, Dr. Jam es Stewart, she being ft daughter of Mrs. John Orr, she being ft daugh­ ter of John McMiHap, Thp In fan t child of Mr. and Mrs. J , J . Keleher 'died last might about seven th irty o’clock. Fune ral ser­ viced w ill be held fttXenia Saturday morning a t ' ten pdoek a t the Cath­ olic'church o f which, Mr. an d Mrs, Keleher are members, Funeral procession will leave .their home abou t seven o’clock. MW STAR 0 ^ OLD FUGi' The flag of the forty-six stars? There is something inspiring about the,mere name. Some one is likp- ly to get busy writing a song with this title, for .the forty-sixth star may now be milled to the mittaiml emblem. The war department has -ejected the spot for the new. star, : hh V(lag makers are hard a t work Hiking now banners with an adfli- 'onal star in the lower right, hand vomer of Old Glory’s blue corner- piece, All the army aqd navy flags wilt be called in and. the now star added. Every householder and pa-* triot who flic.', a (lag will have to add a new.star to-he up to date with Ills banner. I t is not necessary to (my.a,new (lag, but,it is essential to add a new.star to the dower right -hand corner of the blue field. The lace provided oi • the flag .belongs o the" thriving new state of Okla­ homa.—New York Tribune. e - Under the ‘orders of the fire com­ m ittee .the chief .engineer! p u t the Jire Engine under ft test tills uortfing to see if all Was in'order* FUNERAL NOTICE. Funeral of John J . Sbingledecket to be held a ttb e home, Sabbath, 80th line o’clock S tandard time, conduct­ ed by the.Grand Army, The deceas­ ed wfts a member of Company- K, UstKegonent O. V. I . B e was about M years of age. - - The youngpeople of the town and Vicinity have been enjoying fine skating on- the creek th is Week. - Mr; Job McFarland of Dayton, spent Christmas With his parents Mr. arid M rs-John McFarland,- M r.J . N. Wolford editor of the Yellow Springs News a te bis Ch rist mas dinner With h is paren ts. Bev Clarence Yonrg’s illustrated lecture, “A Trip to Ireland” will be interspersed with Irish songs* Miltott B anna will preach a t tlie Deformed Presby terian church Sab­ bath morning and evening. Mr. Walker B rad /u te of Bloom­ ington Ind ., spen t T hu rsday with Mr* David Bradfute. Miss Effie Barber and nephew, Warren, spent Christmas in Spring- field, Mr. and Mrs. Dixon a n d Mr* and Mrs. Sullenbergor will drive do Springfield to- n igh t to see “ Ben Bu r” Anna B td lelteld of A tlan ta, Gh*, spent holidays w ith he r parents Mr. and Mrs. John Murdock. ifla«U»rr.onurtt*■»Tli*»irfr»r*ie'i i Mr, and Mrs, John McFarland of Oakland City lu d ., spent the holi­ days with his p a ren ts Mr. and Mrs* John McFarland* Mrs. H a rrie t Mills of whom men- Coh is made elsewhere in th is paper, died Thursday Afternoon u t her home in Hpringfleld. Burial will take place Saturday a t Ferft ChSt* M r.J . o . Matthews received word front their daugh te r Miss S te lla say­ ing th a t she Is improving very rap** idly and hope to be with them a t home In the near future. To Retain Color In Cotton Good?. - '' Delicate shades of cotton fabrics, blues, pinks, lavenders, etc., can be laundered and still be as "pretty as hew if*they are treated as fol­ low^:. Drop one teaspoonful of spir­ its of turpentine into one-half gal­ lon of cold, water, Wet the4 goods thoroughly in tills, wring dry and hang in the shade. When thorough­ ly dry they can he laundered. There is no odor left from the use of-Die turpentine.' This method has been tested time and. again and always* with perfect residts.^-Housekeoper. What Food* Wottjh. I t jnay be convenient to know that one quart of flour weighs one pound; a quart of- cornmeal, one pound and two ounces; a quart of best, sugar, one pound; a quart oi pbwdered white sugar, one pound and one ounce; a quart of best brown sugar, one pound and two ounce*; that ten eggs weigh one pound, though this depends some­ what on the size; sixteen large ta­ blespoonfuls make half a pint; a" quart of butter, one pound and one ounce. , „ T«JWash Chamois L.*atfr«iv Make a weak solution of soap and warm water. Rub"plenty of soft soap .into tho leather and let it soak for two hours, then rub i t , till quite clean. Afterward rinse j it well in a weak Solution of warm | water, soda and yellow soap. After j rinsing wring it well in a rough { towel, dry quickly and pull about till quit*- soft. It will then be bet­ ter than most new leathers. Pennsylvania ms ... m Y iA ftr ■KXPldlKNCfc P atent I ’ jin —mm {<krt**A(«WU m w f tMEMftH** . IjWrtft u f li.sPW M i » iM Winter Tourists Fares Florida and Sotith Colorado and Southwest Homeseekers Excursions West Northwest South Southwest and Mexico * Ask abou t those excursions and Iftierdhangettlrfe <■ O r d e r s 1 m d if * L o w « f F * w s ' J , W, Eadabaugh, Aaant. Lgndon’s Dinner Hour. A momentous change has been decreed in the habits of London society,, initiate^ by the king, says a note in tlie society columns of a ^London paper. His majesty, dis­ approved of the tendency to make the.dinner hour later-and later,and ha&decreed that hereafter the fash­ ionable dinner hour shall be from 6:30 to 7:30. ‘Before this change Was instituted society dined from 8 to 0. The new dinner' hour,' which is a.return to earlier man­ ners, is welcofned by everybody, -It will benefit the theaters, which have lost .many patrons through the’ late dinner hour, and'it will also send more people to the restaurants ifor1 supper. .People who.'dined at 8 o’clock were -not always inclined for supper afterward and could not reach the'theate^ before the middle Of the performance. Articufatign and Ssothing, ' The inquiry into the imperfect speech of .our women provoked by William Dean Howells was at first ,p matter for jokers and wits, but it lias“ now become serious, Henry Jamefhas taken jit up,." "One may ns'cheerfully as. pos­ sible record one’s awareness of sev­ eral ladies in several cities' who really articulate and wjio approxi­ mately soothe,” says Mr, James, coming to the point in his direct fashion, Exactly l . We have said this again and again, hut ft required some one of the heft of Mr, James to drive the truth home. Take tins city, for instance. If each of us has hot in his own personal acquaint­ ance some woman who articulatu it amounts to a'clnch that he knows one who soothes.—St. Louis Post- Dispatch.___ __________ Valient*, Tour admiration is*requested for ValientC. Valient,e is a brigand practicing in Morocco. He desired to marry a European lady. Consid­ ering that he had thirty-six wives already, his intention must he con­ sidered a compliment of the first qr- dfer. But it pales before the force of true love shown in his next sug­ gestion. The lady, he proposed, should not be the thirty-seventh. She would be his unique wife, for he would kill off the thirty-six pred­ ecessors, and she might come and see the ceremony as a guarantee of good faith.-—New York Press. London’* Juccem auts, Horse drawn vehicles still hold pride of place iii the list of Lon­ don’s juggernauts despite the popu­ lar impression that the various forms of motors hold-the lead. A return supplied by the home seere* tary for the past month shows that the accidents numbered 3,058, with * personal injuries in 068 cases and 28 deaths* of which 23 were caused by horse drawn vehicles. The fol­ lowing,is a summary of the return: Horse drawn vehicles, 602; electric tram ears, 129; motor caw and cy­ cles, 155 London Express : motor omnibuses, 95.- To Boom California. To offset the lingering effect# of the San Ptiuieifeo earthquake a movement tfliieh has been shaping for the pact four months has at last taken definite term in the Develop - ment 8o<driy of California. Its avowed pufpOse k to expend from half a milium to- ft million dollars in legitimate/ advertising of Callfow mV* unrivaled resource# amt attrac­ tions throughout tho middle wed, Hod tho rkstom state*.- Han Pr*n« The season now passing was tied! eated to the annual autumnal reign of his Majesty, K ing CbryuftQtlic# mum, During these weeks all other flowers, however attractive anil pop­ ular, must take back seats while duej honors are befng paid to the reignin';' monarch- Even th e rose,- a queen in h§&own right, must stop aside and temporarily suffer obspu ■ration while the regal procession marches by to kneel in ' worship of the big-headed beauties. This apo­ theosis, however, is -not a case ot the divine rig h t of kings, b u t has come a fter a long and painful pro* cess of evolution, by virtue of which a ones lowly weed has risen to the occupancy of a throne. The people who ru sh to the florist’s displays in .thecity, and the i armor’s wives who proudly contemplate . their mam­ moth blooms in porch or window, hardly stop to reflect th a t the.objeot of their adoration was once a hum­ ble inhab itan t of the wilds pf Asifi- In those days it was ’no t differenti­ ated from other weeds by any znarks pf superiority. Indeed, i t was dis­ tinctly inferior to many of the wild plants by which it Was surrounded. I t was<coarse and- cheap looking. Its bloom was small, its stem of woody fiber ami it was' destitute of odor. The tiger lll>y thegofilen rod,* the elecampane, oven . the Jflnpson weed, looked down with disdain on their homely companion. The Cin­ derella of flowers, tills embryonic Chrysanthemum,' snubbed-by- her sisters, gave Utile promise 6t reach-' ing a high estate. Bu t she had A fairy godmother, who interceded in her behftlf, and. a* prince,*' who d e ­ tected merit unflefchet Unpretentious equipment. K indly hands, careful culture and Weary watching through the centu­ ries gradually unf61dedher possibil­ ities and aided development until the resu lt is before us in the golden glories th a t ligh t up the houses of Thanksgiving* , Thus the chrysan­ themum fqndsbes both the romance and the tragedy of the floral world. I t tells a story and teaches a lesson. as "‘the. Course of true, lo re -never runslsmooth” iii human affairs, so p lan t life affords a parallel pf vicis­ situdes and tribulations during' the long jonahey from humility to proud supremacy. In the real world’there is nothing th a t delights us so much as narratives which' s e t forth the r is e ' from, "humble beginnings 'to places of prominence, from plebiaU origins to noblJifyyfrcm poverty to power. I t is th e , favorite. them e 'o f the romancists and the troubadours, of the historions and the poets. 'We are told how the Shepherd hoy rose to be k ing of-Israel; flow the forlorn Joseph became the,p rem ie r of all Egyp t; how the Jewish maiden E s­ ther displaced the proud V ash ti in the affection’s of King Ahasuerup and was made queen in heir stead;, how the poor Moabite g irl became the wife of. the rich Boaz.in rewfttd for self-sacrifice and devotion, Scheliereznde, charm ing-relator of the Arabian Nights stories; never wearies of tpiling how the poor boy rose to be king and how the peasant girt fascinated the prince in disguise. The groom goes to sleep in the stable And wakes Up in the palace, with the grand vizier’s daughter fo r h is wife and surrounded by a ll the "luxuries of an Oriental court. Peter this Great rides hundreds of :milcs to claim a peasantfor bis wife, andSaUi, the son of Kish, while searching for his fath­ er’s asses, found a kingdom* The chrysanthemum, by parallel­ ing these tales of adventure and tri­ al and eventially emerging triumph­ ant, possesses an additional claim upon our adm iration. I t i s the story of evolution, more wondrous even, than anything bodied forth by the poet’s imagination “as the eye, in fine phrenzy - rolling, doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven.” ,, We pause in ecstatic th ra ll as we read of the marvelous transformations Which transferred more mortals from cabins to palaces more quickly, th an Puck could p u t a girdle around the earth. We thrill as we peruse tho picture# of fairy ­ land made real by the magic touch of Bliakespeare, atul dwell with de­ light over Queen “T itauia’s infatua­ tion for man under tlie mystic spell imposed by Oberon’s mysterious juice* B u t,ev en the ‘.‘Midsummer Night’s Dream” Offers nothing sO passing strange as Darwin’s unfold­ ing of Urn origin of specie# and Bur­ bank’S experimental creations in p lan t life, Tims the w ildest imag­ inings of the dreamland poet in the realms of imagination a re more than realized in the actual world In which Wo live by the Wlzard-liko perform­ ances of those who give ns the m ar­ vels in plants and flowers* The rough roftti traveled by the chrysan­ themum from tt p simple to the court* plex, the single, to the compound in quality and from tho homogeneous to the heterogeneous in structure, is the same path traveled by all of tlie ornamental plant* and admlredllow* ers of tho garden and household. Tho scries of changes wilder natural law which involve th is continuous progress until It gives us tho innnm* orablo marvels of tlie greenhouse of to-day pu t to shame tne finest flights of the inspired ha rds of old and transcend even tho vast ami univer­ sal gening oi HhakcflpcAre.—The AwsritsanFArmar, . FOR THE UmE ONgS. How a Gratfful Put Repaid it* Mi* trt**’ Kmdriecs, Nearly every child is fond of eate? and many of you oral there jmuee Hold pots. A pretty story is told o , the gratitude of a eat to a kmd friend who helped it in distress. One day tho cat ate gome ra; poison, mid its sufferings were, so great that it would dip its paws in water to cool them, though cats are not very fond of water, . At last she went to the lady and, looking up in a pitiful way, scemet to ask for help. The lady hoimc it up in wet cloths and gave it medi­ cine and gruel and took the best care of it until.it was well again. One night after the Jody had gone upstairs she heard a mow at the Window, and as she opened it the cat jumped in with, a niouse in heri month and laid it at tho lady’s feet. She did this every day for a long time, and when she _afterward, .caught mice for her.kittens one was; always laid aside for the lady*. . If the kittens tried -to eat this she gave them a little pat, -After awhile the lady would take the mouse and then’.give it to the kit­ tens.* the cat seemingly much pleas­ ed to see them eat it. * -Queer W?ger. A little hoy said to his sister tlie other day, “I bet I can coax you*to set fire to your dress,” '‘Well, I just guess you can’t,” shejaned scornfully. “WKat do you bet?”1 , ‘.“You are silly, Of course you cannot, ..Why should I het anyr thing?’’' “Well; I’m willing to wager -ray new jackknife,” - - .'' “Aik right,” laughed slie. “1*11 wager my Rpris doll,you Cannot.” Then tho hoy began: - - ' , “Please'set* fire to'your dress1 Please, please flb1’-’ “Are yoii tired ?” asked his sis­ tern t length. “Well, I ’ve won my bef, all right,' I said tlmfcl could coax you to do it; and ! have,” said the'boy. The Largest Grapevine- ■ ' -Dovrn ’in, southern -California, in the ‘beautiful, sun kissed Carpente- ria valley- a valley ,‘safely sheltered by the Santa Ynez mountains, a young Spanish woman named Jo- quin Lgodi Ayala planted.a small grape’twig in tlie year 1842* And, as the years-followed one another the twig-grew and grew till today' it is. tlie largest grape­ vine ih the, world. At th e ground the trunk, which long ago ceased to be a'vine, measures ten feet in cir­ cumference. At a distance of five feet above the ground its'girth is seven feet ,eleven inches. The trel­ lis, which is completely, hidden by branches,and, runners, is 100 by-110 feet in* dimensions, thus covering about one-fourth of an acre of ground, " . - - ■ " Cork Will Gink. * Cork, though the most buoyant substance, will not rise again if sunk 200 feet below the water’s sur­ face, . . "i^V1 1 i - • Tho Magic Glass. •Pour water into a wineglass un­ til it is nearly full and place the palm of your hand squarely aver the mouth of the glass, taking care YOUR APPETITE I f yoiir appetite Is poor, eat meat. To tempt yopr appetite and nourish the system our choice meats are not excelled by anything. The weak and the strong, the small and the hearty cater alike enjoy them. R* McClellan. iNIMALS AMDTRICKS, WT;"L” THETRIALBALANCE. G«**r’Pifl* mud f?*#r# Not H#rd to a Monthly Te*t of tfi* Correctne-s of Train For th* Stag*. , ) ’ tho Bookkpspor’# Work. A farmer would scarcely believe Asic a bookkeeper what his”!A) k that a goose -requires only about beast” is, and he will tell you r . c . aixty hours in order to prepare it monthly trial balance, borne of you for the footlights and a critical au- ’-know what that is, of course, b ;t dience and that a comraqn pig tbe majority of you perhaps do ns t. which ha# been bought in. the mar- ’Let us explain briefly, In doui’e ket will in thirty hours be compe- ‘entry bookkeeping, the only kind fefit to blossom forth as an actor, i that deserves tlie mime of book- According to Clyde' Powers, a keeping! every debit must have iii trainer of wide experience and ’ credit—that is fo say, every ilru much .patience, it takes. a duck that is carried to the debit o f t to bend your fingers at a right an­ gle, as shown in tho lower illustra­ tion. ; Still holding your hand firmly upon tho glass, stretch out your fingers suddenly in a horizontal po­ sition, and this will produce a par­ tial vacuum under the palm, which will permit you t o ’lift the glass from^the table.—-Chicago New^. To SWyland* tVhott all ’tho worlC Is Cull-and sxajr And rain -comes slafttln* UOwti Don’t stop to fret, bat ride aw^y, away to \Vontetpwn. • th e broad road str^tebt# wide and ■white and free on either hand, And you can Otways And the car that, rans td Storyland. For A B U S motormdn attd any book the car. Why, you can go where’er you pllm wm travel near or far, left nil the sights you lonsf to see, *nd isn't f t just gtand To tfilrtk you hover pay a fare to <fel to TBtoryiandl1 «,youth’*Companion. GfAftt^ihi^of *Ufa. You hunt desire to fmjirove your heart, and so become good. You must dCBiro to improve your bead, and *o become Well informed. But yoii must desire first to become good. That 1 * Hw first and great end o t lire, that is What God sent you into the world for.- (‘Jiaries KMfcriey, about thre^ days to learn how to march on the stage, to followJhe chorus and to march off again at the proper time, I t takes ,a chick­ en a week or more, and a.'turkey cannot,,grasp the art 6f acting in less than sfx months’ time, Mr* Powers has tried to train a peafowl,-but he finds that it is im­ possible. A goose is the most intel­ ligent’ of all the feathered 'tribe, and a goose is also the ’only do­ mestic fowl that shows affection Animals are always entertaining, and so much in demand are' they by managers that,every- vaudeville theater in- America-’hooks for its programme at least one animal a^t and often two every, week. A good animal troupe1is ' contracted for many months ahead* and its owners and trainers receive salaries far ex­ ceeding those of; the Overage troupe of vaudeville performers of the-hu- man species. During a visit to a .dress re­ hearsal 'at; the New* Tatlt Hippo, drome,—says a writer in Leslie’s Weekly, three Or four; cub hears were -being schooled in the, art/of standing on.their heads, in,driving an ante, or at least appearing, to do so, and last, but not least-—-for it amuses- an - audience greatly—to drink but of bottles. To teach them this last act ia not Very difficult if the bottles are filled with sweetened water. In fact, the difficulty comes in preventing .the cubs from stealing,these horiles and rehearsing -before^it is .tiiqe, so fond are they ‘of this particular form of acting. * ' ’ Bears are -decidedly humorous, and, while they know perfectly well what they are doing,’they- often do a trick the wrong' way, apparently just for the humor of the. thing, and they*seem to enjoy the scold­ ing; which with many,.bears is Sel­ dom accompanied by punishment. The trainers pockets are -usually bulging with sugar, and the cubs fire, given a taste every time they obey orders and go through a trick; with Willingness. If a bear is good tempered and. of adaptable disposi­ tion a new trick, can bo mastered in about four weeks: ... ....... .— u* i . A H**lthy Bill- A wealthy Hew York hanker, hays tho Philadelphia' Recofd, while visiting his parents in a small town was stricken ivitli,fever, For three months He Was confined in the,old homestead, dutifully’’ attended by a fond jbother and a very zealous doc- tori The banker recovered slowly. One morning hd decided that fresh air would do more for him than medical environment, and in a short time he was enabled to dis­ miss his physician. When the doc­ tor's bill arrived the banker studied it very closely, A few moment# ater the mother saw her son go to the' wood shed, procure aft ax and begip hewing at the hitching post, vhich had Stood in front of the rouse for fifty years. ‘Trank,” she shouted hysterical- y, believing her son itt another de­ lirium, “what are you doing?” “You’ll have no further use for t,” chuckled the perspiring banker, “Hereafter the doctor will come in an automobile.” - Hi# Richftrd ill, A theatrical manager tells a story about a country actor who studied Richard III. under John McCul­ lough untib he felt letter perfect, when 1messayed to play the part in i western town. When he reached he words, “Tim# fat into, the bbwels of the land have we marched on without impediment,” his mem­ ory completely failed. Having re­ peated so much of the statement several timesJm was called down by general hiss. Coming forward, m bowed and thus addressed the audience: “Ladies and Gentlemen-— .Thus far into the bowels of the land have wo marched without impedi­ ment, and curse me if I can get any farther,”—Hew York Dress-. a K*#ping Fftrh Fmh* Maidenhair tetn, Which -usual!? wlfhei# soon after, gathering; can be kept fresh for a >week 32 vJ picked the ends are held fit until quite blucfe acCbunt must bo carried to the an .ti­ lt o£ another, ■ Say, for oxAmple, yo;s buy a i*)! 4 of goods from a merchant. He en­ ters -the amount to'your debit on his books and gt the same iim<* credits an account called “meri‘|ninr : dise?” this luv'ount being debilt'l, with all the goods brought into the stock and credited with all tho gOods, sold fropi.it*' - When-you pay tho bill you are credited with tbr amonftt/''arid an account called 5 “ cash” is 'dejbita<J> because if re­ ceives the money.- , This will .explain to the uninitiat­ ed the meaning of, the term “doubta entry,” and,it will also explain why; after -the entries have all been qa~- ried to the'ledger and balances^have 1 been'struck- thereon, the debits’an l the credits Will agree if the books have been- correctly" kept.'"- To te. £ the-'correctness-of hig work the » bookkeeper takes off every month' a trial- balance, which consists sun- ; S -of-the debit balances in'.'ore fi amn and the credit balance* in another/ If-they foot up the same- > the work .has been correctly done. 'If they,vary.,he mush look for and find'the error,or-errors before the next month’s business Is entered-on the ledger. •' ,. You can readily-, understand therefore why the trial balance Is .the bookkeeper’s “black beatfc” Wo 'have known cases .in which .trifling errors ha\te eluded the moat cai-efal search dor1several days and nighta - and .eventfor weeks, torturing.the, soul -of the bookkeeper almost pr. b -endurance. But he has to stand it, for -the error-must be found. Girl* Ar« So Queer. “No^I never diddike him* Why, when he used to write me glowing love letters .1 Would only glance over them once,” ” “Only oncC/dear?’’ “Well—er—sometimes' when I couldn’t make out his abominable scrawl I would ;glance over them a second time.” / “Indeed! And was thabaH?” “Except sometimes bt night I would -take them from under r.v/ !# pillow and read them just to kill time.” 1} “And that was-the end?” \ “Yes, only on rainy days I used I to look aver them just to see how ° silly a .man can he when ho starts writing love letters. But 1 only glanced over them, dear. I never - did like him«”—Chicago News, A £f*v«r Lawyer. Aft old lawyer in Baris had i-i* structed a very young client oft Ir* to weep- every time he struck the desk with his, hand. Unfortunate!,' the hamster forget and BtriiCk the desk at the wrong moment. T-i s client fell to sobbing and crying. “What is the matter with you ?” asked the presiding judge. “Well, he told me to cry as ofL a a? he struck the table ” Here was a nice predicament, 1 6 the astute lawyer was equal to t vs occasion. Addressing tho jury, ! >■* Said: ... . . “Well, gentlemen* let me ask; t how you can reconcile tho idea <* crime in conjunction with eueli_eu * dor and simplicity, I await your v "* diet with tlie most perfect con.!- donee.” ^ __ i * To Fireproof Cloth. .^ The following is the process • which to fireproof cloth: Diss-.’.*) by gentle heat forty parts I p ; 'v acid, thirty parts aluminium - - phate, seventeen parts gum tr.. - cantli, nine parts potassium «IH in 450 parts Of water; Then i another solution of the folios t/ r Thirty parts sodium nitrate, part# ammonium-, borate*-seven: - i part# ammonium phosphate, 1 ) pari# of water. Mix both solnt •• + *nd permit tho mixture to *ub <!o and settle. Decant the dear *d«- tion, saturate the textile# with ?fc and hang them up to dry withe’ t wringing.--St. Deni# Republic. X.U % flamn . ft?a#l«ry ut l: AMfftfl. Give to Aobe the power to AlooM over ^otir mini!. Bo far a* M Weather is emus are own proi»h*t. To OnelMy M j i i p t - 1 0 #