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K- & v >' •• The AcHenry Plaindcalcr Published by V. A SCHRE1NER. McHENRT, ILLINOIS. Oyiteri are preparing for their busy Boon the vacation season will take well earned rest. Trains seem to be more dangerous than aeroplanes these days. Fortunately the past tense of t|M •erb "to fly" it usually "landed safe­ ly." 8ays a London dairyman: "Cows are made happy by music." Mooslc, dont yon mean? Autotnobllists who are killed in races do not even advance the cause of science. Reading a barograph seems to be much like reading an Egyptian obel­ isk, only more so. AUTO KILLS -NINE RACING MACHINE THROW* TIRE IN BIG RACE AT 6YRA> CUSE, N. Y. FOURTEEN PERSONS ARE HURT Car Piloted by Lee Oldfield Plunges Through Fence at Terrific Speed, Crashing Into Onlookers--Driver to Be Arrested. Ask the man who is doing the other man's work what he thinks of vaca­ tions as an institution. Walking is one of the best possible means of exercise, but most people are content with knowing it. Water is growing scarcer in Manhat­ tan and the Bronx. New Yorkers will have to cut out the chaser. Man can now fly higher than the birds do. The birds, however, take no thought of the price of gasoline. Ton have been misinformed. Es­ meralda. Very few aviators have been injured by the breaking of the hangar. It It one of the saving graces of false teeth that they never almost drown anybody the way cork legs do. We know a man who will beat Beachey's altitude record when he gets the bill for his wife's fall milli­ nery. That the governors of twenty-three States favor uniform divorce laws may result in putting divorce in a straft- Jacket. As a matter of fact, flying is still dangerous; but the danger will never be eliminated without practice and ex­ periment. In Missouri the sunflower has been officially declared to be a weed, and Kansas is defiantly invited to make the moat of it. A mule that is not to be ridden frights or worked days becomes the property of a Tennesseean. by will. What Is be to do with it? New York reports the meanest thief we have heard of recently He has been stealing electric fans out of the offices of overheated millionaires. Pet snakes are recommended as ex­ terminators of mice, but the practice will never become popular among those who are Inclined to be con­ vivial. One man gets a divorce because his wife will not kiss him and another leaves home because his wife kisses him too often. Men are hard to satisfy. A Los Angeles man was fined 1C cents for assault and battery. Los Angeles is a great place to live if one Is a heavyweight and in good physi­ cal condition. A French scientist announces that there never was any such person as Julius Caesar. If the French scientist is right Mark Antony made a lne ora­ tion over nothing. Syracuse, N. Y.--On a track which had been sprinkled for the benefit of President Taft, who had expressed a desire to make a circuit of the race course at the state fair grounds, a Knox car, driven by Lee Oldfleld, slipped a tire during a race and crashed through a fence surrounding the track. The machine, which was traveling at terrific speed, plunged into a throng of onlookers, killing nine persons and injuring fourteen. The president had left the grounds before the accident. Oldfleld. who was injured, is being guarded by an officer in a city hos­ pital, and as soon as he recovers will be arrested. Six of the nine victims were killed outright, and three others were so badly injured that they died on the way to the hospital. The accident happened during the forty-seventh mile of the fifty-mile race. Oldfield was a lap behind Ralph De Palma and was running even with him. Oldfield had had a bad tire on his car for over twenty-seven miles, but it did not blow out until the race was within three miles of'the finish. At the time the tire exploded De Palma and Oldfield were neck and neck. They had Just taken the turn at a terrific speed that had the spec­ tators almost In a frenzy. Then came a crash that was heard all over the field. The machine suddenly swerved from Its course in the middle of the track and headed directly toward a large crowd of spectators who were gath­ ered close to the fence surrounding the track. It crashed through the bar­ rier without slackening its speed and bore down on the spectators, who did not have time to get from in front of Its rush. CHENG-TU BESIEGED BRITISH CONSUL DETAINS MI* SIONARIE8 WHO WOULD QUIT. MUCH ADO ABOUT NOT MUCH 1 That wealthy New Yorker who seeks privacy by building a fence 150 feet high around his house will have the satisfaction of knowing that the exclusive frog at the bottom of a well baa no advantage of him. From Paris comes as the newest thing In woman's fashions the aero­ plane sleeve, the armhole of which extends from tne shoulder to the waist It Is the beholder instead of the wearer who is sent up in the air by this weird creation. TROOPS KILL FOOD RIOTERS Mob, Inflamed by Prohibitive Prices, Storms Public Buildings and Bar­ ricades Vienna Streets. Vienna.--A critical situation has arisen in Vienna owing primarily to the high price of the necessaries of life. Riots broke out and many persons were killed or wounded. Troops fired on the mobs, which had erected bar­ ricades in the streets. There was a fierce exchange of bullets and the sol­ diers were pelted with all sorts of missiles. Following a huge socialist demon­ stration outside the Rathhaus, held for the purpose of protesting against the high prices of food, it became nec­ essary to call out troops to disperse the rioters. In the early clashes fifty of tfie rioters were wounded and 100 arrested. Fifty thousand persons were pres­ ent at the demonstration, and fiery •peeches were made demanding that the government permit the importa­ tion of foreign meat and take oUjer measures to remedy the condlfrons which have resulted from the prohib­ itory Increase in the price of food products. After the meeting a large proces­ sion marched to the parliament build­ ings, cheering for revolution and Por- tugal. Revolvers were fired in the air and then the mob began stone throw­ ing. The windows of many public and private buildings, restaurants and tram cars and street lamps were smashed. A squadron of dragoons and a de­ tachment of Infantry appeared on the scene. They charged the rioters and dispersed them. The mobs reassem­ bled, however, in the suburbs, which are occupied by the working class, where they wrecked more property. EX-SENATOR CARTER DEAD One of the weather experts explains that a stagnant streak of air near the equator has been responsible for the bot weather of the present summer. We are busy hoping the streak of stagnant air will keep on being stag­ nant through the coming winter. An eastern lady ruined a valuable antique clock by throwing it at her busband. Her aim probably was so poor tbat she hit the sink or the baby grand piano instead of her husband. Women should always be careful about throwing things which are oostly. Imagine the genius who sits in a hot office in a city engaged in writ­ ing about the inducements of the re­ sorts on his line of railroad! Los Angeles policemen are to wear roller skates. Now the small boy will yearn more than ever to be a police­ man when he grows up. A Milwaukee man declares that his wife communes with spirits and he therefore wants a divorce. It is usually the male member of the family who Is interested in spirits. Succumbs to Heart Disease at His Home In Washington After Four Months' Illness. Washington.--Thomas Henry Car­ ter, senator from Montana until March 4 last, Is dead at his home here. His illness was known only to his family and a very few friends. In­ fraction of the lungs was the cause of death. Hundreds of telegrams of condol­ ence were received by the family, in­ cluding one from President Taft and political leaders from all sections of the country. 8enator Carter Is survived by his widow, Ellen Galen Carter, and two sonB, John C. and Hugh Thompson Carter, both students In the art school of Georgetown university. Pastor Admits His Theft. Versailles, 111.--Rev. W. H. Wal- strom, who has been supplying as a pastor of a church here, pleaded guilty in a Justice court to a charge of rob­ bing a restaurant. He obtained $30 In old coins and all of them were re­ covered. Berlin is objecting to the require­ ments of black frock coats at wed­ dings and funerals. They are consid­ ered unnecessary hardships. Troops Within Walls of City Have Several Engagements With Rebel*--Many Latter Slain. Peking. -- Cheng-Tu, capital at Ste-Chuan province, is under siege, and most of the missionaries are within its walls, according to the latest advices received by the Chi­ nese foreign board and the foreign legations. The 1,800 troops garri­ soned within the city have had sev­ eral sanguinary engagements with the besieging rebels. A dispatch from the prefect of Jsu- Chau, about seventy-five miles from Cheng-Tu, dated September 12. said that the troops were firing upon the rebels from the Cheng-Tu walls and tLat the besiegers had lost many men. The belief is held there tbat the gar­ rison is - capable of resisting the at­ tacks of any number of organized rebels from the outside. The British consul 1B reported to have refused permission to five boat­ loads of missionaries to leave the city. The Canadian Methodist compound within the city has open spaces around its own walls. It is believed that the foreigners have taken refuge within this compound, uhicb is con­ sidered the strongest and the most easily defended. Chung King, China. -- American and British citizcns In the prov­ ince of Szechuan have been ordered by the British consul, who Is tem­ porarily in charge of American inter­ ests in this^dlstrict, to seek places of safety immediately, as the situation in that province is becoming very grave. There are many American mission­ aries in the rebellious province BANK ROBBED OF $315,000 Five Cracksmen Blow 8afe at New Westminster, B. C., Bind Chinese Caretaker and Escape. New Westminster. B. C.--Five mas­ ter cracksmen, in flight with $316,000 in gold and bills stolen from the vault of the Bank of Montreal here, are r>e- lng sought by the police, who bave as their only clue the story ot a trignt- ened Chinese caretaker who was bound by the robbers as soon as ne entered the bui'diog- Content with the bills of large de­ nomination and the gold they couid easily transport, they left on tne watchman's bed S'iO.OOO in gold, wdne In the looted vault they left 115,000, with small coins and bills scattered about When Chong Koh. the careta­ ker. entered the building, and was captured, bound and gagged, the rob­ bers had completed their work. The Chinese forked himself free after tne bandits bad departed and notified the police. BADLY INJURED BY HAZING High 8chool Boy, Roughly Treated by Associates, Under Physicians' Care at Belleville. Belleville, 111.--Charles S. Schrader, fourteen years old, son of Henry C. O. Schrader, is under medi­ cal treatment for serious internal In­ juries caused by a hazing at the high school. Hazing in Illinois Is a misdemeanor, punishable by fine or imprisonment. At recess young Schrader was sur- rounded on the playground by a crowd of boys, who pushed him back and forth until he fell. Then some of the hazers fell or threw themselves upon him, crushing his side and Injuring his liver. HUNNEWELL BOWS IN SHAMS Commercial Club Appeals to Governor to 3tup Riiw Between niijrvroH and Couneilmen. Tope<a, Kan. -- bhamed by the unsavory aspect of the controver­ sy between Mrs. Ella Wilson, the mayor of Hunnewell. and the council- men there, the Commercial ciub of tbat town has appealed to Governor Btubbs to stop the row because of the alleged unsavory advertising Hunne­ well Is receiving. There is much agitation of a plan to Btart general ouster proceedings against the mayor and the members of the council. 0. K. JOHNSON-WELLS FIGHT Directors of Earl's Court Decide te Allow Heavyweight Battle In Lon­ don, Despite Churchs' Protests. London. -- The directors of Earl's court, which 1B controlled by the American amusement promoter, Calvin Brown, decided to allow the Johnson-Wells fight to take place, hav­ ing been advised that the holding of the contest will not conflict with the terms of their license. The Church Army and other religious bodies have petitioned the county council to pro hlblt the fight. Col. John J. McCook Dies. New York.--Col. John J. McCook. one of the "Fighting McCooks" of the Civil war, died at the age of sixty-six years at his home in Rumson road, Seabright, N. J., after an illness ot long duration. :**} A man in Philadelphia hypnotized a robber whom he caught in bis house. The burglar, though escape was near, was unable to move under the influ­ ence exerted over Um by his captor. This should be a warning to all burg­ lars either to find out whether their Intended victims are possessed of hyp­ notic powers, or else to cultivate their power of self-control. Four Die In Crossing Crash. Milwaukee.--Four people were in­ stantly killed and two injured when the buggy in which they were riding was struck by an east-bound "Soo" train at Rft:l.land. near thiB city. Gets $14,500 Heart Balm. Meeker, Colo.--Miss Lucy M. Faw- ®ett Lmporia. 4^an., was awarded damages of *14.500 in a breach of promise suit against Frank Keel, a wealthy rancher of Meeker. Sour Apples Intoxicate a Cow Thomaston. Conn.--The authorities at Campville, near here, report an un­ usual case of intoxication, the victim being a blue ribbon cow owned by a farmer there. The cow's downfall is said to have been due to overlndu^ gence In sour apples. Play 21-lnnlng Game. Los Angeles, Cal.--The Sacramento team of the Pacific Coast league, which played a 24-innlng tie with Port­ land. played 21 InnlngB with Los An­ geles. When darkness stopped the contest the score was 4 to 4. Missions Get $1,032,025. Boston.--The annual report of the treasurer of the American board ot commissioners of foreign missions for the year ended August 31 shows ex­ penditures of $1,030,604 and receipts of $1,032,026 IAO%OCCO ft I MM WILEY IS UPHELD •RESIDENT OVERRULES RECOM­ MENDATIONS OF PERSONNEL BOARD AGAINST EXPERT. 'RAISE FOR CHIEF CHEMIST Taft's Decision 8ays the Broader Is­ sues Raised May Require More Radical Action, Indicating a "Shake- up" in Chemistry Bureau. Beverly, Mass.--President Taft made rnbllc a memorandum which complete y vindicates Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, :hief of the bureau of chemistry,, rom the charges preferred against hat official by a cabal in the depart- nent of agriculture and severely :ondemns persons responsible for the rouble to which the pure food expert ias been subjected. Mr. Taft declares his purpose to jverrule the recommendation of the )ersOnnel board of the department ind Attorney General Wickersham .hat Doctor Wiley be dismissed * and concludes with this significant refer ance to the house inquiry into the :barges againBt the chief or the chem •stry bureau: "The broader Issues raised by the nvestlgatlon which have a much weightier relation than this one to :he general efficiency of the depart­ ment, may require much more radical iction than the question 1 have con- ndered and decided." This is regarded as a forecast of summary measures when the presi dent returns to Washington In No vember. In his opinion making It known tbat the "condign punishment" for Doctor Wiley, which Mr. Wlckersbam held to be necessary, will not be meted out. the president voices no word ot criticism for the chemist, but many a word of praise. There Is no indi­ cation In It tbat Mr. Taft feels that he "turns 'down" the attor ney general by not accepting bis recommendations. He explains tbat Mr. Wicker sham's findings In the case were made with less complete data than that before him wben be look It up Kebler Is reprimanded for "dlsln senuous conduct," in his letter writ­ ing to Rusby. Bigelow Is held to have been "overzealous." and a reprimand by Secretary of Agricture Wilson is ordered by the president Kusby is held to be as guiltless as Wiley in tbls particular matter. A charge against him, however, of securing the appointment on the common "labor­ er's role" of a physician and expert 'whom be could use In his work at » very «maU stipend wben he himself was called away." t%e president holds to be "not especially creditable." ETNA LOSS IS $20,000,000 Volcano Continues to Throw Out Lava, Cinders and Ashes--Three Towns Threatened; Catania. 81clly.--The rush of lava from Mount Etna now threatens three towns, Alcantara?* Francaville and Golicchlata. The latter place Is in im­ mediate danger. Clouds of smoke and cinders are pouring from the volcano and the at­ mosphere Is Insufferable. Ashes fill the air. The river of lava flowing to the north has now divided into four streams, the largest of which Is mov­ ing toward Alcantara. The loss caused by the eruption ex­ ceeds $20,000,000. Congressman Sued by Clerk. Washington.--Representative Chas. D. Carter of Oklahoma was named de­ fendant In a $10,000 damage suit filed here by Samuel Oerber, a salesman. The bill charges Carter with an as­ sault on Gerber In a downtown store where Carter called to make a pur­ chase. French Building Kills Six. Paris.--Three floors of a concrete building at Nancy caved In. Nineteen workmen were buried in the ruins. At least six of these were killed. STOLYPIN IS SHOT PREMIER PROBABLY TATALLY WOUNDED AT KIEV. Nihilist Fires Two Bullets at Prime Minister, One Lodges In 8plne-- Police Arrest Assassin. Kiev, Russia.--Premier Stolypin for the third time Is expected to survive the attack of an assassin. Fired upon at close range as he sat defenseless in his chair at the municipal theater, the premier escaped with two wounds, neither of which, it is Bald, necessarily Is fatal. The bullet penetrated the body, grazing the liver and lodging In the spine. The second shot, fired as his assailant dashed from the box in try­ ing to make his escape, struck the premier in his band as he fell to the floor Emperor Nicholas and his retinue occupied an adjoining box at the time the shooting occurred. The premier's assailant, who Is sup­ posed to be a member of the band of Nihilists that have recently made sev­ eral attempts on the premier's life, was arrested by the police as he tried to make his escape through the the­ ater lobby. "I have no doubts that attempts will be made upon my life," said M. Stolypin, when he accepted the pre­ miership in July, 1905, "but 1 hope that order will be restored and stabil­ ity established in Russia before they are successful." Representative government has been his avowed aim and strong-hand­ ed reform has been his method. JOHNSON RAILROADED, IS CRY Confessed 8layer of Madison (Wle.) Girl Is Innocent in Opinion of Sheriff. Madison, Wis.--That John A. John­ son Vas railroaded to the peniten­ tiary for the murder of Annie Lem- berger is the belief of thousands of Madison people, who are demanding that the case be reopened. Sheriff Brown, who took Johnson to prison, stated~that in his opinion the Lember- ger case Is not yet solved and that Johnson is not-the murderer. He in­ timated that other arrests may be made. The sheriff and the police are still making an investigation In the vicinity of the Lemberger home in the hope that they will be able to find the missing night gown. It Is reported that the Lemberger girl was insured for $200 and that this amount was recently Increased to $600. MAINE VOTE IN BALANCE Woman of 80 Drowns 8elf. Thermallto, Cal.--Leaving her bed in the Odd Fellows' home. Mrs. O. Hahn, eighty years old, of San Fran­ cisco went to a fish pond on the grounds, laid down In two feet of w»- I ter and drowned herself. Woman's Slayer Ends Life. Kenton, O.--Officers hunting for the slayer of Delia Halsey discovered the dead body of Jesse Newman, a reject­ ed suitor of the girl, In a barn on his father's farm. It is believed that New­ man, when he heard Of officers In pur­ suit, committed suicide. Now Appears That Repeal of Liquor Prohibitory Amendment Has a Majority of 134. Portland, Me. -- An apparent ma­ jority of 134 votes for repeal of the liquor prohibitory amendment of the Maine constitution was announced^ in an official statement issued by Sec­ retary of State Cyrus W. Davis as the outcome of Monday's election. The secretary's report is based on signed returns from town clerks. Certain discrepancies which indi­ cate errors by town officials in return­ ing the vote are not taken Into ac­ count in the secretary's report, as the law requires the secretary of state simply to tabulate the figures as re­ ceived. An official recount will probably be necessary to determine the result. Suspends Dlegle Sentence. Dayton, O.--Judge Allread of the circuit court granted a suspension of sentence In the case of Rodney J. Dlegle, the convicted sergeant-at-arms of the Ohio senate, until the court can pass upon a writ of error In his case. Solid .Vote; Year In Jail. Portsmouth, O.--On his plea ot guilty to having sold his vote, Virgil Benner was sentenced by Judge Blair to serve one year In the workhouse and pay a finr of $300. BULLETS IE FffiL PREMIER STOLYPIN blES AS RB- 8ULT OF A8SAS8IN'S ATTACK IN OPERA HOUSE. JEWS FLEE; FEAR MASSACRE Thousands Crossing Border for Safe­ ty--Kiev Under Martial Law- Two Hundred Friends of Lawyer Bogroff Arrested. Kiev.--Premier Stolypin 1B dead from the bullet wounds inflicted on him at the municipal opera Septem­ ber 14 by Dimity Bogroff, a Jewish lawyer. With the passing of Russia's "iron man" the emperor faces a situation which all the bewildering under­ ground resources of the czar are at work to combat. Jews, fearing a massacre more vio­ lent than any yet recorded in Russia's black history, are fleeing from the country ia hordes. Hundreds left the province of Kiev Immediately upon hearing of the premier's death, and as the news reaches the outlying prov­ inces thousands of the persecuted peo­ ple are crossing the borders for safe­ ty. The utmost excitement prevails In the government centers, where dili­ gent search is. being made for others of the revolutionary band of which Borgroff is believed to be a member. Every known acquaintance of Bog­ roff has been arrested. More than 200 of his friends, among them many prominent lawyers, are in prison. Bog­ roff, plunged into mental delirium by the news of his victim's death, is fur­ nishing the police with every detail of the circumstances heading up to his .crime. He is said to have revealed the names of other high officials marked for death and extra precau­ tions are being taken to guard these persons from assassination. Bogroff bad maintained an attitude of confi­ dence up to the time of the premier's first sinking spell, but when told that M. Stolypin could not live the prison­ er became despondent and talked freely of his act. Kiev is practically under martial law. Armed Cossacks are patrolling the streets and few of the residents venture out of doors, fearing arrest as suspectB. The irtreets about the sanitarium where tl.e premier died have been closed to all traffic. The secret police are aut:t to detect the first indication of a Havolutionary up­ rising consequential upon the death of the man whose summary methods caused him to be viciously hated and feared by the terrorists. Almost until the last the premier was conscious, and for half an hour his wife alone was at his bedside. Toward the end Stolypin suffered greatly. He groaned incessantly and threw himself about on the couch on which he lay. Finally the heart action became weaker, and as the body grew co'd, the premier realized that death was overtaking him. At a lucid inter­ val a priest administered extreme unction. The Metropolitan Flavian blessed and consoled him in his last moments. Frequently he called: "Give me the letter. Take it away. Give me a red pencil." His last words were: "Lift me. Light up." Half an hour before his death Stoly­ pin asked the doctors to turn him on his side. He died peacefully, sur­ rounded by several of his relatives and state officials. STRIKES IN SPAIN SPREAD Alfonso's Throne Is Threatened by Labor Upheavals -- Martial Law Proclaimed in Many Cities. Madrid.--Anarchy reigns throughout Spain as the result of general .labor upheavals in most of the large cities and the end of the monarchy is freely predicted by leaders of the near-revo­ lution. Martial law has been proclaimed in several citieB, but there are not enough loyal troops to keep order and riot­ ing is reported from all parts. The revolutionary movement, which began with the general strike In Bil­ bao, is threatening the entire country. The railroad men csre on the point of striking. The step taken by Premier Canalejas in declaring martial law in the centers of- disturbance appears only to have aggravated the toilers. ' There have been numerous clashes between troops and Strikers and the encoifnters frequently have been marked by bloodshed, especially in Bilbao. Valencia was the center of turmoil when a strike of revolutionary signifi­ cance started. Valencia Is a maritime ctty of Spain, ten miles southeast of Madrid. Martial law has been pro­ claimed and the streets are occupied by troops. The government is considering a sus­ pension of constitutional guaranties throughout Spain should be situation resulting from the many workingtaen's strikes become more serious. Escaped Convict Is Caught. Columbus, O --Michael Soboleskl. a life-term murderer who escaped from the penitentiary heire by disguising himself In the clothes or Warden Jones' wife, was captured at Dela­ ware, O. "I should have committed suicide," said Soboleski when arrest­ ed. He offered no resistance. Boy Weighs 18 Pounds at Birth. Qulncy, 111.--An eighteen-pound boy was born to the wile of James Leigh of this city. This is their first child. Mother and child are doing well. Elizabeth Edson Evans Is Dead. Afbllng, Upper Bavaria.--Elizabeth Edson Evans, the American authoress, uleu bcic. She was born Is Newport, N. H., In 1832 and had resided In Eu­ rope tlnee 1*870. White House Receives New Coat. Washington.--The White House la being repainted white from ground to eaves. About every two years the historic residence becoffies dingy look­ ing and it is necessary to repaint It. Belle Elmore's Gems Sold. London.--The Jewelry which be­ longed to Belle Elmore, the American actress for whose murder her hus­ band. Dr. K. H. Crippcn, was hanged, was disposed of In an auction room. The lot brought about $800. Boy In Panic Leaps in River. Portland, Me.--Terror-stricken by the discharge of a shotgun in the bands of a Windham farmer In whose orchard he was tTespasslng, Angelo Delmonlco, aged nineteen, Is believed to have met death by bolting blindly into a river that runs through the farm. Struck With Baseball; Dead. Chicago.--William Schmidt, twenty- one years old, was knocked uncon­ scious when struck with a baseball, as the result of which he died. worn ESCAPES OPERATION WasCnred byLydiaE.Pink- ham's Vegetable Compound Elwood, Ind.--"Your remedies havs cared me and I have only taken six hottlesof Juydla E^^inkham's Vegeta- f ~ ' ' J Compound. I was sick three months and could not walk. I suf­ fered all the time. The doctors said I cquld not get well without an opera­ tion,, for I could hardlv stand the pains In my sides, especially my right one, and down my right leg. 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I was born under a lucky star. If you'd insure me today it's ten. to one I'd die tomorrow. Left Him Far behind. Childish standards of greatness are interesting--perhaps because they are at once so like yet so unlike the standards of grown folk. Many an adult, for Instance, has been proud with no more reasonable baslB than that which little Johnnie displayed In attempting to "top" the boasting of a Juvenile comrade. "I've got a real railroad train, with an engine that goes, an' a real, live pony, an' a really, truly gun, an'--" "That's nothing!" interrupted the lad's disgusted listener. "Once I knew a boy that sat up until 11 o'clock twice in one week!" Practical Illustration. To shorten a long Sunday afternoon for Fred, aged eight, his mother told him that he might illustrate the twen- ty-thira Psalm in any way he chose. Quiet reigned for a time, as Fred, busy with pencil and pad, drew "shepherd" and "green pasture," "rod and staff." Then a silence ensued, followed by a noisy clatter which brought his moth< r to the room. Fred was busily arranging a train of cars, a toy gun. marbles, etc., on the table. "What are you doing, Fred?" "Why," he answered, "these are the presents of my enemies." A HIT What She Gained by Trying Again. A failure at first makes us esteem final success. A family In Minnesota that npw en- Joys Postum would never have known how good It Is If the mother had been discouraged by the failure of her first attempt to prepare It Her son tells the story: "We had never used Postum till last spring when father brought home a package one evening Just to try it. We had heard from our neighbors, and in fact every one who used it, how well fhey liked it. "Well, the next morning Mother brewed it about five minutes, just as she had been in the habit of doing with coffee without paying special at­ tention to the directions printed on the package. It looked weak and didn't have a very promising color, but nevertheless father raised his cup with an air of exceptancy. It certain­ ly did give him a great surprise, but I'm afraid it wasn't a very pleasant one, for be put down his cup with a look of disgust. Mother wasn't discouraged though, and next morning gave it another trial, letting It stand on the stove till boil­ ing began and then letting it boil for fifteen or twenty minutes, and this time we were all so pleased with it that we have used it ever since. "Father was a confirmed dyspeptic and a cup of coffee was to him like poi­ son. So he never drinks it any more, but drinks Postum regularly. He isn't troubled with dyspepsia now and Is actually growing fat, and I'm sure Postum is the cause of it. All the chil­ dren are allowed to drink It and they are perfect pictures of health." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little book, "The Road to Wellville," In pkgs. "There's a reason.** Ew Mid tt»e above ivtierr A new •*e appear* from time to time. They •re crnulae, true, and full at hunuui