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.< •*/' f' i* - N. ^SP8 f S11sm5««".p -,# .. » - * rf-«« .^>t -. **<»\ •» '"»? t w« f j 8l» <•/» > e c" ' / * * ' > * ' . •*?r ,-,..•s'C-A'^v.^ .V'»\? y*\ *5" ';?/1-1 V* r. v. .U£: .; j -- , - . » . » " " ? < * « • V t - > * * - • » " * V , " 1 ! * * .' ';i* v ^ •' . ' ^ "... •< - Sgp-lli® •T.lr \'.*\ -4"» h ; i£> . "v V^"*' -'f. 3 \ •<••« •.- \V'*&v ON THE TRAIL OF THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY "7 By WILLIAM T« ELLIS 'ftiili PWIinniilnil An«ricaa Journalist I* Tr«v«lin*- Around the World for tbo PurpoM of l«mti(«tiii| At AMtiew FonifB Miwiwry from a Purely Disinterested, Secular and Non-S*ctari*n Standpoint. Illustrated with Drtwiiigi and from Phototnpki. safes Ominous Muttering Now Heard in India | f Calcutta, India.--It is serious ig- ,> >•£)ranee of the world's big news to be ^ *^aware that there is at present in India a widespread sentiment of re­ sentment, if not actual revolt, against V Great Britain, which may at any time tod sporadic expression in revolu­ tion. Great Britain, with the self-con fldence of the strong, does not seem v to be paying much attention to the matter, although some persons, re- ly calling that this year marks the fiftieth £,• anniversary of the mutiay, are nerv i 0agly calling public attention to cer- j Win disturbing signs. f A - A n y o n e w h o g e t s a s c l o s e t o t i r e liar fives as the missionary doea^--which is far closer than any other white man-- knows that the foremost subject of thought and agitation among them is • what they consider their wrongs at the hands of the government. They claim that they are being dealt with in high-handed and oppressive fash- ' ton; that they are denied anything ap­ proaching a proper measure of self- government; that the public offices ' are open to them in a decreasing de­ gree, and that, in short, India is being .. ruled for the welfare of Great Britain, and not of India. The "India for the Indians" Cry. Now a fair-minded observer cannot by any means agree with all of the positions of the Indian agitators; nor can he withhold a great deal of ad­ miration for the fairness and disin­ terestedness of the British officials. Nevertheless, he is bound to recognize die seriousness, not to say ominous- sess, of this "Swadeshi" or "India for the Indians" agitation. Without putting much credence in the talk of a national uprising against the white man's rule, (as one precaution, the native troops have never been per­ mitted to serve artillery since the mutiny) it cannot be denied that the deep-flowing, ever-increasing and widely-manifested tide of India's na­ tional sentiment is worthy of most periods consideration. . In every city of the empire the the sweepers. Having nothing to lost- by accepting Christianity, thousands of these have embraced the gospel; and they are to-day entering the Christian church in large • numbers. The motives of many are doubtless mixed, but they at least afTord the missionary material on which to work. The material Ib not of the best, but. it is human. Here, as in all heathen lands, it is to be borne In mind that the missionary is really after his converts' grandchildren; no missionary known to me expects to see a completely transformed and Christianized people come out of raw heathendom. So he bears with the short-comings of his Christians. He laboriously tries to set them on their feet, and though they fall a hundred times from the ideals of self-respect and self-support, coming to him with the bland assur­ ance, "You are my father and my mother; please help me," he does not lose heart. For he has ever before his eyes the spectacle of outcasts who have been made over into noble men and women by the power of the Christian religion. How Sons Excel Fathers. Undoubtedly the missionaries are transforming their people. One of the Methodist missionaries at Lucknow pointed out to me a young man be­ longing to their church, the youngest of three sons, whose father never earned more than eight rupees a month in his life. All the boys are products of the Methodist school. One of them is secretary to the governor, and all are in government employ, winning their places in competitive examination; and the salary of the most poorly paid is 150 rupees a month, or 19 times that of his father. This is the sort of thing that is being accomplished all over India. The schools of India are the crown­ ing glory of mission work; they are the mills of which manhood and womanhood is the finished product Of a few of them I shall speak more £SK.-« • ^ «: Burning the Bodies of Plague Victims in India. sighs may be seen in abundance ob the stores of tradesmen who have pledged themselves to deal tii India-made wares exclusively. This commercial and industrial side of the "Swadeshi" movement has a direct re­ lation to the industrial teaching in mission schools. The native papers are full of "Swadeshi" talk; and it is not wholly absent from the praise­ worthy national missionary organiza­ tion which Indians have organized, the object being to further the evangeli­ sation by native Christians alone, un­ aided by foreigners. Furthermore, one frequently runs across "Swadeshi" mass meetings; I found one under Way in College square here, with hun­ dreds of students listening, eagerly to the impassioned speeches. It was rather surprising that the Y. M. C. A. Student leaders were able to gather a crowd, fully half as large, only 50 yards away. -/ The oriental dearly loves intrigue *nd agitation; especially is this true of the Bengali "babus," or educated Bengalis, who are foremost in the "Swadeshi" movement. The Bengali contemptuously declares the Briton! is an idle, boastful talker, and neither a fighter nor a worker. My own in­ quiries developed the repeated assur­ ance, on the part of informed persons, • that the "Swadeshi" movement has BOt, to any perceptible degree, at least, extended to the villages, which contain 90 per cent, of the native pop­ ulation. Bearing in mind the undoubt­ ed Christian revival which is to be in detail next week, in my final article upon India. They are a distinct and powerful contribution to the forces which are creating a modern national consciousness in India. One phase of missions to which the government contributes its support, financial and otherwise, is the indus^ trial school work. The Indi&n is proverbially unprogressive and unin- ventive; the mission schools are teach­ ing the manual arts and in modern fashion, so that new enterprises for the winning of the livelihood are be­ ing created and old ones revived. For the Christians, be it understood, are practically a caste by themselves in most places. They are cast off by their families, friends and co-religion­ ists; and it is necessary that some means of livelihood, not dependent upon neighborhood favor, be taught them. Thus industrial training has a most practical relation to missionary success; since not all, nor, in these days of great ingathering, a very large percentage of the native Chris­ tians can be employed by the mission­ aries in any capacity. The powerful social leverage whlcH Is exerted by female education in a land where women are kept "behind the curtain," is almost incompre­ hensible to one accustomed to the liberty of the west, and to the equality of the sexes. The missionaries have far-sightedly set to work to make the very springs of India society Chris­ tian. Physical hardships are more numer- son, many natives may be seen wear­ ing shoes and sandals, to avoid cuts on their feet through which the plague might enter. f Snakes are a real peril in India, some 50,000 persons dying annually from snake bite. A certain missionary upon whom I called had a native nurse for each of his two little chil­ dren; perhaps he thought I looked as if I regarded this as a missionary ex­ travagance, for he explained that they dare not trust a child outdoors for a minute alone because of the danger from snakes. Altogether, missionary work in India ts not an Edoenic ex­ perience--especially since* at some place the missionaries labor for years without a convert. One British vet­ eran has had only three converts in 15 years. At Benares the three strong missions average only two or three accessions a year. (Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.) REAL ESTATE MAN'S DREAM. Buys Last Lot on Most Crowded Spot on Earth, But Hasn't Collateral. "Speaking about the phenomenal value of real estate in the crowded parts of Manhattan island," said the real estate man, "I had a dream last night of a place where land was so valuable that it made land here seem like acreage property. "This place was on an isthmus be­ tween the two hemispheres, a narrow strip of land that was the most crowd­ ed spot on earth. These was just one street along through this isthmus, and all creation that passed from one hem­ isphere to the other had to pass along this thoroughfare. "Sure,, this was a place to do busi­ ness, If there ever was one, and by gracious there was a vacant lot on the great isthmus thoroughfare, just one vacant lot, with a sign stuck up: 'For Sale, to Close an Estate. Inquire of So-and-So.' "And of course, I sort of saunters into the office indicated on the sign right away, and I says to the man there: "What are you asking for that lot down there at 22?" And he says: " 'A million dollars a front foot.' " 'How much is there of it?' I asked him, and he says: " 'Seventy feet,' and I says:<* " 'Well, I'll take It,' Just like that, because I knew it was a bargain; never'd been offered at that price in the world, I knew, except to close an estate, and the only wonder to me was that somebody hadn't snapped it up before I came along. "So I bought the only vacant lot on the great Itsthmus thoroughfare, and the man said he'd have the papers made out right away and I could drop in at 9 o'clock the next morning and pay the money and he'd hand over the deed; and then I wen^ out and stood on the sidewalk and saw those wond­ erful multitudes of all the peoples of the earth, passing in those amazing processions; crowds that made the people passing on Broadway and Fifth avenue. New York, seem like the lines of stragglers working their way out along to some county fair; and then I goes down to that vacant lot at 22, my lot, and stands there and sees "em go by frdm there, and pats myself on the back and says to myself: " 'Well, son, thank goodness, you've finally hit up on something that you're going to make something on; large money.' "And I was congratulating thyself like that, watching the people go by, when all of a sudden it struck me that 24 hours was a pretty short time, for me to raise 170,000,000 in, with me a good ways from home; for this was a cash sale, you understand, cash on de­ livery of the deed, and I knew per­ fectly well that I'd find a string of men waiting in the#office in the morn­ ing, any one of them ready to snap this bargain if I wasn't there with the money, and I suppose it must have been worrying over how I was going l«j get the $70,000,000 together in that time that woke me up."--New York Sun. 'i tH *• •vr--% found in some parts of India, and the | ous for missionaries in India than for potency of this new national move- I those in any oriental land. I came to ment, it Is evident that mission work here is bound to take an added inter- est during the next few years. Making Men of Outcasts. Whatever tends to put the stamina of manhood into this people con­ tributes indirectly to the missionary undertaking. For the first and last factor of Indian life is the caste sys­ tem, which dooms the majority of the people to a lot esteemed lower than India in the hot season; some mis­ sionaries were cruel enough to gloat over this*fact, for most travelers see India only in its delightful "cool" sea­ son, and then wonder why anybody should complain of the climate. The missionaries have my sympathy; peo­ ple who work as they do in a tempera­ ture ranging up to 150 degrees are not out for a pleasant time. Trying to ac­ company them on their rounds nearly that of the cow. If It were not for finished me; hereafter I prefer to read 8aloons for Women. "When I was in Berlin," said a clergyman," 1 had enough curiosity to visit one of the peculiar saloons for women that they have there. The place interested me, and I am bound to say that It was decently conducted. Berlin is the only city in the world that has those institutions. In our country, where the women are nearly all teetotalers, we don't need them. In England they don't need them because English women of the lower classes enter the public houses and lean against the bar and sip their beer with as much nonchalance as their husbands. "In this female saloon in Berlin about 25 females were gathered. They looked poor, but respectable. Some were smoking--cigarettes and cigars --some read the papers, and In a cor­ ner a little group argued noisily over an article in a fashion magazine, much as men argue in their own sa­ loons over politics." THE i l _ X TWJ \ NEWS OF ILLINOIS HOME ĵ E'A.RADFORD EDITOR Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and givft advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to tho subject of building for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide expe­ rience as Editor, Author and Manufac­ turer, he Is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 394 Fifth Ave., Chicago, 111., and only enclose two-cent stamp for reply. The size of this house is 25 feet 6 Inches crosswise through the middle by 40 feet 6 inches lengthwise, ex­ clusive of the porch; rather large as the dimensions read, hut the front part of the house is only 16 feet in width, which modifies the slase a good deal. Still, when the house 18 finished with the wide veranda on three sides of the parlor it looks like & large, eomiuonsous ana rather ex­ pensive house. This large veranda is the making of the appearance of the house. We sometimes go to more expense than we otherwise would because it helps the looks, and looks go a long way when you come to sell property. I readily understand that a person doesn't built a home with the expec­ tation of selling It, and all my ef­ forts are In the direction of home building, because I want to see Amer­ icans housed In their own homes; but we never know what will happen. It may be necessary to move to some other part of the country or there may be other changes in family af­ fairs that necessitate a sale of the house. At such times the general appearance of the property will be criticised from every direction. Here is a house of seven rooms that may be built for from $1,500 to $1,800, according to the part of the country where it is built, the cost of materials and especially that of labor. Tjtie work in building a house is one of the biggest items of cost and It makes a great difference whether we pay a carpentcr two dollars a day or five dollars a day. A five dollar a day carpenter may not save any more if he is obliged to live in a large city than the two dollar a day man who The interior arrangements of this house are good. It would be difficult to find a better-kitchen in any house. It is a convenient workshop that is light enough and large enough to be comfortable and convenient; at the same time it is removed from the main part of * the house and this is what some women like. The plans and specifications do not include gas fixtuvea, furnace, mantel or plumbing. These usually are ac- 9«con4 Floor Plan cessories that the owner prefers to supply. But the intention is to have the house complete with all these mod­ ern improvements, and they are all necessary to make a good, comfort­ able home. The furnace, grate and mantel and some of the other inside work may be left to be completed next yetir or some other convenient time, but if possible all the pipes for heat­ ing, the proper arrangement of the chimney for a grate with an ash dump, piping for gas and the differ- t.t • a- »> '1!HS5»S • ̂.0 : ....:M£. li 1-irr c*|' c-f|WM ~ W Mmm lives in the country, where he gets I ent chimney flues should all be done his living for one-quarter as much at the time of building. money, but the man who owns the house must pay the difference. Gen­ erally the cost of building materials are In proportion to the cost of skilled labor, because the different parts of the house are prepared in factories where expensive men are necessary. In Imilding small inexpensive houses simplicity in both exterior and interior decorations is necessary or the total coBt will amount to a good deal more than the first esti­ mate. When you start to build it is No house should be built without gas piping and electric wiring. Gas and electricity are coming more into use every year. If you have not got them this year you may have them next. It costs very Uttle to put in the pipes when the partitions are open, but it is a great nuisance to tear the house to pieces to put them in after the plastering is done. When the pipes are put in have them properly tested. Sometimes plumbers are care­ less about testing pipes, and the neglect often leads to further trouble* this caste system.- with its unbrldg- iible divisions, no foreign power could ] long control this nation of three hun­ dred millions of people. This same spirit of "karma-kismet" fate, which leads a man to dull acceptance of his tot, rather than to a cherishing of the Spirit of self-improvement and ambi­ tion which marks the westerner^ keeps back the nation from develop­ ment, so that its golden age is in the past. The greatest need of 'india is Simply men. As Is well known, the converts of missionaries have been chiefly f . from the lowest classes--those who 'S tr« below caste, to fact. ftw outcasts. about their labors in a book. Accustomed though the American be to the plague as an occasional hor­ ror which merely peeps In at one of our seaports, It is not congenial to go ranging about the native quarters of cities where the deaths from plague number more than 200 a day. Yet there lies the missionary's lot, and he will explain that very few white per­ sons die from plague, although chol­ era exacts a heavy toll. Nobody seemB to know just what the ̂ plague 's; even the natives have come to a hazy realization of the fact that it is transmitted by some sort of dirt germ. Therefore, during plague sea- • Church Made of One Tree. > A large Baptist church that stands in the City of Santa Rosa, Cal., enjoys the distinction of having been con­ structed entirely from a single tree. Of course, that includes the woodwork of the structure. The tree from which the timbers, lumber and shingles were cut was a giant California redwood. A considerable quantity of the lum­ ber was Jeft over after the church building was completed. The building has a spire 70 feet high; an audience- room capable of seating 499, a parlor capable of seating 80, a pastor's study 14x20 feet, a vestibule and other rooms. First Floor Flaa easy to see where a little extra ex­ pense here and there would add to the appearance or comfort of the house, but a little nerve is necessary In order to say no at the proper time. Expensive outside ornamentation is out of place on a small house; it gen­ erally is out of place on larger houses because show or ostentation of any kind is in bad taste. The old English idea was to build a plain, solid exte­ rior; then, if a person wished to em­ bellish the interior with expensive finish and elaborate inside decora­ tions, they were not overstepping the bounds of propriety, but gaudy out- .side embellishments such as some of our wealthy <rnen are guilty of Is ob­ jectionable from every standpoint. It is a waste of money and it is done with a view of impressing outsiders with the wealth of the owner. Rich interiors are reserved for one's family and Intimate friends. The public stigma which accompanies a flaring advertisement of one's bank account does not apply the same, but expen­ sive finish either outside or in is un­ necessary for the comfort of the fam­ ily. A plain, attractive house like this is good enough for any one, and It iB within the reach «jf all Indus­ trious families, il they set about it right. Black Cat Cures Rheumatism, "The hide of a black cat dried in an Autumn sun and worn around the waist in the form of a belt will keep rheumatism away," said Mark Du» vail, of Alexandria, La., at the Hotel Duncan. "Now, don't laugh, and wait until after you've heard the story. For thfee years I had symptoms of rheumatism--very painful symptoms. I lay awake nights and suffered a thousand deaths--mentally and phys­ ically. One day an old negro work­ ing on an adjoining plantation told me of the black cat hide remedy, Of course, I didn't believe in it, but, like a drowning man grabbing jit a straw, thought I would give it a trial, as I knew the old-time southern darky to be a real good doctor. I had a black cat killed In October and let the hide stay out for about 15 days to dry. I then cut it up and made a belt about one inch wide out of it. I put on the belt and wore it for eight weeks. Be­ lieve me when I say that my rheuma­ tism had entirely disappeared the third week. I have never had a pain since, and I still have my black cat belt."--Nashville Tennesseean. Skillful Italian Artists. An English paper has an account of a tiny boat made by an Italian and formed by a single pearl. Its sail Is of beaten gold, studded with diamonds, and its headlight, carried at the prow, is a perfect ruby. An emerald serves as it3 rudder, and its stand is a slab of ivory. It weighs lees than half an ounce, and Its price Is said to be $5,000. The Italians are adepts at minute work, for there are artists in Florence who will take pai< tides of stone and glass no larger than a mustard seed and place them together on the head of a shirt stud with such nice adjustment of delicate shades of color that flowers and In­ sects are reproduced In perfect detail, with all the truthfulness of'nature. An Italian woman has paioted a land­ scape in which appear a windmill, millers, a cart and horse and passen­ gers, with such diminutive neatness that half a grain of corn covers the Whole com HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM QVER THE STATE-*;..,lp' ----•--:-- HIS DEATH A MYSTERY The Rev. Gilbert Gish Believed to Have Been Poisoned -- Suspicion Points at Wife--Said to Have ;V Left Letter of Warning* Chambersburg.--That the sudden death of Rev. Gilbert Gish. formerly of Eureka, but at the time of his demise serving a congregation of the Chris­ tian church in Chambersburg, was due to poison administered with foul motives led to an investigation of the case and sensational developments have been unearthed. Rev. Gish died after attending a church meeting, and the body was brought to Eureka for burial. Acting on word that had been dropped from'time to time by the late minister the brothers of the deceased caused an autopsy to be performed by two Eureka physicians. SEEK TO MURDER PRIEST. Desperados# Shoot into a Parochial Residence. v •_ . Spring Valley.--Father Volitas, pas­ tor of the Lithuanian Catholic church of St. Anne, barely escaped assassina­ tion while asleep in the parochial resi­ dence across the street from his church. The would-be murderers fired three shots through the window of his bedroom and one of the bullets just missed the priest. This is the second time the pastoral residence has been attacked; on another occasion dyna­ mite was used, partly wrecking the building. DECEPTION CAUSES ROW. William James Found to Be Penniless at His Death. Litchfield.--The shrewd deception of of .fohn James, deceased, is responsi­ ble for disruption that exists among many residents of the western section of this city. By maintaining that he was a man of property, William James for many years was cared for by vari­ ous residents, of the west end. At death he was found to be-, penniless. Warner Presents Armory. Clinton.--It was announced that Col. Vespasian Warner, United States commissioner of pensions, would erect an armory at his home city of Clinton tb cost $30,000 for the use eft a pro­ posed company of state militia. Ef­ forts to organize a company have been hampered by lack of a building and Col. Warner has removed the dif­ ficulty. "Prisoner Fears Mob. East St. Louis.--Deputy Sheriff J. T. Hooper arrived from Scobla, Miss., to take back Tom Simpson, a negro who has confessed that he killed a railroad conductor named Robert Harrison the day before Christmas last year. He awaited requisition papers from Springfield. Simpson fears that he will be mobbed. Appointed Head of Tube Works. Kewanee.--John C. Bannister of this city has been appoointed manager of the Western Tube company, which employs 5,000 people ,here. The other officers are in Pittsburg. Mr. Bannis­ ter has been chief engineer of the lo­ cal plant and succeeds A. M. Hewitt, who died. Awarded Damages. Williamsville.--David R. McGrew of Willtamsville has been awarded $4,750 damages against the Chicago, Wauke- gaft & Milwaukee electric railway for injuries received in a wreck two years ago. The railway company has ap­ pealed the case. McGrew sued for $5,000. Fallows, Too, a Healer. Chicago.--Bishop Samuel Fallows of the Reformed Episcopal church has announced himself a believer in the religious or mental cure of disease. Buries Child in Gunny Sack. Alton.--Because he was too proud to apply for aid from the county, and was without funds, Leonard Bell buried his infant baby in a gunny sack. Jotiet Masons to Have New Home. Joliet.--The Masonic orders of this city have decided to erect a new home at *a cost of $50,000. There are 700 Masons in this city. Woman Bequeathed $5,000. Jacksonville.--By the will of her uncle, R. W. Gardner of Quincy, Mrs. Carrie Gardner Wood of this city will receive $5,000. Moweaqua Church Is Dedicated. Moweaqua.--The new $30,000 Meth­ odist church was dedicated. It is free of debt. The church has a member­ ship of 200, ! Couple Observe Anniversary. San Jose.--Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Curtis celebrated the twenty-fifth an­ niversary of f their wedding at their home. Post Office Loot Is Prevented. Oakwood.--Nine men were discov­ ered In an attempt to rob the Oak- wood post office. The loot of the post office was prevented by the accidental appearance of Dr. H. L. Hensley, who, after making a late night call, passed the post office. He gave the alarm and the roobers fled. Must Pay Up or Go Dry. Cicero.--Unless the town of Cicero tomes up with something like $2,000 which it owes the city In back water bills the supply will be cut off. New Superintendent in Charge. Clinton.--H. E. Stillman, the new superintendent of the county farm, has taken charge of the institution. He moved his effects ffom his home in Weldon to the farm. The retiring su­ perintendent, John Foster, will make his home In Clinton. 4 . »L„. f. . . » 1 \ J'il h J*',',. * , Kill Large Wolf at Molina. Moline.--Charles Henderson shot and killed a large gray wolf on hia property in the city limits. The ani­ mal has been creating havoc thrQufh- ant the vicinity by taking chickens. VIRGINIA MERCHANT RID OF A 4 ? 1 v , VER Y BIGG RAVEL STONE. . ««»»rKiuio Vlir» v« »vi liii* ' ,f -A ^ Kidney Trouble... • :' ; O. Ifc Wood, a prominent merchant *-.i M Fentress, Norfolk Co., Va., was suf- feeing some months i,£ ago with frequent at- 'T-t&i" ̂ tackb of hard pain in . the back, kidneys and bladder and the ^ k i d n e y s e c r e t i o n s w e r e i r r e g u l a r l y , scanty or profuse. Medical treatment failed to cure him. ^ "At last," - says Mr. Wood, "I began ~ f using Doan's Kidney Pills, and before ^*41 one box was gone, I went through four * ' days of intense pain, Anally passing a stone, one-half by five-sixteenths of an Inch in diameter. I haven't had a of kidney trouble since." , Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a. .bajU-"-•' Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. DEAR LITTLE CHAP» . M Bob--Say, ma, were men very scarce when you married pa, or did you just feel sorry for him? Why Sloan's Liniment and Veterinary Remedies Are the Best to Use. Let me tell you why Sloan's Lini­ ment and Veterinary Remedies are the safest and most practical on the market to-day In the first place, Dr. Earl S. Sloan is the son of a veterin­ ary surgeon, and from his earliest in­ fancy he was associated with horses. He bought and sold horses while yet very young. He practiced as a vet­ erinary for 20 years and has battled successfully with every disease to which that animal is subject. All his remedies are the result of experiments made to save life or re­ lieve suffering while he was practic­ ing his profession. Any reader, by writing to Dr. Earl S. Sloan, 615 Albany Street, Boston, Mass., will receive "Sloan's Treatise on the Horse," free. This book tells how to treat horses, cattle, hogs, and poultry. THEN IT LOOKED ABOUT -RIGHT. Coal Dealer Understood When Told What Load Represented. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., In one of the last addresses that he made to his Sunday school class before abandon­ ing It, said of carefulness in business: "Too many business men are care­ ful on one side, their own side, only. Thus a coal dealer whom I used to know shouted one afternoon to an em­ ploye who was driving out of the yard: " 'Hold on there, Jim! That coal can'-t have been weighed. It looks » trifle large for a ton to me." "Jim shouted back: " 'This ain't a ton, boss. It's two ton.' " 'Oh, all right,' said the dealer, in a modified tone. 'Beg your pardon; go ahead.' " ; The Golfers' Limerick. A well-known Derbyshire doctor ha* just resigned his membership of a Mid­ land golf club, his letter to the secre­ tary of the club reading: A canny old Scot writes to say That at golf he no more will play; He thinks nowt of the game, So please strike out his name And his wife's from the club right away. The secretary of the club was not to be outdone, and he sent the doctor tlM following reply: A canny old Scot like you ought To play golf like a Vardon untaught; As I've now got to rub Your name from the club Your subscription amounts to 0. --London Daily News. FsQUND A WAY To Be Clear of the Coffee Troubles. "Husband and myself both had the coffee habit and finally his stomach and kidneys got in such a bad condi­ tion that he was compelled to give up a good position that he had held for years. He, was too sick to work. His skin was yellow, and I hardly think' there was an organ In his body that was not affected. "I told him I felt sure his sickness was due to coffee and after some dis­ cussion he decided to give it up. "It was a struggle because of the powerful habit. One day we heard about Postum and concluded tp try it, and then It was easy to leave off coffee. "His fearful headaches grew Jess frfequent, his complexion began, to clear, kidneys grew better until at last he was a new man altogether, as a result of leaving off coffee and tak­ ing up Postum. Then I began to drink it, too. "Although I was never as bad off as my husband, I was always very nervous and never at any time very strong, only weighing 95 lbs. before I began to use Postum. Now I weigh 115 lbs. and can do as much work as anyone my size, I think. "Many do not use Postum because they have not taken the trouble to makev it right. I have successfully fooled a great many persons who have drunk it at my table. They would remark, 'You must buy a high grade of coffee.' One young man who clerked In a grocery store was very enthusias­ tic about my 'coffee.' When I told him what it was, he-said, 'why I've sold Postum for four years but I had no idea It was like this. Think I'll drink Postum hereafter.'" Name given by ^Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Wel^ f - ville," In pkgs. "There's a Reason." i*V' M ' " . i '* t._ ' y"