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•> --j r: '< s w » * y ' 1 w v r * < ™ y : Our Springfield Letter Special Coirwpondent Writes of Tttiaga of Interest m.t t2m State Capitol. §H?" '• :• Springfield.--The work of the Illi­ nois highway commission has assumed such practical lines that it is attract­ ing the attention of similar depart­ ments in other western states. At the Interstate Good Roads convention held under the auspices of the Missouri state board of agriculture at Chilli- j cothe, Mo., the methods used in this etate are given a prominent place on the programme. Yesterday afternoon A. JJ. Johnson, of this city, engineer of the state commission, talked on the work of the Illinois highway department. Engi­ neer Johnson gave a similar talk at the convention of the Iowa roadbuild- ers several weeks since apd it was so well received and .contained so many practical ideas that he was called upon to tell the ̂ interstate con­ vention of the work being done in this state. , ' ' The Illinois comiiiisston is planning to start work on experimental roads at Greenville and DeKalb within a week and, owing £o the demands on Mr. Johnson, he will be compelled to return from the convention in Mis­ souri before the meeting is over. The phase of good roads conven­ tions that has been noticeable to those who have been following the progress in these lines is that the gatherings have been taken out of the hands of those who sought to profit and has been taken up by the state governments. With the adoption of practicable methods, they say, a change of sentiment has come over the rural communities and they are now becoming more friendly to this line of improvement. In commenting on Mr. Johnson the programme of the ChilHcothe convention says that, "A. N. Johnson, highway engineer of Illi­ nois, was formerly chief road engineer of the United States department of agriculture and has a wide experience in road building." The convention in Chillicothe opened with an address by Gov. Jo­ seph W. Folk, of Missouri, on "Better Roads for Missouri." "Road Mainte­ nance," "was the subject of an address by D. Ward King, of Maitland, Mo., and W. R. Goit, of Kansas City, ad­ dressed the convention on "Road Drainage." John Howatt, of Clarks- ville, Mo., and Judge I. C. Dempsey, of Bowling Green, Mo., were also on the programme Tuesday. "The Value of Skilled Supervision In Road Work," was the subject dis­ cussed by F. J. Spalding, dean of the engineering department of the Mis­ souri state university yesterday morn­ ing. The afternoon was given over to Mr. Johnson, the engineer of the Illi­ nois commission, and to a discussion of the points brought out by him. The Interstate Good tloads conven­ tion has attracted considerable atten­ tion among road builders and the meeting will run through the entire week. To-day Dr. R. H. Jesse, presi­ dent of the Missouri State university at Columbia, Mo., will speak on "Coun­ try Roads and Country Schools." Thomas H. McDonald, chief highway engineer of the state of Iowa, will speak on "Concrete Construction in Road Work." Others who will address the convention will be United States Senator W. J. Stone, of Missouri, and -Ijfc It Weaver, of Rush Tower, Mo. New Interurban Outlines Work. Promoters of the Springfield & Southeastern Traction company held a meeting in this city and went over the details for the building of the line. The company will enter Springfield by way of Fourteenth street, coming in at Fourteenth and Laurel streets and north to Adams street. The treminus will he at Fourteenth and Adams streets pending action by the citizens of Springfield as to where to build, a union station for all interurbans. August a Hot Month. The month of August was one of the hottest recorded by the weather bureau for over 30 years, according to a report issued by the local observer. The mean temperature was 77 degrees. The hottest day was August 3, when the mercury reached 95 degrees. The coldest was August 28, when the ther­ mometer registered 50. The total pre­ cipitation for the month was 4.88 Inches. There were 13 clear days, 12 cloudy and six partly cloudy. Alton's Fair Schedule. Anticipating the attendance of the largest crowd ever present at the state fair, the Chicago & Alton railway has made arrangements to operate more special trains than ever before and all available equipments will be made use of for the transportation | erf the throngs of visitors. Besides putting into service Its own coaches, the management has renfed 100 passenger cars from other lines out of Chicago* and will have at least ten more special trains than have been operated at any previous state fair. With its own equipment and that which it will secure from other roads, the Alton will have 30 trains coming into Springfield every day of fair week. An especial effort will be made tc cater to the patronage coming to the road from junction points and it is the intention of the company to run fre­ quent trains, rather than longer trains at infrequent intervals. There will be seven trains daily tc Springfield from Peoria and seven re­ turning to Peoria. Two trains will be run every morning from Bloomington, which will accommodate not only the Bloomington contingent, but also the crowds from Delavan, Minier, Hope- dale and other points. The facilities will be such that these people may, it they so elect,-come to Springfield in the morning and return the same even­ ing. Specials will be run every morning from Tallula. taking in Mason City, Natrona, and other towns, and there will be a special daily from Joliet and one from Dwight. In order to provide adequate accommodations, the trains from northern points will be run back as far as Lincoln so as to bring to the city such persons as were unable to reach Springfield on the earlier trains. The last train to reach the city daily will arrive at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon. Officials of the Alton emphatically repeat their statement that no shuttle trains will be run during the coming state fair. They declare they believe it to be one of more importance to the interests of the exposition to oper­ ate more trains into Springfield, so as to bring sight-seers here, than to pro­ vide a service between the city and the fair grounds. Besides, they con­ tend, the operation of shuttle trains is dangerous and results in a conges­ tion of traffic. NEWS AC VI it i tunic iiiitinuiij* HAPPENINGS OP INTEREST PROM ALL OVER THE STATE. SHAKES QUINCY SOCJETY Recruits for the Navy. In his monthly report to the Wash­ ington office Capt. John Pope of the army recruiting office made mention of the work done by the navy recruit­ ing office in this city. The number of enlistments at each station was giveh in order that light might be thrown on the small number who have been recruited for the army at this station since the navy office has been estab­ lished: During the month of August the navy station has recruited 20 young men for the marine service. Since the establishment of the office July 1 this station has received 150 applica­ tions, of which number 26 have been accepted and ordered to report to the navy yards at Norfolk for active serv­ ice. The army recruiting station has re­ ceived 30 applications during the last month, of which number two have been accepted for the service. This is considerably below the record of the office for the same month last year, when 69 applications were re­ ceived and 23 accepted. The cause of the decrease is thought to be on ac­ count of the attractiveness of the in­ ducements offered by the navy. The advertising matter issued by the navy department is put out in very attrac­ tive form, which catches the attention of the recruit more readily. The age of enlistment In the navy is also one year lower than the army, recruits being accepted at the age of 17 by the navy, ^ IK Will Ask for Franchise. Official notice has been given by the Springfield & Western Railway com­ pany that it will petition the city coun­ cil for the passage of an ordinance granting to the railway the right and authority to construct, operate and maintain an electric Interurban rail way with necessary side tracks, curves, turn-outs and switches on cer­ tain streets. « Te Meet in Springfield. The annual convention of the Illi­ nois State Electrical association will be held at the Leland hotel in this ,dty September 19-20. Preparations for the meeting are under way and the programme will be issued shortly. The association has a membership of about 100, and all electrical companies in the state, numbering about 50, will be represented by their owners and managers. Addresses and papers per­ taining to the business of electric companies will constitute the pro­ gramme. Mortality Rate 8hows Increase. Twenty-two more deaths occurred in this city in the month of August than in the month of July, according to the statement of mortality issued by the local board of health. There were 60 deaths in the month, against 42 in the month of July. Infantile diseases caused more deaths than any other one disease. Twelve succumbed to this malady. Pulmonary tuberculosis . resulted in six deaths, while three persons lied by their own haiyl. One death was due to an accident. Although the death rate was higher last month than in July, there were no contagious diseases. This is the first time in the present yeai that there have been no contagion-.* dis­ eases. Plan Bankers' Meeting. ' Frank P. Judson, of Chicago, secre­ tary of the Illinois Bankers' associa tion, was in Springfield the other day for the purpose of conferring with the metnbers of the local bankers' com mittee relative to completing arrange Bents for the staid convention, which will be held here September 25-26 The convention will be held in repre sentatives' hall at the state house aad the entertainment of the visitors will include social featuresod much Interest; Mrs. C. H. Fosgate Names Social Lead­ ers of That City as Corespondents In Her Suit for Divorce. Quincy.--Mrs. C. Henry Fosgate, dashing leader of Quincy's social set, has entered suit for divorce against her husband, proprietor of the New- comb hdtel and well-known owner of fast horses and the finest motor-car in town. Mrs. Fosgate charges her husband with gross Indignity and habitual infidelity and names several , of Quincy's most exclusive society leaders as corespondents. She has en- ! joined her husband from disposing of his property during the pendency of th#^ suit, alleging thaf as she supplied [ the capital. $300, which gave him his start in life, she is now entitled to half the fortune he has accumulated. Mrs. Fosgate, v;ho is a handsome blonde with fair skin and blue eyes, says she was married at Ripon, Wis., April 18, 1895. At the time neither of them . had much personal property. At the time of her marriage she ' owned a small .interest in a piece of.: real estate which when sold amounted ; to $300. This was their sole capital. Fosgate went to Elgin and started in the hotel "business there with this money. The wife aided him in the hotel and did all. kinds of service, even to sub­ stituting for the cook, doing chamber­ maid work as well as housekeeper, she says, at the same time. In Touch With a. Lion. I »>*» y* wwm * wmtmwwm * nm ullvl in irit rAM Shoots Would-Be Slayer. Bush.--Johnson Hubbs, a liveryman well known throughout this part of Illinois, shbt and killed Alonzo Farm­ er, a man without occupation, in Hubbs' livery barn. Farmer was in­ toxicated when he appeared at Hubbs' place and announced: "I've got to kill somebody and you'll do as well as anyone' elr.e." So say­ ing. he drew a revolver and began firing upon the astonished Hubbs. His aim was bad, however, and three bul­ lets fired a? the liveryman was run­ ning away, likewise went wide of the mark. Hubbs hurried home, .got his revol­ ver and returned to the barn, where Farmer wos walking up and down, br&ndishing his revolver and threat­ ening to kill the first man who came within range. Hubbs walked cooly up to Farmer and firei at him just as Farmer ag.iin shot at Hubbs. Hubbs' aim was true and the bullet entered Farmer's chest, inflicting a wound from which he died in a few minutes. Hubbs, who was not hit, im­ mediately surrendered himself to Sheriff H. N. Harris. A verdict of justifiable homicide was returned by the coroner's jury. Pike's Old Settlers. Pittsfleld.--The Pike County Old Settlers' faeetings held here was in point of weather, attendance and pro­ gramme, one of the most notable in the 35 years the meetings have been held. ,The most notable old-timer present wa3 Elder John Hoskins, aged S3. He came with his parents from Madison county in 1872 and has con­ tinuously resided on the same farm in New Saleu) township, that his father acquired oy government patent in that year. Prefers a Grave to Chicago. Sparta.--Rather than return to Chi­ cago to live. Miss Elizabeth Baird, aged 16, a niece of E. J. Murphy, war­ den of the Joliet penitentiary, at­ tempted to commit suicide by taking acid. She has a chance to recover. The girl has been here on a visit and became despondent when told she must return to Chicago, saying she wished to stay here, where she could be happy. Litchfield Boy Is Injured. Litchfield.--Harry White, aged 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry White, em­ ployed in the Litchfield mine as a miner, was severely and perhaps fatal­ ly injured while acting as a driver in the place of the regular commissioned men. He fell from the car and it passed over his legs. He is in St. Francis hospital in a precarious condi­ tion. Go to Panama. CarllnvKle.--Walter Heinemeier and John McSlierry, two prominent young mei} of thi3 city, have received ap­ pointments from the Isthmian canal cominission to the Panama canal, and will sail from New York city on the Allinca, September 15, landing first in Colon. Trolley Would Enter St. Louis. Through trolley service from Spring­ field, Peoria, Bloomington, Decatur, Champaign, Danville and other cities to St. Louis will be an accomplished fact if the proposition of the Illinois Traction system for the use of the Merchants' bridge at St. Louis is fav­ orably acted upon. The interurban company is endeavoring to secure a contract permitting the cars to cross the bridge and the matter probably will be considered at the coming meet­ ing of the Terminal Railroad associa­ tion of St. Louis. Named as Delegates. Acting Gov. Berry announced the appointment of the following dele­ gates to represent Illinois at the four­ teenth annual meeting of the Associa­ tion of Military Surgeons, to be held in Buffalo: Col. Nicholas Sean, Maj. Charles Adams, Maj. Buell Rogers, Capt. S. C. Stanton, Lieut. Col. Paul Marquis, of Chicago; Lieut. Col. L. C. Taylor, Springfield; Lieut. Col. Henry Richings, of Rockford, and Maj. C. E. Starrett, of Elgin. They will repre­ sent the Illinois National Guard. Fatal Wreck on Trolley. Mattoon.--TWo trolley cars on the Mattoon-Charleston interurban met in a head-on collision. Alf Roberts, a motorman, and Miss Lizzie Tremble, a passenger, were probably fatally in­ jured, and several persons were slight­ ly hurt. Funeral Replaces Wedding. Rockford.--Edmund Daneels and Mrs. Crul of Kewanee were to have been married in a home they had ar­ ranged in this city, but the. sudden death of the groom by drowning caused the nuptial plans to be aban­ doned and preparations for a funeral made. Mrs. Crul followed her sweet­ heart here from Kewanee and had all preparations made for a wedding. She is several years the senior o^ her fiance, but the attachment between them was too strong for difference In age to control. Workman Killed. Kllbourne,--Frank Cooper, a widely "Known man in Mason county, met death in one of its peculiar manners. Cooper had been employed on the Pollard P. Groff dredge boat, which is an unusually large one and which, for some time, has been engaged in clear­ ing streams in thii vicinity. The crew was engaged in blasting stumps near Kilbourne and Cooper was struck in the head by one of the stumps when it was blown put of the ground. He was rendered unconscious by the blow, and died within a half hour. The most uncomfortable hunting ad* venture that I ever had was during an expedition in search of the mines of Ophir. We did not discover them, by the way. It was many yeariB after­ ward that Mr. Peters found them far­ ther south. We did very little hud ting on that trip, except such as was necessary to provide food for the party. Conse­ quently we did not disturb the game around our camps during our stay at any place, and the wild life of the jungle went on freely around us. This made the scene at the water holes particularly interesting, and many times I saw herds of animals glide down to the water In the even­ ing. Sometimes we saw gnu and an­ telope come down, quietly as ghosts, though there were big herds of them. One evening I decided to spend the night at the water hole to watch the strange doings at my ease. I took along my heavy rifle, in case I should meet a lion or other cat animal, and before dusk I was comfortably hidden in a thicket right by the side of the bole where the spoor showed that the most animals entered to drink. They began to arrive almost as soon as the sun had Let. The first animals that came were smjpll gnu, very pretty and graceful, despite the ugly hump on their shoulders. They stepped into the water as lightly as race horses, and, indeed, their hind quarters resembled those of dainty little ponies very much. After them came a herd of zebras, gleaming spectrally with their white and black sides in the bright star­ light of the African night. They tossed their little heads and snorted wildly at every whisper of the breeze, and though I was watching them closely, they were off and away so suddenly that I hardly realized that they were going before they had van­ ished. Spring bok and eland followed with hosts of. smaller animals, many of which moved so furtively that I could ont distinguish them. But all at once all the beasts seemed to fade away like a scene in a dark­ ened theater. I stared in amazement. The next moment I became aware of an odor close to me that I could not mistake, for I had smelled it often. It was lion sure. Cautiously I turned my head in the way the wind was blowing, and there, within not more than 20 feet of me, crouched a great maned, tawny beast. He was watching the water hole in- the sailors say, with the grave import of It. The wind was beginning to change. « . V Slowly It veered. First It blew over my back. Then It began, slow- ly, but steadily, to veer farther around so that at last It was blowing be­ hind the place where the lion still lay. At that rate It would be only a few minutes before it blew directly over the beast and toward me. There was no prudence in sitting still any longer. I moved by lmpercep- stlble degrees toward my rifle. I do really think that at no time did I stir mdre than a quarter of an inch in any one motion. My ears, strained to their utmost, could not detect that I made the least sound. Yet I had NEW A NO INTERESTING LIGHT ON EGYPTIAN HISTORY. British Explorers Find Habitations of the Ancient 8hepherd Kings of V- the Israelites, Centuries Before Christ. »icK FOR TEN YEARS. R The Lion Rose and Looked Straight at Me. not moved more than half the dis­ tance toward my weapon before the lion arose and looked straight at me. I threw myself over and snatched at my rifle, but missed it. In the effort I lost my balance and fell flat on my back. Instantly I felt as if all hope had gone, for I knew only too well how swift a lion's charge is. But even as I was regaining my bal­ ance and pulling my gun toward my- A Pretty Game for the Lawn w At University College this year the annual exhibition of the year's work that has been done in Egypt by the British School of Archaeology and the Egyptian Research Account has very wisely been so subdivided as to pre­ sent distinct foci of interest, so that the Intelligent visitor in surveying the tokens which Prof. Petrie and Mr. Duncan and Mr. Gilbert Smith have brought home, is conscious of the meaning and the Implications of the discoveries, says the London Graphic. The exhibits are elucidated by plans and models; and the rather formal and concentrated descriptions offered by the published reports are supple­ mented each day by little lectures, which are delivered in the morning and afternoon by some one or other of the archelogosists. Last year the chief work of the British school was along the eastern side of the delta between Cairo and Ismailia; and it has brought to light, after many cen­ turies, the habitations of the ancient shepherd kings of the Israelites, the Hyksos and one of the cities that they built. At Tell-el-Yehudlyeh the exca­ vations laid bare a great camp which is certainly older than the eighteenth dynasty and enshrines within its con­ fines many graves and tombs which are of the period of these shepherd kings of Israel who ruled 2,500 years before the coming of Christ. The de­ fenses of the camp, not unlike a great "fonduk," such as now exists in the Sahara as a refuge for traveling car­ avans, were chiefly earthworks; and it is evident that its dwellers relied on their archers and slingers to keep off the enemy on the long "glacis" of the approaches to the walls. But the camp reveals that the relations be­ tween Israel and Egypt were not al­ ways such as have been supposed; that time brought' Its revenges, and that a great wall was built around the camp by the skilled masons of Egypt --a wall of finest limestone, in blocks from the hills 25 miles away. Truly, when one contemplates this link of continuity of labor between the pyra­ mids and the Assouan dam, one begins to sympathize with the Egyptians as a race who have never been allowed to cease from their building. A very Interesting model of this primeval camp is among the exhibits. Not less fascinating Is a piece of temple sculp­ ture representing Ramessu II. slaying a Syrian before the god Atmu. It formed one side of the temple at the Israelite city of Raamses at Tell-el- Retabeh. By the ancient site of Avaris was found the great mound and temple which Onias, the high priest, built. He had fled from the persecu­ tions - of Antiochus Epiphanes, and came to Egypt about 150 B. C. to found a new Jerusalem and raise a temple to Jehovah where the Jew might worship in peace. One of the most singular discoveries in connec­ tion with this temple was a piece of the builders' account showing bricks to have been delivered by a Jew named Abram, together with other de­ tails Which corroborate those that are aet down in the history of Josephus. TRUTH WAS OUT OF PLACE. Tossing the "Devil" To and Fro. This game, called "The Devil on Two Sticks," which was very popular in the last century, is coming into vogue again, says the Illustrated Lon­ don News. In its general rules it re­ sembles tennis, but there is no net, which is replaced by a rectangular court between two square courts. In­ stead of a racquet the players use two sticks connected by a silk cord, and Instead of a ball they have the so- called devil, which resembles a dice box, or two tops placed peg to peg. The devil Is slung upon the cord, and is spun from the server's court into the service court. The player receiv­ ing the service allows the devil to hop once, then catches it on the silk cord and returns it if possible. The scor­ ing is much the same as in tennis, ex­ cept that at the first fault the service passes to the opponent. tently, and the only thing that saved me' was the fact that a smart breeze was blowing directly from him toward me, and thus preventing him from getting my scent. Now while I had been watching the harmless animals I had found it easy enough to sit perfectly still, and I had not made a twig rustle enough tpr frighten even the shyest beast. But now, when my life depended on absolute silence, I felt an insane de­ sire to move. I wanted to sneeze. I wanted to cough, I wanted to stretch my arms, which began to develop cramps. My legs twitched and my neck itched. I was almost unable to control myself, and the strain of sit­ ting still brought the perspiration to my forehead. How long this terrible situation last­ ed I do not know, but all at once the strain was relieved by a discovery that brought me up "all standing," as self, there came a sound like thun­ der and a mass of huge objects loomed black against the sky behind the beast. Before I actually realized what happened the mass crashed past me and I had only just time to roll behind a tree. Then I comprehended what had oc­ curred. A herd of buffalo, coming down to drink, had scented the lion, and as is the practice of these savage brutes, they had immediately charged up wind like mad. These African buf­ falo have been known to charge big caravans that same way. I stepped cautiously to where the lion had been. He was there yet-- but he was stone dead, and not only stone dead, but so terribly mangled and trampled that there wasn't enough of him left to serve as a trophy. But at any rate I was glad enough to do without a trophy in this particu­ lar case.--Boston Globe. About a Little English Girl. Two good stories are told of a little English girl: She was riding with her aunt out­ side one of the electric trams. As It was proceeding at a good pace down a steep declivity the aunt was obvi­ ously a little nervous. The child, ob­ serving this, looked up sweetly into her aunt's face and said: "Are you frightened, auntie? Because, you can take hold of my hand if you are!'-' On another occasion this ' little girl's grandmother had the misforutne to have the leg of the sofa on which she was reclining give way, and al­ though it was repaired, it gave way a second time. Thereupon a chair suf­ ficiently firm to support the aged and rather infirm woman was bought, a fact which her grandchild remem- bered in her prayers that evening, aq follows: "I thank thee, good Lord, foi having at least found a chair that mj| dear grannie can sit down upon." Insane Man Sure It Was Not Wanted In Paris Law Courts. The Paris law courts witnessed a strange spectacle yesterday evening. One of the officials, after the day's business was over, was astounded to see approaching him in a corridor a man who was qnite naked, and who carried his clothing under his arm. "I am Truth," explained the appari­ tion, "as you see by my costume. I understand that truth is sought in the Dreyfus case. Will you take me to the Court of Cassation." The of­ ficial was about to lead him to the chief of police office, when the man exclaimed, "You cannot deceive Truth. The name of the police office is writ­ ten over the door. Ah! Truth is not wanted here," he cried, and was in the act of flinging himself through a window, when the official caught him by the left leg, as somebody onee caught Old Harry Longlegs, who would not say his prayers. Then the official gave himself up to the spirit of his visitant's madness, offered to show him the court, but took him in­ stead down a staircase to the stores departnient, where he was cared for till the police arrived.--London Globe. HOW THE SWIMMER FLOATS. Inhales Through the Mouth, Exhales Through the Nose. To float go out into the water as far as your waist, says August Coun­ try Life in America, throw yourself on your back facing the shore. Hold your chin up as high as possible. This will submerge your ears, but don't let this strange sensation worry you. If the water closes over your head simply close your mouth and remain still and stright; you will go under for a second only. Now throw your arms out wide be­ hind your back and throw out your chest. Hold your chin high. Inhale through the mouth. Exhale through the nose. You are now in the ideal floating attitude. Never lift your head. Keep straight and still, chest up, toes showing, chin high and ears submerged. Try to float as long as possible, because this exercise forms the basis, not only for swimming on the back and for life-savins, hut also for sustaining yourself quietly in the water for hours. A 30-minute float la a very respectable performance. Diderot and 8cott. Diderot. is reported to have said that he would cut off an arm not to have written a certain one of his nov­ els. Some attribute to Scott the say­ ing that he had written no line Which dying be would wish to blot. Africans Never Sneeze. It is a peculiar fact that Africans never sneeze, neither do their descend­ ants, if they be pure-blooded, although dore.'cilcd in other parts of the world. Constant Backache, Dropsy and 0$*- vere Bladder Trouble. Fred W. Harris, of Chestnut St, Jef­ ferson, Ohlo, sajrs: "For over tea years I suffered from £ kidney disease. The third year my feet and hands would swell and remain puffed up for days at a time. I seemed to have a constant backache. Finally I got so bad that I was laid up in bed with - several doctors I thought surely I would die. I changed medicine and be­ gan using Doan's Kidney Pills when I was still in bed. The relief I found was so great that I kept on until I had taken about ten boxes. The kid-" ney secretions became .natural and after years of misery I was cured. -I have increased in weight, and show no symptoms of my former trouble." " Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box* Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. In attendance. \4.EFT THE BABY BEHIND, : The Nurse Had the Carriage, But ttfti "Baby" Was Miesing. J> Mrs. Maud Miller Hippie, whose advocacy of a course in "motherhood" for young matrons has already begun to bear good fruit, wac diking of the duties of young mothers. "And no young mother," she said, 'no matter how many her millions' nor how high her station, should trust her little one entirely to a nurse's care. A nurse may be the most intel­ ligent, most conscientious: but to rear a baby properly Is a difficult task, and! only one person is sufficiently inter­ ested in this task to perform it wijtt,' That person is the baby's mother." , Mrs. Hippie smiled. "A young mother," she said, "was walking with her husband on the Atlantic City board walk. Suddenly she gave a little cry of pleasure. " fOh, she said, 'there is nurse- nurse Wheeling baby." "And she ran lightly to the luxuri­ ous coach of leather, with its swan- shaped carriage and its rubber-tired wheels, and she pushed back the para­ sol that shaded the occupant from the sun. "Then she gave a great start. '"Why, nurge,' she cried, 'where?* baby?' "The nurse gasped. 'Goodness gra­ cious, ma'am I I forgot to put him in!'" . When Woman Isn't Young. The report is that a local religions Institution which is for "young wom­ en" has drawn the deadline of youth at 35. Every woman over that age will be marked 23 and requested to skiddbo. This is painful. It Is unkind. What is worse, it is impracticable. W«i are glad the task is to be performed by women. No man nor set of men would ever have dared tackle such a problem--not they. This is simply another example of woman's lnhu- , manity to woman. We have been told ^qt_ many ages that a woman is as old as she looks and a man is as old as he feels. Just now, we say it with regret, most wom­ en look like 60 and most men feel lHce Methuselah. But the general rule seems a good one. It is a plain, un­ palatable fact that women will deceive as to their age as long as possible and then openly lie about it. There are many women who were born during the ravages of the civil war who still claim sweetly to be In the thirties. m Hasty Nervous Chewing of Foofl the Cause of Dyspepsia If your teeth are fit, chew, chew, chew, until the food is liquid and insists on being swallowed. If teeth are faulty, soften Grape- Nuts with hot milk or cream, or allow to stand a minute soaking in cold cream. „ "There's a reason," as follows: Gvape-Nut§ food is in the forsa of hard and brittle granules, intended to be ground up by the teeth; that work not only preserves the teeth but brings down the saliva from the gums so necessary in the primary work of digestion. ̂ -- • - • s. Many people say (and it is true) that when they eat Grape-Nuts they seem able to digest not only thai food but other kinds which former^ made trouble when eaten without Grape-Nuts. Chewtl "There's a reason'.' for Grape - la. MT_£.... a. > » '4R __/wA