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r«sp 4 H • <&»' • •*'" :r • ' H!P WW.-. *••::' UMfW ' V . 1 , 1 * " * ' V . Tbc JtlcHenry Plalndealer Published by F. G. SCHREiNER. McHENRY, ILLINOIS. Drivers of aeroplanes should Keep to the right. Clean streets and alleys mean bet­ ter public health. Help the summer charities to help the poor ward off disease and death. Orvjlle Wright rose to the occasion: Only a very deaf man does not hear the call of the summer resorts at thia time of the year. Very soon the days will begin to grow shorter, like the funds of the man on vacation. THAW WILL APPEAL MOTHER'S WEALTH WILL BACK SLAYER IN NEW FIGHT FOR LIBERTY. GOES BACK TO MATTEAYTAN Justice Mills Declaims Stanford White's Murderer Is Stiff Insane-- Declares Wife's Story False--Be­ lieves Prisoner Whipped Girls. A lemon ramine is threatened, it Is said. Perhaps this is, due to the fre­ quency and number with which they have been handed out of late. Poison ivy adds nothing to the gen­ eral joy of a Sunday school picnic. Let the management bear thia il mind. If the scorching automobilists blew up their dust in front instead of stir­ ring it up behind they would go more slowly. __ i • Free and independent America has 100.000 hay-fever victims. They should take the matter to the supreme court, as it is clearly unconstitutional. As no word has been received from Peary for a good while it is no more than polite to assume that he has dis­ covered the north pole. When you go on your vacation take along a little something to keep off the mosquitoes and then a little some­ thing to cure the bites. In this age of realism wh^ not reno­ vate some of the old saws? How about "The typewriter is mightier than the repeating rifle?" Here is a powerful argument for the more-daylight plair. It would give the human race two extra hours in the afternoon to see the baseball game. With the capable flying machine cutting high jinks the Dreadnoughts are beginning to wonder if a more modest name would not be a better fit Baseball was never before so big a business, and it was never so big a task to keep the business going just right, but there is never a hint of cr^kedness in that sport. No won­ der it is the national game! In various European and American magazines and other publications we see a great many articles under such titles as "Why England Fears Ger­ many," "WThy France Fears Germany," etc. It seems that there is hardly a nation in Europe that doesn't fear Germany. New York continues the good prac­ tice of letting poor people sleep in some of the parks these hot nights. An extra police guard is detailed and everything is orderly. Some of the victims in stuffy hotel chambers must be filled with longing to be poor "for one night only." If you see a rattlesnake in your summer peregrinations, do not run to . the faithful flask. Modern science de­ clares that those who recovered through its agency in the past must hare owed their lives to a lively imag­ ination, as the remedy is without merit. There are dried apples--why not *ied potatoes? Germany is trying jr-fcrticai experiments in the direction «C "jitter economy, and several yw-uMi tiryiXtg plants are in operation, &s -fufes-eiiT sections of the empire. It £$b prjun-^M of potatoes in their pm ntfiii uosiiiTioB to make 220 pounds ftr* A brisk market is found tor ib* irrjtm* owing to the advanc­ ing print o? gnuii White Plains, N. Y.--Backed by his mother's great wealth, Harry K. Thaw, who was taken back to the Matteawan insane asylum under the decision ren­ dered Thursday by Justice Mills, will soon begin another fight for his liber­ ty, this time in the court of appeals. Justice Mills in dismissing the habeas corpus declared "the release of the petitioner would be dangerous to the public peace and safety." There is no erumb of comfort for Thaw in the 7,000-word opinion hand­ ed down by Justice Mills. All the contentions of his old ndversary, Dis­ trict Attorney Jerome are supported, and it is declared that Thaw is still insane, still suffering from persistent delusions, and still as much a para­ noiac as on the day he shot Stanford White. Thaw, waiting in tl*e White Plains jail, at the rear of the courthouse, where the decision was filed, received the news with an outward calmness w hich appeared, however, more forced than real. The members of his family and his attorney seemed stunned by the thor­ oughness of their defeat. Thaw de­ clined to give out any extended state­ ment, contenting himself with the as­ sertion that he was ijot disheartened and would at" once^ontlfeue~his fight for liberty. "My next effort." he said, "will be centered upon the court of appeals, through which I expect to secure a hearing before a jury in my effort to have my commitment to Matteawan set aside." Justice Mills In his opinion reaches these three formal conclusions: That Thaw was insane when he killed White. That he has not yet recovered. That public peace and safety would be endangered by setting him at large. He upholds District Attorney Je­ rome's contentions that Thaw still cherishes delusions regarding- the practices of Stanford White and his associates. Justice Mills characterizes Evelyn Thaw's tale of the Madison Square towfer room, and similar stories about White told at the sanity hearing, as "wild and grossly improbable, evident­ ly to any normal mind grossly exag­ gerated." He asserts his belief in the testi­ mony of Susan Merrill regarding Thaw's alleged whipping of girls, and points out the contrast between Thaw's chivalrous attitude as a pro­ tector of young American womanhood, and his private life. Justice Mills expressed deep sym­ pathy for Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, the prisoner's mother, and her exposi­ tion of the "horrors of Matteawan" on the stand evidently prompted his recommendation that Thaw be al­ lowed greater privileges at that insti­ tution. At the same time he gently chided Mrs. Thaw for her censure of District Attorney Jerome, of whom he said: "I find no evidence of any heartlessness or undue zeal on his part." Not the least significant sentence in Justice Mills' decision, in the opinion of lawyers here, is one which de­ clares that Thaw's delusions had be­ come fixed and established before the time of his marriage." It is pointed out that this sentence may, if desired, prove grounds, for pro­ ceedings by Mrs. Evelyn Thaw for the annulment of her marriage. - itow w*&j-± ejt be piled up quietly BBC atuuzatrlT vg instanced in Eng- ouia tb* death of a compara­ tively inJmcnre resident of Reading, wii* iiTfed .practically as a recluse, fee left an estate of $50,- v.- 175,000,000, from which the £i«»rejL-r:: will collect about $10,000,- <WW' In death duties and succession The most successful men are wtx. always those who make the great­ est stir in the world. The German company which is building a non-rigid dirigible balloon with a. lifting capacity of 54 persons has evidently not been frightened by the fate of the big non-rigid Cali­ fornia dirigible which broke under the weight of a large load of passengers and dropped them to the earth. Un­ less the weights beneath a non-rigid airship are carefully adjusted the strains are apt to be dangerous to the envelope when the ship is driven through the air by her propellers. One of the Zeppelin airships Is to be permanently stationed at Metz. That town is a fortress in Alsace-Lorraine, which Germany acquired from France at the close of the Franco-Prussian war. The German government gets its supply of war balloons from Zep­ pelin, and there you are. France has been Indulging freely in airships for military purposes, but a glance in the direction of Metz, once»^% French stronghold but now a German posses- lion, will be sufficient to show that there are others. WAR CLOUDS OVER CRETE Armed Peasants Enter Canea and Will Fight to Keep Greek Flags Over Fortress. Canea, Crete. -- A band of armed peasants entered Canea late Sun­ day night and occupied the fortress, determined to prevent the carrying out of the powers' command for the removal of the Greek fla^gs. Numbers of deputies arrived in Canea during the evening to attend parliament. The situation is a deli­ cate one, and it bids fair to give the powers of Europe much concern, par­ ticularly as it carries a threat of war between Turkey and Greece. Crete is a tributary state to Turkey, but since 1898 it has been under the pro­ tection of Great Britain, Russia, FTance and Italy, who declared they would safeguard its autonomy. Each of these nations have ordered war­ ships to Canea. Prpsperity Closes Coffin Factory. Winsted, Conn.--Business is rushing with every Winsted (manufacturing concern except the Strong Manufac turing Company, which makes coffin trimmings. Prosperous times have cut down the mortality lists, and the fac­ tory is closed. CENSUS JOBS MOT POLITICAL TAFT SAYS ENUMERATORS MUtT NOT ELECTIONEER. President, In Letter 4o Secretary Nagel--Names 184 of the Signatures. Beverly, Mass.--And of the super­ visors or enumerators engaged in taking the censSu of the United States next year who engages in politics in any way, will lose his job immediately, declares President Taft in a letter to Charles Nagel, secretary of the depart­ ment of commerce and labor. One hundred and thirty-four addi­ tional supervisors of the census were appointed Sunday. Altogether 184 of the 330 supervisors now have been commissioned and Mr. Taft's task is a little more than half completed. Among those appointed are: Illinois, Third district, Frederick A. Schlick; Fourth district, Donald A, Callahan; Sixth district, Frank W. Latimer; Seventh district, Charles Sykes Murdick; Ninth district, George W. Royster; Twelfth district', William J. Butter; Fifteenth district, S. Bart- lett Kerr; Sixteenth district, John T. Galbraith. , Indiana, First district, William D. Crow.; Second district), James A. Sear­ ing; Third district, William W. Lingle; Fourth district, William O. Pretsman; Fifth district. Samuel J. Wilton; Sixth district, William Henry Tieman; Seventh district, William Low Rice; Eighth district, Joseph Riley Broyles; Ninth district, Abel Telemachus Clay- pool; Tenth district, Francis H. Doran; Eleventh district, Henry Louis Bendel; Twelfth district, John Wood; Thir­ teenth district, Samuel R. Thomas. Iowa, First district, John W. Row­ ley; Second district, Asa A. Hall; Seventh district, Cambridge Culbert- son. Kansas, First district, Reese Van Sant; Second district, William H. Smith; Third district, Charles Yoe. Michigan, Third district, Fred W. Stuart; Fourth district, Charles Fos­ ter Davison; Fifth district, John L. Boer; Seventh district, Hugh H. Hart; Eighth district, John Baird; Ninth dis­ trict, John A. Sherman; Tenth dis­ trict, Charles R. Jackson; Eleventh district, Sylvester Perry Youngs; Twelfth district, James T. Bennett. Minnesota, First district, Frank E. Gartside; Second district, Clark W. Gilmore; Third district, Avis B. Kelly; Fourth district, William Byron Web­ ster; Fifth district, Charles H. Cairns; Sixth district, Ezra Edward McCrea; Seventh district, Charles W. Odell; Eighth district, Byron Lincoln Hollister; Ninth district, Daniel Wil- lard Meeker. Nebraska, First district, Frank E. Helvy; Second district, Charles L. Saunders; Third district, Joseph Al­ bert Hays; Fourth district, Philip F, Bross. North Dakota, First district, Carl N. Frich. Ohio, Second district, Frank P. Rich- ter; Third district, Joshua Edward Russell; Fourth district, John Henry Schrider; Fifth district, Stacey A. Mitchell; Sixth district, Harry B. Weaver; Seventh district, Core S. Ire­ land; Eighth district, John W. Kern, Jr.; Tenth district, Tiffin Gilmore; Eleventh district, John E. Todd; Thir­ teenth district, Perry S. Williams; Fourteenth district, Sherman M. Granger; Fifteenth district, Charles Delmer Simeral; Sixteenth district, Peter C. Given; Seventeenth district, John P. Jones; Eighteenth district, Charles Wesley Wickline. ROBS ILLINOIS BANK OF $2,500 Lone Desperado Holds Up Cashier and Brother and Flees with Large Amount. Jacksonville, 111.--A daring bank robbery occurred at Franklin, Morgan county, a lone bandit securing $2,500 in currency from a cashier of the Farmers' & Merchants' bank. One suspect has been arrested, but his identity has not been proven. Between one and two o'clock in the afternoon a man clad like a farmer appeared at the cashier's desk and asked to exchange some bills of small denominations for larger ones. The cashier went to the vault to get the bills. When he emerged the robber was inside the railing and covered him with a revolver, demanding the bank's cash. SWEDEN'S STRIKE WEAKENS Backbone of the Trouble Broken and Many Men Are Returning to Their Work. Stockholm.--The belief is gaining ground that the backbone of the gen­ eral strike has been broken. Work­ men of various kinds resumed their duties in increasing numbers Wednes­ day and it is expected that the print­ ers soon will return to .work. All the newspapers in Stockholm are issuing hand-printed sheets while those in the south are being printed in Den­ mark. Smugglers are now to be dealt with ••Verely, without regard to age, sex or present condition of wealth. In fact, the first victim of this new vigi­ lance is a wealthy woman of Boston, who, the authorities say, should be made an example of atlrid who has been indicted. From this determina­ tion the virtuous part of the feminine population, who cannot afford to go to Paris, are hoping for more bargain sales by the government of expensive imported Paris gowns, such as recent­ ly took place. Masked Men Rob Post Office. Aurora, 111--Three masked men forced an entrance into the Maple Park post office at the point of a gun, blew open the safe and fled with $250 in cash and stamps. Atlantic City Gets G. A. R. Salt Lake City, UtahA-Atlantic City was chosen as the meeting place of encampment of 1910 of the Grand Army of the RepuljHc. Rev. Daniel Ryan of Indianapolis was . elected chaplain and E. S. Bryce of New York trustee of the sinking fund. Child Killed by Lightning. Sycamore, 111. Nora, the five-year- old daughter of James Roach, was" in­ stantly killed by lightning, and her sister, Alice, rendered unconscious and badly burned. Big Land Winning "a Lark." Seattle, Wash.--Joseph Furay ol Warsaw, Ind., who drew number 1 In the Flathead land distribution, is ap­ parently not excited over his good fortune, although he has been in formed that his allotment is worth $50,000. He registered for the draw' ings "just for a lark," he says. WOULD KILL IDIOTS PRISON CONFERENCE DELEGATE* 'J.AUGH AT SUGGESTION OF­ FERED BY WOMAN. COUNTY JAILS DENOUNCED W. A. Gates Urges Higher Level for Modern Bastile in Which He Says Many Souls Are Ruined. Remove Ban on American Cattle. Buenos Ayres.--The minister ol agriculture has annuled the decree ol 1908, prohibiting the importation Into Argentine of American cattle. More Land for Homesteads. Washington.--Acting Secretary ol the Interior Wilson has designated 1,658,640 acres mere of land, located in the northwestern part of Montana, along the Missouri river near Fort Benton, as coming within the en­ larged homestead act New Charter for Railroad. Topeka, Kan.--The Missouri Paciflo Railway Company has obtained a new charter from the state charter board, showing a $77,400,000 increase of capital. % Seattle, Wash.--Delegates to the convention of the American Prison association only laughed when Mrs. L. R. Eastwood of South Dakota advo­ cated chloroforming idiots. A paper by Dr. Sharp of Indiana was read by Amos yf. Butler of Indianap­ olis and was listened to in silence. After a discussion of the outdoor plan of treating convicts, in which every speaker told of the good results of banishing armed guards and putting the prisoners on honor, the debate on the Indiana plan was begun by a dele­ gate moving that Dr. Sharp's paper be suppressed on the ground that the Indiana plan was contrary to the Bible, The debate on the "Indiana plan," which ovevents the propagation of criminals and idiots, developed almost unanimous sentiment for it. The dis­ cussion, according to President Gil­ more of Toronto, Can., was the most profitable the association has held in years. One delegate objected to the debat­ ing being continued before women, who composed at least one-third of the audience. Thereupon the women delegates at once took the lead in the controversy led by Mrs. Deborah C. Weeks, president of the Philadelphia Social ^urity league. During the debate it wm announced that Connecticult and California had fcllowed Indiana. The motion to sup­ press was not put to a vote. President Gilmour said it would not have re­ ceived three votes. Declaring that modern jails, espe­ cially the county jail, are deficient, \V. A. Gates of San Francisco created a stir. He told the necessities of the bastile of to-day and pointed out the ways by which the proper conveniences might be attarned. The session was an inter­ esting one and Mr. Gates' points were well taken. "The county jail has been charged, indicted, tried and convicted time and time again for ruining the bodies and souls of its victims, but each time the execution has been stayed and it is still un\vh;pped of justiqa£ said W. A. Gates, secretary of tfSw., California board of charities, in an address at the convention of the American Prison association. "To reform the county jail and make it an instrument of good instead of evil the following steps are neces­ sary: "District workhouse for all prison­ ers s-enteiiced to terms in jail, and a proper labor system installed therein. "A separate cell for each prisoner, well lighted and ventilated and sup­ plied with sanitary plumbing. "Sufficient rooms or departments so that prisoners may be classified ac­ cording to sex, age, and apparent criminality, and each class be com­ pletely separated from the other. "Trained jailers with humane in­ stincts and high character, who appre­ ciate the opportunity of making better the persons placed in their charge. "The improvement of our county jail system, however, depends upon a general improvement of social order. No material advance will be made un­ til man puts a higher value upon his fellow man. Society must feel that men are worth saving before it will throw out the life line. This will not come until we forsake the worship of the 'golden calf and- give obedience to the golden rule." Mr. Gates criticised the handling and treatment of female prisoners in several counties of California and recommended the enactment of a law compelling the appointment of a ma­ tron in every county jail. HUGHES BOOSTS NORTHWEST New York Governor Likes the Seattle Exposition and Speaks of the Country's Advancement. Saranac Inn, N. Y.--Gov. Hughes re­ turned Monday to his summer camp after his trip to the Seattle exposition. Of the exposition he said: "It is compact and well arranged and is very easily seen to advantage. To me its conspicuous features are the Alaskan exhibit and the forestry exhibition. The managers cannot speak too highly of New York's repre­ sentation." "We do not realize the possibilities of the northwestern country," he con­ tinued, "and the beauty is that while it is rapidly developing on either side of the lines, there is no unfriendliness attending its advancement." Snatches Two from Death. Wellston, O.--Snatching two little children from the jaws of death, Charles Carpenter, fireman on a De­ troit, Toledo & Ironton switch engine, proved himself a hero Monday. As the engine sped along the rails Car­ penter noticed Pearl and Anthony Sourdes, two and three years old, re­ spectively, innocently playing in the middle of the track. Carpenter dashed out on the running board, and leaning far out from the pilot, at the risk of his own life, caught the little tots in his arms. Invitation fo« J. Hilt. Washington.--Secretary Nagel of the department of commerce and la­ bor has invited James J. Hill, chair­ man of the board of the Great North­ ern railroad, to act as one of the gov­ ernment's agents in the entertainment of the SO or more representatives of Japanese chambers of commerce who will visit this country in September. Pennsylvania Celebrates. Seattle, Wash.--Pennsylvania day at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition was celebrated Monday. &-flAA4l00 tt mMTm H Wkfl SOLID GOLD $ SILVER AWARD For the Best Ear of Corn To be Known as the National Corn Trophy To bo Aw&rdod at the National Corn Exposition, Omaha, 6 STTs!111909. Over one hundred thousand million (100,009.000,000) ears of corn wore crown In the United States last year. Otm> a billion dollars were paid for them. More than a million and a quarter extra dollars went into the pookets of the farmers for corn this year than they raceived for the previous year's crop. The reason for this may be found in the fact that the people of the United States are beginning to learn how dellokms corn is and to realize its full food value. Xellosrsr's Toasted Corn Flakes has placed corn among the Indispensable items of daily fare. The makers, therefore, are Interested in the development of the Kins of Cereals, and have deokled to award a beautiful trophy for the man, woman or child who can produce the best ear of corn in two different Beasons. Professor HoEdon. of the Iowa State College. the srreatest authority on corn in the world, will award the prize at the .Mntionnl (lorn Exposition, to bo held at Omaha, Neb., DecemberOth to 18th. IPOfl, Two single rules* w<U govern the plsn and they are:--that you send your best ear ef corn to the National Corn Exposition, Omaha, Neb,, before November 27,1609; and that you are & member of the National Corn Association. Full particulars regarding which can be had by writing to National Corn Exposition. Omaha, Neb. Tie a tae securely to your specimen and word it, "For the Kellogg Trophy Contest," and write your name and address plainly. If yours Is judged the best, you will get the trophy for 1910. If you succeed again next year or the year following, the trophy will become your property for all time. In other words, you must produce the best ear of corn two different years. There will be no restrictions. Any man. woman or child belonging to the Association can enter. Xt will be open to every state in the Union. Piofeator Holden will Judge the ooi-n particularly on the basis of quality. The growing of more oom per acre is one object of the award, but the main purpose of the founder of the trophy is tor Increasing flue Quality of Com Used' in Making Kellogg'# TOASTED CORN FLAKES The Genuine" Corn Flakes has this Signature Many people think we have reached the point of perfection in Toasted Corn Flakes as it sow is. Perhaps we have. If you haven't tried it, begin your education in "good things to eat" today. All grooers have it. KELLOGG TOASTED CORN FLAKE CO., Battle Creek, Mich. TROUBLE IN ROYAL PALACE. Tidings Borne by Amateur Actor Suf­ ficient to Lead Hearers to Ex­ pect the Worst. The Shakespeare club of New Or­ leans used to give amateur theatrical performances that were distinguished for the local prominence of the actors. Once a social celebrity, with a gor­ geous costume, as one of the lords in waiting had only four words to say: "The queen has swooned." As he stepped forward his friends applauded vociferously. Bowing his thanks, he faced the king and said, in a high- pitched voice: "The swoon has queened." There was a roar of laughter; but be waited patiently, and made an­ other attempt: "The sween has cooned." Again the walls trembled and the stage manager said In a voice which could be heard all over the house: "Come off, you doggoned fool." But the ambitious amateur refused to surrender, and in a rasping fal­ setto, as he was assisted off the stage, he screamed: "The coon has sweened."--Success Magazine. GAVE HER UN IDEA. DISCOURAGED WOMEN. A Word of Hope for Despairing Ones. Kidney trouble makes weak, weary, worn women. Backache, hip pains, dizziness, headaches, nervousness, lan­ guor, urinary troubles make/women Buffer untold misery. Ailing kidneys are the cause. Cure them. Mrs. S. D. El­ lison, N. Broadway, La­ mar, Mo., says: "Kid- txey trouble wore me down till I had to take to bed. I had terrible pains In my body and limbs and the urine was annoying and full of sed­ iment. I got worse and doctors failed to help. I was discour­ aged. Doan's Kidney Pills brought Quick relief and a final cure and now I am ia the best, of health." Remember the name--Doan's. Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Fos- ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. I GOT HIM! 91 Gertrude--The man I marry must be a genius. Bertie--Thank heaven we have met! Aid Fight Against Tuberculosis. At the recent meeting of the Na­ tional Association of Bill Posters, held in Atlanta, Ga., it was decided to do­ nate to the campaign against tubercu­ losis $1,200,000 worth of publicity. The bill posters In all parts of the United States and Canada will fill the vacant spaces on their 3,5Q0 bill boards with large posters illustrating the ways to prevent and cure con­ sumption. The Poster Printers' asso­ ciation has also granted $200,000 worth of printing and paper for this work. This entire campaign of bill­ board publicity will be conducted un­ der the direction of the National As­ sociation for "the Study and Preven­ tion of Tuberculosis in co-operation with the National Bill Posters' asso­ ciation. 'Pa!' Well, Wnat? "Johnny, leave me alone and don't ask me another question!" I "Aw, jest one more an' then I'll keep still." i "Well, what is It?" ! "What relation Is a cousin .german to a Dutch uncle?"--Cleveland Leader. petting at the Root. Fair Patient--Oh, doctor, I'm posl- tfvely all run down and I'm so miser­ able, I have that tired feeling all the time. Physician--No doubt. Let me see jour tongue.--Cleveland Leader. S Cycle Dealer--Here is a cyclometer I can recommend. It Is positively ac­ curate: not at all like some cyclome­ ters, which register two miles, per­ haps, where you have only ridden one. Miss de Byke--You haven't any of that kind, have you? THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS. Unselfishness in Life Is the One Thing That Will Transform All Things to Gold. The moment we set about the task of making every human being we come in contact with better for know­ ing us--more cheerful, more coura­ geous and with greater faith in the kindness of God and man--that mo­ ment we begin to attain the third pur­ pose of life--personal happiness. Would you possess the magic secret of the alchemist which transforms all things to gold? It is unselfishness--or, to use a bet­ ter word, selflessness. He who goes forth bent upon being always kind, always helpful, in the lit­ tle daily events of life, will find all skies tinted with gold, all his nights set with stars and unexpected flowers of pleasure springing up in his path­ way. And all his tears shall turn into smiles.--Brooklyn Eagle. Her Intentions. "Do you think your sister will mar­ ry me?" "If you keep comin'.'* "Have you heard her say anything about it?" "1 heard her tell ma that if you didn't stop comin' here eo often she'd make things unpleasant for you." The greatest evils are from within us, and from ourselves also we must look for our greatest good.--Jeremy Taylor. Wise is the man who closes his face before he says too much. Many who used to smoke 10c cigare are now smoking Lewis' Single Binder straight Ss. Practical Device. "Why don't you mend that largs hole in your umbrella?" "I keep it to put my hand through to see if it is still raining."--Meggen- dorfer Blaetter. EXACTLY ACCORDING TO RULE 8h« Dropped a Knife and Fork, and 8ure Enough the Old Saying Came True. The woman looked at the man and spoke confidently. "Somebody's coming," she said. "I Just dropped a knife and fork." Ths man smiled in a superior way. "Rats," he said, brutally. "That's nothing. I believe you dropped several spoons and a bowl at the same time by the sound." "All right," said the woman, "you'll see. Somebodys sure to come. To drop a fork means a man's coming, and a knife means a woman." "And a spoon means children," said the man. "According to that a man and woman with half a dozen children are due--and the bowl--does that stand for a dog?" The woman ig­ nored him. The evening dragged on. The wom­ an became distinctly uneasy and the man distinctly triumphant. "I told you so," he said. "It's about bedtime--" Then the door bell rang. The man answered the bell, and into the hall poured a flood of people, led by a tall, austere lady in black, who spoke saying: "There's been a fire over on Hill street and these poor people have no place to stay. How many will you take for the night?" "Hey!" called the man to the wom­ an who stood within the library cur­ tains--"how many people can spend the night?" "How many are there?" she in­ quired. The austere female an­ swered: "There are 13 men, 27 women and about 55 children. Of course you can't take--" "You bet we can't," said the man, hastily. "Give us two of the children --that'll be about enough." Half an hour later the woman rolled over on her pillow. "When I dropped that knife and fork," she began. I "Never mind," said the man. "Let's don't talk about it. Suppose you'd dropped a dozen knives and forks."-- Galveston News* Ready Cooked The crisp, brown flakes of Post Toasties Come to the breakfast table right, and exactly right from the package--no bottoefe; no delay. They have body too; these Post Toasties are firm enough to give you a delicious substantial mouthful before they melt away. "The Taste Lingers." Sold by Grocers. Made by POSTUM CEREAL CO., LIMITED. BATTLE CREEK. HICHIOAN.