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•c^ •'.^ C ??? •V fie. w ? v A^soa#*.* r-f"* 'jwn \* T •MMNi Ihe McHenry Plaindealer Published by F. a 8CHREINER. JteHENRT. ILLINOia •lv-; ^ It's almost as easy to give good ad- fc» m it is not to follow It. Among the things that w* Were not thinking of ordering Is « new alpha* Persons with no other form ot ttvusemeat' can watch the days grow It is difficult for some men to be tgood when they hare a good chance to Ibe otherwise. A fresh egg of the season comes straight from a fresh chamber of the •old storage warehouse. St. Louis girl, twelve years old, Wants a divorce. Some of them cer­ tainly acquire the habit early. Germany has seventeen dirigible "war balloons sad England is fortn- Aftte in being too bnsy to worry. • Connect!out woman found a dia­ mond in a leg of lamb. And she wasnt anywhere near Winsted at the time. A girl umpired a baseball game In 'California the other day. Those Cali­ fornia women certainly are heroines. An imperial edict In Pekin orders the cutting off of queues. Switches and rats ought to be cheaper next year. A divorce law has been passed in thi Philippines, but it will be a long time before Manila achieves the fame of Reno. Every time a Mexican patriot tires Of work and longs for a little easy money, he organizes a new "revo- lntiaa.M Many a man who believes in doing Che greatest good to the greatest num­ ber regards number one as the great- oat number. It has been decided by a court that collecting tips is begging. Thus the democratization of the bench proceeds delightfully. A Philadelphia physician says that mince pie, taken In moderation, will eure insomnia. About how many tri­ angles, doctor? New York's new "whispering Whistle" for trains would be a great Institution to introduce to Willie, the gifted office boy Biffleur. . The trouble with the man who goes to see a doctor generally is that be Wishes to be cured in a day of Ills it has taken him years to acquire. s wed V The Bostonlan who claims that the Is flat wonld have been consid- a wise and conservative man in days of Christopher Columbus. Jack rabbits with horns are said to fco plentiful in the grand old state of Texas. Since when has Winsted, Oonn* been transplanted to Texas? Vesuvius has been throwing mud •gain And yet people who live in the neighborhood probably think that Home, Sweet Home is a great little If you are a hotel guest, don't give (roar only pair of trousers to a bell­ boy, and then go to bed. for a cry at "fire!" would put you in a predic­ ament "An eastern highbrow asserts that We are losing our sense of smell." Worn which we may Infer that he doesn't live in a boiled cabbage neigh­ borhood. Hie household furniture of the fu- tnre may be made of concrete, as Tom Edison says, but it will be necessary to hire a derrick and a freight train «i moving day. A jury awarded $300 damages to a Woman who sued because a man fail­ ed to marry her after sixty proposals. That places a handy and exact price upon a proposal. The irony of fate appears to have been demonstrated in the case of the famous surgeon who was operated on for appendicitis when his trouble was caused by gallstones. It Is announced that shoes are to cost more, and the family man will perhaps feel grateful that a long suc­ cession of such announcements has made him somewhat callous. Reindeer meat is to be shipped from Alaska to Chicago, so that It may be served in the restaurants in Chicago. Unless it is going to be a good deal cheaper than steak It will not be likely to cause much of a sen­ sation. Motor cars in New York laBt year have killed 89 persons and Injured 855 Strikes us that it is safer to be a guide or a football player than an in­ nocent bystander in New York. ly crawled OVKft iftlDGE IN TEMPEST TO •TOP TRAIN. -V STATE GIVES HER GOLD MEDAL Woman, Famous for Daring Deed When But 15 Years Old, 8uccumbe to Brlght's Disease Following Op­ eration for Appendicitis. Boone, la.--Miss Kate Shelly, Iowa's heroine who In 1881 at great personal risk, saved a passenger train from be­ ing wrecked. Is dead at the age of forty-five years at her home near 6cene of her heroic deed. Miss Shelly had suffered greatly since last summer, when an operation for appendicitis was followed by an attack of Bright's disease, but she was as brave in the face of death as when she won renown. The deed which placed Kate Shel- ly's name !n the list of heroines was a bright example of the courage of a fifteen-year-old girl who believed she was saving the lives of hundreds of the passengers on a limited train on the Chicago & Northwestern railroad, although, later developments proved, the number of lives she actually saved was two. The girl was the daughter of a farm­ er living near Boone, and late on the night of July 6, 1881. as she was pre­ paring to retire, from her bedroom window she saw a locomotive ap­ proach the bridge crossing Honey creek, stop a moment, then advance and plunge Into the torrent below as the bridge gave way. Realizing that a limited train was due to cross the same bridge in a few minutes, the girl dressed hastily, im­ provised a lantern out of a miner's lamp and started to Molngona to give the alarm. The feeble light soon was dashed out by the fury of the gale, but as she approached the bridge she saw two of the engine's crew clinging to trees in the creek. Kate'8 trip across the bridge was made doubly difficult by the fact that all the planks had been removed to keep pedestrians from crossing it, and as she crawled on hands and knees across the floating ties her flesh was lacerated In many places by the stubs of nails protruding where the planks had been removed. But she succeed ed In giving the alarm at Moingona before the limited train had left and in having a rescue party organized to save the two railroad men who bad plunged through the bridge. Passengers on the limited at once made up a purse for the brave girl and railroad men undertook to raise contributions In recognition of her heroism. Appeals of the press to the public for similar contributions failed to bring a hearty response because Northwestern railroad officials at once called attention to the fact that the limited train had not been endangered and by issuing a statement that Miss Shelly would be amply rewarded. As a matter of fact, the locomotive had been sent out to see that the bridge was safe and the limited train would not have proceeded beyond Molngona until the engine crew had reported from the next station. But this did not minimize the heroism of the girl's act, and a short time later the Iowa legislature passed an act awarding Miss Shelly a gold medal. Soon after MIbb Shelly was made station agent of the railroad at Moin­ gona, a position she held for years. MANY GREET FARLEY CARDINAL It GIVKN QftKAT OVA. TION AT NEW YORK. Triumphal Return la Marked by Dab •rate Decorations--300JOOO Gather at Pier. New York.--The triumphal return to New York of Cardinal John Murphy Farley was the signal for the great­ est ovation that has ever been accord­ ed a man of the church in the United States. Coming back from Rome, where be had been elevated from NEW LORIMER LEAD SPRUNG Detective Burns Has Evidence Witness Received $1,500 to Testify at Washington. Washington.--Developments more or less sensational about to take place iti the Lorimer case will disclose that William J. Burns, the detective who built up the evidence around the Mc- Namara dynamiters, has been at work for at least three months gathering evidence to be presented to the com­ mittee investigating the election of the junior senator from Illinois. Mr. Burns was employed for about a month by the senate committee, and later was engaged by the Interests fighting to unseat Senator Lorimer. It is reported that the end sought by the antl-Lorimer interests is the Impeachment of a certain witness who gave evidence in Senator Lorimer's defense relating to the alleged state­ ment of C. F. Wiehe, a brother-in-law of Edward Hines, that a "jack-pot" fund of $100,000 was used "to put Lorimer over." In substance Burns is declared to have reported to the committee that he was prepared to offer evidence that one of the witnesses who testified In regard to this Incident had con­ fessed he was paid f1,500 to come to Washington. A phonographic method by which Burns obtained the alleged confession 1b also said to have been laid before the committee. Judge Mulqueen of New York, on {being told that some one had stolen (the trousers of a Tombs prisoner, ob­ served: "You would better make a Unost thorough Investigation of this. ||t would be a great calamity to tlna 4hleves in the Tombs." Some would •ay. on the contrary, that that is Just )|he place for thieves. Complains of Meals; Dismissed. Syracuse, N. Y.--Miss Elizabeth Ewarts of California, a junior, was dismissed from Syracuse university here by Chancellor Day. Her name headed a petition complaining of the meals served in Haven hall. Declare Porter Charlton Sane. New York.--Porter Charlton, who murdered his wife. Is perfectly sane, according to the district attorney of Hudson county. New Jersey, and the jail officers. He is enjoying splendid health. A new court for women exclusively Which is proposed In San Francisco Is to hold its sessions in private. What's the use of carrying one's troubles in­ to court if there won't be anyone |kjn tgx tuxr them? If the government succeeds in per­ fecting Its scheme for making the gun ignite at sunset and shut off at »unrim» the flame in lamps along the 'ffenama canal, will it please put on the market a somewhat similar device for shaking down dkb furnace theee Sprinter .mornings? K 5- . „ " • iL . •? . Lewis 8tops Dixie Kid. Liverpool. Eng.--Harry Lewis, the American middleweight, defeated Dixie Kid in the eighth round of a scheduled 20-round contest here. Lew- Is was entirely too clever for his colored opponent. Cardinal Farley. Archbishop of New York to the high­ est honor within the grant of the Catholic church, excepting that of the Holy Father, he was the recipient of visible and audible homage such as is seldom paid to any man. Many of the most prominent figures in the public life of the nation were among these who participated In the welcome to Cardinal Farley, which was not only brilliant, but impressive. RAPS RECALL OF JUDICIARY New York 8enator Defends Both 8tats and Federal Courts in Speech. New York.--Senator Elihu Hoot in an address here before the New York State Bar association stanchly de­ fended both the state and federal courts of the country and denounced the principle underlying the recall of Judges. Senator Root, speaking of the in- creating tendency among Americans toward impatience with the courts whenever Judicial decisions do not agree with their wishes, said the pro­ visions for the recall of Judges adopt­ ed in some states and widely advo­ cated in others $re an exhibition of this impatience and a demand for more unchecked opportunity to make the judges feel its effects. With these tendencies the speaker declared be had no sympathy. STEPHENSON WINS HIS FIGHT Senate Subcommittee Votes Unanl- mously That Bribery In Wisconsin Man's Election Is Unproved. Washington.--Senator Isaac Steph­ enson was a victor in his fight to hold his seat as senator from Wisconsin when the Heyburn subcommittee, which has been investigating his elec­ tion, decided by a unanimous vote that the charges of corruption and bribery made against Senator Stephen­ son had not been proved. The report has been completed, but its details will be kept secret until it Is presented to the senate. It Is un­ derstood that while the comm'ttee ao- qults Stephenson of the charge of buy­ ing his seat, it criticizes him for spending $100,000 in the primary cam­ paign Managers of Stephenson's campaign said that $150,000 or $200,000 would have been spent had they made a more systematic campaign. POLICE GUARD ABOUT F0SS Esport Him To and From Massachu­ setts Statehouse, Ready for "Black Handers." Boston.--When Governor Fobb came to the state bouse from his home In Jamaica Plain he was guarded by de­ tectives and plain clothes men watched the corridors for the possible appearance of "Black Hanh" agents, said to have designs on the gover­ nor's life. When Governor Foss left the state house he was escorted to his home by police officers and a guard of city police is on watch about his resi­ dence. 1,000 Fall In Fight. Guayaquil, Ecuador.--More than 1,000 men were killed or wounded In a battle at Yaguache, northeast of this city. An army supporting the Quito government, under the command of Gen. Julio Andrade. formerly Ecua- dorean minister to Colombia, attacked and defeated an army of Guayaquil troops supporting the provisional gov­ ernment proclaimed by General Montero. Edward R. Perkins Is Dead. East Orange, N. J.--Edward R. Per­ kins, vice-president of the New York Life Insurance company, and brother of George W. Perkins, is dead at his home here, following an operation for appendicitis. He was born in Chicago forty-four years ago. Asks $4,400,000 for Airships. Paris.--The French government has decided to ask the chamber of dep­ uties for an appropriation of $4,400,- 000 for the construction of aeroplanes for military purposes. Indians Edit a Newspaper. Pipestone, Minn --The only paper in Minnesota printed and edited by Indians, the Pipestone Peace Pipe, has made its appearance, and will be devoted to news of the government In­ dian school here. French Wines Are Up In U. S. New York/--The latest Increase tn the cost of living is noted In a Jump skyward of the prices of French wlne« The Increase" varies from 25 cents to $1 a quart on the popular champagnes. Liner Wrecked; Fifty-Three Perish. Glasgow.--The Hall liner Winslow Hall was wrecked on the Buchan Rocks on the coast of Aberdeenshire, carrying 53 of her crew of 67 with her. The majority of the crew were Lascars. SNOWBALL IWIRLERS ARE ACTIVE i can home ntoM '//i-ijife. WILEY IS UPHELD HOUSE INQUIRY OVERTURN FIND­ INGS OF SECRETARIES WIL­ SON AND WICKER8HAM. REMSEN BOARD GIVEN BLOW Paralysis of Pure Food end Drug Laws' Enforcement Is Denounced by Committee's Verdict--Chief Chem­ ist Given Free Hand. Washington.--The house committee that has been making an inquiry Into the charges preferred against Dr Harvey W. Wiley, chief chemist of the department of agriculture has given the food expert a clean bill of nealth. exonerating him from all of the ac­ cusations laid against him. The committee in Its report sustains Doctor Wiley all along the line, except on unimportant details. The report pays much attention to the Remsen board, to the activity of Solicitor George P McCabe, who was the principal opponent of Doctor Wiley In the department, and recommends. In general, that Doctor Wiley be given a free hand in the enforcement of the pure food and drug law. In this manner the power formerly exercised by Solicitor McCabe is cut down. The final stamp of approval of the conclusions, reached after months of Investigation, was affixed by all mem­ bers of the committee. CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC MEET National Chairman Mack Issues Of­ ficial Notice for Convention to Be Held at Baltimore. Buffalo, N. Y.--Official call has been made for the Democratic national con­ vention for 1912 to oe held in Haiti- more on June 25. The call is signed by Norman E. Mack, chairman ot the Democratic national committee, and Urey Woodson of Kentucky, the sec­ retary. Two delegates and alternates for every senator and two delegates for every representative for the states represented In congress will be elect­ ed to the convention. Six delegates nnd six alternates are allotted to Alas­ ka, the District of Columbia, the Philippines, Hawaii and Porto Rlco. TURKS' ATTACK IS REPULSED Many Are Killed and Wounded In Bat­ tle Which Lasts Several Hours In Tripoli. Tripoli.--In one of the most deter­ mined engagements of the war a large force of Arabs and Turks attacked s column of Italian troops which had left Tripoli for Ghlngarish. Not until after several hours' fighting did the Italians rally and the Turks retreat to the desert Hundreds of the 8,000 attacking party were killed, while the Italians had three killed and seven wounded. FALLS 1,500 FEET TO EARTH French Army Aviator Probably Fatally Burned in Plunge From Clouds In Blazing Monoplane. Paris.--A 1,500-foot plunge to eartb In a burning monoplane at the avia­ tion grounds at Senlis resulted In probably fatal Injuries to Lieutenant Berner of the French army aviation corps. The lieutenant's legs were badly burned and his feet almost de­ stroyed before he could be taken from beneath the burning aeroplane and hurried to the army hospital. Women to Have Paper. New York.--Believing that women should havr a fairer representation in the news of the day, Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont Is planning to start a daily newspaper, which will be devoted entirely to their interests and man­ aged by women. Detective Guilty of Murder. EvansvlUe, Ind.--William Wilson, sixty-seven, a detective, was fottnd guilty of the murder of William J- Walters of Paducah, Ky., in this city last November. Headless Body la Found. 8t. Louis.--The headless body of ft man was found in an ash pit here. The general appearance of the torso and Its clothing indicated that the murdered man may have been of for­ eign birth. WARRING FACTIONS SETTLE THEIR DIFFERENCES. Island Congress Probably Will Modify Laws to Check Veterans' Activi­ ties--Statement Issued. Washington. -- Secretary of War Stlmson declared after a confer­ ence with President Taft that he did not believe the United States would need to intervene in Cuba. President Taft. Mr Stlmson said, agreed with him. Although the situation is re­ garded as most hopeful, the white house and the war department will watch developments closely Havana, Cuba. -- The reply of the Cuban, government to the note of Secretary Knox Intimating that the United- States government might be compelled to intervene in Cuban af­ fairs probably will be made in a few days. An official statement was given out regarding the conference held at the palace between President Gomez and representatives of all the political fac­ tions and the veterans The state­ ment is as follows: "The meeting terminated with ev­ ery one breathing words of patriot­ ism. a fact which filled the president with optimism because he found In his old companions In arms and in all the others present a firm determina­ tion to save the republic, as might be expected from those profesBing their love for the Cuban fatherland." HARVESTER TRUST IS FLAYED Representative of Independents Makes Sensational Charges at House Committee Hearing. Washington--Sensational charges against the International Harvester company, the so-called "harvester trust." were made before the house rules committee by F. J. Lowe of New York, representing independent manufacturers. Mr I.owe told the committee that 51 per cent, of the stockholders In the steel, sugar, beef and bankers' trusts control also the International Harvest­ er company "We charge that the International Harvester company, through the National City bank of New York, can break any Independent concern In the United States." said, Mr. Lowe. Mr. Lowe charged also that the In­ ternational Harvester company Insist­ ed on a profit of 100 per cent, on Its goods sold In this country, but that Europo go: them almost at cost. MANIACS FLEE FROM FLAMES Fire Attacks Infirmary at Dunning, III.--270 Are Saved by Attendants. Chicago.--Insane patients at the Dunning (III.) Institution were herded together and marched out of the bias­ ing "old Infirmary" building Just be­ fore the structure collapsed. Supposed to have Ignited from a defective flue on the top floor of the main wing, the flames gradually ate their way downward and four hours after the Are was discovered virtually all of a three-wing building, four and five stories high, was In ruins. There were 270 Insane patients In the Institution all of whom were got­ ten out without injury. When some of the patients saw the flames and heard the clanging of the bells on the arriving flre engines they began to fight The police, with drawn clubs, helped to form lines of the patients and to keep the violent from committing sui­ cide or injuring those who were try­ ing to save them. Ocean 8teamer Founder*. Beaufort, N. C.--The schooner Henry Prescott, from New York to Wilming­ ton, N. C., with salt, foundered on Dia­ mond shoals, off the Hatteras coast. Three of the crew of seven were saved. Declares for Government Ownership. Albany, N. Y--A concurrent resolu­ tion declaring for government owner­ ship of the telegraph, system as rec­ ommended by Postmaster General Hitchcock was introduced In the as­ sembly by Assemblyman Cuvilller of New York. Cleveland Has $150,000 Fire. Cleveland, O.--The Rouie A Jen­ nings buildings at the northwest cor­ ner of Superior avenue and the public square were destroyed by flre here. The losf is $150,000. Qoes Broke to Save Dog. Kansas City, Mo--Rather than sacrifice his dog, E. C. Busklrk, a car­ penter, paid his last $1.50 for a license for the animal which once saved his child's life. Mr. BuBkirk has been sick and unable to work. Inaugurate Hibben in May. Princeton, N. J.--The inauguration of President John Grler Hibben of Princeton university will take place early in May. Representatives of all the Important universities and 1 * societies will attend. JAMES T. KILLED Former Illinois Central Presides and Other Prominent Men Die Together. F. C. MELCHER AMONG VICTIMS Vice-President of Rock Island Ral. road Slain Instantly, with E. B. Peirce and E. E. Wright-- Rear-End Collision on Il­ linois Central the Cause. Decatur, 111., Jan. 22.--James T. Harahan, former president of the Il­ linois Central railway, was killed early this morning in a wreck here on the main line of the Illinois Cen­ tral in which four other lives were lost and a score of persons were in­ jured. General Wright's son, E. E. Wrlgh a Memphis lawyer; F. O. Meichei •ice-president, and E. B Peirce, get eral solicitor of the Chicago & Hoc' Island railway, who were riding la Mr. Harahan's coach, were also killed. Cause of the WrecA. The wreck occurred when t» south­ bound passenger train crashed Into the rear of the New Orleans filer at the Klnmundy, 111., station. Mr. Hara han's private coach, which was coupled to the rear of the New Or- i want every jtersoj* who Is bilious, consti» pated or has any etom» ach or liver ailment tn -end for a free package of my Paw-Paw Pillaw I want to prove that they positively cure Ie» digestion, Soar Stom- oh. Belching-, Wind, Headache, Nervous* T es8, Sleeplessness and »re an Infallible cur® for Constipation. To do tnis I am wii ling to Rive millions of free pack­ ages. I t;>k!• all the risk. Sold by druggist® for 25 centy a vl&i. For irets package address, Prsi. Munyon, 63rd k JefterMn SU.. Philadelphia, Pa. CHEAPER THAN MEAT We quote the following low prices foe Cash with Order: TROUT. Heads on or Headless, lb., ye WHITEF1SH, (Selkirk) Dressed, " 8§0 YELLOW PIKE, Round. " 9c PICKEREL, (Jacks) Round w 6c HERRING, Dressed " 4c Other varieties plentiful and cheap. Send for complete price list If your require­ ments are small get your neighbor to order with you and save express charges. Nor thern F i sh Co. , (Not Inc . ) Sex 41Chicago Bravely Met Death He Feared. Dr. Samuel Johnson, who feared death as much as any man of whom there Is any record, when told that his end was near, refused the opiates to which he had been accustapaed. Really Lucky Candidate. It Is a lucky candidate who is more talked about than talking. li From the Peanut Fields of VIRGINIA To the Orange Groves of FLORIDA Ttia 6 Soa. Stain tKTereed bf S. A. L. Rr. offer* »pecsal Inducement*. Lanticbeap. Ideal riimate, water plentiful. Quick transporta­ tion to big markets. In Land of Manatee nn West Coast of Florida, raise 2 to 3 crops a year--net $500 to J1000 per acre1, J. A. PRIDE, Gen. Ind.Agt, ^ Seaboard Air Line Railway, Suite 710 Norfolk, Va. < In or£!ci'to E.orfnr'.'iQ.f. yon with il?o Vvor'flcrfcIij'iijxiGli Knmquat Orange, we vrlll forward to j-or, on boa SllCHAItGKS i>EK!J.A.tl> on wwielpt of 60 GENTS, BOX contains 20 or more OBANGJSS of the above famoroB and delicious fruit. Write today as this offer Sa limited. Make remittance to FRUIT HXCHANGB, OLA EE BUIJjDING, JACKSONVILLE, FIX»ELDA FITS Bottle FREE.We_p»y eiprwi. r i l # U L L C l U U I l C i l C O i r i l l . H i n O S T O H , H . PRACTICAL HELP FOR POOR James T. Harahan, Sr. leans train, was demolished by tbe Impact. Thirty-flve passengers, most of whom were unidentified, were taken from tbe wreckage Injured. The Known Dead. JAMES T. HARAHAN, retired pres­ ident Illinois Central railroad. E. B. PEi RCE, general solicitor Rock Island railroad. F. O. MELCHER, vice-president Rock Island railroad. E. E. WRIGHT, son of General Luke Wright, former secretary of war. Wrecked Cars Take Fire. Flre from the overturned locomo­ tive communicated itself to tbe coaches and to the borror of tbe brst catastrophe was added tbe fear of tbe death of many injured persons in tbe flames. Mr. Harahan's train, No. 25, bad just drawn into the Klnmundy sta­ tion, when without warning passenger train No. 3, running at a blgb speed, swung Into the stationary coaches. The rear lights of train No. 25 are believed to have become extinguished In some manner and tbe engineer of the following train failed to see tbe danger In time to apply bis brakes. Crash Heard for Miles. With a crash tbat was heard for nearly two miles the pilot of train No. 3 drove into the heavy private coach of the ex-railway president. The pilot of the oncoming locomo­ tive plowed for twenty feet Into the veatlbuled private coach, Instantly killing every person In that part of the car. Harahan Picked Up Dead. Mr. Harahan was tossed through the splintering roof of the coach and was picked up dead a few feet away from the wreckage. His body was fearfully cut and bruised and many bones were broken. A few feet from the body of Mr. Harahan was found the body of Mr. Peirce. Tbe bodies of Melcher and E. E. Wright were found partially pinioned beneath a fallen mass of crushed wood and twisted Ironwork. They were dragged out by railway men and placed at the side of the track. Passengers Killed in Berths. The front end of the Harahan car telescoped Into the coach ahead, and a number of passengers asleep in their berths were Injured, some of them fatally. New and Uaeful Combination. Using a bed of heavy rubber In­ stead of slate, a Pennsylvanlan bas invented a combination billiard and pool table that can be folded, to be pat but of tbe way when not in use. Preparations for Shocks. For most of the wrenches and Jolts of life there are, happily, conditions which alleviate what would otherwise seem unbearable, conditions which soften and break the most cruel shocks. Death, for Instance, the great­ est shock of all, unless It Is very sud­ den, seldom comes as an unbearable wrench, because weakness or suffer­ ing has prepared us for It.' Man Undoubtedly Had Great 8cheme, Although There Was a Slight Obstacle In the Way. In the den which opened off the liv­ ing room the man was roaring soul- fully his own modernized version of an old song, "If I had but ten millions a year, Gaffer Qreen, if I had but ten millions a year--" "What would you do with It?" his sister interrupted, less for purposes of information than in pursuit of quiet. "One thing, anyhow, Sis," he broke off with unexpected earnestness. "I'd establish a system of free laundries for the poor. New Yorkers are won­ derfully clean people, all things con­ sidered, but you can't go around much without realizing that more laundry work and bathing would be an Im­ mense benefit in some directions." "But how would you manage It? Who would be the beneficiaries? How could you discriminate?" "All that would have to be consid-. ered, of course. Now, you work out the details, Sis, and I'll go out and try to Bcrape up the ten millions."--New York Press. An Every-Day Creed. I desire to radiate health, cheerful­ ness, sincerity, calm courage and good will. I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy or fear. I wish to be simple, honest, natural, frank, clean in mind and clean in body, un­ affected, ready to say, "I do not know" If so it be. to meet all men on an ab­ solute equality, to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unafraid and unabashed. I wish others to live their lives, too, up to their highest, fullest and best. To that end I pray that I may never meddle, dictate In­ terfere, give advice that is not want­ ed, nor assist when my services are not needed. If I can help people I'll do it by giving them a chance to help themselves; and if I can uplift or in­ spire let it be by example. That is to say, I desire to be radiant--to radi­ ate life.--Elbert Hubbard. Her Logic. It was the week before Christmas- Emery and his younger sister. Mil­ dred, were debating very seriously the reality of Santa Claus. "There isn't any Santa Claus," said Emery, with finality. "Why, there must be," insisted bis sister. "How could they make pic­ tures that look Just like him?" Fost A Treat So Sweet; Add Cream Then Eat. Post Toasties "The Memory Lingers" Cereal Company, Limited, Battle Creek, Mich.

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