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m ""SSajSIB Wygf <*•' VT .V /! BTHENKY PUINDMLEK, JfHENRT, ILL. 5* AYPUr r .ftBYPTIAN RAILROAD LINE T^ATT WAS CONSTANTLY SHRINKING. .* V W' <• *£*>? s^i% "fetiit ins Committee Found That There % Really Wat Nothlna Very Mye- jf?..' X T f > % -*•« ?* '*>. • i«f. •• v' t-About every camper has haa expe- jrf'riences on portages, but the big ban- *, .BP" portage, I think, was the one we Ittd on the Nile when we were taking "' the troops up in 800 whalsbcsts to tjie relief of Gordon at Khartum. writes U. 9. W. Norrls in the New ̂ ¥ork SOIL There were many short portages. feut the big one was from Wady Haifa ••.<§ Sarras, 60 miles beyond the Second Cataract. The boats were going over light and the provisions were carried •round on camels. This was a long, alow job, so the government decided to build a railroad and sent out 59 miles of rails, the necessary ties, etc.. and instructed the engineer corps to build the road. These men had not had practical ex- rienoa and there were no steam ovels in those days. The vesuJt RITS BLAME ON THE HOBBLE Eastern Railroad Declares That Tight MUrts Are Causa of Many A<fe. , • \ -'•* sldents to Women** ' To the thousand and one eulls that have been laid at the door of the high heel and hobble skirt, an eastern rail­ road now adds a few more, in declar­ ing that these adjuncts to woman's dress are chiefly responsible for the Injuries caused in women falling from X trolley cars and tumbling down the steps at the railroad station. This Is not a v.ild statement either, but is made after an investigation of various accidents to women covering & pciluu ol ihree months and seventy- three Individual cases. The Injuries ranged from slight contusions to pain­ ful sprains and cuts, and in almost ev­ ery case the contributing cause la put down as "Heel caught on step of car and was torn off," or "High heel caught while descending stairs; wore hobble skirt." Observations of this character are made in the book of Instructions just Issued by the company t.o its employes and intended to be a guide to them In preventing accidents as much ae possible. Now, Instead of watching the step, they will watch the hobble, to try to forecast wfcetber its wearer is getting ready to tumble down e bill < otaly that when they came to a sand flight of steps. If she is, then the employe must try his best to get ready to catch her. The book is en­ titled "Safety Hints and Suggestions for the Prevention of Personal Injury Accidents," and was written after ex­ perts had made an exhaustive study of the various accidents reported. Prom the figures obtained by the or rocks they went around. The time they ever leveled a hill was When they buried a bottle of Scotch it one and let the Forty-second High­ landers know it was there. > Of course the road oad a lot of- •;<airves and when it was all done it ttiled to reach Sarras by about twe 4i' { + miles: But orders are to be obeyed.J^aHroad company, nine out of ten of and to fill the order, at the sugges­ tion of one of the Canadians, they -JttSJved Sarras down to the end of the »;; *$rac£? tbere they vrer*. N ; The end of the track went jtbout a t hundred yards beyond the tent depot. Slit after the trains had been running * a week it was down opposite the de­ pot A week later It had shrunk an- . Other 200 yards toward Wady Haifa and the depot had to be moved again. ' . AM time went on and frequent moves i were made it began to appear that if f the shrinkage kept up there would be wd need of a railroad, for the 8arraa :vpapot would be at Wady Haifa. '<s A committee of officers set oat to find the cause. It started from .Wady Haifa and two miles out the engine 'forgot to turn a curve and landed a hundred yards from the track. This disgusted the officers, but the con­ ductor assured them that it was a com­ mon occurrence and that they would Soon be on their way. The train crew »ot out jack^crew8> jacked the train Up a couple of feet from the desert, then went over and dragged the track . ip> the train and shoved it under, let - (lie train down and steamed away. It did not take the committee long t6 decide that If this was done often • • "It must increase the number of curves, and as the track was spiked -down at the Wady Haifa end It would have to null away from Sarras. hence the ^•Shrinkage. j I have told this story so often that V,' J am beginning to believe It Is all true. MAKES SPIKE-PULLING EASY Jlew Device Does the Work Easily ;rV ̂•' • and With a Minlmum o! Labar f^iiT v" ~"T"v 4 • Expended. y~ %• 1 /- This railroad spike puller |ls attach- to the rail by means of two hooks, pVs*' one extending down from each side v' of the upright foot of the machine. • > -• dawlike' attachment clamps the head Of the nail, which is withdrawn when the persons who have been injured in the railroad stations have been wom­ en. Their Injuries range from slight contusions to broken legs. In almost 90 per cent.oS th«va<ecldents the cause hid 'been 'either that the tvtfrneri wore" high heels or that they had such tight skirts that they could not help them­ selves. MEANS A VAST EXPENDITURE Average Man Haa Little Idea of How Much It Really Coata to Build •I Railroad. With the right of way established, another great army of men enter into the field. The railroad does not build its own road. It is turned over to con­ tracts, and Is usually let in sections of from 200 to 300 miles. The contrac­ tor must live up to certain specifica­ tions, just as though he were building a house. And he furnishes everything, men, teams, machinery, food and ma­ terial. Few people realize what this means. A contractor mttst be very near to a king. For instance, there is the -Hazelton section, in the moun­ tains. It is less than 200 miles in length. Before a single shovel or pick was engaged in the building of this section, the contractors had to equip themselves with a fleet of steamboats, at a cost of $200,000. They had to build scores of camps, at from $2,000 to $4,000 a camp. Jgach of these cen­ ters had to be stocked with provisions, supplies and materials almost before a builder was brought In. Before these contractors moved a shovelful of earth or flred a single blast they had spent over $6,000,000! Each contractor's camp Is like a staall city, with Its stores, hospital, scores of sleeping shacks, kltchenB, dining rooms, warehouses and barns. --James Oliver Curwood in Leslie's. I .. jfsllroad-Spika Puller That Can Be f;-; " I' Operated in-Various Positions. v t h e n e c e s s a r y a m o u n t o f p r e s s u r e i s , "brought to bear upon the lever extend- ' log across the track, ,as shown. The books also enable the device to be Moved along the top of the rail, from •v spike to spike, without lifting the puller, which may be operated outside if rail, beneath cars, upon trestles, and between guard rails.--Popular . Mechanics. Wonderful Rallroada. r..: -- V-- . . '».• ?\ kP FOf- really exciting railroad travel .. one must go to South America. There engineers have had to break all sorts of world's records to connect up the f . tine at all. In Peru there Is a railroad ^ which runs between Callao and Lima and on to Oroya. It threads in and out of Intricate Andean gorges, and passes along the edges of precipices; and, with its €3 tunnels, it pierces the niountain chain at a height of over - 15,000 feet, at one part reaching 15y • £45 feet. There Is another railroad in Peru, that from Arequipa to Puno on •Lake Titicaca, which crosses the moun­ tains by a cutting 14,660 feet above the sea. Neither of these lines is feng, yet they both coat considerably . over $20,000,000 to construct Escaped With Slight Injury.. Samuel Wright, a brakeman on the West Shore railroad, is in the North­ ern Hudson (N. J.) hospital, with four toes gone from hiB right foot. Wright waa standing in a gondola coal car, the first in a 16-car train, that was passing through Bogota, when the car bottom became loo6e. He tried to climb out, but did not have time. ~ The bottom fell and he was thrown to the ties'! He lay stretched between the rails, while the long succession of wheels passed on either side of him. "It surely was a queer feeling I had watching them go by," said Wright. "Some of the air pipes and rods grazed my' head and shoulders." I After the train had passed Wright was picked up by several rajlroad men, put aboard a special engine and rushed to Weehawken. The house surgeon found it necessary to am­ putate four toes, the only part of him that the wheels had touched. Causes of Rsll Expansion. It Is strange, after so many years of railroading, to hear of accidents caused by an "expansion of rails due to the heat." What is meant apparent­ ly is not that the rail has been ex­ panded lengthwise by the heat--for a gap is always put between rails to al­ low for that--but that the rail bulges and so makes the track wider than the standard guage, thus causing the wheelB to drop upon the roadbed. In a recent accident-of this kind in Eng­ land, ho passengers were Injured, but a workman who was sitting in a sup­ posedly safe place beside the track, eating his dinner, was struck by a de­ railed car and killed. 'v Bridge to Cost Millions. . Railroads will build a $4,600,000 bridge over the Ohio river, b^^oan Metropolis. I1L, and Paducah, ' Take Time to Think. 1 topping to think is a habit worth tlvating and worth teaching. There safety in it, and happiness. Stop- g to think would save many a life v sacrificed by thoughtlessness. It old also save many a heartache now needlessly inflicted for no other roasw. thaa that "I didn't think," ̂ Analogous, 'j. " • "A great many statesmen" re Senatdr Sorghum, "remind me of the Straits of Gibraltar. They manage to get nitb a'hitgh Tobacco in Olden Times. Frequent essays are made by anti­ quarians ' to show that the use of to­ bacco was known to the Chinese, or, the Hlndostanee, or the Egyptian, etc., ages before the practice was observed by the sailors of Columbus. Efforts in this direction have not been •aw cesafai or impressive. Game. "Well," remarked the wild duck as the hunter brought him down, "a* «ur rate I die game." * v v Cruelty to Horses In ftsfy. Horses in Italy are docked In a crael and disfiguring fashion. Several of the caudal vertebrae are amputat­ ed; It is a kind of crippling; and the plague of flies in Italy, against whicb the horses Is rendered helpless, is of a kind never known in America. Whatever They Say. And music, whatever people say. is not a universal language; the bow of words is necessary to send the arrow of Bound into the hearts of men.--Ro- stfdn Successful ~ Poultry " Keeping Needs Reat Preparation. T&enerSt mifiStteii, tfftfil M Chicken Culture and Earnest Ap- yi^ation Are Sure to Give De- *W»blo Results. : / • •" J? ; ' ly Hi A/M'KEENr4 ' ̂ oMfrary iliinoia Farmers' institute. There1 is great advantage In a sys- teiufciic and properly directed study of poultry keeping even for one who has had some experience in the busi­ ness. A beginner in poultry culture and the wise poultryman seek to supplement this foundation knowl­ edge by continual earnest searching for valuable facts bearing upon the calling. Why make It a life study. The best starter for bnsinass life is a faithful course In the foundation studies of the common school. If the poultry man has the advantages of higher education. It should prove help­ ful. Some knowledge of the natural sciences and especially of biology is certainly desirable. The poultryman d£als with living animals. The more he learns of their origin, history, clas­ sification and development, of their their organs and the functions of the same, of the disorders and diseases which assail them, and all that re­ lates to their correct management, the better will be his understanding of the fowls which are the basis of his business. It he has gained knowledge of sur­ veying, mechanical drawing and car­ pentering It will be useful in locat­ ing and constructing the poultry plant , A Qourse in chemistry will prepare him*n^1^WipMf^Wn£ foods and feeding rations. To become a thorough going poul­ tryman some knowledge of the dif­ ferent kinds of breeds of fowls Is re­ quired. To properly mate and breed the birds for either profit or pleasure calls for insight into the principles of breeding and their application to poultry culture. Incubation and Brooding. To hatch and rear the chickens suc­ cessfully requires some knowledge of natural or artificial incubation and brooding. The poultryman should learn all he can of principles of heating and ventilation. .v To secure abundant egg or flesh production requires earnest consider­ ation of the underlying principles of nutrition and growth and a critical study of the effete of various foods, shelter, exercise, and all the condi­ tions surrounding the fowls. Caponizing, fattening, killing, dress­ ing and marketing the fowls shoujd be well mastered. Finally, the poul­ tryman should learn to keep, accurate records and accounts. We do not wish to intimate that a person can not "keep hens" if he or she lacks much of what has been mentioned as a proper preparation of the poultryman for his calling. It is a fact, however, that a general education supplemented If possible by a higher education, will help lay the foundation right. Whatever the previ­ ous education or experience of the prospective poultryman, a special course of Instruction in poultry cul­ ture, will very effectively aid him to obtain that essential knowledge of this particular business which he must have in order to succeed In his chosen calling. Experience will serve to rivet the facts already learned. After gaining knowledge earnest work in applying the same will insure desirable results. Skill will come by practice. The poultry student should deter­ mine upon a life course in poultry study, utilising as fully as possible the result of the experience of others as well as the wisdom gained in bis own practice and continuing alert to learn any new facts which will ad-, vance his interests as a poultryman. The best plan in the poultry busi­ ness, as In most other kinds of busi­ ness, it to commence on a small scale involving only reasonable amounts of land, capital and labor. From this small beginning the poultry plant may be gradually enlarged along the most advantageous lines as Indicated by the results secured in the partic­ ular location and under the peculiar conditions which surround the under­ taking. Fixed capital is the funds invested in land, buildings, water works, drain­ age, live stock, etc. Floating capital is the . funds used to purchase tools, machines, feed, supplies and labor. The floating capital muBt be man­ aged as to secure a return for Itself and earn an interest on the fixed capital. Here is the reason for not investing too extensively In land. It also explains why the buildings should be constructed simply and economic­ ally, if the poultry plant is to become a: paying investment and not an ex­ pensive plaything. If the fixed portion of a given total of capital Is too large the poul- HAY TEDDER BIG HELP TO FARMERS " - gty R. O. WEATHERSTONK.) tiyman has not sufficient funds avail* able for purchase of feed In largo quantities when it ta low In price, or to take advantage of discounts' for cash. Do not spend a dollar unnecessarily. Study economy of capital and labor- On the other hand spend freely and wisely to secure convenience and saving of labor. Here is where the poultryman must decide and upon j good judgment exercised will depend "the results. On nearly every farm poultry is to be found. From time immemorial the farmer has kept a flock of fowls be­ sides his o^her live stock. Frequently the farmers look upon their poultry as a necessary evil. Too often the fowls are allowed to shift for them­ selves. Any old shed furnishes a roosting place and the fowls are apt to be mongrels or nondescript of every variety. The object In keeping the fowls are mainly the eggs for cok­ ing purposes and occasionally dressed fowl for the table. - Usualy on every farm, however, there is some one who is interested in fowls or at least desirous of the pocket money, which poultry will se­ cure. Some times it Is the farmer's boy, or more rarely the daughter who take? particular interest in the farm fowls. Oft times in these days the farmer's wife adds to her many duties the care of the chickens. The interested poultryman or poul­ try wo man on the farm soon finds that the mongrel fowls, while woll suited to shift for themselves and to sur­ vive under the common conditions of their environment do not yield a sat­ isfactory profit for the amount of feed and care bestowed upon them. It haB been demonstrated again and again that mongrel fowls cannot com pete in egg production with a pure strain of fowls, which has beenJ^ro4 fcr generations with -tilngle par- pose of pQftjtlqf -Asm great egg pro- ducer?. In the second place to get the best returns the farm flock must be kept much more carefully. By keeping fowls in a comfortable winter house eggs in abundance may be obtained when market price is highest. By keeping the birds clean, disease and consequent losses will be avoided. They may not require a larger quantity of feed than In the old way, but by the exercise of care in the distribution and balancing of the ra­ tion the results will be greatly im­ proved. \ ADVICE ON AFALFA SEEDING 8oll Should Be Sweetened With Lime and Inoculation Must Not Be , ( Neglected. By H. A. M'KEENE, 'Secretary miopia Farmers' Institute. Before seeding alfalfa the seed bed should be persistently worked, and thoroughly prepared. If the soil is acid or sour it Bhould be sweetened through the application of, air-slacked lime or finely ground limeeitone. If the field is well worn a liberal dressing of manure will act as an insurance against probable failure. Disk the sur­ face of the unplowed land, after dressing with manure, until a mulch of loose soil is on the surface. Plow now to a depth of six inches or deep­ er. and !i"tn«d!®t#!y disk and harrow, roll and drag until you have a seed bed fit to sow onion seed in. Now ap­ ply your lime or limestone and again harrow. This should provide an en­ vironment for alfalfa seed which, with one addition, will supply the factors necessary not only for germination, but for rapid growth and development as well. The remaining requisite, at least on most soils of the state, is inoculating with the nitrogen gathering bacteria that use the alfalfa as a host plant This may be applied when the seed is being sown, if you use a drill, or Immediately after the sowing. In either instance when sowed broadcast it should be harrowed in at once. To secure the Inoculating bacteria, take the surface soil from an established alfalfa field or from under thrifty sweet clover plants and scatter this soil over tne field, remember, bow- ever, to harrow immediately after sowing the inoculating solL It would be well also to use the glue nfethod of inoculating the seed. In seeding alfalfa, sow either with a driS or broadcast, from 15 to 20 pounds of seed per acre. If the seed is test­ ed, and germinates strongly, a less quantity may. be sown, especially when the drill is used. Seeding should place the seed not over one and one-half inches below tho surface of the ground unless the soil and sea­ son is very dry. AfteT the alfalfa ap­ pears and covers the ground the netet step is to see that it is not choked out by crabgrass, foxtail, smart weed and other undesirable growth. If theae bother, and grow faster than the alfal­ fa go Into the field with a mower and clip everything repeatedly. If sown during the summer, there is little dan­ ger of these weeds Interfering seri­ ously. Leave a good growth for pro-* tection through the winter. Early in the spring you wjll be surprised and delighted with the early," vigorous growth made by this plant. This alko saves much driving in loading and reduces the wear and tear on the loader to a minimum. Driving over the rough fields is a more severe strain upon the loader than when the hay is raked into win rows. On farms T^e"hay tedder has wrought great* where clover and alfalfa'are the chief SHARKS ATTACK MEN AND OVERTURN BOAT Monster Hammerhead Fish, Re­ inforced by Others, Came Near Winning Fight. * ; Portland, Me.--Three great ham­ merhead sharks attacked and came near causing-the drowning of Melville and Frank Darling while they were fishing of Cape Porpoise, on the east coa6t of Maine* The men reached South Portland after a battle which lasted two hours and during which they were thrown into the bcean twice and the clothes were literally torn from their bodies. Two of the sharks were badly wounded. The third was --- • : Plenty of Doors. y 'Tney were planning a state eapitol- "I see you have only allowed for Sight doors in the senate chamber," said the chairman. "That is amply sufficient" declared the architect, "for purposes In Ingress and egreBS." t "No doubt, no doubt." But you had better doublp the number. Every sen­ ator likes w appoint a few doorkeep­ ers." A' Talking About it. "What is she bragging about now?" "I don't know, but I think it's the trip to Europe she was going to take, but didn't" Many a politician doesn't know which side of the fence he Is on until be falls off. m Your Is Clogged Upi TbatV#feYe«'reTn --Hpve.no Appetite CARTER'S LITTLE OVER PILLS will pot you right in a few They their duty. CureCon stipation, _ Biliousness Indigestion and Sick Headache SMALL FILL. SMALL DOSE, SMALL rUQL Genuine must bear Signature W. N. U., CHICAGO, NO. 34-1911. The Kind You Have Always Bought THIS is the caution applied to the publio annoonoeoent of ftihdi theft has been manufactured under the supervision of Clmn. H. Flrtohw far ovw 80 years--the geouineOsstoria. Wdrespectfuily call the attentat at fathers and motbara when pnrobasing Oastaria to see that the wrapper been his signature in black. Wheo the wrapper fa removed the same rignatnre ap» pears on both aides of the bottlo in red. Parents who have ssed Oataia foe their iitsis ones in the past years need no warning against caosterfeits a&4 imitations, bat oar present duty is to call tlie attention of the yoanjEr £sos*» s«ioa to tr.s great, danger of mftoduoing into theiv families spurious mediciaeow It is to bc> regretted that there sire peop'a -who are now engaged in tb» aefaricus bu&inees of putting up and selling all sorte of subetitates^pr whet should more pro^wrl ̂ be termed counterfeits, for medicinal preparations not only for adults, but woroe yet, for children's naedSciuee, It therefore devutvw m on the irother to scrutinize cloeely what she gi that for themselves, but the child has to rely the mother's watchfulness. Genuine Castorla always bears the signature of her child. Adults can Threw the Men Into the Sea. frightened off by the ihen splashing water and shouting as it approached. The Darling brothers encountered the first shark when they were nine miles off Richmond island. As Frank had never seen one of the big fish, they pulled close. Apparently ttae shark was not disturbed, even when he prodded it with an oar. Then Prank Btruck the fish a terrific blow with a steel narpoon. For an in­ stant the fish lay quite still. Then he appeared to recover from the blow and, churning the water to foam, lash­ ed the stern of the boat with his talL Both meft were thrown to their knees. When they arose there was no sign of the shark. Fishing was poor, so the brothers turned toward Cape Porpoise, and, while fishing in that vicinity an hour later, saw a shark that was acting queerly. The fish would poke his nose heavenward and then lash about in a circle. They supposed it waa the shark they had wounded and thought to put it to death. Frank, using a harpoon, stabbed th'ife fish twice. The blows were not fatal and in an instant the fish darted un­ der the boat, turning it almost bot< torn up and threw the two men into the sea. A second shark rushed at them while they were still In the wa­ ter and received a blow which gtu!t> ned It Then came the third, which was frightened away by shouts and the splashing of water. When the men reached port they were exhaust­ ed, and their clothes were In tat* ters. LOVERS MAY KISS IN PARKS Buffalo Lacking In Sympathy. An old resident of Heizer, Kan., speaking of the early days on the Kan­ sas plains, writes: "On one trip that we took after buffalo hides wp had with ue an Englishman fresh, from London. The main herd of buffalo had kj^£Nj)asBed through and as the hunt­ ers hadVl)eti¥Hafter the,r bides, every­ where on highl^ ̂ -i^^ were the skinned carcasses of buff aid. Englishman was amazed at the waste*"^ of meat Finally, Beelng a small herd of old bulls traveling along, he arose to hi* feet and, taking off bis hat, said: "Boys, this is awful! I should think that the living buffalo would la­ ment to see their comrades lying thus!" The Tender Skin of Children is very sensitive to heat Use Tyree'e Antiseptic Powder for all summer skin affections. It quickly affords the little sufferer relief. 25c. at druggists or sample sent free by J, S. Tyree, Chemist, Washington, D. C.--Adv. Appreciated No Leaa. Elsie--I didn't know he could afford to give you such an expensive engage­ ment ring. Kgeria--He couldn't--but waaq^f dear of him?--Life. U Accurate Reply. ' "Do I take this steamer to Boston?" "Well, I'd let the captain do that, |f 1 were you.* Chose the Lesser Evil. A gentleman from the north was elf Joying the excitement of a bear hnafe down in Mississippi. The bear waa surrounded in a small cane thicket* The dogs could not get the bear out and the planter who was at the head of the hunt called to one of the no* groes: "3am, co in there and get tb* bee* out" J' ' >? ^ The negro hesitated fot a mbmenfc an^M^en Plun&ed into the cane. • few mome$£ ̂ ter the negro, the bear and the dogs rolUuS QP°n *** ground outside. over the visitor said to "Were you not afraid that thicket with that bear?" "Cap'n," replied the negro, "it jest dis way: I neber had met b'ar, but I was pussonally 'qualnte4k< wid de old boss, so I Jest natura|ljrf took dat b'ar,"--Montreal Herald. Only a Trifle. "Is It true that both your and the ma-- -rho liver- door t»! you have failed In business?" "Tee., but Ned's failure isn't nearly so badft as Mr. Naybor'8. He failed for fifty cents on the dollar, while my husband' , failed for only ten cents on ' lar."--Boston Transcript • Kl ? 1 ;v': Force of Habit "How is it you can so easily tell aj[ . married man in any assemblage?" "By the way bo- listens." " ic'.% Improvement In the qaulity of hay from fields that produce large yields. Its use shortens the curing period and enables us to save many tons from the detrimental effects of sun and rain. Clover and alfalfa should not be tedded but once and then thrown into small winrowa with the side* delivery rake and rolled over a num­ ber of times and then oocked. This exposes the hay to the sun and air without a loss of leaves. i If we drive dlow and carefully roll the winrow the hay is. In excellent oondltion to put in cocks the same flay. Th^ hay loader Is "p^Hnlly valuable on farms where timothy sad mixed hay ts raised. In heavy grass, well dried, it is not necessary to use a rake, hut to do good, clean work I believe that It pays to use a side- delivery- rake to get tixe h«y into wia- rows. hay crops I would not sdvise the pur­ chase of a loader, for it would be of little practical use harvesting crops that must be cured in the cock, before being hauled to the mow. « " A Word Concerning Hofls. r ft efearcoal, salt, ashes and lime are kept where the hogs have tree access of them at all times, they- will grow stronger, healthier and root less. A few cents spent for these materials will often go farther than as many dollars spent for some of the patent stock foods on the market at the pres­ et time. The value of the above in­ gredients has been repeatedly shown by r their constant use in the Univar- aU]r oX XUiaois herd. Pitteburgh Police Will Protect All Real Sweethearts, but Woe to the Msshsrs. Pftttftmrgh, Pa.--Orders were tseoed recently by Superintendent of Police Thomas A. McQuaide, instructing tho police to encourage legitimate courfe ihlp in the city parks. Real sweethearts will be protected in their lbve making by sympathetic policemen, but woe unto "mashers," for the park officers have positive oiv ders to harry all such persons to jail. Superintendent McQuaide's orders are as follows: "Send all mashers to Jail. "Real lovers may kiss and may walk or sit with the arms about each other's waists, either under arc lights or In the shadows." BABYLONIAN KICKED ON FOOD Letter Written 1500 B. C. on Brick Is Translated by a Chicago Savant Chicago.--Letters written from 4000 to 1500 B. C., In Cuneiform on bricks were translated recently by Dr. F. C. Elslen of Chicago university. A youth 1500 B. C. near Babylon kicked on his boarding house fare. He took a lump of clay and carefully in­ scribed the following plaint: "To my father, from Zlmri Eramma, May the gods Shamash and Murduck keep thee alive foreter. I am sta­ tioned in Dur-sin. The bouse where I live there Is no food which I am able to eat Send me for this money, fresh fish and other food. The cost here is high." Banquet of Bald Hesd Club. . Pittsfleld, Mass.--The Bald Head club, which has a membership of 96, will hold a banquet in a hotel man­ aged by a bald headed proprietor. John Rodemeyer, a bald beaded editor, will be toastmaster. The sik CajTf* brothers of Litchfield, Conn., all bald headed, will furnish the music. The Best Beverage under th» Sun--* •V • J v; k -."km .vriv, Drink A welcome addition to anyparty-r- any tiixie--any place* Sparkling with lift and wholeso "J'W -•Mm. >• * •#«« -ft' • Jl Delicious f; Refreshing Thirst-Quenching Demand the Genuine-- Raf»ec tubnituwi Soda' Fount*>as OC Carbonated inBottfM* THE COCA-COLA COMPANY. ATLANTA. Wkncvtt in m Arrow ifciak ol CwG«k Selected Pickle* ' i-S&'v ; X PayiogCow. 7%e all-the-year-round eew Ja/ paying oow.. <-• " Hold Woman In Slit Skirt. " , Richmond, Va.--Mayor Ainslle or­ dered the arrest of Miss Blossom Browning for the wearing of a slit^ skirt At the police station there she contended that the gown was the fash -' ion and suited her taste. 8he retained eoonsd to fight the case. Queer Freak of Lightning* Newburgh, N. Y.--Lightning, whicb struck the barn of Lester Clark, near here, knocked down Frank Blrdsall, a farmhand, and burned the soles from hiB shoes. Vhe bolt shocked four horses, and tbey are na deaf as a to •nit. Nature's ftml, p«t sp fta the tdad aad all yoer teeefcla aavsd, TU» eata ̂ ̂̂ quality is true of all Lobby's Pickles «ai CaadbaasAe ̂\'t, .̂ V and there is real economy ia thetr mc. ̂- Spanish Oliver ' Every om fireaa SariD* long faaael as tfce home of the w«tfi beat olive*. Oa|y tke pkk of the crop is sffeeed ta you naif the 1 Wiy J*1mL Either the Quae* or Maaaai Phasato f'oifcJ. JjiMisl on Libby'*. LJbhy, M?N«ill * UUqr .-"ATr; r v. .j**':' . . . . j " vk'