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I I PROFIT IN OSTRICH BREEDING Ranch in Arizona, on Which There Are Thousands of the Birds, Pays Good Dividends. The largest flock of ostriches in the world, says the Health Magazine, is to be found on a ranch 14 miles south of Phoenix, Ariz., where on 1,200 acres there can be seen dis porting at one time 3,500 birds, some of which are black Nubians, eight feet high and worth SIO,OOO each. This farm started 14 years ago with six pairs of birds, and in the first six years there were 500, The birds are cooped in numbered ten-acre lots fenced in with woven wire seven feet high and each bird wears a numbered tag, so as to in sure their being plucked every eight months. As the plumes are cut from eight to ten inclosures a month, each bird yielding a pound or more of plumes worth from SSO to S3OO a pound, it can be seen that the ranch yields a good income. Fifty birds are kept in each corral and the feath ers are graded into lots of 12 stand ard sizes, according to fineness, length, width and breadth for my lady’s hat. An ostrich begins to pay in feathers at eight months old, though they are not really full grown uatil two years, when they give the Im*l plumes and weigh from three to kmr hundred pounds. PESSIMIST ON LOVE AND LIFE Statesman Credited With Really Bril* llant Though Most Unkind Definition. Philosophy in popular phraseology is one of the greatest products of the cloakrooms in the capitol in Washington. Senators and represen tatives, keen observes of human na ture and full of ideas, pull stuff that makes the old German wizards sound foolish and inane. In the Democratic cloakroom of the house, not long ago, a statesman, having discussed at length the tariff, currency reform and the Central American situation, announced, kindly: “Now, I’ll tell you fellows the dif ference between life and love.” Everybody immediately expressed eagerness to know the difference. “Life,” he said, “is just one fool thing after another. Love is just two fool things after each other.”—• Popular Magazine. FIRST LUXURIES. I ' Primitive man boiled his water with hot stones. That was not the only use he made of them —at any rate—if he was a Scythian. The Scythian practice described by Hero dotus has been claimed by some as the first recorded case of smoking. Having spoken of a kind of hemp that grew in the country, Herodotus proceeds: “Now, the Scythians, tak ing the seed of this hemp, go into their tents and then throw the seed apon stones heated white hot. As it it thrown on it is burnt into smoke, producing so much that no Greek vapor bath could surpass it. And the Scythians, delighting in it, bel tow. This takes the place of wash- W for them.” It seems as though they had discovered the Turkish bath M»d the cigarette. ( r Sp the ballot. The word ballot was borrowed -•riginally from the Italian, and made its appearance in English as earlv as in 1549, when it occurred in a “Historic of Italy,” by one William Thomas, afterwards hanged at Ty ifrurn, England, for a conspiracy against Queen Mary. In the eight eenth century the word was used by Cowper and others to distinguish the method of choosing men for battle. The word meant the actual ball (black or white) used in voting, though in French the ballot ball is •oiled not “ballotte,” but “boule.” As ww applied the word covers all vot iajr which is not strictly open. BOTH WAITING FOR IT. I ‘ •At last,” he sighed, “we’re alone, been hoping for this chance.” “So have I,” said she, very frank k- “Ah! You have guessed, then, that I wanted to tell you that I love ysu?*’ “Yes; and I want to say ‘No,’ and gat it over with.” MONOLOGUE. Impatient Intruder — Look here, you’ve been in there half an hour and never said a word. Man in the Telephone Booth —I am speaking to my wife, sir.— Sketch. RURAL CHILDREN NEED PLAY 1 Bad Habits Results of Neglected ( Amusements. According to Profes sor Hetherington. That in play lies the moral as well as the physical and mental salvation of rural residents was the argument of Clark W. Hetherington, professor of physical education at the I Diver sity of Wisconsin, addressing the annual Wisconsin conference of char ities and correction, a LaCrosse cor respondent of the Milwaukee Journal writes. “Play is the primary source of all human development, because it is the primary source of all activity,” said Professor Hetherington. “The infant lives in play, in play he lives out his hunger for activity, experience and expression. Play is his only means of development, his only means of education. “Nowhere has play been so neg lected as in the country; nowhere is it more needed. Country children need to grow up as well as city chil dren and they can grow up into effi cient and happy adult life. The ru ral citizen needs to feel and society needs to have him feel that the coun try is a fortunate place to live. A democracy cannot endure without a stable, efficient and contented rural population. “Cases in sufficient number could be given to show that drunkenness and play in rural communities are inversely related. Alcohol cheats the youth into thinking he is having a good time. “Practically every bad habit known to childhood and youth is the product of neglected play. It is a waste of life in its most precious form.” SQUELCHED 7 J*—l ( i wiSrp i fl Aik I I J I \nl ill HL “I’ll give you $5,000 for the prop erty.” “What do you want me to do— give it to you?” “No; I was merely offering you twice what you swore it was worth, when you made oath to your tax list.” ” SOMETIMES IT 18. It was the hour of the spelling les son and the teacher of the primary grades was pronouncing the words while the small persons in front of her laboriously wrote them down. According to the usual custom, she called for volunteers to define each word as it was written down. “Lunch,” she said. “Now, who can tell me what ‘lunch’ means?” There was a long period of silence, then a hand went up. “Well, Johnny, you may tell us what lunch is.” | “A lunch,” said Johnny, “is what you have for dinner when your fa- J ther is away.” j WHY? | Butler Glaenzer, poet, viveur and t raconteur, was amusing a group of \ cronies in the bay window of the Players' club in New York when an elderly woman in a very loud and extravagant dress strutted down Gramercy park. • Mr. Glaenzer, calling his friends’ I attention to the ludicrous figure, ad- j justed his pince-nez and asked calm ly : “Why should an old hen wear a chic gown?” UNNECESSARY INSTRUCTIONS. Mother —Now, Freddie, at the party when asked if you’ll have something, you must say, “Yes, thank you;” and if you don’t want it, you must say — Freddie —Don’t bother, ma, I don’t expect to refuse anything. HARSH CRITICISM. “Don’t you think Miss Pounders plays the piano with a great deal of feeling ?” “Yes, she apparently gropes for every key.” BIBLE CLASS OF DEAF-MUTES That at Atlanta, Ga., Is the Original of Nine Now in Various South ern Cities. There is no denominational life in the deaf-mute Bible class of At lanta, Ga., though it is taught each Sunday morning in the schoolroom of St. Mark’s Methodist church. Their affliction is the bond that unites its members in their study of the Word of God. The Atlanta class is the original of nine that exist now in the south. The eight others are in Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, Louisville, Birmingham, New Orleans, Raleigh and Jackson, Miss. The Atlanta class is the only one among them whose teacher is possessed of nor mal hearing and speech. The sign language of ideas, in con trast with that of letters, is used al most wholly in the class. The letters were too slow, the teacher found very early in his experience—though the authorities from whom he learned the language counseled the use of letter signs as much more proper. The scholars deemed them dull. Then he tried the idea signs, flash ing his meaning quickly to the eyes of his class, and their response in awakened interest was immediate. The sign for Jesus, for instance, is made by touching the open palm of each hand with the middle finger of the opposite hand, this denoting the holes made there in the Christ’s hands by the spikes of the cruci fixion.—Christian Herald. COURSE HE WAS Katherine —Has he been bald very long? Kidder —Yes; he was bom bald. MAN'S SURE DUTY IN LIFE. Whether we regard life as a lane leading to a dead wall —a mere bag’s end, as the French would say —or whether we think of it as a vestibule or gymnasium, where we wait our turn and prepare our faculties for some noble destiny; whether we thunder in a pulpit, or pule in little aesthetic poetry books about its van ity and brevity; whether we look justly for years of health and vigor, or are about to mount into a bath chair, as a step toward the hearse; in each and all of these views and sit uations there is but one conclusion possible: that a man should stop his ears against paralyzing terror, and run the race that is set before him with a single mind.—Robert Louis Stevenson. DYE FROM MOSS. Beautiful shades of brown may be had by the dyer whose home is in the country from the use of easily ac quired materials. The brown moss and lichens that grow plentifully in some sections on rocks, fallen trees and fences make a delightful dye, giving a fast color and one that will not fade as do many brown dyes. Boil the moss in enough water to rather more than cover it. Strain it and put in the goods. For light brown only a short time is required. For darker shades leave longer in the dye. If left in a very long time the color will deepen until it is almost black. BREAKING OFF. “You say you occasionally smoke one of your wife’s Christmas cigars ?” “Yes; I dug ’em up the other day and they are a great help in my pres ent situation.” “What is that?” “I am trying to quit tobacco for good.”—Pittsburgh Post. HER DUTY. “I am going to call this boat the Milkmaid.” “Why such a name?” “Because she is going to skim the waves.” LIVE WITHOUT FRESH WATER Remarkable Colony of Birds and Rep tiles on Absolutely Barren Island. Recent investigations on the little known and rarely visited Henderson or Elizabeth island have led to the discovery of a complete and curious little colony of zoological total ab stainers. The island, which is unin habited, is situated about 120 miles northeast of Pitcairn island —itself sufficiently out of the way, but fa mous as the home of the descendants of the mutineers of the Bounty. There is no water on it, not even a swamp, and it is only six miles long; yet it harbors quite a menagerie— a kind of rat, a lizard, described as very abundant, and no fewer than four kinds of birds, all peculiar to the island. These are a fruit-pigeon, a lorikeet, or honey-eating parrakeet, a little rail or crake, and a reed warbler. The strange thing about the inmates of this curious little nat ural aviary of coral rock, surrounded by waves instead of wires, is that two of its inmates are birds, one espe cially associated with fresh water — the rail and the warbler. These, like the rest, must do without drinking, unless the dew can slake their thirst, or they have acquired toleration for sea-water as a beverage. RICHES IN BURNED SEAWEED Farmers Along the Coast of Norway Sell the Ashes for Commer cial Purposes. During the spring months there appears along the narrow coastal line of Jaerderen, Norway, what seems to be continuous lines of bonfires, but is merely the burning of huge piles of seaweed by farmers who have ri parian rights. Entire families assist in the work, the hours being from 12 to 14 per day. The utilization of seaweed ashes for use in the glass industry dates back more than two centuries, but in 1748 a Scotchman came to the Danish shores and carried back the ashes to Scotland, where they have since been manufactured into iodine. As the price paid for the ashes in Denmark is about 1.34 cents a pound, and as a man with horse and wagon can haul up and burn about 13 cents’ worth of ashes in each of 80 half-ton loads a day, his earnings during the year amount to consider able. URGENT BUSINESS. The Kansas City Star tells of a man who called at the Wellington postoffice the other day and asked for the postmaster. He was told by the clerk that the postmaster was not in. “When will he be in?” was asked. The postmaster would be in within half an hour. “Is there anything I can do for you ?” the clerk asked. “No; I want to see the postmaster.” After a while the man came back and asked again for the postmaster. “He’s not back yet,” the clerk told him. “Is there anything I can do for you, or can I tell him something when he comes?” “No, there ain’t nuthin’ you can do, and I wisht the postmaster was here. I want to see if there’s any mail for me, and I’m gettin’ in a hurry.” ROSE FROM MANUAL WORK. It is really astonishing how many of the world’s foremost men have begun as manual laborers. The great est of all, Shakespeare, was a wool carder, Burns a plowman, Columbus a sailor, Hannibal a blacksmith, Lin coln a rail splitter, Grant a tanner. I know of no better foundation from which to ascend than manual labor in youth. We have two notable ex amples of this in our own commu nity whose fame is world-wide: George Westinghouse was a mechan ic, Professor Brashear a millwright. —Andrew Carnegie. costly Experiment. More than $100,000,000 has been spent on the scheme to make Russia independent of American cotton im ports. All efforts to enlarge the area of cultivation of cotton in Turkestan and the Tranacapsian territories in Asiatic Russia have turned out per fectly useless. HER FLAT. Mrs. Noobride—Yes, dear, I was married last month. I’d like for you to call on me and see the pretty little flat I have. Miss Jellus—l’ve seen him, my dear. EYE PLAYS IMPORTANT PART Eccentricities of Genius Traced to the Sight—Some Notable Instances to Prove It. It seems that at last genius is dis covered not to be allied to insanity, bat that rather all its eccentricities are due to eye strain. Brain specialists, for instance, are asserting that if Carlyle had had property adjusted glasses and a good electric light to work by, instead of skylight over his desk, and that il lumined by a London fog much of the time, he would rmt have been such a grumbler and dyspeptic: in fact, eye strain was the cause of all his eccen tricities. All geniuses, in fact, would have been optimistic, says science now, if they had only had bifocal glasses at the right time. The same unnormal eyesight is given as the cause of many tragic paintings. That famous artist, Turner, would never have painted the slave ship in a storm, but would rather have depicted the peaceful landscapes that so many artists paint when their eyes are properly fitted with glasses. Wagner, too, if he had worn the correct spectacles and had had that decided tilt to one eye remedied, probably would never have written about Walkyrie and dragons, but would never have given to the world his theory of evolution which stirred society up if his eyes had been nor mal. De Quincey suffered from bad eyes. Surely he would never have taken opium if he had had glasses; but, then, on the other hand, the world would have missed his opium dreams. And, after all is considered, scientists conclude society could better dispense with spectacles than with geniuses. ; WISE FARMER. A Missouri dairyman has a herd of what are probably the most content ed cows in the world. He runs a small electric plant from a stream near by which runs the separator, furnishes light for the house and does other small work. The farmer rigged up an electric fan which he places on a shelf in the dairy behind each cow In the stall, turns on the power and the cows and the milkmen enjoy cool, refreshing breezes which drive away the flies and make the milking chore the most desirable job on the place. Indigestion? Can’t Eat? No Appetite? A treatment of Flectric Bitters increases your appetite; stops indi gestion; you can eat everything. A real spring tonic for liver, kidney and stomach troubles. Cleanses your whole system and you feel fine. Electric Bitters did more for Mr. T. D. Peeble’s stomach troubles than any medicine he ever tried. Get a bottle today. -50 c. and SI.OO at your Druggist. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for Eczema HYOMEI RELIEVES IN FIVE MINUTES You Breathe It If your head is all stuffed up from a cold or catarrh, you suffer with dull headaches and seem lacking in vital ity. or are constantly sniffling and coughing, you need a remedy that will give the quickest, most effective and lasting relief possible—some thing that will go right to the spot, clear the head and throat and end your misery. Surety use Hyoinei—all druggists sell it. It is just such a remedy and is entirely harmless and pleas ant to use—you breathe it —no stom ach dosing. The antiseptic oils of Hyoinei mix with the air you breathe—its health giving medication immediately reaches the sore and inflamed mu cous membrane —you feel better in five minutes. It is practically im possible to use Hyoinei and not only be relieved but permanently bene fited. Dr. J. B. George will refund your money if you are not satisfied. Ask 'for the complete outfit —$1.00 size. lElectric* j Bitters i I Succeed when everything else fails ; I In nervous prostration and female - I weaknesses they are the supreme ) | remedy, ar thousands have testified. I. I FOR KIDNEY, LIVER AND > J STOMACH TROUBLE [ £ it is the best medicine ever so>a t | over a druggist’s c<-.r«er. J Uneeda Biscuit e A crisp, clean, nutn tious food. For everybody where. Fresh ir/the moisture-proo? pack age, 5 cents. Zu Zu The funny little name of the famous little ginger snap that puts fresh “snap” and “ginger” into jaded appetites. 5 cents. Graham Crackers The natural sweet ness and nutriment of the wheat are re tained, giving them a delightful flavor, xo cents. Buy biscuit baked by NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Always look for that name I J Your Stomach Bad? JUST TRY ONE DOSE of Mayr’s Wonderful Stomach Remedy and Be Convinced That You Can Be Restored to Health I Stomach Bemedy For Sale. Herey _LJjJ on a\ \ You are not asked to take Mayr’s Wonder* ful Stomach Remedy for weeks and monthi before you receive any benefit—one dose is usu ally required to convince the most skeptica sufferer of Stomach Ailments that this great remedy should restore anyone so afflicted tt good health. Mayr’s Wonderful Stomaci Remedy has been taken by many thousands ct people throughout the land. It has brought 'health and happiness to Sutterers who had det. paired of ever being restored and v.-ho now pro> claim it a Wonderful Remedy and are urging Others who may be suffering with Stomach, Liver and Intestinal Ailments to try it. - lint you, Mayr’s Wonderful Stomach Remedy i, so different than most medicines that are put or the market for the various stomach ailment; ‘—it is really in a class by itself, and one dos. will do more to convince the most skepticj sufferer than tons of other medicines. 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You can invest 50c in a jar of WIL SON’S FRECKLE CREAM and they’ll disappear. Severe \X cases may require two jars— 1 no more. We positively guar antee this, and if your com- | plexion isn’t fully restored to its natural beauty, we agree to refund your money without argument. And in addition, WILSON’S FRECKLE CREAM is a fine, fra grant toilet cream. Doesn’t cause hair to grow, and does positively remove TAN an 1 I RECKLES. Try it at our risk. Price 50c— sent by mail if desired. Mammoth jars $1.09. WILSON’S FAIR SKIN SOAP 25c. Wilson Freckle Cream Co., Charleston, S. C., makers. For sale by Piedmont Drug Co.