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A funny thing is a large man
carrying a. little grip.
The disposition of man iB gener
ally governed by h;s .snrrouiidiuge.
It takes a powerful^ conversion • tp.
he great oil wells of Toxas have
lowered the price of oil, so far
moke a man tell his wife all his
meanness.
The
not lowered
as wo can see.
Here is a new toast; ‘‘Here’s to
our wives and sweethearts; may
they never meet.”
Some men hgve to wait an aw
fully long time to fin$ out; what
their-boys are goorf for.
There should he a pi
the woman who got her Ifystor hat
for the feast money.
I have never seen bilt one .' indigo
patch; and that was on the? larm
where I was raised.
A man with a convenient memory
can always head off those who
think they are smprt,
Some men aro good because they
havj not been away from, piome to
leprn.any .meanness.
If .you want to break up a court
ship, you better speak before they
get to holding hands.
The way some men spend their
salary makes them worse off than if
they drew no salary at all. .
When a girl marries there is gen
erally a complaint from her -sisters
that she is taking away too much
Lots of men are bold enough to
say, I don’t know; but few have the
< courage to add, And I don’t care.
Some women would never get
married if they knew they would
not be allowed to boss the family.
A woman is not always jealous of
her husband when she looks dis
pleased; sometimes she is disgusted.
Do not make up your mind that
anybody is an angel; Nature
linking people by the same old pat-
ern..
WOMAN’S COLUMN.
Bring out your old jewelry, an
tiques aro now the fad.
, Bold and dashing are the newest
designs of foulards, although dots
aaori?. *rti %
It is said that Mrs. Grover Cleve
land is anticipating another visit
from the stork.
The oorreot short coat is more or
less tight-tittinir, whilO 'this longer
ones are semi-fitting.''' '
The woman’s club of Worcester,
Mass., built a club house worth
$125,000. Its members number
ttOffifirl 3fiT
Some .girls seem to think that
^heljr’ptaTO^lfr tnl* roifl^does. not
reach any farther back than the
parlor.
Beople got a. lot of oomfoytout of
tihe id?a of Heaven by considering
that those they dislike will not be
The hope of a mother , that her
baby will be president, sometimes
dwindles down into the hope that he
will ^escape the jgallc ws.
If the Lord should appear on
earth, there would be a great desire
among the women to introduce
ijheir husbands to Him.
Ever notice what a Dig bluff a cat
will put up when he meets a dog?
and how quick he will run when he
gets a chance?
A woman will follow a caller to
the front gate and beg her to stay
longer, and then lay the blame on
her for .the meal being late. •
Some women, when they talk
gossip have the intense look in
their eyes that distinguishes their
intention to send the scandal as far
as they can.
Some young people, when they
get married, ought to be sent en
tirely away until they return'to laxed ar.d flacoid. Get in the habit
their senses and can act decent in of keeping the lips close to the
the presence of children. j teeth.
When a roamed man makes up
his mind to praotioo economy he
begins to opt down his wife's al
lowance. > i
A Kansas City Telephone girl,
who Was ill treated by an Official of
tiie company was given $12,500
damages.
American-made gowns displayed
at a convention of dressmakers in
New Yoik are said to rival crea
tions from Paris.
Omaha society girls have a new
fad.’ They .have dog collars as
belts and dog lags are attacked
bearing the age of the wearer.
There are now twenty-nine women
of title in England who were Amer
ican girls, including four duohesses
and two countesses.
Don’t neglect to press the skin
around the nail after washing-
ing the hands, so that tho crescent
or half moon will show.
When you feel a cold coming on,
a simple remedy is to take five or
six drops of camphor in a toaspoon-
of water before retiring.
IjUfirru fear ashsepleas night. un«
dress in the dark,
lates and arouses, derkness
posed to produce drowsinesi
A St. Louis woman advertises' to
send ten rules for selecting a Wife
for ten cents. -Men who are look
ing for ten cent wives will please
take notice.
The woman who drifts-that is,
tires quickly of this place or that
and is quiok to make ohanges—-is
rarely either a happy or prosperous
creature.
If you want to become unpopular
and make youself hateful In .the
eyes of your friends, just go " Wind
and tell them all the mean things
their enemies say about them.
Thedall of fCe?- shirt waist will
occasion widespread sorrow if ever
accomplished. More than one man
has become* attached to the shirt
waist since it cpmo into vogue.
The woman observer says .that
one of the first things a young pian
should learn is the ait of removing
himself from a friends house at the
right time and in the right way.
Chicago women threaten to estab
lish a newspager and “print any
thing "and everything exactly as it
is,” which is another evidence of
-he growing popularity of tho
strenuous life among wqmen.
There is no way of making, the
lips smaller. Often the lips seem
large because the girl who owns
them allows them to become re-
' EDITORIAL.
•».!> t»- • .riA
Postofficos were first established
in 1404.
America hns 200,000 miles of rail
way; the United Kingdom 23,000.
Colorado last year produoed more
dollars’ worth of silver than Alaska
did of gold;
It is not what the education does
with the man, but what the man
does with the eduoation that counts.
Within twenty years the south
has increased its railway mileage
162 per cent, and its exports 05 per
cent.
The total bequests and gifts mado
in 1002 to educational and other
institutions in thi^ county amounted
to $85,000,000.
Five hundred thousand cubio
feet of cedar wood' is used each year
by the lead penoil manufacturers of
the United States,
A few years ago Undo Sam’H
navy stood sixth on tbe list in naval
strength. Now it is second in naval
strength of the great powers of the
world.
Grover Cleveland is tfco only ex
president living. , He was sixty-six
years old on Maroh 18. There are
four children, Esther, Rujtb; Marion
and Richard.
All over the United States the
question of good roads for the coun
try diBtriots is being agitated.
After trying the prohibitory sys
tem for “many years, New Ilamp
shire through her bouse of repre
sentatives has deolared in favor of
lioense.
February was a short month but
long enough for tho fire underwri
ters, - jThe , logpes ...^...the.; United
.ftttSes ami Canada amounted to $10.
000j,8qo t exceeding t,he January
lpsseshy $15,924,450.
Congress has granted a lump sum
Of" $1,000 to the family of every
railway 1 mail clerk killed while on
duty. There is no other occupation
in the world so periless as that of
our railway mall ‘clerks. They
n'hinber about 90,00 and ordinarily
they get 3 something like $1,200 ;
yW. There wero 900" adoidents
Uist year and mhe'tvere killed.
j Tfip department'of the U. S. gov
ernment is thinking very seriously
tit beginning a national anti-fat oru-
s Hde. Dr. Wiley Chidf of the bu-
feafei of chemistry thinks it would
be A simple matter to accomplish
great results. Obesity is a disease.
It is caused by eating too muoh
Sugar and starch. Some people
would like to know What to eat to
to get fat.
When the ships just authorized
and those now building pre com
pleted the United Stated'will have
twenty-five battleships; with a total
ton age of 323,844 tons, and ten ar
mored cruisers, wjth a total of 129,-
215 tons. This wjll give the Uni
ted States thirty-five ships of the
fighting class, most of them equal
in speed to anything afloat, and
with a total touage Of 458.059.
About twenty years ago the
United States government began
the task of making a topographical
map 'of the country. About a hun
dred years more will be required to
complete the work. Begum:'n 1882
this work is being carried on in co
operation with the states. The' ex-
pense'inyolved in niaping out New
YOrk ’albne will be about $100,000,
and will probably -be completed "'in
five years.
ALL SORTS.
Plant trees.
Envelopes wero first used iq 1888.
Kerosene was first used for light
ing purposes in 1826.
The first matches were made at
Nuremberg in 184?.
A fin’o ostrioh is oalouiated to
yield $2,600 worth of feathers.
First class railroad fare'is less
tian a half-a-eeut a mile in India,
It is said that '7oo different 'lan
guages are spoken by tho natives of
Africa.
Tbe first complete sowing ma-
chine was patented by Elias Howe,
Jr., fu 1840.
The liquor from oysters,-being
only salt and water pimply, has no
nutrive value.
Germany’s pig iron production
last month was 782,434 tons, break
ing ail records. ' ' 1
AnlanthraoitQ coalmine has been
discovered near Harye, Mont.
The vein ,is four foot thick.
Until-tho middle of the eighteenth
centiiry Mdroh was'tlie first month
of the year ov6r iu Ehglahd.
Bomal in the Congo Ereo State,
has'a road nearly 160 miles long,
which is praot.cally for autotaoUilos.
ft is said that a dhild bom today
may expect four' years longer lifo
than tlio child born titty yoars ago.
. England ip uoV,going to build
any mom largo vessels. They wilt
probably drop trom21,0Q0 tol6,00({,
tons..
’ / ' \ ! I ( , “
A new device to prevent locomo
tive wheels from' slipping hii^jnoti-
zes so that they'stick to tbe railh.
!»-. Jioihiravrt aril btiasmid jrn,iuj '
i«. m«wr
°X JbUsjiaqfJr who,adv^rtisjed dis
claiming credit obtained, ^y'.^bpiTi
wives was 378.
California produces 600 oarlpads 1
of honey each year. Beekeeping is
more of a business m that state
than any other.
A bill to prevent tho marriage of
ooupumpUxes is,to. bo ptesented dt
the, next: meeting of the Indiftnaleg-?
issature.
The income from one ben Will
'thbre't!lUh£iiy'ior^yblir looai papeir.
Just think ot that. Now don't tell
us you can't afford it. :
The bcklo Fapsians arc already
tired of .the cakewalk and are hail-
ing with enthusiasm a now dance
called “danceof tho veil.”
A full sized - cigar contains ap
much as two grains of nicotine, a
pipe full of tobacco not more, as a
rule, than two-thirds of a grain.
,} A boy or girl who succeeds in
the little everyday affair of life and
Bticks to a task until it is finished
has futures ahead.
The first “blacklist of habitual
drunkards' 3 published iu London
under the new licensing act shbws
three times as many womeu as men.
Never undertake anything unless
you can see at least a spark of sub.
cess ahead. Then work, work with
all, your might to have success.
The new nine story hotel being
built in Johannesburg will be, tbe
biggest establishment of its kinifdn
South Africa. It is to be'palled,fhe
Carlton.
OUR RURAL FRIEFDS.
When you buy harness or a buggy
get the best. It oosts more but
lasts longer.
If there is a plnoe on earth where
tile ought to bo used, and plenty of
them, it is on the public highway.
Do not forget the owl that dozes
in the barn all day is busy devour
ing rats, mico and siioh truck all.
night.
' The oare Of the calf for the first
rear largely determines its value as
a beef animal. It shbuld never be
anything else but a minaturo beef
oritter-alWays full, always fat.
The farmer who raises a sorub
calf or colt is not wise. Why not
raise blooded stook? It will not
oost you any more for feed or oare
and the animal will be worth muoh
more. The samo applies to ohick-
ens aud hogs,
The pnoe,of garden seeds has ad-
yanoed to a higher point tLan at any
other time lor. more than thirty
years on account of last year’s un
favorable weather, and this may
have some offcot on tho price of
next fall.
farmers are purchasing needed farm
ing implements. for preparing the
soil for seeding. The disc pulvor.
iserlja a popular apparatus for re
ducing sod and oloda lo' the proper
oonsiBtenoy for the planter and drill
to Satisfactory work.
It turns out that lots of iho corn
cribbed last fall will provo worth-
less for eithor fattening hogs or dig-
tilling whfsky, both of whioh aro
claimed to bo Hoob of the human
raoo. But there’s' no groat: loss
Without soifie small gain' ib not al
ways'visible to the selfish man;
On nearly every farm are many
qntWy thjngp that are passed; by un-
qertioed by the owner. A dead; tree
in,,the prehard does no gqpd and
AoojvbjMi ,.;Ltftying,,AinpJe#ie’iW
piled .np around the barn Upes not
iimprpye the looks of the. premises.
Feeding more gram aud,.hay.than
will be eaten is also wdsleful.' Let
us all take a look aud see how many
t&ii&N are 'out bi place. ’
KfrrfTfhsrM.l, 1 >u . , >/l,
Newspaper items are making
ihuefi'bf'a new grain 'called “corn
grown near 'PrJie^'Wasli,
lil'^ielded 4b bushels per aeio lor
YU Fi 1 tiampsoli',' 1 of liattleiinaxe,
'1 be grkiu is Quoted at $5 pur bushel
bin tins is probably the pride for
seed. It is desCribud as a long
grain, aud about'three times ail large
as an ordinary, gram of wheal, re-
sembliug a barley gram to; some
extent.
Most ot the farm bauds liave started
to 1 df'dii' iioW, 'aiid liromj “uewy
morn ’till dusky ‘uve” are 'pi-umng
the succulent Osage, or dibtribuimg
tne ever odorilerous guano. Un!
a iarmei s iixo is li'ee aiitt bold, and
he is never Known to slurs,' through
tbe summer not and tbe winter uoid,
he has notbiug to uo but work,
lie plpds o er the larm, through the
muci aud muck, auu lives me whole
summer ou garden u'ueK, the larm*
er, so happy auU lreel
Japan lis getting the bicycle craze.
It' 1 imported $2,700,000 worth of
wheOlk' last year, mostly ot the
cheaU'et grades, oostuig jfrom ( $ta to
l^25. They are ohiefly psed for bus*
iness and army, pur^ges.