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CURING DISEASED POLITICS.
Xou bare got to care diseased
politics as we nowadays cure
tuberculosis, making all tbe peo
ple who suffer from it lire out
of doors—not only spend their
days out of doors and walk
around, but sleep out of doors—
always remain In the open,
where they will be accessible to
fresb. nourishing and revivify
ing influences. 1 for one have
the conviction that government
onght to be all outside and no
inside. I, for my part, believe
that there ought to be no place
where anything can be done that
everyl*ody does not know about.
It would be very Inconvenient
for some gentlemen, probably. If
government were all outside, but
we have consulted their suscep
abilities too long already. We
have got to cheer and inspirit
our |>eople with the suro pros
pects of social Justice and due
reward, with the vision of the
open gates of opportunity for
alL We have got to set the en
ergy and the Initiative of this
great people absolutely free, so
that tbe future of America will
be greater than the past so that
the pride of America will grow
with achievement so that Amer
ica will know as she advances
from generation to generation
that each brood of her sons is
greater and more enlightened
than that which preceded it
know that she Is fulfilling the
promise that she has made to
mankind.—Woodrow Wilson.
8EEING OURSELVES.
If with our own eyes we could
see ourselves as we are seen by
others and tbe evidence of our
own defects were as apparent to
us aa they are to our friends and
*oemi*s we should speedily seek
means to avoid lapses, correct
faults and supply deficiencies.
On the whole, It Is a munificent
provision of the Creator that we
cannot always see ourselves, be
cause, as ww are with ourselves
so much more than with any one
else, we might be dismayed by
s too continuous introspection.—
Edgar A. Russell.
VIRTUE.
Sweet day. so cool, so calm, so
bright,
Tbe bridal of tbe earth and
sky!
Tbe dew shall weep; they fall
tonight.
For thou must die.
Sweet rose, whose hue. angry 4
and brave.
Bids tbe rash gazer wipe bla
eyel
Tby root la ever In Ita grave.
And tbou must die.
Sweep aprlng. full of sweet days
and roses.
A box where sweets compacted
He.
Tby music shows ye have your
closes
And all must die.
Only a sweet and virtuoua soul.
Like seasoned timber, never
fires;
But, though the whole world
turn to coal.
Then chiefly lives.
-George Herbert
A CURB POR DIVORCE.
When e woman said the way
to hoop men boms la to "feed tbe
bruit* right* 4 the had the solu
tion. Tba future of the fight
against adulterations of foods
depends largely on the personnel
of those In charge. Etery girl
should be taught to cook befool
•bo can talk, play tha piano, tote
brolder, speak French or flirt ■ J
wish we had more cooks add
stoves and fewer pianos. The
divorce mills would not be so
busy.-Dr Harvey W. Wiley.
EVOLUTION.
Evolution has long since pass
ed out of tbe domain of specula
tion. of hypothesis and even of
theory. It Is a law of living ua
lure as firmly and Incontrovert-
Ihly established as tbe law of
gruvttation in respect to the ce
lestial spheres. Men of science
are thus no longer seeking evi
dence of evolution, because it la
wholly unnecessary to re-enforce
a thoroughly established taw.
Tbe reason there is confusion In
tbe minds of many people re
garding evolution is that the vs-
rioaa explanations of the evolu
tion process which have been put
forwnrd-that Is. or tbe means
by wblcb evolution goes on—are
continually under discussion and
will probably always remain so.
But these doubts, discussions
and even controversies wblcb
are constantly arising regarding
the nature of the evolution proc
ess do not in the least disturb
tba law Itself, which la as firmly
established as many of the great
laws of tha physical nnlvers*-
Henry Fairfield Osborn.
In (be News and
Oat of the Ordinary
UBS. UKD1LL U’COKMICK.
Mrs. Modill McCormick, prominent
society woman of Chicago, and n lead
ing figure in suffrage circles, recently
accepted the clinlrmanshlp of the con
gressional committee of the Natioual
Suffrage association.
It was said thflt Mrs. McCormick
would go to Washington immediately
to assume tbe duties of her new office.
Ths Woman Who Kssps on Trying.
They put on the tombstone of a Mas
anchusetts woman, "She tried to do
what she couldn’t" The epitaph might
be considered humorous, but read in
another light It seems to point to a
splendid quality in character.
Pride often keeps a woman tolling
and thinking beyond her strength for
the benefit of others. She refuses to
surrender. Her life means nothing to
for except aa it la given day by day
to those she loves. For them she
makes a continual sacrifice and denies
baraalf and takes op her cross. She
does not tell all she feels and knows.
She has learned to suffer in alienee
and to communicate her joy. The
sympathy of such a woman coants,
for, like Dido of Carthage centuries
ago, she has been through tribulation
herself, und therefore she knows how
to be the comfort and the stay of oth-
The woman who continues to do her
best In adversity inspires others,
though she may not know It. Sho is
shining beacon set on a hill in ,
the darkness of other lives. They or-'
gue that, as she is strong and bravo
and not to be defeated, what woman
has doue woman can do. Even though
it should cease to be worth while to
>n one’s own account, it is always
worth while to persevere for tho soke
of those who might glvo up if wo
rendered.
A man whose allowance was cut off
by bis wife was arrested at Paterson.
N. J., for trying to sell ber fur scarf.
Charged with shoplifting. Mrs. Emily
Kossl of Newark, N. J. t said she com
mitted the offense while under the in
fluence of paregoric.
The German kaiser bos been chop
ping wood to reduce his weight. Now
bis physicians say he's ns fit as a muu
of his nge could possibly be.
Fashionable women of St. Peters
burg are painting tiny figures on tbelr
faces and necks. Elepnants, trees and
geometrical designs are tbe commonest
patterns.
Mrs. Addle A. Upton fought six
months to get rid of ber job as tbe
postmistress at Line. Mass. Sbo said
tbe office was too far from ber home
It will be dosed Feb. 1.
Aroused by tbe adoption of an ordi
nance prohibiting tbe sale of cigarettes
at Moultrie. Qa.. smokers circulated a
petition to prevent the wearing of cor
sets and high heeled shoes by women
on tbe ground that they are injurious
to health.
FINDS CANCEROUS FISH
IN STATE HATCHERIES.
Montsssori’s Farewell.
Dr. Montessori came to America to
explain ber educational system, and
to leurn. What ahe says of America
may help us to understand hll peoples
and ourselves. Says this gifted ob
server:
Your wonderful country is one of
the hopes of the civilized world. Tho
feel of youth is in the air and the aoll.
You will reur here the greateat race
that the world has ever known. It la
la your blood.
The mixing of the people of tbe
earth will produce a great posterity.
T must bow with humility to the
American mother. She is one of the
great wonders of your growing race.”
This tribute to the American nation
la well deserved. And that a great
teacher expresses U adds to Its empha
sis. The American mother is all right
Let her critic* cease their rsIUngri
Disease Transmitted by 8almon and
Trout to Dogs and Rats.
After six years* study Dr. H. H.
Gaylord of Buffalo, director of the
New York 8tate Institute For the
Study of Malignant Diseases, has sub
mitted a report to Governor Glynn In
which be sounds a note of warning
provoked by the discovery that fish In
the hatcherlea of the state, In cocnmo*
with tbe fish In nearly all tbe other
fish cultural stations In this country
where spectre of the salmon family
are kept for breeding purposes, are
more or leas Infected with cancerous
diseases. Tho salmon family Include*
the various varieties of trout *6 popu
lar with tbe sportsman angler.
How to check the spread of this dis
ease among fish la tho moat aorlous
and important problem in fish cul
ture," says Dr. Gaylord. "If tho arti
ficial propagation of tront Is not to bo
deliberately abandoned, research will
have to be Instituted Immediately to
determine bow fish culture may be
carried on without the propagation of
tbe disease also."
The dloease, according to tho report,
has been transmitted successfully from
the mallgnuut groivths In fishes to
dogs and rats. Dr. Gaylord express
es tho opinion that human beings sus
ceptible to cancerous afflictions would
acquire goiter were they to drink wa
ter coming from hatcheries, all of
which undoubtedly contain tbe infect
ed agent which ta tbe cause of this
disease
In wild fish Dr. Gaylord boa found
specimens Infected with cancer In only
three Instances. He has observed the
disease In sixteen specimens of salmon.
Tbe mouth and gills of an Infected fish
are affected first Eventually tho dis
ease attacks muscles, bone and carti
lage. Ono tumor may embody all the
various types of tbe disease.
SHAVE. SHINE, BED-5 CENTS.
Hotel Life on o Nickel a Day at tho
Dawes Hostelry In Chicago.
The latest Innovation at the Rufus
F. Dawes "nickel" hotel In Chicago Is
a harbcrlcsa barber shop. Every man
who enter* for a sight's lodging I*
welcome to * free shave and a shoo-
ahine-only there I* no barber to *<V
minister tbe shave nor a porter to au;>
ply the ahln&
Upon applying to tbe clerk * guest
Will receive a
hJ/Hr IT? 5 ; T TT i v>T,a d. T»y.
hil)t >» .llmlnot, Ihe dmt of Uia »t- ^ Q.gu,, of |tw txatelrj. has di*
moepbeec. It la for this reason every | covered that an adequate lather can
•nit and town should have ita own - ^ raised with'the ordinary soap sup-
caae or covering. The case should be plJod , n tht washrooms. Shoe brash-
made a little more than the width of. M 8n( j polish also are furnished each
the banger to slip tho dress or suit | applicant without cost
Into. They can be purchased for $1.50. | Charles O. Dawes, founder of tho In-
but why not Include them in one’s stitutlon. Is responsible for tbe Inno-
bandlwork for spare moments? nave ration. While visiting the hotel be no-
the opening of the bng altout fifteen ticed that most all of the guests wore
Inches from the hanger. | ragged beards or heavy growths on
This opening might represent the their faces He suggested that the raeu
Joining of the cloth with the upper be supplied with razors. In order that
part Inpplng over a good two Inches.' they might stnrt out In quest of a Job
For convenience sake have a length- In the morning with clean face*,
wise opening of eight Inches. Fasten-1 - |
in*, mny I* by tape or button, and MARTIAN ICE CAP FORMING. ,
buttonholes. The length of the bag 1 h “*
With the opening of the new
winter has come in earnest, and tho
young folks welcome it gladly if not
winter, nt least the things that win
ter brings, skating and coasting and
suowlmlls nnd good times in the nurs
ery while rain and sleet bent upon tho
wlndowpane. Hardly any one likes
the atusli and sleet, but it Isn't a very
vigorous ls»y or girl who doesn't de
light In the dry. bracing cold, the kind
of weather that semis the red blood
into your cheeks nnd make* you f»*el
as though you could keep on romping
and playing forever. That'** the kind
of weather we want and that's tha
kind of weather that’s good for us too.
Bo tba young people la tha picture
think, anyway, If tha expressions on
their face* la to be believed. The two
are Rosemary Phelps Dodge and Hen-
ry B. Guthrie, Jr., and they were snap
ped tha other day In Central park,
New York city.
About tba Flamingo.
Among tbe thousands of species of
tropical and otbor birds noted for their
beauty the flamingo Is certainly the |
most curious and picturesque. Tbe '
rosy plumuge of tho adult Is magnifi
cent, while the long neck, the legs nnd
tbe beak are out of nil proportion to
tbe body.
The flamingo is the only member of
tbe stork tribe which builds a mud
nest. The foundation Is often laid in
fifteen Inches of water, nnd tho strac-
ture rises above tbe surface, a pile of
no menu size. Some remote nnd deso
late spot Is chosen, and here hundreds
of birds build tbelr nests and renr their
young. Most of the neats hold two
eggs, some only one. The Incubation
of these Is delayed so long that befoto
they are hatched the water has dried
up, leaving the nests nN mounds of
mud nnd filter along tbe edge of tbe
lake. On the top of the nest tho parent
alts, with her long legs doubled up and
projecting behind her for some dis
tance beyond the tall. The egg, which
has a greenish blue shell, is protected
by an outer thick, chalky coat, which
can be removed.
Tho plumage of the young flamingo
la white with brown touches, and the
bill is nearly straight. Tlie character
istic crooked bonk of the adult does
not appear till the bird has almost at
tained maturity. Flamingo* can walk*
swim or fly, but they are never ho
happy as when wading knee deep in
water. Equatorial Africa la tbe bom*
of the grander variety of tifote birds.
An Apple Gem*. **
Three who like to nae tbelr wits will
enjoy the following game. Give pa pea
upon whkb a«* written tharebure-
uooa, letting tba pteysf* **ppty the
What apple la a sovereign? (Stag.)
What apple la a great general? (Al
exander.)
What apple ta a lady of rank?
(Duchcns.)
What apple ta trimming for a lady’s
coat? (Astrakhan.) |
What apple is a crustacean? (Crab.)
What apple did King David love?
(Jonnthnn.) ,
What apple Is turning verdant?
(Greening.) . 1
What npple is a state and a color?
(Arkansas Red.) |
What npple do we get In winter?
What apple Is a month? (May apple.)
depend, upon whether it I, to be ueed LowaM obMrv.tory R.port. Curlou. ! WJ»t‘Pp]* I" « drinb .id‘b* Jul»
for suit, or drew**. I ph.nom.non «t South Pol,. | ° f 'l*" 7 < WI ““P >
| . „ . . l What apple do you want to win?
Tho Lowell observatory has noted J
Against ths Bachelors. | t ^ at the Martian south polar ice cap
Women In Pennsylvania have begun i jg beginning to form. In the same cu- _ ...
» campaign against the linrhelor legl* rioa , manner u In 1011, bj tbe do- i . , „ Pion„r Build#™,
tator,. Tho, will «,k the voters of the [u , lu ot boarfroIt OTer ' | * «*»“» »"• ” """ k "
•tate to substitute married men In*' gions In latitude GO degrees, longitude
stead of the unmarried wherever one 30 de|fnK!B . nnd latitude 68 degrees. Ion-
of the latter has been nominated for ( ^jtiide 55 degrees.
•OOgnM. There are said to be quite a xbla Is quite unlike the aspect of the
Pfrchte Unmarried men nt Harris- J inow around the north pole, which
burg, and It U contended that they do a h01fa a aoMd fle!d of whlte now Jn
not understand the Interests of the 0 f molting at its edge
home as well ns husbands and fathers.
1 An Official Defense of the Barn Owl.
Joh^ C. Shaffer owner of aireral Tho deportment of ngricultoni I. U7-
newspaper* In Chicago. Denver and J*
elsewhere, has bought the Index,
the lengths they
To build the hou
without a
They went to i
That they roul*
»-d It to the sround
And sawed it up in Just
needed for the work.
■Then put each piece together, and no one
thought to shirk.
And so they built their houso complete,
__ ^ „ UI . above nnd underneath,
Tbo p,pur will bo nin'exrln#lT*l, b,' 1““?' "’I" 1 ™ 1 ** £5
... _ ffunttv rntteli of Denver Ranchmen ,D California and other The besvere built their housee thus in *
women. JflM Hctty^C ;.ttcll^oT Uenver havt . Bttrlbated de>d tree> to | _ "pioneer days"
weekly, nt Evanston, HI.
tbe barn owl on sight as to Us value
In destroying pocket gophers. Gophers
To build themselves a house without
hammer, saw nr as.
And not a square or plane had they, sad
yet they did
» aa they had planned-
ew or nail.
k with right good will
will be managing editor. There will
be a woman sporting editor, a •
city editor, etc.
this blight Some of these trees are An4
valued at $100 apiece.
—Tooth's Companion.
BEAUTY CLEAR AND FAIR.
Beauty, clear and fair.
Where the ulr
Rather like a perfume dwells.
Where the violet and the rose
Their blue veins In blush dis
close
And come to honor nothing else.
Where to live near
And planted there
Is to live and still live new.
Where to gain n favor is
More than UgbL perpetual
blis*.
Make me live by serving you.
Dear, ngnin back recall
To this light
A stranger to himself nnd all
Both the wonder nnd tho story
Shall bo yours and eke tho
K l>iy.
1 am your servant and your
thrall.
—Beaumont and Fletcher.
WOMAN*8 GROWTH.
In the beginning mau’s supe
riority to woman was a physical
one and wns symbolized by a
club. As the age of civilization
advanced man evolved eclenco
os an ndded superiority to wo
man, who gradually had bccomo
his helpmate. The trait most
developed In man Is now
shrewdness, nnd woman la the
consumer who spends tho money
man struggles to make. The
nge of hmunnltnrlnnbira is begin
ning. In It Intellcctnnl gifts will
be more valued than mere acquis
itiveness. and woman will be the
inspiration of man.—Professor
Charles Xueblln.
THE TWO OCEAN*
Two seas, amid the night.
In the moonlight roil and ap
kl*
Tbe one has a billowy motion.
And from land to land It
gleams;
The other la sleep's wide ocean.
And Its glimmering wave* are
dreams.
The one with murmur and roar
Bears fleets around coast and
Islet.
Tho other, without a shore,
Ne'er knew the track of a
pilot
—John Sterling.
ART.
Imagine that you are listen
ing to a drama. Yon feel an In
creased sense of reality. Through
th* Interpretation of tba drama
yon feci life more Intensely.
The same la true when yon lis
ten to good music. Philosophy
ought to do the smn& It should
make us fool an Increased sense
of reality, of vitality. Art shows
ua things as they really ars.
Philosophy should do ths same.
In other words, philosophy
ought to bs s direct and Intimate
perception of reality. On* of
ths functions of philosophy la to
■bow ns that In our ordinary Ufa
we are half asleep to things as
they are. Our syca, aided by
our memory, would cut out la
•pare and fix In time ihlm}table
picture*. Oor glance would
seize in passing. acnlpCnrsd In
tha ttvtof mart)!* of tba htjman
body, bite of statuary aa beau
tiful as those of antiquity. We
wou^baftca^aglg’Cfa'taptt*
of pur soul like (nutter *ogtetltet*
*ay, more ansa ptelnQre, al
ways original, the uninterrupted
tetlody of oqr Interior Ufa AU
this ta aroun4 u*. *11 this It to
no. and yet nothing of atf thla la
peredvad by ua distinctly. Ba-
tweeu ua and our own conscious-
pres a veil Interposes ■* thick
veil for the common man, a thin
veil, almost transparent, for the
artist and the poet Wbat fairy
has woven thla veil? Art la only
a more direct vision of reality.—
Ilcnrl Bergson.
TO PAN.
All ye woods and trees and bow-
era.
All ye virtues and ye powers
That Inhabit In the lakes.
In the pleasant springs or
brakes.
Move your feet
To our sound
Whilst we greet
All thla groond
With bis honor and his nams
That defends our flock from
bla ma.
He Is great, and he ta jusL
He la ever good and must
Thus be honored Daffodillies,
Roses, pinks and loved lilies.
Let us fllrg
Wnllst we sing.
Ever holy.
Ever holy.
Ever honored, ever young!
Thus great Pan ta ever rang,
—Beaumont and Fletcher.
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Tender Gums.
Persons with tender gums In
clined lo bleed no matter how
carefully they nre brushed, will
find the following powder effec
tive in cleaning the teeth nnd
excellent for healing tbe gums;
One ounce of precipitated chalk,
one-half ounce of powdered Imi-
rax, on.- fourth ounce of powder
ed myrrh, one-fourth ounce of
powderetl orris root. Choose a
brash with soft bristles anil do
not use It t«H> briskly. Be can*-
ful to brush the teeth up nnd
down instead of acrosa and use X
an antiseptic mouth wash of a ▼
healing nature before retiring at X
night. f
*»4"M"M’++*+++‘»+++*+++++++4.
YELLOWSTONE PARK.
Its Visitors, Its Road Improvement and
Its Wild Gama. |
Almost 2.000 more people visited the
Yellowstouo park In 1015 than during'
tbe Henson of H)I2, according to tho |
report of the HUiH'rluteudent, recently |
made to Secretary Lane. The tour- *
1st travel has Increased -15 per cent j
Hluce 1000 and wns heavier in 1013
than ever Iiefore. with tho exception I
ef 1000. when the Lewis au<I Clarke
exjMjtdtlou wiis held in Portland. The
most Important work during the year;
was that In connection with the im
provement of the existing system of
roads. |
| "The work on the west entrance
road,” says the Hiiperiiitendent, "gives
a partially Improved rood to the Mt
' line Junction, ten iiiIIch south of Nor
ris Geyser busln. Contracts for twp
, bridges on tho west road have been
let, nnd bridges will be in plnco at the
Iwginnlng of the next tourlMt season, i
| With n continuance of present nppro-
I priatlon tbe entire west entrance road
j will be wldeuod to twenty-flve feet by .
the end of tbe 1014 working aeaiMiu,
1 but tbe Improvement of the road will
not bs finished until several ysars
"Tbs winter conditions for wild
game were again excellent With
plenty of grass and the a now remain
ing soft *o they could paw through
It to get food, the elk, deer, antelope
and mountain sheep wintered well
and with but little loss. During De
cember, January, February and Mnr«*h
538 elk were captured In the park
near the northern entrance and ship
ped for stocking public parks and
ranges. The cost of capture nnd
loading on hoard the cars nt Gardiner
was $5 per head, which wns paid by
the states nnd parks receiving the elk.
The Iona In cnpturlug and up to the
time of delivery nt their destination
was but twenty-two iinltnnlH out of'
638 shipped." I
GOOD LIGHT EXERCISE.
You May Maka Your Daily Gymnas
tics Illuminate Your Homo.
' Light your home by doing your dally
gymnastic stunt. Utillzo the energy
developed In exercising for health by
making It operate a dynamo and stor
ing up electricity to bo turned on as
light. Such Is tho Idea or a French
man who lias Invented the apparatus
that will do this very tblug.
lie has combined a bicycle frame
with n dynamo and storage battery in
such n way that each member of a
family can. by taking a brief ride be
fore break fust store up enough elec
tricity to light several lamps. Ons
hour's pedaling la enough.
The machine Is made In two sixes,
ono to work with a storage battery of
twelve *volts and twelve amperes for
the aso of ordinary parsons, tbs other
for use with a storage battery
twelve volts and twenty-five amperes
for strong persona.
Ths Scientific American remarks that
ua* advantage of thla machine Is tfot
IT the lighting of too jioroo be de-
pendent upon the electricity derivM
team U It will give a atimnlao to 4hm
mm ef the machine for cxercteo and
tea* to prevent tho dally gyNasties
Haring Pieter* Films.
I%M concerns in Bnrops supply the
larger pert of the world with moving
plctve films, and tba price paid to pro
cure good pictures la surprising. There
la tbe Instance of the makers of tbe
film showing Forbes-Robertson as
Hamlet, who paid $76.0Ut) for the use
of s castle and costumed 400 |>eopie
for the purpose. The whole ex|>eiidl-
ture was $250,000. hut the company
sold a.nNMNlf) feet of that Dim for
$750,000. To obtain the pictures of
Scott In the antarctic $250,000 wns ex
pended, and the royalty already col
lected by Mra. Scott exceeds tbe orig
inal cost of the picture. Argonaut.
San Franoisoo's Big Show. '
Twenty-nine nations have accepted
tbe In v I tut Ion of the department of
state to participate In the Panama-Pa
cific International exposition In Ban
Francisco In BUS. Exhibits from all
parts of the world will be shown. Tbe
displays of South America will far ex-
col nuy ever shown outside of that con
tinent. Brasil has appropriated $500,-
00f) for Its official display, which will
be largely augmented by Individual ex
hibits.
Osage Orange
The nssge orange Is k native of
North America and Is generally used
as a hedge. In some Instances It st
tains u height of sixty feet The fruit
Is not poisonous, hut la seldom If ever
eaten, being filled with a woody fiber
and a milky Juice, which la far from
attractive to tho fasts - New York
American.
ENVIRONMENT.
Every man's nature la a suffi
cient advertisement to him of
the character of his fellows. My
right and my wrong are their
right and tbelr wrong. White
I do what Is fit for me and at>
stain from what ts unfit my
neighbor and I shall often agree
In our means and work togeth
er for a time to one end. But
whenever 1 And my dominion
over myself not sufficient over
mo nnd undertnke the direction
of him also 1 overstep the truth
nnd come Into false relations to
him.—Emerson.
AT THE DOOR.
I thought myself Indeed socure,
So fast the door, so Arm the
lock;
But lo. be toddling comet to lure
My parent ear with timorous
knock.
Mj heart were stone could I
wltlistnnd
The sweetness of my baby's
plea,
That timorous, baby knocking
and.
"Please let me In; It's only
I threw nsldo the unfinished
book.
Regardless of Its tempting
charms.
And. opening wldo the door, 1
took
»i, laughing darling In my
The glories of a life to be.
Beyond the Heavenly Father's
gate?
And will that Heavenly Father
heed
Thu truant’s supplicating cry
Aa ai the outer door 1 plead,
" Tla I. O Father, only IV
—Eugene Field.
FARMERS A8 BUSINESS MEN.
If tbe farmers of America wore
as careful us other business men
In keeping exact records of tbelr
busluesa transactions, their In-
como und nubilities, there would
bo far less business for ths mon
ey lenders, far fewer farms mort
gaged to tho Inst fence line and
mnro automobiles In the country
than In the cities. It Is doubt
less true that the farmer Is be
coming a factor to be reckoned
with In the huslnesa world; that
the average farmer known vast
ly more ubout scientific fanning
thnn his father did He under
stands more thoroughly tbe val
ue of pru|)or cultivation, of ferti
lization. of rotation of crops and
of diversified forming, hut It
cannot Is* said that he owes his
success to Improved business
methods He has been success
ful rather In spite of his Ignor
ance In this respect and because
of the lavish generosity of Moth
er Nature. A form may bs
forced to yield to Its maximum
capacity; labor may bo managed
properly, and wasto reduced to •
minimum, nnd yet tbe net reanlt
may be a loss at tbe end of tbs
year. Aa a general economic
proposition it might be eald that
large crops often result In se
rious lore to eeclcty aa a whole
fr tb* net vain* to tba consumer
k legs than tba labor and capftaf
expended on tb# crop society la
(be Importance of a thorough un
derstanding bv the terms* im
w*ll *» *7 the merchant and
manufacturer of th* law* and
methods of exchange Of com
merce.—J. A. BtxeU.
LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP.
In every act observe tbs things
wblcb come first and those
which follow It and so procoed
to tho act If you do not at first
you will approach It with alacri
ty. without having thought of
the ttilogH which will follow, bnt
afterward, when certain ugly
tlilngH havo Mhown themselves,
you will be afihamed. A man
wishes to conquer at the Olym
pic games I also wish Indeed,
for It Is a flue thing Bnt ob
serve both the things which
come first and the things which
follow and (lien begin to act.
You must do everything accord
ing to rulo-eat according to
strict orders, abstain from deli
cacies. exercise yourself as you
are bid st appointed times. In
henl in cold; you must not drink
cold water nor wine as yon
chooiio In a word, you most
deliver yourself up to the oxer
else master us you do to tbe phy
sician and then proceed to the
contest And sometimes you
will strain the hand, put the an
kle out of joint, ewallow much
dust sometimes be Dogged and
after all this be defeated. When
yon have considered all rate, If
yon still choose, go to ths con
test.—Epictetus.
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